In this way, William and Victoria each made their own wishful thinking. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Although there are differences in the various strategies, they can be summed up in one sentence, which is to weaken your allies as much as possible and get the most benefits possible.

Of course, it's not just William and Victoria. They believe that the other powerful families and countries that have joined this alliance also think the same way.

From the very first day of this coalition against Kalman IV, the participants had their own agendas. William and Victoria aside. The Sarian family of Franconia was desperate to become emperor. After hearing about William's assassination by Kalman IV, Prince Henry, who was in charge of contacting William, was as happy as if he had eaten bee droppings.

Yes, the Sarian family of Franconia was inferior in strength and prestige to the Swabian family, to which Kalman IV belonged to a large and wealthy territory.

However, the people of this family are very good at turning their negative side into their good side.

At that time, Prince Henry thought of William's propaganda: "It is precisely because the emperor has too much power that he has unnecessary ambitions. It is precisely because of unnecessary ambition that a series of troubles arise.

In order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, the new emperor we elect should have two elements, one of which is to be approved by the Lord of Radiance, as is the case with other emperors in the tradition, and by the princes of the empire. And the new point is that you can't have too much power. ”

That's it, Prince Henry smiled, as if he was recommending himself, in fact, he was recommending himself: "That's it, this new emperor can't be too strong, of course he must have a certain amount of power." can't be too famous, and of course can't be famous at all, no cats and dogs can be famous. That's it. ”

"So so," William said with a smile to the Prince Henry, "So, I mean if, just if." What if the King of Franconia, your father, the House of Sarian, were to take the throne of Emperor?"

"Do you mean you, the Hereford family, to support our candidacy for emperor?" said William, and Prince Henry's eyes lit up. William, on the other hand, smiled, as if nothing had happened.

"What should I say......" William smiled, "Now Hereford, there is no idea of further involvement in the empire. "We are currently facing two problems, one of which is the centaurs in the big border area," he said. And then there's the group of dark elves who have occupied the Crimean peninsula.

Both enemies are very strong, yes, very strong. Fighting one of them alone exhausts us.

For a long time, we didn't want to get involved in the Empire...... But that's not to say that we don't have any idea about the Emperor. ”

William's words that are neither soft nor hard make the other party feel very annoyed, and the other party doesn't quite understand what William meant.

"I mean, we want an emperor who can support us. William said: "Although Kalman IV did many wrong things, he was right about one thing - in the First Great Frontier War, he united the forces of the whole empire to support the kingdom of Wende and saved us from the threat of centaurs."

Just talking about this matter, the people of Quande owe him a favor...... So, if you, your family, are given the position of Emperor, then one day we need the support of the Empire again, can you lead the entire army of the Empire to support us?"

Hearing William say such a thing very seriously, Prince Henry smiled. He originally wanted to perfunctory agree to this matter first, and then he could talk about it later. From this, it can be seen that there is actually no essential difference between the election of the emperor by the empire and the election of the president by the republic. After coming to power, they all made promises, promised a lot, drew blueprints, and a better tomorrow or something. In order to fool people into voting.

When they are elected, most of them will turn their faces and deny people.

And that has the added benefit of being able to tell voters that it doesn't matter, and this time we've chosen a bastard. But next time we'll be able to pick a strong guy, and we'll be fine with eight years of hard work.

Of course, people don't actually know about it...... Or you know it but don't want to admit it...... Or one of the things that admits to being stupid is that in fact those who are running for election are bastards.

They just choose one of the bastards out of a bunch of bastards. And after this bastard is elected for one or two terms, he can pat his ass and leave, leaving a mess and nothing to blame.

It's the most enjoyable capital game in the world. William vowed to play this delightful campaign game when he was done. Of course, it is not the emperor or the president who is running, but the prime minister.

That's it.

In fact, as stated here, Prince Henry could not actually lead the entire empire to support William. In fact, what he said about giving more autonomy to the states of the empire and limiting the power of the emperor is bullshit. Any bastard would have promised the princes this before he became emperor. Respect their rights, respect their status, everyone is a family. I'm never going to fuck up like the current emperor.

