Chapter 25: The Church (Part II)
In fact, based on Zhang Yuelu's actual situation, even if she talks directly to the bishop, it is okay. It's just that Xiaozhangtang is familiar with this kind of statement, but the Daomen themselves are familiar with it, and the Holy Court may not know, and Zhang Yuelu has no intention of explaining anything, but only asks to see the archbishop here according to the principle of reciprocity.
However, this chief bishop has been in the Central Plains for a long time, and he often deals with people in the Daomen, and he also knows what the concept of the rank of the four-grade wine Taoist priest is and what the position of the deputy hall master is, so he has no choice but to go and report it.
However, Zhang Yuelu did not wait for the archbishop here, but waited for the cardinal deacon.
Although the Daxuan Dynasty did not set up a vice-capital, Jinling Mansion, as a prosperous place in the world, faintly has the meaning of a vice-capital, which is the center of the entire south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, the Holy See attaches great importance to Jinling Mansion and has set up two metropolitan bishops to be responsible for governing many churches in Jinling Mansion, and each church has an archbishop as the forehand and a chief bishop as the deputy. There is also a cardinal deacon on it.
This cardinal deacon is not comparable to the deacon of Daomen, equivalent to the second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest of Daomen, of course, it is not just as simple as managing church believers, he is mainly responsible for business and trade affairs, the last time the earth teacher and the national teacher took over the position of the rotating Dazhenren, but Cihang Zhenren did not arrive, and the reason given by Cihang Zhenren was to deal with the trade dispute between the Holy Court and Daomen, that is, Cihang Zhenren negotiated with this cardinal.
However, after all, Cihang Zhenren is a real person who knows the real person, one level higher than the cardinal deacon, and usually does not care about these affairs. In normal times, it is to connect with the Jiangnan Provincial Government, and if it involves important business transactions, the Jiangnan Provincial Government has always been cautious, even if the real person in charge of the Jiangnan Provincial Government will not come forward in person, the chief deputy government master or the second deputy government master will come forward.
Zhang Yuelu didn't expect Cardinal Deacon of the Holy Court to be here, but he felt that the situation was completely out of his control.
Dressed in a white robe with a gold rim, a floppy hat, a golden key hanging from his waist, and a badge on his chest, the cardinal deacon looked quite young, though his actual age was probably fifty.
Zhang Yuelu could clearly feel the coercion faintly coming from this person's body, although she didn't know how the Holy Court divided the realm, but from the perspective of the Daomen, there was no doubt that it was a celestial person.
Zhang Yuelu was thinking sharply about how to face this cardinal deacon of the Holy See, who was far above him, when he heard a long laugh, and a Taoist holding a bamboo cane, wearing a second-grade Taiyi Taoist crane, wearing a lotus crown, and wearing a wisdom sword descended from the sky.
It was Pei Xiaolou who arrived.
Zhang Yuelu breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, she passed the news to Zhenwuguan at the first time, and left a mark along the way, so that Pei Xiaolou could arrive in time at the last moment.
The cardinal deacon has been in Jinling Mansion for many years, and has dealt with many high-ranking and powerful people in the Daomen.
The two of them gave their own salutes and exchanged names and surnames.
This cardinal deacon has lived in the Central Plains for a long time, and he also gave himself a name in the Central Plains, called Shi Luohei, which has some transliteration meaning.
It was the first time Shi Luosi had seen Pei Xiaolou, but he knew that the situation in Jinling Mansion had changed, and he had long known the news that the Jinque Investigation Team had been stationed in Jinling Mansion.
Pei Xiaolou said slowly: "Poor Dao has just received the news that a demon from a secret association has infiltrated your land, and I hope that the cardinal deacon will make it convenient and work with us to investigate thoroughly." ”
Shi Luosi said lightly: "I only saw believers worshipping in the church, and I didn't see any demons. ”
Pei Xiaolou said: "It's probably wrong, it's better to check it, so that you can rest assured." ”
"A real person is going to trespass on a church?" Shi Luosi raised his eyebrows and said.
Pei Xiaolou really wants to mobilize people to break into the church, it is not a difficult matter, and Shi Luohei alone can't stop it. However, Pei Xiaolou could not bear the serious consequences caused by trespassing on the church.
At the beginning, the Daomen and the Holy See set up Taoist temples and churches with each other, and a rule was established that although the church was located within the jurisdiction of the Daomen, it was equivalent to the land of the Holy Court, and the people of the Daomen were not allowed to trespass. In the same way, although the Taoist temple is located under the jurisdiction of the Holy Court, it is equivalent to the land of the Daomen, and the people of the Holy Court are not allowed to trespass.
