Chapter 141 There are two churches in this world, one in the Holy City and one in people's hearts
"The Duke wants to cooperate with me to resist the church? This doesn't seem like a cooperative attitude, does it? You arrest people, Are you still arresting my people?”
Horn really didn’t expect that this was really Duke Kush’s trick.
Bulwerf, who had just recovered from having his face covered with wet paper, looked obviously depressed.
Putting on coarse clothes, he sat uneasily on the pony and looked timidly at Horn, who was sitting on the big horse.
"It's true, this is the Duke who wants to cooperate with you..."
"Come here, bring me some more pieces of paper."
"It's true, it's true, the Duke is You told me this."
"Stop talking nonsense, you are from the church, are you trying to help the church arrest me?"
"I am not from the church, I am Ku. The Duke helped me bribe the church priest so that I could get the priesthood. I only listen to the Duke." Bulwerf shook his head and waved his hands.
"Then why did you arrest my people? Why did you kill our guards?"
"The people who arrested you were just to keep you in Qianhe River Valley. It was those bastards who killed the guards on their own initiative. It's too harsh."
"Leave me in Qianhe River Valley?" Horn pointed at himself, "Why do you want to keep me here? "< br>
Bishop Boerwerf looked at the room full of people, with a hesitant look on his face.
Horn had a hunch that the bishop's next answer would clear up all the doubts he had in the past two days.
"You're not going to say it, are you? Take off his pants and bring him a funnel and slime juice!"
"I said, I said."
After pondering for a long time with a frown, Bulwer said The husband said softly: "Juano Yos, he is dead."
"What?!"
The news that Dean Juanno was burned to death on October 27, At first it was regarded as just one of many rumors.
But with the appearance of a large number of witnesses, this rumor was suddenly confirmed.
Every place fell into panic instantly, and the originally restless farmers calmed down again due to fear.
But everyone knows that this peace will not last long.
The only ones that can ignite the three giants of the Thousand River Valley are Hema Stone Territory, Kush Territory and Brago Monastery.
Nowadays, the Duchess of Herma Stone has been silent, and the Brago Monastery is leaderless. It is difficult for the empire and the church to take action against the former two.
The only one who is easy-going and has the ability to stand up and light the powder keg is Dane, Duke of Kush.
So for Archbishop Constance, who was on the verge of breaking up, Duke Kush was a thorn in his side.
“The Duke hurried back from abroad because he was afraid of being detained by the church and the sudden taxation. Although the Duke did not say it directly, I feel that war may be imminent.”
“But What does this have to do with taxation... Oh -" Horn understood now.
What kind of cooperative relationship? It is obvious that the Duke of Kush wants to make him, Horn, the Little Ming King.
Push Horn up as a puppet and take out Duke Kush himself.
But this still doesn’t make sense. Is this necessary?
The Dukes of Kush are an old royal family in the Thousand River Valley. They have made a fortune through farming and business, and can even raise a standing army outside, which is the so-called secret army.
However, Horn has no money, no soldiers, and only a name, but the legal power of this name is not even as great as that of the Duke of Kush.
Horn had previously conducted a sample survey among the refugees in the camp, asking the refugees whether they would rather serve as soldiers for Shengsun or the Duke. Anyway, the result was that he was very hurt.
If it weren't for the Duke, these refugees would never have listened to Horn.
After all, the Duke's reputation has been established for twenty or thirty years. If it extends to the entire family, it can last for nearly a hundred years.
This is why Horn is eager to seek a piece of his own territory. His current power seems powerful, but it is a castle in the air.
"He didn't have the guts to launch an uprising, and he was afraid of being persecuted by the church, so he revolted in my name, right? If he succeeded, he would kill me. If he lost, he would sell me. That's what he meant. ”
"You, you said it so bluntly..."
This is really as dark as a crow in the world. Horn wants to let Duke Kush be Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, and Duke Kush wants to let Horn be King Xiao Ming. .
"I'm confused. We've come to this point. If you rebel, you'll die. If you don't, you'll die. It's just the last step. Why don't you dare?"
Huo En still couldn't understand that if he had the strength of the Duke, he would wait until now and go directly to the beer hall and shout "five hundred thousand dinars for a piece of bread".
“You know, even though these refugees are noisy and noisy now, in their hearts, they still believe that the church is orthodox.” Perhaps guessing what Horn was thinking, Bulwerf said with a helpless smile. .
"Your Excellency, if you were in a pagan uprising without the name of Myrcella, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to stand here now. You might be angry, but that's the fact. I like to tell the truth."
In other words, Myrcella’s original intention was good, but the Pope below failed to execute it. Maybe it would be better to change the Pope.
Originally Horn wanted to refute, but thinking about how he was still deceiving people under the guise of the Pope and what he had experienced before, he fell silent.
Weak nations all have a simple nature, hoping for a better life under a different ruler, hoping for others or even a savior to help them.
But Horn knows that only the stronger you are, others will help you more and more.
What's the point of relying on substitutions? Can't change? If you can’t change your butt, how can you change your head?
Bulwerf said with a wry smile: "The Duke's ancestors were tricked like this, and they took the peasants to an armed protest.
In the end, the Pope said that I was wrong, and you all should take a step back. Well, the farmer went home happily, which caused the then Duke of Kush to lose the real castle of Joan of Arc in his hometown.
These farmers were not determined at all. They always thought about the three acres of land at home and were afraid of being implicated. The family and children are afraid of being implicated, afraid of being retaliated, and afraid of not being able to go to Mount Joy.
If they had been more determined, Qianhehe Valley would have been returned to the hands of the Kush family, and they would still wait until now." br>
Hearing this, Horn was suddenly stunned. Armand on the side obviously realized something, and the two looked at each other at the same time.
After being silent for a full minute, Horn coughed and looked at Bulwerf:
"What if I said, I have a way to make these farmers resolute?"
"Your Excellency." Bulwerf sighed, "We have thought about most of the things you have thought about and even tested them.
But it turns out that the cost is too high, even It will bite us back. There are two churches in the empire, one in the Holy City and one in the hearts of the people.
No matter which one you destroy, the other will help resurrect it. We can't destroy the church in reality at all, so how can we destroy the church in people's hearts? "
Horn stood up and paced back and forth in the room hurriedly.
He originally wanted to return to the Thousand River Valley with a new identity after going to Black Snake Bay.
But now, he may be able to retain some influence in Qianhe River Valley. When he wins the resurrection match and returns to Qianhe River Valley in the future, it will be smoother.
This is also political capital, otherwise Shengsun is so big. It's a pity to lose my reputation.
"I may not be able to completely destroy the image of the church in their hearts, but I have a way to destroy all the trust and recognition that the people of Qianhe River Valley have in the Diocese of Qianhe River Valley. By then, they will naturally become firm."
Horn Looking into Bulwerf's eyes, he said: "Give me a token of yours and inform the Duke to discuss it in detail. I know he is pretending to be ill."
(End of this chapter)