Chapter 987

"Holy soul wizards are not allowed to serve as consuls!"

The sonorous and powerful voice echoed in the meeting hall, and needles could be heard throughout the hall.

The more than 300 imperial councilors sitting in the audience looked at the legendary wizard who spoke, their faces all changed, but their reactions were different. Some were shocked, some were nervous, some were indifferent, some were angry, and some tried hard not to lose their composure.

In the next second, everyone looked at the consul on the stage.

This proposal is aimed at the consul. Who doesn't know that His Excellency Ren is a holy soul wizard? The consul is not only a holy soul wizard, because the leader of the Modu sect, Master Anxi, has rarely shown himself in the past ten years, allowing the consul to overshadow the sky with one hand and dominate the entire empire!

It was Master Nestor who proposed the proposal.

He is one of the eight leaves of the Floating City of Flanaiss, a student of the Duke of Greyhawk, and another layer of identity, the lord of the "County of Ladia" under the Duke of Longpis, the Earl of Ladia automatically obtains a Seats in the Reichstag.

Ladia is the second city in the duchy after Longpis. Master Nesto can be made an earl, which shows that the Duke's trust in him is definitely one of his own.

Master Nestu dared to initiate a proposal, and the supporters behind it were clear at a glance.

The members of the empire looked at Tim Kennan frequently, seeing him expressionless, as if all this had nothing to do with him.

Everyone's eyes returned to the consul, and found that the consul was not as furious as expected, and his expression was very calm, without even a trace of fluctuation.

"Member Nesto." Ren said softly, "Please explain the reasons for your proposal."

"yes."

Nestu stepped out of his seat, stepped onto the stage to the front of the podium, faced the imperial parliamentarians, and said loudly: "My colleagues, I did not initiate this proposal to target your Excellency the Consul. The achievements of the Consul in the past ten years, All of us can see that His Excellency Rennes is the best consul in the history of the empire, and I only have admiration and respect for the consul, without any dissatisfaction or hostility."

Having said that, Nestu turned around and saluted Renn solemnly beside him.

Ren nodded slightly.

"but……"

Nestu's words changed, and he deliberately emphasized his tone, and continued: "The reason why the Orienser Empire can develop to where it is today depends on the leadership of the Supreme Council, who guides us and guards the empire for the people. This It is the victory of the system, and it is the efforts of all the people in the empire, not the credit of a certain person or faction."

"Everyone, can you imagine what Orienth would look like today if the emperor was still in power in the empire?"

As soon as this remark came out, the eyes of many congressmen in the audience changed.

Nestu said with a heavy face: "From 271 years when Emperor Alfa disappeared to 1368 when the Supreme Council was established, in the nearly 1,100 years, the empire experienced two civil wars, four divisions and reunification, There have been more than 200 wars, large and small, almost every war was caused by the change of the throne, how many deaths have been caused, and how much harm have they brought to the people of the empire?"

There were murmurs of discussion in the meeting hall.

Finally, Ren's complexion became turbulent, and he looked at Nestu a few times. It has to be said that the speech of this legendary wizard is very convincing.

Most importantly, his words alluded to his desire to be emperor.

It just happened to be hit!

Ren couldn't help but wonder if the Duke of Greyhawk had guessed his plan, or was Nestor making wild guesses to increase the strength of his speech?

"You mean I want to be emperor?" Ren asked quietly.

The meeting hall was instantly quiet.

Nestu suddenly felt the tremendous pressure, cold sweat flowed from his back, and his feet were trembling.

He quickly explained: "I believe that the noble character of the consul will never have such absurd ideas. However, the power of the empire cannot be concentrated in the hands of one person. If things go on like this, the position of the consul will deteriorate, and the status will be on the contrary. Above the Supreme Council, it has destroyed the stable system that has been effective for thousands of years."

"It's not good for the empire, and it's bad for the consul's personal reputation."

"I hope that the consul will give up this title for the sake of the overall situation. I also hope that all colleagues will work together to maintain our system, so that the empire can develop for another thousand, two thousand, or even ten thousand years, and become the greatest ten thousand-year empire in human history !"

After Nestu finished speaking, he bowed deeply to the members of the audience, and stood up for more than ten seconds, his face full of sincerity and pleading.

