Chapter Seventy-Two: The Pillar of the Empire
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Prince Fabio's mansion was just a block away from the palace, and life was no longer interesting after he took over the scepter of power from his father.
There is no motivation to continue to climb up, as the patriarch of an aristocratic group, he has already stood at the peak of the imperial power, and he even dares to show His Majesty the Emperor a face. Power and wealth have reached the point where they can no longer be increased, and like Heinsys on the other side, these two have nothing to think of except usurping the throne.
Oh yes, there's another one, and that's to kill the guy on the right door, which is a common ideal for two people.
Whether it is Prince Fabio or Prince Heinsse, as long as they can eliminate the other guys, His Majesty the Emperor may become history the next day, and the Turman Empire will usher in the rule of a second family. Both of them are carefully managing their forces and not giving each other any chances.
His Majesty the Emperor of the Tuhrman Empire was actually miserable, as the spiritual symbol of an empire, the owner of power, the emperor of a country, but with a large group of ruling classes that opposed him. For example, it is a shame that the Grand Duke of Greenland, a wealthy provincial fief with more than 100,000 troops, is not a nobleman loyal to him. There are many other princes like the Grand Duke of Greenland, such as the Grand Duke of Fort Stone, who has been fighting on the border of the Empire, and behind the Duke is Prince Heinsse.
Hell, what's the point of this Nima Emperor doing it?
But he still has to persevere, the change of royalty is the most brutal game, often representing the complete erasure of a pure-blooded bloodline.
Rossi's carriage slowly stopped at the door of Prince Fabio's mansion, which was much larger than the mansions of other nobles, to show his power and status. The butler and his servants were already waiting outside the door, and the butler even opened the door of the carriage for Rosie himself and welcomed him down.
There is a red carpet on the floor, which is already the highest honor, and many earls and marquis do not enjoy the red carpet treatment. Only those dukes and hereditary princes had this treatment.
"Your Excellency Rossi, Prince Fabio is already waiting for you in the hall. The butler wore a wig, like a curly dog lying on his head, and Rosie took his hand and got out of the carriage with a reserved hand. After tidying up his clothes, he stepped on the red carpet and walked towards the door of the mansion.
"Count Francisco heard that you were coming, and he has arrived, along with several other nobles. The butler followed Rosie closely, half a position behind him.
"Who else?", Rossi asked curiously, Yarex had collected a lot of information about the nobles of the imperial capital during this time, he only knew some names, but he didn't match people, and he hadn't seen them.
"You'll find out soon. ”
Entering the hall, Rosie was shocked.
This is basically a small court, with twelve huge stone pillars in the Roman style supporting the roof more than seven meters high, and more than 60 luxurious seats in a space of more than 200 square meters. At the top of the hall facing the main door, a golden chair with a width of more than three meters and inlaid with dozens of brilliant gems stretched across the steps of the hall, giving Rossi the illusion of visiting the Taihe Hall of the Forbidden City.
It is no wonder that the royal family went to great lengths to kill Prince Fabio, and it can be seen that the mansion of Prince Heinsses opposite is not too simple.
Rossi had a ridiculous delusion, this was a rebellion, right? Surely the little palace was all built, and it was left for Prince Fabio to shout slogans and raise his fist, and then wait for the nobles to respond. It's just such an exaggerated style, such blatant intentions, is Prince Fabio really not afraid of the royal family?
In fact, just as Rossi thought, Prince Fabio's title was hereditary prince, and his ancestors and founding emperors fought for a lifetime, and finally was canonized as a hereditary prince for his outstanding military exploits. It can be said that the entire empire was laid down by the ancestors of Prince Fabio, the ancestors of Prince Heinsys, and the founding emperor. Of the three families, the royal family was the most powerful at that time, so the royal family became the ruler of the empire. In order to appease another family that was not weaker than the royal family, the royal family bestowed the title of prince second only to the royal family.
Of course, this also lays a hidden danger for his own rule.
For 1,700 years, the two hereditary princes have resisted and not rebelled, which has already given the royal family a lot of face.
Among them, there are many theocratic reasons, under the high-pressure rule of the church's theocracy, the three major families huddle together to keep warm, but now that the church at the head is gone, the two princes must also have different thoughts.
