Otto III waited for the crowd to pray, then tapped the table lightly to signal silence in the room. Then he turned his head to look at Henry and said, "I have received a revelation, which my knights have brought back, and they heard the voice of the Lord in the wilderness. ”

"Praise!"

Henry, who was known throughout history for his piety and who had sought to merge divine and secular power, exclaimed, "What an honor it is to hear the voice of the Lord." ”

In response to Henry's admiration, Otto III was noncommittal, but nodded slightly and said: "Those knights heard the voice of the Lord and knew that women were unclean and needed to spread the gospel alone, and asked me to build a women's monastery in the Holy Empire. There should be a place of prayer and confession, and donations can also be received. ”

Henry's face became a little strange, as a member of the royal family, he certainly knew what Otto III and Princess Lelia had been busy with recently. As a devout believer, he did not want to see the emergence of a women's monastery, which meant that the world was challenging theocracy. Conversely, as a secular duke, Henry was pleased with the emergence of a women's convent. After all, as a member of the royal family, it is possible that his wife and daughter will become a female cardinal, or even a female pope, because of the appearance of this female convent. It is precisely because of this contradiction that in the women's monasteries, the nobility of Bavaria, dominated by Henry, rarely did not speak out. This makes the political game between the emperor and the princess and the Holy See seem a little weak.

But this time, with the miracle, Otto III obviously had a greater certainty of victory in the establishment of a women's convent, and now mentioning Henry is probably a final chance for Henry to take sides.

Henry glanced at his wife. Whispered, "Bixia." Will I be able to know. Where will this women's monastery be built? Or was it built in Speyer, as it had done before? ”

Otto III put down his knife and fork, took a sip of red wine from Burgundy, looked at his cousin, and said, "Do you have any opinions, my dear brother, for your wisdom has never failed my trust." ”

Ignoring the secret ridicule in Emperor Bixia's statement, Henry also took a sip of red wine and sorted out his inner thoughts. Answer: "Not in Speyer, Bixia, where there is already a monastery belonging to the Holy See." If a women's monastery were to be established here, the defense or the clergy themselves would be completely controlled by the Holy See. From a secular point of view, the construction of a women's convent here has no practical meaning and can only provide benefits to the Holy See. ”

Otto III nodded, waiting for what Henry had to say next.

"Even from the point of view of the Holy See, if the construction of a women's convent had become a foregone conclusion, they would not have been willing to build it in Speyer. The Holy See already has a cardinal in Speyer, and they will not allow this women's convent to upset the existing upper balance of the Holy See. So. If there is an alternative location, the Holy See will give preference to that location. ”

Henry looked at the emperor and said, "A poor place. This is the most haode choice. Nobles, no matter where they are, do not think first of all about owning poor territories. In addition, this location is preferably in the middle of several regional nobles. ”

"To be specific, my brother, I need your specific answers."

"Württemberg, I think the vicinity of Württemberg is more suitable."

Henry eventually replied that he would love the women's monastery to be built in his fiefdom of Munich, but this idea would obviously be opposed by several other dukes. On the contrary, if it is Württemberg in the Duchy of Swabia, it is not far from Munich, and it is relatively the middle hub of the entire Holy Empire. Farther west was the impassable Black Forest, and further east it was close to the unruly Kingdom of Hungary and Bulgaria under Byzantine control, which could not guarantee adequate security. Relatively speaking, the Württemberg region was an acceptable option for the Grand Dukes in several places, at least for now.

After Henry had finished his analysis, Otto III turned his head to look at his sister, with a sure expression on his face, and asked calmly, "What do you think?" Lelia, if I agree to build a women's monastery in Württemberg, would you like to go to that monastery and run it? ”

Lelia didn't seem to expect Henry to actually say that place, her expression was very surprised, after hearing the emperor's inquiry, she subconsciously put her hands into fists in front of her chest, and said, "If that is the will of the Lord, I am willing to follow it." ”

"That is the Lord's will."

