Chapter 40: The dawn of democracy?

At that time, Egil smiled and thought to himself: This matter is really interesting... When I commented on Albert, I used the four words "Ambition and Talent" (w w w.d unka. Now it seems that nothing is wrong. At this moment, the Holy Roman Empire is injustice. Relying on the national strength of the two dukes of Austria and Bohemia, I want to compete with the high Norman Empire. This guy is really funny... While thinking this, Egil continued to ask: "There is no limit. How do you prove yourself?"

"Your Majesty, you have nothing to prove yourself, right?" When Egil said this, Albert was obviously a little unconfident, so he asked this question.

"No, no, no, I am different from you, a young emperor. When I was fighting with the Romans, I united almost all countries in the continent." Egil said.

"I also participated in that war!" Albert argued when he heard Egil say this.

"That's right, right--the only force in the entire Catholic world that was unable to form a coalition with us was the Holy Roman Empire... Speaking of which, if the hundreds of thousands of German troops joined the coalition, the Greeks would not have been so arrogant at this moment."

"That was Barbarossa's mistake! It has nothing to do with me!!!" Hearing Egil say this, Albert then argued that this caused unhappiness from Henry, Duke Swabian. The duke did not have any good feelings for the Norman Empire. However, he did not have any intimacy with Albert, who had usurped the throne that should have belonged to him. Albert blamed his dead father for his words, and further reminded him of the throne that should have belonged to him. The young Duke Henry looked ugly at that time.

"Okay, OK, OK - what's the matter here?" Seeing that he could not gain the upper hand in the confrontation of verbal arguments, King Philip of France smoothed out: "The present is the present, the past is the past. We should look forward."

"Then my achievements in governing the heroes of the continental countries and fighting against Roman aggression have been erased like this?" Egil changed his tone and revolted into Philip again.

"No, no, no, I absolutely don't mean that." Philip shook his head and said, "But the two emperors are both young and promising, and equally respectful. It is too difficult to choose one of them - what should we do, and we should also make a long-term plan."

"So, what are your plans?" Egil asked.

"You see, most of the kings here are here, and we should listen to the opinions of most people. I think whoever can get more support will be the commander of the crusade this time, and the loser will be the deputy commander of the crusade. I believe no one will have any objections to such an arrangement."

"Do you want to vote? It's indeed an idea." Egil nodded: "I just don't know how the Holy Roman Empire should vote?"

"What do you mean?" Albert asked vigilantly when he heard Egil say this.

"Look, Brandenburg, Hesse, Bavaria... and Swabian, Milan. A total of five dukes also participated in the Crusades and sat in the middle. Do you think they should vote?" Egil chuckled and asked such a question.

"Of course! We are also part of the coalition forces, how can we not express our opinions?!" Duke Henry of Swabian said loudly, and the other dukes nodded at the same time.

"So that's it... this guy has a good plan." Seeing Egil's question mobilized several other dukes. Philip, the French king opposite, understood his intentions. Among these five German dukes, Brandenburg and Hesse, the two dukes of Egil would definitely vote for Egil. Most of the Bavarian Henry would also do so. Francisco, who originally thought he was his own, saw the head of the pirate King Heleding brought by the Normans yesterday. Therefore, if he agreed to vote, Egil would be very likely to get three to four votes. But his side could only get one or two votes...

Of course, this is just like this on the surface. In fact, can they prevent these dukes from obtaining the right to vote? Albert is not Frederick. He cannot control a single duke. If he wants to stop it, then he will not gain any benefit except offending these dukes further. Let them think that the emperor wants to take power like his predecessors, weaken the rights of these dukes, and therefore get closer to the Normans.

After Philip understood these things, he knew the countermeasures - naturally, he could answer them. Since he couldn't stop them, it would be better to go with the flow. At least he left a good impression on these dukes - however.

