Gregory returned from the backyard to the church door. There were already more people gathered there than in the square. Word had spread throughout Hamburg that a priest had left the square and entered the church. People from all over Hamburg were flocking to the church.
However, because the rumors mentioned the weird magic of the priest, although there were many people gathered in front of the church, no one dared to enter first - they were all waiting for Duke Otto's troops to arrive.
"Is the investigation over here?" Gregory thought silently.
Although there were many people surrounding the church door, he still retained enough strength to escape. As long as he casually moves to a certain position in the crowd, people will not be able to find him. And this short-distance transfer should not hurt him.
Just when he was about to evacuate, a man pushed away the crowd and peered into the church. When he saw Gregory, he shouted happily: "Archbishop of Cologne! Is it the Archbishop of Cologne!".
The man yelled like this and trotted up to Gregory.
Seeing that the man looked unfamiliar and didn't look like a priest, Gregory couldn't help but ask: "Are you...?"
"My Christian name is Jacob! I am a carriage driver! It is normal for the Archbishop not to recognize me. I only met the Archbishop once when driving the carriage through Cologne! Great, the Archbishop is here, the Archbishop is here, the Archbishop... …”
As the coachman spoke, his voice gradually became lower. Suddenly, his knees bent and he knelt down in front of Gregory.
"Archbishop, I have committed a great crime, I hope you can forgive me!"
Gregory couldn't help but said seriously: "What crime have you committed?"
"I was worshiping in this church, and suddenly I was arrested by Duke Otto! He asked us to spit on the cross, or he would chop off my head! I...I will..."
"You just threw up?"
"In order to save my life, I thought about pretending to convert and repent later..."
Gregory looked at the people surrounding the church and then at the coachman, and was in a dilemma - he had enough strength left to protect himself, but if he wanted to save the coachman, he might die.
"Since you pretended to be a convert, why did you come out at this time? Do you want your life?"
"No! I regret it! These days, I can't rest for a moment!" The coachman cried suddenly, "I have suffered so much! When I think about being sent to hell after death, I eat Can’t eat well, can’t sleep well!”
The coachman banged his head on the ground and muttered indistinctly: "My sin, my sin, this is my serious crime..."
In the dark, Gregory felt the destiny - more than one or two of the apostles of his faction had been martyred in pagan lands.
He couldn't help but read to himself freely: "If this is true, it is also due to the mission."
The coachman was still kowtowing vigorously on the ground. Gregory shook his head and asked, "Why are you doing this?"
Without waiting for the coachman to answer, he put his left hand on the coachman's head and read the words from the Bible:
"Christ said, You will all be offended, for it is written, 'I will smite the shepherd, and the flock will be scattered.' But after I am raised up, I will go ahead of you into Galilee. When Peter heard this, he said : Even if everyone stumbles, I still will not; but Christ said to him: I say to you truly, today, this night, before the cock crows twice, you will deny me three times..."
This is a passage from the Gospel of Mark. It is an account of the words spoken by the Son of God to his disciples before his death. In the three days after the death of the Son of God, the Tianfang Empire experienced great turmoil. The Peter described in the Bible, in order to avoid being pursued by the Seven Hills Empire, denied his relationship with the Son of God three times before the rooster crowed twice.
After reading this passage, Gregory asked the coachman: "Which is the most important commandment?"
The coachman heard this and answered with tears: "The Lord our God is one Lord."
Gregory motioned to the coachman to look back at the angry crowd gathered outside, and then motioned to the coachman to look at his injured right arm.
"I may not be able to leave here alive. And if you leave now, you may still have a chance - think about it again, are you sure you want to answer this?"
"My carriage is parked not far away! As long as I can rush out, I can carry the Archbishop and escape!"
"Are you sure you want to answer like this?"
The coachman gritted his teeth and repeated: "The Lord, our God, is the only Lord!"
Gregory laughed, stretched out his hand and made the sign of the cross on the coachman's forehead. .
"Don't cry. You did better than Peter because you only denied it once. Since you intend to follow the Lord, then come. Mark Chapter 6 Verse 42: 'They all ate, and Eat until you are full'. This does not refer to food, Matthew Chapter 4 Verse 4: 'Man shall not live by food alone, but by every word the Lord gives him.' Come with me, willing Those who follow the Lord will be satisfied.”
When Gerry said the last word "foot", the coachman felt the surrounding scenery suddenly flash, and when he came to his senses, he was already sitting in his own carriage. Gregory was sitting next to him, looking very painful. Seeing that the coachman was at a loss, he forcefully squeezed out a few words through his teeth: "Let's go!"
The carriage driver nodded in panic, drove the carriage and rushed out of the city.
Gregory tried his best not to faint. Although it was only a short distance transfer, once the number of people increased to two, his remaining strength became insufficient. In order to protect the safety of the coachman, he only used a little bit of strength on himself. The result of this was that he suffered far more serious injuries than when he was transferred from Cologne to Hamburg.
He felt as if his intestines and stomach were twisted together, and his nose, eyes, ears, and lips were bleeding continuously. His body was unable to move, and he only hoped that the driver could successfully carry them to a safe place.
However, God did not fulfill his wish. Not long after leaving Hamburg, Duke Otto's cavalry immediately caught up from behind. Their speed was comparable to that of a horse-drawn carriage, but the cavalry had already learned what Gregory had done in Hamburg, and they were determined to capture the magic priest and pursued him all the way.
Now that things have happened, Gregory is calmer. He looked at the long sky, opened his mouth, and spit out a few words:
"Elroy, Eliroy. Ramasa Bakdani?"
"Archbishop, what does this mean?"
"Christ's last words before his death. From the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 15, Verse 34."
The Son of God who once said, "Don't be afraid, just believe," had these words as his last words before his death. It means: "O God, why have you forsaken me?"
The Son of God could be resurrected on the third day after death, but for Gregory, saying these words meant the end of his life.
However, the carriage driver did not understand the tragic meaning behind this sentence. Instead, he said excitedly: "Archbishop, don't worry! Now that we are on the carriage, I will take you to a safe place!"
"Forget it. Those cavalry are chasing us. Which place dares to take us in?"
"Yes, there is a place that these soldiers dare not enter! It has taken in many believers these days!"
"where is that?"
"The port where the 'Triumphant' is located, Stade!"
