Chapter 435: The Synod of Bishops
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It was a sunny morning, the air was fresh, and Bishop Gavin's cottage was greeted by several distinguished visitors.
Bishop Gavin, the owner of the room, sat on the top seat of the room, glanced around at the people in the room, and then slowly spoke: "Lords and gentlemen, I have come to you today mainly to discuss a few things. ā
Since a while ago, in the Palace of Synelle, he successfully voted to reject the Pope's order under the shock of Leo's divine aura, and the anti-papal camp led by Bishop Gavin has made a name for itself in the Holy See.
In the beginning, the pope did not dare to act rashly because of the Pope's power for decades, lest Bishop Gavin's group be easily suppressed by the Pope after only a few days of active activity, like other previous opponents.
But as time passed, these watchers gradually discovered the fact that Bishop Gavin and others were not only alive and well, but also successfully prevented the Pope's intention to replace the deposed Cardinal Matthew with cronies.
Then it suddenly became clear to everyone that His Majesty the Pope did not seem to have a very good way to take the Bishop of Calvin.
If the Church is compared to a wolf pack, then His Majesty Pope Enshir is undoubtedly the king of the wolf pack, and for decades there have been many wolves who have tried to challenge this wolf king, but these challengers have only ended in death.
This made all the wolves fall into terror, and they did not dare to disobey the orders of the wolf king.
But suddenly, one day, a strong challenger named Gavin appeared, and he led several other equally strong male wolves in the pack to challenge the wolf king.
This time, the challengers were menacing, and they even managed to bite a male wolf under the wolf king, and also injured the wolf king.
The other wolves in the pack were all watching from the sidelines, waiting for the wolf king to tear these rebels to pieces mercilessly as before.
However, time passed slowly, and the challengers did not suffer in front of the wolf king, and even the wolf king and his men could not even kill or bite one of the challengers.
Then the rest of the wolves in the pack suddenly woke up, and they understood at once that the wolf king was no longer the wolf king of the past, he had grown old and weakened.
Weakness is the greatest original sin.
As time passed, the momentum on Bishop Gavin's side also grew, and every day a large number of high-ranking figures in the church either came to him directly, or secretly expressed their loyalty.
If the seven opposition bishops led by Bishop Gavin were only seven nominal commanders, then now, the power in the hands of Bishop Gavin is really enough to confront His Majesty the Pope.
This makes the faces of Bishop Gavin and every cardinal present full of confidence.
"Lord Gavin, is it because of what happened in Ridmar?" A cardinal asked Gavin.
Bishop Gavin nodded and said, "As you all know, our young Divine Servant, His Excellency Leo, killed a child of darkness and a vampire demon king who came down from hell in the palace of Victory at the celebration day in Ridmar City a few days ago. ā
The bishops nodded their heads, and although it was not the first time they had heard the news, the cardinals still had a look of joy and relief on their faces.
These cardinals knew very well in their hearts that Leo was a banner they had pulled up against His Majesty the Pope, so the greater the credit and the more famous Leo became, the more His Majesty could not sleep, and the more likely they were to overthrow the Pope.
So one of the cardinals suggested: "Now that His Excellency Leo is becoming more and more important to us, I am afraid that our enemies will be more desperate to target him, and I propose to send more men to the city of Ridmar at once to protect His Excellency Leo's safety." ā
All the bishops agreed, and in this case, Leo's safety must not go wrong.
Bishop Gavin, of course, did not object, but listened to him speak: "This matter is indeed necessary, and I have already made arrangements for it, but I think we can discuss this matter together with the next thing. ā
Bishop Gavin cleared his throat and continued: "Presumably, everyone also knows that His Majesty Charles XVI, the Emperor of the Spany Empire, died at the hands of the Son of Darkness on the day of the celebration. ā
When all the bishops heard Bishop Gavin say this, their faces showed thoughtful expressions, and one of the bishops said, "Since Lord Gavin said this, he must already have someone to support in his heart, right?" ā
Bishop Gavin smiled and said, "I do have a supporter right now, but it's not a choice I made. His Excellency Leo sent back a message from the city of Ridmar yesterday stating that he intends to support Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess of the Imperial Empire in his candidacy for the throne of Emperor, and that he wants our help. ā
"Eldest princess?" This choice obviously surprised the bishops, and there was a lot of discussion in the room for a while.
If these bishops were to choose, they would obviously prefer to choose between the two favourites, the Grand Prince Cleverley and the Second Prince Julian.
But when these bishops saw Bishop Gavin, who had a calm face, they suddenly understood in their hearts that the matter of supporting the eldest princess had obviously been approved by Bishop Gavin.
Today's Bishop Gavin is increasingly authoritarian and arguably the leader of the opposition, and his opinion can be said to be the final decision.
So the bishops, who had wanted to express their opposition, obediently shut their mouths and waited for Bishop Gavin's next words.
Seeing that the room was quiet again, Bishop Gavin said with satisfaction: "I originally planned to use this success of His Excellency Leo to persecute His Majesty the Pope again, but after receiving His Excellency Leo's message, I have changed my mind now. ā
"It is well known that the royal family and the Church have been incomparably stable allies for 300 years, but it is only because of the perverse actions of Charles XVI that they have reached this point. Thankfully, Charles XVI is dead, and if we can use this opportunity to prop up the eldest princess to the throne, then our relationship with the royal family can be restored to the intimacy that it has had for the past three hundred years. ā
"What's more, once we have an emperor to echo outside, we will have a higher chance of success in the final action in the Holy See, and we will be more certain."
Bishop Gavin did not say what this so-called "final action" was, but everyone in this room knew that the purpose of this final action was to overthrow Pope Enhill's rule over the Church!
Such a choice was not difficult, so the bishops were quick to express their attitude.
"I agree."
"I'm for it."
"Agreed."
None of the bishops objected, and seven people, including Bishop Gavin, voted unanimously.
"Very good." Bishop Gavin nodded in satisfaction and said, "I will send an elite team to Ridmar City, on the one hand, to protect the safety of Lord Leo, and on the other hand, to support Lord Leo's actions, and this time I plan to hand over the responsibility of leading the team-"
Bishop Gavin's gaze slowly moved around the room, and finally stopped at one of the cardinals: "Bishop Jeffrey, please go to Ridmar City." ā
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