Anil came closer and said in a gentle voice, like coaxing a child: "I said, you have to be more obedient, so that you won't suffer too much. Why are you disobedient? I will be very upset if you act like this. Nervous.”
The old man seemed not to understand what he said and just continued to sob.
Anil looked at him and smiled.
The former Pope can be said to be very high-spirited. He possesses powerful divine power and influence across the entire continent, so no matter what decision he makes, no one can refute it, including depriving a young man of his contribution to the church.
Most people think that he rose to power through unfair means, but there is nothing wrong with that. Because the Holy City has not given due status and rewards to those who have achieved results for many years. That year, he was about to be deprived of the results of his battle for faith with the Fengshen Church for the third time, but unexpectedly he had an opportunity to meet the Pope himself.
His appointment came down the next day. Five years of hard work as an associate pastor did not allow Anil to rise to that level, but just because he met the Pope, and just because the lewd old man stared at him for less than half an hour, he He was directly promoted to the third level and became a temple priest.
Should he feel happy about this kind of thing?
When Anil was young and ignorant, he was actually somewhat happy, thinking that his abilities were finally appreciated. Unfortunately, everything that happened after that was so different from what he imagined, so different that it made him feel tired.
People with ability and contribution work hard all year round, and people with good relationships and flattery occupy high positions. This is the real holy city.
If it were the Holy City under his rule, such a scene would never be allowed to occur!
So Anil learned to play tricks in this place, learned to flatter, and learned to lower his head that once refused to bend even a little bit.
Everything is just to realize his ideal Kingdom of God one day.
But unexpectedly, the Holy City, which had stood for thousands of years, was captured by the Mage Association.
This incident came as a surprise to many, including Anil and the Templars. However, compared to the panic and irritability of the knights, Anil was obviously much calmer.
He knew that it was impossible for the Holy City to confront the Mage Association today. The Mage Association may not be without its weaknesses, but the Holy City has grown too many parasites whose abilities and status are completely unmatched, and has almost eaten away the tree that has stood for thousands of years.
But for Anil, this may not be an opportunity.
The Magic Association may be able to conquer the Holy City, but they cannot erase the mainland people's dependence and piety on the Sun God Religion for thousands of years. Just as plants cannot grow without sunshine, rain and dew, if people want to live a prosperous life, they must also rely on the blessings of the sun god.
Although the Holy City was captured, the foundation of the Sun God Religion was not seriously damaged. Because the truly capable bishops are scattered across the continent to take charge of one side, or they are quietly preaching, or they are forming their own forces. Apart from the archbishops, there are also some capable priests at the bottom.
What the church has accumulated over the years does not disappear so easily.
In this case, the church has the capital to make a comeback. But how to keep this part of capital in his own hands is the most important part for Anil.
Therefore, although he never wanted to see this smelly old man again, he still had to find a way to keep him in his hands. He currently has too little capital, so he must seize every available thing.
Yin Lian's work went more smoothly than expected.
Ordinary people in this world are the easiest to compromise and the hardest to set a bottom line for themselves. Because ordinary people have too little power and have already experienced compromises and concessions time and time again, the reasons for sticking to certain things often seem a bit weak.
They may have something they have to fight for, but it's often something more practical. These things rarely include illusory beliefs.
Faith is something only big people care about. For the fragile little people, it is not that they have no faith, but they have too little time, energy and price to allocate to faith, so they naturally lack more powerful power.
Yin Lian used working as an excuse to gather many people to repair churches and temples. At the same time, during the repair process, he often conveyed some teachings to the crowd that ordinary people liked to hear and could easily agree with.
Well, most of the teachings are copied from the original world.
It's not that Yin Lian can't write his own teachings, he just doesn't think it's necessary. No matter what era or world, the public desires the same things. Religions that can truly be widely spread and believed in are constantly changing and self-correcting in the process of development, and represent the wishes of the believer group. To put it bluntly, it’s what they want to hear.
Of course, doctrine cannot just be said by the people as they want to hear it; it must be able to justify itself and stand the test of time. To do this, doctrine must be generally equivalent to doctrine.
