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These dozen or so foreign representatives obviously cannot be compared with the rightful master, so their role is to follow the Patriarch's instructions and cast a fixed vote on major issues.

"Today's first and only issue is the succession of the Duke of Bavaria." Heribert waved the bishop's scepter, and he introduced very calmly while wearing the bishop's crown: "At present, the position of the Duke is far from the blood relationship. The closest inheritance is Heinrich of the Luxembourg family, but there are other options."

"That's right. I think Bruno has the blood of the Otto family and is the younger brother of Henry IV, so he is more suitable to inherit the territory of the Principality of Bavaria." Bernard immediately interjected, changing the topic of Heribert .

No one expected that the candidate nominated by Bernard Henry would be Bruno.

Bruno of Augsburg, younger brother of the dead Henry II.The second of Henry II is that he has already elected the emperor of the empire, his second emperor named Henry.But in Bavaria, his fourth Duke named Henry, so he is Henry IV of Bavaria.

"Isn't the problem that Bruno has become a monk and entered the church, and he is a very devout priest. His future in the church is infinitely bright!" It was Archbishop Heribert who stopped him with his words this time.

According to the traditions of the nobles and the regulations of the church, people who practice in the church generally cannot inherit the family estate.

Besides, Bruno himself is a staunch and fanatical religious fanatic. He is currently practicing in the southeastern city of Regensburg. The church is already selecting a suitable bishop for him to start his promotion.Bruno himself definitely has no intention of inheriting the Principality of Bavaria. I wonder what Bernard Billon thinks?

Archbishop Tajino also felt that it was too difficult for others.

Huo Teng knew that he couldn't let the rhythm continue to be controlled by the Saxon family, so he stood up in a startling way: "I thought I was qualified to run for the Duke of Bavaria."

"What?"

King Conrad and others felt stunned and nonsensical.

"Please state your reasons." Heribert raised his hand. He thought that Huo Teng definitely didn't come here to fart.

Sure enough, Huo Teng spread his hands very provocatively: "Bruno is a member of the church, and I am also from the church. Rounding up, don't I have the same voting rights as Bruno?"

Tajino from Magdeburg laughed loudly, but he still retorted sternly: "Don't talk nonsense. You are a monk who has returned to vulgarity. Bruno already has a divine rank, and he will be a bishop soon!"

"Yes, he himself is not willing to inherit, so why force him, why not let me bear the crime for him."

After some nonsense, Huo Teng brought the topic back to the starting point.

Bernard Billon was obviously not happy to let the currently weak King Conrad escape from his Five Fingers Mountain.

Once Heinrich of the Luxembourg family successfully took office and became Henry V of Bavaria, what should Conrad do if he went to the south and built a powerful Caesar's court with his fellow villagers?

At that time, he, who is already the target of public criticism, will appear weak instead.

Therefore, under Herribert's arguments, Tajino's left and right jumps, and Huo Teng's repeated tugging and nonsense, Bernard actually won the debate with one against two.

He picks out words, emphasizing that Bruno is Henry's only close relative.

But Huo Teng and the others naturally insisted that the secular should belong to the secular and the church should belong to the church.

You come and go with each other, and the quarrel is endless.

The first day of the meeting was over and broke up unhappy.

And King Conrad, in the eye of the storm of quarrels, did not have the guts to decide who would inherit.

……

At Fort Millhouse.The legendary troop in hiding, the black hunting couple got the order and hurriedly prepared the necessary items with funds.

"The host is really... an interesting person."

Essen Schmidt, Bumo Schmidt and his wife drove the carriage dully, pretending to be ordinary couples fleeing on the road with their belongings.The man is strong, holding a spear in his hand, and the woman is tough, holding a bow and arrow while mounting a horse.At the rear of the car stood two sharecropper assistants who had left with the owner.Very normal configuration of the little free folk.

Such a family, generally, few bandits have the guts to take it down.After Bumo shot a blind man, the whole road was silent.

"When we get to Wernigerodesburg, that's it..." the Schmidts whispered.

After crushing a few greenskins to death along the way, the Schmidts successfully crossed the Harz Mountains and came to Wernigerode on the other side of the mountain.

Why is it here?

Previously, Bernard sorted out the place where the army went south to station, which was in Wernigerode.Later, due to the assassination of Eckard I, Bernard had to withdraw a group of troops to Magdeburg, so now there are only more than 100 people here.But in name, everyone knows that there is a Saxon army here.

Huo Teng, just wanted to get chestnuts out of the fire here.

In what way?

Composting of course!

The Schmidts spent a lot of money to buy a house on the outskirts of the castle, and then sent servants, pretending to be village wizards who bought dung, to the countryside to get a batch of dung.

After stacking these things together and hiding them in the house, the Schmidts hid, throwing torches and adding combustion accelerants inside every day to see if they could cause a fire.

A few days later, Wernigerode Castle suddenly burst into flames.

