In the Silver Castle, Amber brought some information that Gawain needed.
"These things are not difficult to find - although they are confidential to the outside world, they are not secrets in the hands of former palace advisers," Amber couldn't hide the pride on her face as she spoke, "The daily life of royal members All have detailed records, these are about Veronica..."
Gawain took the arranged rubbings and his eyes moved slowly between the lines of text.
"Veronica Morn has had powerful magical and spiritual talents since she was a child, but she was almost declared dead by doctors and priests when she was just born," looking at the hand in Gawain's hand Document, Amber casually said beside her, "She had no heartbeat when she was born, as if she was stillborn, and suddenly showed signs of life an hour later." Later, the Holy Light Church explained this as 'divine grace', which is The power of the God of Holy Light kept this baby with a strong affinity for the Holy Light alive. This sounds completely deceptive, but doctors could not explain this phenomenon, so they could only record it as 'divine grace'. This was also one of the factors that later led Veronica Moen to convert to the God of Holy Light... …
"Before the age of six, Veronica often fell into coma without warning. Despite many tests and all doctors and priests declared that the little princess was in good health, she often fell into coma without warning. She fainted, so she hardly left the room until she was six years old, and needed to be guarded by a maid around the clock.
"There seems to be no doubt about her conversion to the God of Light - ten. When she was 20 years old, Veronica Moen went to the church with other members of the royal family. It was the first time in her life that she came into contact with the power of the Holy Light. In the process, she showed a very high spiritual talent and affinity with the Holy Light. , and attracted the attention of Saint Ivan III. After that, she gradually showed interest in the Holy Light. Later, after several years of study and understanding, plus a lot of overt and covert contacts and negotiations between the royal family and the church, the princess 'converted to the Holy Light'. At that time She is sixteen years old.
“The whole process seems to be a very normal transaction reached after mediation by all parties, and Veronica’s role in it has never exceeded her role.”
Gawain turned over a page of documents in his hand and said calmly: "As an ancient soul that has lived for a thousand years, she has enough patience and wisdom to make all her actions without leaving any doubts. Her 'conversion' process is of course There's nothing suspicious about it."
"That makes sense, I think so," Amber crossed her arms and nodded, "Then do you think those coma records before she was six years old are related to her 'soul parasitism'? "
"The brain of a girl under six years old should not be able to carry a high-ranking soul. These records confirm that Veronica's description of herself is true, at least part of it. "Gawain put down the information in his hand, "Is there anything else besides this?"
"There are only so many recorded information," Amber spread his hands, "What do you think of this? Disobedient people are at great riskWhat? Should we continue to investigate the maids and doctors who took care of her, as well as the court scholars who taught her? Many of these people are still staying in Silver Castle..."
"No need, excessive investigation will be too offensive, and probably nothing will be found." Gawain waved his hand, "Situation As I expected, there would be some evidence to corroborate Veronica's story, but no additional evidence to reveal her secrets...but that doesn't affect our cooperation with her. ”
“She does seem to be fulfilling her promise and stabilizing the order of believers in the city. And as of this morning, she has assisted the White Knights to smoothly enter the Cathedral of the Holy Light. Regardless of her identity, The role she can play is indeed great. ”
The White Knights have entered the Cathedral of Holy Light.
According to the plan, this means that the leadership of the Northern Church has been handed over - the White Knights representing the Southern Church will Become the controller of the cathedral, and Patriarch Wright of the Southern Church will, with the assistance of Veronica and the support of the "Oracle", enter the Great Hall of Light and become the joint leader of the northern and southern churches.
The Northern Church will undergo reforms during this process. First, there will be changes to the church's high-level governance structure. The title of "Pope" will be abolished and replaced by the position of "Patriarch" of the Southern Church, and a priest will be established at the same time. , treasurer and other positions at all levels to replace the former bishopric structure.
