An hour later, a convoy of five wagons, escorted by a hundred papal knights, left the Holy See and headed for the city of Ridmar to the east. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although he could lie comfortably in the soft and comfortable blanket of the carriage, Leo still chose to sit next to Morata, who was driving, and it was obvious that the experience of lying in bed for more than half a month made Leo instinctively have some resistance to the word "lying".

If it weren't for the fact that his body was not enough to sustain a day on horseback, Leo would have jumped into one of the horses with joy.

But in any case, Leo, who was sitting in the carriage all the way at the moment, looked at the endless green on the plains on both sides of the road, breathing in the fresh air unique to the wilderness, and the whole person was still quite happy.

You can't travel long distances without company, and long journeys are always a very boring thing. We can simply extend boredom to "no one to chat", and from this point of view, as long as there is someone chatting, then it is naturally not boring.

Morata was the first to open the conversation: "Bishop, uh, Lord Judge, what are we going to Ridmar City this time?" ”

What big names like Leo, Bishop Gavin, and Cheedo discussed at the meeting were of course unknown to Morata, who was not qualified to be by his side.

This also made Morata feel a little emotional, not long ago Leo was just a blue cardinal who was not much higher than himself. But after only a few moments, Leo is now a god and a presiding judge, with the full support of several cardinals behind him, and even able to wrestle with Pope Enhill.

People are more angry than people!

Fortunately, Morata's thoughts are quite clear, and in the face of such a situation, not only is there no senseless jealousy, but he has strengthened his belief in hugging Leo's thighs tightly. Therefore, Morata has been serving Leo in front of the saddle these days, and his overall performance is a model of loyalty, which has brought him and Leo closer unconsciously.

"Well," Leo didn't want to hide it from Morata, in fact, there was no need to hide it at all: "We went to Ridmar City this time, in fact, to give gifts to His Majesty the Emperor. ”

"A gift for His Majesty the Emperor?" Just like Leo when he first heard the news, Morata had a surprised look on his face at the moment.

The Church would give a gift to His Majesty Charles XVI, the most anti-church emperor in history?

"That's right, gift-giving." Leo snorted angrily behind him: "The carriages behind are the gifts we are going to give to His Majesty the Emperor this time." ”

Morata subconsciously turned his head to look behind him, and sure enough, he found that the four carriages behind him were indeed different from his own, and the wheels had pressed two obvious ruts on the sandy road, which were obviously full of things.

"But why should we give a gift to His Majesty the Emperor?" Morata was obviously a little puzzled: "Who doesn't know that His Majesty the Emperor is the person who hates our Holy Sect the most in the entire continent today?" ”

"You don't know." Leo said, "Ten days from now will be the thirtieth anniversary of His Majesty's accession to the throne, and there will be a major celebration in the city of Ridmar. Since our Holy Sect has not yet torn up with His Majesty the Emperor completely, it is natural for us to give gifts. ”

"Oh, I see." Morata nodded, and then asked, "But even if you want to give gifts, shouldn't you let His Majesty the Pope or the cardinals go, why did this task fall to you, my lord?" ”

"Well." Leo shrugged his shoulders and gave Morata a laughing reply: "I don't know. ”

Although Leo really didn't know, in fact, the reason why he went to Ridmar City this time was, of course, there were some stories behind it.

In view of Charles XVI's unfriendly attitude towards the Church, the Church of Light actually had a rather cold attitude towards this celebration.

If nothing else, on the fortieth birthday of the previous emperor, Charles XV, there were as many as 1,000 knights and 100 carriages in a convoy of gifts from the church! This number is obviously in stark contrast to the hundred knights and five carriages behind Leo today, which proves how bad the relationship between the church and the royal family is today.

It is precisely because the relationship between the two sides is so poor that the high-level leaders of the major churches have put a lot of thought into the selection of the person who will represent the church to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the emperor's accession to the throne.

Pope Enshir is the most reminiscent and equivalent of His Majesty the Emperor, but he is also the least likely to attend. Judging from the relationship between the two sides, which may completely tear their faces at any time, once the pope attends this celebration, it is likely that other forces will think that this is an act of the church to take the initiative to show weakness and sue for peace with the royal family.

Even Bishop Gavin, the leader of the opposition, would not approve of the Pope's proposal to attend in person, so that would do nothing but destroy the prestige of the Church itself.

If His Majesty the Pope does not attend, then it is actually a more reasonable plan for the cardinal to attend the celebration as a papal envoy.

In this way, it will not make others think that the church is showing weakness, and at the same time, as a cardinal, it will not make the royal family think that the Holy See is too contemptuous of this celebration - the church does not want to completely tear up the face of the royal family, and even many church leaders hope that after the death of Charles XVI, the next emperor can repair relations with the church, so the face that should be given will still be given.

Then the problem arose, none of the eleven cardinals wanted to be the ambassadors of the legation.

None of you is a fool, knowing that Charles XVI will not give any good face to the church envoys at this celebration, who would stupidly go to the city of Ridmar and lose such a face in front of countless audiences?

Just when everyone was at a stalemate, Bishop Gavin suddenly proposed a plan that was unexpected by all the high-ranking members of the Holy See: let Leo be the special envoy of His Majesty the Pope and lead the delegation of the Church to the city of Ridmar to participate in the celebration.

The plan was approved almost instantly.

First of all, the status of the Divine Favor is clearly worthy of the position of this envoy.

Then, in the vote, the anti-papal bishops were of course only Bishop Gavin, and the Pope himself was in favor of this. In any case, a deity who is far away from the Inquisition is obviously easier for Pope Enshir to deal with than a deity who is hiding in the Inquisition and has no way to deal with it.

It is precisely because of this background that although the convoy led by Leo is nominally a fairly formal mission, there are no high-level officials of the church in this so-called mission except Leo, and the size of the mission is only a hundred soldiers and five carriages, which can be called the most humble church mission in history.

But is the reason why Bishop Gavin, the old fox, dares to let Leo, a god who is extremely important to the anti-papal faction, leave the Inquisition?

You must know that once Leo, the only person in the church who has enough standing to oppose the pope, is killed, the anti-papal faction that has been gathered with great difficulty will fall apart in an instant.

Obviously, it's not that simple.

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