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kaiser Jobst rises
But for Ulrich's actions in France, a apology wasn't needed in words, because for one to resign from position of Duke is a great apology. But yes, he apologised all the same.
Byt he time a Chancellor gets authorisation from the Diet the city will be taken!
Forgive and forget, we all mkae mistakes, Ulrich made a small one.
I shall not call a emergency session, the Dukes may of course, call one.
kaiser Jobst sits
Ansehelm stands again
I'm sorry to say mein Kaiser, but as I and others have said Ullrich made many mistakes.
He ignores Edicts, he ignores personal wishes. And he is currently destroying Franconia.
This man should be stopped, and if the Diet doesn't do it I will personally do it.
Ansehelm speaks again
And I still want to know what happened to the Baltic Crusade.
The Kaiser voted in favour of it, and you choose to ignore it.
I demand an explanation at once, if you don't want me to come over there to demand it to you personally.
You man, are the worst chancellor I've ever come across
Kaiser Jobst stands
THAT IS ENOUGH!
Now, Ansehelm, could you not speak to Ulrich persoanlly on this matter? I am sure the Baltic Crusade will go through, but it may take months for it too start off.
Yes, Ulrich has made mistakes, so have many other people.
I am on no ones side, but we shall leave it at Ulrich made mistakes. Big and small, leave it at a vote for whether or not you want a emergency diet session.
I am sure Ulrich shall improve, he fought long for the position of Chanceloor, I am sure he doesn't want to throw it away his first 2 years. Give him another go!
Now, Ansehelm, I wish to discuss things about the Baltic Crusades...
Kaiser Jobst sits down
Mein Kaiser, as you may know he currently send my brother Peter on a suicide mission. That is the biggest mistake anyone can make, he send my brother into death, and would my brother die I will never forgive him.
I am not allowed to attack a small Polish army, which indirectly means a large Polish army will attack me next turn.
He has not even begon with the preparations for the Baltic Crusade and whenever I mention it he does not reply. It seems that he wants to extend it so that in the next Diet he can propose an Edict against it.
You personally asked for the presence of my youngest brother Siegfried in your army, sure a man like you can see that what he's doing is not good for Franconia.
And yes it's me who speaks, in absence of my father.
[Elberhard:] @#$%^&! this for a game of soldiers.
Electors, you can @#$%^&!ing read, I take it? You passed Constitutional Ammendment 10.2 right? It says
Now the Chancellor has bought two settlements in Scotland. Hats off to 'im, I say. The clever @#$%^&!ing @#$%^&!er has found a loophole in the Charter.Quote:
Originally Posted by CA 10.2
But the Chancellor also proposes the "reduction of Gaza". Now I am not an educated man. I don't know what the @#$%^&! a "reduction" of a settlement means. But we are besieging Gaza and even I know that if you besiege something, it is usually with the intention to take it.
Now here's the the rub - there is no Edict authorising taking Gaza. So if the Chancellor does take it, he would be in violation of our Charter. It would be clear grounds for an Emergency Session of the Diet.
I urge the Chancellor to think again.
And I urge the Kaiser and the Dukes to act to protect our Charter if he does not.
The Austrian Noble stands again:
So this is how the Count of Budapest is treated?
Not a single word of explanation? You just state the fact, that Budapest rebelled, although this goes against the express wishes of my master?
This alone is a clear violation of our Charter and I demand the nobles of the Reich to stop thsi folly now. There are four cities currently rebelling within the Reich and countless more are well on the verge of doing so.
Will you just sit back gentlemen while this Chancellor rakes in horrendous amounts of florins from the populace to finance his ambitions?
He bought Scotland for a ludicrous amount of money and even now we are pumping 5600 Florins per turn into the English economy. All this happened without the Diets consent.
Ulrich Hümmel is clearly trying to see just how much power he can wield while being Chancellor, without any respect for the wishes of this body, nor the wishes of Counts or Dukes. Has anyone present here seen his personal wishes seen fulfilled? No, instead most of us are being ordered around by the present Chancellor without consideration.
We must stop this now, before the Chancellor takes even more ludicrous things to his mind!
The Austrian Elector sits down again and immediately Siegfried von Kastillien stands up.
Hear! Hear!
