"Dad, Yunia's power has grown so fast recently..."
In the restaurant, Yunia forked a piece of cake covered with cream and stuffed it into her mouth. Next to the cake was a small plate of cucumber seeds produced by Ailan.
Ma Wei, who was reading the newspaper, picked up the tea cup and asked sideways: "How fast?"
"It's many times faster than before!" Yunia puffed her mouth and gestured with her little hands in the air: "It's so fast!"
"It shows that our policy is working..."
Ma Wei breathed a sigh of relief. The speed of the Truth Church's development can be most intuitively reflected from Yunia. As long as her power continues to grow, there will be no problem with the church's development policy.
In the half month since the "General Decree on Liberation from Serfdom..." was issued, the situation was changing every day. Instead of being grateful to King Paul I for his "consideration" towards them, the serfs who suddenly regained their freedom broke out several times. Hundreds of riots and uprisings...
The entire Romanov Kingdom fell into chaos.
Large cities like Mosk and Petersburg that rely on industrial areas are okay. Even if riots occur, they will be suppressed quickly. However, the situation in other remote areas that mainly rely on agriculture is not so optimistic. It is difficult for local police and nobles to To quell the anger of the former serfs, unrest continued.
In this case, the Wisdom Cult did not dare to help at all. The reason was very simple. Anyone who helped the police and nobles was the enemy of the former serfs, and these former serfs were one of the most important sources of faith for the church.
Who dares to stand against public outrage?
Therefore, the Wisdom God Cult protected themselves wisely and turned a deaf ear to the riots happening outside. They even took the initiative to distribute bread and milk to the former serfs who were about to starve to death, so that they would... be full and have the strength to continue the riots.
The church-kingdom-people pyramid system exerted its power at this moment, and the kingdom became the target of people's anger. The culprit behind all this was not greatly affected, but took advantage of this momentum...
Thriving.
The Church of Truth is also one of the beneficiaries. After the promulgation of the General Decree, the monks who went to various places to establish churches and monasteries preached as fast as possible and successfully gathered a group of believers. These new believers had little interest in the truth. It is enough to know that the Church of Truth can fill their bellies.
What really worries Ma Wei is that during the riots, the Wisdom Cult promoted the true meaning of wisdom, and under the banner of "freedom requires wisdom", they frantically snatched believers, and launched a doctrinal war without gunpowder with the Church of Truth in various places.
Did Archbishop Henry really not see through the hidden meaning behind the aristocratic faction’s request?
Does he really not know the possible consequences of the promulgation of the General Act?
When the Wisdom Cult put up the slogan 'Freedom requires wisdom', Ma Wei had a new judgment on Archbishop Henry's actions.
He finally understood what Archbishop Henry wanted to do.
"He is indeed a smart man... The noble faction has been put in a different position... Well, this is interesting."
Mavi ate the last piece of bread and wiped the remnants from his hands, not at all upset.
What they want to do is an earth-shaking thing. If they can succeed by just talking, it would be child's play.
The fact that the old pantheon can overthrow the older pantheon shows that they have enough strength and wisdom. Ma Wei is very pleased to have such a powerful opponent.
It's his honor.
And it is our mission to overthrow them.
Mavey put down the newspaper, walked out of the restaurant, and handed several laws he had drafted to Rusov and asked him to send them to the Kremlin next door.
Due to frequent riots in various places, the next Senate meeting will be convened early, in the past two days. The meeting will discuss countermeasures to quell the unrest, which is an excellent opportunity to propose legislation.
"teacher."
After Rusoff left, Daniel found Mawei who was about to teach the monks, pulled him to the corner, and whispered: "Teacher, you must be careful of the Wisdom Cult."
"Do you think Archbishop Henry will send someone to assassinate me?"
"Assassination is not possible for the time being. The situation has not reached that point yet." Daniel said with a solemn expression: "Teacher, you should be wary of the next move of the Wisdom God Sect."
Daniel, who is extremely sensitive to political issues, said in a deep voice: "The slogan of the Wisdom Religion is 'Freedom requires wisdom', which means that the Wisdom Religion is calling on believers to use wisdom to obtain rights, and our Truth Church's method is simpler. Rough, so..."
