Chapter 490: Evacuation
"Rack!", the carriage began to move slowly as the coachman shouted loudly. Several sturdy men who were still wearing single clothes in this cold weather, shouting trumpets and pushing behind the carriage, finally let the cart run.
A large piece of burlap wrapped around the hill of goods like a dumpling, and it was no wonder that the cart was slow despite the four horses pulling it.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang in the distance, which scared the four horses. By the time the coachman had managed to calm down the four horses, the hill-like cargo had already been overturned from the carriage and collapsed to the ground, and it looked like a mess.
"What's going on?", the steward hurriedly ran out of the back hall, and when he saw this messy appearance, he patted his thigh and scolded, "Oh, you rough goods! If there is any damage to these goods, it will not be enough to sell you!"
"You have wronged us, and if it weren't for the sudden loud noise, which startled the horses, these goods would not have fallen. Immediately to the northwest opposite them, a thick smoke rose into the air like a snake, and there seemed to be a lot of people shouting: "Go to the water, go to the water!" and then the heart-rending cries of children and women came, and then there was a killing cry, and the noisy noise gradually weakened, as if it was going in the direction of the city gate.
Seeing this, the man said to the steward, "Look, we're not lying. ”
The steward sighed, "Hey, this world is getting more and more peaceful." ”
"Isn't it!", several other coolies replied one after another, seeing that something seemed to be happening in the area of the city gate, and it was estimated that they would not be able to leave the city today. One by one, they sat down on the ground and began to talk.
"Hey, I guess it's the police department arresting people again, why do you think their dog's nose is so smart? Even if those holy cult believers hide deeply, they can still be found. ”
"Hey, I heard that those nobles above have given strict orders, and they naturally have to do their best to be dogs. ”
"Therefore, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and people have good and bad luck, and those believers in the Holy Religion are pitiful. ”
"Yakov, you lazy guy just don't have a door. What kind of holy religion is it? It's a cult! You can't talk nonsense about this!"
"It's okay!"
"Why is it okay? Ike got drunk two days ago, ran out into the street and shouted Long live the Holy Sect, but he was arrested the next day, and there is still no one to be seen, leaving orphans and widows, lonely and miserable. ”
"You still have a wife and children at home, don't make trouble for yourself. ”
"Yes, yes, you're right. Hey, it's just that I really can't figure it out, the Holy Sect is very good, how did it suddenly become a cult!"
"Why isn't it a cult! I've heard about that open trial, and those gods buried things in their own families in order to deceive people! What kind of good thing can this be? It's terrible to think about. Another big man came over and took over the conversation.
"So we can't understand the way of the world, the eldest prince was so dignified some time ago, and he rebelled when he said that he was a mutiny. And this holy sect, it suddenly became a cult, and there was no rumor at all beforehand, do you say that the evil sect is not an evil sect?"
"Shhhh ”
These rough men talked about it, and the topic slowly drifted away from topics such as the girls and children at home, the market message, and the peach rumors. For them, what holy religion and what kind of royal power are like clouds on the horizon to them, although they can see it by chance, they can't touch it, and naturally they don't have the leisure to care.
However, at this moment, the clergy who remained in the sanctuary did not have the leisurely mood of these coolies. The entire Sanctuary was in chaos, and the people were panicking, and almost everyone was thinking about how to escape this catastrophe.
They had to panic, because just now, news came from outside the Holy Domain: the city guards had been dispatched and were now heading towards the Holy Domain. It seems that the royal family is really going to make a pilgrimage to the sect, and when the time comes, the soldiers will be like combs, and the sword will have no eyes, and it will be too late to escape again.
But fortunately, the cathars blocked all the roads leading to the outside of the Sanctuary, and some priests wanted to use magic to break through, but they were directly shot to death by crossbows! When they saw blood, they naturally did not dare to break in, so they had to stay where they were and beg bitterly, while others tried their best to clear up the relationship and wanted to escape.
For a while, there were many cries and shouts in the holy area, and it was no longer only the sacred and peaceful atmosphere of the past.
At this time, the only privy bishops who could stabilize the situation gathered in the tower of the Cathedral of the Holy Grace to meet with the Pope to deal with the current crisis.
"Bang!Lisbon bastard!I said this man is not good and can't be used!How's that, something is wrong now?", the hot-tempered archbishop slammed the table and shouted angrily.
"Well, there is no need to say more about this kind of thing, we should find a way to get through it, and we must not start infighting at this time. ", the older archbishop advised, and then he asked the Pope; Your Majesty, what do you think we should do now?'
Pope Gregory was silent for a moment, and then suddenly asked an unrelated question, "I remember that a group of believers who preached equality were imprisoned before, how are they now?"
The bishops looked at each other, not knowing what the Pope's purpose was with this question, and after a while one of the archbishops said: "Most of them have admitted their mistakes, and they have all been released." Mother Teresa, however, has always refused to admit her wrongdoing, so she has been imprisoned to this day. ”
"Does Mother Teresa know that the Holy Church is in great trouble right now? York, go and tell me to let Mother Teresa go. You tell her the truth now, and if she wants to leave the Sanctuary, the Holy Church will not stop her. ", the Pope called for an attendant and commanded.
The other archbishops were astonished and dissuaded: "Your Majesty, no! Mother Teresa is a well-known member of the Church. If she escapes, it will be a big blow to our morale. ”
The Pope shook his head, "She's a devout believer and a good person. Even if she stays here, what can an old woman do?"
Then he said to an archbishop: "Please evacuate all the priests and nuns who are usually pious." He said with emotion: "No matter what happens to the Holy Sect in the future, as long as they live, the spirit of the Holy Sect will remain. ”
"And as long as the spirit of the Holy Sect is passed on, no matter what form it takes, the Holy Sect will last forever!"