"Of course not allowed! I am the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. My meaning is the meaning of the dukes! I can represent the will of all of them!!" However, before Philip could stop him, Albert said such words. It seemed that the emperor had figured out the "surface" layer, but he did not understand the meaning of the second layer. Therefore, he said such words in a hurry - at the same time, this also included the factors of being the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Philip of France was clear bystanders, while Albert was a little confused by the authorities...

"How can you do this? The empire is free, and the dukes are free. The reason we chose the emperor is to maintain this empire because this empire can guarantee our rights, but you want to deprive us of our rights! This should not be what an emperor should say!" Lucivid, the Duke of Hesse, stood up and said loudly.

"That's right! Do you want to do your own thing? My Emperor. You have to figure out how the title of Holy Roman Emperor came from!" On the other side, Frederick, Duke of Brandenburg, also stood up and said. On the other side, the other three dukes also looked at Albert with unrecognizable expressions. At this moment, even Duke of Swabian Henry did not agree with his will.

"Hahaha... It seems that the interior of your empire is not very calm either. An emperor who cannot handle his own internal affairs, an emperor who cannot even appease his compatriots. He is actually qualified to blame others, saying that he cannot unite other countries, and saying that he is very confident in this regard... This is really a big joke." Egil, who succeeded in the plot, smiled unscrupulously, making Albert's face even more ugly.

"Okay, okay, I won't mention this matter for now. Please calm down, dukes, you have the right to freedom. But you should also respect your emperor. After all, he is the true monarch of the Holy Roman Empire, not others." Philip once again smoothed out.

"Then let's start the vote." Egil smiled and nodded, "I'm here... I'll count it, I, His Majesty Albert, His Majesty Philip, His Majesty Charles, His Majesty Attila, and my wife, His Majesty Artoria--"

"—Please wait a moment, can His Majesty Artoria also participate in the voting?" Philip interrupted Egil and said so.

"Of course." Egil looked right: "Although she is my wife, the queen of Norman, she is the queen of Britain, the commander and monarch of the Celtics, and the leader of the 30,000 elite Celtic warriors. Do you think she is qualified to participate?"

As Egil said this, Artoria glared at Philip, making the French king furrowed.

"However, it is difficult to ensure fairness..." Philip tried not to care about Artoria's eyes, and then argued.

"What we need to compare is who can unite more countries, right?" Egil chuckled: "This has nothing to do with fairness. It is purely judged by exchanges and mutual trust between countries. What you are saying now is somewhat contradictory to what you said before. It cannot be a double standard."

Under Egil's remarks, everyone accepted his statement and asked the Queen of Britain Artoria to vote. In this way, Egil had another solid vote.

"In addition, there are five Dukes of Lucivid, Frederick, Henry of Swabian, Henry of Bavaria, Francisco of Milan, and His Excellency of Governor of Venice, such that there are two emperors, four kings, five dukes, and one governor. A total of twelve votes, either in favor, or in opposition or abstain from the throne. In this way, the leader of the crusad who can represent the glory of God and overcome all heresy-"

"—Please wait a little longer." Albert, who had just been fooled by Egil, said angrily: "His Majesty Egil, your calculation just now missed a few people - Portugal, Leon Castile, the kings of Aragon, and the Holy See of Gregory VII of the Roman Catholic Church. These four people are also members of the Crusaders. They also have the right to vote."

"Why do you think so?" Egil looked at Albert in surprise: "You said they are also members of this crusade?! What about their people? What about their army?! At this time of crisis, it would be fine if the Spanish Three Kingdoms did not send troops to join the crusade. They would also continue to attack our Greek allies. What kind of people are qualified to participate in our discussion?!

And the Pope. Yes, the Holy See is indeed noble, but the spirit and faith he wants to control and even the world, I believe that the Holy See must have surpassed anyone's attainment in theology. If we are going to elect the most pious monarch now, the Holy See is absolutely correct. However, what we want to choose now is the leader who will lead the war in the secular world. Then the Holy See cannot say it, and there are times when we miss it..."

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