As soon as he walked into the study, Wren's footsteps stopped, and there was a person sitting on the sofa in the study, with his back to Wren, holding a cup of green tea, tasting it deliciously. Judging from the back, this person should be very young, at least not more than thirty years old. He wore a white cloak with a silver rim around his neckline.

Hearing the footsteps, the man looked back, and immediately stood up and greeted Wren with a smile, "Dear Lord Wren, meet again." ”

Wren only then remembered who this person was, and he strode over, and Kate, who was curled up on the desk, jumped lightly and jumped out of the window.

He held out his hand, "Long time no see!"

"yes, I haven't seen you in a long time. The two shook hands and touched each other, this person was none other than the official bishop of Ortlenburg, Egger. The two have not seen each other since Wren left Ortlenburg, and the impression of this young man Wren is still very good, at least he did not teach the rotten stereotypes of those apostles, and he is a young man who can keep up with the times.

said that others are young people, in fact, Wren is not a young man, but he has never regarded himself as a young man, and always ignores his age. What's even more amazing is that others tend to ignore Wren's age and treat him as a middle-aged person, or even an old bone.

After the two sat down separately, the maid brought new tea, smiled and pointed to the teacup, "Do you like to drink this?", he and Iger have a good relationship, when he was in Ortrenburg, the church still supported him a lot, at least it didn't hold him back, plus a meeting with the Pope, his perception of the church changed dramatically in an instant, so he spoke casually.

Egger nodded again and again, and couldn't help but praise, "This is the most amazing drink I've ever seen, it's bitter and astringent in the mouth, and people want to spit it all out, but after really swallowing it in the stomach, there is a special mellow aroma and luscious appearance, giving people a very, very special enjoyment." I enjoyed hiking for a long time in the dense mountains and forests, and I was so tired that I almost stopped breathing, but when I stepped out at the last step, all the obstacles in front of me disappeared, and the whole world was put in my eyes......", he raised his hand and clenched it into a fist and released it, "I don't know how to describe it, it always feels unforgettable." ”

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but laugh, "I also drank it because I couldn't find a place to spit it out, and I want to thank that there aren't so many trash cans here, so I didn't miss out on such a perfect drink." ”

This is an interesting thing, and being able to say it generously shows that Egger's character and nature are very good, at least not hypocritical and not pretentious.

"That's why I love it. Wren picked up the teacup and blew out the tea soup, took a sip, the fragrance filled his teeth, "Look at the style of your clothes, I have to congratulate you, Archbishop Egger!"

Iger smiled casually, not seeming to feel joy at Wren's greetings, "Although the archbishop is very honored in the church, I am not the only one. Besides, what the future holds is something that no one knows, isn't it, and I'm sure Your Excellency knows very well why I'm here. ”

Wren nodded, he knew that his brief but definitely not simple conversation with the Pope in Byron had doomed something to an unknown future. He offered his price to the Pope, and now Egger is here to answer Wren whether his price is right or not.

What Wren said to the Pope at that time was actually very simple, he set up a gamble, and it depended on whether the Pope dared to gamble. If the bet is won, then the church will usher in a peak that has not been seen for thousands of years, and if the bet is lost, it may collapse for a long time. This is not only a contest of brain power and vision, but also a contest of external understanding and courage.

Wren looked at Egger, and Iger suddenly sighed, "Your Excellency Wren, the Pope asked me to tell you that you won!", he looked at Wren with a somewhat complicated expression, "Speaking of which, I really want to thank you, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid I'm still a little bishop now." ”

One sentence made Wren a little moved, he almost couldn't control his ass, and almost stood up. On the surface, he only had a slight ups and downs, but in fact, his heart was already full of anger. What he thought was the most impossible thing to achieve actually came to be?!

At this time, in the return headquarters of Sunset City, the Pope, who had just returned from the Byron Empire, looked tired and had not yet receded, and the meeting of twenty-two people was held. Except for the cardinals who were still assisting the orcs against the royal family in Byron, the remaining ten cardinals were already sitting at the table.

There were also three archbishops, whose faces were not very good-looking, and sat with elongated faces to observe the meeting.

The moment the Pope walked into the room, everyone stood up as a sign of respect for the Pope. The Pope waved his hand and asked everyone to sit down.

"You know why I'm back, so I'm convening this meeting just for one last confirmation and to get some agreement. Since his meeting with Wren, he has felt more and more that the ideas put forward by Wren are very valuable, and it is very likely that the church will really usher in the second great leap forward of the development of the church and return to the top.

Depending on where people are located, they have different stances and different starting points. When he communicated with the cardinals within the Church, some people immediately jumped out against his idea, calling it a betrayal of the Church and the faith. He couldn't figure out what these people were trying to do.

Obviously, there is a bright road that leads directly to the key point, and they have to take a rugged and not necessarily accessible path, is the starting point of these people really for the good of the church itself?

Not necessarily!

As long as there is a hierarchical distinction, there will inevitably be layers of progression of power, and there will also be an ambition for power.

This is not surprising to Haigla, but these people are so confused, so confused that they want to interfere with the great opportunity that the church has not had for a thousand years for their own selfishness, it is really self-defeating!

He had secretly executed a cardinal, and the matter had not yet spread to the country, and he wanted to see how many people were planning for themselves, not for the good of the Church. He can even give up the position of Pope, and those people are reluctant to even have a small amount of power, so there is no need for them to continue to live.

