Chapter 397: Slippery Prime Minister
"Before, there were many officials who hated Bishop Victor, but now they have been suppressed a little. "We can find a way to get them back on their feet and continue to look for the bishop."www.biquge.info ”
Benjamin heard this and nodded.
"That'...... What else?"
The Prime Minister smiled slickly: "You should also know that we have always been a courtesy gesture with the bishop. If we really want to openly resist or make some anti-church statements, we can't do anything. ”
Benjamin shrugged his shoulders nondeniably.
Sure enough, it is said that they will help, but with the identity and character of these people, it is quite unrealistic for a group of traitors who see the wind and rudder to count on them.
You still can't treat it as a wholehearted ally......
Thinking of this, Benjamin glanced at Mikel, turned his gaze back, and said, "Then what can you do? Don't say anything that interferes with or interferes with the side, I can do it myself, why do I need you?"
As he spoke, he put away the smile on his face and his tone became less friendly - he had to let the prime minister know that he was not a foolish person, otherwise the prime minister would not be able to provide him with any substantial help.
As for Mikel's face, it's not easy to scruple anymore.
"Master Benjamin, you don't need to be so impatient. The prime minister still smiled, "What we can do depends on your plan." If you can make it all the way to the gate of Snowy City, we can help you open the gate. If you want to discredit the Church, we can also secretly change the orders issued by the bishop...... There's a lot we can do, but you should also understand that none of us want to take too much risk for that. ”
...... If you want to be the safest one, in case of failure, can you still protect yourself?
Benjamin, though a little upset, accepted the statement. He understands the means of these people. If these people really wanted to, they could even destroy the entire country of Fredon without the bishop knowing.
In this case, their willingness to help is already a good thing.
"Then you should know a lot. After thinking about it, Benjamin said, "What is the church busy with these days, other than cleaning up the newspapers?"
There is no substantive assistance for the time being, so at least some information.
"It's still the things you see. The prime minister touched his beard and said slowly, "But ...... If you mean those who are hiding under the water, they have sent a lot of people to infiltrate the people, select people with divine talents, and when the time is ripe, they will establish an academy in Fredon to expand their influence. ”
Hearing this, Benjamin raised his eyebrows, and even Mikel showed a look of surprise, as if he didn't know about it.
Do you grow new blood......
Benjamin didn't expect the church to do the same thing as him.
He understands the significance of this step.
The church was not very popular in Freden, in part because they were outsiders and did not fit into the kingdom of Freden. Come to think of it, a priest who looks like a foreigner speaks with the locals in an unfamiliar accent, and the locals must subconsciously resist it. But if they had trained priests from among the natives, the sense of belonging would have been completely different.
Once a local priest is born, the church will take root in Fredon.
"Can you stop this?" asked Benjamin quickly.
"It's hard to stop unless the bishop is kicked out of the palace. The Prime Minister shook his head and said, "We can only delay, secretly stumbling up, and try to make the birth of the first Fredon priest as late as possible." ”
"Then try to drag it out. Benjamin thought for a moment and then chased, "If the church has any plans in the future, you should try to delay it as much as possible, in short, let their administrative efficiency become as slow as possible." ”
If he could slow down every church decree by three days, Benjamin would be even more sure.
The Prime Minister smiled and replied, "Don't worry, we did the same when His Majesty was alive." In the past, we tried our best to take one-fifth of the cost of building the church. ”
“......”
If he's not mistaken, the church was built at the church's own expense, right?
Benjamin suddenly felt some sympathy for the bishop.
Because they will go against the grain, they will suppress the good officials who can do things, and reuse these corrupt officials who are cheating and cheating. Seriously, Bishop Victor is better to be a bishop, the ruler is not suitable for him.
Looking at it now, Benjamin's choice to kill the king in the first place was really the right choice.
If the king was here, and the church was secretly in control, they would never have hit a wall like they do now. And after the king's death, no matter how brilliant the church's remedy was, their plans were always completely disrupted by Benjamin.
He literally saved the whole of Freden.
-- Benjamin couldn't help but think a little narcissistically.
"It seems that Your Excellency should be satisfied with our reply. Seeing this, the Prime Minister nodded with a smile and added, "This is like a bet we have placed on Your Excellency, so correspondingly, we also have some questions for you." ”
Hearing this, Benjamin nodded and said, "You ask." ”
The prime minister stroked his beard with a smile and said, "Purging the church is a big project, what are you going to do?"
Benjamin replied: "We will gather up our strength, and at the same time, by all means, push the church and the royal family to a point of rebellion." Finally, when the time comes, we will unite our forces to conquer the city of Shelly, destroy the church, occupy the palace, and install a new king. ”
Hearing this, no matter how cunning the prime minister is, he can't help but show a little surprise.
"I was deeply touched by the bold words and courage of Your Excellency. He rolled his eyes and said, "However, if that day really comes, don't you have the idea of sitting on the throne yourself?"
...... Is this a test of him?
Benjamin laughed and said, "Take the throne and then be surrounded by a bunch of guys like you?" ”
What's good about being a king, he doesn't want to be a king.
What's more, these mages who follow him are following him because he rebels against the church. If he really wanted to be king, the entire rebellion would fall apart, and all that would be left was the twenty or so mages who had escaped from the kingdom of Hori with him.
When the prime minister heard this, he also smiled and said, "That's what I said." If you succeed, don't choose me to be king, I want to live a few more years. ”
"Of course. Benjamin replied jokingly.
"By the way, Your Excellency just said that you want to unite the forces of all parties. The Prime Minister nodded, followed Benjamin's words, and said, "I wonder what forces Your Excellency has united at this moment?"
Benjamin thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't hurt to tell you. In addition to you, I have come to an agreement with General Stewart that it will not be long before he will stand up and be the first to openly rebel against the Church. ”
When the prime minister heard this, his eyes changed slightly, and the wrinkles on his face trembled.
"Really? But...... From the clues I have found, General Stewart has long been a member of the church. He narrowed his eyes and said slowly, "He has been in secret contact with the bishop, and even took refuge in the church before His Majesty died. ”