Chapter 177: Piety
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You must know that this is the Holy Dependent's Hall, and if you encounter someone who dares to do something here, the fight will definitely be very dangerous.
"Where's James?" asked Clark when he saw that the doors were closed.
Raphael said calmly: "I killed you." ”
Clarke's brow furrowed, James was more important to him.
Looking at Raphael, Clark's hand moved unsteadily in the circle, and finally said, "You are very calm, why?"
Raphael said with a regretful face: "Lord James is loyal to your lordship, I explained a lot to him, and he agreed, but he insisted on carrying out your lord's orders, and said that he would use a duel to divide the victory and defeat, I don't understand why he is so stubborn, but there is no way." After the duel, I won by luck, and Lord James gave me the ring before he died, so that I could explain it to my lord himself. ”
Clark thought about it, but believed in the three points, James was stubborn in some aspects, and he was also famous in the church, so he said: "It's a pity, James is a talent." Where's the necklace?"
Raphael smiled: "It's for the imperial concubine, for which I have gained the trust of the imperial concubine." ”
Clarke's face was a little ugly.
Raphael added: "I have Louis's trust for this. ”
The trust of the princess?Louis's trust?Clarke's face calmed slightly, and he said, "I didn't let you do it, you disobeyed my orders." ”
Raphael said: "Yes, my lord, Lord James is also for this, he must kill me, I am too eager to show myself." ”
Clark said, "Is that all? Trey and Lunne?"
Raphael said: "Trey and Lunn think I'm a rival, they just want to kill me by the hands of adults, or at least the church won't pursue me after I'm killed." After they got permission from the adults, they brought four students to intercept me, but they still said that they would give the necklace to the imperial concubine, but I can't prove this. ”
Clark had recently learned about Trey and Lunn, including Rodara.
He already felt that Trey was unreliable, otherwise he would not have sent James again, so he said, "What about Rodanla? How can I be so close to the Imperial Princess, I didn't pay attention to her before." ”
Raphael said: "It's just that Rodanla is a female student, and she is close to the imperial concubine, so it is not easy to arouse Barnik's suspicion, so it is more convenient for her to go to see the imperial concubine, and I have been trying to have a good relationship with Rodanla." I don't know what Trey said, but what they said was never true. ”
Clarke's fingers tapped lightly on the table, and suddenly said, "Didn't James tell you? They said there was a fake necklace being made, and it would take time! Raphael! You told the princess a long time ago!" and then his eyes were fixed on Raphael, not letting go of a trace of his expression.
Raphael's face was so calm that he didn't fluctuate at all, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "I haven't heard of a fake necklace at all, my lord, I think who is talking nonsense about this matter, only the results can prove it." He took out Louie's handwritten book and tokens and placed them on Clark's desk.
Clark stared at him for a moment before picking up the letter and reading it, and when he read it, his fingers tapped lightly on the table.
Raphael said respectfully: "My lord, I am at fault, and I promise that I will only act according to my lord's orders in the future, and I will never make my own decisions again." ”
Clark picked up the letter again and read it, his face became very kind, but there seemed to be some kind of fire rising in his eyes, and he said, "Raphael, sit down and talk, and tell me what you think." ”
"Thank you, sir. Raphael sat down on a chair in front of Clark's desk, leaned over, and said, "My lord's purpose is to get me the necklace, and of course I understand your lord's ambition." After taking the assignment, I thought about it for a long time, and finally felt that Louis was the opportunity, and he could be the first to stir up the situation. And the necklace thing is too slow, it is better to use it, as long as I have the trust of Louis and the princess, then I will be very useful. Of course, this is also my selfishness, I long for the light of the Most High God to shine throughout the empire, and there will be no dark corners!"
Clark had his own analysis of the matter, but he wouldn't say it, so he said, "Oh, is that so? What did Louie say?" Louie's letter was written vaguely.
Raphael smiled and said: "My lord, I am very successful, Louis is very ambitious, but he is not knowledgeable, he wants to take advantage of adults." As long as the adults support him openly, Louis will trust me more. Louis couldn't get what he wanted from the emperor, but he had supported so many southern nobles, how could he be willing? If he was mistaken into thinking that the adults believed him, then, hehe... As for the imperial concubine, it doesn't matter if you trust me or not, we're just trying to paralyze her. ”
Clark nodded slightly, his expression became more and more kind, and said, "I secretly accepted a prince's overture, what do you think?"
This seems to be telling Raphael the secret, but in fact, it is completely expected for those who know the situation in the imperial capital. Moreover, after Raphael was ridiculed by Emilia, he carefully analyzed the situation near the imperial capital, and he saw at a glance that it was impossible for the church to secretly mobilize many people, and if Clark wanted to be ambitious, he would definitely use the power of a certain prince.
Raphael said a little excitedly: "My lord, this matter is very important, and the name of righteousness is indispensable! After that, we waited for Louie to start, whether it was Louie or the Imperial Princess, I think I could grasp their movements. ”
This kid is so useful! Not only is he smart, but more importantly, he has a lot of action.