An unknown flame burned the houses under the castle, and then rolled back to the wooden city wall with the wind. The fire was completely unstoppable and swept across the entire Wernigerode Castle, burning dozens of garrison troops to death. He even cooked an officer here, a viscount, into a roasted fat pig.

Chapter 130 Four Heroes Still Idiots

A fire in Wernigerode not only burned the castle, but also spread the fire to the Harz Mountains on the south side.

What people didn't expect at all was that there were a large number of bandits, robbers, greenskins and other strange creatures lurking in the Harz Mountains.There is no way for these things, who makes Harz Mountain the only commanding height in the nearby ten miles and eight towns.This mountain is also very distinctive. It is composed of several low hills and a peak, with a large number of valleys and slopes in the middle, and even several flat mountain basins, which become the best nests for bandits and robbers to hide.

As a result, a big fire went up the mountain, and countless bandits, robbers and greenskins had to climb out of the mountain forest and began to harass the duchies of Saxony and Thuringia.

In order to suppress these bandits and investigate why the castle was burned, the Magdeburg army had to turn back and return to Wernigerode again.

And when this series of changes was passed to Erfurt, it instantly changed the situation of the Imperial Conference.

Today, the succession of the Duchy of Bavaria is still being debated.

Henry's younger brother Bruno has just sent a letter, and he once again stated that he firmly rejects Bavaria's right to inherit, and that his mission is not to be aristocratic.

Huo Teng also took advantage of this moment to mention the fire that just broke out:

"Your Royal Highness, my respected Mr. Bernard Billon, Wernigerode is just a small castle, why did it suddenly catch fire? Could it be because there are too many troops hiding in it, we can only How about more stoves for cooking and living?"

When it comes to yin and yang, Huo Teng is not willing to be late.

Huo Teng didn't intend to let Bernard define the cause of the fire first, but took the initiative to raise it, piercing the skin of Bernard's hidden army.

And that's exactly what he did.It's just that the hidden army is not in Wernigerode.

As soon as this remark came out, representatives from many places naturally became impatient.For example, Friesland was invaded by Bernard just once, but he never forgot the beating he suffered.

Not just Horten.

Heribert, as speaker, was also filled with anger, feeling that his position as archbishop of Cologne had been neglected.

"Your Excellency Bernard, Wernigerode has never had any signs of fire in the past, but now it is not only on fire, but also causes disturbances in the mountains, bandits and bandits are everywhere, harassing South Saxony and Thuringia. As the person in charge, you must not Should I say something?"

Even Tagino, the archbishop supported by Bernard, shook his head and said: "I think the army of Magdeburg can be used to clean up these bandits."

Tarquino was more virtuous. He knew that a fire in Wernigerode had ended Bernard's position of manipulating the rhythm in the Imperial Parliament, and he had become a target of public criticism.

Naturally, Duke Bernard would not sit still. He didn't say a word, but was taken aback when he opened his mouth: "I am going to dispatch the 6000 troops lent to the king to sweep away the bandits in Saxony and Thuringia. What do you think?"

Such a blatant threat is almost impossible to see.

Although he fell into the lower ranks, fists are power, and power is the right to speak. Bernard wants to force Bruno to inherit Bavaria, in order to cut off the foundation of the king's alliance with the Luxembourg family.

Even if it is a strong word, it is bound to win.

At this time, Huo Teng's application was temporarily suspended.

"Let's all calm down. I suggest that everyone go to the courtyard and let your sanity return to your body."

Speaker Heribert did not wait for the king to agree, and then made a decision: "Okay, I think some people are really angry."

Bernard snorted three times, and left the venue arrogantly with his entourage, obviously pretending that he didn't want to pretend anymore.

How to respond to Bernard's threat of disarmament?

This tested Huo Teng, but Huo Teng understood that it was a test of King Conrad's ability.

If Conrad is unwilling to return the army, does Bernard dare to behave in front of the king?His unscrupulousness in recent days was based on the premise of Conrad's continuous retreat, which led to the loss of monarchy.

At this time, Queen Matilda's maid came over: "Lord Earl Göttingen, the queen is looking for you."

Huo Teng looked around and found that no one was paying attention, so he got up and followed the maid, appearing in a confessional in a remote corner of the church.

"Your Excellency, what should I do? I don't want the territory of the Swabian family to be forcibly supervised by my husband, and I can't just sit back and watch Bernard bully the royal family and make my husband lose the dignity of the king."

Matilda sat on the small chair, crisp and raw like an unripe apple, but already tasted green.

However, Huo Teng is also very clear that this 13 and a half year old queen is not as pure as she seems.

But at this critical moment, Huo Teng must take the initiative: "Your Excellency, you are not only the daughter of the Swabian family, but also the king's wife and the mistress of the court. You must clearly understand that your first appeal must be It is to maintain the dignity of the king. So I suggest you think clearly, at this moment, facing the endless oppression of Bernard Billon, please take the initiative to persuade the Swabian family to give up their unstable control over the territory and let the king take the initiative Intervene in guardianship."

