Although when His Majesty the current king ascended the throne, it was all thanks to the coronation presided over by the archbishop bell himself, so that he sat firmly on the throne of the king and stabilized the situation of the country.

But the ass decides the head.

No matter what, he was always the king of the country. And in this world, no king would allow his authority to be repeatedly provoked and offended.

Therefore, in the bottom of his heart, he has been dissatisfied with the Divine Servant Religion and the Inquisition for a long time. Now, when encountering this kind of fuse-like thing, the dissatisfaction that has accumulated naturally erupted.

So after inviting the bishop in charge of the Xihe region, His Majesty the King also said in a resolute and tough tone: "First: the Inquisition must immediately release the arrested Baiman City Lord and publicly apologize for it.

Second: From now on, members of the Inquisition are not allowed to carry out arrests in the Kingdom at will. Even if you want to arrest the blasphemer, you must get permission from the local city lord. ”

But this is obviously impossible.

This bishop is also from a noble background. But in the same way, after becoming the bishop of the Divine Servant Sect, her perspective on the problem is no longer the perspective of the aristocratic lady she used to be.

Therefore, after the king said that, she just sneered and said, "It is an indisputable fact that the city lord Bai Man has offended the majesty of the gods by instructing people to attack the Templars.

He could not have been acquitted. Even if he could be spared some punishment because he was the lord of the city, he would have to be sentenced to exile. As for the rest, there is nothing to discuss. ”

"No, it can't be. "How could the king of Xihe allow such conditions.

So he said: "Even if you don't agree to my second condition, you must also acquit the city lord Bai Man, this is my bottom line." Such a great nobleman must not be punished for a crime he did not have!"

"No crime, he attacked the warriors of the gods!" the bishop was furious.

"That's self-defense, it's self-defense!!" His Majesty the King was also furious!

The two of them blew their beards and glared at this time, and neither of them backed down.

It's just that I didn't expect that at this moment, something unexpected happened to both of them.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

The Kingdom General ran in in a panic, "It's a big deal, Your Majesty. Inquisition, they executed the city lord Bai Man in public, in front of everyone in Baigu City!"

"What !!"

Both the king and the bishop rose from their seats in astonishment.

Obviously, even the bishop herself didn't expect that the group of guys in the Inquisition would dare to sentence the lord of a city to death without her permission.

So, when she felt the angry eyes of the general and the king of the kingdom, the eloquent bishop couldn't help but close her mouth.

"You ...... They, they have to pay for it!"

The king angrily pointed his finger at the bishop, gritting his teeth and saying this. Then the bishop and her retinue were invited out of the palace by the king's guards.

An unexpected, large-scale conflict is about to break out.

The angry king immediately declared the people of the Hakutani City Inquisition guilty, and the city lords of Xi and all over the country were all on the king's side without exception after learning about this matter.

Then these people put pressure on the church in a variety of ways. For example, he co-opted the Templars who were already from aristocratic families, and refused to help the church collect tithes and no longer pay them himself.

As a result, the Divine Servant Sect in Xihe also divided into two factions in a short period of time.

One group felt that the Inquisition's actions were too violent, while the other was firmly on the side of the Inquisition, even saying that they wanted to depose the king.

"Damn, I can't let these guys go on like this. They're just going to start a civil war!"

The turmoil has visibly reduced the power of faith that Liang Tian has gained.

Seeing that the contradiction between royal power and religion not only did not ease over time, but became more and more intense, Liang Tian couldn't sit still.

This led him to give the order directly to the Archbishop Bell who was in the Holy Land, saying: "From now on render to God what is God's, and to man what is man." The Order is also to have respect for royal authority. ”

Only then did the war between the royal power and religion that was about to break out be eliminated.

In order to ensure the stability of the order, the religious side relented first. Because this war really started, even if the king was deposed in the end, Liang Tian, who was only interested in faith, would not get the slightest benefit.

Besides, it is a bit unreliable to let religion rule over believers directly.

Because in this matter, the more the Divine Servant Sect personally ends, the easier it is to attract resentment. It's better to get out of the way and maintain your detached status.

So in the end, those people from the White Valley City Inquisition were transferred back to the Holy Land, and then locked up forever. And the witch concubine, who was originally in charge of presiding over the affairs of the Inquisition, was also stripped of her title and position, and once again became the most ordinary witch.

However, the Inquisition has not been outlawed. The unknown can be awe-inspiring, but it turns out that blood and fire can do the same.

So the inquisition was eventually retained. It's just that their power is greatly limited.

From now on, they can't just label people as blasphemers and arrest them. Rather, there must be evidence and a public trial before the blasphemers can be convicted.

Finally, there is an anti-corruption struggle within the Divine Servant Church. For this reason, the Divine Servants Sect has become an organization called the Society of the Sages, and they will punish those divine servants who violate Liang Tian's teachings on behalf of God.

This allowed the Sage Guild to engrave on the wall the words that Liang Tian had spoken when he was first canonized.

"Be humble, be upright, be merciful, be heroic, be just!

Then, this sentence gradually became the doctrine and standard of the entire Divine Servant Religion. Some people have even begun to write books on this purpose, expanding the doctrinal norms of tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of words in a short sentence.

The contradiction between royal power and religion was thus temporarily eliminated and invisible. And it seemed as if the king had emerged victorious in this struggle.

But in fact, because of this reform, the Divine Servant Sect, which has eliminated many corrupt elements, has become more vigorous. As a result, the influence of religion in Xihe became more and more significant.

But sometimes there are things that cannot be overcorrected when internal reforms have begun.

For example, this newly established Sage Society. The original intention of setting up this organization was good, but as time went by, their path also unconsciously detoured.