"Brandon de Salion is definitely not good, His Highness is not an envoy who can go to Byrne to mediate on behalf of the Empire, this is not debatable!"

Before Severin de Salion could finish speaking, Metternich Leopold interrupted him with a loud voice, without giving the military minister any face.

Sevelin, whose words were gagged in his mouth, was suddenly annoyed, and turned his head sharply to see the gray-haired Minister of the Seals staring at him without showing weakness, hesitated for a moment, and sat back in his seat with a cold snort.

After all, as the Minister of the Seal, Metternich was the leader and highest official in the true sense of the word, and all the other ministers were inferior to him, even the imperial relatives and hereditary nobles.

In the not very spacious Imperial Cabinet room, the armchairs at the end of the long table covered with black satin were vacated, and the Imperial Ministers sitting on either side of the seats were all frowning, and the oppressive atmosphere was almost like substance.

In particular, the Minister of War's speech was interrupted by the Minister of the Seals in the middle of the moment, and the atmosphere reached its highest point of depression; no one dared to show his head at such a time, with the chief of the cabinet on one side and the commander in chief of the three armed services and the commander of the Guards Corps on the other.

Of course, the Imperial Cabinet under the control of Eckhart II has always been a contradictory whole, with a balance of power on all sides, and there is no such thing as who is holding on to whom... But that was before the Theran Kovo affair.

Because of the death of the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, the new Chancellor who had been promoted could not even suppress the old-fashioned aristocracy; in the "Imperial Trial" the Church Inquisitor had just been dismissed, and he was replaced by the head of a certain monastery, and he did not dare to speak out, lest he be "taught a lesson from the past" of the previous term.

As for the remaining Chancellor Victor Hughes, he himself was a newcomer with little background, while Albert, the former wizard advisor, was a gentle old man who was willing to sit at the bottom of the table and never say a word unless the interests of wizards were touched.

In this way, the entire Imperial Council is simply a backwater without waves, and can only carry out the orders of His Majesty the Emperor, without the slightest subjective motivation, which makes Metternich very nostalgic for the previous cabinet full of quarrels and fierce collisions, although full of controversy but also efficient!

Especially in the current sudden troubles... The old man with his hands on the armrests sighed in a low voice, his eyes slightly lowered so that people couldn't see through what he was thinking.

It stands to reason that the "Heresy Incident" in the Red Blood Castle was already a month ago, and no matter how much it was ragged and delayed, it should have come up with a plan to solve it.

Even the most stupid nobles in the imperial capital can see that the "Duchy Governor System" that the Empire has tried in Byrne has completely failed, and the nobles of Byrne have every reason to refuse any of the governors sent by the Empire, and the restoration of the duchy system and the appointment of new dukes are imminent.

After all, even if the satrapy is over, the nobles of Byrne still agree with the imperial jurisprudence, and as long as it is handled properly and a duke of sufficient loyalty and prestige is appointed, all problems can be invisible... On the contrary, the more it dragged on, the more the nobles of the principalities would be disappointed and suspicious of the empire.

So the question is, who should handle this matter, and who has the qualifications?

Naturally, this person's status should not be too low, otherwise nothing will be solved, and the nobles of Byrne will feel that they are being despised, and they will not be able to deter the Duchy of Byrne, so that they willingly submit to the mediation of the Empire.

Send a random Imperial nobleman or cabinet minister, and I am afraid that the result will not be to mediate, but to be prepared to accept the declaration of war from all Byrne.

"Please, may I ask ......"

Keeping silent, the young new Chancellor of the Exchequer couldn't help but ask, "Why can't you ask Your Majesty to go and crown Byrne a new duke?" If His Majesty were to come, the whole of Byrne would be overjoyed and honored, right?"

"Because the Governor of the Principality is a new system that has been adhered to by His Majesty the Three Supreme Emperors from the tenth generation, successive eleventh and twelfth generations!"

