Chapter 115 The manifestation of high emotional intelligence
Father Gabriel was stunned. He had never thought that he would meet Garris again in such a situation. I never thought that one day, such a scene would appear.
He went to Karak City to move reinforcements, why did he end up moving here to Garis? !
ah? No, this?
For a moment, Father Gabriel had a hallucination. He seemed to hear Garris saying to him: "Who is suing this director?"
Garris was also a little surprised. He didn't expect that the fish that had slipped through the net before would actually be sent over today.
So, Garris walked over enthusiastically and patted the petrified Father Gabriel on the shoulder.
"Okay! Father! There are several cases about Labrete Manor. It is now at the critical moment of trial. We need witnesses here, and we ask you to attend."
After hearing what Garris said, Gabriel suddenly turned around and spoke loudly to the bishop.
"My Lord Bishop, this, this person! He is the person I mentioned earlier. He is a man who pretends to be a ghost and practices witchcraft. Lord Bishop! You must make the decision for me!"
Father Gabriel, as soon as these words came out, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly changed. The air seemed to freeze, and the eyes of hundreds of people were fixed on Father Gabriel and Bishop Amedei.
These hundreds of people were all wearing armor, holding spears, or holding swords and shields, and the evil in their eyes was about to solidify.
Well, in Skaar Village, in front of so many Gairis believers, they said that Gairis was pretending to be a ghost and practicing witchcraft. Father Gabriel is really brave.
In contrast, although Bishop Amedei has some doubts about practicing witchcraft, his worldliness and ability to observe people's emotions are much better than Father Gabriel.
Regardless of whether Garris's practice of witchcraft is true or false, but on other people's territory, under the gaze of hundreds of soldiers, they say that other people's leaders are pretending to be gods and practicing witchcraft...
Anyway, Bishop Amedei doesn’t have the courage.
He happened to be standing relatively close to the priest, so without saying a word, in front of everyone, the bishop stepped forward and slapped the priest twice.
Snap! Snap!
The priest was slapped so badly that he couldn't tell the difference between east, west, north and south.
Just when the priest was confused.
Bishop Amedei turned his head and nodded to Gairis: "Long time no see, Gairis."
"Long time no see, Lord Bishop." Garris also responded in a friendly manner.
"Look, this priest is really tired after a long journey. No, he's talking nonsense. For the sake of our acquaintance, Garris arranged a room for him and let him have a good rest. , don’t pay too much attention to what you just said.”
Seeing that Bishop Amedai was so understanding, the soldiers around him looked at him much more kindly. This made the bishop heave a sigh of relief. He was not capable of not using a sword.
Even though he has the status of a "guest", Bishop Amedei feels that his life is not in danger, but this does not mean that he is willing to receive a beating for nothing.
As for the priest? Not familiar with him, really not familiar with him. Anyway, he was a priest appointed by the previous generation of bishops. What does it have to do with him?
What's more, along the way, Bishop Amedei was fed up with the priest's nagging and didn't really like the guy himself.
Garris waved his hand and asked someone to hold the priest down.
"Bishop?! Stop!"
When he was being dragged away, the priest was planning to say something, and then the soldier escorting him punched the priest in the face without saying a word.
With a muffled groan, the priest held back what he wanted to say.
However, due to his own status, Bishop Amedei added: "Gaillis, don't let the church get too ugly. I don't want to hear any scandals about the torture of priests."
"I understand, I understand. I'm just asking the priest to help identify the perpetrator. There are several murders at Labrette Manor involving the original housekeeper. The priest is an important witness. I won't embarrass the church. ”
Garris comforted Bishop Amedei in this way. Now, he does not want to expose himself to the public prematurely, and there is no need to rush to make enemies of the church.
In the Middle Ages, the church was an independent institution with its own legal system, called canon law, and enjoyed judicial power parallel to secular power. Even if a lord wanted to execute a clergy, he usually needed the church's consent.
If Bishop Amedei hadn't pushed the situation and said that the priest needed to rest, Garris wouldn't have been able to forcefully ask someone to control the priest.
The priest on the side was still whining when he was dragged away. Because of this meeting ceremony, the conversation between Geillis and Bishop Amedai became more cordial, so that they started to discuss it later. The territory cutting was also quite smooth.
To be honest, in the medieval environment, the church was a very special existence. First of all, it was a transnational organization. Secondly, in theory, the church was not under the jurisdiction of secular lords.