I have to agree with my fellow Austrian Elector. It is a shame what the Reich has come to under this brief period. Long ago have I demanded to join the Eastern Crusade, but I am still stuck in Prague. Now I can clearly see why the Chancellor would hold a grudge against Franconia for not voting for him, although a Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire should be above such notions, but at the same time he aggrevates every other House he can find.
I don't know what Ulrich Hümmel did to buy his votes in the recent Elections, but I can hardly think that this is worth it!
Already precious ressources have been wasted on Scottish possessions that have little to no worth to us. The income of Inverness and Edinburgh currently runs around 1000 florins a turn. This investment will never repay itself, and it's strategical use is questionable!
I ask every Duke to consider wisely whether he will be known for supporting Urlich Hümmel or whether he will be known for saving the Reich from its impeding doom!
A worn messenger enters the Diet, he speaks for the Duke of Franconia.
My master, the Duke of Franconia, wishes to state the following. He is very much disconcerted with the way our current chancellor Hümmel is running the Reich. It pains him to know that if some of our dear friends of this body had shown something amounting to wisdom last election, these situations under our current head of state would not have come to being.
He hopes, seconding his son Siegfried, that those who were ... 'persuaded' to vote Hümmel are enjoying their newly acquired riches and estates - at the dispense of the Reich they swore to serve.
It is also worth saying that my dear master looked twice his already advanced age when hearing about our newly bought Scottish posession. Enough has been said on the matter, and the 31 000 florins have already been spent, but I'd have rather seen that money invested in construction and troop recruitment. Franconia needs the money, and the other houses no less.
I am sure my master would be deeply interested in the above. Why is Peter separated from my master's army, why is he outnumbered, and why wasn't that Russian army spotted ? Were Peter to die, Franconia would not take it lightly.Quote:
Peter von Kastilien has been attacked by a massive Russian army, leaving no room for retreat.
Further more, word of a possible emergency session has reached my master. He states that he would support such a motion, as it has become clear that not only his country is suffering under the current rule, but his own blood is also.
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Karl Zirn:
Chancellor Hummel thank you for the brief report. Now I would have some questions that I want answered on this floor that the other Electors have been asking. Your silence is not helping. What is the situation in Budapest how did this happen and why? What is the value of the purchase of recent lands? Why are no the laws of the Diet being enforced.
If this floor cannot get complete answers directly from you then it would be prudent for one our Dukes to make a motion for an Emergency Session supported by the other Dukes.
This Diet requires a full and complete answers to the operations of your Office.
Already two dukes called on an Emergency Session, only one more is needed.
I suggest for his own good that Hummel answers the questions asked.
And I also suggest that, whatever people might have asked him, he sends me on my crusade. I asked for it, and it got backed. Now I heard that certain people would only vote for Hummel would he not send me on a crusade.
That leaves him with the following options:
Ignoring an Edict.
Ignoring his Voters.
Sending someone else.
And the third one is out of the question, as a Franconian noble is the only one who is free to be send, and we agreed on it that it would be me.
Next to that, why is Jonas von Mahren not in Hamburg yet?
Why am I not allowed to fight the Poles in front of me, you want me killed don't you?
Why did you ignore an CA made by the late Kaiser, you are not loyal to him.
Why do you ignore personal wishes made by nobles?
Believe me Hummel, you are losing all the support you have, and that is not wise.
Ulrich Hummel gets to his feet.
Budapest revolted due to Hungarian spies. She had an ample garrison - 5 companies of militia at full strength.
I wish the death of no one here, unless they be traitors of the Reich. As there are no traitors in this august body, you have nothing to fear.
The value of Scotland was 31,000 florins. However, the immense advantage this provides outweighs the cost. The Enlish will never think of betraying us now, and the way to Norway is clear. What else could you want?
Finally, I have almost had enough of being treated like dirt. The Reich is under siege, but now it appears that you only care to attack one man.
Ulrich Hummel resumes his seat.
The Austrian Noble stands again:
I believe you misunderstood me, Chancellor!
This is not about the garrison strength of Budapest but about the tax levels, which have been above the requested level for some time now. The Count of Budapest demands that you remedy this situation immediately!
