Chapter 69: New Year, New Weather
At the first glance of Wren, Iger had only one impression of this city lord, and that was his youth. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
It's really too young, unbelievably young.
This is not to say that he has not met the young city lord, in the Orlando Empire, there are many city lords who suddenly ascended to the throne because of the accident of the previous patriarch, and there are many city lords who are in their teens or even younger. Wren's youth was different from the youth of those people, and after four days in Ortrenburg, he had inquired about this city lord who wanted to introduce the church on a whim from many aspects, and his curiosity suddenly turned into surprise. Wren's tactics are not strictly clever, and he uses the credibility of his identity and bloodline to throw a huge pie that will make the lawless bastards and villains of Ortrenburg believe it and fight it.
Looking at the incident from the perspective of a bystander, you may feel that it is too dramatic, every step is like the plot of a well-arranged script, and every character is acting according to the screenwriter's absurd ideas. But all of this is true, and it happened so ridiculously.
His wrists, his courage, and his wisdom were rarely seen in people of his age. Some young people are very executive, but they lack the ability to control the overall situation. Some people have control, but they lack execution. Only the experience and experience accumulated over the years can make this script such a perfect performance, and this kind of thing often happens to those old and cunning, nobles over forty years old.
So Wren is really too young, shockingly young.
Egger owes a bow, the etiquette is very standard and in place, the church attaches no less importance to etiquette than the aristocracy, within the church, they consider themselves servants to serve the gods, and their spiritual status is higher than that of the nobility, so all standards are also on par with the nobility.
Wren nodded in return, he pointed to the position not far to the left, the world is the same as the left, let the guest sit in the first seat on the left, is the respect for the guest. The white fingers have a full and jade-like roundness under the action of curing illumination, full and full of luxury. The meticulous repair of the nails makes Wren's fingers look beautiful and exquisite.
"Forgive me for my curiosity, I've heard that the bishopric apostles of the church have their own surnames?", Wren appropriately showed a puzzled expression, of course, this is also an outward manifestation of his heart.
The surname is something that only the nobles can enjoy, and the appearance and use of the surname means the birth and continuation of a family. For the common class, family is a very distant word, the life of poverty is not enough for the commoners to reproduce a large number of offspring, because they can not afford the cost of raising offspring, one or two children in a family is the most common phenomenon in the world, such a scarce family members, naturally there is no need for such a form of management as the family.
What's more, whether it is a family name or a family, it is the prerogative of the nobility.
Iger nodded, "That's true, our servants who worship the gods will receive the surnames given by the gods according to the gods they worship. There is nothing that cannot be said about this question, and the ruling class of the empire has long acquiesced, "For example, my surname is Suya, and my full name in the church is Aige Leye Suya. Egger is my name, Ryer is my godfather's name, and Suya is the surname of the god I worship. ”
This answer leads to another question, "Don't you believe in the God of Light? I don't know that the God of Light's surname is Suya." ”
Iger hesitated for a moment, but decided to popularize the common sense of the church to Wren, and he said: "The God of Light is the supreme god, but there are many other gods under the supreme god, and the god does not refer to one god, but many, just like a family, a country. There are other gods under the supreme god, there is the god of war who is in charge of war, there is the god of agriculture who is in charge of agriculture, and there is the god of the four seasons who is in charge of the weather. The Suya I believe in is a very powerful god in charge of the warhead. ”
I see, Wren subconsciously touched the copper ring on his index finger, he staggered the topic slightly, "People from the outside world say that Ortlenburg is a pus-ridden city, you have been here for several days, what do you think of this city?"
