"Testiel's ranking is hard to shake, Nakhtigar's ranking is not disputed, why does Trigovar occupy the position of the second family of the Radiant Knights?" Clement said in one sentence the internal contradictions of the Radiant Knights.

The Testiel family is in charge of the Golden Horn, and they are themselves the tempest bloodline of the Sword Saint Dravien, with the strong support of a secular empire behind them, the tempest paladins of the Testiel family have always been on the front line against the orc clan, and their paladins are ranked first and unshakable; Nahertigar is at the bottom of the seven paladin families, but they have an independent formation of light guards, and Nachtigar has paladins, priests and paladins, and is not in the sequence of the Radiant Knights and the Templar Army at all. The Trigovar family was in charge of the Inquisition and held the second place in the Radiant Knights for more than 1,500 years, but they were embarrassed that the Inquisition belonged to the Templar Army.

The ranking of the paladin family determines the number of paladins, and the charism determines the rank promotion of paladins. Trigoval belongs to the same sequence as the other four paladin families, forming a de facto rivalry. While the other paladin families confronted the orcs in the northern wilderness, Trigovar caught wizards in the rear and terrorized the noble lords, but in second place, they inevitably became the target of the other four paladin families to divert internal conflicts.

Nominally, the Inquisition is responsible for apprehending wizards and eliminating wizarding organizations like the Pantheon, but in reality, it is a tool used by the papal line to eliminate dissent. The clergy and knightly nobles did not violate the Radiant Code, and any act of mutilating them would cause the executor to lose his divine favor, which Trigovar did. Although they turned their backs on the Pope and chose to side with the Paladins, the function of the Inquisition remained unchanged and remained a tool for the Radiant Knights to sanction the knightly lords, for which the paladins of the Trigovar family sacrificed, and many lost their magical powers and became knightly nobles of the Sassan Empire.

However, since more than 300 years ago, the White Tower camp and the paladin camp reached an agreement to jointly sign the "New Covenant of Light", and the Inquisition no longer executed guilty knights and nobles, but exiled them to the Eastern Alliance, the sharp contradictions between the two sides have been alleviated, and the function of the Inquisition has also changed, and it has begun to act as an arbiter for secular lords, exiling the guilty knightly nobles to the barren Eastern Alliance. Trigovar went from side to side and started a population trade of aristocratic blood in the Eastern Alliance. Because of the change of execution to exile in the New Testament of Light, the paladins of House Trigovar escaped the punishment of the Radiant Code, and no one was left without the favor of the Lord of Radiance by sanctioning knights and clergy.

Trigovar neither fought against the orcs nor sacrificed the paladin's magical power, and still occupied the second position, and the other four paladin families were certainly not convinced.

As the leader of the Radiant Knights, the Testiel family can't always be deaf and dumb to the criticism of the paladin family, especially in the context of the great exploration, Testiel must unite the paladins fighting on the front line. In fact, Trigovar has been running the Inquisition for more than a thousand years, and has already accumulated a strong strength, with a large number of mid- and high-ranking paladins under his command. As the Radiant Knights had to relocate 10,000 Templars from the Twilight Forest defenses in order to counterattack the northern wilderness, Tystiel should not turn a blind eye to the power of House Trigovar.

The Inquisition is like a sharp sword, the Knights of Radiance wield it, sanctioning the secular lords, they cut off the golden blood of the Neowest family, intimidated the Barcelius family, north of the Wharton Prairie, created the Sarsan Empire, integrated the power of the northern lords, and fought together against the orcs of the northern wilderness; ！

Now it is different, Viscount Randall invented new farming and animal husbandry, created the tenant system, greatly alleviated the land contradictions of the kingdoms, the lords' eyes turned from infighting to development, and the military alliance of the three kingdoms against the Sassan Empire collapsed. The Radiant Knights can finally concentrate their forces on attacking the northern wilderness and recovering the lost territory of the human realm, at this time, who is still holding the sword of sanctions in their hands ready to scare?