Surely the rebellions in Venice and Dijon have not been caused by spies too? Not to speak of the tax strain on the complete Italian penninsula. And if you would have implemented the tax levels set by my master the Hungarian spy would have a much more difficult job to entice the populace against my master. With the Taxes so high it only needed a tiny spark to ignite them! Even now Tax levels are set to Very High, I hope this gets changed immediately!
If the English were to betray us, they surely would not go after our continental provinces but after your newly bought towns? How do these two holdings then fend off an entire island with no noble around to defend it?
Ansehelm stands and says
They say there's a big monster in a lake close to Inverness, surely that would help us.
And it would maybe even do a better job as chancellor :laugh4:
We should make sure the English buy back the provinces, they are both dangerous, we are unable to defend them, they are far from Rome and they were not acquired according to the charter.
And Hummel, if you do not wish the death of no-one here why did my brother had to go into Russia? And why can't I attack the Poles?
You might not like Franconia, but remember, we were the only one to support you two Diets back, is this the way to show your graditute?
As I have previously said before, I am not pleased by some of the events that have occurred during this chancellorship, but I am not eager to call for an Emergency Diet. I personally will give Ulrich another year to resolve as much matters as he can. After that should the desires of the diet not be fufilled as much as possible, I shall join the other Dukes in a call for an Emergency Diet.
Ulrich, have you gone mad?
Bavaria was your most ardent supporter in the last election, and now you have Conrad Salier marching on a suicide mission in the east. My 2 oldest sons are being Wracked by the same witch that left me hexed 30 years ago, the same witch that was suposed to be dead before any military action was to be undertaken on Corsica. You leave our cities to be run my local representitives who tax our citizens to madness, and ignore our building orders, Why do you hate Bavaria so?
You have put expansion on the forfront, at the cost of Budapest, and countless lives lost to riots, and I wholeheartedly disagree with your policy of preemptive war in the outremer.
You have married off my daughter without even telling me that there was an offer on the table, If it was anyone other than a Von Kassel I would have more choice words for you.
Please do not make me regret my support for you in the last election.
While the spinning dagger continues unabated, the young Duke Arnold notices that Ulrich Hummel has removed the dagger he threw into is chair before arriving.
Gazing intently where another one could be placed Arnold looks directly at Hummel for some moments before saying
Hummel,
You certainly seemed to have pissed a few members of this Diet to no end...
Now I know you seem to have some issues regarding requests made of you so I'll be very precise with my words.
Pretend if you will, that I'm providing an additional consulting service to the work you are doing in Austria.
In the next year I want Sigismund to join the AHA and then I wish to proceed in a night action to attack the Hungarian force.
Once crushed I wish to proceed immeditately to the rebelled city of Budapest and destroy all opposition. It will then be brought back under control of House Austria as he has been for the previous few decades.
Also, I'd like to state that by using TAXATION I want ALL Austrian provinces above 80% happiness.
Now I'd like to point out that this is not an edict...but as you have decided to take such a loose interpretation of them...I'm giving you specific instructions to help guide your work when it comes to the Austrian holdings and its resources.
Can you please look me in the eye and assure me that those tasks will be done in the next year or two?
Oh and Chancellor, if you can't manage this then I can assure you there will be more issues for you to deal with than a simple impeachment.
What madness is this? I am proud to be part of the Duchy that did not vote for this rapscallion, and to have voted alongside our late, great, Emperor Henry. It is truly an honor to have opposed this fool from the start, and to be in the same camp as our most honorable Kaiser at ardently opposing his election.
Ulrich, should an Emergency Session of Diet be called, you will have more to worry about from me than being impeached.
[Elberhard]: It seems like the Dukes don't have the @#$%^&!s to act now, so it looks like we wait.
I would petition the Chancellor to send me to lead the army formerly led by my father. It has spent a turn idle and leaderless on the road to Mosul, but I can easily reach it from Edessa and give the lazy @#$%^&!ers a kick up the backside to get them moving again. I would request that a regiment of dismounted knights accompany me.
The march of the horse lords on Mosul makes this request somewhat urgent.
Elberhard you sack of merde, I've got more @#$%^&!s than a rogue elephant.
Would you like to step outside and we can find a solution to your insult!!??
