Under the guidance of a few attendants, the new aristocrats walked through the elaborate marble columns and the Eastern Romanesque relief corridor with a full circle of turns, before they found the synagogue of the new Senate in the midst of the greenery.

Within a few days of its completion, the entire synagogue was enlarged twice on the site of the old Senate. Part of it is the main synagogue proposed by John to combine the garden style with the marble architecture of Eastern Rome, and the other part is the exterior decoration of the great architect Theodosius Papadopoulos and the interior of the synagogue.

After all, it was a relatively serious and sacred occasion, and Theodosius' answer in his spare time was to use the traditional semi-circular council hall. This structure is very similar to that of an arena. In order to distinguish between the upper and lower orders, a slight adjustment was made, and in order to deliberately strengthen the power of the monarchy, the Holy See was placed at the highest point of the main hall of the Senate. Whether the royal family is present or not, the venue is always under the watchful eye of the royal family. The Senate, which was almost a symbol of democracy and republic, was somewhat abrupt, but it may also be a constant trend in the future.

When the new nobles arrived, they sat down slowly, unhurriedly, and then raised their heads, ready to watch Kinchi or Agrippa preside over the meeting. But when they looked up, they found that the center of the venue was empty, and the noisy environment was quiet in this eerie atmosphere.

"What's going on......"

"What about people?"

In its place, there is this whispered chatter.

"That's ...... Publius? ”

There are also seats for civilians in the new Senate Hall, and although they do not have the right to vote, ordinary citizens who are invited or meet certain conditions also have the right to observe the meetings of the Senate. At this time, Publius was sitting leisurely in the civic seat, looking down on the nervous aristocracy.

The atmosphere was not quite what they had imagined. Publius was the first to be dismissed by Constantine XI, but recently, as an "unemployed" ordinary citizen, Publius's life has been quite colorful, not only frequent in and out of the Slou Gardens to talk and laugh with John and Sophia. Even under the introduction of Evie Skamped, the marriage with the Albanian nobles was completed. This proves that Publius is a matter of time before he recovers, and now he is on paid leave, and his residence is still in full swing.

"Good look, General Publius."

"Oh...... Evely? I'm not a general right now. Publius rather gentlemanly cleaned up Evelei's work with a handkerchief, and invited her to a seat.

Not many of the new nobles had seen Evelei. After all, Evelet usually only stayed in Fort Combrigna, followed John to Constantinople, and most of the time stayed with John, and did not go out. However, now that Publius can be respectful, it proves that Evelei's status is definitely not low.

"Did His Majesty John ask you to 'observe' this Senate meeting?"

Evelet smiled mysteriously: "No, today I am accompanying Her Highness Sophia. ”

"Her Highness Sophia?" Publius narrowed his eyes, "Your Majesty John didn't say that the royal family wouldn't ......"

"Plans can't keep up with change, my dear general."

With the sound of an uproar in the audience, Sophia, dressed in a purple royal dress and long dress, accompanied by Yustina, walked into the venue safely and walked straight to the golden throne at the top.

This dress is not to highlight how beautiful Sophia is and how dignified her demeanor is. This means that today, all Sophia's words and deeds represent the will of the Valleologous royal family. Yes, the royal family is not directly involved in the decisions of the Senate, and the royal family has stated that it will not directly interfere in this long-agreed selection, and that it respects all the results.

It stands to reason that this should be the fairest decision. But the moment Sophia sat on the Holy See, it proved that the royal family at least had its own attitude. Even if it doesn't intervene directly, today's matter will not be solved so easily.

Agrippa was the last to enter the venue, and the old guy had apparently been hinted at by Sofia. Otherwise, a punctual person like him would never have been late for so long.

"Citizens of the Empire, legal representatives of professional trade unions, and members of the upper echelons of the council. Today's meeting of the Senate has only one purpose - to decide on the attribution of the Supreme Commander of the Holy See. Nominations will be made at the top of the hierarchy and by the royal family. All of them were well-known generals in the empire. The upper and lower tiers each hold seventy-five votes. The result of the vote is the will of the Empire, and no one has the right to change it. ”

Of course, to make the process seem more rigorous and sacred. Gregory III even appointed an archbishop to control the voting process. The voting method was also changed from the original voting system by show of hands to the Holy Seal election system.

In fact, it is similar to the set of pottery shards, except that the names of the candidates are engraved on the gilded seal of the sect that has been issued in advance, and the seal is thrown into the black box in front of the image of God in the meeting.

This may seem a bit formalistic. However, black box voting can largely avoid the influence of external factors on the final result.

When the seals passed through the archbishop's hand and fell into the black box, many of the new nobles already had beads of sweat on their foreheads. At the same time, they constantly turned their gaze to the lower seats opposite.

The voting process was not too long, and the archbishop walked around the venue. By the hundredth and fiftieth sound, the vote is over. The royal family has announced the voting rules in advance, so there will be no abstentions.

"Mr. Bishop, let's count the results." Agrippa gave up the center of the synagogue for the archbishop. Although the two do not know each other, they cooperate quite tacitly. It's like...... Rehearsed beforehand.

The new aristocracy apparently paid more attention to the results of the vote than the representatives of the professional unions. There are even quite a few people who have already stood up from their seats.

Under the momentum, the new nobles also have a plan in their hearts. The most likely person who secretly competed with Tarianos was Angelo Alfonso Toco, who also had a good reputation.

Now, Sophia's direct appearance in the new Senate hall on behalf of the Valleolo royal family shows one more thing - since the royal family will not fall to the new aristocracy, the Toco family is in this duel

It seems that the probability of winning for the new nobles is so slim.

The archbishop took out the seals one by one, and slowly began to count them. The clerk on the side will record and publicize the results, and every time the holy seal is removed, it will be recorded to ensure the absolute fairness of the process.

But when the archbishop finally took out the last seal and recorded it, the result of the vote became dramatic.

"Angelo Alfonso Toco and Tarianos Tadivi. On the premise that other members of the old nobility or other commanders nominated and divided the votes, there was a result of forty-six separate votes. ”

Sophia, who was in the Holy See, was smiling quite brightly at this time.