Verse 453: Heresy
Hearing the name "Norman", the hearts of the three dragon clans present were all moved, and Qin Hao, who was the most shallow in the city and wanted to write all his thoughts on his face, showed a different color, and couldn't help but glance at Norman.
After hearing the news about himself, Norman showed curiosity at the right time and asked, "The Norman you are talking about, is it the Sage Norman?"
Spreading the conversation was a black uncle at the next table, in his forties, with a fat body that is rare among prairie men, and it seemed that he had a good life and did not need to do any work.
What these gossips in the tavern liked most was that they were listened to, and the more people listened, the more excited they became, and his brow jumped at the moment when he heard Norman catch up with him just right. It just so happened that a man at his table also asked at the right time: "Didn't you say that the Sage Lord was the messenger of the Father? Why did you become a wanted criminal in the blink of an eye?
It seems that they don't know each other, they just share a table.
After that, two more people at the same table chimed in.
"Yes, I heard that the Sage was honored by the Church, so why is he suddenly wanted?"
"Don't talk nonsense, slanderers of the Holy Church are being caught by the Church and judged as heretics. ”
The participation of everyone made the fat black uncle who had been stimulated by alcohol more and more excited, he stopped drinking, directly put the cup in his hand on the table, and said loudly: "It's that Norman!" But the Sage was already a month ago, and now he has betrayed the kingdom, colluded with the Dragon Clan, and has become a big official in the Dragon Clan, so the church has wanted him all over the country, and he is no longer a Sage!"
The way of life of these nomadic tribes in the steppes is really backward.
It has been a year since Norman, the Sage, debuted, and he has long been a household name in the central and northern regions, but there are still some people in the tavern who are ignorant, chasing after the people around him and asking a series of questions such as "Who is Norman?" and "What is the Sage?" Other "well-informed" people, those who knew the deeds of the Sage Norman, were shocked when they heard the news, and they expressed their surprise.
"I have heard that the Sage is simply as merciful as the Father, and his character is extremely noble, how can he betray the Kingdom?"
"It is said that the Sage Lord burned his body to lead the way for hundreds of innocent civilians in order to save the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians. How could such a person who loves the people do such a thing as colluding with the dragons?"
"I have heard the story of the Bard, who once redeemed the sins of an entire city at the cost of his own life, and how could he do such a thing, without doubt, of his character?"
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It was also under the narration of these people that the guys in the tavern who didn't know who the Sage Norman was had a general understanding of Norman.
The fat black uncle was not annoyed when he saw that everyone was questioning his words, but he took a big sip of ale and slapped his thigh, and said excitedly: "Look at it, look at it! So, this is the most terrible thing!"
His face trembled, which showed how excited he was now.
"The church has declared all his crimes, so let me tell you them all. ”
"That's right, when he was in Francis, he did fight off a huge group of thieves who wanted to attack the Holy Maiden's legacy, but in that battle, he was able to repel those thieves with the help of an undead dragon!"
"When he was in Jebel Danner, he did repel the powerful evil mage, but later he learned that those so-called 'evil mages' were court masters, and they were chasing and killing two dragons who sneaked into the kingdom at the time, and Norman killed those heroic court masters and saved two dragons! Afterwards, he concealed the truth and used his powerful spells to disguise himself as a way to save the people and confuse the masses. ”
"When I was in Douala, it was also a few dragons who came out of nowhere to create a snow disaster, and then it was up to him to come forward to defuse the snow disaster, as the residents who survived the Battle of Douala can testify, and they all saw the dragons in the sky at that time. And through Norman's mouth, this self-written and self-directed drama has become a stage for him to save the people again!"
......
Norman listened, his eyes moving slightly.
This person knows his deeds in quite detail, and from the "facts" he stated and the geography here, it is very likely that Fang Xiangru has indeed released the news of his appointment as the Situ of the Dragon Clan, and these are all counterattacks by the church.
After the fat uncle talked for a long time, he looked left and right, and mysteriously came to a questioning concluding speech: "Do you see what the commonality in these events is?"
In the savannah, which is not well informed, this kind of conversation is a rare pastime, so the area around Norman and them gradually quieted down, listening to the fat uncle telling stories. Now as soon as he heard the fat uncle's question, someone immediately volunteered to answer: "There are dragons!"
The two of them seemed to be singing a double reed, and as soon as the man answered, the fat uncle couldn't wait to pat his thigh again, "Yes!"
"There has never been a lack of dragons in the Norman Origins incident, this is a major clue! The church also followed this clue to track down, only to find out that everything that happened to Norman was planned by the dragons, the purpose was to promote Norman's status in the church, and finally one day he was promoted to the position of pope, and then let the dragons enter the country to wage war against the kingdom!"
"To be honest, the dragons' conspiracy is indeed very successful, Norman has become a sage, and if this continues, they are indeed likely to push this fake sage to the position of the Pope, but fortunately, the Pope is wise and unveils the dragons' conspiracy in time, and Norman has to retreat to the Northlands. ”
As soon as such a "complex and exciting" process of solving the case was revealed, the scene was in an uproar, and the environment that had just been quiet suddenly became noisy again, and people were either lamenting how insidious and despicable the conspiracy of those dragons was, or they were lamenting how wise the Pope was, and he could even see through such a "subtle" trick.
However, listening to the words of these people around him, Norman felt that the guys in the tavern were really "wise".
After the people in the tavern were drunk by the wisdom of the Pope, they began to spit on the swaggering Sage, but at this moment, an unharmonious voice sounded.
