Chapter 561： Cardinal meeting

The towering spire of the Holy Light Cathedral exudes colorful light in the morning light, just like an exquisite oil painting.

In a conference room in the west wing of the cathedral, members of the Cardinal Regiment were walking in one after another.

In the power structure of the Glory Church, the pope has the highest status and the most power, but at the same time it is also subject to the constraints of the cardinals.

The appointment and removal of the pope requires a vote by the cardinals. In addition, some important orders issued by the pope must also be voted by the cardinals to take effect.

However, the Cardinals only have voting rights, not executive powers.

Moreover, under normal circumstances, the Cardinals will not challenge the authority of the Pope, unless the other party really does something maddeningly angry.

Today, what Pope Gregory has done, although not really to the point of anger and resentment, has indeed seriously damaged the prestige of the church.

In addition, many members of the Cardinal Group blamed Gregorian’s inaction for the turmoil in the previous Eastern Diocese. The final result was the undercurrent surging within the church, and the voice of Gregorian’s stepping down became more and more. big.

Most of the 120 seats in the conference hall have been filled. On the high platform in the middle of the hall, the three cards belonged to the cardinal's seat, but only one person sat.

Cardinal Mensay looked blankly at the entrance of the hall, and his thoughts had drifted to nowhere.

Since returning from negotiating with the North, the atmosphere above the sacred mountain has suddenly become tense.

Obviously, this is all because of the two reconciliation conditions proposed by the North Border.

Pope Gregory abdicated, and the northern diocese became independent.

Both of these conditions can be described as extremely excessive, but the church leaders also understand that if they want to appease the North, it is impossible to reject both conditions. At least one of them must be agreed, otherwise the negotiation will not continue at all.

As for which one...

Needless to say, Pope Gregory would certainly not agree to the first one.

However, the members of the Cardinals did not want to lose the Diocese of the Northern Territory.

As a result, the voice demanding Gregory's abdication gradually changed from the undercurrent under the water to the wind and waves on the bright surface.

For this reason, last night, Gregorian specifically found Mensay and asked him to suppress the danger that was gradually emerging in the cardinal regiment.

Mensa Yiben didn't want to help. He actually wanted Gregory to abdicate. As the heir of the Pope, once Gregory abdicated, he would have the opportunity to sit on the top of the holy mountain.

But the only thing that made Mensay hesitate was that even if Gregorian was forced to abdicate, he may not be his successor.

Because since the Eastern Diocese was swept by the Blood Cavalry, Mensay’s prestige in the church has not been as good as before. If Gregorian abdicates now, then the successor will most likely be Cardinal Nopton.

Since it's not his turn anymore, Mensay's mentality is not so eager, and he even has the leisure interest of watching the fire from the shore.

On the other hand, Mensay is somewhat inclined to maintain the status quo.

After all, the change of the pope will inevitably cause turmoil, and the empire at this time is still better...

"Master Mensay, everyone is here."

The words of the attendant pulled Mensa back to reality.

He nodded and signaled that he knew, then he sat up straight, adjusted his collar, took the mallet and knocked it three times.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

"Okay, everyone is here, so let's start."

When the meeting hall gradually calmed down, Mensay picked up the parchment roll in front of him and said:

"There are three topics for today's meeting, first..."

"Wait a moment!"

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the entrance of the hall.

Mensay was wondering who would dare to disrupt the order of the cardinal meeting, but when he saw the face of the man at the door, he suddenly screamed:

"Nupton?"

Knopton nodded to the guard at the door, and then swaggered into the conference hall.

Of course the guards did not dare to stop a cardinal, and had to let Knopton go in.

Only after Knopton entered, one of the guards immediately turned around and ran away.

"Nupton, didn't you go to the West? Why did you come back so quickly?" Mensay asked with all doubts looking at the approaching Norpton.

Knopton smiled slightly, but did not answer the question immediately, instead Shi Shiran stepped onto the high platform and sat down in his own seat.

Compared with the stunned and uncertain Mensay on the stage, the attitude of most of the cardinals in the audience seemed much flattering.

No, it's too plain.

As if already known that Knopton would appear.

Mensay's gaze swept across the audience, and everyone's expressions were gathered into the eyes. Only then did he realize that something was wrong, and suddenly he woke up:

"You didn't go to the West at all, but you always hid in the Royal Dragon City, secretly instigating..."

"Master Mensay, this is a meeting of the Cardinals, please don't talk about other irrelevant topics." Nopton immediately interrupted Mensay, and at the same time glanced at the opponent with a warning look.

Mensay took a deep breath, calmed down, and then reminded in a low voice:

"Master Knopton, I advise you to proceed with caution. Gregorian is not so easy to deal with, and the timing is not right now..."

"East Territory." Nopton suddenly spoke again and said lightly.

"What?" Mensay looked puzzled.

Knopton smiled slightly, and explained: "You help me now, and when things are done, you will decide the choice of the new Archbishop of the East."

Mensai was startled, and suddenly moved a little.

The East Territory was originally his sphere of influence, but it was messed up by Colin's confusion. Now if he can regain control of the East Territory...

It is a pity that Mensay did not know that the candidate for the Archbishop of the East had already been sold to Emperor Reinhardt by Knopton...

After lowering his head for a moment, Mensai asked hesitantly, "Have you gotten the Knights Templar?"

Knopton smiled confidently and said: "Don't worry, if I don't have absolute certainty, I will take the risk?"

Mensay just gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, UU reading , I'll help you this time!"

Boom!

Knopton took the gavel and knocked it hard, then said loudly:

"Everyone, after discussing with Cardinal Mensay, we have decided to vote on an urgent proposal first."

Mensay’s heartbeat gradually accelerated, and his breathing became rapid. His gaze slowly swept across the audience and found that most of the cardinals were eager. Only a few of them were surprised, as if not. Don't know what is about to happen.

Knopton's loud voice continued to be heard around:

"...During his tenure as Pope, Gregorian's behavior and abuse of power seriously damaged the prestige of the church and tarnished the glory of our Lord. Therefore, I propose to impeach the current Pope Gregorian!"

Boom!

Mu Chai rang again.

"Next, start voting!"