Charlotte did not linger at the front lines. He quickly returned to Strasbourg with His Imperial Majesty's written order.
At this point, Strasbourg was no longer united following Morgan's assassination. The Axels themselves had split into several factions, each putting forward its own candidate for emperor.
These "preliminary emperor candidates" were either ranked far beyond a hundredth in the line of succession or had no succession rights at all.
As a joke, Charlotte's place in the line of succession was higher than some of those emperor candidates.
Yes, because Charlotte Mecklen was about to marry Princess Anne, he genuinely had a place in the line of succession.
Antonio was deeply troubled. He was the youngest peak Saint Rank of the entire Old Continent, with achievements nearly on par with Zimmerman's. He had spent too much time cultivating and knew very little about politics, leaving him utterly clueless about how to handle this matter.
After all, he also had Axel blood, and quite legitimate blood at that. His mother, Nanny Axel Brittany, was a princess of the previous dynasty. As Julius Axel VI's direct grandson, he truly did not know how to deal with the Axels.
Charlotte's return with Emperor Brittany's personal letter greatly relieved Antonio. He handed all negotiating authority to Charlotte, as he trusted his brother-in-law quite a bit.
After taking on the responsibility, Charlotte did not even attempt to contact anyone inside Strasbourg. Instead, he gathered every Fast-Handed Clerk under his command, even recruiting people from Duke Mecklen's Territory, Cappadocia, and elsewhere. He also had a batch of printing presses transported over and put them into operation day and night.
Charlotte knew this was not the time for long-winded recitations. He silently recalled all sorts of new-media fiction he had read on Earth—Zhihu-style posts, sensationalist clickbait, Feilu-style stories,