After Chen Changsheng uttered these four words, the declaration could not continue.
Mr. Lin looked at him quietly and said, "You think I dare not kill you?"
Chen Changsheng said: "On the third day after the new king ascended the throne, he sent someone to kill the future pope. This will go into the history books."
Mr. Lin still looked at him quietly, and said in a calm voice: "You are His Majesty's beloved younger brother, and you have many supporters in the state religion. As you said, if I really kill you, Your Majesty will be sad. There will be chaos, in order to calm the situation, and to give history an explanation, I must be given death."
Chen Changsheng said, "But you will still kill me."
Mr. Lin said indifferently: "Because you have already expressed your attitude, I feel your danger, then since you refuse to surrender, you can only die. Your Majesty ascends the throne and needs to shock the world. Anyone who wants to be a demon queen Everyone must die, no matter who it is, as for my personal outcome is not important... because I am a foolish and loyal person."
"Stupidity doesn't mean you have the right to be unreasonable, and it doesn't mean you need to be respected."
Chen Changsheng turned around by the window, and the cold autumn light fell on the hospital uniform, which was very similar to starlight.
He drew his sword and put it upside down on the scabbard.
His hands are very steady, his breathing is the same, and his voice is also the same: "My master is in Li Palace at this time?"
Elder Lin frowned slightly, he never thought that he could still maintain a clear state of mind at this time.
"Have you ever wondered why he didn't kill me in Tianshuling three days ago, and why he never came to see me at the Orthodox Academy?"
Chen Changsheng looked at Elder Lin and said, "Because he doesn't dare to see me, and he's not sure if he can kill me quietly."
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"I raised him with my own hands. If I asked him to die, he should die honestly. This is his duty."
In the quietest palace in Li Palace, a voice as cold as autumn echoed.
"If this is your duty, brother, why don't you dare to go to the Orthodox Academy to meet him?"
The pope's voice also rang out.
"Why didn't I dare to see him? I just didn't want to. He couldn't think about it because of those stupid things. After seeing me, he said something inappropriate and made me angry."
Shang Xingzhou was no longer as common as he had been in the past twenty years. He still wore Taoist robes, but no one would treat him as an ordinary middle-aged Taoist.
He is full of black hair, occasionally a touch of frost can be seen between his temples, his face is handsome, his skin is tender and smooth like a newborn child, his expression is calm and indifferent, elegant and heart-stopping, he is obviously older than the Pope, but look He was still extremely young, and his body seemed to be filled with endless energy.
The Pope looked at him and said calmly, "Really? Brother, what are you doing here to see me? Are you afraid that I will make you angry if I say something inappropriate?"
Shang Xingzhou said, "I came to see you to discuss the inheritance of my teaching."
The pope said, "The staff?"
Shang Xingzhou said, "Not bad."
The Pope confirmed what he meant, and asked after a moment of silence, "Why?"
Shang Xingzhou said calmly, "Tianhai is dead, what's the use of keeping him?"
The Pope shook his head slowly, and said: "He has read through the Three Thousand Taoist Canon since he was a child, and he is very gifted in Taoism, and his conduct is impeccable."
Shang Xingzhou looked at him quietly, and said, "Junior Brother, you should be very clear that the inheritance of the national religion has never been related to talent, otherwise how could it be your turn to succeed?"
The most important consideration for the inheritance of the state religion is how to make the state religion last forever. It really has nothing to do with the talents of the candidates, but only with the interests.
Back then, when Li Gong chose the next generation Pope, Shang Xingzhou, who was superior in realm, strength and ambition, was far superior. It was because of this consideration that he voluntarily withdrew from the competition.
It was so thousands of years ago, so how can it be an exception now
Thinking about the events of the past, the Pope was silent for a long time, and suddenly said: "His blood is obviously from the bereaved family."
Since we don't talk about talent and Taoism, but only about benefits, then we should focus on this.
"Yes, I once promised that monk that as long as the event is successful, Chen Changsheng, as the representative of the bereaved family, will succeed the Pope, and they will give up their fight for the throne."
