Power and Empire Chapter 1339: Holy Woman (1)

Between the broken walls and ruins of the Sanctuary on the top of St. Nicholas, the wind is blowing the weeds among the stones. Here is a ruined broken wall in the temple, and a stone house that has collapsed for the most part is on the broken wall.

Hundreds of years ago, this place existed as a stargazing room for the disciples of the temple. At that time, the conditions were not good. The minimalist style advocated by the Prophet Ferran was completely interpreted here, and it was remote. It’s almost impossible to see a person, and there is usually nothing to pay attention to these places, let alone hundreds of years of wind and rain, it has long been turned into a barren soil overgrown with weeds, only some scattered fragments interspersed in the grass, which proves Someone once lived here

From here, you can see the situation of the road under the mountain at a glance,

An old man in a high priest's costume stood on the cliff, with piercing eyes looking at the horse team that was a hundred meters below, slowly climbing up the circling mountain road, with two white eyebrows twisted together heavily. , Her shiny eyes fell into a burst of inexplicable contemplation,

He is Monroe, the chief high priest of the Sky Holy Presbyterian Church,...

Responsible for the general affairs of the temple. After the high priest Palskina became ill, Monroe had faintly become the principal of the priest. The mountain wind blew his short white hair, accompanied by a gilded side. The great sacrificial robes, the breath of majesty hits his face,

Behind him, there are two elders who wear high sacrificial costumes like him. One of them has thick hair, a thin body, and an unforgettable crooked nose. This is responsible Adonis, the doctrine of the doctrine,

Because he has been accompanied by dry and cold doctrines and classics all the year round, he looks a little ungodly. Because he is full-time responsible for explaining the doctrine, he is also responsible for supervising the behavior of the middle and lower levels of worship and preaching. His style is serious and ruthless. Many middle- and lower-level priests have their legs trembling when they hear the name, and a pair of unique yīn triangular eyes gives people a harsh and compelling feeling.

The other is a slightly fat old man with a rosy face and not tall. Standing there gives people a sense of solidity, plain and energetic eyes, which always seems to bring people a sense of peace. , He is the person in charge of supporting the sacrificial ceremony, Ivan Brown High Priest,

Compared with the other two, this high priest of Ivan Brown has a lower sense of existence.

Although they are both members of the Presbyterian Church, the first two hold a lot of real power, and this one is only in charge of the festival arrangement and ceremonial preparations, and cannot be put on the table at all. Generally speaking, if It’s not like this time the establishment of a new saint is such a major event. It’s only on the Winter Veil that I can see the high priest once in a while, so under normal circumstances, there are only three high priests in the temple. Appearance, and only the insiders know it. There are four high priests in the temple

The three of them and the Timothy High Priest who came to greet constitute the current Presbyterian Church of the Holy Church, which nominally assists Palschenna in managing the Holy Church. In fact, they are the core of the Holy Church. So it will appear on this deserted cliff. It was entirely because they suddenly received a report that made them panic. The southern governor of the empire, Statunko, came to St. Nicholas. This was a sunny day for the presbytery who was secretly planning to establish a new saint without the empire. thunderbolt. It's like being caught in bed ān embarrassed and embarrassed

The mountain breeze was blowing, and it was slightly cold, and his eyes paused on the large wooden box on the carriage in the distance. Monroe, the oldest chief high priest, turned around from the front, his face depressed toward the two high priests behind him who were equally unsightly, said

"What do you think about this? At this time, the southern governor of the empire suddenly came to our St. Nicholas with an army. It can't be as simple as a coincidence! Although we don't know the real purpose of the other party, we also Need to be careful,

Especially the ceremony of the new saint is imminent, we need to be more cautious, otherwise, once the empire forcibly intervenes in advance, we will lose face and not say, I am afraid that the prestige of the holy religion will be restored after hard work. Will suffer an unbearable hit! "

"The chief high priest said, I also think this is not easy!" It was not the stern face of Yadunis who responded, but the chubby Ivan Brown.

He shrank his head subconsciously, and God analyzed it carefully

"First of all, the Battle of the Black Forest has been over for a few months. Why does the empire only remember to hand the statue to us now? Second, although this is the only large statue of the prophet found in the first grand ceremony, it is because of this You need to alert a Vecia Falcon’s confidant governor to **** it personally. It’s really unreasonable! That is the southern governor of the Empire with tens of thousands of troops. He needs to travel hundreds of miles to send a statue for such a trivial matter. What a joke! I can assure you that this governor is definitely taking on a special mission of the Vekia Falcon!"

I have to admit that this high priest Ivan Brown, who has been rare for a year, is so eloquent. He is indeed the high priest who is responsible for guiding the newcomers to understand the complex rituals. He analyzed a problem and talked very well. Whether it's true or not, you will be dizzy first, and people will fall into it unconsciously, a typical **** stick! "What does the special mission mean?" The oldest Monroe jumped his eyebrows. He was obviously shocked by the word. What is a special mission? This is too much. Anyway, what falls on the head of the Holy Church will not be a good thing, otherwise Why bring so many guards, "It shouldn't be! The relationship between the upper empire and us is not so bad!"

