All eyes were focused on the highest point of the main hall of light.
Looking at His Majesty the Pope and the Pastoral Poem standing beside him, people felt a lot of uneasiness in their hearts.
With such a solemn matter, what His Majesty the Pope wanted to announce was naturally related to the change in the Tianshu Mausoleum. Many people even thought of Chen Changsheng's name.
The atmosphere was very tense, and no one noticed that two people came out of the passageway on the side of the hall.
The King of Ling Hai and Taoist Si Yuan, these two giants of state religion, were banned by His Majesty the Pope that night and imprisoned in the Dao Prison. Why did they suddenly appear at this time
In just three days, they lost a lot of weight, and their faces were pale without any blood.
They passed through the crowd and walked towards the front of the main hall. Finally, someone noticed their presence and let out a low cry.
Gradually, there were more and more exclamations.
The King of Ling Hai and Taoist Si Yuan once again stood at the forefront of the main hall of light.
There was a shocked expression on Archbishop Eulin's face, and Zhuang Zhihuan's pupils shrank slightly. Only Mao Qiuyu and Taoist Baishi, the archbishop's leader, remained unchanged. They should have known about this in advance.
The main hall is full of light. Shepherd stands on the high platform, where the light is the most prosperous, her vision is somewhat affected, and even with her background, thinking about what the Pope is about to announce, she still can't help being nervous He got up, not noticing the exclamation and momentary confusion of the audience.
In the next moment, she will become the successor of the state religion, the future His Majesty the Pope.
The current His Majesty the Pope glanced at her, his eyes full of compassion and love.
She smiled a little shyly, but her mood was extremely calm and slightly excited, looking forward to hearing that sentence.
"The archbishop of Xuanwen Palace's wine pastoral poem seriously violates religious laws and looks at the way of heaven. What punishment should be given?"
There was a frenzy of exclamations and discussions in the main hall of light.
The state religion is about to usher in the first female pope in history, which really surprises people, Mujiushi thought with a reserved smile.
Suddenly, her expression changed suddenly, and her face became extremely pale.
Because it was only at this time that she heard His Majesty's voice clearly.
Serious violation of religious law? Peeping at the way of heaven
Isn't what His Majesty the Pope wants to announce canonize himself as the next Pope
how so!
How is this going!
Pastoral Poetry was shocked to the extreme, and suddenly turned to look at the Pope.
What she saw was that old face, those eyes full of compassion and love.
That compassion and affection were not given to her.
She is very clear.
She is very angry.
"Why punish me!" She said coldly to the Pope.
She looked at the crowd below the high platform and shouted sharply: "Who dares to punish me?"
The crowd was silent. The priests who are eligible to participate in the Light Festival are all important figures in the state religion. They are very clear about the origin of this mysterious Xuanwendian archbishop, and they also know what her existence means to the great cause of the state religion in the new millennium. Their silence at this time does not mean uneasiness, it is just because His Majesty the Pope did not ask them.
The halls of the State Religion have their own functions, the Hall of Flowing Clouds is in charge of punishment, and the Archbishop of the Hall of Flowing Clouds has arrived at the venue at this time.
The king of Linghai looked at Mujiu Poetry, and the resentment in his eyes was like a ghostly fire: "When the stick is thirty, the exercises are banned, and the state religion is expelled."
This is the written law in the teaching law, and anyone in the hall can recite it, but after hearing these three sentences, they still feel a biting chill.
For six hundred years, the state church has never executed such a severe punishment on an archbishop of the level of pastoral poetry.
Looking into the eyes of the King of Ling Hai, Mu Jiushi felt her body become extremely cold.
Knowing that she couldn't stay any longer, she snorted, turned around and floated out of the hall.
She believed that as long as she left the main hall of light, Shang Xingzhou would be able to keep herself. The Pope's position had already come to naught, but the future could be expected.
However, just as she floated away from the high platform, she found that she lost control of her body and fell heavily.
The King of Ling Hai brought several cardinals from Liuyun Palace to her with a blank expression on his face.
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In the depths of the holy light, there were faint fluctuations of terrifying aura, and the angry shouts of Mujiushi. After all, she represents Daxizhou. After receiving Mao Qiuyu's hint, the King of Linghai temporarily recorded thirty stick punishments under the pretext of not having the divine staff, but forbidding exercises...is still a terrible thing to bear Unimaginable pain and suffering.
His Majesty the Pope didn't hear it, so everyone in the temple didn't hear it, and it was as quiet as a sleeping ocean.
With the support of Mao Qiuyu and Taoist Baishi, the Pope stepped down from the high platform and came among the priests.
He looked at these people who had served him for hundreds of years, and said, "Three days ago, I said that I was going to die."
