What was discussed between William and Itanth is unknown to outsiders, but looking at the smile on Itansi's face, many people seem to understand something from it.
From the moment Leopold set foot in Frankfurt, this important city of the Holy Roman Empire was in its most turbulent period.
On the streets of Frankfurt, you can see Leopold's supporters and Maximilian people divided into two factions in a heated debate, and some even started to go all-out as they spoke, which is also the biggest headache for Frankfurt Mayor Dient.
However, these guys who affect the security of Frankfurt cannot be punished heavily, you must know that those two are in Frankfurt now, if they suppress the speech of supporting a certain faction, will this make a certain bigwig dissatisfied with himself ..... heart.
This kind of thing is not afraid of 10,000, just in case, so under this kind of thinking, for these times on the street because of the brawl caused by speech, Dient can only turn big things into small things.
Counting the time, there are less than four days left until May 28, and when he thinks about it, Dean can only comfort himself in his heart.
There are still a few days left before the Electoral Council, and in these few days, the seven Electors, including William, basically live in their own residences, even Maximilian, who has been the most active in recent times, and if there is any communication between the major electors, it is through their own envoys.
Four days passed quickly.
Just when all kinds of intrigues were being staged between the seven electors, the date of the electoral meeting had quietly arrived.
On the morning of May 28.
At seven o'clock, William put on his gown under the service of Bouel.
The gown resembled that of the bishop of the Church, a floor-length green robe embroidered with various patterns, a layer of brownish and yellow silk hanging from the chest, a red triangular hat on his head, and ordinary leather boots on his feet.
Putting on this outfit and looking at himself in the mirror, William felt a little uncomfortable.
You know, since William remembers.
He wore uniforms that were biased towards military uniforms, and when he ascended the throne, he wore a miniature version of the military uniform, and as for this retro robe, William rarely wore it because he felt troublesome.
What made William even more entangled was that after he got dressed, Buel took a key that had been magnified dozens of times from the hand of the attendant on the side, and then held it tightly in his arms like a treasure.
Thinking that Bouel would follow him with such a coquettish key all the way.
Even when he had a meeting, he still had to stand behind him, and William was a pain in the egg.
As mentioned earlier, the Seven Electors are in the Empire, and each of them has a royal position in addition to governing their respective electoral states.
The three Church Electors were Speakers of the Great Assemblies of Germany, Burgundy and Italy.
The Elector of Bohemia was the Crown Governor and Liquor Order, the Elector of Bavaria was the Crown Governor, the Elector of Saxony was the Field Marshal, and the Elector of Brandenburg was the Crown Chancellor.
And as the former minister of the royal family.
The key held by Bouel can also be said to be a symbol of the royal ministers.
Of course, William is not alone in this symbol.
The tokens of the four secular electors are the scepter, the crown, the sword, and the key, and the corresponding rankings are the Elector of Bohemia, the Elector of Bavaria, the Elector of Saxony, and the Elector of Brandenburg.
As for the tokens of the three religious electors, they are all Bibles, but the decorations of the three Bibles are different.
Well, Wilhelm's bizarre key is the most unique of all the tokens, and in second place is the Elector of Bavaria.
After all, it's embarrassing to walk around with someone else's crown.
About half an hour after getting into the carriage, William and his party arrived at the Imperial Diet.
At this time, the Imperial Council was surrounded by people, and it is absolutely not an exaggeration to describe it as a sea of people, after all, the empire has not held an electoral council for nearly a hundred years, and most people are here to see the excitement.
By the time William arrived, all four Electors had arrived, except for Maximilian and Leopold.
Of course, the Electors who arrived were all directly into the council hall, and no one wanted to be looked at like a monkey outside the building, but the three religious Electors were fine, and the four secular Electors all carried eye-catching tokens.
According to the rules of the Electoral Council, each elector can bring two retinues into the hall, of course, it is forbidden to carry weapons when entering the hall, except for the sword token of the Elector of Saxony!