The **** sè cold-hearted doctrine dean Yadunis speaks as coldly as his looks, "At least not yet, because the sacred religion is the sustenance of millions of Salanders, even the empire. , I dare not take any action directly against us!" "It's hard to say!" Seeing the uncertainty flashing in the eyes of Yadunis, the high priest Ivan Brown emphasized his tone and continued, "You think, Vijay Hunter Who is the eagle? That is the butcher who killed at least a million people! ""What about that, I don't believe that he dare to kill all the Salanders!" , Unmoved

Ivan Brown continued, "To be honest, I have been paying attention to the expeditionary force during this period of time. No one knows the specific situation, but I feel that the empire is very polite to us now. To the point of turning your face, there will never be a trace of softness!"

"The cold heart of the king, can you and me be able to guess it?"

Ivan Brown's voice stopped. He sighed and said coldly, "Think about the situation of the expeditionary army. In order to mobilize 20,000 Salanders to join the expeditionary army, the Vijay Falcon can give all the participating Salander soldiers the best Training, weaponry, and officer equipment, but just after Normandy was defeated, in less than a month, the expeditionary army changed from a hero praised by everyone to a rebel army encircled and suppressed by the empire.

The tens of thousands of troops didn't even have any room to resist, so they were blown and smashed by the Viking Falcon! What does this show? The butcher knife of the empire has never been dull, and the speed of this turning face is too...tsk! "

Ivan Brown shook his head and did not want to go on, but the expression on his face undoubtedly showed that the brutality of the emperor was not an empty word of intimidation. "In terms of killing and decisiveness, even if the three of us are tied together , Is not as good as the limp southern governor, "Ivan Brown said without evasiveness" let alone. Behind this governor is known as the invincible God of War Vicia Falcon! And as far as I know, I don’t know why, the temple has always been inconclusive about the expeditionary incident. I heard that some of the middle and lower-level sacrifices were made. There are still many people who are unfair to the expeditionary army."

"This is why the southern governor came in person! I can only say that this is dangerous. You are challenging the patience of the empire!" The voice of the high priest Ivan Brown stopped, and the corner of his eyes turned to the side. Doctrine Dean Adonis took a look,

The look was like saying. This kind of thing is under the control of the Doctrinal Institute, look at what this is causing! So now, people are coming directly to the door. There is no way to deal with it here

"It doesn't matter to me, it's just some personal sacrifices! It's not within the range of doctrinal deviations that need to be corrected!" The dean of the doctrine, Adonis, turned white smoke to him, insisting on his face Say "and I don’t think it’s wrong,

"For hundreds of years, the sacred religion has been succumbed to the secular kingship. If we say that we were ruled by the Salander in the past, we would forget it, but now it is the outsiders who rule the Salander." Dean of Doctrine Adonis’ decisive voice reverberated in the air, with a burst of blood. "The original doctrine of the sacred religion is to assume the responsibility of teaching the Salander, zìyóu, to be upright and brave. We are not puppets of the empire, they can dominate Sa’s The Rand’s sex, but we are the Salander’s jīng god. The expeditionary army is not wrong. In the face of national hatred and family enmity, they are all Salanders, regardless of whether they have made some horrible killings in the rumor. "They killed only our enemies." Yadunis turned his head and looked at the beautiful Sarand land in the distance. He said deeply, "The return of the earth to chūn cannot conceal the trauma of the war. In my mind, it is still I remember the tragic scene of broken mountains and rivers,

The brutal Normans are constantly invading our beautiful country. During that time, I felt like living in a nightmare every day. When I opened my eyes, I heard the news of the defeat of the frontline army, and the pain of the wounded. More than a million people died in that disaster, countless people fell under the killing of the Normans, and the only thing I can do is pray for them! I can’t go against my conscience and accuse these warriors who have carried the humiliation of Salander and raised the sword of vengeance to the Normans are traitors, because if I can still get a weapon, I will go too and obey the will of the empire. To declare that they are rebels is insulting me, insulting the temple, insulting all Salanders themselves! "

The Monroe next to him has a heavy face, without saying a word. Obviously, it is not only Adonis who has such a thought. In fact, the radicalness of the chief high priest is also famous in the temple, and many of them belong to the temple. Mamunuk was actually his loyal believer. During the war between Salander and Normandy, the high priest who was over 60 ran on the front lines of the war many times, even though the blood of the wounded soldier was stained with the blood of the priest. Robe, still using a peaceful tone, prayed to the **** of the sky for the wounded soldiers. That war was a disaster for the entire Salander. It was a hatred of the family, and it was a hatred of the country!

"Okay, follow you." Compared to the insistence of the two companions, Ivan Brown, who is slightly fat, can only express compromise. He rubbed his temple in pain with his right hand and said, "A blind man can see it. , Obviously, this high-ranking governor did not express his attitude towards the two of you! It’s really distressing. In this way, we want to confirm the saint without the empire, but it won’t work.