Therefore, when conflicts broke out between lords and lords, the church could act as an intermediary to mediate.
Take the conflict between Leonard and Isabella as an example, as long as Garris does not jump out and say that he is a prophet in front of the bishop.
From the church's perspective, it was just a conflict between two noble lords because of their bullshit, and now they needed to reach a peace agreement.
The church is its guarantor, and Bishop Amedeh is also Leonard's envoy to determine the specific details of the territorial division. Anyway, Leonard's territory does not belong to the church, and Bishop Amedeh does not feel any distress when it is cut off.
This is why Garris always carries the "Isabel" sign when communicating with the outside world, and does not say that he is a prophet.
Because for now, Garris's biggest enemy is the secular feudal lord, not the church.
If Garris rashly declares himself to be a prophet, this will not lead to the conversion of a large number of believers, but will push the church into the opposite direction.
After all, there are only a few people who can see Garris perform miracles with their own eyes.
Moreover, even if Garris really went to a big city and showed his miracles, it would attract the attention of many people.
However, because there are currently no qualified preachers in the Garris Order, Garris cannot organize those potential believers for a while, let alone mobilize the power of those people efficiently.
This is a problem of organizational power. In the absence of organization, it is difficult for any power of belief to be efficiently transformed into action, and instead it is easy to become a fanatical mob.
Garris is also worried that because of his own fault, many cults with ulterior motives may be born. When those people use his name to carry out cult activities, they will be pouring dirty water on himself.
Therefore, at the moment, the territory on this side of Skal Village.
External diplomacy must be conducted in the name of Isabel, disguising oneself as an ordinary feudal noble lord, so as to avoid the Kingdom of Jerusalem from paying too much unnecessary attention to them at this juncture of this great enemy.
Internally, they were integrated as [Prophet] and [Isa's brother], and while promoting the teachings of Garis, they also discovered reliable missionary talents and accumulated strength.
In a sense, this can be regarded as the inner sage and the outer king...
The talents on Garris' side are still too thin. Garris alone may be able to attract a large number of potential believers, but he cannot convert them into members of the organization.
Only when the Taiping Order is fully formed will Garris be truly qualified to compete for faith with the behemoth of the Holy See.
At that time, people like Bishop Amedei will either have no choice but to fight to the death with Garris; or they will simply give in and come to debate scriptures for Garris.
But before that, we still need to work hard to cultivate our internal strength and build the framework of the Taiping Order.
After the details of the territory were discussed, there was really nothing left to talk about.
Bishop Amedei didn't mention it at all, regarding Garris's suspicion of pretending to be a ghost and practicing witchcraft. This is called emotional intelligence.
First of all, Bishop Amedee didn't believe that an old acquaintance of Gairis had the ability and intelligence to pretend to be a ghost.
Secondly, even if Garris is really pretending to be a magician, it is just to deceive the villagers in the territory. These days, the priests only bully the people at the bottom, and some of them really interfere with the lords forcefully.
These days, the North German nobles still believe that there are all kinds of elves in the world. However, the North German priests not only did not refute, but also helped to make up for it, saying that those heretical elves were raised by saints, so it didn't matter if they believed in them.
This is called "after entering the customs, a great scholar will argue for me."
After these discussions were over and the envoys were settled, Garris returned to his room and noticed Isabella sitting on his bed absentmindedly.
This room was designed by Garris himself. It has a bed, a bedside table, and a desk with an oil lamp. It is not large in area, but it is quite comfortable.
Noticing that the door was pushed open, Isabella cast an unclear look at Garris.
After talking about it, Garris could clearly feel the growth of Isabella in the past few months.
She left palaces and castles, witnessed battles on the battlefield, worked under the scorching sun, and measured the land with her feet...
It can be said that Isabella now has experiences that most noble ladies will never have in their lifetime.
She was no longer the girl who had no choice but to ask for help from Garris.
Then she truly had her own opinions, but because she was worried about affecting Garris, she rarely expressed her opinions to the outside world.
Only when Garris needs her, will she take the initiative to help him find someone to make up for.
For example, ten days ago when Garris was unconscious and lying in bed, it was Isabella who came forward to calm some people's minds and directly gave an explanation that everyone could accept, restoring Garris' divinity. Raised to a higher level.
Although it was said that a man and a woman were alone in the bedroom, the atmosphere between them was not charming, but rather cold.
Finally, Isabella spoke first: "What kind of person do you think...my brother Wang is?"
(End of chapter)