"If you don't take it back, Duke Luke, can you agree?", the third prince asked with a smirk, glancing at Duke Luke.

Duke Luke's face was hot, and he replied stubbornly, "This ...... These fields were forcibly plundered by the Holy Religion by illegal means, and naturally they should be returned to their original owners. As a nobleman, he naturally has to stand in the position of those local nobles and speak for them.

"yes. However, if it is forcibly withdrawn, it will not be easy to completely exterminate this holy religion with loyal fanatics inside and a large number of civilians all over the country. ", the third prince sighed.

"That'...... What should we do now?", Duke Luke asked tentatively, "and now that many nobles have thrown themselves to the Holy Church, we must give them an explanation." ”

The third prince walked back and forth around the coffee table in the center of the room twice, and after thinking for a long time, he said categorically: "At this time, it is better to be quiet and not to move, the most important thing we should do now is to wait." ”

"With our current strength, we can't fight the Holy Sect, and if we act rashly, we will definitely lose our strength in vain, so we can only be patient and see if the situation will take a turn for the better. ”

"Hey, I originally thought that I could use this opportunity to force my father to make a move against the Holy Sect, but I didn't expect him to sit idly by, this time I made a mistake!", the third prince sighed, and there was indescribable chagrin in his tone.

"However, we can be patient, but some people in the alliance are not patient, and those minor nobles can't afford to wait. Duke Luke said with a solemn face.

"Time is not on our side. ”

"Now I can only barely support it. The third prince lifted his spirits and said, "You go and inform everyone in the alliance to retreat and we will hold a secret meeting." Then select a few representatives from among the little nobles and join them in the meeting, and I will convince them. ”

Duke Luke nodded and bowed his way. The third prince looked at his back as he left, leaning back in his chair with a slight weakness, and his face showed a tired look that he didn't dare to show just now.

"Can you convince those guys the day after tomorrow?", he thought silently, but he was always confident in front of Duke Luke, and he looked like he was holding a pearl of wisdom. The truth he told Duke Luke just now was because he still had a lot of things to rely on Duke Luke, and he couldn't help but tell the truth.

"Hey, I don't know if this old fox will just go out and turn around and sell me. ”

On the one hand, he has to do his best to unite those nobles who are always full of contradictions and always only care about the small profits in front of them. On the one hand, they have to go to great lengths to deal with the Holy Religion. At the same time, it is necessary to understand the mind of Grievous the Great and flatter his heart.

It can be said that he is exhausted, and now he is helpless.

"The second brother is still decisive, he resolutely hugged the big thick leg of the Holy Sect and embarked on the road of confrontation with his father. At this time, the third prince respected his second brother who had not seen him for a long time.

Originally, the third prince always looked down on the second prince, thinking that he only knew how to buy people's hearts and was a marionette who could only pass on words. didn't expect him to have such great courage, or to say that he would be so desperate.

"Hey, even if you really ascend the throne, what is the taste of sitting on this throne? With the Pope pressed on your head, everything is restricted, and the decrees cannot be passed out of the palace, what kind of king is this?" said the third prince softly, as if the second prince was sitting opposite him, and the two were talking face to face.

"It's still the best little sister, from now on the fish jumps into the sea, the bird flies high in the sky, and there is no need to roll in this quagmire anymore. In vain, he was covered in mud, but he could only sink deeper and deeper, hum, the old man's favorite thing is really her. The three princes thought of Princess Sophia again.

"Could it be that the old man looked at Sophia and thought about the woman? ", he thought with a little malice. Irritating and even filthy thoughts rolled in my heart, diluting the stinging sensation of jealousy.

It's just that although he is jealous and envious of Princess Sophia, the third prince also knows that since he has been involved in this battle for the throne, there is no way out.

Sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, not to mention that behind him is an endless abyss, and he doesn't even dare to take a step back.

......

"You can't take a step back!", in the tall tower of the Holy Radiance Cathedral, the same resounding sentence was heard. If it weren't for the thick glass blocking it, I don't know how many dreamers would wake up.

"Hey, now that we have sent hundreds of nobles to prison, those nobles are now in awe of the Holy Sect, and they can no longer have any thoughts of resisting. I will take it as soon as I see it, and there is no need to force all the nobles to become our enemies. Several privy bishops in red robes are holding a meeting around a large table, said one of the bishops.

"Hmph, if you don't die, you will suffer from it, Nikolai, it is too naïve for you to still have the idea of winning over these nobles. ”。 The other bishop snorted, and it seemed that he was the one who had shouted "You can't take a step back!", and his tone was full of gunpowder.

"As early as when we decided to launch an operation against the Holy Religion, we were already on the opposite side of those nobles, do you think those nobles will still trust us? ”

"I dare to assert that when the most critical moment comes for us to seize this country, these two-faced nobles will definitely jump out and stab us in the back. Even if they don't have the courage to do so, when we confiscate all their property and redistribute it in the future, will they be willing? Can they be captured? They won't resist us. ”

"It's better to take advantage of their weakness now and directly catch them all, lest they jump out and make trouble in the future, and at the same time strengthen the strength of our Holy Sect. The Bishop spoke a great deal of emotion, and all the reasons were given in one breath.

"Hmph, you haven't built the house yet, so you're thinking about adding furniture to it. Be careful not to have a solid foundation, the house collapsed and killed us all. The bishop who supported the union with Guizhou snorted coldly, and also gave his reasons.

"What we are thinking about now should be how to establish the kingdom of God on earth and fulfill the long-cherished wish of our Holy Sect for hundreds of years. For this reason, a moment of sacrifice and patience is necessary, and the same is true for cooperating with those nobles, as long as those nobles support us, we can reduce a lot of pressure from the Violet royal family. ”