The bishop's words also really spoke to the hearts of several people present, who could be promoted to the position of privy bishop, and several bishops present here have more or less had contact with the great nobles of the kingdom, and they still have some understanding of the absurdity and despicability of these nobles.

"There are generally only two reasons why a person who is usually timid as a mouse can suddenly become bold and act recklessly. ", said the Patriarch of Lisbon, tapping lightly on the table twice.

"One is that they are blinded by profits, and there are irresistible interests that tempt them to dare to provoke the Holy Religion and challenge the Holy Religion, so that they risk their own death and annihilation. ”

"Hmph, such people are not uncommon, but most stupid people are like this. One of the bishops snorted.

"The mantis arm is a car, and I don't know whether I am alive or dead. Another bishop similarly scoffed.

"But if that's the case, there's one thing that doesn't make sense. According to our investigation, several nobles in the east and south were involved in this murder, and their titles were different, their power and wealth were different, and their environmental locations were different, and their needs and expectations would not be the same. What kind of temptations and benefits can make them take such a big risk and unite against the Holy Sect?"

"So I'm leaning more towards another reason. The Patriarch of Lisbon smiled, his bared teeth reflecting white light in the light of the candles, as sharp and merciless as those of the wild beasts that inhabit the wilderness.

"That's fear. Relative to interests, or fear is more immediate, and it is more able to dominate one person, a group of people. ”

"There are many kinds of temptations, but as long as there is one threat to intimidate, it is enough. ”

"If you participate in the attack on the Holy Sect, there is still a possibility of getting away with it without being discovered. But if you don't participate, you will be crushed immediately, and your family will be ruined. I think that under such a threat, the nobles will easily succumb, after all, they are not unyielding martyrs. ”

Several bishops looked at each other, "This reason does sound more likely." It should be the one behind the scenes who threatened them, if so, then the suspect behind the scenes can be reduced a lot. So said one bishop.

"Could it be the royal family? With such a force and such a means, the most likely one is Grievous. Another bishop continued, and as soon as he had finished speaking, the others fell silent.

If it were really royalty, the case would have become much more complicated and dangerous. Why did Grievous the Great do this? Does it mean that the royal family is going to take action against the Holy Church? What should the Holy Church do next?

One by one, one by one, all of them are related to the overall situation of the "kingdom of God on earth" and the development and survival of the Holy Religion, and these cardinals who are in power have to walk on thin ice and deal with them cautiously.

"It's just that the southern border is at the beginning of peace, the rebellion continues, and the people's hearts are undecided, is the royal family really able to pull out their hands and attack our Holy Sect? That emperor is not afraid of going too far and breaking his belly?", a bishop shook his head, "I don't think he would be so unwise, as soon as he made a move, he would definitely kill with one blow, leaving no respite for the enemy." ”

"If he made a move at this juncture, would he really be sure of destroying the Holy Sect? This was very different from his strategy of pacifying the southern realm. ”

"After all, that emperor is not a hairy boy with strong blood and rough behavior. ”

"These are all small local nobles, if you want to subdue them, you don't need a behemoth like the royal family, the big nobles in Shenghui City are enough. Another bishop suggested a new possibility.

"It is not only intimidation, but also inducement, and carrots and sticks can completely subdue these nobles. ", said another nobleman.

For a time several bishops began to talk about it, and it was evident that they were much more serious than the casual and casual at the beginning of the meeting. These privy bishops who have been able to rise to a high position in the Holy Church, which has millions of followers and a profound background, and are in power, are undoubtedly outstanding in terms of intelligence and temperament.

After the introduction and explanation of the Patriarch of Lisbon, these bishops immediately discovered the crisis hidden in the shadows, just like a reef on the bottom of the sea, if they accidentally deal with it, even if it is a giant ship of 10,000 tons like the Holy Religion, it will inevitably be damaged and leaking, and it is possible for a bad sink.

After some discussion, they gradually reached a consensus on the possibility of "the great nobles in Shenghui City", and with the available information, this is the most reasonable possibility.

"You agree with what I think, and I also think that it may be that the great nobles in Shenghui City are not willing to be lonely and secretly make a move against the Holy Sect. ”

"And not one, two, but many together, and there may be a series of noble elders. ", said the Patriarch of Lisbon solemnly.

Therefore, linking this may be to the fire a few days ago, and the food shortage turmoil in Shenghui City, this provides a new hypothesis: these big landowners of Shenghui City have also joined in the conspiracy against the Holy Sect. ”

"You're saying they deliberately burned all their food!", said one of the bishops, incredulously, an unexpected possibility.

"It's hard to imagine that they would do such a thing that harms their own interests, and as soon as these grains are burned, the foundation of these big landlords in Shenghui City will be shaken. Do these great nobles have an irreconcilable deep hatred with our Holy Sect, and can they afford to do such a thing of injuring 10,000 enemies and harming 3,000 themselves?", one of the bishops disagreed.

"I'm afraid they won't be able to even injure 10,000 enemies, do they really think that with such a small means, they can shake the foundation of the Holy Sect?"

"Maybe they want the Holy Sect to run out of food?", one of the bishops said, but he immediately denied himself: "No, no, although they are not members of the Holy Sect, and they don't know how rich the Holy Sect's reserves are, they don't really think that they can starve us and the people of the Holy Realm to death, right?"

"These nobles are stupid, but they are not stupid enough to do this. ”

"The point is, why do these great nobles do this? There is no hatred for no reason in this world, and there is no love for no reason, and there must be a reason and a motive for people's behavior. Slowly, the bishops' discussion focused on this point.

"It's because of the kingdom of God on earth. ", the Bishop of Lisbon gave his reasons. "In the New Year's sermon, the second prince successfully joined the Holy Religion, which is certainly the key to the successful implementation of the Holy Religion's earthly kingdom plan. ”

"But at the same time, we have also completely exposed our goal, the ambition of the Holy Sect, naked in the sun, and can no longer hide it. ”[.]