Chapter 15: Priest Philip
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Well, he was the abbot of the convent that he used to be.
A 'great' priest, his name was Philip.
This Mr. Philip is a son of a priest, his father is a clergyman, his grandfather is also a clergyman, and his great-grandfather is the one who followed the saints to spread the faith of the glorious God throughout Britain.
This Philip priest once thought that he would dedicate his whole life to the Great Lord, like his great-grandfather, grandfather, and father, and strive for the faith of the Great Lord all his life without regrets, but then he ......
"Yes, I am willing to give all my things, my body, my heart, and my spirit for the Lord; The Lord has clothed me, the Lord has given me food, the Lord is the Lord of the universe, the Lord is everything, for the glory of the Lord! ”
At that time, the priest Philip, who was only sixteen years old, knelt on the ground with the Bible in his hand, and prayed so loudly, and the light of faith in his eyes was so strong that he ignored his father's sad gaze.
"What? Let me quit the penance!! No! No way! Father, this is impossible! I am not like you, you have become corrupted and depraved, and you can only go to hell; And my heart and spirit belong to God forever! ”
At that time, I seemed to say that about my father, right?
In the gloomy dungeon, Priest Philip recalled every bit of his life, every page flashed in front of his eyes like a marquee, and even the things that he had deliberately forgotten began to slowly become clear. The ignorance and arrogance of youth, the piety and regretlessness of youth, and now in middle age, there is only unforgettable resentment.
Priest Philip has always been religious. Before he joined the ascetics, the elders of the ascetic order, when they did evil, harmed women in the name of enlightenment, and collected money in the name of selling holy things. But after Philip joined, every time these elders wanted to do evil, Philip would reprimand them on the spot, so that the elders' evil thoughts were exposed, so that their evil deeds could not continue. And after each rebuke, the jealous eyes of these elders, Philip did not care at all.
This is for the glory of the Lord! The Lord will bless me!
Priest Philip thought reverently.
All the way up to ...... After the death of his father, who was an archbishop.
Immediately after his father's death, Philip was accused of 'jealousy', 'arrogance', '****' and 'greed' by the elders of the ascetic order, four of the seven deadly sins, and Philip was immediately thrown into a dungeon to await God's judgment on him.
But Priest Philip didn't care at all, he was just as comfortable in the dungeon, not even in tattered clothes, not even sick when eating rotten food, as he had done when he was an ascetic.
Yes, Philip was religious, and he believed that God would give him a just answer.
And in the end, the verdict came out.
Among the elders who accused him, one of the most wicked and most sinful elders, took his father's place as the new archbishop, and Fripp. Philip, for the sake of his great-grandfather, grandfather, and his father's three generations of dedication to God, jumped all the way to the archbishop, to the bishop, and was relegated to become an abbot in a poor and cold place thousands of miles away from home.
And the price is 2,000 gold coins.
The elder offered 2,000 gold coins for the archbishopric, and Philip lost his use and was immediately swept away.
"When the gold coin rings, there is nothing untradable in the Eternal City." - Giovanni? Boccaccio, Decameron
However, this truth was also realized by Philip after he had been abbot for a long time.
Since then, Philip has been desperately embezzling, desperately saving money, he used to believe in God, now he only believes in gold coins, God cannot make him live a good life, but gold coins; God could not save his life when he was suffering, but gold coins.
Yes, this is the reason why Priest Philip is still at peace today, not because he was used to sitting in a dungeon, but because he still had a large sum of money in his hand, which he buried in an unknown place, and he believed that as long as the lord wanted it, then he would live a good life - as for torture, hmph, when he was an ascetic, what kind of practice was not torture on earth!
"Crunch-"
The sound of the iron prison door opening, two knights cursed into the dungeon, which was too short compared to their height, and one of them, who looked older, said to him, "Priest Philip? The Earl wants to see you. ”
"Are you coming?" Priest Philip was speechless, and got up and patted the dust on his body, his clothes were his most precious silk clothes, high-end goods imported from the Far East! He was surprised that the robbers hadn't stripped him of his clothes when they robbed him that day.
This was because the other knights and their servants were only interested in looting the gold and silver treasures, and the Knight of Alcoba considered that the priest was the one the Count Don had 'invited', so that he saved a little face and kept him from running naked.
Priest Philip came out of the dungeon, and his eyes, which had not seen light for several days, were almost blinded by the sun, which made him walk staggeringly, looking extremely unsteady and slow. One of the knights, the younger one, who looked impatient, took the priest directly on his body and dragged him forward as fast as he could.
"It saves me a little bit of effort." Thinking like this, Priest Philip simply put the weight of his whole person on the knight, and let the knight drag him away, which also gave the priest the spare energy to observe the surrounding environment in order to think about the next step.
However, the first thought that came to the clergyman's mind was: "It's too clean." ”
That's right, under the strict supervision and supervision of Count Don himself, the servants in the castle finally learned to stop defecating in the open, but to go outside the castle to solve the problem - so although the castle is clean inside, it is still full of as soon as you go out.
But this is already the full strength that Count Xiao Tang can do now, as for not washing his hands after urinating and urinating, not bathing for ten or eight years, except for the last time the knights found him to wash the woman before going to bed, he has not seen a few people take a bath in this era! This is also the reason why the Count of Don Jr. was eager to find this priest Philip, and he was eager to improve the sanitary conditions by using the power of religion.
Especially, after the little Earl Tang was disgusted by a steward with a face full of Xiang the day before yesterday......
"Lord Count, Priest Philip has arrived."
So said the knight, who dragged Philip with him, and threw him to the ground, where he fell so badly that the poor priest could not even stand up.
Of course, I think everyone understands that this is only a superficial phenomenon, and it is at this moment that Priest Philip is taking advantage of this opportunity to secretly observe the Count in front of him.
"He's young." This was Philip's first impression: "And he was also strong, and his knights seemed to be quite convinced of him, and I could feel the fire of desire burning in his eyes, so that the lords of the surrounding area were in trouble." ”
But when Priest Philip was observing Count Don, Count Don was also observing him, of course, Count Don didn't have to bother to use the naked eye to see a little bit, he had a more effortless golden finger.
"Name: Philip Occupation: Priest
Diplomacy: 8 Military: 8 Financial: 10 Conspiracy: 12 Study: 17
Qualities: Masters of Theology: Masters of theology are considered to be the top figures in the field of theology, and have a high degree of attainment in theology. Effect: Conspiracy -1, Diplomacy +2, Finance +2, Learning +9
Cunning: This person has been betrayed and thus become treacherous, which is essential for good spies, as long as they can pledge loyalty to their liege. Effect: Intrigue +3, Diplomacy -2
Diligence: Diligence is the ladder to success. Effect: +1 for all stats
Ambitious: Ambitious people excel in every field, however, their insatiable ambition means they are not qualified vassals. Effect: +2 for all stats
Cynicism: The person is disgusted with the world and does not acknowledge the existence of God. Effect: Decreased piety, increased rebellion, +2 conspiracy
Favor to the lord:――
Nice impression of you: 13"
PS: The next chapter is being played, trying to make up for what I owe in the previous two days.