His gesture is moving.

But not all the councilors were convinced. A councilor sitting in the back stood up and asked loudly: "Master Nesto, you also know how much the Consul has contributed to the empire. He has done so many things in just one term. .If the consul is not re-elected, how will the policies he pursued continue?"

"Your Excellency Rennes is a holy soul wizard, and he can also guide the implementation of imperial policies in the Supreme Council." Nesto replied immediately.

Another congressman immediately retorted: "How can you guarantee that the successor consul will have this ability?"

"The consul is selected from among you, so the ability is naturally not bad." Nestu laughed.

Lawmakers aren't buying it.

Someone said loudly: "The forty-four consuls before His Excellency Rennes were also elected from among the imperial councilors. How come none of them can achieve the achievements of His Excellency Rennes?"

"That's right, I don't dare stand shoulder to shoulder with the consul." Someone beside him echoed.

Most MPs nodded in approval.

To be able to become a member of the Empire, none of the more than 300 people present is easy-going, but the achievements of the consul are too dazzling, even if they are confident members of parliament, they dare not say that they can do what Rennes did , not even one-tenth.

Amid all the discussions, someone suddenly said coldly: "What if the new consul has his own ideas?"

"That's right!" A congressman looked at the stage and questioned: "Master Nesto, if the new consul opposes His Excellency Ren's policy, who should he listen to?"

Nestu hesitated for a moment before replying, "Of course I listened to Lord Ren."

"Then it's better to let His Excellency Renn continue to serve as the consul!"

"Makes sense."

"Master Nesto's proposal is superfluous." Dozens of imperial councilors agreed one after another, and their positions were all close together, forming an area that belonged to members of the Modus faction.

An aristocratic member stood up and asked again: "What if the new consul insists on his own opinion?"

Nestu shook his head and said, "This will not happen. Your Excellency Rennes represents the will of the Supreme Council."

"Why not?"

The aristocratic member sneered, "You dare to stand on the stage to oppose the re-election of the consul because of the support of the Duke. The new consul may also belong to you. At that time, of course he will dare to interrupt His Excellency Wren's policy. Even do it the other way around!"

A member of the front row also stood up and accused: "Netus, you keep saying that it is for the empire, who doesn't know, but it is actually just for the self-interest of the Balance faction."

"If the consul fails to be re-elected and interrupts the momentum of the empire's development, can you bear the responsibility?"

"You are the sinner of the empire!"

One by one, the imperial councilors stood up to express their opposition to the proposal. The crowd was furious, and they did not give Nesto a chance to defend themselves. His expression was ugly.

"Nonsense!"

Seeing that Nestu was besieged and the voices of opposition almost drowned him out, the members of the Balance faction finally couldn't sit still and expressed their support.

Members of the two camps fell into a scolding war, and the meeting hall was noisy, like a vegetable market.

If it weren't for the Holy Soul Sorcerer of the Supreme Council on the stage, some impulsive imperial councilors might not be able to resist.

"quiet!"

Ren watched coldly for a while, and then stopped shouting.

The chamber returned to silence.

"Sit down for me." Ren's voice contained terrible coercion. The members of the empire felt as if their skulls were lifted, and a basin of cold water was poured on their heads. Location.

Ren's eyes swept across the congressmen in the audience, and finally landed on Nestu, and said calmly: "The congressmen who initially support Master Tustu's proposal, please raise your hands."

Immediately, more than 20 supporters stood up on the left side of the audience, all of them were members of the Balance faction.

According to the laws of the Imperial Parliament, as long as a proposal is supported by ten people in the preliminary vote, it can enter the voting process.

If there are less than ten supporters, the consul can directly veto it.

"Then vote."

Ren waved his hand, and a simple table appeared on the stage. There were two transparent containers on the table, with pros and cons written respectively, and more than 300 gems were placed beside them. This is the tool used by imperial parliamentarians to vote. It is different from the voting method for electing consuls, it is simpler, and it is registered.

"I agree with Master Nesto's proposal, and if there is a law to ban holy soul wizards from serving as consuls, please vote for it."

"On the contrary, please vote no."

Ryan announced the voting process and stepped aside.

