When the mystery is revealed, many people will feel that way it should be. This time was no exception.

Those who can mix with the title of grand duke are all human spirits. But if the IQ is almost low, in the Karlsruhe Empire, which is an environment where meritocracy is not selected, it is impossible to inherit the family business, unless the other heirs are dead.

So in the face of the empress's invitation, in fact, the invited archdukes arrived near the temple of the Three Holy Light Church early. And set up your staff, ready to see who the other invitees are.

Although the main owner hid it well, the right-hand man who was sent out to spy on the news just went out to find out, yo drink, they are all acquaintances. Everyone has fought openly and privately, and it is not clear who is the master behind it.

Now that none of them have arrived, there are no new faces around. A group of people simply met and summed up, turned their heads and returned to their respective masters. The Grand Dukes also knew that the people who were invited were all old opponents of the same rank as themselves.

Now that the mystery has been revealed, everyone didn't plan to dance with the empress's arrangement, and directly entered the temple of the Three Holy Light Churches. A group of men entered secretly through the side door, leaving only one personal guard, while the rest of the retinue were scattered around the temple, faintly surrounding the temple.

The priest on standby neatly led these noble people to the prayer room where the empress was waiting. This is not the place where the calamus is healed, but the place where the congregation of the church is truly used to pray to the gods.

The three emblems of the Lord of Justice, the Lord of Life, and the Lord of Guardianship are hung on the altar. Except for the last one, which was dark and lightless, the other two emitted a faint holy light.

Saint? Alegria did not kneel down to pray. The self-esteem of the emperor was also not allowed to kneel to any god.

But when the grand dukes arrived, the empress looked at the holy relics of the three gods with a hesitant look. And the rude swaying magician was with him. Other than that, there is no other retinue.

The early arrival of the Grand Dukes did not cause any trouble to the inviters. The empress did not have a worried expression as the grand dukes imagined, and as soon as they appeared, she knelt on her knees and begged for shelter.

On the contrary, the empress still maintained her usual cold demeanor. This made the Grand Dukes doubt the correctness of the magician's words. His Majesty the Emperor, does he really mean to make peace?

"Greetings, Grand Magician Gabrash? The meaning of Lord Tripwood is the meaning of me. Here he will talk to you in detail. After saying an opening, the empress looked back at the emblem of the gods, as if in silent prayer.

With the opening of the empress, Lin directly threw out a few questions that pointed directly to the soul, and asked several people present, lest they talk about their qualifications or something. If you really want to talk to the aristocracy, you can't see the end for three days and three nights. So get straight to the point.

Lin said: "Ladies and gentlemen, how long do you think the current political situation can be maintained? All the nobles united and suppressed His Majesty the Emperor, to the end? With a new emperor coming to power, can the status quo still be maintained? Or can you get an emperor that you are all happy with? When His Majesty was able to be crowned and enthroned, didn't you think she was qualified enough to satisfy you? Why aren't you satisfied today? ”

Grand Duke Moushi, as an indicator of the hardliners, still said what he would say in his personality at this time: "As long as I wait for the day I live, the situation will not change." Or do you think that on your own, there is a way to turn the situation around. ”

"My lord, I'm sure you can do what you say. But what about a hundred years from now? Even if you don't say a hundred years, this generation is all dead. Each of you is older than Your Majesty. Although the grave is only filled with the dead, not only the elderly, but in terms of the length of life remaining, His Majesty has a chance to live longer than any of you. So will the situation still be the same then? ”

"Just say what you want, don't ask questions that are no different from nonsense." Archduke Oz, although he does not belong to any faction within the empire, does not speak lightly. Because he has long maintained a state of war with the Hyder Empire, he has a rather bright and cheerful style, and does not like to talk in a verbose and hidden way.

"If there is a way to make the current situation a law and continue it for a long time. And the so-called longevity means that no matter who the emperor replaces, the families of the lords have been passed down for several generations, and political affairs are still dominated by the nobles; The emperor stayed away from the power of governance and served only as a symbol of the empire. Then would you like to support Your Majesty, especially to keep her away from things like today? ”

The most learned of the Grand Duke of Parma said: "It sounds like a republican council that existed a long time ago, in the days of the Elven Empire. If that's the case, then what do we do with an emperor? ”

Lin praised the other party and said, "My lord, you really know the past and the present." That's good. But you don't know why during the period when there was no emperor, the Elven Empire was not restructured into an Elven Republic. If the republican parliament lasts for a while, there will be several generations of emperors; After a few generations of emperors, it will become dominated by the republican parliament. In this way, the Ancient Dynasty Era, the Golden Age, and the Silver Age, the Elven Empire went through a period of time, and finally fell apart. ”

"Why? History is like this, things are so changing, how can there be so many reasons to tell. So said the Grand Duke of Pilcenza, who was in the same camp as the Grand Duke of Parma and was still in a leading position.

