When Chen Changsheng said these four words, the proclamation naturally could not continue.

Old Man Lin looked at him quietly and said, "Do you think I don't dare to kill you?"

Chen Changsheng said: "On the third day of the new monarch's accession to the throne, he sent someone to kill the future pope, which will be in the history books. ”

Old Man Lin still looked at him quietly, and said in a calm voice: "You are Your Majesty's beloved junior brother, and you also have many supporters in the state religion, as you said, if I really kill you, Your Majesty will be sad, Kyoto will be in chaos, in order to calm the situation, in order to give an explanation to history, I must also be given death." ”

Chen Changsheng said: "But you will still kill me." ”

Old Man Lin said indifferently: "Because you have already expressed your attitude, I feel your danger, so since you are unwilling to be a minister, you can only die, Your Majesty ascends the throne, you need to shock the world, anyone who thinks of the demon queen must die, no matter who it is, as for my personal ending, it doesn't matter...... Because I am a foolish man. ”

"Foolishness does not mean that you have the power to be unreasonable, and it does not mean that you need to be respected. ”

Chen Changsheng turned around by the window, and the cold autumn light fell on the hospital uniform, which was very similar to the starlight.

He drew his sword and placed it upside down on its scabbard.

His hands were steady, his breathing was the same, and his voice was the same: "My master is leaving the palace at this time?"

Old man Lin frowned slightly, he didn't expect that he would be able to maintain a clear state of mind at this time.

"Have you ever wondered why he didn't kill me three days ago in the Tianshu Mausoleum, and he never came to see me at the National Education Academy?"

Chen Changsheng looked at Old Man Lin and said, "Because he doesn't dare to see me, and he can't be sure if he can kill me quietly." ”

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......

"He was raised by me, and if I open my mouth to die, he should die honestly, this is his duty. ”

In the most secluded palace of the palace, a voice as cold as autumn was echoing.

"If this is your duty, why don't you dare to go to the National Education Academy to see him?"

The Pope's voice rang out.

"Why didn't I dare to see him? I just didn't want to, because he couldn't think about it because of those stupidities, and when he saw me, he said something inappropriate and made me angry. ”

Shang Xingzhou is no longer as ordinary as he has been in the past twenty years, and he still wears Taoist robes, but no one will regard him as an ordinary middle-aged Taoist.

He has black hair, occasional frost on his sideburns, a handsome face, skin as smooth as a newborn child, calm and indifferent, elegant and palpitating, obviously older than the Pope, but still looking extremely young, and his body seems to be full of endless energy.

The Pope looked at him and said calmly, "Really, what are you doing when you come to see me, brother, aren't you afraid that I will say something inappropriate and make you angry?"

Shang Xingzhou said: "I came to see you to discuss the matter of my teaching inheritance. ”

"The staff?"

Shang Xingzhou said: "Not bad. ”

The Pope confirmed what he meant, and after a moment of silence asked, "Why?"

Shang Xingzhou said calmly: "Tianhai is dead, what's the use of keeping him?"

The Pope shook his head slowly and said, "He has read through the 3,000 Dao Collections since he was a child, and he has excellent talent for cultivation and impeccable conduct. ”

Shang Xingzhou looked at him quietly and said, "Senior brother, you should know very well that the inheritance of the national religion has always had nothing to do with talent, otherwise how could it be your turn to succeed to the throne back then?"

The most important consideration in the inheritance of the state religion is how to make the state religion survive for thousands of generations, which really has nothing to do with the talent of the candidate, but only with interests.

Back then, when the palace chose the next generation of popes, the realm strength was superior, and the means and ambitions were far superior, and it was because of this consideration that they took the initiative to withdraw from the competition.

It was so a thousand years ago, it was like that then, and how can it be an exception now?

Thinking about the events of that year, the Pope was silent for a long time, and suddenly said: "His bloodline obviously comes from the Remnant line. ”

Since we don't talk about talent and Dao heart, but only about benefits, then let's focus on this.

