Chapter 22 Friend or Foe
What this young man said could not be miscalculated, in the wave of the Selman Empire's westward expansion, the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire had borne a lot of pressure on the Litian Sect world, and if it weren't for the efforts of the Emperor's family, perhaps the Holy City would have been planted with the Double Moon Banner.
However, having said that, the emperor could not stand alone, and if he could not get the support of the parishioners, the emperor's family would not be able to last for many years.
"Your Highness, we should do our best to make up for our relationship with the Saranyi states. ”
"This is a matter of course, the Salman Empire has invaded on a large scale, and we naturally need the help of these guys. ”
"Then why do you insist on taking Lelan City, it will make the Saranians even more jealous of us!"
"Hmph, this is for the long term! Have you heard of Sybil's famous saying? If we miss the opportunity to take over Leland City, then we may need a hundredfold and a thousand times the price to take this hub to Saranyi in the future!"
“...... But the problem is that we need to be united with the outside world now. ”
"Yes, that's true, but you should think about it from a different perspective, it's because everyone is under enough pressure at the moment that they will keep silent and let us, the mainstay of the fight against the Tuk, expand, if the Selmans retreat, these guys who are good at infighting will definitely watch our every move, and at that time, how will we get back what is rightfully ours?"
In any case, Saranyi was nominally a vassal of the emperor, and his de facto independence had been pricking the emperor's heart all these years - no matter which family the emperor belonged to, they would regard it as their first priority or even the first priority during their reign.
The Saranyi region was as uncomfortable for the emperor as a needle stuck in his heart.
As long as there is an opportunity, the emperor will not let go of the opportunity to take the Saranyi region.
"And I've got to get some results. In the future, when electing the emperor, you will have more chips. The crown prince shook his head, "Although the position of the emperor has been basically monopolized by my family, and those imperial electors are like marionettes, this is far from enough...... I must make the Emperor's words more powerful within the Empire, not just helpless as a nominal leader. You said that you received an invitation from that Mr. Benito this time. How could I pass up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?!"
“...... You are right, Your Highness, but I hope you will not anger the Saranians. We also need them to supply the fleet. ”
"Accordingly, we must send our army to protect them, don't we?" the crown prince sighed.
Originally, he didn't have to come with the army when it entered the Saranyi region this time, but because of the church. He had to come here and get on good terms with the pope.
In fact, it is not the emperor who maintains the entire Holy Romance Empire, but the authority of the pope, and the entire empire has the great righteousness of the guardian of the Litian Sect here, so that the basic form of a country is maintained as it is now. If the core of the empire is lost, then in an instant. The empire will collapse. Correspondingly, the church plays a very important role in the political life of the state. In fact, three of the seven imperial electors were bishops of the church, and the rest were secular princes. His Majesty the Pope, the supreme authority of the Rite Sect, was in charge of crowning the emperor - after the fall of the ancient Roman Empire, it was the pope who gave the title of emperor to the northern barbarians of the time, which is now the main ethnic group of the Holy Romance Empire. If there is no papal recognition. Then the gold content of this empire can be imagined. If there is no such special status, then the empire in Eugenia is nothing more than an ordinary country that can no longer be ordinary.
It is ridiculous to say that not every generation of the rulers of the Holy Romance Empire enjoys the title of emperor. Those poor people who have a bad relationship with the Pope and who have not been crowned by the Pope have only the pitiful-sounding title of "King of the Romanes......
Therefore, while the emperor cooperated with the Church to maintain his secular rule, he also regarded the Church as his greatest adversary, and if he could suppress the pope, whether by military or other means, then almost every ruler of the empire would give everything he had, and this became almost an obsession.
"O Crown Prince of the Holy Romance Empire...... Sure enough, Benito didn't really bet like a division. A yoyo girl rang in their ears.
"Who?!" the crown prince was taken aback.
The guards behind him assumed a posture of guard.
"I'm one of the members of the Council of Magicians, Shilmelia. The girl appeared out of thin air in front of the team.
She had been waiting here early in the morning - this was Sinampei's order. For Lelan City, the land of the four wars, the threat does not stop at the southern Republic of Jenova, Sinampei is not a fool, he is quite aware of this, while he himself rushed to the south to fight against the Jenovas, he also supported Sylmeria under the northern foothills, quietly waiting for the emperor's army.
If you think about it from another perspective, something so big happened to Leland, and there was no reason why the emperor should not take the opportunity to take the city.
"...... Chimelia?" the crown prince frowned, "are you the Cappet Miss Chimelia Haifa?"
"It's been a long time since I've used this surname, and as you know, my family's fiefdom has long since fallen into the hands of the infidels. Cilmelia hugged her staff and said as calmly as she could.
She wasn't used to dealing with these strange guys, and she was even a little scared, but she still tried to do well for the sake of her best friend.
"I'm sorry, Miss Shirmelia. But can you explain why you're here today?" a cold glint flashed in the Crown Prince's eyes, "You should stay and be a professor at Pali University." ”
"The city of Pali has been taken by the Caledonians. Schilleria didn't care at all, or rather, didn't seem to care at all, "As someone who has lost his home, it's not unusual to wander around, right?"
"Then why are you in Saranyi?"
Shilmelia took a deep breath: "You have asked too much, Your Highness, I am not your subject and am not obligated to answer your questions. What's more, at this moment, you and I are friends and foes. (To be continued......)