The Pope is a saint.
As long as he utters a word, there will be tens of millions of followers of the state religion, who will die for it.
Chen Changsheng didn't know what the first words His Holiness the Pope said to him were.
He is a little nervous.
Then he heard three words.
"Come... come... come."
His Excellency the Pope waved his hand and motioned him to come into the hall.
It's like a farmer calling his chickens, or a grandfather teasing his grandchildren.
Chen Changsheng was stunned for a moment, then walked into the hall along the stone steps, and stood beside His Holiness the Pope.
The fact that the Pope was right in front of his eyes made him extremely nervous.
Although after coming to Kyoto, he has met many great people, some of whom are even legends, but he still has difficulty controlling his emotions.
After all, the tall, lanky old man was the Pope.
While watering the green leaf potted plants, the Pope pointed to a chair and said, "Sit."
His voice was gentle and his demeanor was casual.
Chen Changsheng sat in the chair, feeling like he was on pins and needles. He felt uncomfortable all over, but he didn't dare to move.
"Casual." The Pope looked at him, laughed, and said, "I know you have a lot of questions in your mind. In order to save some time, let me tell you first. If there is anything you don't understand or want to ask, You can ask me directly, if it is convenient to answer, I will answer you naturally."
After saying this, he took his hand away from the wooden ladle, and said with a smile, "I'll talk first and then answer, it will take about 200 breaths, I think you can bear it."
Chen Changsheng knew that His Excellency the Pope said that he was sitting in a very hard position at this time, so he couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed, and nodded respectfully.
Without any prologue or foreshadowing, His Excellency the Pope began his own narration.
"Your teacher's name is Taoist Ji. He also has another identity. He is the former dean of the Orthodox Academy, that is, my brother. Don't look at me like this. I'm pretty sure that he only has these two identities, because the most likely The third identity has been ruled out by me and my empress some time ago."
"In other words, you are my nephew. There have always been rumors outside the palace that Tian Hai Ya'er is my descendant, but it is not true. I do not have a real descendant, so in other words, you are our sect." The only descendant, then of course I will take care of you."
"I have a grudge against your master. I have a big grudge. I killed him once, but I didn't expect him to survive. Now that I am so old, I don't bother to kill him again. Besides, it doesn't mean that he made a mistake. You are also at fault, let alone you should bear the responsibility."
"He agreed with you to go to Beijing to withdraw the marriage. He didn't deliberately conceal the name of Taoist Ji, that is, he didn't intend to hide it from us. I even think he just wanted me to take care of you. But it is really just a coincidence that you entered the Orthodox Academy. Palace, I asked Mo Yu to take you there."
"Why can I use her? Because I am the Pope."
"Staying in the Tong Palace for one night can avoid the wind and rain at the Ivy Banquet. With the priest watching, it is not too difficult to enter the top three in the Great Court Examination. But I didn't expect you to get to know His Highness Luoluo, and even more so. Became her teacher, I didn't expect you to make such a big commotion in the stagnant Orthodox Academy, I didn't expect you to be able to leave the Tong Palace, face the wind and rain of the Lishan Sword Sect at the Ivy Banquet, In the imperial examination, he was actually able to break through the realm, and really got the first place in the imperial examination."
Having said that, His Excellency the Pope paused for a moment, looked at him and said affectionately: "The last thing I thought of and should have thought of most is, since you are the only descendant of our school, why do you need my care? You need my help." Arrangement? Yes, your child is really good."
The hall was silent.
From the moment His Excellency Pope spoke the first sentence, Chen Changsheng's mouth opened in shock, and then never closed again.
The Orthodox Academy has always been under the care of the Patriarchate. At the beginning, many people, including him, thought it was a silent protest from the old faction of the Orthodox Church against the Pope and the Holy Empress, and some symbolic meaning. It was not until the moment when the Pope personally put on the laurel crown for him during the battle of the Great Court Examination that there were several autumn rains in the Xichen Tower that people knew that this was not an internal matter of the State Church, but a gift from the State Church to the Holy Empress. And an announcement made by the Great Zhou court.
From then on, Chen Changsheng had many speculations about why the Pope valued him so much. He was very sure that this kind of importance must have something to do with his master, but no matter how he thought about it, he never imagined that the extremely inconspicuous middle-aged Taoist priest in the old temple in Xining Town would be the senior brother of the Pope, that is, the ten-year-old The last dean of the former Orthodox Academy that was turned into ruins!
"If you want to ask anything, just start asking."
His Excellency the Pope picked up a handkerchief from the table and wiped his hands, then said casually.
Before this conversation started, according to Chen Changsheng's imagination, the words of a big man like His Excellency the Pope must be clouded, obscure and profound, with countless hidden meanings that need to be carefully pondered before he can realize the truth. Who would have thought that the Pope would say everything so simply and neatly, Mingyue Qingfeng was so happy, and all the questions he thought about in the Shinto were answered.
