The first meeting of the Cabinet of Esis was held in the city of Esis. The chairman of the conference, Alan Ouranos, personally met with the leaders of various schools, and the two sides had cordial and friendly talks. Alan highly appreciated the ideas and political views of the leaders of the schools, and expressed his gratitude and high support for the great vision of the leaders of the schools to build a beautiful Principality of Essis. At the same time, he expressed his determination to crack down on any reactionary elements who tried to disturb the Essian order.

After the meeting, the Privy Council of the Duchy of Essis was formally established. He was joined by the Privy Council of leaders of various schools and some lecturers of the Academy of Athens. Zeno became the first President of the Privy Council.

"And then? Won't you elaborate on that?" Fiona asked intently as she wiped the knight's sword in her hand.

Alan sat in the courtyard, looking at the autumn scenery, and drank afternoon tea with peace of mind. Hearing Fiona ask herself, Alan said casually: "No need to go into details, anyway, I don't plan to rely on them for anything, just help me manage government affairs."

Fiona glanced at Eren and shook her head helplessly.

"Lord Duke, I wonder if I have the honor to enjoy a wonderful afternoon tea time with Lord Duke before?" A crisp voice rang out from behind Allen. When Alan heard this, he knew it was Victoria coming.

Fiona snorted softly and said to Allen, "I'm going to practice my sword." After saying that, he walked away on his own.

Victoria slowly walked across from Allen, picked up a cup of coffee that the maid had just poured, and took a sip.

Alan waited for Fiona to go away, and then said to Victoria helplessly: "Can't you wait for me to come when I'm alone in the future?" Isn't that messing with me? ”

Victoria said disdainfully: "It's not something unsightly, why should I avoid that man!" You're so afraid of her?"

Alan pinched his eyebrows, ignored Victoria's question, and asked, "What are you looking for me?"

"It's not a church business yet." Victoria said, "If you want to cooperate, tell us your plan." But I still can't understand why you have to work with the church. Is it good for you to put so much effort into it?"

Alan glanced at Victoria and said, "People need faith. Whether it's for money, power, or life, it's faith. Without faith, people have no motivation and no rules for doing things. If a person does not have a goal, he can only go with the flow and live a muddy life. Among the many beliefs, there are three that can gather the strength of the majority of people the most. National identity, cultural identity and religious beliefs. ”

He lowered his head and took a sip of his coffee, letting the silky smooth liquid run through his mouth and down his throat. The rich aroma explodes in the mouth, and a little sweetness slowly emerges after the bitterness. Alan sighed, a look of satisfaction.

Continued: "None of these three can be built overnight, it will take countless time, dozens of generations. If I'm going to gather strength in this country, then I'm going to have at least one of these three. National identity is not yet available, and cultural identity is too time-consuming. At the moment, the easiest and fastest thing is religious belief. In any case, the Holy Light Sect had existed on the continent for hundreds of years after all. It is generally acceptable to the population. ”

"So you want the right to appoint and dismiss the bishops of the Essis region, to control the religious beliefs of the Essis, and to gather the power of the state you want against the Church, right?" Victoria asked, shocked.

Alan shook his head and said, "Your statement is not accurate, I am not trying to fight against the church. Anyone who has no problem with their brains knows that it is not the Knights Templar who are most difficult to fight against the Church, but the millions of people. So I just want to live in peace with the church, lest the church come to see me unpleasantly and mobilize my people against me. ”

"Cut, well said. You just don't have the strength now, if you are really strong, won't you stand on your own?" Victoria said disdainfully that she had a deep understanding of Allen's greed in the process of getting along with Allen, so she didn't believe that Allen was just for self-preservation. If you want to control the faith of a country in order to protect yourself, then don't you need to control the entire church in order to expand?"

Alan smiled and said, "No one knows what will happen in the future, so don't speculate."

Victoria rolled her eyes and asked, "And what are you going to do?"

Alan Mo rubbed his chin and said while thinking: "This time my relationship with the church is finished in the eyes of everyone, so I can't do the things of opening the church."

When Victoria heard this, she glared at Alan and said, "You didn't do it? Isn't it just that you swore that you would cooperate? Do you want to go back?"

Alan hurriedly shook his hand and said, "You listen to me." I mean I can't do it, but someone else can. For example, Edward I. ”

"Edward I? You mean Charles II's son Edward? But the Stuart royal family has always been very kind to the church, so how could they agree?" Victoria wondered.

"That's right! According to intelligence, Charles II was seriously injured than expected, and the medical conditions of this era were poor to death, and it is estimated that it will not be a few months. Alan nodded. Once Charles II dies and Edward succeeds to the throne, while Edward is not firmly established at this time, your church will move high, and then I will give you a little solidarity here. Don't be afraid to force Edward to agree to your request. ”

"What do you call for it? Don't you have a share?" Victoria retorted for a moment, then asked uncertainly, "How do you know that Edward I will definitely give in?" What if he dies?"

"Stupid!" Alan scolded, but seeing that Victoria was about to blow up, he immediately changed the subject and said, "Isn't your church the best at sedition, spreading rumors?" Now that the strength of the Kingdom of Ammuxi has been greatly damaged, if you can make some movement, you can put great pressure on Edward. When the time comes, your church will come forward to help Edward put down the rebellion, and you will be able to take advantage of the situation to get Edward to agree to your terms. ”

"After talking for a long time, you didn't make any effort, so you took the benefits for nothing?" Victoria said with disdain.

For Victoria's contempt, Alan is absolutely not acceptable. "Who said that there was no effort, who came up with this idea? Do you want it from your church? And if I don't release the water, no matter how big the noise is, it's still no fun!"

Victoria looked at Alan indignantly, as if she was very dissatisfied with Allen's attitude, but she was speechless to refute it for a while.

"You're just in time, I've got something for you." As he spoke, Alan pulled out a stack of papers from his arms.

Victoria took it and looked at it, and the paper between them outlined a simple church with lines.

"What is this?" Victoria asked, pointing to the paper.

"This is a sketch of the future St. Victoria's Cathedral. How do you see it?" Alan said lightly.