As for the inside story, it's just Rossi's guess.
But he got most of them right, if not all of them right.
The sound of footsteps alarmed the chatting nobles in the hall, a group of handsome nobles, pure-blooded Turmans with blond hair that made people envious and jealous. The most annoying thing is that it seems that the pure-blooded Tuhrmans will never have an ugly factor, they are all handsome, and the women are beautiful.
Francisco stood up and said with an exaggerated smile: "Oh, look who's coming? ”
He greeted and hugged Rossi, hugged his neck affectionately, and hooked his shoulders without the slightest aristocratic demeanor, "Let me introduce you, this is the Marquis of Prudence, he is the richest, he is one of the ministers of the Imperial Finance, if you want to get rich, you must not be wrong to find him." Rossi shook hands with Prudence in a low manner, who was slightly chubby, but still very handsome, and he smiled very sunny and kind.
"This is Bartlett, the vice president of the Imperial Council of Elders, the recipient of the Order of the Red Star of the Empire, and the man known as the pillar of the Empire. ”
Bartlett is in his sixties, his blonde hair is meticulously attached to his scalp, he is very well-dressed, and he is exceptionally neat, he should be a strict guy who demands himself. Rossi took the initiative to shake hands with him, the power of the presbytery is not small, it is mainly responsible for mediating conflicts between nobles, helping nobles to make their voices heard, and also including punishing nobles, where there is overlap between power and ceremonial officials, it is also a more important department of the empire.
"Alfred, one of the five speakers of the Imperial Council, it is more useful for you to find him than anyone else in the future if you have trouble, and sometimes even His Majesty the Emperor has to listen to the decisions of the Imperial Council. ”
When Francisco said the words His Majesty the Emperor, his tone was filled with a faint ridicule and contempt, and the hereditary aristocracy often did not attach much importance to the royal family.
"Amelia, the general of the Imperial Army Headquarters, manages the Empire's 700,000 elite army, which is one-third of the Empire's army. ”
Rosie felt that this sentence was insincere, and this certainly did not include the private armies of the nobles.
"Holris, Speaker of the Upper House of the Privy Council, a nasty spy chief. As soon as Francisco finished speaking, he gave him a slap in the face and threatened.
Francisco shrugged his shoulders indifferently, "Padrecratin, the most powerful bandit in the Empire. Francisco joked, "You know, the chief tax officer, everything related to taxes belongs to him." ”
Rossi's posture was very low, the people here could be said to be the mainstays of Prince Fabio's camp, and of course there were some people like the Grand Duke of Greenland who did not come, but he was not surprised. If all the powerful figures in Prince Fabio's camp were gathered in this small hall, I am afraid that Heinsys on the opposite side and His Majesty the Emperor in the palace diagonally opposite the door would have trouble sleeping.
These men held almost half the power of the empire, and while some of them were deputies, some were principals. It can be said that the word "day-li-chance" was coined for them, but today, at this moment, they are here, and they will definitely not be too idle for work to have a place to go, but to make friends with Rosie. Everyone recognizes their faces, so as not to find the wrong person when tearing up in the future.
Sure enough, after a few words of greeting that were not nutritious, many bigwigs said goodbye one after another, leaving only Francisco alone.
He put his arm around Rosie's shoulders and was particularly affectionate, "You know, Rona keeps asking me when you're ...... I'll tell you boy, I'm a very enlightened father, you and my daughter can get along for a while, even if you get in the car first, it doesn't matter, after all, the two of them always have to understand together, as long as they ...... Okay, I'm not going to say it, but you've got to get the knife out of the way. ”
Tortured by Francisco, he followed him to a door at the back of the hall, where he kicked the door open, and Rossi finally saw one of the most important targets of the trip, Prince Fabio.
There are so many books in the room that it is unimaginable, it seems that he is very satisfied with Rossi's expression at this time, Prince Fabio is particularly easy to speak, he pointed to the two chairs opposite and asked the two to sit down, "The last time we met, we just went through a process, and I didn't know more, during this time I learned some things from the side, I think you are very good." ”
Francisco gags, "Lorna thinks so too." ”
"Shut up!", Prince Fabio glared at him, "if you dare to kick my door again, I will kill you." ”