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"It seems that this governor of Nurin Province can easily ...... Originally, we were worried about what would happen to him. ”

Ade had a relaxed smile on his face.

Chen Daolin frowned, glanced at Ade, and said slowly: "After getting the application, what did those officials say?"

"What else can I say. Ade pursed the corners of his lips: "These officials in Nulin Province are simply a bun of people who have never seen the world, there are gold coins to open the way, these people's eyes are bigger than bull's eyes, holding our golden tickets in their hands, smiling extremely brightly, the paperwork for the purchase of land is quickly in hand, and the application for the mission, it is also ......"

Speaking of this, Ade cautiously looked at Chen Daolin's face, he hesitated, but still couldn't help but say, "My lord...... This missionary thing ......"

Chen Daolin thought about it for a while, anyway, this matter still has to be said sooner or later, after all, although Ade and Montoya have been convinced of themselves, but after all, these two people are people from the Temple of Light, and they dragged these two guys to spread other religions, and it was clear that they wanted to drag them into the water - if these two people were willing to accompany him as "heretics", they had to dispel their worries before implementing the whole plan.

Chen Daolin pondered his words for a while, and his expression became stern: "You guys...... There must be concerns in your heart, right?"

The relaxed expression on Ade's face immediately retracted, and he glanced at the Holy Knight next to him, Montoya, standing by the window, looking out of the window and not speaking.

This is a high-end guest room in a large hotel in Mulan City, the room is on the top floor of the third floor, facing the street on one side, and looking out of the window, it is a bustling main street in Mulan City. Although the economy of Nurim province has declined. But after all, it is the largest street in the capital of a province, and it still looks a little bustling, and the streets are full of people. There are quite a few, and occasionally I see some grassland aliens in strange costumes. Walk with a team of horses.

The Holy Knight didn't look back, his eyes were still looking into the distance, listening to Chen Daolin's words, Montoya's body seemed to shake slightly, and then he slowly let out a breath and said in a low voice: "When I came out, Your Majesty said it." Whatever adults want us to do, we just do it...... Even if it is a big rebellion, all of them must obey the orders of adults. ”

Montoya's words are tantamount to a statement. Chen Daolin expressed satisfaction with his attitude. Nodding, he looked at Ade again. Ade immediately spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "I mean the same as Lord Montoya...... It's just that I still have some doubts in my heart, and I don't know what your plan is......

"My plan. I don't have to say it all to you now. Chen Daolin shook his head and said slowly: "But what I can explain to you first is that what we have to do next will soon become the enemy of the Temple of Light!"

“...... Enemy?" Ade's face turned pale.

"Yes, enemy!" Chen Daolin deliberately furrowed his brows. He stared at Ade with a solemn expression: "I, and you, will all become what you call 'infidels', we will preach another religion, spread doctrines here, gather believers, and then ...... We will all become a thorn in the side of the Church of Light! Even to put it more strictly, the two of you are likely to become 'sinners' in the Temple of Light, after all, you are all originally from the Temple of Light. ”

Ade's face became more and more difficult to look at.

Montoya shook his head, raised his eyelids, and glanced at Chen Daolin: "I believe that you must have a deep intention in doing this, right?"

A strange smile appeared on the corner of Chen Daolin's mouth, he slowly stood up, also walked to the window, glanced at the bustling street outside, and suddenly asked, "There is a question...... Both of them are outstanding figures in the Temple of Light, I would like to ask the two of you, the temple has been declining for more than a hundred years, what is the biggest reason when you think about it?"

This question is not new.

The temple has been declining from generation to generation, and there are naturally elites in the church who have learned from the pain, and elites like Ade and Montoya have naturally reflected on such problems.

Everyone already had their own answer to this question, and Ade immediately said: "This still needs to be asked, this qiē is naturally due to the original Duke Tulip!"

There was a deep resentment in his tone.

This answer is not surprising either.

In fact, that's what the vast majority of people in the church think. The decline of the Temple of Light is the cause and effect planted after the rise of that legendary figure more than a hundred years ago. The first Duke Tulip, eloquent and strategic, when he ruled the empire, relied on his supreme authority, established his unshakable prestige in the war, used the war to grasp all the military and political power in his hands, brandished a big stick to attack the church, no one can contend with it, and the goddess believed in the Temple of Light, but there was no miracle to show, and at the same time, the various decrees made by the first Duke Tulip were all aimed at the church and weakened the privileges of the church, and the church gradually declined for more than a hundred years.

