Chapter 11 Sincere Friends
"Living in the world, being as humble as a lonely ghost, the walking dead can't afford it. ”
"Looking forward to being in heaven, freedom is like a butterfly, and the music is like a dream. ”
St. Su, Brahma, Papal States.
The cherry blossoms in the Holy See Garden bloom all year round, and the cherry blossoms flutter like pink snow covering the fragrant land. Cardinal Ling He sat under a tall cherry tree, the breeze and snow brushing his white cheeks, looking elegant and gloomy. Ling He came from a humble background, but was fortunate to be appreciated by the Pope and had the honor to enter the Holy See to serve the God of Light. At the age of 12, he became a cardinal, and at the age of 16, he became a vice-chancellor of the Holy See, and his status can be described as one person and above ten thousand people in the Holy See. In front of the cherry blossom trees is the beautiful mirror lake, where the cardinal, as always, ponders the righteousness of light, the way of the world, the law of the family and the country, and the principle of man. He was truly especially grateful for the grace of the God of Light.
Now that the Pope is seriously ill, as the vice-minister of the Holy See, shouldn't he take it for granted that the Pope will handle all worldly affairs for the God of Light? He knows exactly what the Holy See's responsibilities lie to the God of Light. It is necessary for him to renovate and strengthen the secular power of the Church of Light and spread the gospel of the God of Light to every corner of the continent.
The six cardinals under the jurisdiction of Jin were gradually controlled by the six cardinals, who only wanted to use their power for personal gain and enrich themselves. They don't want to pay the holy service to the Holy See that is allowed to lead them, and they are against the golden banner. Don't they know that they are in the service of the God of Light? Have they forgotten the laws of the Church? Don't they know that the Holy See, the sole spokesman of the Lord in the world? How dare they be so apopathetic! There is also the scuffle in the Western Continent of Independence, Fan, and Iraq, and the Holy See needs to tell them advice! Do they have to use force to get the permission of the God of Light? They don't know that these have seriously affected the influence of the Church? And the barbaric heretics in the north. Lusu, are all of these already a threat to the dominion of the God of Light?
The cardinal has the duty, the obligation, the power to redeem the eternal souls of the world, to bring the blessings of the God of Light on behalf of the Pope, to educate the world, and to put the world back on track.
It was as if the sacraments and mundane affairs of the whole world were presided over by him, and that feeling made Ling He calm as usual on the surface, and the slightly trembling corners of his mouth showed the excitement in his heart.
I want to bear that kind of burden forever, even if I am crushed to pieces, I will not hesitate to do it!
The fat dragon dressed in the robe of the priest hurriedly ran from a distance, and Ling He knew that something big was going to happen - the fat dragon was his cronies, not to mention that every time he realized under the cherry blossom tree, he would never allow anyone to disturb him.
"The envoys of Fan, Yi, Du, Sheng, Fu, and the Six Kingdoms visited the Holy See, and the war situation in the Western Continent was chaotic. King Van Suguo submitted to the Pope for arbitration. The fat dragon observed the words word by word.
Ling He's gradually frowning brows slowly stretched again, and he couldn't help but stand up and smile slightly: "I know." ”
The smile is so elegant, kind, gentle, and friendly.
But only the fat dragon really knew the viciousness, cruelty, depression, distortion and lust of the young man in front of him.
Lust like a moth to a fire.
The cardinal firmly believed that this was a great good, and that it was definitely a gift of faith and loyalty from the God of Light.
He couldn't help but pray an ode to the God of Light. After the prayer, he straightened his clothes and walked towards the devotional hall with a brisk and undignified step.
In fact, before going to the Hall of Devotion, he first went to his palace.
Fan Su's envoy met with him privately in advance.
"Fan Su wants to use money to buy God's guidance?" Ling He spread his hands, "Heaven's will cannot be changed by mortals. ”
"Cardinal, the most honest thing I have ever heard is that it is not a question of money, I have been a negotiator for so many years, and whenever the other party says this, all he needs is money. Mark said lightly.
