The Senate of the Empire of Light was located on the south side of the central square in the northern district of the Imperial Dragon City.
On the other side of the central square, there was a statue of the founding emperor of the Empire of Light, Garner San Lorenzo.
The entire statue was more than 20 meters tall and was carved out of red sandstone. At first glance, it looked like a blazing flame.
The statue of the legendary paladin was facing the Senate of Light from afar. It looked like a tacit comrade-in-arms who would accompany each other for eternity, but it also looked like a tit-for-tat enemy.
At the beginning of the establishment of the Empire of Light, the founding emperor and the first pope had reached an agreement that the secular world would belong to the nobles and the believers would belong to God.
Therefore, although the church controlled the spiritual world of the entire human empire, it did not have any secular authority.
However, the first pope was not willing to withdraw from the secular world just like that. He was not willing to let the San Lorenzo family dominate the world.
Therefore, he joined forces with the other lords of the empire to put pressure on the royal family and asked them to limit the power of the emperor.
This led to the birth of the "Glorious Charter" and the establishment of the Senate of Light.
According to the "Glorious Charter", a series of major administrative orders officially issued by the emperor, such as war orders, the appointment of dukes, the change of heirs, and so on, had to be voted and approved by the Senate before they could be implemented.
Even if the emperor did not agree with some of the decrees, as long as they were approved by an absolute majority (more than two-thirds) in the Senate, they could still be implemented.
Previously, Prince Leon had tried to launch a war order against Yewel because he wanted to use this method to bypass Emperor Reinhardt who would definitely veto the proposal.
The Senate of Light represented the will and interests of all the lords of the empire and it existed to limit the imperial power.
Facing the rising sun, the door of the Senate of Light slowly opened and a group of members of the Senate who had arrived walked in one after another.
A gorgeous carriage stopped in front of the Senate of Light, but the people inside did not get out of the carriage.
"Are you nervous?" Colin asked with a smile as he looked at Vera who was lifting the curtain of the carriage and looking in the direction of the Senate of Light.
Neither of them were senators, so of course, they could not enter the Senate of Light. However, at this time, they were discussing something closely related to Vera. It was no wonder that Colin asked her if she was nervous.
"It's okay." Vera turned around and held Colin's hand.
"Your palms are sweating, and you still say you're not nervous?" Colin laughed and teased, "Didn't you say that it didn't matter whether you were the Dukes Of The North or not?"
Vera glared at her husband. Unfortunately, she did not feel any pressure from her husband at all. Instead, she just looked cute and adorable.
She pursed her lips and said in a low voice, "I was too naive back then. I thought that it didn't matter who became the Dukes Of The North. But now, I feel that the future of the Northern Frontier is in our hands! "
Colin was very pleased with the change in Vera's attitude and he squeezed her soft and moist hands gently as he comforted her.
"Don't worry, Emperor Reinhardt has the final say in Imperial Dragon City after Prince Lacy is banished. Since he has agreed to let you inherit the Dukes Of The North, the Senate will not deliberately go against him at this time."
Vera nodded silently and she seemed a little nervous.
Seeing this, Colin suggested, "Let's take a walk in the central square."
"Okay."
As soon as the two of them got out of the carriage, they saw the door of the Senate slowly closing.
The quiet and solemn conference hall was full of senators who were attending the meeting.
Bang ~
The Senate's rotating chairman, Imossen Saint Prospero, banged the gavel and announced loudly, "It's time.
The meeting begins now!
There are a total of 116 senators present at this meeting. All the resolutions of this meeting are valid now that the number of valid participants has been reached! "
Bang!
The rotating chairman, Imossen, banged the gavel again and continued, "The first topic of this meeting is the declaration of war against Yeville! Next, let's invite the five senators … the four senators to express their opinions on this! "
Senator Lethom was dead, but his successor had not been elected yet. Therefore, there were only four senators left out of the five.
"I object!" Senator Crete San Gerian was the first to express his attitude.
However, he did not continue to explain his reasons, as if it was no longer important.
In fact, after Prince Lacy was banished, there was no need to discuss this topic anymore. Even if he was a Paladin, it was inevitable that he would be defeated.
"I object!"
"I object!"
"I object!"
Sure enough, the next three archons all expressed their opposition to the idea.
The rotating chairman, Imossen, banged the gavel and said, "Okay, the senators' speeches are over! Let's begin the voting. Those who agree with the proposal, please raise your right hand! "
There were three normal procedures for a Senate meeting. First, the rotating chairman would propose the proposal to be voted on. Then, the five senators would take turns to express their opinions. Finally, there would be a vote by a show of hands.
It could be seen that in the entire process, only the five senators were qualified to speak.
It was precisely because of this that although they were like the other senators, each of them had one vote, because there was an additional process of expressing their opinions, they could use this method to influence the subsequent voting.
This was the real key to the senators' leadership position in the Senate.
Now that all the senators were unanimously against the proposal to declare war, it was obvious that no one would dare to vote in favor of the proposal during the voting.
Bang!
"The voting is over! There are zero votes in favor and 116 votes against. I declare that the proposal is not passed! "
After the rotating chairman announced the result of the voting, he took a sip of water and said again, "The next topic is about Vera St. Hilde inheriting the Dukes Of The North! May the four senators express their opinions on this matter? "
"I agree." The Western Senator, Crete, was the first to speak. "Before the Duke Of St. Hilde died, he left a will that appointed Vera as the Marquis of the Eastern Region. Therefore, it is reasonable for her to inherit the Dukes Of The North."
"I also agree," the Southern Senator, Dulles, said concisely.
Then, it was the Northern Frontier Senator's turn to speak.
However, the senators already had a rough idea in their hearts. Since two senators had already agreed, then the current senator from the House of Saint Hilde would not object …
Right?
"I object." Sebas made a statement that shocked everyone.
Everyone stared at the senator from the Northern Frontier, waiting for his next explanation.
Sebas slowly glanced around and said in a deep voice, "I do not agree with letting a mage become the Lord of the Northern Frontier!"
After saying this, he closed his mouth and did not care about the complicated look in the eyes of the senators.
Next, only the last senator, the rotating chairman, Imossen, was left to express his opinion.
The senator from the Eastern Region first looked deeply at Sebas, then slowly swept his gaze across the entire audience. Finally, he said in a firm voice.
"I object!"
There was an uproar in the audience.
The senators immediately began to whisper to each other and discuss.
Out of the four senators, two were in favor and two were against!
This time, there was a good show to watch.
Bang!
The rotating chairman, Imossen, knocked the gavel and said in a clear voice.
"Now, let the voting begin!"
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