Speaking of which, although Duke Tulip is a hero of the Empire, he is undoubtedly the most unpopular figure and the most hated figure for the Temple of Light.

It's just that no one dares to say such things openly.

Chen Daolin was not surprised to hear Ade's answer, and turned his head to look at Montoya.

Montoya thought for a moment, shook her head, and said, "I don't know...... Ade has a point, but I always feel that things are not so simple. I think...... Internally, there are some problems within the church. ”

After all, Montoya is still a little different from Ade, although they are both elites of the church, but Montoya's status in the church is higher than Ade, so he can also see some things that Ade can't see.

Chen Daolin smiled: "The answer that Ade said is only thirty percent right, and as for Montoya, your answer is fifty percent right." ”

"Fifty percent?" Ade frowned and looked at Chen Daolin: "So...... What do you think, my lord?"

"If I want to accurately tell the reason for the decline of the temple, it will be a long story, but I am afraid that it will not be able to be explained in a day or two. But...... When I was in the Academy of Magic, I had nothing to do and studied history, but I did a careful study of the history of the temple. A conclusion was drawn...... However, this conclusion may not be acceptable to you. ”

Ade and Montoya looked at each other, "Oh? ”

"My conclusion is......" Chen Daolin sighed deliberately: "Even if there is no appearance of the Tulip Family, with the condition of the temple, it will only last for a few more decades at most." The same will decline. Even if there is no such figure as the first Duke Tulip, but only the emperor of later generations. There are one or two powerful characters, and the situation of the temple is not too bad for me to be the same as it is now. ”

“......”

Montoya didn't say anything about this answer, but Ade's face showed a little disapproval, and the young priest couldn't help but say, "Why did your lord come to such a conclusion? Before the Tulip family appeared, the temple was deeply rooted in the empire. Even the royal family had to look at the face of the temple...... How could such power be easily shaken! If it weren't for ......"

"There are no ifs. Chen Daolin's categorical words interrupted Ade's words, and he said categorically: "The decline of the temple. After all, the reason for this is that there is a problem with its own system! Any force, group, or organization in this world. Even the development of a country, in the final analysis, is a matter of the system! The new system will inevitably defeat the old system, and the rational system will inevitably defeat the irrational system. An advanced system will inevitably defeat a backward system...... Even if there are occasional exceptions, they are short-lived exceptions that will soon be corrected...... You must understand that history itself has an unbreakable rule!

The prosperity of the Temple of Light is inseparable from the founding of the Roland Empire. It can be said that at the beginning of the founding of the Roland Empire, the system of the Temple of Light at that time was very reasonable, and the Temple relied on the founding emperor to help him conquer the world, accumulate a lot of prestige, calm the war, unify the country, and restore peace to the human world, which is in line with the wishes and interests of the majority of the people, so the temple can rise with the trend. But after a thousand years of development, this world is no longer what it was at the beginning of the founding of the country, but the system of the temple itself has not changed, so it no longer conforms to the development of this world, from the original reasonable system to the unreasonable system now, so as to ...... This point has nothing to do with whether the Tulip family appears or not, as I just said, even if there is no Tulip family, as long as one or two emperors emerge in the royal family who have the ability to make decisions, the temple will also be suppressed and fall to the point where it is today. ”

Ade's face was a little ugly, and it was really difficult to accept Chen Daolin's words emotionally.

Chen Daolin saw Ade's face and smiled coldly: "You don't agree, okay, then let me ask you, throwing out the factor of the Tulip Family's existence, you sue me, what is the significance of the existence of the Temple of Light to the people of the Roland Empire?"

As soon as he heard this question, Ade received the education of the temple since he was a child, and naturally replied casually: "It is the natural obligation of every Roland person to believe in the great goddess, and we, as the people of God, worship the goddess, and only after death can the soul have a home, with the protection of the goddess......"

"Alright. Chen Daolin waved his hand, interrupted Ade's words again, and said coldly: "The fate of the soul after death is too illusory. As for the natural obligation, it can only deceive those who are ignorant and ignorant. I only know that I was born in this world, and I was born by my mother's hard work in October, and I am not a goddess of light. It was my parents who raised me, and I wasn't a goddess. If I am asked to worship the Goddess, let me use the proceeds of my hard work to worship the temple...... Then if you are a clear-headed person, you can't help but think: Why?"

Ade stopped talking.