Clark laughed and said, "Yes, you are right, Raphael, it's a pity that James died, but compared to killing you by mistake, James's effort is still worth it, and his place is yours." ”
What can move people the most? The interests of the other party and their own value. Whether it's Raphael or Clarke, it's the same idea.
Raphael showed his self-worth, Clark also showed the value of power, Raphael quickly knelt down on one knee, put one fist in front of his chest, and said, "Thank you, sir." ”
Clark put away James's space ring and did not return it to Raphael, but took out a holy oracle, wrote it on the sign, put it on the table, took out a heraldic ring, put it on the oracle book, and said: "After that, in secret, you are already a knight commander, but before the situation is obvious, you can't publicize it in the open." ”
Raphael got up, picked up the appointment and heraldic ring with a slight trembling hand, knelt down on one knee again, lowered his head, and said, "Raphael will live up to the love of his lord." ”
Clark said: "Raphael, if Oran is a big church, then the clergy of Orlan Church can have fiefs in the future, do you understand?"
Clarke's character, Raphael is understandable, suspicious, and somewhat erratic.
Raphael's eyes rolled, and he used his spiritual power to increase the fluctuation of the pious necklace in his chest, raised his head, and said excitedly: "The glory of the supreme god will shine on the continent, and the merits of the lord will be passed on to future generations!"
Clark immediately sensed that this piety gave Clark a feeling of paranoia and intensity.
This kid's devotion is not much worse than that of a fanatical believer?Clark glanced at Raphael in surprise, completely relieved.
Standing up and coming to Raphael, Clark put his hand on the top of Raphael's head and said, "Raphael, my child! You are free to do what you want, but you must keep track of the progress of this matter! I can take two privy deacons with me to the court meeting before the celebration, and you can follow me. ”
Raphael said respectfully, "Yes, my lord, only a saint like my lord who is dedicated to spreading the glory of the supreme god is worthy of follow!"
Clark was very relieved, he didn't say anything, took Raphael out of the Holy Dependency Hall, and deliberately talked and laughed with Raphael before watching Raphael leave. This is to let his subordinates understand that Raphael is a cronie from now on, so that Raphael can act.
After leaving the Holy Grace Building, Raphael breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, he was also nervous, after all, who was sure that Clark would not have done it in the first place?
In the square, Raphael admired the innocent maids, lovely girls, and glamorous ladies he met all the way, and he was in a relaxed mood, but he had nowhere to go, Emilia slipped away, and Audrey took over the business near the imperial capital, and also cared about the affairs of some territorial armies, and was so busy that she disappeared.
Louis was not sure when he would come back, and he still wanted to go to the court to observe, and it was not appropriate to leave the imperial capital. Raphael was thinking about going to a big hotel to charter a suite to live in and practice, and someone called him.
"Little Feifei, you flowery bastard, what's so nice about those women!" said Rodara, as she walked out of a bakery.
Raphael stepped forward, pulled his neck, and said, "Little Loro, is there a knight who is more righteous and loyal than me? When did I spend my heart, you are so dishonest!"
Rodan La giggled, pulled Raphael and left, and after a while, the two came to a small mansion in the northern district of the imperial capital, which was Rodan La's home in the imperial capital.
This girl is really rich, Raphael sighed, just looking at this ancient and elegant courtyard, you know that this house is worth a lot of money.
The courtyard is very delicately decorated, the fragrance of flowers fills the courtyard, the small building in the courtyard is from the master's handwriting, and even the exterior wall has a lot of charming carvings.
As soon as Rodanla entered the small building, after placing a few magic circles, the water in her big eyes flowed and she threw herself into Raphael's arms.
Raphael's heart was aroused by the imperial concubine, and he ran into a guest bedroom on the first floor after three or two steps with her.
After pulling Rodan and throwing him on the bed, Raphael screamed like a demon wolf, pounced, and pressed down Rodan Ra's fleshy small body, like a demon king enveloping the little lamb.
In the cry of pain, the two of them really suffered from the torture of the world, which was a torture of the soul and a whipping of the body.
Because, it's so hot in the summer! Hell, it's so hot!
It's better to soak in the bathtub, the two of them soaked in the bathtub, the water was surging, and Luo Danla gasped slightly: "Your Highness has told me." ”
Raphael studied Rodara's small, plump body, and suddenly wondered, why did the hair and eyes have different colors, but they were all pink? Fortunately, he was able to multitask, and at the same time replied: "It depends on how much patience Louis has." ”
Rodanla squirmed slightly, leaned over and hugged Raphael tightly, and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? ”
Raphael felt that this thing would happen sooner or later, since this was the case, if it happened sooner, the destructive power of the outbreak would be small, and he himself could benefit from it, although this benefit seemed to be Audrey and Emilia's on the surface, but it was also in line with his goal, although he didn't care much about controlling power, but he also wanted to have his own power, otherwise how to resist in the event of a catastrophe?
Raphael said with a holy face: "I am for the people of the empire!"
