Chapter 25 The Seven Electors
Feeling Rhine's resentful gaze, Linn smiled at him.
Seeing that everyone only regarded this incident as a minor disturbance, he lowered his head and continued to fight with the grilled sausages on the dinner plate.
After a while, someone spoke to Yvestite about business matters.
"Your Highness, Duke Tireus has rejected your invitation again, you see"
Duke Tyrus?
Lynn felt that the name seemed familiar.
After carefully recalling it, I remembered that this man seemed to be a duke of the Saint Laurent Empire in the original work, who also served as the governor of the southern province.
In addition, he is also a distinguished elector.
Although in modern times when imperial power was strong, the elector system gradually weakened.
But the right to speak in the king selection ceremony should not be underestimated.
In general, there are seven electors in total.
In addition to the four secular electors, there are also three diocesan electors, who are concurrently served by the archbishops of the three major churches of the Saint Laurent Empire.
So before the start of each generation of king selection, the princes who aspire to ascend the throne will try to have good dealings with these old guys.
Once a prince obtains the support of more than four electors, it is basically equivalent to securing the throne.
It seems that Yvest, who is currently weak, is a little anxious and does not want to lag too far behind the others.
Recalling the plot about Wang Xuan in the original work, Lin En shook his head.
Saint Laurent VI had a total of nine children, most of whom were by no means good.
In order to win the king's election, they fought from beginning to end and plotted against each other. In the end, it was the eldest princess Sirena who had the last laugh with the help of the male protagonist.
Generally speaking, after winning the king's election, the winner will temporarily serve as regent, taking care of the empire's government affairs, waiting to officially ascend the throne.
As for Evester Lynn, all I can say is wish her good luck.
She neither has the protagonist aura of Sirena nor the support of a powerful family.
In addition to being regarded as an evil force, he cannot even win the favor of others.
This is equivalent to directly giving her a death sentence.
After all, if you want to become an emperor, public opinion is a very important part.
Of course, this public opinion does not refer to the common people, but to the nobles who are like moths hanging on the roots of the empire, sucking blood and marrow.
Lynn shook his head.
Since he was not interested in things like politics, he returned his attention to the dinner plate.
The sausage is so delicious.
Lin En, who was extremely hungry, ate so much that her mouth was full of oil.
At this moment, a voice full of admiration and curiosity suddenly came from beside him: "I didn't expect you to be so arrogant and arrogant. It's really amazing."
Hearing this, Lin En looked up and found a blond boy sitting next to him.
The boy looked very similar to Rhine, but he was not as arrogant as Rhine. Instead, he looked a little dull.
“You are?”
Lynn touched the oil on her mouth.
"My name is Gloria Augusta. I'm sorry for causing trouble to you, brother."
The boy named Gloria scratched his head.
Lynn nodded, then pointed to the food on his plate and said: "Do you eat sausages?"
"No, thank you."
Ge Rhea felt warm in her heart and was about to refuse his kindness.
As a result, before he finished speaking, he watched this guy happily fork over the untouched grilled sausage on his plate.
What the hell.
Gloria finally felt what his brother felt just now.
What a bitch!
He was a little angry.
Obviously I also like sausages.
So Gloria changed his mind and prepared to treat the other person in his own way.
He pointed to his plate and said: "Then do you want to eat the lamb chops?"
Greya was planning to behave like Lin En did just now when he refused. , so it’s even.
Unexpectedly, this guy happily forked the only mutton chop left on his plate.
"Eat!" He slurred in his mouth, "You are so kind."
Gloria's eyes widened, as if he didn't expect such an operation to be possible.
Looking at his empty plate, he was so angry that he wanted to slam the table. But before Gloria could take action, he suddenly felt that the surrounding area had become quiet.
He subconsciously raised his head and found that His Highness, who was sitting on the main seat, had looked over with calm and indifferent eyes at some point.
Grea was almost pissed at that moment.
Lynn hurt me!
Like a frightened quail, he drooped his head and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness?"
"You seem to have something to say?"
Yi West said calmly.
"No, no, Your Highness."
Gloria was about to cry.
“No, you do.” Yvest’s domineering attitude was revealed again, “Since you have something to say, it means that you have your own unique insights into how to deal with these more than 300 civilians. "
"In this case, I will leave this matter to you. I will see the results within three days."
Yvester's words fell lightly.
But it hit Grea's heart as if it was as heavy as a stone!
He was completely stupid.
Although as the second son of Baron Augusta, he is considered half a young master in the manor, but with Rhine's presence who dominates him both in terms of strength and aura, Gloria has always been There is no chance of inheriting the title.
The biggest hope in this life is to go to the south to build a plantation, then marry a noble lady as his wife, and live out his life in peace.
Although my father and brother swore allegiance to His Highness, they actually had nothing to do with Grea.
He just wandered around the manor and Orne City every day, fooling around.
After all, no one really has any hope for him.
But at this moment, His Highness suddenly threw such a heavy responsibility on his head.
Gloria was stunned.
Huh? Shall I go?
Just when he felt at a loss, he suddenly heard a movement beside him.
Gloria glanced out of the corner of his eye.
Sure enough, the grandson Lin En was lowering his head, his whole body trembling and suppressing laughter.
"By the way, you can take Linn with you to assist you as your deputy. If things go wrong, you should know the consequences."
Yvester came again.
Hearing this, Lin En's smile suddenly froze on his face.
He raised his head with an ugly expression.
This time it was Grea's turn to hold back a laugh.
It turns out that smiles never disappear, they just move from one person's face to another.
“Let’s go.”
After breakfast, Rhine came directly to Linn.
He pointed to the door with a cold expression and motioned for Linn to follow him.
In fact, he was already thinking about how he would teach this hateful guy a lesson later.
The "cellar" is not just a place for storing sundries as it appears on the surface. It is deeper than an underground prison.
I have been to Rhine several times and was deeply shocked.
To put it simply, it was Yvester's storage room for collecting various extraordinary items and ancient spells. There were all kinds of weird things in there.
There are even many dangerous gadgets with extremely high sequence levels.
It is said that once released, it can easily become a natural disaster sweeping the city.
Fortunately, most of the things inside are perfectly contained, thanks to the work of His Highness.
Her power is so terrifying that she can suppress even those terrible ancient spells.
After entering the cellar later, Rhine was going to rely on the characteristics of an ancient curse to teach this boy a lesson and let him know who was the boss of this manor.
Thinking of this, Rhine sneered.
Seeing this, Grea glanced at Lin En with some sympathy: "We will talk about the matters His Highness told you after you come out. In addition, I wish you good luck."
Manor There aren't many people of the same age here, and there are even fewer with whom we can chat.
He still hopes that Lin En can stay here safe and sound.
After all, he seems to be a very interesting guy.
Looking at the two people leaving, Greya thought silently.
(End of this chapter)