Chapter 268: The Orthodox Emperor
This voice sounded, and the court, which was originally very noisy, suddenly became silent, and even the sound of the tip of the needle falling on the ground could be heard clearly.
All the ministers present, including Marcus, who was kneeling on the ground, looked at the throne on the inside of the hall in shock, where the voice sounded.
Duke Ji'an didn't have any surprise on his face, as if he had expected this to happen, but he turned around indifferently, and then said with a smile from his previous words: "Haha, it's really hard for you to be able to endure it for so long, Your Majesty the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire." ”
On the throne, the Emperor Charles VI, who was known for his 'stupidity', was looking at the Duke of Ji'an with a smile on his face at the moment, his eyes flashing with essence, and he still looked a little stupid.
Hearing Duke Ji'an's ridicule, Charles VI just smiled, waved his hand and motioned for Duke Ji'an to sit down, then straightened his waist and slowly stood up from the throne.
Like a mountain rising from the ground, and like a sleeping lion suddenly opening its eyes, Charles VI stood in front of the throne with a golden scepter in his hand, his eyes as sharp as a falcon scanning the court, and a tough smile on the corner of his mouth.
At this moment, everyone in the court stared blankly at the person standing at the top, their bodies were stiff, and the expressions on their faces were frozen; They were like pilgrims who had finally reached their destination, expecting, waiting, the man who stood at the top of the empire, saying something.
He must say something, and at this moment, the thought flashed through everyone's minds, because the turn of events was so abrupt that these people could not believe their eyes and ears, and they could only believe it if it was confirmed again.
That person, His Majesty Emperor Charles VI, calmly glanced at everyone, finally showed a smile and said, "Everyone! I'm awake! ”
The words were not loud, but when they fell on the ears of the people in the hall, they shook their heads like thunder.
In an instant, due to the overly strong excitement, everyone showed intense and even crazy joy, and everyone in the hall fell to their knees neatly.
"Your Majesty......" Some ministers even cried, their heads lying on the ground, excited and didn't know what to say.
Some ministers were laughing at the sky, with extremely exaggerated expressions: "Hahaha, Saxony, Prussia, you didn't expect it, hahaha, you thieves, this time you are going to suffer!" ”
Most of the other ministers looked at Charles VI excitedly, with a strong sense of joy on their faces, and talked about their joy, and praised Charles VI with all kinds of exaggerated words, praising the strength of the empire.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Marcus and Charles VI were the closest, and at this moment he looked up at the mountain-like figure in front of him, and for a moment his lips trembled, and he actually forgot how to speak.
Half an hour later, he suddenly cried out like a child, and then crawled forward with his hands and feet to the feet of Charles VI, holding Charles VI's shoes with both hands and kissing them passionately.
At the same time, his mouth couldn't stop praising him: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty Charles VI, your great talent, even if Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great are alive, they can't compare with you, even if they are those heroic knights in legends, they must bow their allegiance in front of you!" ”
Marcus's mind turned quickly, and he instantly realized that Charles VI was not really crazy and stupid before, those were all disguised by him, although it was not clear what Charles VI was doing this, but with this forbearance alone, it was enough to be admired.
Immediately Marcus slapped a series of sycophants, Charles VI smiled and patted his head, and then said to the ministers above the court: "Okay, now is not the time to celebrate, wait for us to solve the current problem, hold another banquet, and then celebrate happily for three days!" ”
The Duke of Gian stood behind Charles VI, and he had long expected what might happen in the court, and the surprised looks of those ministers were all seen by him, and some of them were a little out of shape because they were too surprised, and the Duke could understand it, but Marcus's contrived appearance made him quite displeased.
Charles VI's sudden regain of consciousness meant too much for an empire.
'The Holy Roman Empire has a foolish emperor' is one of the most criticized shortcomings of the entire empire, and it is the first thing to mention when any enemy attacks the Habsburgs.
The national strength of the empire has always been weak, which is also one of the main reasons, Charles VI pretended to be stupid over the years, the surrounding countries have more and more provocations to the empire, and the attitude has become more and more intense, if Charles VI has been so stupid, maybe one day, they will raise their butcher's knives and invade the Holy Roman Empire.
As for the powerful princes within the empire, it was also based on this that they dared to raise troops and march into Vienna, wanting to forcibly oust Charles VI from power.
Saxony, Hohenzollern, one of the slogans they shouted was to force the foolish emperor to abdicate.
Because of this premise, their march would not cause too much backlash from the aristocracy, otherwise, the mere violation of the oath would have made them the target of public criticism and reviled by the subjects of the whole country.
But now, when Charles VI suddenly stopped pretending to be insane and came to his senses, the situation was immediately very different.
As the orthodox emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, he himself has the ability to command the nobles of the whole country, as long as Charles VI ascends to the top and raises his arms, most of the nobles in the country will respond to his call.
This is the power of 'orthodoxy', and in this age of belief in God and glory, orthodoxy itself implies an inviolable divine authority, and everyone is to be bound by this rule.
Sometimes there are even examples of people who have lived in a peasant family all his life and have never been in contact with any nobles, but one day the Imperial Minister of the Interior suddenly came to his door, because the Minister of the Interior found out from the bloodline map that he had royal blood and was the legitimate heir of the emperor.
With this alone, he was able to ascend to the sky in one step, from a peasant facing the loess with his back to the sky, to directly becoming the emperor of the empire.
And this is the power of orthodoxy.
Therefore, the ministers of the full hall at this moment will be happy to be like this, and it is no exaggeration to say that Charles VI alone has the power to turn the whole tide of the war, no matter how many soldiers and horses Saxony and Prussia gathered.