Guo Kang didn't hear what the two of them said again, and looked back curiously, but the two of them didn't say anything again. This situation reminded him of when he was in school, when the students took advantage of Mr. to give lectures and secretly chatted. I don't know why they still look like children......

He decisively ignored the two men and went on to explain, "I'll give you an example. You all know that the church buys and sells the priesthood. ”

"That's all too clear." One monk said helplessly: "We have been protesting against this kind of behavior all day, but to be honest, in the near future, we are even ...... Beneficiaries, right? I'm speechless. ”

"What's going on?" Tuohuan asked.

"The archbishop of our diocese, Zajich, is a villain who only pleases his superiors. His priesthood was bought at his own expense. The monk told him: "This man has no opinion of his own at all, and his level of theological knowledge is terrible." Only between the king and the pope, seeing the wind at the helm, swaying back and forth. But on the other hand, it is precisely because he is too unlearned and unskilled that he can't control everyone's lectures. It was during this time that our theories spread. ”

"Father Hus's theory was inspired by the English theologian Wycliffe. Therefore, when the church found out about the situation in Bohemia, its first reaction was to ask the local bishop to take action and ban Wycliffe's works. However, Bishop Zajic did not even know who Wycliffe was, and his close clergy were all fools who could only be greedy for money. ”

Therefore, although they were banned several times, they could not distinguish which books were considered heretics prescribed by the church, so they could only find some books to burn to deal with the matter. Our mission was largely unaffected. ”

"Sounds outrageous." Zhu Wenkui commented.

"Yes, it's because I've exaggerated that I've got this idea." Guo Kang said: "The problem in Europe now is that no matter what the organization, it is very imperfect. Normally, a church as old and large as an organization would certainly have the ability to oversee and purify itself. But the reality is, it just doesn't have ......"

"In the Central Plains, the phenomenon of selling official beards has also appeared repeatedly, but everyone knows that this is a bad phenomenon. Even if the imperial court was forced to start selling official titles, it would impose restrictions on the positions that could be sold, hoping to minimize the impact. But in Europe, these ideas and measures do not exist either, so there is no way to limit or mitigate these bad consequences. In my opinion, this is the result of the mortal organization, which has not been built well. ”

"As I just said, people are still the one under the sub-sealing system." Zhu Wenkui said: "If you can't even implement the orders of the central government, even if you have a good system, what's the use? ”

"Now there is more than one central government." Guo Kang spread his hands: "The low organizational ability will definitely affect other functions of the church. If it is like this, let alone reform the church, I am afraid that it will not be possible to maintain the existing order. ”

"That's true. I feel that the control of the Holy See in Rome has been loosened to the point that those of us feel that something is wrong. Another monk said: "Even after being banned, Fr. Hus insisted on going to Rome in the hope that the Pope would accept his advice." The Pope did not listen, but surprisingly, did not forbid him to preach – because the greatest enemy of the Pope of Rome was Pope Avignon, who did not have the energy to offend us anymore. Now, the division and hostility of the parties is so exaggerated. ”

"But in the end, we had a complete falling out with the Church, which was also caused by the Pope of Rome. He wanted to organize a crusade, so he gave out indulgences in Bohemia. Fr. Hus was unhappy with this and even questioned the Church's ability to lead the faithful. But the Pope has done anything to win. ”

"Another crusader? I don't know. Zhu Wenkui was surprised.

"The Crusaders weren't all against us." Tuhuan said speechlessly.

"Who is that beating?" Zhu Wenkui asked.

"It's against the Pope of Avignon." The monk replied: "The Popes, who have torn each other's faces, are sending crusaders to each other – unfortunately, we have to pay for them in the end." ”

"They called us, too." Tuhuan also said: "The city-states of northern Italy have now been persuaded by the bishop of Rome to support him. But the royal families of Naples and Aragon, both of which had close ties with France, always sided with the bishop of Avignon. ”

"And, lately, it has been rumored that of the three current Catholic archbishops, the one in Rome has the worst reputation. The last time Sigismund went to mediate, the more people intervened, the more people involved, and it became a farce, which made him very faceless. So this time, he has to remove at least one anyway before he can give everyone an account. Rome is the first to bear the brunt. ”

"No wonder it's so urgent...... Zhu Wenkui understood: "If there is no progress, his seat will be gone, right?" ”

"Is your country ready to support him?" Captain Jeska sounded.