There were weeping sounds from the crowd.
"After I die, the position of Pope will be passed on to Chen Changsheng," said the Pope.
When he said this, his expression was very calm, as if he was saying that the Qingxian Palace should be repaired, and the pigeons in the left garden of the Li Palace were fed too fat.
After the Battle of Naihe Bridge, His Majesty the Pope gave Chen Changsheng the scepter symbolizing the authority of the state religion. Everyone understood what that meant, and he confirmed it again at this time.
This represents an irresistible will and majesty, and the entire state religion will guard this sentence at all costs until Chen Changsheng ascends the Pope.
Headed by Mao Qiuyu and Taoist Baishi, all the bishops, including the priests outside the hall, the teachers and students of the academies, and the cavalry of the state church bowed to the ground like a tide.
Taoist Siyuan knelt down, and the King of Linghai knelt down, gradually calmed down, and then piously, began to chant Taoist scriptures, praising the starry sky and virtues.
The hall is full of light.
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"Old man Yin, my father will not let you go! My sister will definitely avenge me!"
Mujiushi's angry cry was faintly heard in the distance, which gradually turned into a cry, and then faded away until it disappeared.
This mysterious princess from Great Western Continent, once a state religion tycoon, was kicked out of the Li Palace just like that, and she should never have a chance to take another step.
The Pope is watering.
There were only three green leaves left in the pot, a little tired, but still alive, after being wiped off the dust, I recovered a lot of energy.
"Why?" Shang Xingzhou's voice was devoid of any emotion.
"You asked before, why did you make Chen Changsheng the Pope?" The Pope raised his head, looked at him and said calmly, "Because I want him to be the Pope."
Shang Xingzhou was a little surprised by this answer, his eyes darkened.
This is definitely not the junior he has known for nearly a thousand years.
"Brother, you said that you came to see me today to discuss the inheritance of my teaching...but the state religion is not your religion."
The Pope put the wet towel by the pool, took a dry towel to wipe off the water droplets in his hands, and said, "If you have to say it is someone's religion, then this is my state religion."
Shang Xingzhou confirmed that his judgment was not wrong.
Today's pope is no longer the one of the past thousand years, why
He said blankly: "So you completely disregard the overall situation of the human race and the future of the state religion for your own emotional inclination."
The Pope was quiet for a while, and said: "Your Majesty said on the Mausoleum of Heavenly Books that night that I was trapped in the word Jishi. This is correct. If it was me in the past, it may be possible for the overall situation of the human race and the future of the state religion to dedicate God to the world." Get the staff back from Chen Changsheng, and then, as you wish, canonize that little girl as the Pope of the next generation."
Shang Xingzhou said, "Why can't you do it now?"
"It's still the same sentence." The pope said calmly: "I'm old and I'm going to die, and I have to live the life I want for a few days."
People who are about to die, of course, have the right to be more presumptuous. They don't need to look at the world with pity. They can be more free. They don't need to think about the overall situation of the human race. They can be short-sighted and not look at the future of the state religion.
He is the pope, and the state religion is his, not anyone else's. If he wants Chen Changsheng to be the next pope, then no one else should want to take that position.
This is very convincing.
Shang Xingzhou looked at him for a long time, then suddenly said: "I raised him, I know, even if you want him to be, he won't be."
The pope said: "I will give him the state religion. As for whether he wants it or not, that is his own business."
Shang Xingzhou closed his eyes, then opened them, his eyes were indifferent: "A dead man cannot be the pope."
The Pope remained unchanged, and said, "You want to kill him?"
Shang Xingzhou said expressionlessly, "Even if it's a puppy, it still has some feelings after raising it for so many years. How can I bear to kill him myself?"
The Pope said: "I have never understood how you can teach a student like Chen Changsheng. Now I understand that he was not taught by you."
Shang Xingzhou said: "Everything about him comes from me, of course I taught him."
The Pope looked at him and said calmly: "If you really taught him, how can you not know how powerful he will be when facing death?"
Shang Xingzhou narrowed his eyes.
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In the library building of the Orthodox Academy.
"I was raised by him."
Chen Changsheng said: "When I want to understand him, I can understand him especially. I know that he asked me to take away the body of the Holy Empress three days ago in Tianshu Mausoleum, because he deliberately wanted to leave this matter behind. If you use this to make trouble, even if the Pope Master continues to protect me, someone like you will use this to kill me."
Mr. Lin nodded and said, "That's right, if I don't come to the Orthodox Academy, someone else will come."
Chen Changsheng said, "But there is one problem."
Mr. Lin raised his eyebrows and said, "What's the problem?"
Chen Changsheng raised the sword in his hand, looked at him and said calmly, "Can you kill me?"
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