As Lu Baiyan questioned, the air he was looking at was slightly distorted.

“…… Don't be so angry, Lu. ”

Immediately after that, there was a faint sound of gnats, "I was just ordered to keep an eye on your actions, and it was not my intention to send up the upper branches." ”

"His Holiness the Pope or His Highness the Holy Maiden?"

Squinting and not buying this account, he followed up and asked.

"This is an order from the Holy See."

The gnats responded lightly, "I don't even know what you did...... Have you been in too much contact with outsiders? ”

Lu Baiyan was silent.

Although he had been aware of it for a long time, he still felt very bad when he saw that the Holy See's methods of dealing with outsiders were now being used on himself.

Others didn't know that he knew best, and the sound of gnats also came from one of their Templars, Han Jingchuan, who was ranked sixth.

What are the abilities...... Although it is not clear to the naked eye, if you look closely, you can see that there is a very small bug hidden behind him.

This is Han Jingchuan's ability, which is most suitable for serving as the eyeliner of the Holy See, quietly searching for all kinds of information.

Even if ordinary people are "Chosen One", if they don't focus on spiritual power, it will be difficult to perceive the existence of these small eyes, and even those with a certain amount of spiritual power may not be.

His strength Lu Baiyan is not weak, but he can only perceive it roughly, and this is still based on the fact that he knows all his colleagues well.

The other party is also an old man among the Templars, and sometimes the order does not tell everything, and with this ability, with his help in the past, the Holy See has always been able to collect a lot of unknown information, and seize the lead in some open and secret battles with the royal family, or other open and secret battles.

But that's not the problem, the problem is that the ability is now being used on their own people.

Of course, Lu Baiyan still thinks that he is a member of the Holy See, which is also what makes him unhappy - he remembers very well that the other party had a mission before, and he left the main city for a long time and did not come back.

Now that he suddenly appeared here, he obviously received an urgent report from the Holy See and came back to spy on him...... Why did you go earlier?

I launched an economic war before, why didn't I see you come back when I was talking in front of everyone in the Holy See? Now that the child is dead, your milk is coming, use this method to nest in the nest?

You say that this is a remedy, or something else, anyway, it is true that Lu Baiyan is unhappy - he doesn't care whether the person who issued this kind of order is the pope or the saint, of course, it stands to reason that the former is more likely, but no matter who it is, the nature of this practice will not change.

In fact, for Squint, who was born in a family and has been in the Holy See and the royal family for many years, if he can't even think of this, it is better to find a piece of tofu and kill him.

Otherwise, he would not have been so vigilant in front of Xu Shi's mansion before, and he would not say a word that was unfavorable to the Holy See, and if he said it, it would be hundreds...... When he had said that, he waited for good fruit to eat.

Now he knew completely in his heart, compared to the gentle means of peace talks, I was afraid that the Pope himself was more inclined to cut through the chaos quickly, and to end this conflict that shook the status of the Holy See with more radical means, it was not at all the first salute and then the soldier as mentioned before.

Sending people to keep an eye on oneself is, of course, to avoid unnecessary trouble, and once one shows any dangerous tendencies, he will strangle unnecessary trouble in the cradle.

It's thanks to my own vigilance, otherwise...... Lu Baiyan didn't have to think about it to know what was going to happen.

But on the other hand, if you really doubt yourself, then don't act so indifferent at that time, as if you trust as much as you trust?

Remembering the picture of the Pope coming forward to be a peacemaker during the previous debate, and even the suggestion he put forward was still adopted, he squinted his eyes and sighed silently in his heart.

In contrast, he suddenly felt that Xu Shi seemed to be a better person - it was undeniable that this guy was crazy and insidious, but he was very honest when he treated himself.

At least his wooing is quite direct, as for whether you say that his apprentice's attack is inspired by him, this actually doesn't matter, in the eyes of the squint, a large group of them are bound together, who says that the difference is not big, especially the earliest is Xu Shi himself.

He also believes in his own judgment, if it is changed to Xu Shi himself, the meaning will definitely not change, the difference is only that the words will be more clever.

Tut.

Lu Baiyan now understands how uncomfortable it is to be caught in the middle of the swing - if he had made a decision earlier, at least he would not be as whimsical as he is now.

