Todd, who walked to the palace audience room, looked at Emerson and Moore, who were sitting in the side hall waiting to be summoned, turned to Huggins and said, "Get me the person I want, and ...... Ask the minions to bring a snack and prepare some drinks. ”

Watching the solemn-faced Todd walk into the audience room, Emerson frowned and whispered to Huggins, "Your Majesty doesn't seem to be in a good mood?"

Huggins didn't speak, but gave the other party a "pay attention to the words" gesture very covertly.

Emerson and Moore glanced at each other, and the two of them pulled themselves together, knocked on the door, and entered the room.

"Don't be inhibited, just sit down. Todd opened a document on his desk and went straight to the point: "First, let's talk about the impact of the book 'Justification by Faith.' ”

Moore, who had only one arm left, leaned over and sat down on the soft chair with difficulty, and after hearing the king's question, after nodding to Emerson, he spoke: "According to the feedback of the people, the clergy in the various kingdoms, including the monks, have responded to this book greatly. Some support the book's ideas, while others refute them. ”

Todd asked again, "And what is the attitude of the kings?"

Emerson then replied: "The secular rulers seem to have shown little interest in the book, and have seen this debate more as a play on words among theologians." But there were also a few wise kings who saw the subtlety, but they all chose to remain silent. ”

Todd tapped his knuckles on the table: "It's because the things this book is about, and they don't have their interests involved. Therefore, pretending to turn a blind eye and not expressing any opinion is the best choice for them to protect themselves. ”

Moore leaned forward a little, looked into Todd's eyes, and said sincerely, "Your Majesty, if you agree, I would like to organize a doctrinal debate!"

"Doctrinal debates?"

"Only by maximizing the impact of this book can theologians and the Holy See pay attention to facts and truths!" Moore said firmly: "In the past, when there was a dispute over doctrine, the best thing to do was to debate it. Let the priests and bishops sit together and share their views. This way can quickly increase the impact of the book......"

Todd pondered for a moment, then suddenly whispered, "It's too slow." ”

Emerson and Moore were both stunned, and the latter asked strangely, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by 'too slow'......"

Todd pursed his lips and thought for a moment, then said, "The method of debate may raise the profile of the book and get people in the field of theology to agree with us, but that's about it. This approach fundamentally failed to shake the religious foundation of the Church – the believers, the secular kings and the people. Because what we do has nothing to do with their vital interests, they will not care and will not support our approach. Therefore, the next step in the Reformation should be to point the finger at the exploitation of the world by the Church. ”

Emerson swallowed and asked cautiously, "Then according to your wishes, what should we do?"

"Directly attack all the tools used by the church to collect wealth and power, such as tithes, indulgences, and even ...... The Church-led Divine Rite of Kingship!"

The king's words took Emerson and Moore by surprise.

When it came to the Reformation, even the boldness and madness of Moore Rupert were frightened by Todd's remarks at this time.

Todd got up from his chair and paced around the room, thinking as he said: "The Bible mentions that one-tenth of the agricultural and animal husbandry products belong to God, but when it is actually collected, the in-kind taxes levied by the church are divided into large tithes (grain), small tithes (vegetables, fruits), blood tithes (livestock), and so on, according to the nature of the products. The amount of taxes often exceeds one-tenth of the taxpayer's income, a practice that makes farmers miserable. So, in the Reformation, we demanded the abolition of tithes, which would pull the peasant community to our side. ”

"As for indulgences, this is even more ridiculous! It is said that a guilty person can go to heaven after death as long as he spends money to buy indulgences? As long as a person sincerely believes in God and is justified by faith, his soul can be saved after death! Therefore, such a thing as indulgences should also be abolished, which can help us win over the vast majority of nobles and wealthy merchants!"

"As for the church-led divine rite of kingship," Todd paused for a rare moment, a look ......of hesitation appeared on his face.

After much thought, he finally said: "The enthronement ceremony of any king requires the presence and presiding over the enthronement of the church. Otherwise, the Holy See will call the new king a "hypocrite who does not conform to the law of God." Even if the enthronement ceremony is successfully passed, the church can still use the method of excommunication to completely deprive a secular ruler of his power. ”

"What we need to do is to weaken the relationship between the church and the royal power, and to protect the power of those secular rulers in the Reformation, which can pull the king community into our camp......"

Todd said this, sighed, and turned to look at Emerson and Moore, "What do you think?"

Moore suddenly jumped up from his chair and exclaimed, "Your Majesty! This is what I think of as the Reformation!"

Compared with the priest's excitement and excitement, Emerson's face was full of worry, he looked at Todd and whispered: "Your Majesty, the book 'Justification by Faith' is still only a doctrinal argument, and even if the church is dissatisfied, it will not do much. But what you've just said has touched the very foundations of the church, and you know what that can lead to?"

Todd stared at Emerson, there was no hesitation or hesitation in his eyes, only endless perseverance and bravery: "Yes, I know!

"Now that you know ......?"

"Like I said before, we're running out of time......"

Emerson stopped talking, he looked into Todd's eyes again, and finally nodded vigorously: "Your Majesty! Now that you have decided, then I will never say anything more! I will keep the whole kingdom running at full speed and be fully prepared for the coming war!"

Todd nodded gratefully at Emerson and turned his gaze back to Moore Rupert.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured! I will write the most wonderful article to expose the hypocrites of the Church once and for all!"

Todd smiled and nodded, returned to his seat, and sat down.

A knock on the door interrupted the conversation.

After receiving permission, Huggins pushed open the door and leaned in: "Your Majesty, the person you are looking for has been brought." ”

Motioning for Emerson and Moore to step back first, Todd said to Huggins, "Let her in." ”

A moment later, a handsome woman in tight leather armor, with slightly dark skin and a pair of heterochromatic eyes, entered the king's audience room.

Watching Huggins behind him slowly close the door, Aisha casually found a chair, sat down loudly, and looked at the king at the other end of the table: "You are looking for me?"

Todd smiled at Aisha and asked softly, "I heard you've been in the kingdom, looking for that Mr. Derek?"

Aisha's pupils shrank instantly, and the expression on her face was faintly guarded: "Your Majesty, do you know his whereabouts?"

Using the ability to "shape", Todd transformed his form into Derek's appearance under Aisha's horrified gaze.

"This ...... How is this possible?!"

Aisha stood up abruptly, accidentally knocked over the chair under her, and pointed at Todd in front of her, her body trembling slightly.

Todd smiled and looked at the other party, "Aisha, I need your help. ”