Metternich interrupted sharply: "If Your Majesty comes forward in this matter, it means that Your Majesty needs to be responsible for this matter, and it means that since the beginning of Her Majesty Charlotte I, the Dragon Empress, the three supreme emperors have all done wrong!"

"If that is the case, where is the majesty of the Empire, where is the majesty of the Imperial Family?!Is it because of a Governor who betrayed the Holy Cross and the Empire, the royal family of de Salion will abandon its face?!"

Metternich really didn't want to continue discussing such a boring question, and waved his hand to interrupt the embarrassed young Chancellor of the Exchequer, who didn't know what to do, and told him to shut up quickly.

"I agree with the Minister of the Seals that it is not appropriate for the royal family to come forward in this matter, otherwise it will only put the empire in a more disadvantageous position. Justice Victor Hughes said coldly, his sharp gaze and the Minister of War, who had just wanted to speak, looked at each other:

"What do you think, Lord Severin de Salion?"

The Minister of War, who had been blocked again, had a frosty face, snorted coldly and did not speak.

Of course, he could hear Victor's voice-over - the "royals" the justice spoke of were not just the emperor, but also two princes.

Needless to say, Crown Prince Conod was one of the staunchest supporters of the Governorship, and Gaspar Vane's relationship with him was almost a well-known secret, and if he were to go, it would be hard to believe how much the nobles of Byrne would give him, regardless of his attitude.

As for Brandon de Salion, Victor is for another reason that cannot be explained... That's skepticism.

There are so many coincidences in the whole thing, the Turin family has just formed an alliance with His Highness Brandon, so he has an excuse for His Highness to go, and then it is still destined for him to gain prestige and honor in Byrne, and even the whole Byrne's support... Victor could barely think twice about it to guess what the whole thing would end up like.

The House of Turin regains the title of duke, Byrne is united and grateful to Brandon, and the re-emerging Duchy of Knights becomes Brandon's unwavering supporter... That's it.

In this way, Crown Prince Conod took control of East Sacland, and Brandon owned Byrne, and the two sides each won over Lothair, Eberten, Elleman, Arles, Poy... Let the power of the principalities become a bargaining chip for power and throne between princes, and finally fight and lose their lives.

The Chancellor did not feel that this was the most beneficial solution for the Empire, and naturally tried to prevent it.

"Could you please ask the Holy Cross Church to consider having Archbishop Innocent come forward on this matter?"

With a heavy sigh, Metternich turned his hopeful gaze to the new inquisitor of the church, and tentatively spoke: "After all, the affairs of the heretical order are also worrying, and the devout believers of Byrne urgently need to re-establish their faith - and I believe that if the archbishop can personally crown the new duke, he will definitely be approved by all Byrne!"

"Not only that, but the church can also take the opportunity to expand its influence in Byrne and completely suppress those heretics who believe in false gods!"

"I—I don't want to contradict you, Lord of the Seals, your proposal is a high honor for the Church, ......really!

"Archbishop Innocent is very old and rarely gets out of bed, and I am really worried that he will not ...... after such a long journey."

"Ah, that's right......"

Shaking his head with a wry smile, Metternich ended this awkward conversation: "Don't worry, I'm just proposing, by the way, please bring all of our greetings to the archbishop when you go back, and beg the Holy Cross to let him stay with us for a little longer......"

"Yes, I will......"

When the awkward conversation ended, the entire Imperial Cabinet fell silent, and everyone frowned... Almost all possible candidates have been rejected by each other, so what about Byrne?

Do you really want to ask Your Majesty to come forward, or risk the Archbishop's half-ascension to heaven and let him make a long journey?

"I have a proposal for the candidate......"

At such an awkward moment in the atmosphere, Albert, who had always been silent, suddenly spoke: "Since there is no suitable candidate in the court, why don't we ask a respected duke to go on a trip to represent the empire?"

"Moreover, I also happen to know that an archduke is very suitable, and he is also happy to share the worries of His Majesty......"