Vol 2 Chapter 885: Empress Maria II

Eternal Era at the beginning of June 1073.
　　
　　 is five months after the Eternal Church launched the Great Holy War against the Living Church.
　　
　　As the war continued, the decline of the noble coalition forces in the human kingdom became more and more obvious. On every battlefield, the Church of Life had launched a counterattack.
　　
From the desert of death to the forest of the elves, from the maple free lead to the Alliance of Pathfinders in the South, the news of the defeat of the noble coalition continued, like raindrops, sent back to the center of the human kingdom, more and more, and more and more exaggerated, let The human aristocracy became more and more alarmed.
　　
　　 At the same time, in the human kingdom, especially the Holy Mania Empire where the Church of Life has the strongest control, the preaching activities of the Church of Life, which were successfully suppressed by the Eternal Church, have also been carried out secretly again as the war situation reverses...
　　
　　 An extremely subtle atmosphere began to spread throughout the entire human kingdom and in the Holy Mandia Empire.
　　
　　 And when the time came to mid-June, another important news happened in the Holy Mannia Empire.
　　
　　 After the "God of Twilight and Sunset" incident, the bedridden Queen Maria II of the empire finally woke up again for a while after being in a coma for nearly two years.
　　
　　 However, not long after she was sober, the nearly 84-year-old imperial empress learned the news of the Great Holy War and the defeat and defeat of the aristocratic coalition, and she fainted again on the spot.
　　
　　 And this time, the imperial empress’s condition deteriorated drastically, and she never woke up again...
　　
　　 The news that the queen was critically ill soon spread throughout the empire's center, and the entire human empire was once again in a kind of chaos.
　　
　　 Especially after the cardinal of the Eternal Church who was good at healing magic was invited to the queen’s bed by the central nobles, he could only shake his head helplessly after performing healing magic, the atmosphere of the entire imperial cabinet and the imperial council became more subtle.
　　
　　 Everyone realizes that the queen who has ruled the empire for seventy years will eventually run out of oil and may die at any time.
　　
　　 The sacred Empire of Mania is about to change.
　　
　　 The external war failed and the internal political situation was unstable.
　　
　　 This makes the noble council of the Holy Manian Empire even more chaotic.
　　
　　 Especially after the news that the imperial queen was critically ill was completely spread, the nobles with all their minds quarreled even more fiercely in the parliament.
　　
　　 Regarding the candidate for the next emperor, regarding the situation of the Great Holy War, regarding their own interests...the nobles are quarreling.
　　
　　The Queen is like a needle of Dinghai.
　　
　　 Even if the queen was seriously ill in the past two years, the aristocratic council and the regent of Bishop Winster, the entire Holy Manian Empire can function normally under the prestige that Maria II has accumulated over the past seventy years.
　　
　　 However, when the queen is critically ill, when anyone can feel the turbulent atmosphere of the empire's high-levels, the atmosphere may change at any time, the nobles will unconsciously start to plan for the future, start to group together, start to stand in line...
　　
　　Similarly, there are also careerists who start to move in secret.
　　
　　 But, like a coin always has two sides.
　　
　　 It may be that the defeat and defeat of the Great Holy War severely frustrated the imperial nobles, especially the power of the great aristocrats who have the strength to fight for the throne. The entire imperial assembly has no objection to the current imperial royal family, the Tres family, continuing to inherit the imperial throne.
　　
　　 It’s just whether to support Princess Teresa, the orthodox heir of Maria II, as the new emperor, or to elect a more experienced adult royal member from the Teres family to become the emperor, but the nobles began a fierce quarrel.
　　
　　 Among them, the great nobles tend to support the young princess as the emperor, while the small and medium nobles hope to choose a member of the royal family who can turn the tide.
　　
　　The two sides are quarreling in the Imperial Assembly. It seems that they have long forgotten the fact that although the Imperial Empress is critically ill, she is still alive and still the master of this empire...
　　
　　 "The throne must be inherited by Princess Teresa! According to the edict of Her Majesty Carl I, Princess Teresa is the first heir of the empire! She is our future emperor!"
　　
　　 In the Imperial Council, after knowing the news that the Queen was seriously ill, the elector and speaker of the Speaker who had withdrawn from the battlefield overnight said firmly.
　　
　　 "His Royal Highness Princess Teresa is too young. Although she is indeed the first heir of the empire according to the Edict of the Holy Seal, but now the whole empire is suffering from internal and external troubles, this is not something a girl under fifteen can carry."
　　
　　 "What we need is a more mature and powerful emperor! According to the "Empire Selection Law", we have the right to choose a more suitable candidate from the Tres family!"