"Yes, I once promised that the monk, as long as the great thing is successful, Chen Changsheng, as the representative of the bereaved family, will succeed the pope, and they will give up the struggle for the throne. ”

Shang Xingzhou said expressionlessly: "But that night, Tianhai shattered his mind and destroyed the passage that took hundreds of years for the remnants to open, even if they get the true inheritance of the Holy Light Continent, it will take at least decades to break the crystal wall again, in that case, why should I fulfill my promise and let that useless little guy be the Pope?"

Hearing this, the Pope's expression did not change, and he asked indifferently: "Then who do you want to be the Pope?"

Shang Xingzhou didn't speak, and clapped his palms.

Bright applause echoed in the quiet hall.

A moment later, with the sound of very light footsteps, a young girl walked in from outside the temple.

That night, the girl had appeared in front of the Heavenly Book Tomb.

She is very delicate, very delicate, very cute, but there is a noble and arrogant spirit between her eyebrows and eyes.

Mu Jiu Shi, one of the young and mysterious six giants of the state religion, even the Holy Queen of Tianhai has a different attitude towards her.

The Pope didn't seem surprised to see her appear, and asked, "Are you sure you have to be the Pope?"

Mu Jiushi said with a smile: "I am a very calm person, and I don't have the confidence to compete with Xu Yourong for favorability in the hearts of the Nanren, so I won't go to Nanxi Zhai to be a saint." ”

She smiled very freely and generously, and her words were very proud and domineering.

"But Chen Changsheng is nothing, why should I make him the Pope?"

His Majesty looked at her with a smile and did not speak.

The smile of the pastoralist was deeper, not like the smile that a girl of her age should have.

Her words were also deeper, like handwriting carved into wood, and by no means words that should have been spoken to His Majesty the Pope.

"You didn't mean...... Are you going to die?" she looked at His Majesty the Pope and said with a smile: "Even if you don't want me to be the Pope now, there is no way to stop it after you die, why not do it now, after I become the Pope in the future, I will thank you for your kindness, and I will naturally leave Chen Changsheng a way to live." ”

That night in front of the Tianshu Mausoleum, the Holy Queen of Tianhai asked the Pope the reason, and the reason given by the Pope was very clear - he was old and about to die.

This should be true, but the words spoken by the pastoral poem are no longer direct, but rude.

Shang Xingzhou raised his hand, motioned for her to stop talking, looked at the Pope and said, "I have already done one of the two things I will do in the second half of my life. ”

What is said here is naturally the death of the Holy Queen of the Heavenly Sea.

"The second thing I want to do, junior brother, you also know very well, is to destroy the demon clan and complete the will of His Majesty Taizong. You also agree with this, so you will join forces with me in this matter, you know better, if you want to destroy the demon race, we need to unite all the forces that can be united, His Majesty Taizong has completed the alliance between the demon race and the human race, Tianhai and you have made a north-south confluence, and then it will naturally be the turn of the east and the west, so many years ago, you began to cultivate pastoral poetry, and when she was five years old, you left her the position of archbishop of Xuanwen Temple, so why can't you let her be the pope?"

What the Pope wants to say.

Shang Xingzhou said: "I know that there has never been an old example of a woman serving as the pope before, but when you could support Tianhai to ascend to the throne of the Great Zhou Emperor, you should be able to support her, junior brother, don't forget, she represents the entire Great Western Continent, and the position of the archbishop of the Xuanwen Hall is not enough, we must pay more to see the advent of the era of true unification of the human race." ”

The Pope was silent for a long time, put on his crown and robes, and walked towards the stone wall deep in the temple.

The stone wall gradually parted, and the holy light burst out from inside, shining on the face of the pastor, and the smile was so proud.

Shang Xingzhou glanced at her.

The pastor stepped forward and took the Pope's arm.

The Pope paused and looked at her.

She looked back with a sweet smile, not letting go.

The Pope didn't say anything, and walked towards the stone wall.

Over there is the main hall of light.

Hundreds of bishops waited quietly in the temple.

Tens of thousands of priests, teachers, students, and cavalry waited outside the temple.

The Pope went to the brightest place.

Pastoral poetry stood beside him.

Seeing this scene, many national religious figures, including Eucalyptus Lin and Zhuang Zhilian, showed shocked looks on their faces.

Mao Qiuyu stood quietly at the front, his expression unchanged.

The Pope looked at the crowd and said: "I have something to announce. ”