Although it is only separated by a never-frozen Lake Valen, Caesarea, which is about to pass the height of summer, has not completely turned cold. The nobles of the empire and their loved ones who are stranded in this "new Isos" can still enjoy admiring the bright and delicate flowers and spend a fulfilling afternoon in the competition and the bards.

But when the gates of Caesarea were opened, their carriage once again blocked the street outside the castle - the new temple had not yet been built, so the Imperial Council had to meet in Theodore's castle. The deeper reason, of course, was the reluctance of the Senate to lend the chamber to the Imperial Council, which was hated even though half of its members were made up of elders.

There were even many Roman aristocrats who used the Imperial Council as a "battlefield" against the "provincial nobles". It is undeniable that there were one or two provincial nobles who had made outstanding contributions to Rome, such as Ultok of Salion or Brenus of Mistermael, in whom many noble qualities and great talents could be seen, but they were still quite far behind the Romans on the whole—that was the proud Romans, whose knowledge brought them the idea of superiority.

In the eyes of the former imperial aristocracy, the situation was roughly the same - the Imperial Council was one of the few places where they could compete on a level playing field with the Roman aristocracy. Although Theodore had announced the new Senate election list, there were still only a pitiful 100, a quarter of the seats, in the provinces. There are even fewer who have the right to vote.

But even this caused an "uproar" in Caesarea. Some of the "pure-blood" Roman aristocrats, who thought closely to the captain of the Valensian guard, thought that this was a recruitment for Rome to be overthrown - fortunately, they were very few in number, and the last thing they lacked in Caesarea were orators and spiritual teachers, and every day there were people who preached their "salvation theory" or "new ideas" in the square of the gods, which was also a part of life for the Romans, and one of the hobbies of young people, most of whom were old. People who have a job don't take it too seriously.

For the nobles who gathered in Caesarea, such frequent meetings of the Imperial Council were a new atmosphere for the empire - such meetings might only be held once a month, or even once every six months. The life of the aristocracy was mainly reflected in various evenings and banquets. They were not yet accustomed to the extraordinary enthusiasm of the Romans—although in Theodore's eyes the efficiency of the Senate was too low for him to bear, and the senators had to soak in the baths for at least half a day, attend banquets for the other half of the day, and spend the rest of the time in the Senate for meetings.

When the carriage with the black cross flag stopped, almost all the provincial nobles held their breath and almost rushed up to Duke Bran Avvan, who had disembarked from the carriage. The little duke was surrounded by flattery, and the Roman senators on the other side were quite disdainful.

Everyone knows that the Duke of Laria, who does not have a good relationship with His Majesty Theodore, has just been appointed as the governor of four provinces, and his power extends directly over the entire southeastern region of the empire, including part of the lower reaches of the Kwyn River, and the power is unique, and some people even suspect that he took the route of the empress to achieve such an astonishing result. After all, Theodore and Helena's relationship is obvious to all.

Looking at the unfamiliar faces beside him, the little duke smiled and greeted them one by one. Then he walked straight towards the castle, not in the slightest discomfort - just a few days ago, he had been treated only slightly better than Adil, but now he was the object of courtship.

"How it feels. I see you're almost surrounded by those old men. Standing in front of the door, Salald said with a smile, his energetic eyes still flashing: "A group of guys who used to look down on themselves are now eager to kneel down and lick your boots for you, it must be very happy!"

"Please see where you are standing now, Duke of Ultok. The little duke gave him a helpless look. But he didn't stop. Salald, however, didn't care at all, and walked towards the hall beside him, as if he had anticipated Bran's reaction.

"Now the rumors outside are about to go crazy that you were 'favored' by His Majesty Helena. One is more subtle than the other to say, and there are many people who are jealous of you. Salald lowered his voice, and said to Bran beside him without squinting, "I'm surprised that you would let these rumors spread, but ...... You must have some kind of conspiracy at work, right?"

"Conspiracy? This is Caesarea, the stronghold of the Roman dignitaries. What do you think I can do here?" Bran didn't seem to take it to heart: "Kill someone today, tomorrow I'll be arrested in prison - the nobles of Rome are not satisfied with what His Majesty Theodor has done, and they will do whatever it takes to suppress a 'little fellow' like me, this is politics." ”

"Age is your greatest weakness – no matter how powerful you are. The corners of Salald's mouth curled slightly: "In any case, our esteemed majesty Theodore will intervene to stop these rumors slandering the queen - or is this something you expected a long time ago?"