He didn't know what else to ask, until he remembered a few details in His Holiness the Pope's words, and said seriously: "You said my master made a mistake, what's wrong?"
His Excellency the Pope said: "Back then, he violated the determination of the Great Illuminati Society of the Orthodox Church and supported the Chen royal family against the Holy Queen, leading the entire Orthodox Academy and even more people into that abyss."
It is a matter of course that the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty support the Chen royal family, what is wrong with it? Chen Changsheng said without hesitation: "This is not wrong."
"At that time, only the Holy Queen ascended the throne to stabilize the government, otherwise the Great Zhou would be divided, the flames of war would continue, and the demons would take advantage of the situation to invade the south. No matter whether the starting point and purpose of a choice is correct or not, in the eyes of us old people, as long as it affects human beings It is wrong to fight against the overall situation of the demons."
His Excellency the Pope looked at him calmly and said unquestionably: "Hundreds of years have passed since the war that year, and for a child as old as you, few people have seen the demons with their own eyes, let alone imagine the tragic scene in the mainland back then." , if you know, then you will think our decision is correct."
Chen Changsheng was young, but he had never been a person who was easily persuaded. He asked directly: "What about now? You and the Holy Empress are drifting away. Are you not afraid of affecting the overall situation of fighting against the demons?"
"I have known the Holy Empress for hundreds of years, and I know what kind of person she is, so I have no objection to her ruling the Great Zhou Dynasty. The problem is that no one can live forever, and the entire continent must consider her future. How does the human world survive?"
The Pope didn't know what to think of, his expression became a little emotional, and he said slowly: "If the Tianhai family produces a second queen, why not just replace the Chen royal family? The problem is that it is impossible for the Tianhai family to produce a second queen." If you are a holy queen, then the Chen royal family must always return to the throne."
Hearing this passage, Chen Changsheng was silent for a long time, and asked, "Even so, I still don't understand why Master could guess that you would change your mind."
"Your master agreed with you to come to the capital to withdraw the engagement, just to tell me through your existence that he is still alive, and at the same time remind me that you are the only descendant of our sect."
His Excellency the Pope repeated what he had said before, and said: "Whether I change my mind or not, I must take care of you, otherwise, will the inheritance be broken? Your master is the person who understands me best in the world, so regarding this , your master understands better than anyone else."
Chen Changsheng's expression was a little dazed, until now he still couldn't connect the middle-aged Taoist in the old temple in Xining Town with the famous dean of the Orthodox Academy. Then he thought of one thing. His Excellency the Pope said that he took care of him because he wanted to continue the inheritance of their sect, but he was from the Heavenly Dao Academy, and his master was from the Orthodox Academy. How could they become the same sect? Which one is their door
He posed the question.
"Tiandao Temple, Zongsi Institute, Orthodox Academy, Qingyu Thirteen Divisions, Ligong Affiliated Academy... In addition to picking up stars, Kyoto Qingteng Sixth Academy is the place where the state religion cultivates the next generation, and the only people who cultivated the orthodoxy of the state religion were me and you." Master, the so-called inheritance naturally refers to the inheritance of the state religion."
His Excellency the Pope looked at him and said calmly: "Back then your master almost cut off the inheritance of the state religion, now you have the responsibility to reconnect this inheritance."
Hearing these words, Chen Changsheng's face turned pale instantly, and he was speechless for a long time.
This does not mean that his psychological quality is too bad, mainly because the news is too shocking.
The only heir to the state religion
No matter who it is, suddenly knowing that they may become the next generation of Pope, they will be shocked speechless, even the craziest Huajia Xiaozhang, there is no exception.
Not to mention that Chen Changsheng was only a fifteen-year-old boy.
The hall was quiet, the wooden ladle was suspended in the air, tilted slightly, pouring water into the basin continuously, the water line was like silver, the green leaves in the basin trembled slightly, and there were a few crystal water drops on it.
I don't know how long it took, but he woke up from the shock, looked at the Pope, and asked, "This shouldn't be something I need to think about recently, right?"
His voice was dry and hoarse, a little unpleasant, obviously caused by nervousness.
"Merisa and I used to worry about whether the pressure on you would be too great, and you might collapse before you matured, but now it seems that we are worrying too much."
His Excellency the Pope looked at him quietly, his eyes were calm and deep, as if he could see through everything. Chen Changsheng felt that all the secrets of his body and mind could not be hidden, and this feeling made him very uncomfortable. Fortunately, the next moment, His Excellency looked away, and reached into the air to hold the water ladle.
The time of two hundred breaths has come, the water in the scoop is exhausted, and the question-and-answer session is over.
It was time for Chen Changsheng to leave, but he didn't want to leave. Earlier he found that he had no questions to ask, but now he remembered that there were still many things he wanted to know.
Such as Tianshu Mausoleum, such as Zhou Garden, such as Xingchen.
For example... state religion.