Chen Daolin said quickly: "The farmer works hard, and the goddess will show her strength to bless the wind and rain and the land to be harvested?" I'm sorry, I didn't see this kind of thing...... Will the goddess come forward to protect the prosperity of the small traders who sell their wares? I'm sorry, but I don't see anything like that happening...... When the army fights, will the goddess come forward to protect them from invincibility? I'm sorry, but it doesn't seem to have happened. A coolie works hard every day, and when he is destitute, will the goddess appear and give him abundant food and clothing? Is it such a thing as a dying sick man struggling to survive, and the goddess will appear and give him health and life? Still not zài......"

Chen Daolin glanced at Montoya, who was thoughtful on the side, changed his tone, and said slowly: "But what about the existence of the empire? The stability of the empire can at least provide a stable environment. Make laws to give everyone a solid order. Whether it is a farmer, a trader, a coolie doing hard labor, or a soldier fighting a war, all these people must be attached to the stable order of a country in order to survive well. In other words...... The importance of the empire. It is far more important to everyone than an ethereal religion. In other words, a stable national government can keep people fed and alive. The meaning of religion is more to satisfy people's spiritual pursuits. So let me ask you, is it important to have enough to eat and live, or is it more important to satisfy the spirit? I don't deny the importance of the latter, but things always have a sequence. In the absence of a full meal, I think most people will temporarily abandon their mental pursuit and find a way to survive first! If they had to choose one or the other, then I think more than ninety percent of the people would choose to live first!"

"Your Excellency. What do you mean?" Montoya looked at Chen Daolin thoughtfully, with a solemn expression.

"I mean it very simply...... From the very beginning of its establishment, the most fundamental doctrine of the Temple of Light was wrong! Therefore, it is also an inevitable result that it has fallen to such a point today. Now there is a rotten upper echelon in the church, and there are moths of extravagance, and these are not the main reasons...... Is there no corrupt official in the government of the empire? But why have most of the people abandoned the church?" Chen Daolin took a deep breath, and at this moment, in the eyes of Montoya and Ade, Chen Daolin's face seemed to be shrouded in a layer of light, and he heard Chen Daolin say word by word: "The foundation of the founding of the Temple of Light was originally wrong!"

“...... Creation, the fundamental ...... of creation and education Is it wrong?" Montoya's body was shocked, and he looked at Chen Daolin in despair.

Chen Daolin's face was full of mockery, and he sneered: "The fundamental purpose of the founding of your Temple of Light, the ultimate purpose is to completely make the royal family bow its head, seize the imperial power of the royal family, and then replace the imperial power with divine power...... In your hearts, it is best to kill all the emperors, imperial governments, and all of them, and rule mankind with the Temple of Light. You have set such an ultimate goal from the place where you founded the church, so for the past thousand years, the Temple of Light has been confronting the royal family from beginning to end, competing with the royal family for power and profit, desperately suppressing the royal family, suppressing the other party's living space, and seeking greater power for yourself......

What is ridiculous is that this is your biggest fundamental mistake! The political power is in the hands of others, and the foundation for all Roland people to have enough to eat and survive is in the hands of others! And you can only provide you with some illusory spiritual investigation. Even if some ignorant people will be deceived by the way you preach, many more people, once faced with the choice of survival, will resolutely choose to support the imperial government and abandon you. In the final analysis, people always put survival as the first demand. ”

Chen Daolin's words made Ade and Montoya fall into shock!

Neither of them is stupid, they are both elites cultivated by the church, and their vision is extraordinary, but after all, they have been in the church for many years, their thinking is rigid, preconceived, and they have been instilled from childhood to adulthood to revitalize the church, let the glory of the church re-envelop the land, make all the people turn to the church, and finally make the church stronger than the emperor, and let theocracy become the supreme authority in this world......

But I never thought that this kind of thinking was fundamentally wrong!

From the first day of the establishment of the Temple of Light, the fundamental purpose of the church, in the position of dealing with the royal family, has only one rule: kill the other party! Even if it can't be done temporarily, it will suppress and resist step by step, but the long-term goal is to kill the other party!

Only Chen Daolin, who comes from the real world, can see at a glance how ridiculous and absurd the fundamental purpose of this kind of education is!

This is simply impossible!

Judging from the normal trajectory of civilization, the inevitable rule is that the system of the state must override the system of religion!

If religion wants to survive, it can only compromise the state system step by step.

In Chen Daolin's opinion, the mistake of the Temple of Light is very ridiculous...... If you really want to overthrow the royal family and replace the royal family to establish a theocratic state, then you should take advantage of your own strength and rise up as soon as possible!

