Dalton helped the Queen down before Heinrich, for personal reasons but not entirely. On the way when the Queen walked into the Birgaia Palace, where the Congress was held, Dalton lowered his voice and quickly reported an emergency to the Queen.
A member of the House of Lords and a city representative from Port Lacey clashed yesterday evening, and the two sides finally fought.
"Where did you do it?"
Adele smiled and waved to people on both sides of the road, and asked in a low voice.
Dalton's expression became subtle, he paused, and then quickly and vaguely said a place name.
"What a bunch of conscientious adults." She said sarcastically without changing her smile.
It's no wonder that Dalton's expression was subtle. The place where the two congressmen had a dispute was in the southeast district of Gelt City, which is a well-known brothel district. In this way, it is conceivable why they had a conflict... The reason is really not on the table.
What is exasperating and helpless is that although the cause of the incident is simply absurd, the Queen still has to write it down and remain vigilant.
—On the day before the Congress was about to be held, there was a dispute between members of the House of Lords and the House of Commons. It was such a coincidence that there was no guarantee that no one would do anything behind it.
Adele and Dalton had a short conversation, and the conversation was accompanied by the red bell of the tower, and they arrived at the Congress Hall of Birgaia Palace.
In the congress hall, which is dominated by gold and red, the members of the two houses have already been seated. The hall is narrow from east to west, and long from north to south. Three huge chandeliers specially made by goldsmiths hang above everyone's heads. Each chandelier is at least Hundreds of candles were lit. The light from thousands of candles is refracted by the mirror in the corner of the hall, illuminating the space with splendor and majesty.
The queen's throne is definitely the most eye-catching presence in the entire hall.
The throne is located in front of all the members' seats and the rostrum. It stands on the steps and is decorated with precious rubies and sapphires. The armrests are cast in the shape of rose vines of the Roland family. The vines extend upward from both sides, arching into an awe-inspiring high-backed, silver-cast cross. The sword descends vertically, forming the axis of the entire throne.
After the Queen took her seat on the throne, representatives of the two Houses knelt and saluted.
Adele rose gracefully from her throne and bowed humbly in return.
After the etiquette was over, the queen gave a speech before the meeting according to the traditional etiquette. This speech will establish the theme of this congress and the direction of the future government's efforts.
"Gentlemen."
The light from the crystal candlestick fell on the queen, and the diamonds on the crown refracted the dazzling brilliance. She spoke calmly and powerfully under everyone's attention.
"Three hundred years ago, in order to protect the interests of every citizen of the empire, representatives of families and cities came from all over the country at the call of the empire, gathered in front of their loyal monarch, and established this ancient and glorious institution .It has been the sword and shield of Imperial glory ever since.”
"Today, I sincerely thank you and this ancient institution for all your efforts and contributions to the empire over the years. At the same time, I hope that you will remember the mission of Congress. For, in the next meeting, we will What we are facing is the most severe challenge in the history of the empire for 1,500 years."
"Gentlemen, please do not overlook the fact that our enemies are everywhere and our friends are as few as the morning candle. Thirteen years ago our enemies took our last foothold on the west side of the Sea of Heaven land, our beautiful Nightingale Isle. Now they are trying to squeeze us out of the free trade market hand in hand, they are wringing our sea lanes, which are the veins that extend from the land of the empire, they want to make us anxious, make us Hunger and Thirst—Countries such as Yag, Tuva, and Siul, are planning to invade our sacred territory and take away our glory and splendor."
"It all started when we lost our arms at sea."
"This is a whole new era, and we must see what is happening on the ocean: sails replace wood pulp, breaking the wind and waves also breaks the barbaric, traditional old era. The wealth of the world circulates on the sea, who controls it Whoever loses the sea controls the world, and whoever loses the sea loses everything. To that end, we will present in this Parliament provisions that will have great consequences for the happiness of the Empire."
"These provisions will determine the fate of the empire. I ask each of you to always remember the responsibilities on your shoulders when you vote."
"Gentlemen, a new era has arrived, and we must make a choice—"
"Change, or die!"
The Hong bell rang, and the Imperial Conference officially kicked off.
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Except for the day when the parliament is in session and the day when it is adjourned, the queen will appear in the parliament hall, and she lives in the palace not far from the parliament for the rest of the time. But this does not mean that the queen has lost control of the parliament. On the contrary, everything that happens in the parliament will be reported to the queen.
Adele frowned as she listened to the news of the debate brought back by the herald, suppressing her anger.
Whether it is the House of Lords or the House of Commons, if they want to negotiate and communicate with the Queen on certain proposed provisions, they need to send their respective representatives to the Queen's audience room to wait for an audience.
When the herald brought the latest debate, cold sweat broke out on his brow.
"What a bunch of idiots!" The queen was rarely angry. "If they want to waste everyone's time for such a trivial matter, let them go!"
Although Adele is generally smiling and amiable, that doesn't mean she doesn't have moments of anger. How lighthearted and happy she was when she smiled, and how terrified she was when she was angry. Now, there are two guys who don't know how to live or die hit the muzzle of the gun.
