"My brother, what are you talking about?" Princess Mary has rarely been angry in recent years, and her voice at this time is serious, and she is really not angry.

The Eastern Roman Emperor also knew what his sister meant, and although he wanted to have the courage to repeat the phrase 'the revival of Eastern Rome is the will of God', the emperor could not say anything. Without his sister, the Eastern Roman Empire would probably be doomed.

After staring at her brother for a while, and finding that her brother was not talking nonsense, Princess Mary said: "My brother, God cared for the Eastern Roman Empire, but God gave humans the will to think freely. Without those loyal to the Eastern Roman Empire, the country would not have come to where it is today. I'm going to tell you that Sheila may not be able to completely change the Eastern Roman Empire on her own, but her loyalty to the Empire is unquestionable. There are so many people loyal to the empire that you should rejoice, not stop them. ”

The Eastern Roman Emperor did not dare to say that there were people who were opposed to Sheila becoming a senator or a councilor, so he could only say: "My dear sister, Your Excellency Tiberius will not support it." ”

"You are the emperor, you have the right to decide."

"But ...... "The Eastern Roman Emperor did not want to do anything to those who objected.

As soon as she saw her brother's expression, Princess Maria understood her brother's difficulties, and she gave her brother a trick, "You don't need to support or oppose, you just need to continue to have your own decision...... ”

The Eastern Roman Emperor's eyes lit up when he heard this, he really hadn't thought of this method before, and hurriedly asked his sister for details. Princess Maria told her brother about the operation methods, and seeing her brother nodding again and again, Princess Maria felt a little relieved. There are a lot of problems with any major change, and she hopes that she can help her brother in her own way.

Just sent off my sister here, His Excellency Tiberius asked to see him. As soon as the two met, His Excellency Tiberius put forward his opinion, "Baseleus, we cannot allow women to participate in politics. ”

The Eastern Roman Emperor nodded vigorously, "I agree with Your Excellency. ”

As soon as a smile appeared on Tiberius's face, the Eastern Roman Emperor continued: "But it's too late. The statute has been set, and you have to know that there are many ministers and nobles who want to change it. ”

The smile vanished instantly, and Tiberius fell silent. The Eastern Roman Emperor continued: "If this article can be amended, can the other provisions be amended? ”

"Your Majesty can make a holy judgment." Tiberius replied.

"Tiberius, you know very well what the decision was made and how hard it took us to get everyone to agree. But now the situation has changed, and although food prices are still high, at least people believe that there is hope for the future. At this point, any modification can lead to a lot of other problems. I am the final decision, but I am not a dictator. ”

"Can't you really change it?" Tiberius still didn't want women to have a legal channel to participate in politics.

"Can be modified. It is inconvenient for me to come forward, so I would like to ask His Excellency Tiberius to find someone else to sign the declaration, and only this article will be amended, and there will be no other conditions attached to it. The Eastern Roman Emperor gave Tiberius a solution to the problem.

Tiberius also felt that this was an option, and took his leave. For the next few days, Tiberius rode around in a carriage, visiting ministers and nobles. Four days later, Tiberius summoned Sheila's father to his office and said in a heavy tone: "Maximi, I ask you to withdraw your daughter from the election. ”

"Why?" Sheila's father asked Tiberius in silence.

Tiberius did not answer, the question made him feel ashamed and angry. For several days, Tiberius placed a number of powerful people who spoke out against women's participation in politics. These powerful people objected, but when Tiberius asked them to sign the declaration, they either scoffed at Tiberius' request that no other ordinance than this one be amended, or they immediately presented the content of the ordinance that they wished to amend before Tiberius made this request.

Everybody, everybody! Tiberius found himself trapped by himself, and went back to the emperor to ask the emperor to give an edict himself, and this time the Eastern Roman emperor bluntly told Tiberius, "Tiberius, do you now understand how many people are against you?" I've exhausted all my adjudication powers before I can get your proposal passed. I can't make any more decisions now, and any new changes will only overturn the current decision. ”

Tiberius did not try to convince the emperor anymore, and he understood that what the emperor said was right. But Tiberius did not give up, he approached Sheila's father and asked Sheila's father to intervene to prevent Sheila from running. I thought Sheila's father would agree, but from Maximi's answer, he heard the objection.

"Maximi, women's participation in politics only makes the country chaotic."