"None of the rumors can be trusted!", Iger first confirmed his position, "This is a city of miracles, and it is completely different from the rumors from the outside world. I see a positive force here, a force that is enough to create miracles that will shock the world!", he laughed, "This is what I hope for, I hope to build a cathedral as soon as possible, so that people's hearts can have a home." Belief in the gods does not mean detachment from reality, but a kind of spiritual abundance, and only when the spirit is satisfied, can more miracles be created. ”
Wren couldn't help but nod, "You're right, that's why I wrote to the Pope." He paused and sorted out his thoughts, "I will arrange the affairs of the church as soon as possible, and I will set aside a piece of land in Dongcheng District for the use of the church, and the construction cost of the church and I will be half." Here, though, I have a small request. ”
"You say!"
Wren held out two fingers, "At least twenty priests need to be stationed here, and it would be better if there were more." The people of Ortlenburg have been afflicted with sickness and wounds, and I hope that under my rule my people will be freed from this heavy burden. ”
"Of course you can!", Iger didn't say anything about it, and agreed in one bite, this time it was his turn to make the conditions, "then about the missionary ......"
It is said that one of the triggers for the eventual collapse of the Holy Empire was precisely because the excessive spread of faith led to the collective rampage of the ruling class, and the royal family, which lost its control, raised its butcher's knife, which triggered a protracted "death of faith", which was finally overthrown by twelve families with divine blood, and established a new kingdom.
Excessive faith will cause people to lose their minds, devote themselves to the spiritual world, and ignore the material factors, which will make Wren lose control of the city.
But what is surprising is that Wren actually does not have too many reservations on this issue, "You can preach, as long as you don't violate the agreement on the imperial code." ”
Egger suddenly perked up, stood up and bowed to Wren, he was slightly excited, "Your generosity and foresight are something I have never seen before, I will arrange to report it to the church as soon as possible, and the pastors will be in place after the beginning of spring." Here I assure you that there will be no less than thirty priests. ”
Wren leaned forward slightly, and after returning the salute, he asked, "I heard that the church has a flower that can bloom white flowers and be reunited. ”
"Do you mean the Flower of Purity?", Wren was stunned for a moment, but still nodded, and Egger smiled and said, "Of course, this is one of the specialties of the church, what, do you like this flower too?"
Wren smiled and said, "Not only do I like it, but I also like it very much, I need a lot of seeds, do you?"
"Of course!"
Seeing Iger leave, Wren smiled and shook his head, the young bishop thought things too simply, the reason why Ortlenburg is called the city of evil, the capital of chaos, is not because of the high crime rate here, but because of the mental state of the people here. Anyone who looks kind, kind, honest, and upright, but they also have a dark side, and they can become villains when they turn into them. Take that siege battle as an example, after the "ruthlessness" in the hearts of the people of Ortrenburg broke out, they directly defeated the elite shield guards.
They can even exchange their own death for the death of their opponent when necessary, which is an extremely ruthless state of mind. Before Wren arrived, any seemingly ordinary person could pull out a knife and stab a stranger if necessary, just to feed himself and his family.
It is a city without faith, without a foundation of faith, where everyone lives in reality. If the church doesn't give them enough to betray Wren's promise of a future, they won't believe in gods at all, but in Wren.
This is the benefit, this is the reality.
The snow grows heavier and colder as the weather gets colder, and the moist air blowing from the ocean continues to condense into rain clouds, which sprinkle water into the world in another form.
In winter, Ortlenburg is still full of energy, and in the face of the ever-changing homeland, everyone in Ortlenburg has shown 12 points of energy.
It was also in the depths of winter of that year that the Empire welcomed Orlando VII.
Orlando VI's body is deteriorating, the ethereal fire of life is about to be extinguished, and the entire empire is in a strange atmosphere. The ascension to the throne of every emperor means a round of reshuffle, and there is no such saying that once a son of heaven and a courtier is here, but there is also a saying that "the emperor will only give high positions to the people he loves, so as to get rid of those he hates". The political storm in the imperial capital is forming, just like this "quilt" covering the sky, which is backlogged in people's hearts.