　　
　　On the other side of the parliament, the representative of a large number of small and medium aristocrats, the Marquis of Weimar, shook his head.
　　
　　 "Your Excellency Marquis! Princess Teresa's succession was determined by the Imperial Council two years ago. Have you forgotten it?!"
　　
　　 the Duke of Corrence retorted.
　　
　　 And the Marquis of Weimar also sneered:
　　
　　 "Your Excellency, let a silly child inherit the throne. Do you want to control the center of the empire and control the council together with the nobles?!"
　　
　　 "Presumptuous!"
　　
　　 "Shameless!"
　　
　　 The nobles quarreled endlessly in the parliament, and even fought, and the whole venue was full of smoke.
　　
　　 This made the Regent Minister Winster's Bishop Winster, who was sitting beside the parliament hall and watching the farce-like hall, frowned, his eyes full of disappointment.
　　
　　 "Enough! When is it all! Still arguing, now the jihad is unfavorable, the situation is unstable, not the time for internal strife!"
　　
　　 Looking at the chaotic venue, he couldn't help it after all, using the legendary power to stop on the spot.
　　
　　The legendary coercion spread, and the venue gradually became quiet, but when the nobleman headed by the Duke of Corrence looked at Bishop Winster, his unkind eyes quickly turned into a sneer:
　　
"Jihad is not good? If it weren't for the Eternal Church to forcibly declare a great holy war at this time and encourage the empire to send troops to the Southern Territory and Fengyue freely, how could it become what it is today? Moreover, the war is now in this situation, the judgment legion and angels of the church Why doesn't the Legion do it yet?"
　　
　　 "Pay attention to your words! Your Excellency the Duke of Corrence! Are you expressing dissatisfaction with the church?!"
　　
　　 On the other side, Archbishop Cahill, who represents the Eternal Church and is one of the three church electors of the seven empires of the empire, changed his expression and stood up from his church seat and scolded angrily.
　　
　　Beside him, Archbishop Doron, the last church elector except Archbishop Winster, also stood up, looking at the Duke of Corrence with a gloomy look.
　　
　　 "Am I wrong? This holy war was initiated by the church."
　　
　　 The Duke of Corrence snorted coldly.
　　
In the seat of the nobility, in addition to the former Feng Yueling family, the Rosen family representatives, the representatives of the Corrence family, and the representatives of the Borencia family, who held the third of the four secular electors, stood up and expressed their gratitude to the Duke of Corrence. support.
　　
　　 For a time, the noble council, which was discussing the successor to the throne, became more chaotic and disorderly.
　　
　　 Bishop Winster sat in the seat of the Regent.
　　
　　 Looking at the blushing arguing, even swearing, the nobles and bishops who were fighting, his eyes were very disappointed.
　　
　　 He sighed and stopped drinking, but stood up gently and left the chaotic meeting place.
　　 prevented the priest and the knight's entourage, and Bishop Winster came to the outside of the parliament building alone.
　　
　　 The June sun shines on the tidy streets of the eternal holy city of Mania, coating the white-gold buildings on both sides with a sacred brilliance.
　　
　　 The faint bell of the distant church came from afar, mixed with the singing of the choir.
　　
　　 Looking at the streets that have become more and more deserted since the start of the Great Holy War, watching the visibly increasing number of homeless and homeless people in the corners of the streets, Archbishop Winster paused slightly and sighed.
　　
　　 He stepped forward and walked slowly towards the Eternal Cathedral in Mannia.
　　
　　Like the streets, the door of the Eternal Church is still deserted, completely unbelievable. It used to be a religious holy place where people come and go, and there are endless streams of devout believers visiting every day.
　　
　　 Entering the church, passing through the church in Mencroque, Bishop Winster returned to his prayer room.
　　
　　 Kneeling in front of the sacred eternal idol, he stretched out his hand and drew a sign of the sun on his chest, sighed and murmured:
　　
　　 "Great and wise my lord..."
　　
　　 "May you bless your people through this catastrophe, and may you bless your people and be born again..."
　　
　　 "Your brilliance will always shine on the earth, and your real name will always be passed on to the world."
　　
　　 And just as Bishop Winster prayed devoutly, the door of the prayer room was hurriedly knocked.
　　
　　 "Master Winster! The knights of the court guards are here! They said your Majesty is awake! Your Majesty has named you to see you!"
　　
　　 is the voice of the pastor of the church.
　　
　　 Winster paused in prayer.
　　
　　 He sighed long, got up slowly, and walked out of the prayer room.
　　
　　...
　　
　　 When Winster came to the outside of the church, the court’s guard knights had already been waiting in front of the gate, and also waiting, there was a luxurious carriage painted with the emblem of the royal family.