But it's a pity that if you want to make a decision now, the effect won't be much better - even if you break off with Xu Shi, I'm afraid you won't be able to earn back too much trust from the Holy See, but if you go to Xu Shi with your heart, you can say that the family behind you and a series of related people will definitely not be able to get out of the way.

Because he had a hunch, the Holy See recalled the Templars who were outside, but he was afraid that there would be a big move.

"Anyway, I don't think you have much of a problem, and you haven't done anything out of the ordinary in the face of outsiders, but your temperament is more eclectic and soft."

Han Jingchuan could monitor his movements, but he couldn't read his heart, and when he saw this, he only comforted his old colleague, "So you don't have to worry about anything." ”

"I'll lend you good luck."

Squinted eyes said lightly.

"I'm just telling the truth."

Han Jingchuan said, "But since you have discovered me, it just so happens that His Holiness the Pope has called a meeting of everyone, so you should not be absent." ”

"Got it."

Lu Baiyan's tone was neither salty nor light, "Take in your little worm, it's enough for me to be upset by buzzing in my ears all the time." ”

“…… You just have to be there on time. ”

Han Jingchuan didn't fight with him, and the fluctuating air returned to normal after a while.

……

In the middle of the morning, the main church.

Compared to the last small meeting, this time the pomp was much larger - in addition to the eleven Templars, many clergy and clergy who held real power in the Holy See, and even the nuns of the almshouses from all over the country participated.

The empty church was crowded with people, and those who didn't know thought it was an unprecedented pilgrimage service.

The presiding officer is finally not the pure and immaculate Holy Highness, but the Pope who has been behind the scenes for a long time.

The old pope also changed into the highest standard outfit, and the twilight of the old man faded under the packaging, and he was a little more slender.

"Ladies and gentlemen."

The old pope spoke slowly, "I think you already know what you are called here for today. ”

"Yes."

Everyone responded in unison, many of them were leaders of other churches in other cities, and they could not enter the main city without receiving orders.

So when they were summoned, of course, what they did was written on letterhead.

The position of the Holy See is threatened! It can even be said to be a heavy blow!

Not being in the main city does not mean that you don't pay attention to the things in the main city, many people who are interested actually know early on that recently, a group of foreigners from overseas have made a lot of big moves here, not only relying on the Poseidon Stone to buy and sell to make a fortune, but now it has established a direct connection between the Holy See and the royal family, and founded a new sect.

If it was just the former, then they would only regret it at most - many people had already smelled the considerable profits behind the Poseidon Stone transaction, but unfortunately, when they were also ready to enter and show their strength in their own territory, this fire had already been extinguished, and the opportunity to make money naturally disappeared.

In terms of finances, churches in other cities are generally self-financed, and the main church will only provide assistance on special occasions...... Although it is generally impossible to lose, it is a pity to miss such an opportunity.

But.

If the latter is the case, the situation is different.

First of all, the state religion of the Hualan Empire is now the Holy Fire Cat Sect, which makes them suddenly become wild roads, and their name is not right.

And this trend is not as easy to stop as the Poseidon Stone trade, under all kinds of rumors, their churches in other cities have also suffered a certain blow, and even some neighboring counties have begun to build churches of the Cat Sect, after all, there is the support of the royal family behind it, and the speed of expansion is far faster than everyone imagined.

Including the measures taken by the Holy See in order to check and balance the Cat Sect before, of course, it will inevitably be implemented to go to other cities - otherwise, it will only be a face-saving project, and it will only backfire if you lose one or the other.

There is a saying that compared with the main city, the poor people in the counties and counties outside the city are more harmed.

However, although this operation saved some reputation for the Holy See, it was these self-sufficient clergy and clergy who suffered, and of course all the goods and materials for the relief of the people had to come out of them, and the expenses increased several times at once.

Compared with the days when you could earn a lot of money by giving away melons and dates casually, and you could earn a lot of money with a swing of indulgences, few people are really willing to do this kind of laborious thing.

"We all know that the despicable foreign barbarians are really too deceitful!"

