Half an hour ago, in the palace of Hattar, the royal capital of [Hadra Tower], in a tower temporarily built with magic power, the second prince, who had never been seen before, was gathering here with a group of nobles from the kingdom.
"Your Highness Hatar, what do you want to do by calling us all here?" A nobleman of the kingdom couldn't bear the almost detention treatment and asked dissatisfiedly.
The rest of the nobles were also talking about it. Without exception, they all came after receiving Hattar's sincere invitation.
Because in the past two days, King Bazel's sudden change of attitude and the behavior of the eldest prince Harold under house arrest made many people realize that the change of the throne was probably a certainty, so Hattar only used an invitation. After writing a letter, he invited all the nobles of the kingdom except Harold's family in the royal capital.
However, as soon as they entered the door, everyone discovered something was wrong, because the attendants did not take them to the hall of the mansion, but took them to this heavily guarded tower.
"You are all the most important pillars of the kingdom. The reason why I invite you here this time is naturally to discuss the future of the kingdom!" Hatar sat on the chair and said with a smile.
"If you have anything to say, just say it, His Highness Hattar." Marquis Mortan of the Kingdom spoke first, looking at the second prince with a look full of pity.
Hatar didn't care either. The great earl of the kingdom glanced at everyone and asked slowly. "I want to ask you, does the kingdom now belong to the king and lords, or does it belong to the bishops of the church?"
These somewhat sharp words made everyone present pause for a moment, but Earl Bell stood up and responded loudly.
"All of this has been discussed for a long time, right? Of course, the spirit and faith belong to God, and the world and body belong to the king!"
"Really, Earl Bell? But I heard that five years ago, you got the support of a certain bishop before you killed your brother and took over your father's territory as a second son..." Hatar He retorted with a sneer.
Bell's expression suddenly changed. This secret, which was supposed to be foolproof, was only known to his confidants and the bishop, but now it was exposed directly. But before he could explain, Hatar had already turned to The other nobles present spoke solemnly.
"Everyone, in the past hundred years, the power of the church has grown day by day. Some bishops have no longer even abided by the creed, and have frequently intervened in secular affairs and interfered in the internal affairs of the kingdom. They have even used the name of witch hunting to exclude dissidents and gather power...Compared to Compared to you and me, I'm afraid they are more like the real lords of the kingdom..."
Hatar's words directly hit the things that the nobles of the kingdom least wanted to mention!
The subjects of the kingdom are also believers in God, and the blind obedience brought by their faith is far higher than the status of their lords. In addition, these priests possess powerful divine magic, and any instructions issued by them, even by nobles with status, are Don't dare to disobey easily.
As for the so-called saying that the spirit belongs to God and the body belongs to the king, it is nothing more than deceiving people.
Although the priests are the most devout believers of the Moon Goddess and abide by the church's creed, it does not mean that they are saints without any ambitions. The rights in their hands are undoubtedly intolerable to most of the nobles of the kingdom!
However, the church's baptism of faith over the past hundred years is obviously not in vain. Even if there are entanglements in interests, the church's crowd is still not small. Even before Bell could speak, the Marquis of Mortain said angrily.
"Enough, Your Highness Hatar, you are alarmist. The great Lord is the creator of all things. It was She who sprinkled nectar on the barren land that allowed living beings to appear. Whether it is nobles, kings or churches, They are just performing their respective duties and leading this land together on behalf of the Lord..."
These words immediately attracted many nobles to nod in agreement. It is mentioned in the Creation Bible that everyone's destiny is written in the book of destiny from birth. All hardships and pains are tests of the Lord, and joy and joy are the generous gifts of the Lord…
Being able to become a lord does not come entirely from the canonization of the king, but from God's will!
It is because they have been authorized by God that they have the ability to rule the common people...
With Mortan standing in front of them, the church crowd no longer paid attention to the eager guards in the tower. Some people even shouted fanatically, "The reason why the kingdom is so prosperous is because the great Lord has given the leader... Only with faith can the people find the meaning of life! '
The rest of the nobles either looked on with cold eyes or responded in silence. More people looked at Hattar, waiting for his response...
"Count Mortain, I didn't expect that you would be like those brainless poor people and believe in that bible full of loopholes." Hatar said with a sneer. "The church has only been established for more than 800 years. Is it possible that the entire world was not born before that?"
"And until a hundred years ago, the people of the kingdom still believed in the elemental spirits. This is not the territory of the church!"
The territory of [Hadra Tower] was conquered by the empire a hundred years ago and was forced to become one of its subordinate kingdoms. After that conquest war, although the church burned a large number of folk classics, it was not enough to conquer the empire just a hundred years ago. All traces are erased. For those noble families that have been passed down for a long time, the belief in elemental spirits is not a secret.
Seeing that Hatar dared to slander the Bible so bluntly and even despise the gods, Mortan showed great fear on his face and kept scolding him. "Do you know what you are talking about? This is blasphemy!"
Earl Bell also questioned him. "Is it possible that you plan to be hostile to the Holy See and the entire Sakas Empire? Your Highness Hattar?"
"Why not?" Hattar did not deny it, but nodded as usual.
The nobles present were in an uproar. Although many of them supported the second prince's ascension to the throne, they only expected Hattar to continue to restrict the church's privileges after he ascended the throne. They did not expect that the other party would be so crazy. , actually wanted to confront the empire and the entire Holy See.
"Crazy, really crazy!" Marquis Mortan shouted in fear, and immediately decided to unite his allies to make King Bazel change his mind and remove Hattar from his position as crown prince. Otherwise, the other party would just It will lead the Kingdom of [Hadra Tower] to a dead end...
No one can resist the wrath of God!
(End of chapter)
