Leopold's words undoubtedly threw a large-yield bomb on the meeting, and more than two dozen people in the council hall were stunned by Leopold's words, including Leopold's own people.
"Your Highness Leopold, what do you mean, why haven't I found the regulations you said on any of the Empire's written documents!"
Maximilian frowned, and immediately retorted loudly after reacting.
The religious rule that an elector cannot become an imperial emperor has always been an unspoken rule among the major electors throughout history.
You must know that the period when the electoral system was first established was in the Middle Ages, and the power of the pope at that time was extremely huge, in such a situation, how could the major electors of the empire make an elector who was inclined to the Holy See become the emperor of the empire.
Don't forget, since the rise of Christianity in Europe, there has been a lot of turmoil between the major feudal lords and the ecclesiastical powers for secular domination, and in such a situation, which secular lord is willing to usurp the imperial throne of the Holy See.
"Humph!
Your Excellency Maximilian, although there is no document in the Imperial documents prohibiting religious electors from ascending to the throne, this has been a tradition in the Empire for thousands of years!
Ecclesiastical members can become prime ministers, they can become nobles, but they can never become emperors!
Once the throne falls into the hands of the ecclesiastical powers, where are you to us, the worldly electors!
” Maximilian's face changed color, Leopold's words were undoubtedly the biggest killer move for him, and at this moment he couldn't help but look at the other electors.
Even the most supportive Elector of Mainz did not express his opinion on this issue.
In addition to Leopold, the three secular electors who reigned, including William, fell into deep thought because of Leopold's words.
William suddenly realized that he had forgotten the power of the church.
Leopold was right.
If Maximilian is allowed to ascend to the throne of the Empire, will there be a change in attitudes towards Catholicism and Protestantism within the Empire?
Although the power of the Catholic Church in Prussia has been greatly weakened due to the efforts of the Hohenzollern family and the rise of Protestantism, once Maximilian ascends the throne of the Empire, the Catholic forces will not be willing to be lonely, and the whole situation in the Empire will definitely become strange at that time.
At this moment, August, Elector of Saxony, spoke "His Highness Leopold is right.
Although there is no explicit rule in the Empire, the right of religious electors to be elected is tacitly understood, as is believed to be clear even by His Highness Eltal.
Therefore, it is considered that His Excellency Maximilian is not qualified to be the heir to the imperial throne!
” Auguste's words surprised everyone, and no one expected that after Leopold finished speaking, it was Auguste who immediately showed his attitude, knowing that Saxony had now completely become a puppet of the Prussians.
In the case that William did not speak.
August actually put forward his opinion first, could it be that the Prussians had already hinted at August?
Thinking of this, several Electors immediately looked at William.
Hearing August's words, William was also shocked.
Because he knew that he didn't give any hints to August, but now that Auguste actually showed his attitude first, it seems that there must have been some deal between Leopold and Auguste.
William, who already had an idea in his heart, didn't show it on his face, and when everyone looked at him, William just smiled and nodded.
And seeing William's movements, Maximilian and Eltal's hearts were suddenly full of apprehension.
For William's influence.
Everyone here understands that Wilhelm has two votes for Prussia and Saxony, and has a great influence over Bavaria.
In this way, William had three votes in his hand, plus Leopold's own votes............................
At this moment, Xi Jieer, who had been silent, stood up, and he said loudly: "Today's meeting is officially over, and I ask you to arrive in the council hall on time tomorrow!"
After Xi Jieer finished speaking, he walked out first.
The gazes of the Electors met in the air for a few moments, and then they all left the council hall.
After getting into the carriage, William couldn't help but rub his temples.
What happened just now was really a bit unexpected for him, and even Locks, who followed William into the car, had a serious face.
"Tell me, Locks, what do you think now?"
"Your Majesty, I think we need to find out two things now, one is whether the Vienna side has made some promises or reached some agreements to Auguste, and the other is to investigate the supporting forces behind Maximilian and find out if there is any Catholic Church behind the scenes!"
In the face of William's inquiry, Locks did not say any nonsense, but went straight to the point.