"You can go, Your Excellency Mark, you want to bribe a cardinal who is wholeheartedly serving the God of Light - this is the greatest insult to my personality, and even more so a blasphemy against the God of Light. You know that you are guilty of blasphemy, and that you should be burned at the stake according to the statutes of the Church. "Ling He said.
"Ah, Bishop Linghe, you misunderstood me, don't be angry, I mean that our Royal Highness, as a devout believer, is willing to donate a huge amount of money to the Holy See as a holy service to the God of Light, and this fund is completely in your hands and transferred- You should understand what I mean, please don't care, the cardinals of the Six Banners have accepted this fund, and as for the hope of receiving the guidance of the God of Light, I believe that the God of Light will shine on all the truth and falsehood in the world, and he will give a sacred and irreversible light answer for the lost people. ”
Ling He can see from Mark's attitude that the current war situation in the Western Continent is very unfavorable to Fan Su, and Dusu has gradually won the overall victory, which is also the reason why Fan Su is so impatient now, because this war may change the situation in the entire Mingmen Continent, and I believe that the other six countries except Lu Su are very concerned.
"When Louis was crowned King of Van Sou by His Holiness Pope Van Ey, I had just been ordained a cardinal... I was there at the King's coronation, and I knew about King Louis's devotion to God and the Church. Ling He recalled.
"His Royal Highness the King saw that Bishop Ling He was extraordinary, and in less than six years, you have become the deputy minister of the Holy See, and you are a young and talented person in military training. Mark was also exchanging pleasantries, but he spoke a little quickly at the end, and it could be seen that he was a little impatient.
Ling He felt that the time had come, and in fact he also felt that it was necessary for the Holy See to form an alliance with Fan Su. He slowly extended the thumb, ring finger, and middle finger of his left hand and smiled.
"Three million silver coins! Mark smiled happily. But he found that Ling He shook his head lightly and ignored his words.
"Is it 30 million, no, no, no, Bishop Linghe, it will be difficult for me to open your mouth like this. Mark was embarrassed.
Ling He still shook his head lightly, ignoring his words, which made Mark stunned.
"It's not three million, it's not thirty million, I understand the number very well, three fingers - three hundred million, three hundred million silver coins. Ling Hefeng smiled lightly.
But this kind smile was as vicious as a devil in Mark's eyes, and Mark trembled violently, almost falling down in fright, but fortunately Ling He helped him up when he fell.
Mark was just about to speak, but Ling He had already taken the lead and said, "No thanks." ”
Mark hadn't really seen anyone so brazen, but he cleared his mind, and he had to think about what was at stake in it all. Three hundred million silver coins, this is definitely a huge amount, enough to perfectly form and raise a group army.
Is it worth spending 300 million silver coins on bribery?
Or, is Ling He worth the 300 million silver coins?
After thinking for a while, Mark had no choice but to agree, he didn't know if Ling He was worth the 300 million silver coins, after all, it would take time to verify, but he definitely knew that if he continued to drag on like this, Fan Su's loss on the West Road would definitely be more than the 300 million silver coins.
Ling He gladly accepted the deal, and it was necessary for him to raise a strong army in the world to maintain the authority of the Holy See, or to carry out the will of the God of Light.
"Bishop Linghe, there is one more thing - His Royal Highness is not only grateful for the teachings and gifts of the God of Light, but he also wants to be friends with you, after all, it is always good to have a vice-chancellor as a friend. ”
"In the same way, I am happy to be a reliable friend of His Royal Highness. Ling He smiled, "This willingness is as sincere as serving the God of Light." ”
After the transaction, Mark kissed the ring in Ling He's hand.
Kiss the Royal Ring, go to the courtesy of the Pope.
Ling He understood his transgressive behavior, he was not angry, Mark walked out first for a few minutes before he left.
He was to receive the envoys of the six nations in the Hall of Devotion, and to arbitrate for them everything in the western continent.