Chapter 139: The Beginning (Part II)

Fang Xin likes the sun, especially the rising sun in the early morning, that layer after layer of warm and powerful sunlight goes straight into the body and mind, making people feel refreshed physically and mentally.

Fang Xin rarely recalls the days on earth, because the main world is also full of green and fresh air, and sometimes, he even has the illusion that he has always been the indigenous here.

After crossing a river, the river flows silently into the village, and then runs to the Fort de Fayer.

When they reached the front, they saw a large number of people drilling, there were twenty cavalry, and the rest were all infantry, and the cavalry followed two men to watch, but it was the same Cronshaw who led the infantry drills.

Fang Xin galloped up and leaned into the cavalry, while Etteg and Bard nodded and smiled, but did not speak, and everyone paid attention to the trained infantry.

Cronshaw was under a flag, directing the infantry drills, and after twenty days of not seeing him, he seemed to be a little thinner, and his face was angular and therefore as weathered and tough as a knife cut.

When he saw Fang Xin, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, what was he thinking?

Thinking that even if he worked so hard, he could only get the title of a knight, but Fang Xin in front of him could at least get the title of hereditary knight and officially join the ranks of hereditary nobles from now on?

But this expression disappeared in an instant, and he began to give orders and command the army in a loud voice, and he strotted with his head held high, his voice loud, and the armor on his body rattled with his steps. The soldiers obeyed his orders, practicing back and forth, although they were a little unskilled and their weapons were uneven, but they had finally run in the team and knew who their superiors were.

Dressed in leather armor and pointed helmets, the cavalry looked at the warlords, and they were a natural overseer.

"What do you think of our team, Lord Daniel?"

"Very nice. It's time to fight. Fang Xin replied, "You are really a command genius. ”

The compliment made Etger smile, and he became more and more commander-in-chief. He smiled and said, "Well, you definitely didn't have a good rest when you came back, the drill will be until noon, let's go back to the castle first!" ”

Fang Xin did not eat breakfast, so he was not hypocritical. Nodding directly, the group headed towards the city gate and went inside. Turn over and dismount.

When he arrived in the hall, his own servant brought washing water, Fang Xin wiped it, felt much more comfortable, and someone sent breakfast - wine, bread, cheese, and a piece of jerky.

That's pretty good. Fang Xin raised a glass, poured a full glass of wine, the smile on his lips expanded, and said, "Is there any news now?" ”

As he left, he instructed Hadak, through whom Etteg was granted temporary access to thieves and assassins, which allowed him to spy on information and keep an eye on the situation.

"Fort Pucci has received the order. Without going into battle, we huddled in the castle, there were two hundred people in the castle, there was enough food to eat for five months, and if there were no special weapons, then we were four hundred. Even if it's all consumed. It is not possible to take the city. Bud thought for a moment and said.

"Understandable. After all, Viscount Senkada's strategy was to concentrate his forces and break Baron Charjason in one fell swoop, and I saw the main forces concentrated in the rear. Fang Xin nodded, took a sip of wine, and said.

"Oh, how many barons are there?"

"There are about 100 cavalry, and the support of the principality is difficult to blatantly, so the total strength is about 1,500, and the strength of Viscount Senkada is about 2,000, but it is a regular army, much stronger than the mercenaries, looking at this, the time for the two sides to fight head-on will not be too long."

"Isn't that at a disadvantage? If the main force fails, there is no point in us winning. Bud couldn't help but shout.

"Yes, that's the case, but we just need to be ourselves, even if the main force fails, we occupy the two castles, and we will show it in front of everyone, presumably the Great Guild will see it." Etteg said calmly.

Fang Xin glanced at him and laughed again, with his performance, he naturally had a chance, and maybe there were nobles who would recruit them as sons-in-law - even if they were selected within the nobles, they hoped to choose a little better, which was also human nature.

However, there is no need to say more, Fang Xin devoured the breakfast, drank the remaining half glass of wine slowly, and asked idly: "Is there any news?" ”

"Oh, there's another thing, about the indulgence, which happened in Kaidore City, Keldi Kingdom, and it actually came here." Etteg said nonchalantly, "My newspaper also reprinted the news. ”

He was originally the editor-in-chief, if he had been in the past, maybe he would have been hyped up, but now, he doesn't care anymore, this is a distant thing for him after all.