"Could this be a trick by the dragon clan to separate the kingdom and the Sage?"
The sound was crisp and recognizable in this slurred language full of alcohol.
Norman looked in the direction of the sound and saw that it was a thin black child of about fourteen or fifteen years old, with a very neutral appearance, very short hair, no male or female, and the most characteristic feature was a pair of eyes that were particularly bright.
This kid is smart.
Norman looked at the boy and thought to himself.
He thought the same thing as the kid, but more deeply.
Norman thought that Fang Xiangru's discordant plan was used, and the Pope would definitely be convinced of it? The dignified Pope would not be inferior to even a child, right? Fang Xiangru could see the value of his own power, and the Pope in the territory of the kingdom who had left more footprints of himself should also be able to see it, not to mention that in addition to the value of his strength in Augustus, he also had a large mass base, so why should the Pope think about it? How could he list all his detailed charges so quickly, and it seemed that he was ready to be completely killed?......
Norman felt that it was only normal for the Father's Church to be in a tentative phase of its strategy against itself during this time period.
Or is there something else other than Fang Xiangru's release that has contributed to such a decisive measure by the Father?
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After hearing the child's words, the crowd around him was silent again, and the fat uncle looked at the child with a dissatisfied face, and said loudly: "How wise the Pope is, whether this is true or a trick, can he not tell the difference......?
The surrounding people also started to make a fuss at the child.
In the face of everyone's uproar, the thin boy pouted his mouth, looking very aggrieved, but his feet were nailed, and he didn't leave after all. At this moment, a weak voice came from Norman's ear.
"My dear, do you think this is a fact or a ruse?......"
It was Harriet, who was whispering in Norman's ear right now because the tavern was so noisy.
Norman wanted to deal with it casually, but the corners of his eyes swept over Harriet's weak but smiling happy face, and he swallowed the words that he was about to say again, and replaced them with another: "Half fact, half trickery." ”
And at the same time as Norman's words came out, a loud voice came from the other side of the bar.
"Shit! It's clear that the gods have decreed to reveal Norman's identity as a false saint!"
This sound immediately drew everyone's attention away from the fat uncle, and Norman was no exception.
He saw that the source of the voice was a middle-aged man sitting next to the bar, sitting sideways at the moment, with a left face facing Norman, a pure prairie black appearance, with no other features except for a large hooked nose.
The gods have decreed?..
This phrase from the hook-nosed man piqued Norman's interest.
The hook-nosed man seemed to know more than that.
When the fat uncle saw that someone dared to scold himself for shit, his face, which had turned red from drinking too much wine, became even more red, and he was so angry that he shouted: "What god? Don't talk nonsense and slander the gods!"
The hook-nosed man was different from the angry man, and said unhurriedly: "Your news is too incomplete. What you said does exist, but according to the words of the pastor of the church, there is a god himself who has decreed on the White Mountain to condemn Norman as a heretic, and the Pope will be absolutely sure that Norman is not a real saint, but just a product of a conspiracy. ”
"The gods themselves have decreed!"
"Miracles again?"
"If you don't count those Norman legends, this should be the first time in more than a thousand years that a miracle has appeared in the world!"
......
The tavern was full of people again, and everyone was excitedly discussing the news of the hooked nose with each other, and with a sip of ale, not to mention how refreshing it was.
God?
When Norman heard this, he frowned slightly after being stunned, and looked at Chen Qinghe, who happened to have a good relationship with him, and looked at him, and the eyes of the two met at once.
Norman wanted to see if Chen Qinghe knew something, but Chen Qinghe wanted to see if Norman knew something, which was what the sworn brothers saw in each other's eyes, which made the two of them look at each other for a while, and finally had to withdraw their gazes.
I don't know why, Norman suddenly thought of the news that when Shen Daizong brought them back, he said that Baishan was stepping up the deployment of Chongxiao Pass.
Intuitively, he vaguely felt that Bai Shan's abnormal movement seemed to be related to the so-called "will of the gods......
From the mouths of these drunken people at the scene, it was obvious that there was nothing useful to ask, so Norman continued to talk to the people around him, and with the excellent words he had been trained by the Knights Templar over the year, he successfully pulled out a lot of information that he wanted to know.
"After all, His Highness Randall has become the new king, I have long said that!"
"Don't forget that Her Royal Highness Cynthia is still the Queen Regent, and His Majesty Randall will still be checked and balanced by his aunt after all. ”
"I've only heard that the king needs the regent's assistance when he's young, and His Majesty Randall is dozens of years old and has the regent coexist, so I really don't know what's going on. ”
"Two kings reigned at the same time, which is really unheard of in the kingdom's two hundred years of history. ”
"Her Royal Highness Cynthia is only the Queen Regent, and if you want me to say that she will retire in less than three years. ”
"Instead, I feel that the final victory belongs to Her Highness Cynthia!"
......
With the support of the Church of the Fathers, Rand successfully defeated the three sons of the old king Edgar and ascended the throne as the new king of Augustus......
Norman never expected that in just two months after he entered the Northland, this series of major events had occurred in the kingdom, which was even more explosive than all the major events in the previous half a year combined.
I don't know if it's an appointment or a coincidence, the new emperor of the dragon clan has just been born, and the new emperor on the human side has also been born, and the political pattern of the Kingdom of Augustus has entered a new situation. And compared with these major events, the news revealed by these people could not be smaller.
"The old guy who was exiled to the savannah is called Hardy, and I heard that he used to be a big man. ”