　　
　　 "Master Bishop!"
　　
　　 Seeing Winster, the knights knelt on one knee and saluted respectfully.
　　
　　 Bishop Winster nodded slightly, and with the help of a knight, he stepped onto the carriage.
　　
　　The church is not far away from the palace.
　　
　　 Riding in a carriage, Bishop Winster quickly entered this palace representing the highest power of the empire.
　　
　　Perhaps because today is the day when the aristocratic council is holding a big meeting, and the palace is also deserted a lot, only to see some maids and court attendants coming and going.
　　
　　 And when Winster came to the palace where the empress was, he still didn't see even a nobleman.
　　
　　 "My Excellency, Your Majesty is waiting for you inside."
　　
　　 The knight bowed and opened the magnificent palace door for him.
　　
　　 Bishop Winster nodded and entered the chamber.
　　
　　 The hall was deserted, and there was no one other than the Queen Maria II on the hospital bed.
　　
　　 Her Majesty, the queen who has ruled the Holy Mannia Empire for seventy years, is like a lonely family at this moment.
　　
　　 No feudal political entity can tolerate the inability of the supreme ruler for two years.
　　
　　 Even in the history of the Blue Star Dynasty, those emperors who did not go to the court for decades still held the government firmly while leaving the court.
　　
　　 Not to mention, the entire history of the Holy Manian Empire is a history of constant competition between the nobility and the emperor, and the constant struggle between the decentralization and centralization of power.
　　
　　 Two years of intermittent coma, and two years of political gap, although the empress’s prestige is still there, she has essentially been emptied by the aristocratic council.
　　
　　 At this moment, she has been abandoned by the nobles.
　　
　　 Maria II was lying on the bed halfway, turning her head to the side and quietly looking at the garden outside the window.
　　
　　 Her hair is messy, describing her withered, her old appearance looks like a dead branch that may break at any time.
　　
　　 She is almost 84 years old.
　　
　　 Seeing the imperial ruler look like the setting sun on the western hills, Bishop Winster felt a bit sour in his heart for some reason.
　　
　　He is also from the Tres family.
　　
　　 If according to seniority, he should even call the majesty cousin in front of him.
　　
　　 When they were young, the two even had a good friendship, and they were once inseparable playmates.
　　
　　 Of course, he stepped into the legend and had a lifespan that was much longer than ordinary people, but Maria II lacked talent in the transcendence.
　　
　　 Bishop Winster vaguely remembers the days when Maria II, who was a princess, played in the palace when he was a child.
　　
　　 Thinking about it now, maybe that time will be the most beautiful and carefree day.
　　
　　 Seventy years are long, but seventy years are short.
　　
　　 Bishop Winster witnessed the girl inheriting the throne from her father who died suddenly when she was young. At that time, Maria faced the condemnation of the domestic opposition and the eye of four secular electors.
　　
　　 He witnessed the girl's continuous hard work and continuous learning in the precarious political situation, and personally set off before the age of sixteen, suppressed the noble rebellion time and time again, and finally stabilized the situation.
　　
He also witnessed the girl’s opening of the New Deal after she succeeded to the throne, injecting new vitality into this empire that had shown signs of decline decades ago, and repairing the holy Manian Empire, which has sailed for thousands of years in the ocean of history. A huge wheel already riddled with holes...
　　
　　 However, the power of a person is too small.
　　
　　 Even if this person is an emperor, even if this person is the ruler of an empire.
　　
　　 She has exhausted her own efforts, UU reading www. uukanshu. Com is still unable to truly resolve the contradictions within the empire.
　　
　　 And at this moment, that once innocent, beautiful and lovely girl, that witty, decisive and brave girl, has come to the twilight of her life...
　　
　　 Even though she has worked hard for a lifetime, even she has left her successors in a more chaotic and precarious country.
　　
　　 Bishop Winster's expression was very complicated, and a trace of guilt flashed deep in his eyes.
　　
　　 When she heard the door opening, Maria II turned her head slightly.
　　
　　 Her muddy eyes looked at Bishop Winster, and a smile appeared on her old face.
　　
　　 Unlike having a sick face a few days ago, Maria II today seems to have a good complexion, and her face is also a little ruddy.
　　
　　 "Leiner, here you are."
　　
　　 she called softly.
　　
　　Rainer was the nickname of Bishop Winster before he entered the Eternal Church and became a monk.
　　
　　His previous name was Linus von Tres.
　　
　　 Or, Prince Teres.
　　
　　 Hearing Lena's long-lost name, Bishop Winster's nose sore.
　　
　　 He sighed softly, leaned over and saluted:
　　
　　 "The Cardinal Winster of the Eternal Church, I have seen your Majesty..."