It can only be the lord of Nantuo. Don't say that the Kingdom of Gambis and Borui will look sideways to the Knights of Radiance, even Patriarch Tamor can't accept that the Knights of Radiance, who are bent on expanding northward, will dictate the overall situation of the southern expansion.

It would be inappropriate for the Knights of Radiance to carry the banner of human revival and directly lead the Inquisition.

But so what? The Knights of Radiance could never give up their religious powers, but Nakhtigar lifted the lid on the Inquisition, exposing Trigovar's rivalry with the other paladins.

Gathering his confidants, Clement secretly discussed the issue of the Inquisition, believing that he should seize the opportunity to change the structure of the Inquisition from the Templars to the Templars, i.e., to place the Inquisition under the College of Cardinals. His proposal was opposed by the majority, including Lazarus.

The reasons for this are simple: the Cardinals want to take back the power of religious law, the Guardians of Light want to take over the Inquisition, and Tystiel wants the Inquisition to be run by the Paladins on a rotational basis. At this time, whoever strikes the Trigovar family first loses.

The forces within the Church are so complicated, how can His Highness Randall see that everyone is eyeing Trigovar? Could it be that Clement secretly informed him that he wanted to use Sylvia and his forces to seek the law enforcement power of the Inquisition?

Clement looked at Lazarus, who frowned, and the corners of his mouth hooked into a playful smile, "His Highness Randall asked Dane, where are those little wizards? I also want to know, where are those young wizards!" The Inquisition claims that the young wizards have been secretly purified...... Who saw that? The lords are running liberal schools, and the little wizards in the future have nowhere to hide, and they will all fall into the hands of Trigovar, old man, do you really want that?"

Lazarus suddenly realized, and sighed, "Victor didn't know that there was anyone in the church who opposed Trigovar, and he foresaw that everyone was afraid of the expansion of the Trigovar family. Clement, since you think you've arrived, why didn't you say it at the time?"

"I have no evidence that Trigovar secretly raises a group of wizards. Clement shook his head, his gaze became deep and distant, and said in a deep voice, "For a long time, the Inquisition has secretly taken away the young wizards of the El Sect and purified adult wizards in public, but everyone knows that Trigoval and the priest of the Holy Mountain Sect secretly used the power of wizards to invent many extraordinary potions and offensive magic techniques. I admit that Trigovar was right in the way he dealt with wizards. However, in the past, the number of wizards was scarce and the lineage was intermittent, and Trigovar had the ability to control them. However, with the spread of the tenant system, more and more young wizards were captured by the Inquisition, and the wizards secretly raised by the Inquisition had a stable inheritance, and while they brought great benefits and potential harms, would they be willing to endure Trigovar's enslavement?"

"The wizarding organization under the command of the Inquisition must not be controlled by a paladin family!"

Lazarus nodded with a heavy expression, "Either they openly rebel against the Inquisition, or they choose to infiltrate the Trigovar family, either case, we can't accept it." ”

Clement said, "I advocate that Trigovar lead the Paladins of the Inquisition and the priests of the Holy Mountain and rejoin the Templar Army. The Inquisition was subsumed under the Templar structure, with one chief and two deputy chief inquisitors, temporarily appointed by the cardinals of the Flydes faction, and two vice-presidents appointed by us and the Tamor faction. In short, the Cardinal must first take back the enforcement power of the Tribunal...... The Eastern Union diocese has been in chaos for so many years, and it's time to reorganize. ”

Lazarus rubbed his beard and frowned, "That'...... Who's going to take the lead?"

"Whoever takes the lead, in the end, it is the Paladins who take turns in charge of the Inquisition...... Unless the Knights of Radiance themselves strike first. Clement said lightly, "Isn't His Highness Randall going to lay out the Eastern Alliance? We are secretly pushing him, so that he will not be afraid of Trigovar's forces, and when the Inquisition and His Highness Randall clash head-on, Trigovar will face the wrath of Sylvia and His Highness Randall, and this account will be counted on the head of the Knights of Radiance." As long as we let His Highness Randall uncover the evil deeds of the Eastern Alliance at the right time, will Testil still be able to sit still? The five major paladin families and the great lord of Sasang are probably rushing to divide up the wizards of the Inquisition. ”

Lazarus laughed and said, "Clement, the teacher once said that you are his most cunning disciple. After a pause, he frowned again, "What's so good about the Eastern Alliance, why is His Highness Randall interested in it?"