Shang Xingzhou said expressionlessly: "But that night, Tianhai shattered his thoughts and destroyed the channel that the bereaved family had spent hundreds of years to get through. Bi, at least it will take decades, so why should I fulfill my promise and let that useless little guy be the pope?"
Hearing this, the pope's expression remained unchanged, and he asked calmly, "Then who do you want to be the pope?"
Shang Xingzhou didn't speak, but clapped his hands.
Clear applause echoed in the quiet hall.
A moment later, accompanied by the sound of very light footsteps, a young girl came in from outside the hall.
That night, this girl had appeared in front of the Tianshu Mausoleum.
She was very delicate, very delicate, very cute, but there was an unconcealable nobility and arrogance in her eyebrows and eyes.
Mujiushi, one of the six giants of the state religion who is young and mysterious, even the Empress Tianhai has a different attitude towards her.
The Pope didn't seem surprised when he saw her appear, and asked, "Are you sure you must be the Pope?"
Mu Jiushi smiled and said: "I am a very calm person, and I don't have the confidence to compete with Xu Yourong for favorability in the hearts of the Nanren, so I will not go to Nanxizhai to be a saint."
She smiled very freely and generously, and what she said was very proud and domineering.
"But Chen Changsheng is nothing, why should I make him Pope?"
His Majesty the Pope looked at her with a smile, but did not speak.
Mu Jiushi's smile deepened, not like the smile a girl of her age should have.
The words she said were also deeper, like handwriting carved on wood, definitely not the words that should be spoken to His Majesty the Pope.
"Didn't you say... you're going to die?" She looked at His Majesty the Pope and said with a smile, "Even if you don't want me to be the Pope now, you can't stop me after you die. Why don't you just do it now and I will be the Pope in the future Afterwards, thanking you for your kindness will naturally leave a way for Chen Changsheng to survive."
That night in front of the Tianshu Mausoleum, the Empress Tianhai asked the Pope why, and the Pope gave a very clear reason—he was old and was going to die soon.
This should be the truth, but what Mujiu Shi said was no longer direct, but rude.
Shang Xingzhou raised his hand, signaling her to stop talking, looked at the Pope and said, "I've already done one of the two things I want to do in the rest of my life."
What is being mentioned here is naturally the death of the Holy Empress Tianhai.
"The second thing I want to do, Junior Brother, you know very well, and that is to eliminate the demons and fulfill His Majesty Taizong's will. You also agree with this point, so you will join hands with me in this matter. You know better, want to To eliminate the demons, we need to unite all the forces that can be united. His Majesty Taizong completed the alliance between the demons and the human race. Tianhai and you have formed a north-south confluence, and then it will naturally be the turn of the east and west. So many years ago, you She began to cultivate wine pastoral poetry, and when she was five years old, she was given the position of Archbishop of Xuanwen Hall, so why can't she be the pope?"
The Pope wants to say something.
Shang Xingzhou said: "I know that there has never been a woman serving as Pope before, but if you supported Tian Hai to ascend the throne of the Great Zhou Emperor, you should be able to support her. Junior brother, don't forget that she represents the whole In Daxizhou, the position of the archbishop of the Xuanwen Palace is not enough, we must pay more to see the coming of the era of true unification of the human race."
The Pope was silent for a long time, put on the divine crown and robe, and walked towards the stone wall deep in the temple.
The stone walls gradually separated, and the holy light burst out from inside, shining on the face of Mujiu Shi, with a proud smile.
Shang Xingzhou glanced at her.
Pastoral Poem stepped forward and held the Pope's arm.
The Pope stopped and glanced at her.
She looked back with a sweet smile, not letting go.
The Pope didn't say anything, and walked towards the stone wall.
Over there is the main hall of light.
Hundreds of bishops waited quietly inside the temple.
Tens of thousands of priests, teachers, students, and cavalry were waiting outside the temple.
The pope went to the brightest place.
Mujiushi stood beside him.
Seeing this scene, many dignitaries of the state religion, including Yu Lin and Zhuang Zhihuan, showed shocked expressions on their faces.
Mao Qiuyu stood quietly at the front, her expression unchanged.
The Pope looked at the crowd and said, "I have something to announce."