Walking in the foyer, William could see that the cheeks of those who saluted him were flushed, as for the reason, there is no need to say more, where such a big key is placed, it is the focus of attention.
From the gate of the Imperial Diet to the gate of the hall, a scarlet carpet was laid on the ground, looking at this red carpet at this moment, William suddenly felt that his feet were not on the carpet but on the blood of countless people, because today's meeting would become a fuse of war.
Walking quickly into the hall, the Imperial Parliament hall has been rearranged at this moment.
But the red carpet still spreads, from the main door of the hall to the front of the Imperial Throne.
The hall of more than 1,000 square meters has only a total of 22 chairs, and in the center of the hall is the Emperor's throne.
With the Imperial Throne as the center, the thrones of the three religious electors are placed in the lower left row, and the thrones of the four secular electors are placed in the lower right row, and the seven thrones are arranged in the direction of the red carpet, and the retinue of the seven electors is all sitting in a triangle on the side and back of their respective electors.
There is also an extra chair located directly in front of the throne, which is also the seat of the Speaker of the Imperial Assembly, Sigel, of course, is not an elector, his role is not to elect, but to exist as an impartial member and to record the proceedings of the meeting.
Around the perimeter of the chairs in the hall and on either side of the red carpet, a candle about the size of a baby's arm is placed every five steps, which is used for lighting.
Wilhelm sat down in the last seat on the inner right side of the throne, next to him was August, Elector of Saxony, and across from him was Carl Joseph, Elector of Trier.
Before William sat down, everyone's eyes instantly focused on him, of course, the people sitting in the room were all people of status and status, either the rulers of the electoral states or the right-hand men of the electors, just like William, and he came in with Locks and Buel.
So everyone paid attention not to the key in Buel's arms, but to the expression on William's face, and the youngest person in the hall at this moment was none other than William.
The oldest is the Elector of Mainz, Eltal, who is in his seventies, and the other electors are between forty and sixty years old, except William, who is not even thirty years old.
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August and Itans stood up and saluted William, and William also smiled back at the two Electors, and as for the two old bishops sitting opposite, William nodded and signaled, after all, these two were not on the same path as him.
Just as William sat down and was about to talk to Auguste, he saw Szel walk in quickly, followed by Leopold and Maximilian.
As the most favorable contenders for the throne, and according to ancient tradition, these two sat on the throne to the left and right of the first seat at hand.
Leopold deliberately glanced at William when he walked in, and Maximilian naturally focused his eyes on William, feeling the gaze of the two, William nodded friendlyly, and then lowered his head.
As to to whom William's kindness was sent, it was up to each to understand it.
After the seven electors and their attendants were seated, Sijier clapped his hands, and then several attendants walked to the door of the hall and closed the door of the hall from the outside.
When the door was closed, the atmosphere in the room changed, and the main lighting was the lit candles, except for the sunlight streaming in from the skylight.
The floor-to-ceiling windows around those halls were closed with thick curtains, and seeing this situation, William suddenly felt that the electors and the cardinals of the Vatican were electing the pope, and the environment seemed to be similar, and they were all locked in a small dark room to choose.
William looked across through the light of the candle and saw that the face of Carl Joseph, Elector of Trier, who was sitting across from him, was somewhat permeated by the candlelight.............
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the tragic death of Emperor Joseph II two months ago due to a serious illness has brought sorrow to the entire world of Jesus Christ!
Although we are saddened by the passing of His Majesty the Emperor, the Empire cannot live without his Emperor, so at the suggestion of His Royal Highness Maximilian, Elector of Cologne, the main purpose of this Electoral Council is to elect a strong heir to the Imperial throne and lead the entire Empire forward. ” After saying this, Sigel did not sit down, but looked at Leopold and Maximilian on the left and right.
Sigel's opening speech could be said to be quite brief, but it was not surprising to William, after all, there were people sitting here, and there was no need to say much about it.
Besides, the environment in the hall is completely very weird now, and if you can still say a lot of nonsense in this environment, it will definitely be a lack of heart!