The creation of a guard directly under the archbishop of the Eastern diocese is inevitable in the current tense situation.

Wei Gonggong believed that the missionary affairs of the Eastern Diocese are currently being provoked and attacked by the reactionaries led by the Japanese shogunate, and in the countries of the Eastern Diocese, the safety of the clergy cannot be adequately protected to a large extent due to various reasons, and this restricts the development of the Church.

Therefore, it is necessary to create a guard directly subordinate to the Eastern Diocese, so that at any time and in any place, it can be quickly engaged and quickly strike at the enemies of God.

Father-in-law Wei is a protégé of God, so his enemies are God's enemies.

This point is unquestionable and does not need to be discussed.

Considering that he had just taken over the Eastern Diocese, and the previous Jesuits were very complicated, Gonggong Wei definitely could not directly call on the forces of the Jesuits to form a guard directly under his old man's family.

Then, Dongchang, which is loyal, highly militarized, and has more than 200 years of experience in struggle, naturally becomes the best source of saint fighters.

Strictly speaking, this is employment-based.

Because, as the archbishop of the East, Gonggong Wei hired Dongchang as a defender of the Catholic Church with a high salary.

Just as the Vatican has a Swiss guard to defend the Pope, it is not a fuss that there is an East Factory guard in the East to defend the archbishop.

The importance of the Pope and the Duke of Wei is equal.

Eastern and Western dioceses are also equal in status.

"Saint Seiya" is the name given to this guard by Wei Gonggong, and he has written to the Vatican about the establishment of the issue, if nothing else, Pope Paul V will approve the formation of the "Saint Seiya".

Mrs. Paul devoted her life to the development of the Eastern Diocese, so any plan that could contribute to the development and stability of the Eastern Diocese would certainly be supported by the old lady.

To fight for God and defend God is a holy warrior.

Article 9 of the planning scheme is the regulations on the composition and establishment of Saint Seiya.

According to this regulation, all clergy and those who serve the Church in the Eastern Diocese will become holy warriors, but, depending on the nature of their work, they are divided into literary fighters and martial warriors.

Naturally, the clergy who are primarily responsible for missionary matters include, but are not limited to, anyone who aspires to fight for the Catholic Church.

Warriors, on the other hand, are defensive forces and include but are not limited to any combatant who is willing to give their lives to protect Archbishop Pommaison.

All civil and military fighters are subordinate to His Excellency the Archbishop of the Diocese of the East, and the specific leadership affairs are the responsibility of the leading group directly under His Excellency the Archbishop.

The regulations clearly stipulate that the Saint Seiya is divided into six holy ranks, namely the first class, the second class, the third class, bronze, silver, and gold.

The regulations also make it clear that the dress code of the warriors is based on the existing church attire and will not be changed.

Warriors wore brown uniforms and armbands with the word "Loyalty," and when they joined, they had to swear to be an "organization of steel," to serve God, and to willingly follow the great Archbishop Pommaison.

"You are accountable to me, loyal to me, accountable to the Holy See, loyal to the Pope!"

"The Jesuits have been in China for 100 years, and it can be said that there has been no achievement, no progress, and a lot of manpower and material resources of the Holy See have been wasted.

"Reform must be promoted, and I would rather die if I don't reform!"

"Whoever dares to stand in the way of reform is an enemy of the Church!"

"I don't care what you think or think, I just ask you to obey unconditionally! Remember, it's unconditional obedience! You can have objections, but you must keep them! ”

"His Holiness the Pope has given me great authority and great trust in me, and I have sent a letter to His Excellency the Pope that if I cannot make the Diocese of the East the largest in the Catholic world within ten years, I will personally go to the Vatican to apologize to his old man!"

"Now, tell me, do you support the reform, do you support me, Archbishop Pommaichen!"

Gonggong Wei raised the plan paper in his hand and shouted loudly to the clergy and representatives of the faithful. The Saint Seiyas' embroidered spring knives stared at this group of red noses and green eyes.

"Until His Excellency the Pope dismisses me as archbishop, you must obey every plan, every plan, that I have made!"

Father-in-law Wei made a loud noise.

Fu Xunji and the three were quickly taken away, and they will be sent to Macau, where they will return to the Vatican on a Spanish merchant ship.

Father-in-law Wei is a very democratic person, he allowed Fu Xunji and the three of them to go to the Vatican to sue him for foreign affairs, and he would not arrange for them to be wrecked at sea.

For he was a righteous man.

Voices of opposition and skepticism did not emerge, and the strict hierarchy of the Catholic Church meant that the clergy present could not pose a threat to the authority of the Purple Archbishop.

What's more, the new purple-clad archbishop already has his guard.

Gonggong Wei doesn't care about the opposition of these clergy, there are only more than 20 left and right, and they can still turn against the sky!

Next, Wei Gonggong pointed out that in the direction of the sinification of Catholicism, the church should strive to deepen its recognition of the political, cultural, legal and social composition of the Ming Dynasty, actively support the great Wanli Emperor, love the Ming Dynasty, abide by the law, and serve the society.

"The great Wanli Emperor is a more virtuous emperor than Constantine the Great, and he agrees with and supports the development of our Catholicism in China, but we should realize that the believers we develop are always Chinese, the emperor's people, so we cannot put the authority of the church above the Chinese law, let alone the God we believe in above the emperor!"

"China is a large country in the East with a history of several thousand years and a high degree of civilization, and its people are more than 250 million, several times the size of the West. The reason why His Excellency the Pope is actively promoting the formation of the Eastern Diocese is that I hope that our Catholic Church can truly take root in China, so that every one of us here will be a hero in the history of the Church! ”

Reaffirming the importance of the Eastern Diocese and the importance attached to Chinese law and the authority of the Emperor, Wei Gonggong adjusted the organizational structure of the current Eastern Diocese.

To sum up, it is that in the future, there will no longer be a leading body with the "Vatican-Jesuit Society in China-Provincial Church Governors" as the leading body for the relationship between the upper and lower levels;

Rather, it is a new leading body with "the Archbishop of the East, the leading group of the diocesan of the East, the parishes of all countries, the rudder of the provinces, and the incense of the provinces".

It is referred to as the five-level responsibility system.

"The archbishop is called the head of the church, the leading group is called the academic affairs office, the bishop of the church is called the head of the church, the priest of the helm is called the helmsman, and the bishop of Xiangkou is called the master of incense."

The five-level responsibility system is clearer than the previous three-level responsibility system, and the relationship between upper and lower leaders is also clearer. However, this five-level system of responsibility abolished the power of the former Jesuits and even the provincial heads of churches to communicate directly with the Holy See, and replaced it with the archbishop, that is, the head of the church.

This means that, in the future, all clergy of the Eastern Diocese will not be allowed to go beyond the archbishop to the Holy See.

From the perspective of the Orientals, this is the de facto "centralization".