Chapter 37: The Empress

"Our great leader, General Burnham, is no longer alive, and I really hope that any lucky fellow can inherit the crown of divine brilliance on the head of our honorable General Burnham!" The person who said this was none other than Vladimir, who was single-handedly supported by General Burnham to become the third magnanim of the Inquisition, and it was none other than Svein, a strategist who had a good voice among the nobles and was very hopeful of inheriting the throne of General Burnham.

Looking at the dark giant's demagogic face and seemingly thoughtless wording, the strategist commander, who was considered to be at home in the political arena, showed a faint smile that was neither enthusiastic nor cold, and said softly: "Anyone who wears that crown is a lucky person who is favored by the goddess of luck, but at the same time a poor child who is favored by the goddess of doom, no one wants to let a stranger stand on top of his head and point fingers, what do you say, Lord Vladimir?" Who in your eyes has the best chance of inheriting the crown of power? ”

Vladimir glanced up at the sky, smiled at Svein with an elegant and subtle smile, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "I hope that person is Your Excellency Svein, but as for whether it is only General Burnham and God Almighty, I know!" And I, Vladimir, can't. ”

Svein squinted his eyes and smiled silently. This was the way the Strategist had always behaved, which meant that Svein was no longer willing to talk about it.

This was the end of the formal conversation between the two, and Vladimir, who was rarely seen in St. Peter's City, suddenly appeared in St. Peter's City, and the first person to visit was Svein. Not only did this puzzle the others, but even Svein was secretly wondering what the most cynical but powerful dark giant wanted to do. Do you want to intervene in the imperial power?

Imperial power and divine power are the two most obvious rights in the Noxian Empire and on the Valoran continent. In the past years, there have been cases where the imperial power controlled the divine power, and there were also cases where the divine power controlled the imperial power, but in the end, both sides lost.

One hundred and fifty years ago. Alexander the Great, the most warlike warrior in the Noxian Empire, with the encouragement of his mother Catherine, made an agreement with the divine right represented by the Holy See on behalf of the imperial power, that the imperial power would not interfere with the divine power beyond the root of the divine power, and the divine power could not interfere with the imperial power beyond the root of the imperial power.

What is fundamental, about the election of the ruler of the Noxian Empire, the selection of the pope of the Holy See, this is the foundation of imperial power and divine power.

For more than 100 years, there have been a total of seven popes in the Holy See, and except for the shadow of General Burnham before he became a cardinal, the selection of the pope has never been interfered with by the imperial power.

And the imperial power will not be coerced by the divine power.

The idea of Vladimir's quest for imperial power in Noxus passed through Svein's mind, and he did not believe that Flekimir had the audacity or ambition to do something that would have incalculable consequences.

Symbolically, Vladimir was invited to stay for dinner. Vladimir refused outright and left. Looking at Vladimir's back, Svein stood in front of the hall and muttered in a voice that only he could hear, "Who is worthy of wearing that crown but Her Highness Kiris?" ”

Ambition? Svein never denied that he was ambitious, but he was not the kind of politician who was desperate for ambition, and he learned the limits that many politicians tend to ignore, a politician who knows how to think calmly and understand when to stop, no matter how incompetent and lowly he is. Living in the political arena for decades will also become a figure in the political arena, not to mention that Svein is not stupid, in the political arena of the Noxian Empire, Svein's status with the backing of the army is not low.

"There's something that's hard to find. But in vain, and some things are not pursued, maybe he will take the initiative to appear in front of you! "This is a very negative and despicable statement for Noxus, which is aggressive and everyone wants to climb to a position of power. But this statement came from the already successful Svein, and it was also Svein's remark to his only disciple, General Ergarth.

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I've been studying the annals of Valoran in the study that originally belonged to Burnham in the Porsan manor, and thinking about how to write a biography of Burnham all day. Originally, Augustus himself had no intention of leaving the study before the new ruler of the Burnham Empire appeared, let alone out of the Porshan manor, but God seemed to be deliberately teasing the believer who had already made a plan.

Just when General Burnham's health was getting weaker and weaker. The only one who lived under the same roof as Burnham, Chilles Stuart, appeared at Porshan Manor and took the initiative to find Augustus, who naturally had no reason to refuse this polite and noble princess of the royal blood of Noxus.