"Sheila is just one person, how can she make the country chaotic by herself? We designed this system with personal factors in mind, so please make it clear to Sheila as a person...... Not to mention whether she can be elected, even if she is elected as a senator, how can a senator mess up the whole country? Later, Sheila's father's tone had become very harsh.

Faced with such fierce questioning, Tiberius found himself unable to find an explanation for the time being. Sheila's father was right, and one of the core ideas of the electoral system was how to solve the problem of how to prevent individuals from having extraordinary power in the entire Senate, the Lok Sabha. Not to mention that there is only one female congressman, even if one-fifth of the senators in the council are women, it is impossible to manipulate the decisions of the entire senate or the Lok Sabha by relying on one-fifth of the senators.

After a moment of silence, Tiberius spoke again. He already sensed that things had nothing to do with the system, so his voice was low, "Maximi, you just want your daughter to be a patriarch so much?" ”

Sheila's father lowered his gaze, and just when Tiberius felt that he had the upper hand, he saw Sheila's father raise his gaze and say firmly, "This is the choice of the people." ”

"And what about you?! Is that what you hope for? Tiberius was furious.

"I just go with everyone's choice, my daughter has given a lot to her family, her neighbors, and the people. Sir Tiberius, I love my child and I want her to be able to do what she wants. ”

Tiberius was furious, and he exclaimed, "You are doing this for yourself." If Sheila is elected, she may not be re-elected. When the time comes, you will be able to take over her position as a veteran. Shame on Maximi! Don't you feel ashamed? ”

"Hehehehehe! Your Excellency Tiberius, the suffrage is in the hands of the people, and your words are too alarmist! ”

"Enough!" Tiberius said angrily. He knew that he could not morally overpower Sheila's father, but this anger condensed in his chest, making him exasperate angrily: "Maximi, someone in your family is running, and I will hold a meeting to remove you from the selection committee." ”

"Okay." Sheila's father readily agreed.

Tiberius was stunned, he had expected Sheila's father to struggle with his role as a member of the selection committee. The selection committee members are not paid and are not permanent positions. But this is to leave a place in history, and it is a great honor for a scholar. Sheila's father didn't waver in the slightest. This made Tiberius even more angry, and he exclaimed: "The people are just emotional now, and they will not choose a woman when it comes time to vote." Maximime, do you think you can become a great nobleman with the help of your daughter? That's delusion! Maximi, wake up! ”

"I love my daughter, I also believe in the people, and they decide for themselves. Your Excellency Tiberius, I was originally a poor scholar, and even if Sheila was not elected, I would continue to be a poor scholar in the future. ”

Tiberius angrily turned around and left, and the next day when the selection committee met he questioned Sheila's father's status as a member of the selection committee, and demanded that the committee remove Sheila's father from membership. The group of bearded men did not vote immediately as Tiberius had imagined, and were silent for a while, thinking that the white beard hesitated to speak, "Your Excellency Tiberius, do you agree to approve Sheila's candidacy?" ”

This question is very rational, because the previous view of the selection committee was that Sheila's eligibility would not be approved, and there was no need for the family of the candidate who would not be approved to be disqualified from the selection committee. Tibera was taken aback, and he suddenly realized that he had not told the other commissioners about the results of his recent efforts. As he tried to explain, Tiberius felt a strong sense of shame.

When the crisis came, the people in power begged Tiberius for a solution. Unexpectedly, the crisis has not been resolved, but the situation is no longer turbulent, and these people in power immediately sprouted a new state of mind, clinging to the power in their hands and refusing to make the slightest compromise. Even the most basic idea that women cannot participate in politics has been used for political bargaining. Shame on you! Shame on you!

"Do you agree that women can participate in politics?" Tiberius's voice was filled with indignation.

The bearded men were silent, and just by looking at their expressions, it was clear that they did not agree. Others looked at Sheila's father with disdain and jealousy in their eyes.

"If you agree with this idea, I ask that in the next few days there be no more discussion of the election, and that everyone go to the various ministers and nobles to show them their attitude, and if they refuse to agree, we will no longer work! Let's just drag it out! Tiberius's voice grew firmer. Yes, the important ministers and nobles can have a vegetarian meal, but the crisis in Eastern Rome has not been resolved, and everyone will drag it on. The grain of the Yuan Kingdom will not come again this year, and the days will only be more difficult.

Seeing the bearded men nodding their heads, Tiberius shouted, "Vote, raise your hand in agreement!" ”