Chapter 232: The Plan
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The addition of the Holy Sect has completely imbalanced the power between several candidates for the throne, and there is no doubt that the second prince with the support of the Holy Sect now has an absolute advantage. Now that everyone's eyes are on the palace, at His Majesty lying on the hospital bed, what does he think, and how will he do it?
There are even some people secretly speculating in their hearts: The Great Emperor may not allow the Holy Sect to interfere in the battle for the throne, if it is extreme, he will immediately set the prince and cut off everyone's thoughts. And if this situation really happens, there will be an irreconcilable contradiction between the royal family and the Holy Sect, which have been much more harmonious, and at that time, it will really be a big mess in the world.
It didn't take long for the well-informed nobles to receive the news that Grievous the Great had summoned the Patriarch of Lisbon to the palace, and everyone immediately wondered in their hearts: this was going to be a direct showdown. There are even many people who have begun to prepare for a retreat, whether they support the glory of the royal family or the sacredness of the Holy Religion?
In the evening, the Patriarch of Lisbon returned to the Sanctuary in a carriage, and the nobles had their own means and powers, and finally found out a little news from the palace: the Emperor invited the Patriarch of Lisbon only to ask him to give a routine explanation of the Holy Scriptures, and the two sides seemed to be no different from usual.
Of course, the nobles were able to find out this news because the Emperor did not hide it much, let alone blockade it, the Emperor seemed to really don't care about what the Holy Sect did, and his faith was as pious and firm as ever.
But there are others who don't have the same devout faith as he has.
The Grand Prince had long since retired from all his subordinates, leaving only Gletchev, his confidant and wise man, in the room. With a "snap", he smashed one of his crystal wine glasses again, but unfortunately such an action seemed to be completely unable to calm the anger in his heart.
"The Pope of shit, the Holy Religion of shit, Moses of shit, it's a bunch of fucking shit. He scolded angrily without words, fortunately he still had a trace of reason, and he only scolded when no one was around, otherwise if it was spread, he, the prince, would be at the end.
"Moses, the bastard who turned his back on his family, what virtue and ability did he have to bear the name of a saint!"
The eldest prince turned his head to look at Gletchev, "Sir once told me that my father would never let Violet's imperial power appear in the slightest danger, and it is precisely because I agree with your point of view that I have embarked on this road of no return." If Moses' bastard is allowed to ascend to the throne and recognize Gregory as his father, won't the Holy Church ride on our violet royal family forever and shit and pee?, and we Grievous will never be able to turn over?", he was so angry that he couldn't even care about his usual demeanor.
"With the old man's understanding of His Majesty, he shouldn't be indifferent. Gletchev shook his head, he also looked puzzled.
"But why did he do nothing, and discuss the canon with the Patriarch of Lisbon as usual?", the Grand Prince asked.
"There are birds of prey in the north, which can go months without eating, drinking, or singing, and if it is time to hunt, it will be shocking. The cheetah lurks in the grass, the crocodile lies quietly in the water, and the warrior retracts his fists, probably just to better attack his opponent. ", Gletchev said.
"Do you mean that the Father Emperor is just showing weakness? He uses this gesture to confuse the Holy Sect, and when the time comes, he will exterminate all these rebellious ministers and thieves!", the Great Prince slapped the table excitedly, as if he wanted to slap all the Holy Sect's divine sticks to death. There was a cruel smile on his face, if this was the case, his second brother was afraid that there would be no good end, it was nothing more than a glass of poisoned wine or a foot of white silk, if his father couldn't bear it, he couldn't escape the fate of being deposed.
"Don't think about winning or losing. Gletchev shook his head, "It cannot be ruled out that His Majesty will pass the throne to the second prince because of the Holy Religion." ”
"Impossible!", cried the eldest prince, "my father is not such a mediocre person. ”
"Of course your Majesty is not!", Gletchev looked at the Grand Prince, "but please do not forget that Your Majesty is old, and he has been bedridden for a long time. Such an old man, no matter how strong and tenacious his heart is, will inevitably be a little weak, and for this weakness of the heart, religion is always the most attractive, and it can bring comfort to people's hearts. ”
"What do you mean ......"
"Your Majesty is already old and sick for a long time, he will not think about the things behind him, and the words of the Holy Sect Heavenly Mountain are obviously incomparably attractive to an old man like him. He can kill the Medici family, regardless of the relationship between relatives, but for the Holy Religion ......", Gletchev sighed.
"Are you saying that because my father wants to go to heaven after death, he will listen to those holy gods, let Moses do the trouble, and then pass the throne to him?"
"Everything is still just a possibility, of course we have a way to test His Majesty's sincerity. ", Gletchev said confidently.
"Oh, what's the solution? Please sir teach me. ", the eldest prince asked eagerly.
Gletchev smiled slightly, "Didn't you already have an agreement with that organization?"
"You mean that plan?", the eldest prince frowned, "but wasn't that plan a surprise? ”
"The form has changed, and it can't be rigid, although the second prince occupies an absolute advantage in the open and is aggressive, but he is also equivalent to being completely exposed to the public, and now anyone who has a desire to watch that position will not let him go. You are plotting against him at this time, but do you know that the third prince, Princess Sophia, is not plotting against him? Now he is the target of public criticism, and his every move is closely watched. ”
"On the contrary to him, now Your Highness, you are in the shadows, if something really happens, everyone will not suspect you, but will think of the Holy Sect as soon as possible, this is your advantage. ”
"As for the fact that that action may lead to an increase in the strength of the palace guards, haven't you already had the determination to destroy the ship? As long as the city guards do not move and there are thousands of tigers in the city, it will not have any impact on the overall situation. ”
The eldest prince nodded slowly, "What you said is that it is better to find out the mind of the father as soon as possible, if he is really old and confused and loses the scepter in his hand, then don't blame me for snatching the scepter over!"