Chapter 929: Purge
The group of four people left the Pope's office and came directly to Bishop Henry's residence, and the attendants wanted to go in to report, but Lin Zixian waved.
The four of them walked in and took a look, good guys, Henry's bedroom was almost as noisy as a ward, not to mention all kinds of medical equipment, there was still a tube hanging on his nose, a drip on his wrist, and his face was pale.
Despite this, Ke was still restless, his back was raised, he leaned on the head of the bed, took a copy of the text in one hand and looked at it for a while, then threw it to Benedict on the side, and snorted coldly: "We don't need to worry about it, throw it to him to deal with it together, and make jokes to know our importance." ”
He and Benedict were the only two in the room, the latter apparently on official business, and neither of them noticed that there was a man standing outside the bedroom door.
Lin Zixian raised his eyebrows, and finally found the source of his busy work, it seems that people are good at being bullied, and it is impossible to solve the problem gently, very good! Then uproot you......
Agassi secretly glanced at Lin Zixian and saw the sneer on the corner of his mouth. Thomas frowned and was silent, he had very few words now.
Daniel saw that the situation was not right, and quickly pushed the door in, preventing the two from saying more excessive things.
The two people in the room looked back stunned, and before they could speak, Daniel had already looked at him again and again, and said with a smile: "Bishop Henry, Your Majesty has come to visit you personally." ”
They saw a few people outside the door, their faces changed slightly, and they didn't know if Lin Zixian heard what he said just now. Benedict quickly stood up and saluted, and Henry, who was a little weak-hearted, struggled to get up and salute.
Lin Zi walked over with a smile, quickly reached out and pressed him back to the bed, and said with emotion: "No need to be polite, how is Bishop Henry's health?" ”
Henry squeezed out a smile and replied, "Thank you, it's good to rest for a while." ”
"Can't be careless." Lin Zixian turned around and said, "Agassi, please come over to the attending doctor." ”
Agassi quickly departed. Not long after, a middle-aged man was brought in, and when he saw Lin Zixian, he immediately saluted respectfully. Lin Zi asked with a casual smile: "Doctor, can Bishop Henry still work in his current condition?" ”
A few people thought that he called the doctor to care about Henry's condition, but who knew that he was directly concerned about his work, and Henry's face changed slightly.
Of course, the doctor said, "It's not good to work, it's better to rest." ”
"Understood." Lin Zixian nodded, turned around and said, "Bishop Benedict, you also heard the doctor's words. In the future, you don't have to let Bishop Henry do any more work, is there a problem with you temporarily taking over the position of the chief bishop and letting Agassi be your deputy to assist? ”
Henry's face turned blue with anger, you haven't officially taken power yet. A blatant seizure of power? He was unwilling to give in, squeezed out a smile and said: "Your Majesty, you can't affect the official affairs of the Holy See because of a little illness, my body is fine." ”
Affect official business? Threaten me? Lin Zixian is not afraid of any chaos in the operation of the Holy See, and if it is a big deal, it will be reorganized, and everyone on the earth will turn the same way, so he refused: "Listen to the doctor." Your body matters. Bishop Benedict, are you up to the post of Chief Bishop? ”
Henry was speechless and trembling with anger. Benedict was shocked, wondering if His Majesty the Pope wanted to make him the archbishop or what's going on. I could only nod reluctantly. It is false to say that he does not want to be the chief bishop, but he thinks it is unlikely, and his relationship with His Majesty the Pope is not much better.
After Lin Zixian said a few words of concern to Henry, he waved his hand and said, "Let's go." Do not disturb Bishop Henry's rest. ”
As soon as the people left Henry's residence, Lin Zixian immediately pulled Agassi aside. "I stabilized Benedict first, gave you the opportunity to intervene, and familiarize yourself with the relevant affairs, and when I officially took office, the position of the chief bishop will be yours, especially the affairs of the Holy See's finances and assets, you must figure it out."
Agassi was surprised and delighted, looked around, and said a little worriedly: "Your Majesty, is this too hasty, I'm worried that if they don't cooperate, something will happen." ”
Lin Zixian squinted and said, "I'm not worried, what are you worried about?" It's better if there is a mess, and I'm worried that I can't find an excuse to adjust. I'll tell you the truth, after I officially take office, I will all change the six bishops of the collegial court, who is the right successor, I will let you go to investigate, do you know what I mean? ”
Agassi was dazed, a little confused.
Lin Zixian laughed angrily and funny: "You are stupid, they don't cooperate with you, don't you know how to start from them?" Gave you the right, don't you know how to win it over? If you find the right one and listen to you, you bring it to me, and I will support you and let them put their hearts in their stomachs. ”
Agassi suddenly realized...... This guy is not a good stubble, otherwise he would not be able to do anything that satisfies Lin Zixian, and soon the fox fake Huwei began to hook up with the henchmen of the six bishops.
But Agassi did even better, and each of the bishop's key subordinates secretly hooked up with three or four, telling everyone that His Majesty the Pope intends to let you take over the position of your immediate boss, and if you have nothing to do, bring one to see His Majesty the Pope. Lin Zi was idle with this guy, and he actually created contradictions and competition within various ministries, so he naturally cooperated with the hints.