There are still certain differences between Mathil and the earth. On the plus side, the economic situation here is basically still in the era of imperial power and the church, while the world of Yin Lian has entered an era that pays more attention to the interests of some main groups - the society of the minority and the society of the majority. There is still a big gap in the methods of dissemination and governance.
The former is tougher, while the latter is more demagoguery.
Although it seems that the former is more powerful, in fact, we know from the evolution of religions and dynasties in history. There is a saying in China that those who win the hearts of the people win the world. In the long run, the latter is actually more intangible power.
However, although Yin Lian felt that this method of preaching was indeed more powerful in the long run, he also knew that Mathil's situation was different from that on Earth. Regardless of whether there were any real so-called miracles on earth before, since the development of science and technology, the role ordinary people can play has become more and more important.
Technology is like a lever, infinitely expanding the power of ordinary people. Although science and technology is the achievement of a small number of intellectuals, it is the power of the proletariat that increases. Magic, however, is a power controlled by a few people. It strengthens the power of the ruling class.
In such a context, in order to win the hearts and minds of the people, we must first strengthen the influence of the people's hearts and minds. And the public sentiment here does not refer to ordinary civilians, but may also involve some low-level priests and clergy.
So although she was doing the work of coordinating the people, she was actually always paying attention to the reaction of the clergy.
The Black Sage read the plan handed over by Yin Lian, and then was stunned: "Register all churches and clergy?"
Yin Lian smiled and replied: "That's it. From now on, all churches in the Holy City must obtain the permission of the Magic Association to continue religious activities, and these religious activities must be healthy and just, and cannot be against other innocent people. Do not cause harm to ordinary people."
The Black Sage carefully looked at the thirty-two religious items listed by Yin Lian, showing a pensive look. After a while, he raised the corner of his mouth: "Interesting."
No wonder he said that, because the thirty-two items listed by Yin Lian seemed to be very serious regulations at first glance, and there was nothing wrong with them. But if you think about it carefully, there are some interesting things.
For example, this article: Everyone has the freedom to choose his or her own beliefs. Without endangering the freedom and safety of others, no sect may threaten or persecute believers or non-believers for any reason, including but not limited to forcing the other party to believe in a specific god, forcing the other party to contribute money or other material wealth, and helping to coerce other people. people. All beliefs, donations, and religious activities must be voluntary.
In fact, here, according to the laws on earth, concepts such as natural persons and legal persons should be defined, but at the beginning, Yin Lian did not want to make it so complicated to avoid affecting the understanding of the aborigines in the Holy City.
But even so, the content here is very meaningful.
Yin Lian, these regulations should be very fair on the surface. The problem is that religious persecution is a local characteristic of Matil, especially the Holy City. Both the church and the civilians have long been accustomed to this relationship between ordering and being ordered.
So Yin Lian wants to give civilians "freedom of choice," but on the other hand, isn't it weakening the authority of the church?
However, her words were righteous, and she even hinted that the actions of the church in the past had always been a kind of persecution for the common people, but the Magic Association had become the savior of all believers, which made the Black Sage stunned and a little amazed.
On the other hand, Yin Lian still allowed the churches in the Holy City to preach, and did not really force the other party to a dead end, but only imposed certain restrictions. Because of the Magic Association's capture of the Holy City, all churches must have been prepared for this change.
The Black Sage knows that although the Holy City is the headquarters of various sects, apart from the Holy City, each sect should still have a large part of its effective force. Whether it is the churches that have surrendered or the churches that have fled, a large number of them are probably just lurking now, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack. That's why he hoped that Yin Lian could gather some power in the Holy City as soon as possible and control it in his hands.
Now it seems that she is doing better than expected.
After reading all the words, the Black Sage thought for a moment and said, "You wrote it very well. I think it's okay, so I'll handle it like this."
Yin Lian smiled and nodded, and said, "Then I'll post it."
As a result, after these regulations were posted, they quickly caused shock in the entire holy city. Among them, those who were most severely shocked were naturally the most influential sects in the Holy City.
"Freedom of belief!?" A blond priest walked around his room several times before saying, "What a cruel move."
