Count Suel looked around, and in a room that was not too big or small, there were many nobles of different ages who were richly dressed and had gathered. Many of them were acquaintances of the Count of Suel, and even if they weren't, they were nodding acquaintances who had heard of the name for a long time.

"Is this the power of the Anti-Holy Religious Alliance?", Count Suel thought silently, "I still underestimate His Highness, and the Duke of Mortier"

He looked at them one by one, "Moore, Steven, Mex, Patton, hey, George's old fellow is here, he's the Lord of Rabbits and Eagles." ”

The nobles were all acquaintances, but no one spoke rashly, and for a moment the room fell into an awkward silence.

It was the Duke of Mortier who broke the silence, "You are all in charge of the Bull's Ear in the Holy Radiance City, and you don't see you when you look up and look down on weekdays, so I won't introduce them one by one. The purpose of bringing everyone together this time is to let everyone get to know each other so that they can unify and better deal with the Holy Sect. ”

One of them spoke: "Your Excellency the Duke of Mortier, is it not good to have a secret and one-line connection like before? ”

Some aristocrats nodded their heads in agreement, for them who cherish their feathers, it is normal to secretly plot some intrigues behind closed doors, but if it is widely advertised and exposed in front of many people, it is like the old pedants who boast of moral articles every day, in addition to embarrassment, it is still embarrassing to meet by chance in a brothel.

Duke Mortier paced two steps around the room, "I understand your concerns, but I also have a reason to support you. ”

He looked around, sitting or standing, the nobles around him. Tell them all about their expressions. "I think you should have received the news, yesterday the refugees in the Holy Territory broke out in a large-scale riot, smashed many churches of the Holy Church, and suffered many injuries from the clergy. It can be said that our arrangement has already begun to work, and all that remains is to continue to tie the net tightly, and must not give the Holy Sect any respite. ”

"However, the embankment of thousands of miles was destroyed in the anthill, and the more critical it is, the more we cannot relax, and we cannot allow the slightest accident. Then he nodded to the great nobles of Moore, Steven, and Mex, "Especially a few noble gentlemen, who have sacrificed a lot for this plan, and there is no room for any possibility of failure." ”

"But I received a report a few days ago that there are several shops in Shenghui City that are secretly selling charcoal and grain at high prices. ”

"I just want to know, I wonder who is here with such compassion," said the Duke of Mortier, with a slight sarcasm.

The nobles present looked at each other, and compared to the previous atmosphere, they seemed to be more awkward between each other at this time. Several nobles looked at each other, and then immediately looked away, obviously the Duke of Mortier said "several" before, or a more tactful statement.

"I'm not here to blame you. Duke Mortier bowed slightly, and said, "Please think about it, if the Holy Sect is allowed to succeed, then there will still be a place for you and me in this Holy Radiance City? Therefore, I hope that you can put aside your immediate interests and work together to fight the Holy Religion, our common enemy, which is why I have specially invited you to come to the meeting this time. ”

Duke Mortier's words obviously set up a ladder and gave these big nobles enough face. At this time, one of the old men spoke: "Your Excellency Mortier, to be honest, we are still in the clouds, and we don't understand what your plan is. It's just that His Royal Highness the Third Prince personally endorses you, and you have to guard against the leakage of secrets before, so you can't negotiate in detail. As a last resort, we have to do what you tell us, and now you want us to work together, at least tell us what the full plan is, right?"

The old man who said this was Duke Luke, who had the same title as the Duke of Mortier, and in this room, several nobles were also faintly headed by him.

Duke Mortier nodded, "It's the way it should be, of course." He looked around at the nobles present and asked, "I want to ask you, since everyone is afraid and hates the Holy Sect, why don't you gather the private soldiers in your palace and directly exterminate the Holy Domain?"

"Of course, it's because of the cathars stationed in the Sanctuary, they are well-equipped, and there are many strong men in the army, even if we combine the armed forces we control, trying to fight with such an army is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, and the gap is huge. A nobleman said quickly, if they can fight, they still use them to search their intestines and stomach here, do they try their best?

"What you say, Count Smanr, is what you all think. The Holy Church's cathars are so powerful that I'm afraid that only the royal city guards can match them, so why didn't the Holy Church's higher-ups order the cathars to suppress it when the mob attacked the church and destroyed the holy area?"

"You must know that there was a mob in Shenghui City that wanted to rush into Manny District before, and the number of people in the Sanctuary was much stronger than these people in the Sanctuary. The result was not that it was quickly suppressed by the city guards, and there was not even a little wave, why did the cathars not move in the same situation?"

"It's not that you don't move, but you can't do it. Luke gave Mortier a deep look, "They're rat-throwers." ”

"That's right. "Whether it is the holy scriptures or the holy commandments, you must have read them, but if you want me to say, between the lines, it is all nonsense! ”

"If the cathars who belong directly to the Holy Religion attack the common people, it is not contrary to God's doctrine of love for the world. If they lose this doctrine and don't have the name of royalty, what is left of the Holy Sect? Can they really rebel?"

"To put it bluntly, they are now making trouble in Shenghui City, and their momentum is unique, precisely because millions of people in the entire Shenghui City support them, and the civilians of the entire Shengderan Kingdom support them. ”

"Therefore, if we are to take a break from the bottom of the kettle, to fundamentally deny the teachings of the Holy Religion and expose their hypocritical faces, the Holy Religion will collapse on its own and will no longer be a threat, which is more effective than any force. ”

Duke Luke nodded and praised, "It's indeed a good idea, but how can we expose their hypocritical faces? Those high-ranking people of the Holy Sect are not those elm-headed ascetics, all of them are cunning and cunning, and they will not easily show their flaws." I don't think they'll ever order the cathars to do it, so what can they do with those mobs in the Sanctuary?"