The body begins

At that time, Egil was smiling, thinking to himself: this thing is really interesting...... When I commented on Albert before, I used the words Zhida Caishu. Press Ctrl+D to quickly collect "Please read the novel" Now it really seems that there is nothing wrong - at this moment, the Holy Roman Empire is not at peace, relying on the power of the two dukedoms of Austria and Bohemia, it wants to compete with the rising Norman Empire. This guy is really a bit funny...... Egil thought as he asked, "Empty words. How exactly are you going to prove yourself?"

"Your Majesty, you don't have anything to prove yourself, do you?" said Egil, and Albert was visibly unconfident, so he asked rhetorically.

"No, no, no, I am different from you, young emperor. When I was at war with the Romans, I united almost all the nations of the continent. Egil said.

"I was involved in that war, too!" argued Albert when he heard Egil say it.

"That's right, that's right - the only power in the entire Catholic world that has not been able to form an alliance with us is the Holy Roman Empire...... Speaking of which, if the hundreds of thousands of German troops had joined the coalition forces at that time, the Greeks would not have been so arrogant at this time. ”

"That's Barbarossa's fault! It has nothing to do with me!!" Hearing Egil say this, Albert continued to argue - but this caused a wave of displeasure to Henry, Duke of Swabia. The duke did not have a good impression of the Norman Empire. But Albert, who usurped the throne of the emperor that should have belonged to him, did not have any intimacy. Albert's words blamed his dead father, and at the same time further reminded him of the throne that should have belonged to him. The young Duke Henry was so ugly at the time.

"Alright, well, well—this is the end of this, how?" Seeing that he could not gain the upper hand in the battle of words, Philip, King of France, said in this way: "The present is the present, and the past is the past." We should look forward. ”

"Then my achievements in dominating the nations of Europe and resisting the Roman invasion have been erased?!" Egil changed his words and turned to Philip.

"No, no, no, I definitely didn't mean that. Philip shook his head and said, "It's just that the two emperors are equally young and promising, and they are equally virtuous. It's too difficult to pick one of them -- how we should do it, and we should think about it in the long run. ”

"So, what are your plans?" asked Egil.

"You see, most of the kings are here, and we should listen to the majority. I believe that whoever can get more support will be the commander of the crusade, and the loser will be the deputy commander of the crusade. No one will have an opinion on such an arrangement. ”

"Do you want to vote? Egil nodded: "I just don't know, how exactly should the Holy Roman Empire vote?"

"What do you mean by that?" Albert asked, somewhat wary, hearing Egil say this.

"You see, Brandenburg, Hesse, Bavaria...... And Swabian, Milan. A total of five dukes were also involved in the crusade. And sit in the middle of it. Do you think they should vote?" said Egil, chuckling.

"Of course, we are also part of the coalition forces, why can't we express our opinions?!" said Henry, Duke of Swabia, aloud, while several other dukes nodded in unison.

"I see...... This guy has a good calculation. "Seeing that Egil's question has mobilized several other dukes. Philip, the king of France, understood his intentions. Of the five German dukes, the two dukes of Brandenburg and Hesse will definitely vote for Egil. And Henry of Bavaria will probably do the same. Francisco, the Duke of Milan, who was originally thought to be his own, has also become less reliable after seeing the head of the pirate king Hayredin brought by the Normans yesterday. So, if the dukes were allowed to vote, then Egil would most likely get three or four votes. And their own side can only get one or two votes .........,

Of course, this is only what it seems on the surface. In fact. In fact, could they have prevented these dukes from gaining the right to vote? Albert was not Frederick. He can't control a single duke. If he wants to stop it, then in addition to offending these dukes even further. Let them think that the emperor would never gain anything to gain by trying to seize power as his predecessors did, to weaken the power of these dukes, and thus to draw closer to the Normans.

When Philip had figured this out, he knew what to do—and the answer, of course, was yes. Since you can't stop it, it's better to follow the trend. Somehow made a good impression on the dukes—however.

