The Original Vampire

Emperor Reinhardt's icy gaze was fixed on Cardinal Nopton.

But unfortunately, Nopton ignored it at all.

As soon as Emperor Reinhardt heard the news about the North Territory recently, he couldn't suppress his inner anger. Perhaps in his subconscious, he was even more jealous of the North Territory than the church.

At this time, Nopton threatened to seek cooperation with the Saint Hilde family, which immediately touched the most sensitive nerve of Emperor Reinhardt.

If Nopton joins forces with the North, if it succeeds, won't the royal family be marginalized?

The current northern border has already made Emperor Reinhardt feel threatened. If he hooks up with the new Pope again, who should be in charge of this empire?

The real coercion gradually spread out, making the air in the hall seem to become stagnant.

Nopton could clearly feel the undisguised killing intent of the emperor beside him, but he still tasted the champagne in his glass with a calm expression.

The old-fashioned cardinal has already seen through the emperor's temperament and knew that he was just bluffing.

Sure enough, after a long stalemate, seeing that Nopton showed no signs of softening, Emperor Reinhard snorted angrily and said coldly:

"Cardinal Nopton, after thinking about it again and again, I still feel that as the Emperor of the Empire, I should not tolerate blasphemers like Gregory continuing to sit on the top of the holy mountain."

Nopton showed a smile and said, "Your Majesty, you made a wise decision!"

Emperor Reinhard squeezed a smile and asked, "So, what's your plan?"

Nopton immediately said: "Your Majesty, there will be a regular meeting of the Cardinals at nine o'clock in the morning the day after tomorrow. At that time, I will attend, and I will promote the impeachment of Pope Gregory.

I hope you can mobilize an elite team of knights to prepare, and immediately rush to the holy mountain when I send the signal. Before the Knights Templar can react, take control of Gregory and don't let him do anything irrational. Behavior. "

Emperor Reinhard thought for a while and said, "Okay."

At this time, Baron Heidegger, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said: "Cardinal Nopton, the assistance of the royal family this time is also conditional."

Nopton was stunned for a moment, but still asked, "What conditions?"

Reinhard the Great was also stunned,

He looked at Baron Heidegger suspiciously.

Baron Heidegger winked at Emperor Reinhardt, and then said:

"Isn't the position of the Archbishop of the East Territory currently vacant? We hope that the new candidate for the Archbishop of the East Territory can be approved by His Majesty."

Nopton frowned and turned to look at Emperor Reinhardt.

Reinhard the Great immediately woke up, nodded again and again: "Yes, this is my condition!"

Nopton was obviously a little hesitant: "Your Majesty, it's illegal for you to interfere in the personnel changes of the church..."

Baron Heidegger immediately said tit for tat: "Then His Majesty's intervention in the impeachment of the Pope seems to be equally unlawful."

Nopton sighed and could only say: "Okay, the choice of the archbishop of the Eastern Region will be decided by you, Your Majesty."

Emperor Reinhard laughed, raised his glass and said:

"Come on, I wish us a smooth cooperation!"

"Smooth cooperation!"

boom!

The three goblets collided together, and the next scene was a scene where the guests and the host enjoyed themselves.

...

The night is getting darker.

The small-scale banquet at the Prime Minister's Manor also came to an end.

Cardinal Nopton was the first to leave, leaving quietly under the cover of darkness.

Emperor Reinhardt did not leave in a hurry, but took a walk in the manor, followed by Baron Heidegger.

Under the bright moonlight, Emperor Reinhard's face flickered, as if he was thinking about something.

"Heidegger, next time this kind of thing should tell me in advance."

"Yes, Your Majesty! This time, it was mainly Nopton's sudden arrival, and he is now blind, which is why he added trouble to you."

Emperor Reinhardt nodded, and did not criticize Heidegger too much, but asked:

"Did you promise Nopton to arrange this secret meeting because you were worried that he would fall to the north?"

"Yes." Baron Heidegger looked at the Emperor's face and asked, "Your Majesty, don't you want to replace Gregory?"

Emperor Reinhardt nodded and said, "That's right. I don't like this Nopton. If he hadn't already won the approval of the Cardinals, hum, I wouldn't be bothered to pay attention to him!"

Baron Heidegger sighed inwardly and had to explain patiently:

"Your Majesty, it is actually in our best interest to take Nopton's position."

"Oh why?"

"First of all, this person has a bad relationship with the Saint Grian family in the West.

Secondly, he will not be close to the North. Don't look at his mouth saying that if you don't help him this time, he will go to the North, but this is actually just an excuse to provoke you on purpose. What the North has done this time has completely offended the church. If Nopton doesn’t want to lose people’s hearts, he must be tough on the North and even take revenge after he takes office.

In addition, we have taken advantage of this opportunity to obtain the right to appoint the Archbishop of the East Territory. If you carefully consider the selection of the Duke of the East Territory, then the East Territory will naturally return to the control of the royal family.

Therefore, if you want to suppress the church after this war, the three realms of the west, north, and east will stand firmly behind you! "

After listening to Baron Heidegger's words, Emperor Reinhard's face finally eased a lot, nodding in praise:

"Well, very good! Just remember to report to me next time, don't make your own decisions like this."

Seeing that Emperor Reinhardt was still struggling with this, Baron Heidegger nodded helplessly: "Yes, Your Majesty."

The two walked for a while, and Emperor Reinhardt suddenly spoke again:

"Heidegger, in fact, in addition to the church, I am also worried about the other side."

Baron Heidegger naturally understood what Emperor Reinhardt was referring to, and said, "You mean the North?"

"Yes." Emperor Reinhard narrowed his eyes, his eyes flashing dangerous light, "What they did this time is too outrageous! Especially when the orc empire is about to invade, this is fundamental They are making fun of the national fortunes of the Radiant Empire!"

Baron Heidegger thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to weaken the power in the north, it's actually not difficult."

"Oh?" Emperor Reinhardt immediately came to his senses and asked eagerly, "What good ideas do you have?"

"Your Majesty, today's Northern Territory seems to be arrogant and arrogant, but in fact the core lies in one person."

"Who?"

"Guardian of the North, Count Angele!"

Emperor Reinhard nodded in approval and said, "That kid does have some skills, what can you do to deal with him?"

Baron Heidegger shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, Count Angele is a genius that is rare in a century, both politically and militarily. This is a gift from the Supreme Lord to the empire, and it is a great thing to destroy it. It's a waste of money, it's better to win over and let him work for you!"

"To win? How to win?" Emperor Reinhard frowned, "He is the husband of Duke St. Hilde."

"Who knows whether Duke St. Hilde can still wake up..." Baron Heidegger whispered, "And, Your Majesty, what you can give him is far from comparable to the North."

"Oh? What else can I give him? He is not from the Paladin family and cannot be granted the title of Duke, but the Marquis, the Saint Hilde family can also give him."

Baron Heidegger said solemnly: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten the role of guardian of the empire?"

"Guardian of the Empire?" Emperor Reinhardt narrowed his eyes.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Baron Heidegger said solemnly, "This position does not need to be a member of the Paladin family, I believe that Count Angele will never refuse.

As long as Earl Angelie leaves the North, then the North will naturally have nothing to worry about.

What kind of storms can a sleepy Duke of the North, a Marquis Garcia without ambitions, make waves? "

Emperor Reinhardt fell into silence, before saying:

"I'll think it over."

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