"We don't want to pay attention to him at all." Tuohuan didn't give people face at all, and said bluntly: "Militarily, Naples is already in our pocket." If he wanted to occupy it, my grandfather just ate it at that time. It's just that we have a lot of more important things, and we don't want to waste manpower and time there, so we haven't done it all the time. ”

"Italy is the heart of Europe. The time of ancient Rome has passed, and it is not only not a place where it can arise, but a quagmire. Whoever goes in will be attacked by the others, so we don't have to rush. So that others can't control it, it's enough. ”

"And even if you do it, you can't take it yourself. Do we still lack legitimacy in Rome? On the other hand, if we mix with people with such a bad reputation, people will resist us. That's more than worth the cost. ”

"We believe that the only legitimate leader of the Church of God worship is the Patriarch of the capital. The schism and confusion of the Catholic Church in Rome proved their failure. I guess in the end, we'll have to clean up the mess. Until then, let them be. He waved his hand and finally said.

"Then your advantages include what Mr. Guo said?" Captain Jaska seemed to have some understanding.

"Yes. It's not hard to see why. Guo Kang explained: "If we want to curb corruption and reduce its destructive power, we need a better organization, not just chanting scriptures." But when the organization is perfected, it goes back to the previous problem: this kind of complex organization must have power inside. ”

"And, for any human nation, faith is a necessity. People need something sacred to sustain the organization and convince the members to obey the management. If the belief is not sacred enough and the explanation is not convincing enough, the cost of management will increase dramatically, and even the state will collapse. ”

So, this part of the organization that is in charge of the faith actually holds the most important power in the state. With so much authority in your hands, how can you not use it? The sages demanded that the clergy live a secular life, but in reality, as long as the clergy did not stay away from the faith, it did not matter whether they were penance, money and state office—the most crucial function was still there, and as long as the restraint was slightly relaxed, the situation that happened to St. Francis would have arisen. ”

"If a priest is far from the faith, is he still called a priest?" Captain Jaska was a little dizzy.

"Of course not. That's why I said that their thinking is all reversed. Guo Kang said: "Obviously, it is only right that we should do the opposite and actively pursue WTO accession." In this way, the corruption of the church will be slowed down and the ability of education will be increased. ”

"When the accession to the WTO reaches its limit, there is no difference between the church and the secular government. The Yuan had the functions of a high priest and the officials had to serve as bishops and priests. We in Rome have always had this trend. And in the East, people have already done it. Since there are ready-made examples, you can't just learn them. ”

"But as you said, this only slows down the corruption and reduces its destructive power, and it cannot be eradicated." The monk said, "Mortals may not be able to be so perfect." What should I do? ”

"When the corruption is finished, it will automatically be torn down and started again." Guo Kang said without hesitation: "Every time I do it again, I will learn a lot of experience and let the society move forward." In this way, we are getting closer and closer to our ultimate goal. This kind of development is all down-to-earth, much more down-to-earth than penance or something. I think that's the right way to go. ”

"That's a little bit beyond our understanding." The monks looked at each other and admitted, "However, these statements are indeed very interesting, and we will write them down and tell you about them." ”

"Well, we've been talking for too long. If you're all at that, don't go to the cathedral and eat here. Jeanne, who had been silent, opened her mouth to suggest.

"Okay, let's eat here." Tuhuan didn't care at all, nodded, and said to the two monks, "By the way, let's go and worship the saint here first, and do a prayer." It just so happened that it was time for them to cook a good meal. ”

Everyone was glad to follow him to the side of the small square. Under a makeshift shed, there is a statue.