The fiery one couldn't hold it back, and even when he stood up and said, "Your Excellency the Pope wants us to eliminate heresy?" I'm the first to get on! ”

"Me too!" "I'm the same!" "Hey, hey, hey!"

Seeing that the atmosphere was instantly hot, Lu Baiyan rolled his eyes in his heart.

He didn't know what to say...... Everyone knows that the starting point of most of these people is probably not to "serve the gods" for a long time, and it is simply because Xu Shi's operation has harmed their vital interests that they are so excited.

But this is probably also the genius of the Holy See, which binds everyone together with spirit and faith, but when driving, it often adopts substantive interest factors, not to mention being a non-stick pan inside and out, and the effect is not bad.

"Everyone, don't be impatient."

The old pope stood in the center of the stage and pressed his hand lightly, "I know how you feel, but heresy is cunning, and now it is involved with the royal family, and it affects the whole body, so we can't be reckless." ”

"And what is the Pope going to do?"

Some people actually have a few outsiders in their hearts, and so many of us drowned him in one spit...... But in the face of the supreme authority of the Holy See, they would not be impulsive enough to disobey his words.

"Find its weakness and break it with one blow."

The old pope said slowly, "Jing Chuan, tell me about your discovery. ”

"Yes."

On the stage, a man in a black robe and black armor, covering his whole body and leaving only a pair of eyes, stepped forward.

This is Han Jingchuan's own deity, but he has the same ability, and he can see at a glance that he is an intelligence worker.

"These days, I've been monitoring the eyeworms near Xu Shi's mansion and monitoring their movements."

His voice was low and hoarse, "In terms of action, he will basically only go to the churches and palaces of the Cat Sect, and many times he will not even go to the church, and he will be more managed by his subordinates." ”

"Getting to the point."

Park Guochang Park Knight urged.

“……”

Han Jingchuan was helpless, but he didn't bother to bother with him, "The point is, I seem to have discovered that there is a dislike between him and one of her wives, which has caused their overall atmosphere to be very bad now." ”

It sounds like a piece of gossip, but it doesn't take it lightly - a thousand-mile embankment collapses in an anthill, and many times a small glitch is deadly enough.

"Is there any possibility of acting?"

Someone can't help but ask.

"Not ruled out, but there is a high probability that it is true."

Han Jingchuan muttered, "His lady was swallowed by the sea god at that time, and although she heard that she had some opportunities, she was not lightly punished, and according to their conversations these days, it was because the "divine punishment" eroded her spirit that caused her temperament to change greatly. ”

They call the complication of the ability "divine punishment."

"If that's the case, that's really valuable information."

The other person bowed slightly, and said that the outside must first be settled inside, and many times there is a discord or something in the inside, which is often the beginning of a rout.

"Well, what ......does the Pope mean?"

"Try to stimulate the stimulation further."

The Pope said in a deep voice, "Now it seems that Xu Shi has been hiding this matter, obviously not wanting it to affect other things, but if we can use it, when it is messed up, it will be the best time to defeat him in one fell swoop." ”

"Of course, considering that there are also royal factors, this is certainly not enough, this is only a fuse at best."

He added, "That's why I've summoned you to come, and you have the most elite warriors of the Holy See in your hands, including yourselves, and the glory of the Holy See will surely reappear when the heresy is swept away." ”

This is going to be a complete fight, isn't it...... Lu Baiyan was beating a drum in his heart, obviously the Pope's goal was not only Xu Shi, but also the growing royal family.

This can be regarded as cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, otherwise it is useless to just eliminate Xu Shi, today there can be a cat and a cat to teach, and tomorrow there can be a dog to teach, the root cause is the royal family's fear of the Holy See, it is no longer to be checked and balanced, but there is a party that must be eliminated.

If it succeeds, maybe the Holy See will completely rule the Hualan Empire in the future? At most, one puppet of the Holy See will be raised.

Naturally, others are aware of this and are quite supportive.

One thing to say, in the papal system, there are really few people who are loyal to the royal family - even the Knights Templar have been poached by the roots, and the situation of the priests and nuns they have cultivated themselves is naturally self-evident.

So.

The final answer was only one sentence.

"Sweep away heresies and restore the glory of the Holy See!"

(End of chapter)