It's just such an explanation that even the Grand Duke of Parma, who was his younger brother, sighed lightly and didn't bother to criticize. Lin is of course even more unlikely to accept this brainless explanation, and said:

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"Whether it's a human or an elf, laziness is a trait that is present in personality. In a republican parliamentary system, as long as a strong man comes out and solves most of the problems for the majority, then everyone is happy to put power in his hands so that he can deal with more problems. And so on and so on, and eventually this person becomes the emperor, this kind of existence that combines all the power into one. Then the generations are not as good as the first generation, and the hereditary dynasty is gone, and so on. If you are going to get rid of the emperor and restore the old republican parliamentary system, don't you expect the emperor to replace me one day? You must know that under that kind of system, once you fall off the altar, it is easy to die and be wiped out. Even if it is not completely extinguished, it is a serious injury. How many times can your family's family withstand the toss? ”

"So, what are you going to do?" One of the two Grand Dukes in charge of maritime affairs in the Empire, Grand Duke Infanta knew more about the affairs of Dragon Island than anyone else, so he was more cautious. I don't want to mess with this magician who can face the dragon god at all.

"It's not wrong to have a parliament, but the parliament supports the emperor, and the parliament acts on behalf of the emperor. This is the norm, and even if there is a strongman in the parliament, he will not be able to establish himself as emperor or replace him. Because supporting and allegiance to the emperor is a major prerequisite. ”

As a sensible member of the hard-liners, Grand Duke Montezuma said: "You speak very well, but how can you guarantee that His Majesty's successor will admit such a thing?" If you can't, then what you said about longevity is a joke. ”

Lin smiled and asked an irrelevant question. He said, "You adults can play chess, no matter what kind of chess it is." What do you think is the most important thing about playing chess? Ingenuity? Game? Mentoring? Not really. The most important thing for a chess game to be accepted by the majority of people and to study the way to win is a common and unchanging rule. What we have to do is not to support the emperor, not to support the saint? Allegria, but embraced this set of rules. ”

As he spoke, Lin displayed the content of the constitution he had prepared on the water mirror screen and enlarged it for the nobles to see. There are a lot of words, but it's not a history book-level tome, and you can scan it once with a little time.

The Grand Dukes naturally knew that the text of this article, titled 'Constitution', should be the focus of today. Even if you don't read the content carefully and judge the gains and losses, you can go through it cursory and give yourself some idea.

It begins with a description of the powers that are born into human beings, the methods of electing and being elected, the composition of parliament, and then the legislative, executive and judicial powers. Ultimately, the focus is on the legal status of the Constitution, as well as the ratification process.

In particular, the ratification process emphasizes that the parliament upholds the constitution and that the constitution can only be implemented if the parliament swears allegiance to the emperor and fulfills its duty to the empire. It can be said that once someone tries to abolish the emperor, they will be abolished along with the constitution, and the two will be tied together.

After reading it, the archdukes looked back at the part they were most concerned about, that is, the composition of the council. The Upper Council was composed of nobles, and all those who held titles were ex officio members.

The members of the lower council are elected by the people everywhere and are re-elected regularly.

The members of the lower parliament elect the members of the upper parliament to form a cabinet, and the cabinet appoints the remaining ruling ministers. The term of office of the Cabinet will be re-appointed with the re-election of the next Parliament.

It can be said that this cabinet minister, just like the former prime minister of the empire, holds the ruling power of the empire. The difference between the two is that the prime minister of the empire is appointed by the emperor, and basically who the emperor wants to appoint depends entirely on the emperor's mood. The cabinet was elected by the members of the lower parliament and appointed by the emperor unconditionally.

"Why should there be a lower council? And then what is this term of office? Grand Duke Oz asked. In fact, this is also the main concern of other grand dukes.

Lin still asked a rhetorical question, but this time it didn't go off-topic. "So what do you think, how should the pavilion be produced?"

"It is held by the most powerful people." Grand Duke Mushi said decisively.

"That's right, that's right. But what kind of person is the most powerful? And will this thought be recognized by others? It's like now, who do several adults think is the most powerful and can serve as this cabinet? Lin asked with a smile.

The current Karlsruhe Empire does not have the post of Imperial Prime Minister. Basically, the positions of the ruling ministers were divided among the great nobles of each camp.

To put it simply, although everyone is now united to deal with the emperor, it is still a state where no one is convinced. That's why the nobles are divided into five camps, because that's what the empire is all about.