Kiris, who rode the Whitt thoroughbred horse that he had raised by his own hands, sat on the horse with a slightly hollow look in her eyes, was that sad? The thought flashed through Augustus's mind, and a grim smile grew. It's not that he thinks Kiris has no feelings for General Burnham, who single-handedly brought her up, but that Augustus is disdainful of the emotions he displays.

How can a person who has just stepped into the threshold of nobility, and is not even considered a nobility, be qualified to comment on the matter of pitying the nobles?

The Porsan Manor is basically free-range by General Burnham, and General Burnham is different from the habits of other nobles, he has never been willing to spend a lot of money to domesticate noble and expensive horses, he likes to spend every Bourbon silver coin on the army, and put every cent of his energy into the construction of the Noxian Empire, so without a high-level horse trainer, it is naturally impossible for the Porshan Manor to have valuable horses, no, Augustus's most beautiful horses from the Palsanne estate were like clowns in front of Kiris's snow-white Whitt horses, and they were far inferior in speed to Princess Kiris's.

However, Princess Kiris did not mean to vent on horseback, so Augustus could follow Kiris's side very comfortably.

"Augustus, can you tell me what you would most like to get?" Perhaps because she knew that it was a bit abrupt to ask such an inquiry, Qilisi, who had a good aristocratic cultivation, immediately said: "If not, then don't say it." ”

Augustus smiled brightly at the only royal blood of Noxus, and said, "There is nothing inconvenient, I already had what I wanted the most when I left my hometown of Alder City, and it has not changed so far!" ”

"Since the beginning of leaving Cherry City?" Chillis was obviously a little surprised, she was not ignorant of Augustus, who had heard Augustus tell him an interesting story about his childhood at a banquet in the Cathedral of Eugustin, when Augustus was just a commoner, what could a small commoner do?

Gilis listened attentively, but Augustus's words ended there, and she sighed softly: "Everyone has his own faith, even if he sometimes does not know it, but the faith is still there, and it will not be abandoned. Maybe that's what I've always believed in to get it! ”

"Princess Kiris, take the liberty of asking: What would you most like to do?" Augustus imitated Kiris's tone and said, "If not, don't say it!" ”

Qirisi, who had empty eyes, was immediately amused by Augustus's vivid appearance, and smiled, and a pair of eyes also regained their vitality, looking at Augustus playfully, and said: "Augustus, if I said that what I wanted to do most was to get you, would you believe it?" ”

Augustus shook his head categorically and said, "I don't believe it! ”

Chillis wondered, "Why?" ”

Augustus replied calmly, "Because Augustus knows that he doesn't have that kind of weight in the heart of Her Royal Highness Princess Kiris, so he won't have such extravagant expectations!" ”

"I hate your pessimistic tone!" The smile on Qilisi's face gradually faded, and she said in frustration: "You are really not a qualified nobleman, at this time, you should have a caring tone and eyes to treat the noble princess in front of you, it is likely to be the empress of the Noxus Empire!" ”

Augustus smiled at Kiris and did not speak.

"Augustus, General Burnham will hand over all the power of the Noxian Empire in the next month!"

Augustus nodded, "Yes!" ”

"Then do you know who General Burnham is most likely to hand over power to the Noxian Empire?"

"You, Svein!"

"Why?"

"You are the only bloodline of Emperor Niko Cages, and Svein is General Burnham's best disciple, so the two of you have the best chance."

Chillis smiled slightly, and said softly: "What a smart soldier, then Augustus, can you guess again, who has a better chance of getting General Burnham's favor between me and the strategist commander Svein?" ”

Augustus was silent for a moment, and then spoke: "Princess Kiris, I am not qualified to participate in the power struggle in Noxus, nor can I influence General Burnham's decision, why are you asking me?" ”

Chillis replied simply, "Because you are Augustus!" ”

Augustus didn't look distressed anymore, and said softly: "Your Royal Highness Princess Kiris, you will be the empress of the Noxus Empire!" ”

Qilisi smiled slightly, and the country was overwhelmed.

"The Empress? Augustus, do you know that this is not the answer I want! (To be continued.) )