This is not something that no one has ever done in the history of the real world. Zhang Jiao, Yellow Turban, the sky should be dead, and the yellow sky should stand.

But even if it did. Even if they really kill the royal family and overthrow the current national government. It can only turn the Temple of Light into another national government. If we want to rule the country, we can only change the religious system into the state system! If we continue to want to rule the country with the religious system, it will never be possible!

In the final analysis, the state system and the religious system are two completely different things.

If you want to forcibly rule the world with "theocracy", then the only result will definitely be overthrown in the future!

This is the inevitable result of the trajectory of history and civilization!

The religious system is backward. Backward systems will inevitably be overthrown.

In medieval Europe, the power of the Church was so huge! The Pope's will commanded the whole of Europe, even the king to obey the Pope's will, and disobedient kings could be directly deposed or deposed!

But the result? In today's real world. In addition to the title of a spiritual idol, the Pope can't even get out of the Vatican!

Forcibly allowing the religious system to rule instead of the state system will not work at all.

Although in the real world, there are still countries in the Middle East with strong religious power, such as Iran and other Islamic countries. However, with the development of human civilization, these countries are also changing little by little, and the power of religion is slowly being leveraged......

The general trend of this development will never change.

Therefore, in Chen Daolin's opinion, it is impossible for the Temple of Light to work.

In this way, there are only three possibilities for the fate of the Temple of Light:

The first possibility: confrontation with religion and the state system. Only the end of being suppressed by the state system!

The second possibility: take 10,000 steps back and say, even if the Temple of Light rebels, overthrows the emperor's rule, and exterminates all government officials, and rules the empire with the theocracy of the church, it will be overthrown sooner or later after a long time. It can't last long!

The third possibility is that the rebellion succeeds and replaces the imperial government, but the Church must also degenerate from a religious system into a new state system, and must abandon the "religious theocracy" thing...... But in this way, in fact, it is tantamount to violating its original intention, and the church system has become a state system, so it is equivalent to the emergence of a new state system, and its own theocracy can only be discarded...... But in this way, it is tantamount to the religious system destroying itself, and leaving behind a new state system. It doesn't make any sense.

"The only way for the Church to develop is to abandon your erroneous purpose of building, and not always think of killing each other and replacing them in your attitude towards the Imperial Government and the Imperial Family. Rather, it is to be attached to each other, to strive to develop oneself, to deepen and expand one's influence, and to silently influence generation after generation of people. The impact is not on how much religious taxes you charge, not on how many powerful Holy Knights you have.

In essence, you are a group that satisfies the spirit of the people, just do your job well, and don't always think about seizing power. ”

"Yes...... But wouldn't this be subject to others?" After all, Ade was still a little puzzled: "In that case, wouldn't we have to rely on the snort of the imperial family in the Temple of Light?! If the royal family wants to attack us, won't we even have room for resistance?"

Chen Daolin sneered: "If you don't always think about killing the imperial family and replacing it, why does the emperor attack you? He has enough to eat? You can meet the spiritual needs of the people in peace, fill the people's religious needs, and do not compete with the emperor for power, which is equivalent to helping him stabilize his rule and pacify the people's spiritual world...... There are only good and no harm in ruling the emperor, which emperor has a bad mind and wants to kill you?"

"This ......"

Ade was speechless.

But Montoya asked her own question: "Then according to what you said...... My lord, in this way, what is the point of the existence of our Temple of Light?"

"What's the meaning?" Chen Daolin sneered: "The meaning of saving zài is that the national government must be eliminated and replaced, is this meaningful? It must be made to make all the people of the empire obey your orders, and it is meaningful to take and take it? It is necessary to make your pope the emperor, and you, the high-ranking people in the church, the archbishop will become the prime minister, the presiding judge of the inquisition will become the imperial minister of law, and the head of the Holy Knights will become the minister of war." Is that what makes sense?"

When the people of the two churches heard this, they could not refute it.

Chen Daolin let out a long sigh and said meaningfully: "I know that it may be difficult for you to accept my words in your hearts for a while. But I still want to tell you what it means to be a religion. It's not about fighting for power, it's about longevity!"

"Long?" Both of them looked at Chen Daolin blankly.

"It's long-lasting!" Chen Daolin said slowly: "It's really long-lasting! Even if it's a thousand years or 10,000 years in the future...... Even after the fall of the Roland Empire and the emergence of a new empire, the Temple of Light still exists, and people still believe in the temple and the goddess. Even if it is another thousand years. Even the emperor no longer exists, and a new system of human civilization has emerged...... But the people still believe in the religion of the Temple of Light...... In this way, it is your victory! You are competing for power with the royal family of the Roland Empire all day long, and it is simply a matter of eyebrows. ”

That's what Chen Daolin said. That's exactly what I thought in my heart.