William nodded and said: "I'll tell Buel to investigate these things later, and later I want you to talk to Kautz and see if you can find out something."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
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The Prussians' arrest of Sawyer of the Sabatier family in Frankfurt caused an instant sensation in the city, and the Frankfurt city guards and the Prussians confronted each other near the Ezter estate in the east of the city.
The Prussians demanded that Sawyer be punished according to Prussian law, but Frankfurt did not agree, and they insisted that Prussia release him.
The power of the Sabatier family was indeed very large, and not long after Sawyer was captured, a group of bigwigs of the Frankfurt Parliament decided to do their best to protect Sawyer, and must not let Sawyer be taken out of the city by the Prussians.
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Looking at the Frankfurt city guards who surrounded him, Mazaka's forehead was annoyed, originally according to his character, he would not care about any messy things, just hit out, but Buel did not allow this guy to come nonsense.
The 5,000 Frankfurt city guards had blocked the waters near the Ezter Manor, and the officers forced the young soldiers of Frankfurt to confront the Prussians who looked a little vicious on the other side.
According to Mazaka's orders, the soldiers of the 2nd and 3rd battalions had already loaded their weapons with ammunition, and as soon as the officer gave the order, they could immediately go into battle.
At the junction of the confrontation between the two armies, Buel was seen holding talks with Frankfurt Mayor Dient.
There were no pedestrians on the street where the two men were located, and the two armies standing at the beginning and tail made everyone reluctant to enter the street.
In the middle of the street, Bouel laid out a sofa very leisurely and lay on it, and in front of the sofa was a table with tea and various snacks.
After inviting Dean to sit down, Buel kindly poured Dean a cup of green tea.
"Your Excellency Deante, this is a treasure of His Majesty the King, and I also took advantage of the convenience to get some, you can taste it" "Thank you, Your Excellency."
Dean politely thanked him.
"Your Excellency Deent, we in Prussia have never wanted to beat around the bush, so I will say some things directly, and I ask you to forgive me for any offense!"
Seeing the expression on Buel's face, Dean nodded in understanding.
"Your Excellency Sawyer arrested two of our officers without any evidence, and last night he brutally abused two of our officers, and in every respect, Sawyer violated our interests, so it is reasonable and lawful for us to decide to punish Sawyer in accordance with our laws!"
"Your Excellency Buel, first of all, I want to say that it is justified for Sawyer to capture two officers of your country, and the evidence is conclusive that two officers of your country beat our nobles at the Beredet Manor, although the two officers of your country were injured due to the mistakes in the procedures and the improper interrogation methods of Sawyer, but we are willing to compensate for this!"
A smile crossed Buel's face "Lord Deent, if Sawyer's actions were legal, then why did he lynch two of our officers on his estate!"
"Your Excellency Buel, I have already said that Sayyana did not escort the person back to the Peace Department because of a mistake in the formalities!"
"Well, Your Excellency Deent, if you say so, then I can't say it, but as the head of the Prussian royal family, I also have the right to arrest granted by His Majesty the King of Prussia, and I think that everyone in the Frankfurt Parliament has violated the laws of the Kingdom of Prussia, and I was very troubled by what to do with it, but now Your Excellency is really my guiding light!"
Buel looked at Diente with interest, and his words were not without ridicule.
Hearing Buel say this, Diente can be described as shocked.
"You, what do you want to do!"
"Your Excellency Deent, I don't want to do anything, but if you use formalities or something as an excuse, then I advise all the nobles in Frankfurt not to leave Frankfurt in the future, otherwise you won't know who did it if you die outside!"
"Bouel, you are a blatant threat!
I'm going to the Imperial Diet to accuse you!
” Dean glared at Bouel angrily, but Buel didn't care about his expression "Go and sue you, Deante, you little mayor of Frankfurt dare to threaten the dignified Prussian royal governor, I think you are tired of being crooked!
It just so happens that the Prussian army of 200,000 has not tasted blood for several years, and if you don't mind, let Frankfurt fight for our Prussian army. ”