"Of course not! I am the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. I mean what the dukes mean!I can represent the will of all of them!!" However, before Philip could stop it, Albert said this. It seems that the emperor has figured out a layer on the "surface". But I didn't understand the meaning of the second layer. He was so anxious to say this—and at the same time, it was also due to his role as Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Philip of France was a bystander, while Albert was a bit of a fascination......

"How can you do this? The empire is free, and the dukes are free - we chose the emperor, and the reason why we maintain this empire is because this empire can guarantee our rights, and you want to take away our rights by doing this! This should not be what an emperor should say!" soon Lucived, Duke of Hesse, stood up and said loudly.

"Yes, do you want to go your own way, my Emperor. You have to figure out how the title of Holy Roman Emperor came about!" said Frederick, Duke of Brandenburg, on the other hand. On the other side, the other three dukes also looked at Albert with expressions of disapproval. At this moment, even Henry, Duke of Swabia, did not approve of his will.

"Hehehehe...... It doesn't look like the interior of your empire is very peaceful. An emperor who can't even handle his own internal affairs, an emperor who can't appease even the dukes of his own countrymen. He is qualified to accuse others of his inability to unite other countries. He also said that he was very confident in this regard...... That's a big joke. Egil, who had succeeded in his plot, laughed unscrupulously. It made Albert's complexion even more ugly.

"Okay, okay, let's leave this matter at that. Dukes, please be quiet, too. You have the right to freedom. But you should also have respect for your emperor. After all, he was the true monarch of the Holy Roman Empire, and no one else. Philip said again.

"Well, let's go to the vote. Egil smiled and nodded, "...... here I'll do the math, I, Your Majesty Albert, Your Majesty Philip, Your Majesty Charlie, Your Majesty Attila, and my wife, Your Majesty Artoria—"

"- Wait a minute, can His Majesty Artoria also participate in the vote?" said Philip, interrupting Egil.

"Of course. Egil looked right: "Although she is my wife, the queen of Norman." But she is also the queen of Britain, the commander and monarch of the Celts. The leader of 30,000 elite Celtic warriors. Do you think she is qualified to participate?"

As Egil said this, Artoria glared at Philip, glaring at the King of France.

"But it's hard to ensure fair ......," Philip argued, trying not to care about Artoria's eyes.

"Now it's about who can unite more countries, isn't it?" Egil chuckled, "It's not about fairness. Judging purely by the exchange and mutual trust between countries. What you are saying now is a bit contradictory to what you have said before. You can't have double standards. ”

At Egil's words, the crowd accepted his argument and asked Queen Artoria of Britain to vote as well. In this way, Egil has another solid vote.

"In addition to this, there are the five dukes of Luciver, Frederick, Henry of Swabia, Henry of Bavaria, and Francisco of Milan. His Excellency Witte, the Doge of Venice, so that there were two emperors, four kings and five dukes, and one viceroy. A total of twelve people voted, and they could be for, against, or abstain. In this way, we will elect a leader of the crusaders who will represent the glory of God and who will be able to overcome all heresy—"

"- Please wait a little longer. Albert, who had just been tricked by Egil, said angrily: "Your Majesty, your calculation just missed a few people - Portugal, Leon Castile, the kings of Aragon, and the Holy See of Gregory VII of the Holy See. These four men were also members of the Crusaders. They also have the right to vote. ”

"Why do you think that?!" Egil looked at Albert in surprise: "You say that they are also members of the crusade?! What about their people? What about their army? And to continue attacking our Greek allies, as if such a person, what qualifies them to participate in our discussions?!

And the Holy See of the Pope. Yes, the Holy See is indeed noble, but the spirit and faith of the world that he is in charge of, and I believe that the Holy See must be more theologically attained than anyone else. If we are now going to elect the most pious monarch, the Holy See is absolutely right. But what we have to choose now is a worldly leader who will lead the battle. Then the Holy See can't say it, and there are times when he looks away......"

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