I saw this saint, wearing a scarf on his head, wearing heavy armor, phoenix eyes and long hair, and his expression was solemn and mighty. When the monks saw this saint for the first time, they were a little curious and asked, "Which one is this?" ”

"This is Guan Yu, the chief patron saint of the army, the contract and the members of the non-blood family, everyone is generally called 'Guan Gong', or according to the ranking between those sworn brothers, he is called Guan Erye." Tuhuan told them the Chinese name: "On our side, many people worship him. ”

"This ranking, can't it also be the ranking of Brother Tian's family?" The monks were getting used to it, and guessed first.

"Not really." Tuhuan hurriedly said: "Their eldest brother is the first lord of Shu Han Liu, and the third brother is the general Zhang Fei. Didn't you marry Brother Tian......"

"Then since he is a saint, is there any miracle?" A monk asked curiously.

"There are quite a few." Tuohuan said: "Guan Gong is very popular in Seris. And, in our case, too, there are apparitions. ”

"Back then, when we were fighting against the Polish and Hungarian armies, the Polish Church brought in some cultists and wizards, cast spells, and summoned the great demon Satan. For a time, the battlefield was full of sand and rocks, and the sky instantly became obscure, and our soldiers couldn't open their eyes or raise their heads. The Poles, on the other hand, were demoralized and clamored to charge. ”

"At the critical moment, Patriarch Yin led the priests to pray to the Father and the saints. Guan Shengren is righteous and the first to respond. Everyone saw that a golden light suddenly appeared in the sky, and the saint rode a heavenly horse and led 100,000 sword-wielding angels to gallop down. Satan hurriedly drove the big crocodile under his crotch, danced the three-pointed spear, and scolded the ghosts to fight. ”

"The two sides fought together, the golden light in the sky was more abundant, and the black qi gradually dissipated; On the ground, the prayers of the Roman church became louder and louder, while on the side of the Polish church, the clergy became more and more weak and almost wanted to go first. Dozens of rounds later, I saw Guan Gong swing a knife and slash Satan under the crocodile. The ghosts and monsters disintegrated, and the black qi dissipated instantly. Our army then defeated the enemy. After cleaning the battlefield afterwards, dozens of corpses of Polish priests were found, all of them with black faces and bleeding, and it is estimated that at that time, they were shocked to death by righteousness. ”

"It's a wonderful story." The monks were surprised and said, "It's more detailed than that of Emperor Constantine." ”

"After all, time is close?" "In the place where we were fighting, there was a bare hill with no vegetation on it, but a lot of black and red stones. According to the local elders, it was the blood of the devil that burst out when Guan Gong beheaded Satan. ”

"That is also the holy place where we worship Guan Gong, and there is still a church dedicated to saints. My father, Khan, went to see the class some time ago. He also took Guo Kanganda's new stained glass and donated it to them. Next time I go, I guess you can see the mosaic window about public deeds. ”

"Then we must visit it when we have time." The monks said eagerly.

"Absolutely, they welcome all those who pursue righteousness." Tuhuan nodded, "There are many other places of worship. In our army, the worship of this saint is popular. ”

"And that's not the end of the story." He added: "Satan is a big devil and it's not that easy to get rid of. It is said that at that time, Guan Gong swung a knife and cut him out of the prototype - it turned out to be a huge snake. ”

The serpent was broken in two, and the first half struggled and flew back to Poland; The second half was sent out and landed on the border of Alemanni, where it was hidden by local people with ulterior motives. Therefore, to this day, the bad people in these two places hate us very much, and even if they lose money, they insist on getting along with us. And he especially likes to slander Guan Gong and slander our beliefs. It is said that this is the origin of the origin. ”

"This one sounds more ...... Wonderful. The monk didn't know what to say, but sighed, "So there is still such a saying." ”

"There are many stories of the Three Kingdoms, from Seris to Rome, there are many different legends. I heard that recently, there is a new version of the fire, you can also listen to it when you go back. Tuhuan suggested: "I won't talk so much today, otherwise I won't be able to finish it." Let's go and worship first. ”

Everyone had no opinion, and soon they followed him and prayed together.

(End of chapter)