Otto III said meaningfully: "He calls me, and listens to your voice as well." ”

After saying this, the emperor turned his head to look at the chamberlain who was standing not far away, and said, "Record my voice and tell those nobles that I want the decision on the women's monastery to be completed before I leave Speier." ”

"You don't have to be in such a hurry, my Bixia."

Henry dissuaded: "The location of the women's monastery is very important for every subject of the Holy Empire, in order to make the Lord's will a reality, and that the place must be a holy place, or a place where there are holy people." To think only from a secular point of view is to blaspheme the Lord. ”

Otto III smiled and said, "I must do what the Lord has done for me before the Lord calls me away." As for sacred places, or holy people, you don't have to worry about it at all. When the Lord asks us to build a women's monastery, he will arrange everything, and if the place where the monastery is built is not the Lord's will, the Lord will inevitably send down thunder. ”

After a pause, the Emperor of the Holy Empire continued, "Do it, my brother, and Lelia, and do what the Lord wills, and there will be nothing wrong with doing it." Praise my Lord, Amen. ”

There was a chorus of echoes in the dining room at the same time, and after those voices, Agatha, Henry's only daughter, asked curiously, "What about the teachers of the female convent?" Without a female seminary, there would be no female clergy in the convent, right? ”

Otto III turned his head to look at his sister and smiled rarely, followed by a violent cough. He took the white napkin and wiped off the new blood stains, and whispered, "That would be your problem, wouldn't it?" Lelia, you should consider all of this right now to build a seminary to match a female monastery and a knight camp to match a female paladin. ”

Looking at Lelia, who had a somewhat melancholy look on her face, the Emperor continued, "Oh, I can't give you an appropriation, Lelia. The Lord has given you the monastery, and you should take care of everything yourself, and if it is the resources of the empire, it will only burden you. ”

Lelia's expression looked very complicated, the worried look more like a reluctant approach, or rather, she was surprised by something, so that the expression on her face became a little uncontrollable.

She was indeed very surprised, surprised at what little Fleman had done before. In the eyes of this princess, little Fryman already knew that owning a monastery in Württemberg was something that all the nobles of the Holy Empire could compromise with, so he offered to establish a female monastery in the Rose Realm. Little Flemann also knew that it was a waste of money to set up a women's convent, so he proposed to conduct a jewelry auction before leaving. In order to accomplish such a goal, there was even a miracle last night! And the Gothic knights, who were full of resentment and greed towards Little Fryman and Rose Collar, were transformed almost overnight.

On the way to the restaurant, Lelia overheard too many conversations about how benevolent and holy little Flemann was. These conversations even spilled over into her guards. This is simply unbelievable, you must know that before last night, these knights were still angry at little Fryman for killing in front of the princess, and the Paktou incident made them feel intolerable. In just one day, the knights were almost becoming little Fryman's followers.

"What are you thinking? Or rather, are you hesitating about something? ”

Otto III saw that Lelia was distracted, and reminded his sister: "The money of the empire cannot be delivered to you, or you can try to use other methods." Henry, would you like to be the first Grand Duke to donate property to this female convent? For your pious and kind lady, and for your lovely daughter. ”

Before Henry could answer, Lelia had already spoken: "No, no, Bixia, I am willing to donate all my property. When I go to the women's monastery, it is equivalent to cutting off contact with the world, and I will give up the territory and castle that belong to me at the first time. This money was enough for me to build a good women's seminary and a knights' camp. As for a women's monastery, you see, this is the first women's monastery on Shijie, and it should be more prepared, right? ”

The Emperor was amazed at Lelia's practice of not making worldly donations, and he asked in surprise, "Don't you really need donations from others?" My sister, the cost of building a women's seminary and a camp for women knights is not what you can imagine right now. ”

Lelia smiled slightly, and took a quaint but beautifully carved ring from her hand, this ring was so beautiful that Agatha and Henry's wife had subconsciously glanced at Lelia's finger from time to time just now.

In fact, what was really surprising was that there were several of these pieces of jewelry on Lelia's hands and wrists, which together shone in the light of the dinner room. (To be continued......)