Chapter 254
Chapter 251
“I wonder why you are meeting the Duke, Bishop Leonard?”
Interview with the Earl of Kent He asked with a smile, but the smile on his face gave the bishop a chill.
“I am here for some religious matters in the northwest bay, and I need to discuss them with the Duke.”
"Oh, this is easy to handle! Due to health reasons, the Duke has handed over all affairs to me. After all, I am his heir. If you have anything, just tell me."
Leonard Some hesitation, "Well... I still have to see the Duke."
The Earl of Kent's face turned cold: "The Duke is not feeling well and it is not convenient to receive guests."
Leonard still insisted: "Then I will visit the Duke..."
"Your Excellency the Archbishop!"
Maltz Kent had a dangerous look in his eyes.
"I'm afraid you have another purpose for coming here? Have you listened to any rumors?"
The so-called "Duke's secret letter" that leaked from Henry's hands spread in the northwest bay. There was an uproar and it made his head very heavy.
The letter accused him of using witchcraft to control Duke Ferdinand.
Well, this is indeed true. Because of this, he will never let Duke Ferdinand meet some people he shouldn't meet, including the Bishop Leonard in front of him.
Leonard looked at Maltz Kent and said: "The pure will become clear, and the dirty will become dirty. My lord, what are you afraid of?"
That's right, Leonard went to the Duke's Palace. To investigate Maltz Kent's suspicion of witchcraft, just as he had done when he visited Paul Gleiman in Arda. In fact, with his current status, he does not need to personally take care of this matter, but the other party is the future Duke of the Northwest, so he has to treat it with caution.
“Humph, this is simply an insult to my reputation.”
Malts Kent stood up with a roar.
“My Kent family has always been loyal to Duke Ferdinand, and everyone in the entire Northwest Gulf has seen it. Now you are slandering my reputation because of the groundless slander fabricated by some traitors of the Ferdinand family. .”
"Please forgive me, Lord Count. Whether it is a slander or not, I can tell at a glance."
"You!"
Maltz Kent immediately had the urge to put the person in front of him in prison. But the identity of the other party's archbishop calmed him down.
He had a stiff face, staring at Archbishop Leonard, while shouting: "Come, see the guests off!"
Two fully armed guards rushed in immediately, He shouted to Leonard angrily: "Your Excellency, Bishop, please come this way."
Leonard sighed, stood up slowly and said: "Your Majesty, I will continue to request to visit the Duke. If I still don't get your permission, I can only report to the superiors."
The earl was disdainful: Huh, this kind of threat is still effective against the small lords below, but it is too ridiculous to use it to threaten me, the heir to the duke.
He had long heard that the new bishop was old-fashioned and did not understand the world, and now it seems that this is indeed the case.
“No matter what happens next, I will appeal to the Archbishop of the Kingdom and even the Holy See. As a regional protagonist, you have made unwarranted accusations against a future Duke and seriously damaged his reputation.”
< br>Maltz Kent said the above words righteously.
"Also, Leonard, haven't you heard of the Grayman family's [Fire Crossbow] and [Thunder Hammer]? They are definitely witchcraft. My army just suffered a big loss in the face of this witchcraft. There are thousands of people who can testify.”
Leonard shook his head and said: “Your Excellency, the so-called [Fire Crossbow] and [Thunder Hammer] are just two advanced weapons, and their official names are. [Musket] and [Artillery], I checked them with magic-seeking stones when I was the abbot of the North Shore Abbey in Lake Town. There were no traces of magic. Moreover, Count Grayman was aboveboard and agreed immediately after I asked for the inspection. ." Maltz Kent rolled his eyes and asked eagerly: "Have you checked the [Fire Crossbow] and the "Thunder Hammer?" Then...""
Leonard immediately said: "I only know that there are no traces of magic on it, and I know nothing about the internal structure and manufacturing methods. Please don't think too much about it, Lord Earl." "
The Earl of Kent snorted, "I think it's because Paul Grayman and you are from the same hometown, so you deliberately shielded him."
"I swear to the Lord of Light..."
"No need to say more, please go back!"
The Earl of Kent turned around and left.
Leonard shook his head and followed the guard out.
The Earl of Kent came to the study and summoned Jais, Emerson and several other confidants.
"We can't wait any longer, we must act as soon as possible."
...
Two days later, a big event happened in Center City. Duke Ferdinand died of illness.
The Duke has been suffering from illness since last year, and now he has finally been called by the Lord. Maybe it is a good thing for him - many people think so.
As the heir to the Duke, Maltz Kent held a grand funeral for him.
In front of those who came to attend the funeral, the Earl said with great sorrow: "A model of generosity and kindness has fallen into the arms of the Lord. Let us inherit his will and end the chaos in the Northwest Bay as soon as possible. The people who still live here A stable and peaceful hometown.”
When the Duke’s coffin was buried, many people noticed that the person in charge of delivering the eulogy was not the Northwest Bishop Leonard, but a clergyman with an unfamiliar face.
As soon as Duke Ferdinand left, Maltz Kent naturally became the new Duke of the Northwest. As soon as he succeeded to the throne, he immediately informed the entire Northwest Bay that he would resolutely eliminate the gang headed by Price Parker. Rebellious.
But there was someone else he dealt with first.
On the second day after Maltz Kent succeeded to the throne, a large group of heavily armed soldiers surrounded the cathedral in Center City.
The people in the church were terrified, ordinary believers hid in the corner and shivered, and a few priests stood up bravely.
"What are you doing? This is the sanctuary of the Lord of Light. You must not be arrogant."
The leading knight pushed away the priest who was blocking him and shouted loudly: " Someone reported that some high-ranking clergy in the northwest diocese were guilty of treason and interfering in secular government affairs. We are here to search for evidence!"
The soldiers behind him rushed into the church. They quickly occupied various parts of the church and started searching through boxes and cabinets.
These soldiers are illiterate. As long as they think something is suspicious, they will take it away immediately.
Threatened by shining swords and spears, no one dared stand in their way.
Hearing the noise, Leonard, the protagonist, was shaking with anger, "Marts Kent, you...you are so brave!"
Then his room was also searched. , seeing that the hardcover "Holy Scripture" that he cherished so much - it was specially printed and given to him by Paul Grainman - was ruthlessly tampered with by the soldiers, the old bishop rolled his eyes and fainted. The surrounding priests were in chaos.
At the same time, at the Inquisition station located on the outskirts of the city, the church personnel inside were also disarmed, and several church knights who dared to resist were killed on the spot.
The church's armed forces in the northwest bay are not large and cannot resist the power of a duke. The army surrounding them also claimed that there were treasonous people in the church, and the armed forces controlled by the tribunal might be ordered to do things that were both inside and outside, so they had to be disarmed before the investigation was clear.
(End of this chapter)