The words of Queen Midella’s warning made Colin’s heart tremble, and he asked quickly:
"Your Highness, I have always had a doubt and wanted to ask for advice."
"you say."
Colin stepped forward a few steps, walked up to Queen Midella, stood side by side with her, then lowered his voice and said:
"Your Highness, of course I understand the status and prestige of the Church in the Glorious Empire, but what I can't understand is why for more than a thousand years, the nobles have been doing nothing about it, instead allowing the Church to continue to intervene in secular affairs, throwing away their power and influence The power keeps expanding?"
Colin saw that there was no one around, but he still lowered his voice a bit, and continued:
"The core figures of the paladin family all know the secret that the Lord of Radiance stopped absorbing the power of faith, which means that the church has severed ties with the Supreme Lord, so the deterrence of the gods is naturally not the real reason for the nobles' restraint.
Although the church has such a powerful military force as the Knights Templar, the number of people is too small after all. As long as the nobles and lords unite, even with a large number of people, the Knights Templar can be piled to death.
What's more, there are nobles with such extraordinary force as paladins!
So I don't understand why the church has always had the upper hand in the battle with the nobles for so many years? "
Queen Midella glanced at Colin, and said softly:
"Do you think the nobles are all monolithic? You know, many of the nobles are fanatics of our lord."
Colin obviously couldn't be convinced by this reason, and retorted: "They are fanatics of our Lord, but they may not be fanatics of the church. Don't the nobles not understand the corruption of the church today? Those sanctimonious priests can be ignorant Common people, but if you want to brainwash the nobles, I'm afraid it's not enough.
Especially the paladin family, they are very clear that the church today may have been abandoned by the Supreme Lord.
Under such circumstances, don't they know how to unite and cut off the church's hand extending into the secular realm? "
Queen Midella shook her head, and said: "You have to know that the so-called beliefs of the nobles are mostly for profit purposes. Of course they are aware of the church's depravity and decay, but they still choose to stand by the church, in fact, it is only because it treats them It's for your own benefit.
Just like the St. Pross family in the east, why are they firmly on the side of the church
Back then when the 'Dark Emperor' was assassinated by the 'Judger', the San Lorenzo family certainly couldn't swallow this breath, so they encouraged the San Hilde family in the north to invade the northeast and sanction the San Seon family.
But when the St. Hilde family defeated the main force of the St. Theon family on the battlefield, the St. Pros family suddenly appeared and stole the fruits of victory that should have belonged to the St. Hilde family.
Why did the San Pros family dare to do this
It was not instigated by the church.
Therefore, after occupying the Northeast Territory, the St. Pros family can only rely on the church to resist the anger of the royal family and the Northern Territory.
Another example is the southern border. Due to its remote location and being separated by the Pampas Swamp, the southern border has always been outside the political core of the empire. Even the St. Landers family once wanted to establish an independent country.
Of course, they did not succeed, but such behavior planted a thorn in the heart of the royal family, and in order to avoid being liquidated by the royal family, St. Landers' political stance naturally favored the church.
So you see, although the nobles are stronger than the church in general, they are full of internal contradictions and are torn apart. Your idea of uniting to suppress the church is just a beautiful fantasy. "
This time Ke Lin finally understood. To put it bluntly, the nobleman himself was not up to his expectations.
Of course, this is actually a natural defect of the enfeoffment system. The prestige and power of the royal family cannot really penetrate to the lowest level, and they do not have enough control over the major lords. This gives the church a chance to divide and win.
Colin thought for a while, and then asked: "What about the paladins? There should be no sanctuary powerhouses in the Knights Templar of the church, right? In this way, if there are paladins among the nobles, especially the royal family or Saint Xi A paladin was born in a family that is clearly anti-church, so it should be able to suppress the church, right?"
Queen Midara sighed and said, "Have you heard of the Golden Horn?"
Colin nodded and said, "I've heard that it is said to be an artifact controlled by successive popes and able to communicate with the kingdom of heaven. But now that the Lord of Radiance doesn't even absorb the power of faith, will he still respond to the golden horn?"
"That's right. Many people speculate that the Golden Horn has lost its greatest effect, but as long as it is not confirmed, no one can be sure of it." At this point, Queen Midella turned her head and looked at Colin with piercing eyes , said with a smile, "Perhaps this time, you may hope to force the church to reveal the last hole card, so that everyone can see whether they are bluffing or have something to rely on."
Colin smiled faintly, as if he was not frightened by the news, but said: "I think, if the Lord of Radiance really responds to the golden horn and turns his eyes back to the world, but when he sees clearly the depravity of the church today I am afraid that I will clean up these false believers by myself!"
"Perhaps." Queen Midella smiled noncommittally, and then said, "However, even if it cannot communicate with the heavens, the Golden Horn has a powerful function that has been verified."
"What function?"
"It can artificially create paladins!"
Colin's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.
Queen Midella immediately explained: "Don't be nervous, although the Golden Horn can create paladins, it has many restrictions."
Colin felt relieved, and quickly asked, "What restriction?"
"Only the Pope himself knows what the specific restrictions are, but in the history of the Glory Empire, this function of the Golden Horn has only been used twice. If it wasn't for the huge cost, the church obviously wouldn't be so stingy.
I suspect that, just like the mages who release the forbidden spell will cause great harm to themselves, the use of the golden horn will also cause the pope to suffer huge backlash, so the pope dare not use it unless it is a last resort. "
Colin nodded, but did not take it lightly.
After all, this is a paladin. If the pope is really cornered and the other party brings out a paladin to carry out the assassination, then the northern border may not be very easy to deal with.
Seeing Ke Lin's serious face, Queen Midella took the opportunity to persuade:
"I know that you have put forward two conditions to the church this time - Gregory's abdication and the independence of the Northern Diocese. But I want to advise you, try your best to fight for the latter condition, and don't really push Gregory into a corner .”
Colin took a deep look at Queen Midella, and only then realized the real purpose of the other party waiting for him here.
It turned out that it was all because of this sentence.
Queen Midella seemed to see what Colin was thinking, and said: "I can only tell you this advice, Garcia is probably determined to make Gregory pay the price, but this is obviously unrealistic .
The point is that I can't persuade him yet, just because of his stubborn temper, if Vera really can't wake up for a long time, he will definitely not let it go.
So, I hope you can control the situation well, and don't let the future of the northern border be ruined by meaningless hatred. "
After finishing speaking, Queen Midella turned around and left without hesitation as if she had completed some kind of mission.
Leaving Colin alone in deep thought on the balcony.
(end of this chapter)