"Whatever you want - because I'm never going to discuss a 'plan' with a guy like you, so don't worry. Bran Elfwan ignored him and stepped into the hall first, causing the golden lion following him to roll his eyes.

The people who walked into the castle hall one after another immediately felt a different atmosphere from the original, and the sides of the hall that were originally empty were now full of knights of the imperial guard. Helena, wearing a crown, was now sitting next to Theodore, smiling like a majestic statue of Juno.

"Salute you, Your Majesty Theodore, and Your Majesty Queen Helena. Bran, who stepped forward, bowed slightly, as respectful and humble as usual, and sat down in his place with his head bowed, but his eyes couldn't help but glance at the end of the long table in front of him, where a thick tome was placed, and from Bran's sight, he could only see a line of gilded words on the back of the book - "Evil Law is Illegal".

Bran, who seemed to have guessed something, didn't say anything, and still sat there silent. He seemed to feel the eyes that were staring at his every move all the time, with a slight smile. This made him very unhappy, but he didn't dare to react, and his inner subconscious told him that the most important thing he needed now was to calm down, not to be a "bird" before most people were aware of the situation.

When the members of the council had arrived, an old man who had been standing at the edge of the hall came over—Idora, Theodore's advisor, who had come over with an equally heavy tome, and placed it on the long table with a little difficulty. The crowd sitting on the stairs on either side immediately let out an exclamation!

"The Holy Codex—Legend has it that Aragorn personally participated in the formulation of the revision...... But how is this possible?!" A middle-aged man stood up from his position suddenly, his eyes widened like a pair of copper bells: "This thing should not be treasured in the Holy Palace of Issos, how can it be ............" His voice suddenly stopped abruptly in the middle of speaking.

"This was brought back by Lord Maltheus 'by the way' when he retrieved the sword drawing stone. Idora's voice was neither high nor low, very long: "As this lord said, it is the code of the Holy Pender Empire!"

"As for this one, I am sure that all the Roman senators must have known it very well. Idora looked at Domitius, the "living codex" sitting on the side, and said slowly: "This is the Roman code. ”

"These two codes of law are the written codes for which Rome and the Holy Pande Empire of the past followed, and record the customs and laws of convention, as well as all the history. "And today, a new empire has been built, and the question of which code to follow to make this new holy empire move towards a strong and rich future has become our common problem!"

Idora's flat, unwavering tone made people want to be drowsy, but what he said shocked everyone, and they looked nervously at Theodore and Helena sitting on the throne.

Will he continue to maintain the absolute position of Rome, or will he be willing to make compromises with the nobles of the original empire? Theodore slowly rose from his seat, walked down the steps, and slowly raised his right hand, all eyes focused on the raised palm - maybe Theodore's choice was not enough to decide everything, but it would certainly be the most important link!

"I think history is history. And everything we do today is shaping our history. Theodore smiled and glanced at Helena, who was sitting on it, and those gentle eyes seemed to encourage him.

"We should recodilate a new code, the code of the Holy Roman Empire!" Theodore's voice echoed throughout the hall, and everyone was silent: "And this will also be our beginning!"

"I will confer such power and honour on the Royal Council. Theodore said in a deep voice: "Codify the laws of the empire, and it is up to you to establish the rules of the empire and maintain the justice of the empire. ”

In the quiet halls of the council, only the echo of Theodore's words wandered. Shocked, shocked, ecstatic...... All kinds of expressions appeared on people's faces, everything seemed to be unexpected, everything seemed to be all reasonable, and the oppressed atmosphere was like the calm before the storm, which was dull and irritating.

Only the Duke of Bran El Avan was still smiling, looking at the Roman code with amusement, his dark blue eyes staring at the small gilded text.

"Bad law is illegal".

(Note: The evil law is illegal from the Code of Justinian, but this line is engraved under the cover of the book, and the plot needs to be modified on the back of the book)

(Damn Baidu, the latest news he shows is at least more than six hours slower than my update, which is sincere!) (To be continued......)