The conflict between Matilda and Conrad mainly lies in whether they prefer their natal family or their husbands.

This tangled issue must be one of the root causes of the king's constant retreat.

And the guardianship of Swabia is the reason why Conrad dare not give up the army in his hand.

As long as you give Conrad confidence and let him understand that he can intervene in Swabia without relying on the army, then Conrad will have the courage to confront Bernard head-on at the Imperial Conference.

In this way, Horten will unite with Heribert and representatives of other duchies to put pressure on Bernard in order to obtain the best results.

"I……"

Matilda looked pitiful, with tears in her eyes. She raised her pitiful face and stared at Huo Teng: "Your Excellency, can you give me a little courage? I really... really don't know how to face it." my family……"

Although Huo Teng was well aware of Matilda's scheming, his heart was still shaken by it.

Forcing a 13-year-old girl to do this is really too much.

Unexpectedly, Huo Teng lowered his head and gently placed a kiss on her cheek: "Brave little queen, this is just the most insignificant experience in your life, please believe me, your choice is correct of."

Seeing this scene, the maid closed the door in a panic, and wanted to get angry at Huo Teng, almost flustered and at a loss.

Matilda's face was blushing, colorful clouds flew on top of the flour, she was so nervous that even her feet were tense, and her small cloth shoes whimpered.

The little girl hurriedly pushed Huo Teng away, and escaped from the prayer room with the maid.

Huo Teng stroked his mouth and laughed at himself: "Idiot, I forgot to ask for a kiss back."

……

The Imperial Council begins again.

"Sorry, Duke Bernard, Bishop Bruno still doesn't want to inherit the Duchy of Bavaria." Herribert rightfully rejected Bernard's proposal again.

And Bernard also nodded actively: "Okay, I don't want Bruno's succession. But I want to change the elector. I hope to elect Henry, Count Nordgau, to inherit Bavaria."

Nordgau, located between Thuringia and Bavaria, is about today's east-central region of Germany, near Nuremberg.Wealthy and powerful here, Count Henry was a cousin of brothers Henry and Bruno of Bavaria, and the three brothers grew up together in Regensburg and had a very good relationship (but turned against each other when they grew up).

This is a bit preposterous.

Compared with Heinrich of the Luxembourg family, Henry of Nordgau's inheritance rights are obviously in a relatively low position.

Will the king agree with this decision?

Bernard has tested the king's bottom line. He knows that the 6000 troops are the testicles of King Conrad, and Bernard is holding his balls. Does the king still dare to resist?

Huo Teng also set his eyes on Conrad's face.

This decision will prove whether he is an idiot or a genius.

Conrad suddenly turned serious, his face flushed, and he sternly denied Bernard: "Your Excellency, it is absolutely impossible to change the elector before the battle!"

Chapter 130 Confrontation at the Fifth Meeting

Just two years ago, the emperor's words were still so firm. He could dispose of his subjects freely and let them change the location of the family territory.He could live in Italy and appoint an archbishop as Chancellor of Germany, or he could return to Germany and appoint an Italian chancellor.He is highly bound to the church and has a deep tacit understanding, and can make the nobles fear and awe, achieving a balance between the two.

At this moment, the inertia of history does not disappear immediately.Henry II, who was supposed to be in power in history, was the first to break the fragile balance established by the Otto family. He had a one-way and deep bond with the church, so that the nobles were full of resentment and even hated by everyone. Henry's emperor.People tend to attribute the loss of the authority of the Holy Roman Emperor to the next Salian family, but Henry II ruled the country for three to 40 years, and he listened to the church, making the nobles angry and angry, and also planted a lot of grievances. deep consequences. (It should be noted that the church is their administrative body, and it is a true unity of politics and religion)

But Henry II was dead.

The one in charge now is Conrad, the first king of the Salian family who is close to being crowned emperor.

His character will largely determine how long the emperor's high authority can last. After all, in the territory of Germany, from a longer historical period, power has been continuously decentralized and divided.

This is very different from the centralization process of the neighboring kingdoms of France and England, and even goes in the opposite direction.

Perhaps when the bewildered Greek church in the 7th century chose to send an olive branch to the Frankish royal court in the north, it was doomed to prematurely grow the Romanian imperial power with the support of the church, this vain power built on the sand dunes, All will continue to collapse and disintegrate with the turbulence of the hills.

Of course, the factors involved in this are so complicated that future generations do not know how many books have been written about it.

Based on the above, when Conrad strongly denied Bernard's continued nonsense, Huo Teng, the three archbishops, and representatives from all over the country expressed silence.

They are victorious.

It prevented the Duke of the North, Bernard, from continuing to run amok at the Imperial Conference.

I believe that Henry of Nordgau is not willing to join Bernard. After all, his Count Nordgau is already a very rich country. He even owns one of the largest cities in the empire, Regensburg, which is as famous as Worms. .Sitting on the powerful national power of Regensburg, Bavaria, and Nord, without bragging or criticizing, this is already at the level of a real king. Can you still go to Bernard?