If we suddenly announce the stop, although we can temporarily get rid of the crisis, it is also equivalent to admitting that the temple has succumbed to the secular kingship. This trick is too powerful. We can't do it at all, neither can it be held, nor can it be stopped, time is approaching moment by moment...what a bad thing this is! "In fact, I have a way! "

The Dean of Doctrine, Adonis, hesitated for a moment, and said mysteriously, "Since we can’t avoid it, if we face him directly, if he hit us by surprise, we can also hit him by surprise. It’s better to make the situation bigger. Some "

"Well? What do you mean, make it clear!"

The doctrinal dean of the eagle hook nose sneered at the corner of his mouth. "Anyway, the selection ceremony of the new saint will be three days later. Even if the other party knows it, they can't tell the Viking in Normandy, which is far across the sea, in a short time. Eagle, we can use this opportunity to announce to the entire Salander that the ceremony of the new saint will be held in the Holy Land Nicholas, and the whole ceremony will be open to everyone. I believe that day will be unprecedented! In full view, even the empire Wanting to put pressure on us or stop the ceremony is not something that a southern governor can decide without authorization!"

"This method seems feasible!" Ivan Brown, the chief priest of the priest, hesitated. Nodded in agreement,

"Hehe, what a brilliant idea." Monroe took a meaningful look at the long black line that had already traveled halfway up the mountain. God smiled with excitement. "Let's do it. I'll send someone right away." Tell Timothy to place the governor in the Basilica of St. Pedro, where the environment is beautiful and you can see the beautiful mountain scenery at any time. The most important thing is that it is located in the middle of the mountain road, whether it is going up or down, it is ours Watched by the eyeliner! As long as we pay close attention to the governor. Don’t let the wind show out from here. Once three days pass, even if the other party wants to react and mobilize, it’s too late!"

In the dark night, the fat man stood in the courtyard halfway up the mountain, looking up and watching a bright fireball slowly rising in the dark night sky, "Bump!" There was a loud noise, and the sky in the distance was beautiful fireworks. The sky exploded one by one, illuminating the fat man’s longing dark pupils, and also illuminating the environment around him,

The green is hazy, and dozens of palm trees swaying in the wind rubbed in the night. Compared with the Vikia-style courtyard, which likes to be decorated ornately decorated, there is a blue sky flowing down here, which is a draw from the top of the mountain. Curved green spring water, the spring water hits the plaque rocks, the sound of Ding Ding Dong Dong is like a melodious nocturne,

Simple to the extreme, spiritual realm to the extreme, revealing true movement in silence,

The sound of people singing and dancing happily came from below the mountain. From a distance, the lights illuminate the square of the city below the mountain like daylight. The celebration of the birth of the prince evokes the weakness of the fat man’s heart. The father and son are connected, and the fat man’s eyes Jiongjiong looked at the fireworks exploding in the sky,

This is an observatory outside the temple where you can stand upright in the sky. Standing here, the fat man can see the scene below the mountain more realistically. Several guards were going to follow him, and the fat man was slightly angry. Looking back, "I am an ordinary guard now. Who will harm me? You are by my side. It is the real harm to me!" The guards did not dare to follow, so they returned to Anton Statunko. Where to live,

There is no wind in the night, and time is passing by like water. The celebration at the foot of the mountain seems to have entered a high cháo. Some people call the voice of the prince long live, and there is also the melodious organ sound fluttering in the wind. Even the hardest people will be like this. Melted away

The fat man listened to the laughter coming from a distance, suddenly raised his head and looked up at the stars in the sky above his head like electricity. A shocking feeling came, like a huge galaxy like light, like a long river hanging across. , People can hardly feel their own existence, in this space, human beings are so small, maybe just as Prais said, in front of the powerful river of time, everyone is a hurried visitor. Only blood is the trace that once existed. Before he knew it, the fat man had completely relaxed his tense body, thoroughly feeling this very rare long-lost feeling~IndoMTL.com~Only at this moment, he could feel the dominance of the dynasty, It's just a ten-year period of time and space, everything I have worked hard for is just to live better!

I don’t know how long it took, the sound of the celebration at the foot of the mountain gradually calmed down, and there were also footsteps returning from the city celebration on the mountain road. There were men and women. Most of them seemed to have stopped under the mountain. In the place of residence, there is only one sound of footsteps from far to near,

Suddenly, the fat man heard an unpleasant humming female voice in his ear, "It's really bad luck, how come I met an imperial dog here!"

The fat man opened his eyes and saw a dozen or so meters in front of the observatory, seven or eight well-armed Salander women stared openly,

In the middle of several women, stood a gorgeous young woman who was wearing Mamunuk armor, she was slender and possessed a kind of vigorous and moving beauty. She was heroic and charming. Touching,

The girl looked at the fat man coldly, and the self-esteem of the man made the fat man not avoid her gaze. The girl’s eyes flashed a strange god, and she frowned and said, "Where have I seen you?" "Little...Miss, like the silly fat man across the street!" said another timid female voice, and the fat man was stunned. Where did you hear this sound? (To be continued.)