At the mention of Bishop Fowler, many dusty memories immediately appeared in Mavey's mind.

In New Ross, Bishop Fowler had caused them a lot of trouble.

Even if everything turned out to be safe in the end, Ma Wei didn't have a good impression of him.

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"Bishop Fowler is the bishop of Lambeth, right?"

The second prince exhaled a puff of smoke and replied: "That's right, he was originally the bishop of the diocese of Wexford in the West Island, and he was sent by the church to supervise the place, and if there were no accidents, he should have been transferred back to London at the end of last year and joined the Cardinal Order." ”

The diocese of Wexford in the West Island is larger than London and includes several cities, including New Ross, but it is a frontier after all, far from the political core, and there is no good prospect for staying there.

In contrast, the diocese of Lambeth in London, although not even comparable to New Ross, has a much higher status than before, and has a better chance of entering the College of Cardinals and participating in the decisions of major church affairs.

Bishop Fowler also dreamed of entering the College of Cardinals, and only by entering the College of Cardinals could he become a candidate for archbishop, and only by becoming an archbishop could he run for the Pope.

Bishop Fowler, who is very old, feels that he will not be able to become pope in his lifetime, and he has a clear position for himself, the goal is the cardinal, and if there is an opportunity, he will fight for the position of archbishop, and the pope does not dare to think about it.

If he hadn't met the Truth Society, and met Mavi Enders, I'm afraid he would have had a chance to achieve all this

"Isn't New Ross the birthplace of the Church of Truth?" Ma Wei asked sideways: "There is a hostile organization like the Church of Truth in the jurisdiction, and Bishop Fowler has not been punished?" ”

"I don't know exactly what happened, but I only heard a few words from Archbishop Brandon." The second prince thought about it carefully: "It is said that the church did not deal with Bishop Fowler openly at that time, don't look at Bishop Fowler was assigned to the West Island, but he was originally the bishop of the Diocese of Birmingham, and he was only half a step away from the cardinal, as long as he returned safely from the West Island, he could enter the Cardinal Conference."

"The release of Mavi Enders and the members of the Church of Truth, ostensibly by the Pope was only a verbal reprimand, when in fact Bishop Fowler would have been disqualified from the College of Cardinals, if that had not happened."

"That thing? What is it? Mavi asked.

The second prince looked at him a little strangely: "Nicholas, why are you so curious about Bishop Fowler?" ”

"I'm not curious about him." Ma Wei flicked the cigarette ash and said in a flat tone: "I'm curious about the Truth Church, aren't they hostile to the Church of the Three Goddesses of Fate?" It's always a good idea to pay attention. ”

"Your consciousness is very high, so you should think like this."

After a pause, the second prince continued: "The reason why Bishop Fowler was able to transfer back to London was because he recommended a person to the church, this person is named Qassem Cecil, who was originally a believer in the Church of Truth, and in order to protect his mother, he chose to join the Church of the Goddess of Fate, which is unknown to Mavi Enders. ”

"Although Qasim Cecil is a believer in the Church of Truth, he is not blessed by the goddess, nor does he truly believe in the truth, but his mother, Yunia, a devout goddess of truth."

"It was with this in mind that when Mavi Enders fled from New Ross, he ordered him to stay, break into the Church of the Goddess of Fate as a traitor, collect useful information, and give it to his mother to convey to the Goddess of Truth through prayer, but Qasim Cecil completely surrendered to us, and he became a double agent!"

The more the second prince spoke, the more excited he became: "Nicholas, do you know what this means?" We can always deliver false information to the Church of Truth! Confuse their judgments! You might even learn something important about them! Qasim Cecil is too important! His presence is strategic! It was with him that Bishop Fowler was transferred back to London by the Pope. ”

Kassim Cecil, Mrs. Cecil's only son, is an Army soldier in Rosslare, and an old believer in the Church of Truth.

Mavi and he met because of Mrs. Cecil, and in the three years since the church was founded, they have become familiar with each other, and they can be regarded as close friends.

Qasim's loyalty is unquestionable, and the object of his loyalty is not the goddess of truth, but Mavi Enders.

