"Three of your knights were slightly injured, and Dean Anil is safe. Your Majesty."
The Chief of Internal Affairs replied.
If they could, the adversary would surely want to send both the king and Dean Anil to hell.
However, since the failure of Grand Duke Grace, the enemies of the king have obviously become more cautious in the assassination of the king himself, and they are unwilling to try lightly without full confidence. In contrast, Dean Anil is a less difficult target.
And if Dean Anil was murdered, it would be difficult for the king to find a second strong theological supporter like him for a while.
"Three minor injuries... They are still testing." The king pondered for a moment and ordered, "Let our oathed knight commander protect him for a while."
"You attach great importance to Dean Anil."
After the House Chief had left, Charles spoke.
After the funeral, Charles did not return to the southeast coast immediately, but stayed at the Rose Palace. First, he was worried about his godson, and secondly, Charles did have something to report to the king himself.
"Who do you think most of the people who really believe in the keys to Purgatory and the Door to the Kingdom of God say?"
Instead of answering directly, the king asked a question.
"Civilians," Charles said, "because it's hard for them to get an education, and ... their life isn't easy."
The commoners at the bottom of the society, it is difficult for them to see the hope of their own rise. Their present life is so miserable, which makes them unable to help but hope that there is an unknown kingdom of eternal life, and in that kingdom of eternal life, they can obtain happiness. In many cases, this is the origin of belief.
But now it is precisely this expectation, which in turn has brought more suffering to their present life.
"You're right. So many educated ladies and gentlemen, do you think they really believe in purgatory in their hearts? Maybe they never had any doubts?" "There are many people in this world who doubt the Holy See. But in fact, after so long, at a critical moment, there are only a few who dare to stand up."[1]
Charles was silent.
"However—" The king changed the conversation, "It is necessary to pay attention to and protect Dean Anil."
He was thinking about something, and tapped the table with his hand with the rose ring.
"We need a flag."
The king's voice was very calm, with the kind of ruthless energy that is unique to the superiors from the point of view of interests. As a person, he did appreciate the spirit of Dean Anil, but more importantly, as a king, he saw enough value in Dean Anil.
"I need a group of scholars, Charles."
An Anil dean alone is not enough to shake people's faith in the Holy See.
He needs more people.
Those who need to know more and oppose the Holy See come together to attack the theology of the Church.
They will be the king's weapons on an ideological level.
These people may be hidden in various monasteries, perhaps in various universities, and they carefully protect themselves. But if the king succeeded in sheltering Abbot Anil, who had come forward against the pope, to show he was capable of keeping them safe, they could have gathered under the king's banner.
Charles pondered for a moment and suggested: "If you don't mind where your scholars come from, then I think you can declare that you shelter those scholars who have been oppressed by the Holy See for defending the truth, even if they come from the Holy Spirit Bay. It's ridiculous. one thing—"
With Charles' cultivation, he couldn't help showing a mocking expression at this time.
"Just like your abbot Anil was born in the Holy Court, in fact, Your Majesty, the people who pose the greatest threat to theology in this world often come from the Holy Court. Do you remember? In 1421, the Holy Court issued an order. Paper orders, placing many theologians and jurists on the wanted list."
"We have to thank the Holy Court for this."
The king also remembered.
In 1421, the Holy See once carried out a large-scale "heretic" purge, which was the transition period between the old and the new popes. In order to show his majesty and to suppress some of the grievances at the time, the new pope promoted that large-scale purge.
The purge of heresy was mainly concentrated in the holy city on the eastern shore of the Abyss Strait.
At that time, the report became a common practice, and many people were included in the purge list just because they made some normal discussions about the doctrinal regulations in the letter. Many people were forced to remain anonymous and escaped from the Holy Spirit Bay.
In the king's view, it was more a power struggle within the Holy See than a "purchase of heresy", and the people who were purged were most likely because they were on the wrong side of the power field.
In the end, the new pope established his own rule with this powerful means.
During the purge of 1421, the Holy See's wanted notice was issued to every country, and the Legrand royal family received a copy. At that time, the Duke of Buckingham was in power on behalf of the king. After receiving the wanted list, the Duke of Buckingham kept it as a file, and symbolically let a few personal soldiers patrol the city once, as if they were assisting in the pursuit.
"Thanks to them for making private conversation taboo as well."
The king smiled and turned to ask Charles something else.
"How about the blockade along the southeast coast?"
That's why Charles stayed - to report to the king on the blockade of the southeast and the progress of the Black Death during this time.
While the King was heading north to quell the rebellion, Charles and Hawkins led the day and night patrols of the Corsairs and Royal Warships.
On the way, they were attacked several times by plague ships one after another, but fortunately they already had the previous "Plague Night" in Kossoya Port and a large number of plague attacks at the beginning of the new year, and later coastal cities were vigilant. unprecedented advance.
- Those plague ships were sunk by the self-organized "self-defense force" of the city before they approached the city.
Occasionally, small-scale Black Death infections were also brought under control by plague doctors from hell.