This is a red line, if Pei Xiaolou enters the church of the Holy Court without permission, then it will be regarded as a provocation by the Daomen to the Holy Court, and the high-level officials of the Holy Court will inevitably put pressure on the Daomen to protest, this matter is enough to alarm the Great Palm Sect, if there is no Great Palm Sect, it will alarm the rotating Great True People, even if it is Donghua Zhenren, he will not be able to protect Pei Xiaolou.
Of course, Pei Xiaolou understood the meaning, so naturally he would not give people a handle, and waved his hand: "Cardinal Shi Deacon is serious, and Poor Dao has no such intention, isn't this a discussion?" ”
"Since it's a discussion, then I can show my attitude now." Shi Luosi said coldly, "I can't be accommodating, please forgive me." ”
"Can't you really be accommodating?" Pei Xiaolou asked again.
Shi Luosi stopped talking.
Pei Xiaolou nodded, and changed his words: "Deputy Hall Master Zhang, what is the identity of this cult demon?" ”
Zhang Yuelu understood and replied: "It is Marshal Feng of the 'Heavenly Court' and one of the murderers of the Yuan family extermination case in Jiangling Mansion. ”
Pei Xiaolou asked again: "Xu Lingguan, did you see this demon fleeing into the church here?" ”
Xu Lingguan nodded and said, "Back to the real person, yes." ”
Pei Xiaolou said: "Very good, since the cardinal deacon refuses to be accommodating, then forget it, I will truthfully report this matter to Jin Que." While he was talking, Lei Xiaohuan finally arrived, and there were a large number of spirit officers and monks who came with him.
Lei Xiaohuan directly ordered: "This place is surrounded, and no one can be let go." ”
The spiritual officers received the order with a bang, and did not enter the church grounds, but surrounded the outside of the water.
Shi Luohe's face finally changed: "What are you going to do?" ”
Pei Xiaolou said with a smile: "We didn't trespass on the church, just to arrest the demons of the secret association, and temporarily impose martial law in this area, and ask the cardinal deacons to forgive us one or two." We are under martial law on our own territory, and the Holy See must not oppose it, right? ”
Lei Xiaohuan strode forward, Pei Xiaolou took the opportunity to get out of the way, and listened to Lei Xiaohuan say: "I have notified the Jiangnan Provincial Government to open the big array and ban all teleportation spells." ”
Daomen has formations in major towns and cities, which are mainly aimed at various teleportation and movement spells. After opening, not only the "Yin Yang Gate" cannot be opened, but the Five Elements Escape Technique cannot be used, and even the "Signal Talisman Array" and the child and mother talisman will also be affected to a certain extent. This is for wartime, but it can't defend against artillery bolts, nor can it prohibit people from entering and leaving, and it still has to rely on the city wall to really block the army.
It's not that Daomen can't design a formation to resist artillery, but the consumption is too great, except for Yujing, no city can support the huge consumption of the formation. Of course, the formations of Yunjin Mountain, Penglai Island, and Dilung Mountain can be done, but compared to a big city like Jinling Mansion, these places can only be regarded as small places, and the consumption is naturally small. Even if it is the imperial capital, it can only be maintained in a corner of the imperial city, and it cannot cover the entire city with the formation.
Such a huge formation will also be divided into many "small pieces", just like a chessboard, Lei Xiaohuan only opened the formation in this area, and did not affect other places, so it was very fast and did not pull too much.
As for the tunnel, because the location of the church is special, it is considered the territory of the Holy See, if the church has opened up the tunnel without permission, it is easy to have disagreements and disputes in the division of the "territory", so in this regard, the Taoist gate will regularly inspect around the church to prevent such situations from happening. In other words, there is no authenticity in the church.
In this way, Marshal Feng is blocked in the church, and there is no way to enter the heavens and the earth.
Pei Xiaolou said with a smile: "I have heard the teachings of your religion for a long time, and there are three good sayings. My Daomen is too high and the Dao Ancestor has three virtues. Taishang said: 'I have three virtues, said kindness, said thrifty, said dare not be the first in the world. I hope that there are some things in which the cardinals will not dare to be the first in the world. This is something that neither the Daomen nor the Holy See want to see. ”
Shi Luosi glanced at Pei Xiaolou deeply and did not speak.
Zhang Yuelu said softly: "Xu Lingguan, you have to work hard to stay here during this time, don't let Marshal Feng escape." ”
Xu Lingguan responded in a deep voice.
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