The Pope is a good man, a good man, kind, soft-hearted, but at the same time he is also at the helm of the Church, and when necessary, he is no different from Wren.

The ten host bishops here, you look at me, I look at you, no one spoke first, and the archbishops who were sitting on the side also bowed their heads and kept silent.

Heighra raised his eyebrows, "If you have objections, you can raise them now, don't say it now, it's too late to talk about it at that point!"

That's right, Heghera intends to give the Zen throne to Wren, in other words, Wren is about to become the first person of the Church - the Pope.

No, it should be the Pope!

Once he is inaugurated, the dual status of emperor and pope is enough for him to restore the glory of the heyday of the church thousands of years ago, and become a pope, a rightful pope. Under the political cooperation, whether it is the power of mortals or the divine power from the church, it is firmly grasped in his hands, and he will become the first pope after the ebb period, the great pope!

Heighra saw very clearly, his wisdom was on par with Wren's, and Wren's thoughts were exactly what he thought. The Orlando family's continuous suppression of the church for hundreds of years has indeed caused a heavy burden and serious harm to the church. But is it true that the church has no power to resist at all? No, the church not only has the power to resist, but also the power to rebuild empires.

The reason why everyone has maintained a relatively balanced state until now is largely due to the fact that they are restraining each other.

The Orlando family is stupid, and Wren is smart, and when Wren vaguely suggests that he wants to be the next pope, Hegla realizes that the opportunity for the church to return to glory has arrived!

What's not to do about giving up something for this?

The air in the silent room was about to freeze, and it took a few moments before one of the archbishops coughed lightly. If nothing else, ten years at most, when Heghra is too old to take care of the whole Church, he will become the new pope. When the day he was selected, many people expressed their allegiance to him, both openly and secretly. Although he said that he was inferior to Hegla, he did not seem to be the next pope, and he did not want to let his life be busy with work.

But the darkness in his heart is only understood by himself.

It's a pity that this beautiful situation was ruined, ruined by Rennes, and also spoiled by Heigra. He really doesn't understand, you are a usurper emperor who is not good at it, and you still want to make a cameo appearance as the pope, is this really full and you have to find something to exercise to increase stomach power?

Of course, it is undeniable that Heigla's explanation can barely be said to be in the past, once the emperor becomes the pope, then the emperor does not need to worry about the handkerchief and thinks that the church will rebel one day, he holds the political power, and the power of the church, nothing can affect him anymore, then the good days of the church will follow.

The reason is simple.

The emperor cannot be from your family for generations, and the pope cannot be from your family for generations, but if you are the emperor and the pope at the same time, the pope under the government, you can pass it on from generation to generation.

As long as you don't want to change this situation, then Wren must also run the church well when he runs the entire empire, and all of them are indispensable.

It's just that those who want to oppose will be able to find reasons for their opposition anyway.

The future Pope had this to say, "Your Majesty, how do you guarantee that Wren will not increase the influence of secular politics by weakening the power of the Church? You must know that for the past three hundred and seventy years, the Church has been the enemy and the target of the imperial power, and it is very likely that Wren will continue this attitude, and the reason why he met with you and put forward such conditions is only because of his strange schemes, do you say?"

Because of his special status and status, his prestige in the church is still very high. When he took the initiative to challenge Hegla's decision, the others didn't say anything.

Highera laughed, his gaze swept over the faces of the thirteen people present, "That's what you mean, too?"

After a brief exchange of glances, the two cardinals spoke, and they nodded.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there is struggle, and the struggle can be either by force or by resourcefulness. The rest of the cardinals did not express their position, only hoping that there would be room for maneuver in the event of the deterioration of this meeting, but they did not realize that Hegla, who was particularly interested in this opportunity, would not give them this opportunity.

There was a sad sparkle in Hecur's half-closed eyes, after all, they were old friends who had been together for fifty or sixty years, and it was still very difficult to calm down when they suddenly had to accept the news that they had left the world and returned to heaven. He smiled wryly and shook his head, "Since when has everyone become different?"

Someone was about to speak, but he raised his hand to stop the man, "I remember when we were deacons, we swore together that we would give everything we had, both our lives and our souls, for the revitalization of the church. If selling one's soul to the devil can be exchanged for a chance to revitalize the church, we will not hesitate to stand up. ”

"But when this opportunity comes, when it is at hand, why do you hold back? Is it because of power?", he looked up, full of bewilderment and confusion, "is it true that power has blinded your eyes and blinded your hearts, and even made you forget what we are fighting for?"

"Your Majesty, listen to me...... you", a cardinal stood up to play the round, his mouth open when he was brutally stopped by Hegla.

"I don't want to hear it, I only feel sadness and anger!", he suddenly raised his hand, and three holy rays of light shot out from his palm, and the three apostles who were clearly opposed to his opinion fell to the ground in an instant, losing their breath.

He stood up from his seat, "Tell the whole church that the three adults have risked everything for the future of the church, and that they have returned to the arms of the Father. In an instant, the momentum on Haigla's body skyrocketed, "Now, who else is against it?"

Everyone was speechless and stared at Hegla who had always appeared as a good old man, and they realized for the first time that they had never really recognized what kind of person Hegla was.

Or rather, from the day their mentality changed, they took a different path from Heigla, going further and further!5610