Rodara's eyes were fake, and she only felt that her teeth were tickling, and she bit him on the shoulder.
Raphael exclaimed, "Oh, I like to bite!, little Loro, don't you have to go to the academy to study?"
And others bite this bastard too? Rodaraja was even more upset, grinding her teeth fiercely, listening to Raphael's wah-wow scream, she let go of him with satisfaction, and said: "I have been studying for several years, and my foundation is very solid, only lack of practice, I will tell you the news, a famous prince went to see Louis secretly, and after a long time, he came out of Louis's barracks." ”
Raphael sneered and laughed, "This kind of thing must be very secretive, you know? I'm afraid that the prince fell for Andina's chick, right? Andina found someone to instigate it?"
Rodara, surprised, said, "Hell, you're so cunning, and you found out as soon as I said that." Louis's actions were also reported to Barnik in great detail by His Highness through others. ”
It seems that there is no need to say it herself, Andina is also very cunning, Raphael smiled, hugged Rodanla tightly, and wanted to overwhelm her body, as if the water in the bathtub made the sound of the waves of the sea, surging violently, splashing everywhere.
Raphael spent a few days with Rodan Lahu until Rodan La told him that Louis would be in the imperial capital tomorrow, and he went to church.
Along the way, the people of the imperial capital were bustling with activity, holding out the windows with flags representing the royal family, the empire, or the gods, and hanging many banners with praise written on them.
Although everyone thinks that it is the credit of Viscount Audella, after all, Louis is a marshal, and the soldiers who returned to the division are also bloody battles, so they deserve to be treated like this.
The grinding of shackles and chains and the sound of majestic footsteps could already be heard in the distance, and the shouts of the people of the imperial capital grew louder, and Louis entered the city with a small army.
Raphael glanced in the direction of the sound, bowed his head, and continued towards the church.
After arriving at the House of Grace, Clark gave Raphael a set of privy deacon robes and said, "Today, you don't go anywhere else, tomorrow you will go to the court with me." ”
Raphael said yes and stayed in James' room.
The next day, Raphael followed Clark into the fortress-like palace in the city.
The palace was naturally extravagant, and even with its strong defensive features, it was never lacking in art and decoration.
As soon as you enter the palace, there is a wide corridor next door, which is actually the inner belly of the outer wall of the palace, and after leaving the corridor, there is a huge inner square of the palace, where you can see many royal guards on duty on the wall and the square.
In the middle of the square is the magnificent fortress of the Imperial Palace.
In addition to the beautiful hanging gardens, the fortress has a dome at the top of the fort, which overlooks the whole of the city of Yago, and on a circular platform within the dome, it overlooks the interior of the palace.
Andina once said that in the inner fort of the palace, and that is there, it is her people who are on duty.
Raphael felt that if he were Barnik, he would definitely be wet in a cold sweat, but Barnik seemed to be stunned for the sake of Princess An's heart, and he didn't care about these people at all.
In addition to the outer fortress wall, the interior of the fortress is connected by arch beams with thick stone pillars, this structure is very strong, and the atmosphere is beautiful, the stone pillars are carved with all kinds of legends, most of them are to praise the brave and fearless loyal warriors, or just exquisite flowers, graphics, there is nothing related to religion.
The floor of the fortress is paved with colorful and expensive stone slabs, which form a variety of beautiful figures.
All the way to the Royal Council Chamber, where the court was held, Raphael followed Clark inside. It was already full of vassals, most of whom had fiefs, no matter how big or small, but after being appointed to the imperial capital, they could only live in the imperial capital and serve the emperor.
The high ceiling of the chamber consists of a large dome with many small domes, and the walls of the vault have many windows and are inlaid with glass, so that the chamber is very well lit.
At the end of the front of the chamber is a high imperial platform, on which is placed a large throne, next to which there is a circle of brocade chairs.
On the other two walls of the chamber are two rows of niches, all of which are statues of great emperors, and these statues are very peculiar, and their eyes are fixed on the throne, as if they are standing here, overseeing future generations.
Barnik was already seated on the throne, with Andina sitting on a brocade chair beside her, and the two were talking softly, while on the other side, the queen was seated, and the rest of the concubines did not appear.
Barnik looked to have a slight hook at the corners of his mouth, as if he was a little happy, but if you looked closely at him, you would notice a small pimple between his eyebrows.
Obviously, the emperor's mood was not good.
After Raphael followed Clark to Barnik, in response to Barnik's elegant nod, he came to stand in front of the Dan Pier on the left side of the throne, this is the status of the church, the gods are honored, and the cardinal archbishop observes the affairs of the empire, standing on the left.
This court meeting was different from the past, outside the royal council chamber, Louis and Audrey had actually arrived a long time ago, but they would not be summoned into the council hall until all the ministers arrived.
In the Hou meeting hall, Louis looked at Audrey with a displeased face, although Audella's beauty made him feel unbelievable, he saw Audella's face for the first time, and only felt like a dream, of course, what he actually saw was a dream, and only Raphael could see Audella's true face.
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