For a moment, Leo even had the illusion that the person sitting across from him was most likely a fake Duke Habs.

Why? Let's take a look at the two conditions that the Duke of Habs made on behalf of Her Majesty the Empress.

First, after Leo's accession to the throne, the Church and the Empire were reconciled. In fact, the Church has adhered to the diplomatic policy of goodwill with the Spanny Empire for three hundred years, and even during the reign of Charles XVI, who was extremely Church-phobic, the reigning Pope Ensher was not willing to directly confront the Spanny Empire and adopted a restrained and tolerant attitude, otherwise the two sides might have broken out into war long ago.

From Leo's point of view, Empress Teresa is an ally with herself, and at the same time the cousin of Leo's lover Bela, and then Cheeto, the lord of the Inquisition next to Leo, and the Duke of Habs are also close relatives, all in all, from the perspective of interests and blood, it is in Leo's interests to live at peace with the Empire - at least for a short time.

What's more, Leo knows very well that his foundation can be said to be very shallow now, although he has a little power in his hands, but these powers are completely insignificant to the entire church.

In other words, even if Leo becomes the Pope, if he wants to fully control the Church of Light, he may not be able to do it for three or five years, and if he has the support and cooperation of such a powerful external ally as the Spany Empire, the time process of this control will undoubtedly be significantly shortened.

Then there was the second condition put forward by the Duke of Habs - the Sbonny Empire was about to go to the Kingdom of France, hoping that Leo would be able to send troops to help the war after he ascended the throne as pope.

Leo has no reason to object to this condition, and the reason is very simple, Leo's lover Bellac is the only remaining royal direct bloodline in the country of Frans, no matter from which point of view, she has the right to claim the throne of the Kingdom of France in legal theory, and this right of publicity is definitely the first in the mainland.

In other words, once the Kingdom of France is recovered from the hands of the traitor Louis, then Bella is the worthy candidate for Queen of the Kingdom of France!

So in the end, the two conditions of the Spani Empire, the first can consolidate his papal throne after Leo ascends the throne, so that he can be more stable and reliable as the pope, and the second condition can make Leo's future wife the new queen of the Kingdom of France......

If it weren't for the fact that there was actually a difference of about ten years between himself and Teresa I, Leo would have thought that Her Majesty, the new Empress of the Empire, was his long-lost mother!

You said that if you really weren't your own mother, could anyone do that?

Leo took a deep breath, only to feel his heart pounding, and the blood surged into his heart, this happiness came too suddenly, to be honest, Leo was a little unbearable all of a sudden.

But Leo's joy didn't last long, for he suddenly thought of something - could there really be such a pie in the sky?

So Leo stared at Duke Habs and said: "To be honest, I don't quite understand the Duke, but this condition offered by Her Majesty seems to be too favorable for me, right?" ”

"Really?" Duke Habs smiled and said, "But these two conditions are equally beneficial for the Empire, aren't they?" ”

Leo thought about it and immediately understood the meaning of Duke Habs's words.

The first condition proposed by Duke Habs was not only good for Leo, but also for Empress Teresa.

Her Majesty the Empress has also just ascended the throne, although she has the full support of Duke Habs and the Blood Wolf Family, but don't forget that Duke Habs and the Blood Wolf Family are the newly rising new forces of the Empire, and the attitude and support of veteran nobles like Duke Lean and Prime Minister Paul towards the Empress is actually a big question mark.

In other words, not only does Leo need the support of the Empress to stabilize his power after becoming the Pope, but the Empress also needs the Church of Light, which has tens of millions of followers and great influence in the Spany Empire, to help him strengthen his foundation.

As for the second one, it is better to understand, as long as you have paid a little attention to the situation on the mainland, you know that the rapid rise of the Jimny Empire in recent years has posed a challenge and threat to the Spani Empire, the first power on the continent in the past three hundred years, once the Jimny people successfully annex the Kingdom of Frans, a large kingdom that is also ranked on the mainland, then the throne of the first power of the Spani Empire will really be shaky.

Under such circumstances, it was inevitable that the Spanny Empire would send troops to the Kingdom of France in an attempt to repel the invasion of the Kingdom of France by the Jimnys.

In fact, Leo clearly knew that if it weren't for the series of events on the celebration day that led to the high-level brawl that followed the Spany Empire, then the Duke of Lean would have already rushed to the border to take command.

In the case of the inevitable war, winning the support of more forces is undoubtedly something that the Empress of the Spany Empire is willing to see, and the church is obviously the most suitable object to woo, and due to personal reasons, Leo, who has a lover like Bela, is naturally the most motivated candidate for the Pope to send troops to the Kingdom of France.

Leo thought from the standpoint of the Empire and the Empress, and rolled his eyes to observe the Duke of Habs in front of him.

From such a point of view, it seems that the two conditions put forward by the Duke are completely excusable, after all, it is not only Leo who benefits from these two conditions, but the Sbanney Empire and Her Majesty the Empress also have enough benefits from these two conditions.

Probably this is what is called - mutual benefit!

But Leo was still a little uneasy, and couldn't help asking: "There are only these two conditions?" ”

Duke Habs laughed and said, "Lord Leo, you don't think I'm so old that I can't even remember such an important thing, do you?" It is true that there are only these two conditions. ”

"In that case," Leo said, "then I don't think I can find any reason to disagree." ”

The two shook hands heavily, officially announcing another cooperation between the two allies.

After letting go of Leo's hand, Duke Habs smiled and said, "Since the matter has been negotiated, then Lord Leo, you should be able to let my hundred knights into the city, right?" ”

Leo knew in his heart that the hundred royal knights must belong to the power of the Spany Empire that could help him (at least part of it), so he nodded very happily and said, "I will coordinate this matter, it shouldn't be a big problem." ”

"Very good." Duke Habs nodded with a smile and said, "Since the business is over for the time being, then I think I should be able to enjoy a little private time next, right?" ”

Duke Habs moved his gaze to Cheeto, who was beside Leo, and stretched out his hands with a gentle smile: "Child, long time no see." ”

Cheeto hesitated, but stood up and hugged his uncle, whom he hadn't seen in thirty years.

Leo looked at this scene with great emotion on the side: "This is the uncle and nephew I want to reunite after a long time!" ”