"His Excellency Bishop, if one day in the future...Tresa encounters difficulties, can you help her because of my friendship?"

After hearing the words of Maria II, Bishop Winster sighed in his heart.

He knows it.

Maria II's heir shouldn't have been Princess Theresa.

Her heir should have had high hopes, and she has long been the only son of the legendary sword saint, Grand Duke Xilin.

He was an excellent man and a qualified heir to the throne.

Unfortunately, in a rebellion a few years ago, the grand duke unfortunately died in a duel with the rebel leader, leaving only his young daughter Theresa...

"Your Majesty, I am the cardinal archbishop of the empire and one of the church's electorates. I will naturally support Princess Teresa when she encounters difficulties."

Bishop Winster replied.

However, after hearing his response, Maria II seemed not very satisfied.

She slowly lowered her eyelids, her voice a little depressed:

"Just...is it the bishop?"

Bishop Winster was silent.

A moment later, he opened his mouth to answer, but was stopped by the queen.

"Forget it, just like that..."

"Winsterqing, you...retreat, I want to see the scenery here alone...I want to be quiet alone for a while..."

Maria II said.

Her voice no longer had a trace of fragility, but completely restored its former majesty.

Majestic and alienated, alienated and lonely.

Bishop Winster opened his mouth and stared at the back of the queen in a daze, with a hint of apology flashing in his eyes.

After hesitating for a long time, he bowed deeply to the queen's back:

"Abide by the order, the sun of the empire, the great queen..."

Then, he slowly retreated.

However, when he reached the stairs of the tower, Bishop Winster couldn't help but stop.

He looked back at the queen who was becoming smaller in the sunset and sighed:

"Tresa... is my granddaughter after all. No matter when it comes, I will protect her life safety..."

"As long as I have a breath, I will protect her from peace."

Hearing Bishop Winster's words, Maria II's back trembled slightly.

Her fingers that held the railing tightly clenched slightly, and then slowly loosened.

Bishop Winster no longer stayed.

He turned around and resolutely left the tower.

The Imperial Palace at dusk seemed to be even more lonely.

I don’t know if it was time for dinner, even the figures of maids and guards seemed to be much less.

Bishop Winster walked alone on the road of the palace and walked out of the palace. His shadow was long and long under the setting sun, and behind him, the magnificent palace had slowly sunk into the darkness.

Suddenly, a harsh bell sound came from a distance, and Bishop Winster's movements paused slightly.

The bell sounded not from the direction of the church, but from the Imperial Palace behind him.

The bells in the palace will only ring when major events occur in the empire.

The last time it rang was when the news of Grand Duke Xilin's death in battle came to the capital a few years ago.

The bell sounded dull and heavy, deafening, and twelve times, echoing in the empty sunset sky... After a long time, there was no peace.

Hearing the bell, Bishop Winster couldn't help but look back at the tower.

A trace of gloom, a trace of sadness, and a trace of confusion passed deep in his eyes.

The twelve bells ring only represent one thing in the history of the empire.

That is the emperor of the empire, returning to the kingdom of the true god...

A trace of crystal flashed deep in Bishop Winster's eyes.

He brushed the corners of his eyes lightly, walked out of the palace without hesitation.

At this moment, Bishop Winster knew that with the long ringing of the palace bells, the era that belonged to the past was slowly coming to an end...

...

On June 17, 1073, the queen of the most powerful empire in the continent of Seges, Maria von Terres II, died in the tower of the Imperial Palace at the age of 84.

Three days later, the great nobles of the empire finally overwhelmed the opposition of the small and medium nobles and gained the dominance of the proposal of the parliament and the heir to the throne.

At that time, Princess Teresa, the granddaughter of Mary II, won the election with the current six electorate five votes and one abstention, and was supported by the nobles and the church as the new queen of the empire.

In order to distinguish another queen in the history of the empire, who was also named Theresa, the new queen was called Theresa II.

Seven days later, Theresa II was officially crowned emperor in the Cathedral of Eternity.

Due to the sacred war, most nobles were unable to attend. In addition, they fought for years and the treasury was empty, and this crowning seemed quite shabby, with only the noble representatives and court nobles in the imperial noble parliament participated.

But even so, the young girl finally officially took over the scepter of the empire and put on a heavy crown.

One day after Teresa II succeeded to the throne, the Imperial Noble Council issued the first edict after the new emperor ascended the throne in the name of the Queen, and formed a Regent Cabinet with the participation of the great nobles and the archbishop.

In order to win the Great Holy War, to defeat the ambitious pagans, to supplement the empty treasury and consumed army, the Imperial Parliament unanimously passed the new tax bill and the call bill.

In the bill, the center of the empire relaxed various restrictions on the nobles and agreed to increase new taxes on major consular areas, recruit more soldiers, and form a new aristocratic coalition.

When the news spread, there was an uproar across the empire and people were in full swing.

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Embarrassing, too many settings, I've eaten books.
Chapter completed!