Mavi understood what he wanted to say.
The Church of Truth, which calls on the common people at the bottom to take up arms and defend their rights and interests, will definitely become a thorn in the side of the aristocracy. If at this juncture, the Wisdom Church, as the state religion, defines the Church of Truth as a 'heresy' and a 'source of unrest' if....
Then the Church of Truth may be persecuted by the aristocracy.
Daniel has always been very sensitive to matters in this area. He vaguely felt that the Wisdom God Cult was digging a hole for the Truth Church, so he ran over to remind Ma Wei.
"Daniel...."
Ma Wei smiled and said: "How can reform be without bloodshed? Although it is better to be without bloodshed, reform without bloodshed is incomplete."
"Teacher, aren't you afraid that the foundation you have worked so hard to build will be destroyed in one day?"
"If the enemy really wants to persecute us, then let them do it. Once thoughts arise, they cannot be suppressed by any violent means, because thoughts exist in each of our bodies. They cannot be seen or touched, but they are always present. Guide your path.”
Ma Wei pointed to his head: "The more brutal the oppression, the more it will arouse people's resistance. In despair, people will understand the charm of the truth and join us more firmly."
“What about the church?”
"I have told them the method a long time ago. If anyone wants to persecute them, they should hide and continue their preaching activities in secret."
Having said that, Ma Wei does not think that the aristocratic faction will launch a persecution campaign against the Church of Truth. After all, Archbishop Henry's purpose of using the aristocratic faction as a sacrifice has been exposed, and the 'Adam Star' was sent from Duke Ivanovich Judging from the good intentions, the aristocratic faction is also looking for a way out for itself.
At this time, there is a complete falling out with the Church of Truth. Wouldn’t the aristocratic faction have no way out?
unless....
They have better places to be.
Mavi remembered a person, Finn Drost.
At the beginning, Finn Drost had been in contact with Yinliqi Brusinov, the Duke of Tbilisi, and the two parties even reached a business cooperation to sell the specialties of the United States of America to the Romanov Kingdom and make huge profits. .
Later, under the operation of Prince Arthur IV, the shipping route from the United States of America to the Romanov Kingdom was cut off, many souvenirs were seized, and business cooperation reached a deadlock.
Now that the war is over, the Kingdom of Windsor no longer blocks shipping routes, which means that the United States of America can continue to trade with the noble faction. In this case...
Will the aristocratic faction defect to the United States of Citi?
If that's the case....
Ma Wei narrowed his eyes and suddenly felt that passing the "General Act" this time was not that simple.
Is the aristocratic faction's concession based on proper considerations, or is freedom causing trouble behind the scenes?
Thinking like this, Ma Wei took out his real pocket watch and decided to test the authenticity of the noble faction.
"Finn Drost, a member of the Free Association, who went to the Duke's estate in Tbilisi, reached a certain agreement with the boyar nobles of the Romanov Kingdom."
After the silent recitation, the red pointer jumped and pointed to the 3 o'clock position.
correct!
"This agreement is related to the Wisdom Religion and the Church of Truth."
Still 3 o'clock, correct.
"really...."
Mavey put away his pocket watch and finally understood why Duke Ivanovich gave Katerina the 'Adam's Star', an extraordinary item.
Giving it to Katerina is equivalent to giving it to the Church of Truth.
Behind everything, the Free Society is causing trouble.
The aristocratic faction who reached an agreement with Finn Drost have found their own escape route. In the worst case scenario, they can also take their assets and flee to the United States of Citi and start over there.
Is the real purpose of the "General Decree" they passed to provoke a fight between the Church of Truth and the Church of Wisdom?
Or....
Will freedom pave the way for the rise of the Church of Truth?
Somewhere...
Ma Wei felt that the Free Society was also acting in accordance with Neley Yinda's prophecy, or that their existence was already reflected in Neley Yinda's prophecy.
"Teacher, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Ma Wei standing there in a daze, Daniel asked curiously.
"I'm fine."
Mawei shook his head and said softly: "The situation seems more optimistic than I thought, if freedom will intervene."
