Chapter 483 The Apostolic Envoy
After the first large-scale riot against the church in Messiah, the Headquarters of the Corner Bay Church in Collins responded quickly and immediately mobilized armed forces from various places to form a skitarii to go to Messiah. carry out suppression.
At that time, the coastal countries and the church were not yet officially hostile, and the church's troops could still pass freely among the countries.
So the church’s army arrived at the main city of Messiah easily. After hearing the news, the people of Messiah’s main city hurried out of the city to fight with the church army.
But the armed force that Messiah can send at this time is only an army with a small number of knights who are dissatisfied with the church as the core, and most of the personnel are levied militia.
The most prestigious anti-church knight, Sir Richardson, became the backbone of the Messianic side.
The lord of the Messianic Independent Territory, because on one side was the people who were so angry that they lost control, and on the other side was the church that was so tough that it directly sent troops. He felt that it was hard to offend both sides, so he took his confidants and ran to other places to seek refuge. Went.
But how can a temporarily established army confront the church army that has been used to suppress witches all year round? What's more, the military power of coastal countries is better than water warfare, and most of the church army personnel come from Collinsonne. The land country is proficient in fighting on land.
Outside the main city of Messiah, the two armies decided the winner after two hours of fighting. The Messiah side was defeated and hurriedly withdrew into the city.
However, due to the low level of organization, the retreat quickly turned into a rout. The rout troops were so panicked that they did not obey the command at all and even blocked the city gate.
Seeing such a scene, the church army took the risk of being ambushed and ordered the entire army to press forward.
He was right in his bet. This was either a Messianic plan or a real defeat.
The gates of Messiah were captured by the church army before they even had time to close.
In this era, the change of ownership of the city gate basically announced that the siege was coming to an end, and the Messiah soon fell into the hands of the church army.
The church army conducted a large-scale raid throughout the city, arrested a large number of people who participated in the riots, and then pulled them down to the square and publicly executed them.
In particular, Sir Richardson, who commanded the army, had his head chopped off and hung on a pillar in the square until it was left to dry.
It was useless even for Lord Messiah to unite with the authorities in several neighboring countries to write a letter to plead for mercy.
The day of the mass execution was July 19 in the Kok Wan calendar, so it was also called the July 19 Massacre.
The hearts of the people of Messiah were struck hard.
Although the first fire has been extinguished, there are sparks hidden in the embers. Once the right environment is provided, it will ignite again.
Under the high pressure, undercurrents surged in the corner, and various dissident organizations that were dissatisfied with the church sprung up like mushrooms after rain.
Sir Richardson, who is no longer alive, became the common spiritual leader of these organizations.
“Remember Richardson, remember July 19th!”
This sentence has also become their common slogan.
Under this situation, the church’s original wizard hunting activities have completely lost the support of the people. With the help of "Record of Grievances", more and more people believe that the church only wants to use so-called hunting. Witches come to attack dissenters and seize the wealth of innocent people.
The Principality of Eton was the first to stand up and stated that any actions of the church within its territory must be approved and supervised by the Grand Duke Government, otherwise it is illegal. This includes the investigation, trial, and punishment of wizards and heretics, etc. Series of activities!
Archbishop Elvis was furious and immediately stated that he would mobilize troops to repeat the actions in Messiah against the Principality of Eton.
However, the second and third countries also issued statements in succession, stating that they would take the same measures as the Principality of Eton. In the end, even the most powerful country in the Horn Bay, the Horn Bay Alliance, also took over the side of the Principality of Eaton.
The huge contradictions even caused divisions within the church. A large number of clergy from coastal countries began to break with the church and publicly stated that they would no longer obey the instructions of the Corner Bay Church.
They connected with each other, supported each other, re-established the organization according to the internal form of the original church, called themselves Protestantism externally, and called the original church Old Christianity to indicate that the two sides had broken off.
The leader of this new sect is the core figure in the first throwing out of the window incident-Angelo, the Bishop of Nisburg of the Corner League.
That time it was the Nisburg priests represented by him who opposed the shipment of 90% of the tithes to Collins. The church messenger decided to arrest him and bring him to Collins for punishment. After learning the news, the angry Nisburg people rushed in The cathedral threw the emissary out of the window.
This situation was beyond Elvis's imagination. He thought it was just a few thorns in the air, but he didn't expect that so many countries would unite against the church, and even a large number of clergymen would side with him. the opposite of.
Of course, in the eyes of the Lord Bishop, all new denominations are heresies and filthy existences.
But whether to use troops against Eaton, Elvis was in a dilemma.
At this time, the Holy See once again sent an envoy to the corner.
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"Hard punch! To deal with this group of heretics who deviate from the teachings of Heavenly Father, we must strike hard so that the ignorant people along the coast can return to the right path."
"E Sir Ervis, please lead us to fight against these heretics!”
In the meeting hall of the Corner Bay Church, a man wearing a crown sitting on the right side of Elvis shouted loudly.
He is the king of Corinth - Segovia II.
Collins is the country that most advocates taking tough measures against coastal countries among the inland countries in the Horn. From the nobles to the civilians, the willingness to go to war is quite strong.
As the headquarters of the Corner Bay Church, Collins is proud to live in a place where the glory of Heavenly Father shines directly. But Collins is not as wealthy as coastal countries due to geographical constraints.
Spiritual superiority and material backwardness have led to a strong psychological dislocation among the Corinthians. They regard the coastal residents as vulgar nouveau riche, but secretly they are wary of their huge wealth.
"Your Majesty, please be patient."
One of the clergymen sitting on Elvis's left stood up.
He has a loyal face, gray hair, wrinkles on his face, and a sparse beard.
"The purpose of the Holy See sending Anthony and I to Cape Bay is to make one last effort. War - no one wants it to happen. Once the war breaks out, how many mothers will lose their sons, How many wives will lose their husbands, and how many children will lose their fathers.”
Leadbetter, the emissary of the Holy See who had just arrived in Collins, looked around at the crowd and slowly expressed his views.
"How much more unnecessary suffering and tragedy will be added to the world, I think this is what the merciful Heavenly Father does not want to see."
"So, I will go to the coastal countries with Anthony to pray for the continuation of peace. Prevent the outbreak of war"
(End of this chapter)