After that, the doctrinal precepts of the southern church will gradually be replaced by the doctrinal precepts of the northern church. At the same time, the doctrinal precepts of the northern church will be implemented in the past. Many "sacred orders", including atonement payments, forced conversions, heresy prosecutions, etc. will also be abolished.
For the Northern Church, this change will be almost earth-shaking, but all of it will inevitably be implemented. Go on, because all of this is an "oracle", which was conveyed by the God of Holy Light to the last Pope Saint Ivan III, recorded by the living saint Veronica, and discussed and discussed by the high-level officials of the Cecil Empire and the Government Affairs Office. The oracle approved by the leader of the empire
Gawain lowered his head and looked at the other information on the table. Amber quietly disappeared, but her breath still stayed in the study, outside the window, in Silver Castle. Outside, a melodious and solemn bell was ringing
The bells enveloped the Holy Light Cathedral, and the holy light rippled among the church's spiers, vaults, and columns. Priests, baptized knights and devout core believers stood quietly between the pillars and outside the Great Hall of Light, listening to the melodious bells, waiting nervously and with a hint of anticipation for the "Holy Council" The end.
The white knights from the south guard the intersections and gates of the cathedral. These tall and mighty clergymen are silent and solemn, and the surfaces of their armor and warhammers are flowing, like legendary warriors from heaven. As full of coercion, their faces were hidden under the full-coverage helmets. Only cold eyes seemed to come from the gaps in the crystal eyepieces of those helmets, scanning the crowds gathered throughout the church. In addition, these steel warriorThere is no unnecessary movement or conversation.
Those low-level priests and believers who are not qualified to enter the Great Hall of Light, or even the main church building, are full of awe at this moment. In the eyes of these people, the holy light lingering around the White Knights and their silent majesty Their temperament is obviously a manifestation of divine grace - these must be the most devout and powerful believers, otherwise how could they have such bodies cast in light?
In the Great Hall of Light, Wright is standing in the center of the hall. In front of him are gathered the only remaining senior priests in the Holy Light Church, while Veronica, the living saint of the Northern Church, is standing beside him. Next to her, the saintly princess held the platinum scepter representing the "Bridge of God" in one hand, opened her other hand, and said in a gentle but unquestionable tone: "...The devout and respectable Saint Ivan crowned me with His noble sacrifice bought us the mercy of the Holy Light, and the new oracle revealed to us the right path...
"...the oracle has appointed our new leader, who will Born in the light, he followed the way of the Holy Light and came to us. What he walked was the true path of the Holy Light...
"...That terrible and blasphemous disaster was an attack on us. Tests and warnings, because we previously misunderstood the nature of the will of the Holy Light, we have to accept such tests and use this to reshape our faith...
"His Majesty St. Ivan He left this world after bearing our mistakes, but because of his great sacrifice, the Holy Light summoned him in advance, and before he left this world, he conveyed these truths to us through his mouth..."
Veronica’s voice echoed in the Great Light Hall, and the high-ranking priests listened quietly. Until the voice fell, these people did not question it, but praised in unison: "Praise. Holy Light, praise our Lord, praise our new guide and protector, praise His Majesty Wright Aviken..."
In the sound of praise, Wright raised his war hammer high.
An unprecedentedly holy and powerful light fell from the sky, penetrating the sea of holy light clouds at the top of the Great Hall of Light, and enveloped Wright.
The high-ranking priests in the hall were affected. Touched, he began to praise again, and this time the chorus of praise seemed to be more sincere...
"Disperse," with the light shining, Wright put down his war hammer, "Go to the believers To deliver this good news, there will be no unrest, no one will be abandoned or unfairly judged, and the Light will still protect everyone. ”
The church attendants opened all seven doors of the hall, and the high-ranking priests in the Great Hall of Light left one after another. Soon, this holy hall became quiet.
Wright sighed softly: "...In the end, they still have a 'Lord' to praise..."