From the moment the New Year's bell rings, the storm is triggered. The first is the issue of the division of the princes and princesses. The feudal system was a national policy during the reign of Orlando I, and the purpose was to suppress the nobles who had just experienced bloody storms and had an unbalanced mentality through the members of the Golden Family. The identity background of the members of the royal family and the members of the Golden Family is enough to make those nobles who have been killed in the war and disobey the heavens and the earth put away their fangs and lie dormant under the oppressive rule of the Golden Aristocrats.
But starting with Orlando III and continuing with Orlando V, the consequences of the feudal system and the hereditary lineage of the nobility finally exploded, and more and more nobles were born to overwhelm the empire. These aristocrats are like leeches, sticking to the body of the empire desperately sucking blood to fill their selfish desires. After a massive civil war, the top rulers, led by the Golden Family, set new rules of the game and began to indulge in wars between noble groups.
Every time a family dies, every blank power appears, it means that the power of the royal family, along with the golden nobles, is quietly expanding. Some clever aristocrats have seen the ultimate goal of the royal family, but there is nothing they can do about it. Not every nobleman is so smart, and not every nobleman can put aside prejudices and hatred and unite against the royal family.
This includes the royals who were previously divided, as well as the branches of the major golden nobles. Once their local power is too great, they will break free from the control of the central government, secretly establish themselves as kings, and refuse the central government's intervention.
This is also why the contradiction between the "official city lords" and the "local lords" is becoming more and more serious, and conflicts break out from time to time.
Like Teman Pol's family, the answer given by the province of Bell was that they were attacked by the bandits, and they were killed and wounded. This kind of nonsense that even the common people did not believe, but the Empire agreed, why? because the position of the Boer family belonged to the "local lords", the kind that the Empire would like to see it exterminated. If a "official city lord" dies inexplicably, I am afraid that the central government will immediately send an investigation team to suppress local disturbances by force.
In the midst of this political storm, Orlando VI, who was unexpectedly surprisingly surviving, suddenly woke up at the end of his life, rejected all the children's requests, and only gave them some less important and less wealthy places. Even Kant, his favorite youngest son, only got a slightly richer fief, and the place was not large. Some princes protested against this, believing that these fiefs did not apply to their status and status, and as a result, Orlando VII was brutally suppressed and sent to the Imperial Prison, where it is not known when they will be released.
The rest of the princes and princesses honestly closed their mouths and silently left the imperial capital under the obscenity of this sister/sister.
In addition, the Imperial Prime Minister unanimously passed the "Amendment Act on the Non-War Deployment of Imperial Troops" in the Imperial Diet, which changed from a rigid system to a rotation system. Prior to this, the local garrisons were appointed by the military department of the imperial capital, and the governors appointed the officers of the garrisons in various places, and the transfer of ordinary troops only involved the level of officers, and did not affect ordinary soldiers. However, after the passage of this law, the local military movement would be ordered directly by the Imperial War Headquarters, and every three years the garrisons in each locality, along with soldiers and officers, would begin to rotate and be stationed in other cities and other armies.
The Governor would no longer have the power to appoint officers, but only the power to recommend, supervise, and transfer, again limiting the Governor's ability to expand at the local level, while increasing the central government's control over the local military.
In addition, more than a dozen families were degraded and exiled, and the top rulers of the entire country rallied around the new emperor, His Majesty.
A new page has also been opened in the Empire.
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Today, I have a heavy snowfall, and I have to buy goods again, and my son has been discharged from the hospital, so I am so busy that I don't even have time to rest, so I can only change it. In addition, my son's condition has improved a lot, the shadow of his lungs has been reduced a lot, he no longer coughs much, and now there is still a little bit of inflammation, and it will be almost the same after taking medicine for a few days. As for the birth of the second treasure, there is this consideration, but it will definitely not work in the past few years, and the economic capacity and family manpower are restricting the birth of the second treasure.
Let's see the situation in a few years, and if you have the ability, you can have another one, I hope it's a small public act.