Nestu was the first to pass by, picked up a gemstone and injected soul power to vote in favor, then retreated to the audience and returned to his place. After he went down, the councilors in the front row got up and came up to the stage in an orderly manner. In front of the holy soul wizards, they picked up gems and put them into the container one by one.

Some were in favor, some were against, and a few put the stone aside to abstain.

In the beginning, there were significantly more upvotes.

A smile flickered in Tim Kennan's eyes.

The proposal of the Imperial Parliament needs the approval of two-thirds of the members to pass. There are a total of 329 members of the Imperial Assembly in this session. All of them are present today, and 220 votes in favor are enough.

The number of imperial members belonging to the three camps of the Supreme Council is about the same, each faction accounts for about one-third, but some members are not firm and often change camps. There are more than 30 such swing members. I have privately summoned most of the swing members in the past few months to ensure that they vote in favor. Adding the balance faction and Nether faction's basics, I can securely get more than 240 votes!

Once the Imperial Parliament passes the proposal, it will be submitted to the Supreme Council for a vote on the spot.

The Consul of Wren is at an end!

Tim Kenan sneered in his heart, glanced over at Ren, and found that Ren was also looking at him, with the corners of his mouth raised, showing a meaningful smile.

"What does he mean?"

Tim Kennan was suddenly a little uneasy. Before he could figure out what was going on, he saw an imperial councilor voted against it, and his face suddenly darkened.

This person is Lord Cassin of the southern part of the empire, one of the swing councilors.

He personally visited Kathin's territory in half a month, and promised many benefits, including giving the Kathin family a chance to enter the Floating City of Flanaiss to learn magic.

As a result, Cass voted against it in front of his face!

"How dare!"

Tim Kenan's face was calm, but anger was already growing in his heart, and he stared coldly at Lord Cassin, but the other party stepped down immediately after voting, and he didn't even dare to look at himself.

He was thinking about how to punish Lord Cassin when he saw another MP cast a negative vote.

This is also the swing congressman I have summoned!

"again……"

Tim Kennan watched more and more negative votes, quickly surpassing the favorable votes, and quickly opened up the votes, and finally realized that something was wrong.

Several swing MPs who had already taken office broke their contracts.

When the Imperial Councilors sent by Nesser came to power, many voted against it, which immediately changed the faces of the Duke of Redstone Kelstone and the Great Sage. There were as many as fifty or more Nether faction MPs who voted against it, more than half of them!

This means the proposal failed.

Tim *Kennan cursed in his heart, Kelstone is such a waste that he can't even control his subordinate imperial councilors.

Not long after, he was stunned, and then his face turned ashen.

Because the Imperial Councilors of the Balance faction have also begun to vote against, and it is not that they are not counted, but a majority, more than sixty, including some loyal Imperial Councilors who have been loyal for many years, even betrayed the Balance faction at the most critical time!

Tim Kennan and Kelstone looked at each other, seeing the shock and anger in each other's eyes.

The two soon discovered that these traitorous imperial councilors had a common background. They were either shareholders of subcontinental trading companies, or they had been promoted under Rennes' ruling system, or they had participated in the construction of territories in the New World.

All in all, they have inextricably linked interests with Rennes.

The two realized it later, only to discover that Ren not only controlled the Supreme Council, but also bought most of the Imperial Councilors!

The entire empire is filled with Ren's people!

Voting closes soon.

Everyone can see at a glance that the number of negative votes far exceeds the number of positive votes, and the difference is several times, which is far from the 220 votes required for the proposal to pass.

Ren immediately announced: "85 votes in favor and 244 votes against. Master Nesto, your proposal has been rejected."

Nestu looked bewildered, not understanding why this happened.

A smile appeared on Ren's face.

The holy soul wizards of the balance faction and the Nether faction were silent.

Tim Kenan's face was sullen, and Ryan's smile was particularly eye-catching in his eyes, as if he had slapped himself severely. The planning of the past few months has become a joke, especially those swing members who agreed. At that time, it was estimated that They all laughed at themselves in their hearts.

"snort……"

He glanced at Kelstone next to him, and the two reached an agreement in eye contact.

The fact that the proposal of the Imperial Parliament has not been passed does not mean that there is no solution, and it can also be directly voted on in the Supreme Council. The reason for voting in the Imperial Parliament is to stand on the commanding heights of public opinion and use public opinion to put pressure on Rennes and the Modu faction. Since this plan fails, then directly pass the vote in the Supreme Council, the effect is the same .