It was the two noble councilors and city representatives mentioned by Dalton that made the queen angry.
As article after article was discussed and voted on, the House of Lords and the House of Commons debated the hidden tax payment of the Port Ordinance.
At the most intense moment of the debate, the two gentlemen accidentally brought the grievances of the previous few days into the debate. The noble councilor mocked the city representative, "The guy who can't even pay for whoring money, no wonder he can't even pay this little tax." up"... a chaotic quarrel ensued.
"Throw these two idiots in Whitehall prison for dereliction of duty, tell the others, and remember for me where they were."
The herald went out sweating.
"They probably want to see which one you prefer in the House of Lords or the House of Commons." Archbishop Rodrik said, he was responsible for conveying the Queen's wishes to MPs. The Queen was replaced by Archbishop Rodriguez.
Dalton would also like to take on this job, but unfortunately, just like Heinrich is the leader of the nobles, Dalton is to some extent the representative of the House of Commons.
Now that the queen has replaced Heinrich, she will not allow herself to favor the Commons on the bright side.
With a delicate and precise wrist, she manipulates complex relationships, with both the sensitivity and softness of a woman, and the majesty and unpredictability of a king.
"Then let them guess." Adele commented harshly, "a bunch of idiots."
People always say that the trend of the times is surging, and smart people should learn to follow the trend. But in real life, there are many stubborn guys who stick to the past. As for these guys, if they don't kowtow hard in the new era, they will never know their stupidity.
Archbishop Rodri raised his hand and spread out a piece of paper, ready to write the next oral order for the Queen. He happened to be sitting by the window, and when he raised his hand, the diamond cufflinks on his wrist reflected light like sparks.
The bright light caught the queen's attention, and she looked sideways.
Archbishop Rodri subconsciously withdrew his hand, trying to hide the little secret on his sleeve. But he was a step too late, the Queen had already seen it.
"You keep it?"
Adele asked pointedly.
Archbishop Rodri's quill stopped in mid-air, his face was stiff, and he didn't know how to answer.
"The bishop's gown is inlaid with gemstones worn by women, huh?" Adele leaned slightly, she reached out to touch the gemstone she dropped, her silver hair fell on the back of Archbishop Rodriguez's hand, and there were a few hints in her voice It's a bit of a joke—Archbishop Rodri actually couldn't tell if her ambiguity was true or false.
She is an excellent queen, but as a woman, she is never a good object of love, because she is too dangerous.
Just like now, the distance between them is so close that he can smell the soft and sweet fragrance, but she raised her head and asked: "I heard that when Father Balder stepped on the guillotine, did you give your mentor a ride?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Archbishop Rodriguez replied, "He taught me to embark on the path of redemption. Even if we choose differently, he is my mentor. As a student, since I have found the real path, I should naturally tell him .”
Adele gave Archbishop Rodri a strange look.
She kind of wanted to ask him, was old priest Baldr really not mad at his ways? ——Chasing a heretic monarch who does not believe in gods, such a path can horrify most clergy, right
However, Adele didn't really underestimate Archbishop Rodri because of this.
Archbishop Rodri can become the last person to be canonized in the Roland Empire, his perseverance and wisdom are far beyond ordinary people. If it wasn't for the torrential rain that she learned about when she was reborn, his faith would not have collapsed—in fact, the reason why Archbishop Rodrik was so dazed at that time was not simply because of the rain.
Adele believes that even without herself, Archbishop Rodrik will still embark on the path of faith reshaping in the end.
He is one of the rare people who retains compassion and is extremely paranoid about the truth.
His previous firm belief in the Church of the Old God came from this, but because of this, when the various actions of the church refuted the salvation in his mind, he would be more impacted. In the original historical track, the Saint Lorraine sect was eventually destroyed, and Archbishop Rodri himself established a sect completely different from the new gods and the old gods.
The rain of God's Judgment just used the most violent impact to tear away all the doubts he had long ago, and put them naked in front of him.
After the weird dialogue between the monarch and his ministers on a rainy night, the next day the archbishop began to preside over the daily religious activities as usual, and began to participate in the political activities of the Royal Council under the Queen's rule-and showed a keen political sense.
"Someone told me that you are in contact with the New God sect, and you are starting to translate classical books, many of which are pagan books." The Queen carefully observed the expression of Archbishop Rodri, "Tell me, Mr. Bishop, you will not Are you going to throw the puppet idol into the fire?"
She didn't care what the archbishop understood that day, what kind of belief he reshaped.
But she didn't want him to go the wrong way and set off an atheistic revolution in Roland. Although beliefs can be changed at any time according to the interests of the ruling class, the empire does not need to set off such a revolution that is several centuries ahead so quickly.
The queen doesn't want the empire to be an enemy of the world now.
"You don't have to worry."
Archbishop Rodri's voice was so low that only he and the queen could hear him clearly. He held the hand that the queen was about to withdraw.
"You are a god and a devil, and I entrust my soul into your hands."