Chapter 509： The Imperial Conference (Part 2)

The cold wind that leaked in from nowhere turned around in the hall.

The cabinet ministers couldn't help shaking.

Baron Heidegger, the Prime Minister of the Empire, who has been silent, finally couldn't help but speak:

"Your Majesty, it's not a good idea to anger the church at this time."

Emperor Reinhardt dissatisfied: "What? As a member of the empire, shouldn't the Glory Church make its due contribution to the fight against the invasion of the orcs? The empire's finances are tight, and it won't work to borrow any money from them?"

Baron Heidegger shook his head firmly, and said: "Perhaps we could still discuss before, but now, absolutely not!"

"why?"

"Your Majesty, do you know that just this morning, the Archbishop of the East was buried in the Holy Tomb under the arrangement of Pope Gregory.

How can an archbishop Hode enjoy such a privilege?

This is obviously a means by which the pope is expressing his anger to the outside world. If you come to the door at this time, even if you borrow money from the church in a negotiated manner, the pope must strictly reject you in order to maintain his tough attitude. "

Emperor Reinhardt held back his anger, gritted his teeth and said, "Should we leave the church out of the way?"

Baron Heidegger said blankly:

"Your Majesty, in accordance with the "Glorious Code", it is the responsibility of the nobles to protect the territory from foreign enemies, not the church. Therefore, even if the church is really out of the way, there is nothing to blame."

Bang!

Emperor Reinhardt slammed his palm on the armrest of the seat, and the sound of the sound made the cabinet ministers tremble.

"Then the "Glorious Code" also stipulates that the church shall not intervene in secular affairs. Have they strictly followed it?"

Baron Heidegger was silent.

When Emperor Reinhardt's anger subsided a bit, he spoke again:

"Your Majesty, if you think about it from the perspective of the pope, once he agrees to your loan, can the actions of the lords of the East also be considered reasonable behavior under special circumstances?

Then how will the church punish those Eastern nobles in the future?

Isn't it a joke that the Pope buried the Archbishop of the East in the Holy Tomb this time? "

The Great Emperor Reinhardt's face became so gloomy, he stared at Baron Heidegger coldly, and asked:

"Heidegger! As my prime minister, you are actually considering the Pope's difficulties?"

Baron Heidegger kept looking at Emperor Reinhardt, and said calmly:

"Your Majesty, I am not speaking for the Pope, but this matter has indeed touched the bottom line of the church. If it is not handled properly, it will have extremely serious consequences.

And this consequence, in the current situation where the orc invasion is imminent, the Glorious Empire cannot bear it.

Therefore, you must not stimulate the church at this time.

What's more, we have already taken advantage of the changes in the Eastern Realm. Now, as long as we stabilize the current situation, repel the invasion of the orc empire, and then slowly negotiate with the church is the safe move. "

Emperor Reinhardt was silent, and an extremely repressed atmosphere filled the hall.

The powerful aura of the sixth-order knight made everyone feel a tremor that originated from the depths of their hearts.

But Baron Heidegger, an ordinary person who is not even a knight, stood with his head high and stood there, quietly watching Emperor Reinhardt with a clear conscience.

After a long time, I didn't know if I wanted to understand it or found that such a threat was useless against the smelly and hard stone of Baron Heidegger, and the Great Reinhardt finally restrained his aura helplessly.

But still said in a bad tone: "Then how do you solve the problem of military expenditure?"

Baron Heidegger seemed to be prepared, and immediately said:

"Your Majesty, I also don't think it is necessary to gather a million troops so early. Firstly, the lords of various regions have no time to organize, and secondly, maintaining such a large army is too costly to maintain.

Therefore, we can ask the lords to send an army to the west to gather in two batches, and the first batch will arrive at the original time. In this way, if the orc army arrives early, we will not be completely defenseless.

As for the second batch of troops, you don't have to worry so much, you can wait for the definite news of the orc army to be dispatched, and then set a time for assembly.

In this way, a large amount of military expenses can be saved, and local lords have more time to mobilize troops. "

Emperor Reinhardt scanned the temple with a cold face and asked, "What do you think? What is the Prime Minister's suggestion?"

"I fully agree with the Prime Minister's suggestion!" Finance Minister Earl Lloyd said immediately.

The rest of the cabinet ministers also agreed.

Emperor Reinhardt's expression was a little slow, but he still seemed to be a little uncomfortable, and said: "Then we really let the church be completely out of the matter, and no blood will come out?"

When Baron Heidegger saw that Emperor Reinhardt was always calculating the church at this critical moment, he lamented in his heart, but he still patiently said:

"Your Majesty, if you want the church to participate in this war, you can't use strong means, but only from the perspective of public opinion."

"public opinion?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. You can send someone to secretly announce that the Church is about to send the Knights Templar to participate in the war against the orcs. As long as this news spreads among the people of the empire, even if the pope is unwilling, but in order to maintain the church in the hearts of the people For his lofty prestige, he had to send the Knights Templar to the West."

Emperor Reinhardt's eyes lit up, but he was still a little dissatisfied, saying:

"Is there only the Knights Templar?"

"In a similar way, perhaps the church can send a chaplain with the army, but it is only limited to this. As for the'tithe' and the like, your Majesty, please stop this idea as soon as possible."

Emperor Reinhardt glared at Baron Heidegger, but he no longer struggled with this question.

"Okay, then do what the Prime Minister said." Emperor Reinhard stood up and announced in a smug voice, "Besides, you don't have to worry about the choice of the commander of the imperial coalition forces this time. I am going to take you Personally!"

As soon as this statement came out, all the ministers in the hall showed shocked expressions.

Baron Heidegger just wanted to dissuade him, but found that Emperor Reinhardt looked at him coldly, and said quietly:

"What? The Prime Minister thinks I am not worthy to be the commander of the coalition forces?"

Baron Heidegger would like to remind this confident emperor-you have never been on the battlefield!

A person who has never really experienced a battlefield actually wants to command a million army... This is simply joking about the survival of the empire and the lives of soldiers.

But no matter how bold he was, he didn't dare to say "you are not worthy" answer to his face.

What's more, he also knew that the remonstrance he had just made the Great Reinhardt dissatisfied with him. If the stimulation continues, I am afraid that the emperor who wants to make a big effort will not forgive himself anymore. UU reading www.uukanshu. cm

With a secret sigh, Baron Heidegger lowered his head in silence.

Seeing that even the imperial prime minister has died down, of course the rest of the cabinet ministers dare not talk more.

During this time of getting along, they had already figured out Emperor Reinhardt's impatient and stubborn character, knowing that going up to dissuade at this time would definitely not end well.

Seeing that there was no objection, Emperor Reinhardt nodded in satisfaction and said:

"Okay, that's it, let's go and prepare separately, don't make any mistakes!"

After speaking, he strode away.

At the moment the door was opened, a piercing cold wind blew in, causing the cabinet ministers in the hall to shiver.

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