Chapter 288

Maximus certainly understood what Dewey meant.

Although the bishop was also a kind and noble figure, though he wore an old robe and lived a simple life. But according to Dewey, it's true: the more such people are, the more difficult it is! Either he is a real saint, or he has great plans!

Dewey doesn't always believe in any saint in the world... How about micheus? The holy man, one of the founders of the temple, who has been glorified to the extreme in the Scriptures. As a result, I know the true face of micheus today. I'm afraid that no one will believe it!

This maximus is just a politician in the temple.

Maximus knows that in order to get the support of Dewey and let the Duchess bet on himself, what he has to do now is to show his strength and try to make the other side understand that he can get rich returns by betting on himself.

"Your Highness." After pondering for a while, Maximus said slowly: "I believe you should have a certain understanding of the rules of inheriting the position of the pope in the temple."

"Yes." Dewey nodded: "according to the rules of the temple, you should also be one of the heirs. But what I want to say is that, after all, there are eight archbishops, and you don't have to be the winner. "

"The Almighty God is above." Maximus looked compassionate: "it's not that I, Maximus, am greedy for power, but I am determined to devote myself to the gods and devote my life to the temple. I can't bear to see those Yemeni guys tarnish the temple! Their misdeeds will only discredit the temple. "

Dewey had no expression, waiting for the bishop to continue.

"There has been a long-standing struggle between Yemeni and Mosha. In the struggle of this generation, especially in the past two years. What they have done has become more and more excessive. Among the eight parishes on the mainland, Yemenis occupy five. Although we MOSSA sect only control three parishes, we are far ahead of them in terms of political achievements. Over the years, they advocated severe torture to establish the authority of the church and took drastic measures against heretics. A case six years ago in the southeast parish. They burned six people in the name of purifying heresy. Three years ago, in the southwest Parish, they hanged an aristocrat on charges of violating the spirit. These measures are too fierce and have already caused dissatisfaction from many aspects. In particular, the hanging of an aristocrat three years ago was regarded by the aristocracy of the Empire as a demonstration against them. In the diocese controlled by the Yemenis, there were always some conflicts with the imperial authorities, such as in the previous years. Because of the tax problem in the south, they criticized the imperial tax policy for being too heavy, which made the people pay most of their income to the imperial official tax, resulting in a sharp drop in their religious tax and contribution tax. And all these moves. It also made the relationship between the Yemenis and the imperial family and imperial officials very tense. Moreover, the belief that "theocracy is above all else" advocated by the Yemenis was naturally disliked by the royal family

"Of course." Dewey shrugged. "I don't know much about what you're saying. But I've heard about it

"Over the years, we MOSSA have controlled only three dioceses, only a few of them. But in the temple of internal reputation, but has been far higher than the Yemenis. Especially in the Presbyterian group, we are supported by the majority. However, one thing happened in the past two years has brought us a huge blow. If it wasn't for that accident, I'm afraid we MOSSA would not be in such an awkward situation now. "

When maximus said this, he sighed and looked at Dewey: "Your Highness, you must have heard of the name 'Hussein'

Dewey's heart leaped and his face looked surprised. "Hussein, of course I've heard of it. He is the most wanted man in the temple! The most powerful Knight of genius on the continent. And then betrayed the temple, right? "

"It's Hussein... Alas. Because of his affairs, we MOSSA have been implicated. It can be said that because of Hussein's rebellion, the strength of the Mosha faction suffered greatly. Originally, his holiness supported our Mosha faction very much, but later because of this... "

"What does Hussein have to do with you?" Asked Dewey.

Maximus gave a wry smile: "Your Highness, Hussain has become the Knight Chief of the Holy Knights at a young age, and has become one of the three leaders of the Holy Knights, the most powerful armed force of his highness. In addition to his talent and promising youth, there are other reasons for his qualifications." After a pause, he said slowly, "Hussain... He was born in our North Central parish. From his birth, he belongs to the Mosha faction."

This Dewey has never heard of. Although Hussein has been around him all the time, this indifferent man seems to regard the betrayal of the temple as the greatest pain of his life, and is seldom willing to mention his own affairs in the temple. He didn't say it himself, and Dewey rarely asked.

"Hussein was born in my parish and was selected to the Holy Knights' order when he was very young. Speaking of course, he stepped up to the position of the Grand Knight. In the process, of course, there is no lack of the support of our Mosha faction. After all... "Maximus said with a bitter smile:" although the Presbyterian order has been neutral for thousands of years, the Holy Knights order has long been no longer the sphere of influence of the Montenegrin sect. Everyone knows that in order to control power, we must first master force. The Holy Knights' order is the most powerful force in the church. For hundreds of years, both we and the Yemenis have tried their best to infiltrate the Holy Knights' order.

After all, the Knights' order is different from the Presbyterian order. The Montenegrin sect controls the seat of the Presbyterian order, which is difficult for others to penetrate. To enter the Presbyterian group, the first thing is to have the nomination of the Pope, and then the Presbyterian group will vote whether to accept or not. The Montenegrin faction is very united. If outsiders want to get a seat in the Presbyterian group, they can't pass their vote first. The order of knights is different. Every knight is selected and trained from an early age. And we just need to select some gifted children in our own parish and send them in regularly. According to the rules of the temple, no one can stop it. As long as our selected youngsters really have talent and become Holy Knights, no one can say anything. Moreover, because of the agreement reached between the Empire and the temple hundreds of years ago, the Holy Knights could not be stationed in the imperial capital, but could only keep a small part in the temple. Most of the Holy Knights are scattered in each parish to guard the local church. In this way, the holy knight order must be radiated by the local church, and it is difficult to remain completely neutral. For hundreds of years, although the Holy Knights can not be said to be completely infiltrated, there are always several schools of representatives among the High Knights. For example, the seventh level Knight they sent to assassinate me this time. " Maximus sighed: "speaking of Hussein, he is indeed the most talented one among the teenagers we selected. Soon he stood out in the north central parish and became one of the most talented. After that, it ranked very well in the selection competition! Dewey's heart suddenly laughed maliciously! How wonderful it is to put the flag of holy knight order on your cavalry division! It's like wearing a God's robe! I'm only allowed to hit you, but you're not allowed to hit me! Otherwise you will declare war on the great temple of light! In the room, two people met and laughed, each with a ghost. After dinner, Dewey politely sent the bishop back to rest, and he immediately found the guard elder Yan“ You leave the boat and land at once! Then the horse will go back to Loulan city immediately. No delay is allowed along the way Du Wei looked at the loyal bodyguard and said in a deep voice: "you go back to find Knight Rodriguez and tell him that I didn't estimate enough before I went back to the imperial capital. Now the imperial capital is facing great changes. I need strong support! Well, you convey my order, and ask the knight Rodriguez to pack the horse lightly at once. All the emperors will listen to you Lao Yan accepted the order and went out. When he returned to the room, QQ looked at Du Wei and sighed: "you have to be careful. Trading with the people in the temple is no doubt seeking skin from the tiger!" Du Wei laughs: "seek skin with a tiger? Hey, hey, let's see if they got my skin, or I got his skin! " At night, under the starry sky, the boat swam all the way down the river. The closer it was to the imperial capital, the more excited Du Wei was. Originally thought that this trip back to the imperial capital would not happen much, now it seems that the last time I went back to the imperial capital, I experienced a palace coup. And this time... Is there going to be a coup in the temple?