Allowing him to break into the Church of the Three Goddesses of Fate, also to protect Mrs. Cecil who remained in New Ross, Mavi believed that he would not betray him.

When the revolution was victorious and the Church of Truth became the state religion of the Romanov Kingdom, Qasim naturally attracted the attention of the Church of the Three Goddesses of Fate, and the rise of the Church of Truth was inevitable.

What Mavi didn't expect was that Bishop Fowler would be able to atone for his crimes through Cassim Cecil's connection, return to London, and even become the bishop of Lambeth.

But that's nothing, in New Ross City, Bishop Fowler is the great enemy of the Church of Truth, and now in London, a mere bishop has long been unable to attract the attention of Mavey.

The gap between them has widened, and the enemies of the past now seem to be no different from the clowns who jump off the beam.

As an acquaintance, Mavey didn't bother Bishop Fowler much either—as long as he didn't continue to trouble himself.

"Where is Qasim Cecil now? London? ”

"In order not to arouse the suspicion of Mrs. Cecil and the Church of Truth, he is still in New Ross City." The second prince said, "After all, the statue of the goddess of truth is there, and it is useless for him to come to London." ”

Ma Wei nodded: "What did the second prince do when he mentioned Bishop Fowler?" He's just a bishop, will he have any impact on the campaign? ”

"Of course it does!" The second prince took a sharp puff on his cigar, and the smoke filled his mouth: "Fowler is the bishop of Lambeth, he is responsible for managing the believers in Lambeth, in Lambeth, his prestige is very high, and he supports the eldest prince Charles, as long as he makes a slight appeal, the believers will vote for Conservative MP Donald Pat!" ”

Baron Frederick also said at this time: "Your Highness is right, Bishop Fowler is a person with some ability, although he has only been in London for a few months, he has already created a high prestige in the hearts of believers in Lambeth, he will respond to the requests of believers, and even sponsor some poor families, and he will definitely cause us a lot of trouble during the election process." ”

"It's a really tricky question."

Mavi frowned, "Can't you transfer him out of Lambeth?" ”

"It's hard." Baron Frederick said: "Bishop Fowler is the person of the Archbishop of Camberley, the relationship between the Archbishop of Cambury and the Archbishop of Brandon is not harmonious, and they are also in competition with each other, since the marketization of potions, the position of the Archbishop of Brandon has faintly overtaken the Archbishop of Campbury and has become the first person under the Pope, and the Archbishop of Campbury is naturally not happy." ”

There is also competition among the churches, the Church of Truth has just been founded, the competition is not obvious, and it is not surprising that there are internal strife in an established church like the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny, and everyone wants to be the pope, just like many people want to be kings.

With the realm of eternal life, the Archbishop of Cumberley should be the first person in the church besides the pope, if the pope dies, he is also the most powerful contender for the position of the pope, and now he is suppressed by Archbishop Brandon, and it is impossible to have no resentment at all.

Archbishop Brandon wanted to transfer Bishop Fowler out of Lambeth, but he would be blocked by the Archbishop of Canbury.

In short, this election is not only a contest for parliamentarians, but also a factional struggle within the church.

For so many years, the Liberal Party has been suppressed by the Conservative Party, and now that he finally has a chance to turn over, how can the second prince give up?

The mayor of Beckensfield is not wrong at all, the opportunity is here, seize it, and you can turn over!

The Liberal Party, which has always pursued trade and market freedom, has come to a new outlet - potions, the emergence of potions, has caused a lot of impact on the Conservative Party, and it is difficult for the old nobles to suppress the rise of the new aristocracy, and the potions are destined to bloom everywhere, and the economy of the Kingdom of Windsor will also be on a higher level.

The election in Lambeth seems to be a contest between Mavi and Donald Pat, but in fact, it is a clash between the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party, the old ideas and the new ideas!

"I'm planning to get rid of Donald Pat." Baron Frederick took a sip of his teacup, moistened his throat and said: "Donald Pat is the winner of the last general election, he has no great merit, he has no fault, he is decent, the people do not love him or dislike him, it is not wise to compete with him head-on, we should adopt roundabout tactics to reduce his prestige in the eyes of the people, so as to achieve the result of your victory." ”

"How?"