Christianity is a living example of this.

Although there were some detours in the Middle Ages, forcibly putting the pope's theocracy above state power, and then being hit on the head and bleeding, the later paths were all on the right track.

As a result, thousands of years have passed. Feudalism disappeared, royal power and imperial power disappeared, into democracy, capitalism...... Although there are many branches of doctrine, whether it is Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, Mormon, etc. In general, they all believe in God.

That's the biggest success! That's the biggest victory!

Religion provides the needs of the spiritual world, and if you do your duty, you will be successful, but if you have to take care of other people's jobs, it is purely to be full

......

After this conversation, Montoya and Ade were shocked when they heard it, limited to the times and the general environment, although these two people are considered elites, but Chen Daolin's such a novel analysis has never been talked to by anyone.

Chen Daolin's words, if placed in the real world, are naturally well-known common sense, but in the Roland world, such words are simply deafening, like a lightning axe, splitting the inherent way of thinking in the hearts of the two, and undoubtedly showing the two of them an unprecedented new insight into the new world.

Seeing that the two of them were speechless by themselves, Chen Daolin was secretly a little proud in his heart, and then smiled: "Let's stay in Mulan City for a few days, these days, you have done all the preparations that need to be done according to the list I wrote, and then, we will set off to collect the land we bought......

After some brainwashing before, the two of them were already fascinated, but now Chen Daolin told the truth, so that the two of them slowly came back to their senses.

Montoya and Ade suddenly discovered that they had been taught by Chen Daolin for a long time, but the most important question was not answered: What is the point of establishing a new religion here?

"My lord......" Montoya only felt a little bitter in his mouth, and said with a wry smile: "These problems in the temple are ...... I can't grasp all of your words yet, so I can only think about them slowly in my heart from now on...... However, the question at hand is, do we really want to spread such a new religion in this Nulin Province?"

Chen Daolin glanced at Montoya: "You want to ask me what my purpose is for doing this." ”

The Holy Knight looked solemn: "I am ready to dedicate myself, even if I become a sinner in the temple! I believe in the words of His Majesty the Pope, and I am willing to entrust my life to you......! At least before I do these things, I need you to give me a reasonable explanation. ”

Chen Daolin sighed: "In the end, you still don't dare to believe me...... Well, it's normal for you to have such concerns. Now I don't want to explain too much, the overall plan in my heart is not something that you can comprehend in your current realm, I just want to say one sentence: The Temple of Light has now reached the point where it has to make changes! But this kind of change cannot be done by relying on the temple itself, even if Heynckes wants to do it, the people below will oppose it! The inherent system of the church for a thousand years has imprisoned too many people's minds. Those who have vested interests will not agree with Heynckes to make changes, so what I have to do is to wake up those people! Maybe I am a little rougher! At least in my opinion, there are too many fools in the church to understand people. I'm going to show everybody how religion is played!"

After a pause, Chen Daolin looked at the two who were still dazed, and sneered: "I won't explain it if I have more, anyway...... If you believe me, follow me, and if you don't, turn around and leave immediately and go back to the imperial capital, and I will not keep you. If you stay here, you will all become sinners in the Temple of Light on the surface, but in the long run, you will be the heroes of the Temple......! It's up to you to decide. ”

Montoya's eyes lit up when she heard the last two sentences. This kind of self-sacrificing pathos is exactly in line with the set of moral standards of knightly dedication in the hearts of the holy knights, and it immediately stimulates the blood in Montoya's heart!

It's Ade, he is not a knight, and after all, he is younger, and his brain is more active, after listening to Chen Daolin's last two sentences, although there is nothing on his face, he can't help but slander in his heart.

Sacrifice me alone, and make thousands of families happy?

If someone else says something like that, it may be somewhat credible. But such lofty words came out of the mouth of this Lord Darling Chen...... But why is it so awkward?

Shouldn't this guy's moral concept be to sacrifice thousands of families and be happy with me?

"Alright, if you don't have anything else to say, get to work. Chen Daolin walked to the table and sat down, poured himself a glass of water, and took a sip slowly: "Give you two days first, go and hire someone to copy the notice I wrote, I want this notice to be posted all over Mulan City in two days!" (To be continued)