The Glorious Empire Senate is located on the south side of the central square in the northern district of Yulong City.
On the other side of the central square, stands the statue of the founding emperor of the Radiant Empire, Garner San Lorenzo.
The whole sculpture is more than 20 meters high and is carved from red sandstone. At a glance, it looks like a burning flame.
The sculpture of this legendary paladin is far away from the majestic Senate, like a tacit comrade-in-arms who will accompany him forever, and like a tit-for-tat enemy of fate.
At the beginning of the establishment of the Glorious Empire, the founding emperor reached an agreement with the first Pope—the secular ones belong to the nobles, and the religious ones belong to the gods.
Therefore, although the church controls the spiritual world of the entire human empire, it does not have any secular authority.
However, the first pope was not willing to withdraw from the control of the world like this, let alone let the San Lorenzo family dominate.
Therefore, he united the major lords of the empire to put pressure on the royal family and demanded that the emperor's power be limited.
This led to the birth of the "Charter of Glory" and the establishment of the Senate.
According to the "Charter of Glory", a series of major administrative orders officially promulgated by the emperor, such as war orders, canonization of dukes, changes in heirs, etc., must be voted by the Senate before they can be implemented.
Even some decrees that the emperor disagrees with can still be implemented as long as they get an absolute majority (more than two-thirds) of votes in the Senate.
The war order against Yevil that Prince Lehi tried to launch before was to bypass Emperor Reinhardt who would inevitably veto the proposal in this way.
The Senate represents the will and interests of all the lords in the empire, and exists to limit imperial power.
Facing the rising sun, the gate of the Senate slowly opened, and the members of the Senate who arrived one after another walked in one after another.
A gorgeous carriage stopped in front of the Senate, but the people inside did not get out of the carriage.
"Are you nervous?" In the carriage, Colin looked at Vera who was opening the curtain to look in the direction of the Senate, and asked with a smile.
The two of them were not senators, so of course they couldn't enter the senate, but they were discussing matters closely related to Vera, so it was no wonder that Colin asked her if she was nervous.
"It's okay." Vera turned around and held Colin's big hand.
"The palms are sweating, and you still say you're not nervous." Colin joked with a smile, "Didn't you think it didn't matter if you were the Duke of the North?"
Vera glared at her husband, but it was a pity that it didn't have any pressure, it just looked cute and cute.
Pursing her lips, she said in a low voice: "At the beginning, I was too naive, thinking that it didn't matter whoever became the Duke of the Northern Territory. But now, I think it's better for the future of the Northern Territory to be in our hands! "
Colin was quite pleased with Vera's change, squeezed her soft and wet little hand, and comforted her:
"Don't worry, after Prince Lexi was expelled, Emperor Reinhardt has the final say in Yulong City. Since he has agreed that you should inherit the Duke of the North, the Senate will not deliberately oppose him at this time."
Vera nodded silently, seeming a little nervous.
Seeing this, Ke Lin suggested, "Let's go for a walk in the central square."
"All right."
As soon as the two got out of the carriage, they saw the gate of the Senate just closed slowly.
In the quiet and solemn meeting hall, the elders who attended the meeting were full.
bang~
The rotating chairman of the Senate, Imerson St. Pross, slammed the gavel and announced loudly:
"Time is up, the meeting begins!
A total of 116 elders attended this meeting, reaching the effective number of participants. All resolutions of this meeting are valid! "
boom!
The rotating chairman, Imerson, tapped the gavel again, and continued: "The first topic of this meeting is to declare war on Yevil! Now, five...four consuls are invited to express their opinions on this!"
The consul of Lytom is dead, but his successor has not yet been produced, so only four of the five consuls remain.
"I object!" Crete St. Gerian Consul first expressed his attitude.
But he didn't go on to explain his reasons, as if it didn't matter anymore.
In fact, after Prince Lech was expelled, there was indeed no need to discuss this topic. Even the paladins would inevitably end up leaving the tea.
"I object!"
"I object!"
"I object!"
Sure enough, the next three consuls all expressed their opposition with one voice.
Imerson, the rotating chairman, knocked down the gavel and said, "Okay, the consul's speech is over! Voting begins. Those who agree with the proposal, please raise your right hand!"
The normal procedure of the Senate meeting has three procedures. First, the rotating chairman puts forward a proposal to be voted on, then the five consuls take turns to express their opinions, and finally there is a show of hands to vote.
It can be seen that in the whole process, only five consuls are qualified to speak.
It is precisely because of this that although they, like other elders, have one person, one vote, but because of the additional process of expressing their opinions, they can use this method to influence the subsequent voting sessions.
This is also the real key factor in the consul's position as the leader of the Senate.
Now all the consuls are unanimously opposed to the declaration of war proposal, so you don't need to look to know that no one dares to vote for it during the voting process.
boom!
"Voting is over! With zero votes in favor and 116 votes against, I declare that this proposal will not be passed!"
After the rotating chairman Imerson announced the result of the vote, he took a sip of water and said again: "The next topic is about Vera St. Hilde's succession to the Duke of the North! The four consuls are invited to express their opinions on this."
"I agree." Crete, the Consul of the Western Territory, said first, "The Duke of St. Hilde left a will before his death and appointed Vera as the Marquis of the Northern Territory, so it is reasonable for her to inherit the Duke of the Northern Territory."
"I also agree." Southern Consul Dulles said succinctly.
Afterwards, it was the turn of the Northern Territory Consul Sebastian to speak.
But all the elders already have a bottom line in their hearts, and two consuls agree, so it is impossible for this consul from the St. Hilde family to object...
Bar
"I object." Sebastian made a statement that shocked the audience.
Everyone stared at the consul from the north with piercing eyes, waiting for his next explanation.
Sebastian glanced around slowly, and said in a deep voice, "I don't approve of letting a mage become the Lord of the North!"
After saying this, he kept silent and ignored the complex eyes of the elders looking at him.
Next, the last consul, the rotating chairman Imerson, was left to express his opinion.
The consul from the Eastern Territory first took a deep look at Sebas, then slowly scanned the audience, and then said in a firm voice:
"I object!"
The audience was in an uproar.
All the elders immediately began to whisper and discuss.
Four consuls, two in favor and two against!
Now, there is a good show to watch.
boom!
Rotating chairman Imerson slammed the gavel and said loudly:
"Now, start voting!"
(end of this chapter)