Haha, the spineless Dukes aren't gonna stand up are they? Well, when the people who openly defy the Chancellor are sent to their deaths, I'm sure they'll regret not impeaching the Chancellor. All of the Dukes are irked, but only my father, Duke Gunther, has cast his lot to openly oppose and call for an Emergency Diet Session. As Elberhard put it, the other Dukes don't have the @#$%^&!s to call for a session. Once all of Franconia is killed off and your north is undefended, hopefully you'll have learned a lesson, you worthless cowardly dogs.
Elberhard: Duke Arnold of Austria, I am not a well educated man like yourself, who even swears in that @#$%^&!ing fancy French language. I know only plain German, and a little of this strange tongue my mentor taught me (called it "ASCII" or something). So, if, in my frustration at the Chancellor's mad actions, I have unintentionally insulted you, then I apologise.
Indeed, I do solemnly swear (I am good at that, by the way) never to cast aspersions on your august @#$%^&!s again. Nay, henceforth, I shall respectfully refer to you as the Duke Arnold of the elephantine @#$%^&!s.
But more seriously, fellow Electors, I suppose we should not be surprised that the Dukes (except the good Duke of Franconia) and the Kaiser do absolutely @#$%^&! all to stop the Chancellor. They each voted for him and it must be hard to disown their pet when he goes rogue. In fact, I suppose we should find some schadenfreude at watching the Chancellor @#$%^&! all over them in return.
Ansehelm: Maybe the Kaiser would like to announce his heir, he might want to call on an Emergency Session. From what we've heard here gentlemen, everyone except for the people who can call on an emergency session want one.
While you gentlemen are speculating on the actions of your Dukes, your Dukes are engaged in intense back channel discussion.
There will be an announcement soon.
Jonas Von Mahren enters the Diet.
Greetings!
I decided to visit the beutifull Rome since mein Chancellor in all his wisdom has decided that i should camp out in woods near Magdeburg. I hear reports everyday that Hamburg is revolting,but still the good Chancellor decides that its better for me to camp out under the trees. Also what its this madness about Scotland? If we want to take Scandinavia give me an army in Hamburg and i will kill every man woman and child in Scandinavis if necessary. I really hope that now that i travelled this far,there would be good show called emergency Diet,so we could punish the man some of us in all of their wisdom decided should be Chancellor of the Reich!
Ansehelm: Your words might, and mostlikely will, be true Herr Steffen, but the problem with not being duke is that we don't know what the dukes discuss.
Arnold
Lord Elberhard of "Christ Knows Where", I accept your apology.
Likewise you're more than welcome to address me as Duke Elephant Balls if you wish. I'm more than happy with that title and you can cast as many aspersions as you wish at those two jewels of Christendom.
As for you Ansehelm, andI completely sympathise with your situation, but you need to realise things are happening and just because you can't see it doesn't mean there isn't action being taken.
Matthias has become more despondent as the session crawls on with no resolution. He speaks in a funereal tone.
I hope the Dukes will not fiddle while the Reich burns. Rioting is consuming many of our cities. I fear the fate of Budapest is a harbinger of things to come if we do not act.
He begins to cough, a rattle that echoes through the chamber.
I. . .I must own up to my own part in this, I helped elect the Chancellor. If I could take it back I would, but I am now powerless to do so. I beseech the Dukes to put an end to this farce and call an Emergency Session!
Gerhard Steffen, stands to speak and the whole Diet goes quiet, He stands quiet for a moment looking at the empty thrown of the Chancellor. Then begins to speak.
The riech is at a turning point, she is still powerful, the most powerful empire that has existed for hundreds of years, but is quickly falling from grace many cities are now rioting, her armies disorganized and scattered. But all this can be dealt with, the riech has had her fair share of problems in the past.
Despite my faith in the Riech, I fear the course that the chancellor has plotted. He has shown a tendency to conquor at the expense of the welbeing of the noblemsn of the riech, which is something I cannot stand for. With my sons exposed to that witch, and my brother forced to march east towards certian doom, I am forced to act.
I call for an emergency Diet session, before any members of this Diet are lost.
Arnold stands immediately after Duke Steffen
In accordance with our charter I too as Duke of Austria call for an Emergency Session of the Diet.
As the third Duke of the Reich to request it, we are now under the Impeachment proceedings.
Can the Speaker of the Diet please begin proceedings!!
Arnold's spinning dagger is then hurled into the middle of the Diet floor