"I don't know...... I know Father Miller is by His Highness Randall's side?" Clement said calmly.

Lazarus slapped his head and said, "How did I forget that adult...... His Highness Randall's layout of the Eastern Alliance may be the result of the prophecy and guidance of the Lord in order to disintegrate the hidden disasters of the Eastern Alliance in advance. ”

Clement smiled and said, "If Victor really wants to join the Eastern Alliance, I seem to be able to foresee that it will move from chaos to order, from barrenness to abundance, from withering to prosperity, and he has the ability and the will...... After all, he is a lord who even cares about the people wiping their butts. ”

Lazarus laughed and said, "Then we will have one more big parish, and at the same time we will have troubles, where should the prisoners be exiled?"

"That's decades away, let our successors worry about it. ”

Clement tapped on the writing paper on the table and said, "This list was notified by the Inquisition, and includes all the knight families exiled to the Eastern Alliance during this year's Wind Season, and I have excerpted the exiled nobles of Gombis from it. You can help His Highness Randall choose a few suitable helpers. ”

"They are all acquaintances, and their exile orders are all signed by me. Lazarus took the quill from the inkwell and circled four names on the paper.

"Pike and Dave, cousins knights and apprentice knights of House Solim and former sheriffs of the Copper City, were sentenced to exile fourteen years ago on charges of colluding with bandits and murdering nobles. They really weren't wronged...... The Solim family blood infighting is notoriously sinister and vicious. These two guys should be dead, the Solim family is about to fall apart, and their families are helpless in Cambis to be used by His Highness Randall. ”

"Skeeter, the sheriff of Waterdeep, was convicted of the massacre of outcasts, but he was actually ordered by Duke Joshua to drive out the refugees from the three eastern provinces, and was reported to the Cathedral of Waterdeep by his enemies. Duke Joshua was unable to keep him, but he had served Miss Caterina Joshua. Now that Caterina is at the helm of Goldwater, Sylvia shouldn't mind bringing Skeeter's relatives and juniors. ”

", an ordinary nobleman, and Victor's biological mother are cousins and brothers, nineteen years ago, he was convicted of stealing the lord's property, and he was actually seduced by the lord to train 6 house maids. I'm curious how this little nobleman, who is good for nothing but flowers and grass, survives nineteen years in the Dusk Forest defense line before dying...... Well, his children are distant cousins of His Highness Randall, the oldest is almost 37 years old this year, and the youngest is 28 years old, so there should be children to be used as hostages. ”

Lazarus put back the quill and looked up and asked, "The widows and relatives of these nobles may not be able to gain a foothold in the Eastern Alliance, if they obey the arrangements of the Inquisition and the Holy Mountain Priest, will His Highness Randall's plan not fail?"

"Don't worry, old man...... Trigovar will last at least a dozen years, and I won't explicitly help His Highness Randall plant nails in their territory. The Pope stood up, walked to the window, looked at a towering silver-white spire in the northwest corner of the Holy City of El, and said slowly, "I have received Perro's letterhead and investigated, and fifteen days later, a caravan of the Marquess of Wimbledon will enter the El, and they are going to escort a batch of Arret medicinal herbs to the Kingdom of Borui, passing through the Kingdom of Seuss and the Eastern Alliance...... His Highness Randall's men should be in the caravan...... I am afraid that there will be such caravans every year in the future. ”

"The Randall family has a scholar in the Silver Tower named Paul Randall. ”

Clement turned to Lazarus and said, "You send someone to contact him first, and then contact the four families waiting to be exiled privately." ”

Lazarus smiled and said, "Put it down, I will arrange it properly, and I will never let the referee see any flaws." ”

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