"Find some black material, hype it up in the newspapers, and completely stink his reputation." Baron Frederick narrowed his eyes and sneered: "The people are the most easily instigated, rational people are only a minority, many times, the truth is not important, the people are often only willing to believe the answer in their hearts, and everyone has their own black history, who hasn't made mistakes?" Catch a small mistake and magnify it infinitely, and you can ruin Donald Pat! ”

"My father-in-law, Baron Frederick, had a good relationship with the editor-in-chief of The Times and the Daily Mail." The second prince said: "As long as you say hello and send the black material over, you don't have to worry about the rest, naturally someone is responsible." ”

Black material

Ma Wei suddenly remembered the list that Dino gave him, and there was really a member of parliament named Donalpat on the list, if there was no member of parliament with the same name and surname, it was probably this councilor.

Not only that, Donald Pat is also a member of the Nightingale Club and is one of the henchmen of the eldest prince Charles.

If you want to talk about him, there is really not much black material, and those who can become councilors pay attention to this aspect, and they will not easily show their handles, but there is no impermeable wall in the world, Donald Pat is very cautious, but his son, Petri Pat, once entrusted the Pluto Chamber of Commerce to transport several batches of goods for the pharmacy company he opened.

Smuggling, to be precise.

Without customs permission and without formalities, Petri Pat had shipped three tons of high-purity opium to Belfast two years earlier, through the same channels as the Pluto Chamber of Commerce.

Not only that, but in order to better sell the medicine, Petri Pat also added a large amount of opium extract to the baby medicine and launched a cough medicine called 'Baby Ning', which claims to make babies quieter and healthier.

Needless to say, the dangers of opium and drugs are unfortunately, in the eyes of the people of the Kingdom of Windsor today, opium is a very common drug, and opium often has miraculous effects in the treatment of some incurable diseases.

Even the creams commonly used by women contain arsenic.

The real threat to Donald Pat is smuggling.

Smuggling has seriously endangered the interests and security of the country, and as a member of the House of Commons elected through a general election, it is most taboo to abuse power for personal gain, once the public knows what Donalpat's son has done.

Will Donald Pat be suspected?

Such important news, of course, can't be said directly, and Ma Wei can't explain his source of intelligence.

"Did Donall Pat's son run a potion company?" Ma Wei asked suddenly.

"Yes, that's right, there is." The second prince nodded: "A pharmacy company, the goods are quite popular, and I have the cough medicine produced by their company at home."

The second prince waved his hand, summoned the maid, asked her to bring a bottle of viscous brown liquid that had hit the transparent glass jar, and when she opened the lid, a rich bitter smell mixed with acetic acid and the greasy aroma of honey came to her nose.

When he arrived at a small cup, the second prince raised his head and drank it all, and smashed his mouth after drinking: "The taste is reasonable, I will take a sip every time I finish smoking." ”

Ma Wei took the glass jar and looked at it carefully for a while, and suddenly said, "Your Highness, is there opium in this cough medicine?" ”

"It seems to be, what's wrong?"

"Opium and that kind of thing." Halfway through speaking, Ma Wei shook his head: "Forget it, it's nothing." ”

"You say!" The second prince was a little anxious, Ma Wei was a potions master in his eyes, he knew many things he didn't know, and he shook his head and sighed, like a doctor's frowning brow after watching the film. It's not long before you die!

"Opium is not a good thing, it is harmful to the human body, it is recommended that His Highness eat less."

"Eat less. Why can't you skip it? ”

Ma Wei said lightly: "Because this thing is very addictive, Your Highness, you have eaten it for so long, it is difficult to quit." ”

“.”

The second prince's face turned green, and to be honest, he trusted Ma Wei more than the doctor who was holding a knife or a leech and planning to bleed himself.

"If there is no breakthrough, you might as well start with Donalpat's son's pharmacy company."

"I don't believe his son will be honest in business, the abuse of power for personal gain is too common, if we can find a breakthrough in his son, it will be much easier to get rid of Donal Pat," Marvey said. ”

(End of chapter)