It didn't take long for the details of the six departments to be clearly understood by Agassi, and the backbone of the six departments began to take the initiative to report to Agassi, and Agassi seemed to have a tendency to put the six bishops in the air. However, the busy official business also made Agassi tired enough, and everyone was tired and thin, but this fight was painful and happy, and he experienced the refreshing feeling of scheming.
Under Lin Zixian's secret encouragement, the subordinates of the six ministries fought fiercely in order to compete for the position of bishop, and they constantly attacked each other and exposed the old story, and even the disgraceful deeds of the six bishops dared to turn out, making the internal chaos of the Holy See jump, and even the outside world faintly felt the chaos of the Holy See.
The more Lin Zixian dragged on and did not take office and did not announce the results, the more the people who had the upper hand in the struggle thought that they still had a chance and fought harder.
But Agassi was happy, and this situation was more conducive to his control of the six parts. Someone did the work on his behalf, and Lin Daguan became more and more relaxed, happy to delay the time of inauguration, first let Agassi straighten out the internal situation of the Holy See, and then say, he wanted to be a benevolent pope, but it was not good to kill as soon as he took office, and the bad guy let Agassi do it.
As a result, the stains of the old man were constantly shaken out, and they were sent to the Inquisition to be punished, and some of the crimes were even secretly executed. And these people are the wings of the six bishops, or some people who do not listen to Agassi, and the power struggle between the old and the new is extremely cruel.
Agassi was pushed to the front of the stage by Lin Zixian, and gradually found that it was difficult to ride a tiger, and it was not possible to be ruthless. Lin Zixian has already explained that there are not many opportunities, once he takes office and the six bishops are reappointed, if you, Agassi, the chief bishop, can't control it and are overpowered, His Majesty the Pope will not be able to do that bowl of uneven things, how to deal with it You still have to deal with it.
What else can Agassi do, in order to keep himself, he can only forcefully purge the old forces and train his own people to take the position, so as to facilitate his control in the future.
There began to be rumors outside that Pope Caesar was not going to be crowned, and he was delaying the inauguration, what did he want to do? It's rare to even hear from Pope Caesar, but that Agassi is famous, a bit powerful in the Holy See, and a bit of a Ming Dynasty factory.
Ordinary believers may not know anything, but for some, they have learned that there is a fierce power struggle going on within the Holy See. The new pope has not yet taken office, and he is forcibly purging the old forces, and he is not afraid of making big things.
However, Lin Zixian has always maintained a positive image in the Holy See, just like Guanyin Bodhisattva, he treats people kindly, and no one can say anything to his face. Let him take office as soon as possible to quell the civil strife, and he excused himself and said that you all know that I am a halfway monk, and many things are still being studied.
Damingyuan, after collecting the information, the old man Qi, who has been paying attention, sneered: "It's really both a bitch and a memorial arch, and the scheming methods are not bad at all, pushing a scapegoat out to block the arrows, hiding behind himself to fan the flames, and I don't know who gave birth to the little rabbit cub, who is ruthless." It's a good thing I didn't pull him into the army in the first place, otherwise it would have been a scourge...... It's a little strange though, how I feel he's a little anxious. ”
Secretary Su, who was standing beside him, said with a smile: "It's normal to want to seize power when you get to that position." ”
The old man waved his hand and said: "It's too anxious, he shouldn't be so stupid, he doesn't have any balance, isn't he afraid of letting that Agassi sit big in the Holy See and have a big tail?" How do I feel that he wants to get a vote and just leave? It's not like it's a long-term plan. ”
Thomas watched coldly, seeing this qiē chaos in his eyes, and was extremely worried about the future of the Holy See, but his identity was not easy to say. On the contrary, Lin Zixian always asked him for the papal scepter, because the scepter was kept by him, and he had faintly realized that Lin Zixian was not the purpose of being the pope, and it was true that he coveted the papal scepter.
Thomas could only tell Lin Zixian that when he took office, the scepter would naturally be handed over to him.
Seeing that the general trend had gone, Henry and the six were not reconciled, so they quietly sent someone to find Thomas that night and invited them to visit.
When Thomas came to Henry's residence, Henry, who coughed from time to time, was still lying on the hospital bed, and his condition did not improve, but showed signs of getting worse.
In the bedroom, Benedict, Cecil, Felix, Joyce, and Daniel were all there.
Thomas walked into the bedroom and scanned the six people, sensing the aura of conspiracy, and asked lightly, "What do you want to do?" ”
Benedict slammed the bedroom door shut and invited him to sit down. Henry, who was leaning on the head of the bed, stared at Thomas and said bluntly: "Caesar is a hypocrite!" ”
Thomas Huo Ran stood up and said in a deep voice: "Bishop Henry, I hope you understand what you are talking about, you are blaspheming His Majesty the Pope, and the Inquisition can put you to death!" ”
Henry, who was coughing, waved his hand lightly and said, "There are some things that I have to say even if I die." Thomas, do you think what Caesar is doing right now? ”
Thomas said indifferently: "This is not something I should care about, I just need to abide by my own duties." ”