"After all, it needs to be done step by step. The Northern Church has survived on this land for seven years. For hundreds of years, their devout faith has been deeply rooted, and we cannot let them leave the Lord at the beginning," Veronica said in a soft voice, "What's more... we all know thatThe ‘Lord’ really exists. ”
Wright glanced at this “disobedient” and nodded slightly.
Whether it was Gawain who supported the Southern Church, Wright who promoted new doctrines, or the disobedient who fought against God. They have never denied the real existence of "God".
The existence of God is an objective fact of this world. The disobedient people are not atheists from the beginning, and they are the most awe-inspiring. This is precisely the point:
They acknowledge the existence of gods, and they try to fight against them on this premise.
"Using the new concept of 'Holy Light Will' to gradually replace the original. Taking the title of God of Holy Light, and implementing the true way of Holy Light in the process, this is indeed a safer plan, but we must also be careful that the concept of 'Holy Light Will' becomes a new shackle..." Wright said in a deep voice , "You haven't considered this, have you? "
"If the old belief system and doctrines do not change, the shackles will not change. Just changing the name of the gods cannot fundamentally liberate people's hearts. We all understand these simple truths," Veronica showed a faint smile, "But we are going to make these fundamental changes, aren't we? "
At this point, the disobedient paused and continued to say calmly: "So it can be understood this way - if everyone realizes that the extraordinary power of the Holy Light belongs to everyone , if everyone realizes that everyone is free to think about doctrines, and everyone only regards gods as a spiritual sustenance, rather than as the supreme shackles of commandments and the master of their own destiny, then even if everyone still believes in the saints, God of Light, this shackles has already been untied, right? "
Wright quietly thought about the meaning of Veronica's words, and then raised his head after half a minute: "Is this some kind of research conclusion of yours as a 'disobedient'? "
"That's it for now," Veronica smiled, "but it can't be the final conclusion... Maybe it will really come to the day when mortals can directly confront gods, and it will really come to us. The day we find the kingdom of God and the gods, we can understand what the gods are and how they operate. Only on that day can we find the final conclusion. "
Wright pondered for a moment, but did not continue to ask. Instead, he mentioned the practical problem at hand: "The reform of the northern church will start with Saint Sunil. The first step, I will Establish a clergy structure here according to the method of the Southern Church, in which key positions will be assumed by priests mobilized from the Southern Church. What suggestions do you have in this regard? ”
“The old bishopric has disappeared, so you will not encounter any obstacles at this level, but when you start to touch the interests of the middle-level and lower-level priests, you will inevitably encounter resistance-but The lower the middle class the priests are, the more they can use secular methods to solve their problems. Rather than being biased towards 'divine nature', they have more human weaknesses. Money, violence, differentiation and disintegration, psychological offensives, all these methods will affect them. efficient.
"Secondly, you must ensure that there is sufficient force to maintain this entire process. The White Knights are very powerful, and their force is very suitable. Please do not be merciful. The situation in the north is different from that in the south. There are many extremely stubborn people here. Conservative priests, they cannot tolerate your mercy.
"Finally, for the vast majority of believers, the power of the two words 'oracle' is infinite. Make full use of these two words and let them. Believe and follow, this method works best in the northern region. But be careful not to abuse these two words. "Using the name of God to facilitate things" is a huge temptation. If you indulge in it, you will be no different from the original northern church, and you will unknowingly fall into the yoke of God. ”
Wright nodded slightly.
Veronica’s suggestion was similar to what Gawain told him privately, but it was more detailed and more in line with the special situation in the north. , which may confirm that the "rebel" in front of him is worthy of cooperation.
"Oracle..." Wright muttered softly, sighing slightly, "Then we need to further strengthen it. The glorious image of St. Ivan III..."
"In order to make our reforms more smooth and make the 'oracle' more orthodox and convincing, a noble sacrifice is indispensable. Less. "Veronica said quietly, turning her head and looking at the empty Holy Seat in the center of the hall.
"Glory to the dead. Since His Majesty the Pope has been gloriously called by the Lord, then we too Then you can confidently and boldly attribute all righteousness to him..."