On the first day of the fruit month, two days before the enthronement ceremony.

"Are you going to be the 'Emperor of the Empire'? not the 'Emperor of the Empire'?"

The elven old man, who was almost five hundred years old, roared like a child in the office.

"It's impossible!

The dictator, sitting at the other end of the desk, squinted slightly, smiled respectfully, and replied unhurriedly:

"For the sake of long-term interests, I still insist that the 'Emperor' should be used as the imperial title, which is also approved by the Council. ”

"Your Excellency, when will you start listening to the Council?"

The President shook his head, and as far as he could remember, most of the time Li Lin behaved like a true dictator. After banishing those unpleasant memories away, he scoffed:

"The whole world is at your feet, and you can ignore the noise. ”

The old man put on a "I will not be fooled" expression.

"We all know that parliamentarians' opinions change. Just use some means, such as asking them out to the opera and putting a freshly cut off horse's head in their bedroom, or sending them a letter with a few bullets in it......"

"Intimidation of parliamentarians is not only against the Constitution, but also suspected of violating the criminal law, Your Excellency the Speaker. ”

Li Lin still maintained an impeccable smile, waving his hand to interrupt the confession and justification that Speaker Wiesbach did not have time to speak. He straightened his back and raised his chin slightly.

"Your mood is understandable. But there are only minor grammatical differences between 'Emperor of the Empire' in the adjective and 'Emperor of the Empire' in the second form of noun, and there is no need to dwell on these details. ”

The old man's face turned red all of a sudden, and his fist-clenched hand was raised high, and after a pause of two or three seconds in mid-air, his trembling fist rested lightly on the table.

"If it's just a minor grammatical difference, why can't he be the 'emperor of the empire'?

The old man struck at the heart of the problem at once, is the difference between the two titles "Emperor of the Empire" and "Emperor of the Empire" really only grammatical differences?

Apparently not.

The difference between the two is that "Emperor of the Empire" has a strong sense of exclusivity, while "Emperor of the Empire" is closer to a title of honor. A similar, but not necessarily precise, example can be used here. That is, the name used by Taiwan, China to participate in international competitions is "Chinese Taipei ()", not "Chinese Taipei ()". "Zhonghua" is a national or cultural designation, while "China" has a clearly recognized political meaning – the People's Republic of China. For example, Hong Kong is "Hong Kong of China ()", which is generally referred to as "Hong Kong, China".

There is no doubt that the "Emperor of the Empire" is a hereditary emperor with real power, a leader in the political sense of the word, and the "Emperor of the Empire" is a title conferred by parliament – like a hereditary, parliament-approved president, a leader who represents a cultural dimension. For those who were about to fall under the Empire, especially the Crown of San István and Ostoria, the latter title was obviously much more pleasing to the ear.

The previous wars had brought great suffering to the people of these two regions, and had also caused distrust of the existence of "suzerains" among all classes in both regions, coupled with the awakening of nationalism, and the call for independence was far more important than the interest in changing from Charlemagne's possessions to imperial dependencies. Under certain conditions, they are even willing to give everything, including their lives, for this.

Although the empire and the emperor himself held such power that they did not care about the opinions of the territorial nobility and the people, it was legally and logically legal for the empire that annexed Charlemagne to inherit Charlemagne's possessions. However, without considering the mood and thoughts of these people, applying Charlemagne's methods directly to them will only backfire, and it is likely to cause a bunch of completely unnecessary troubles in the end.

Of course, Li Lin can't just let these places become independent, which is even more stupid.

After some consideration, Li Lin decided to give the other party a degree of autonomy and a seat in the Imperial Diet in exchange for the other party's continued dependency in the empire, and the guarantee or symbol of this promise was the title of "Emperor" and the formal constitutional provisions.

For the sake of the long-term peace and stability of the empire, and for the sake of the great strides in the future, small concessions are necessary now.

Such a simple truth. The old grandfather, represented by Speaker Wiesbach, could not understand.

If Li Lin was a short-tempered man, and when he met such an old man who disregarded reality for the sake of personal emotions and strange wishes, he would definitely rush up and hit his elm head hard, even if it couldn't wake him up, at least it could stun him and calm him down. However, not to mention that Li Lin, who is accustomed to acting rationalist, will not act because of this trivial matter, you must know that the speaker is not fighting alone, but behind him is a large group of revanchists and chauvinists who are carried away by victory.

Preparations for the establishment of the Reichstag have begun, the legal regulations governing the formation of political parties and the election of parliamentarians have entered the final stage, and various factions have been brought together to form various factions based on various ideas and the demands of their own interests. As a result of the great victory in the war, pacifism and conciliation began to sink into a low ebb, and chauvinism and racism were gaining momentum and would prevail for a long time to come.

Li Lin is not worried about this, any force within the empire is under his control, any advantage is relative and temporary, according to the development and needs of the current situation, he will appropriately adjust the balance of power between the various forces, and always maintain balance. For example, when it is necessary to take a tough stance, he will lean to the right, and when peace and coordination are the main axis, he will try to increase the voice of the left.

But the problem is that now that the people are immersed in a great victory, and the "emperor of the empire" is more in line with the nationalist sentiment of the masses, even if the voice of the right can be suppressed, it is impossible to change the minds of the people overnight, and given all this, it can only be solved by persuasion as much as possible. But Speaker Wiesbach said that he didn't want to back down this time, and he didn't behave like a man of the year who was about to become the president of the Reichsbag, just like an old man who was in pain because of constipation, always chattering about the troubles of life over and over again.

Things are so frozen that they don't seem to be able to be resolved for the foreseeable future.

It's crazy.

A great empire that was about to be born and would shape the direction of the world for a long time to come went bankrupt in full view of the enthronement ceremony due to a disagreement between the emperor and the speaker of the council over the emperor's name...... Is this a happy annoyance, or is it a farce that makes people laugh and cry?

Fortunately, Li Lin already has a solution, and he will definitely be able to solve this problem perfectly.