On the whole, although the blockade on the southeast coast is under great pressure, it is still quite solid.
"But the situation on the other side of the Abyss Strait is not optimistic." Charles frowned, showing a worried look, "We have cut off all commercial exchanges with the countries on the other side of the Abyss Strait, but if the Black Death on the other side of the Abyss Strait continues. , Legrand's economy will also be severely hit."
In this blockade, many chambers of commerce have become victims.
Small chambers of commerce go bankrupt, and large chambers of commerce struggle to support.
That's why in this day and age, people are so afraid of the Black Death.
Once it erupts, it lasts not just for a few months, but for years or even hundreds of years. The last major outbreak of the plague lasted nearly a hundred years. [2] During those hundred years, the economies of all countries were hit hard.
This is a catastrophe for the entire human race.
"The plague won't last long, at least not on a large scale."
The king gave judgment.
"why?"
"Because the Holy See wants to establish a state," the king replied, "so, they need a miracle that is unprecedented enough to claim their status."
The king's eyes were cold, as if thinking of something. His icy blue pupils reflected light and shadow, like the ridges of rolling mountains, cold and sharp, with a calm and majesty that time could not erase.
The king can use the power of hell to stage a political performance of death bowing his head and resolve the plague crisis on the southeast coast. Then the Holy Court, naturally, can also use the power from the kingdom of God. Moreover, in these encounters involving the kingdom of God and hell, the king has confirmed: these years, in the confrontation between the Holy Court and hell, the power of hell is indeed inferior to the Holy Court.
He guessed—
Hell, in a state that seems to be "dead".
A dead hell still has enough power to protect Legrand from the plague, so what about the better state of the kingdom of God
Prior to this, the Holy See had not done much, but only treated some patients. This is not because they can't solve the plague, but because they are waiting for the opportunity - waiting for the plague to spread enough to make people desperate enough, waiting for the Holy Court to initially enter the territory of Blaise and establish the prototype of the "Earth Kingdom of God".
Now, Ferry III has been deposed, leading his own troops to retreat north. King Blasey became Prince Charles under the control of the Holy See, and secular power began to be transferred to the institutions of the Holy See. Faced with this direct transfer of political power, the Blaises began to show unease and distrust.
This situation is the best time for the Holy Court to "save the world".
They were able to calm people's hearts, convince people that the Black Death was a punishment from the gods, and convince people that only the Holy See could save them. Thus completely established, a true religious kingdom.
This time the king beheaded the Archbishop of St. Weiss in the street, which was actually a test of this.
If the Holy Court reacted violently, it ordered the expedition of Legrand, or directly sent a team of heretic judges to Legrand to suppress Legrand's resistance with force. Then it proves that there is still a long time before their "salvation" action, and they still need to use tough means to maintain their authority in the world.
But now the Holy See has not responded much to the King's "Limited Purgatory Creed and Priesthood Ordinance" and the execution of the Archbishop of St. Weiss.
They only declared that Legrand's new regulations were invalid, and they announced that they would excommunicate Dean Anil.
This kind of response, which can be called "gentle" and "concession", made some nobles who chose to stand on the king's side feel particularly happy. They thought it was a great victory.
However, in the eyes of the king, this is not a victory, but a kind of indifference.
This means that the Holy See has enough confidence that they believe that they can quickly solve the Black Death, thereby officially establishing the kingdom of God on the ground. Compared with the importance of the kingdom of God, other things are not worth mentioning.
This is good news and bad news.
The good thing is that they finally got a relatively less stressful period of development - or preparation time; the bad thing is that they will face the Holy Court when this period is over.
The king leaned back in his chair, thoughtful.
Charles looked at him, remembering the time when the king went to the southeast in person.
As people cheered for the contact of the plague, the king pondered what to do next.
This is the responsibility of the king, and they are marching on the tip of the knife all the time.
The person who dances on the tip of the knife must be crazy enough, because only crazy can make him fearless, but also cautious enough, because if he makes a mistake, he will be shattered. But often, people only see his arrogance, but not all the deliberation beneath the arrogance.
A lunatic and the most sober person.
At this moment, Charles felt the self-blame of his friend the Duke of Buckingham for so many years - the king has so much to bear, but he is still so young.
"Your Majesty, I brought you a present."
Charles glanced at the sky and turned away from these heavy topics, reminding the king that it was time to rest.
"Maybe you'd like to take a look at it?"
The author has something to say: [1] "In the decades before the Reformation, many educated people may have questioned whether teachers have the right to intervene in the eternal peace of the souls of good men and women; Dare to fight and speak." - "The History of the Reformation, Volume 1" [English] Thomas Martin Lindsay
[2] Historically, the "second pandemic" of the Black Death in the Middle Ages began in 1347 and spread widely in Europe, the Far East and North Africa, and lasted for more than 400 years. appeared (the Plague of Marseilles in 1720 was the last recorded). The Black Death was a haunting shadow in the Middle Ages, and the second pandemic included a series of plagues at the time.