Tim Kennan had arranged for Mayove to come up with a vote.

Ma Youfu was about to speak when he was ahead of him alone.

An imperial councilor stood up from the audience and said loudly: "Consul, fellow colleagues, although Master Nesto's proposal did not pass, it gave me an inspiration."

All eyes were drawn to it.

The speaker was the Governor of Osian Province, Moserio, and he said solemnly:

"In order to ensure that the consul can be re-elected, make greater contributions to the empire, and benefit all the people of the empire, here I propose to the parliament: please appoint Lord Ren Augustus as the 'consul for life' until The day His Excellency Rennes ascends to the Goddess' kingdom!"

"Wow..."

There was an uproar in the meeting hall.

The holy soul wizards on the stage were also stunned. Whether it was the Modu faction, the Balance faction or the Nether faction, they were all shocked by this proposal.

Only Anse Wo Daos shook his head slightly and let out a low sigh.

Tim Kenan stood up abruptly, and shouted at Governor Osian in the audience: "Moserio, do you know what you're talking about?"

"I am very clear, Your Excellency the Duke." Moserio was unafraid to face the Holy Soul Wizard, "My proposal is completely based on the well-being of the people of the empire, and has no selfishness."

"Nonsense!"

Tim Kenan was furious, even though it was just his projection, the terrifying aura that erupted in a rage still made the chamber tremble.

"Your Excellency, this is the Imperial Council, please pay attention to your manners." Ren's voice sounded, and his figure blocked Tim Kennan.

"Ren, what do you want to do?" Tim Kenan glared at Ren, without taking a step back.

Their faces were almost touching.

Ryan didn't answer.

Kelstone stood up and said in a deep voice, "Ren, I advise you to veto this proposal. Otherwise, not only should you not dream of being a consul for life, but even the Supreme Council will not have a place for you."

Ren turned his head, "Are you threatening me?"

"I'm reminding you." Kelstone snorted, raised his voice and said, "You have become a consul for life today, will you still be emperor in the future? Members, you have heard what Nesto just said , the empire must never have another emperor.”

The imperial councilors in the audience had different expressions, but none of them dared to speak.

"Everyone."

Kelstone said loudly: "The original intention of the establishment of the Supreme Council was to liberate the empire from the hands of the emperor. We cannot allow someone to monopolize power and have unreasonable ambitions."

The holy soul wizards were silent.

Members of the Equilibrium and Netherites reacted more violently, while the members of the Mortuites appeared calm.

Kelstone said: "I propose to depose the consul of Wren Augustus..."

"Shut up!"

Ren interrupted him directly, "This is the Imperial Parliament, not the Supreme Palace, and it's not your turn to speak yet."

He waved the rune circle on the console, making Kelstone's projection silent, and then said: "Whether the proposal is passed or not, the members of the Empire must vote to decide, and then submit it to the Supreme Council for a vote. You alone There is a lot of nonsense here, who are you?"

Rennes ignored Kelstone, and turned to face the imperial councilors in the audience, "Those who initially support Governor Morserio's proposal, please raise your hands."

He's going to force his way into the voting process.

As soon as the words fell, hundreds of hands raised up.

"vote!"

Ryan said loudly: "I am happy to serve as the consul for life. It is my honor and a supreme honor, but the decision is in your hands. Who is in favor and who is against?"

The imperial legislators quickly came to power, one after another gems were thrown into the container, and almost all of them voted in favor.

The end result is obvious.

Tim Kennan and Kelstone were scowling, but they were just projections, unable to stop the vote, not even making a sound.

While staring at the vote, Ryan looked at the holy soul wizards indifferently.

As the vote progresses, the number of yes votes increases.

At the same time, in the dark region tens of thousands of miles away, on the ninth floor of the Obsidian Tower, Raistlin, who had been waiting for a long time, opened his eyes. Beside him, stood ten spellcasters with different appearances, ages, and temperaments, each of whom was an archmage.

The teleportation array was activated.

Raistlin stepped in with ten archmages and went to the lower part of the Underdark. The goal: the illithid city Elaento.