But after they become emperors, no matter what they say, they will definitely put the imperial power first, Lao Tzu is the emperor, so you all have to listen to me, I am the biggest in this empire, I can do whatever I want. The spirit of this series is all in sync. Yes, absolutely, yes. Whether it is the Swabian family now, or the Sarian family in Franconia, or even the Lorraine family in Lotternia before.

All emperors wanted centralized power, and all princes wanted decentralization. It's a matter of course. The ass decides the head. Which guy who is the emperor wants to give more power to the local princes, then he is either cowardly or stupid. In the same way, if any prince wants the emperor's authority to become greater, then he is either stupid or cowardly.

That's it.

Prince Henry is now playing the role of a candidate who makes a casual promise before the election, catches the vote, and then says anything. It's just a pity that he didn't face a guy who watched two promotional videos and then happily switched camps. It was Wilhelm von Hereford.

William understands the twists and turns. It is even possible that Prince Henry himself understands it. Therefore, it is completely impossible for Prince Henry to deceive this guy.

So Prince Henry was very distressed, he scratched his hair, and finally showed a helpless wry smile: "You have to understand, my brother. It's a shame that the Sarians don't have that much power, but we have to accept it. ”

"Yes, there's no such thing as a two-world approach. William made a helpless expression: "Choose an emperor with great power, of course, that emperor can help you when you need help." But he also had to face the emperor's oppression and blackmail.

And choosing an emperor who is not too strong can certainly be peaceful. But in the face of enemies outside the empire, the emperor was of little use. It's a real dilemma. ”

"It's not hard. Henry's face was a little heavy: "You don't still have illusions about that emperor, he just assassinated you, and there is no room for relaxation between Hereford and Swabia." So your choice now seems to be two, but in fact there is only one. ”

"Is that really the case?" William asked rhetorically, he looked at Prince Henry's eyes, which made Prince Henry involuntarily feel weak: "Is there really no possibility of relief?"

"But—"

"-I'm not dead. William smiled: "If I die, then nothing will be said about this matter." But I'm not dead yet. Without death, we have room for détente. ”

"You mean to say. ”

"I've been in the past few days, waiting for him to explain it to me. Yes, I'm talking about Kalman IV. William said calmly, "If he can satisfy me, then Hereford's army of 100,000 can turn the gun." ”

"--It's impossible!"

- It is indeed possible. ”

"-You want to betray us?!"

We have never had a formal alliance, nor have we had any agreements! We had only one 'intention to cooperate'. William said word for word, staring at Prince Henry.

He's putting pressure on this guy. At the same time, he gave him plenty of time to think about what would happen next - if the Herefords "betrayed" the alliance against Kalman IV, then they would have a formidable opponent next. This opponent can easily crush any enemy that is hostile to it. In this case, the dream of the emperor of Franconia really became a big dream. This is something that Henry could not accept in any case.

"- Alright, well, you've convinced me, what exactly do you want to do?"

"Orthodoxy!territory!buffer zone!more power!" said William, "since you as Emperor cannot support us, then we must have the strength to face the Ottoman Empire and the Tartalian Khanate alone - in short, Wende! Yes, Hereford needs Wende's legitimacy! I hate to be called an upstart, I need Wende's territory, we need the resources there, the loyal Gothic subjects there, the depth there!"

Only with Wende will the Hereford family have enough strength to fight against Tartaglia and the Ottomans!"

"You embarrass me, my brother. ”

"I won't embarrass you. My brother...... Or rather, the future Emperor Henry XI?"

"Henry XI. I like that title. Prince Henry smiled: "So, we have made up our minds?"

"It's decided, Hereford will be on your side in the next war. After the war, Hereford would support the Sarian family in obtaining the title of Emperor. ”

"In exchange, we would support Hereford's annexation of all of Wende. and was crowned King of Bunde. ”

William and Henry looked at each other, and then showed a pleasant, relaxed ...... The smile of the successful conspiracy.