But when Fang Xin heard this, he was shocked, and he didn't ask more, chatted a few words, and then took out the poison gas bottle, and said: "This kind of poisonous gas, it can be released at one time, presumably even if the castle is large and divergent, and it can't kill people, it can also make most people have tears and snot, and it is difficult to breathe, and the whole body is weak, then it is time to attack." ”

"Ah, really?" The two of them suddenly had their eyes shining, and they took the box out, and they couldn't put it down, Fang Xin couldn't help but warn: "You two don't move, in the room, if you fall down, if we can't escape in half a minute, we may be poisoned to death." ”

"Ahh Hearing this, the two of them were even more happy, although their hands became more and more cautious.

"When will the troops be dispatched?"

"Since the main force is going to fight a decisive battle, then let's send troops tomorrow!" Etteg said, "If we can capture Fort Pussi soon, then we may be able to contain some of Viscount Senkada's forces!" ”

"Okay, then it's decided, ah, I'm going to rest, you can go back!" After Fang Xin finished drinking, he saw that the business had been completed, so he said unceremoniously and drove them out.

The rooms of the castle are damp and dark, and they are furnished inside, of course, far less than the villas in the city, and the rooms are located on the west side of the castle, and there are no windows on three sides, only a small window is on the west side, and there may be a little sunlight at dusk, and now, you even have to light candles to read.

Fang Xin sat down and asked Hadak: "How about the specific information?" ”

Hadak was not surprised, he carefully took out a pamphlet the size of a palm, and then prayed silently, and after a while, the pamphlet grew larger and turned into a book: "My lord, the specific information is here." ”

"Oh!" Fang Xin glanced at him, lit the candle, and began to flip through it.

June 23, 1716 in the new calendar

Kingdom of Keldi. Kaidore City

The main character, the first-class priest of the God of Light, Cliff. Reading took advantage of the theological debate at his graduation every year and posted his thirty-one articles on a bulletin board.

Fang Xin set his eyes on the terms below

β€œβ€¦β€¦ The coin clangs at the bottom of the cash cabinet, and the soul instantly escapes from purgatory and ascends to heaven. The indulgence not only exempts the person from past, present, and future earthly sins in advance, but also frees the soul of the deceased from purgatory and ascends to heaven...... What a degrading and arrogant thing this is, and it is a great sin for man to usurp God's authority...... Those who are convinced of their salvation by buying indulgences will turn away from God's ways, and those who sell will be punished forever! ”

Reading this made Fang Xin's brows jump, this person spoke so fiercely.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Whoever has the right to forgive, only God of light, and who has the right to forgiveness, only those who sincerely believe in God and walk in God's ways, and in this way, they can be justified and enter the kingdom of God......"

β€œβ€¦β€¦ The pope, as the heir of the Church, can give punishment and forgiveness by his authority on earth, but how can he have the right to forgive people from their sins about the belonging of the soul and the eternal residence of the kingdom of God? This is God's right alone! ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Money is exchanged for salvation, where is the pious faith, the blood and tears of the righteous, and the sacrifices of the sages? This is undoubtedly a model of ignorance and evil......"

"God himself has said that the righteous shall live by faith, and this is the way of God, and by this we shall have salvation and eternal life!"

Fang Xin read and read, slowly, and smiled

At the heart of Fang Xin's plan is the controversy over God's authority!

The contradiction between justification by faith and money in exchange for eternal life is acute.

If the God of Light admits that money can be exchanged for the truth of the way for eternal life, then the day of the God of Light will not be far off, but if he admits justification by faith, the civil war and purge caused by the devout believers will be incomparably fierce and cruel.

On top of that, the God of Light Himself said that the righteous will live by faith, which is actually a contract between God and man, and if God of Light wants to break it, he will have to pay the priceβ€”and perhaps it will lead to the division and loss of divinity.

Therefore, the best choice for the God of Light is to be silent, and on this issue, no matter how powerful the God of Light is, he is as helpless as ordinary people.

After the publication of this article, no one in the seminary dared to debate this issue with him, but this article was published in the newspapers on the same day, and quickly spread throughout the country, and even spread rapidly to the mainland.

The general trend has been achieved, no one can reverse it, the next is the civil war in the camp of the God of Light, and, not only that, but when it develops to a certain extent, the secular regime will also join, this is a full-scale war and reshuffle on the whole continent - Fang Xin put down the newspaper, and his heart was calm.

Turning hands into rain, covering hands into rain, talking and laughing, believers all over the mainland, the Church of Light God, with 300,000 clergy, fell apart because of this.

Hadak, who knew the inside story, humbly bowed his head, not daring to face him.