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Chapter 567 Slap the Emperor
Over the centuries, various ideas have flourished within the church.

From the claim that the gods are clones of the Lord to the differences in wording in scriptures, priests always have endless debates about faith. Some people are wholeheartedly good and selfless, while others use the name of faith to , some people do good things with bad intentions unintentionally, while others do bad things with good intentions.

This all reflects the saying that belief is enough to make people crazy and commit evil, but it is also enough to transcend the world and become a saint.

Verdo saw a priest loudly defending a suspected heresy or pagan idea.

That suspected heretic or pagan thought claimed that they had heard a prophecy that sooner or later the world would come to an end again, and destruction would eventually come again, just like what the Logos people experienced, and like the scene on the eve of the coming of the Kingdom of Heaven, and At that time, a savior will appear in the world. He is chosen by God and is God’s savior.

Normally, such rumors would be nothing more than alarmist. Since the advent of the kingdom of heaven, the world has never faced the danger of disaster on earth. The sun sets as usual and rises as usual. Everything goes on as planned. The kingdom of God has arrived. It seems that the world no longer needs a thousand-year-old prophet to sound the horn of salvation.

Things are often like this. When a lamb is full, it will no longer want to eat grass no matter how sweet it is. Likewise, when a world returns to peace, no matter how grand a rescue is, it is no longer urgent.

Only when the lamb is hungry and thirsty will it be extremely thirsty for the green grass to satisfy its hunger. Only when the world comes to the end again, will the world's people look forward to God's salvation in every possible way.

Therefore, many people within the church express doubts about whether the world will end again.

For people who have not suffered hardships and have not fallen into the end of the world, they are not in a hurry whether God's salvation will come or when it will come. Even if the so-called prophecy is true, people in this ecumenical council are not in a hurry to save it. The arrival of the savior is not even expected.

Why?Because the savior came for the sake of the end. There is a savior only when there is an end. If the savior comes, doesn’t it mean that the end is not far away?

Verdo sat in his seat, watching the priest defend the prophecy fiercely and endure countless questions and doubts.

Verdot generally abstained from voting on various issues that ruled on heresy or pagan thought, except for those that were particularly outrageous.

This time, too.

At the final voting stage, Verdo abstained from voting because he was unable to determine the authenticity of the prophecy and whether he should agree or object.

Verdo is often used to letting others decide what he doesn't understand.

The voting results are out. Since the number of votes did not exceed two-thirds, the idea was not classified as heresy or heresy. However, because the number of votes exceeded one-half, the idea was still classified as suspected heresy or heresy. Pagan ideas will still have to be voted on at the next ecumenical council.

Seeing such a result, Verdo felt that such a complicated situation reflected the current predicament of the church to a certain extent.

Facing the path created by God and the coming new era, no one will question God's grace, but almost everyone has wavered to varying degrees. This wavering has created the instability of the church.

In any case, the first day of the Council was over, and there were still hundreds of issues to be decided over the next month.

Soon, more than ten days passed. Faced with hundreds of issues, Verdo cast a total of ten votes in favor and six votes against. As for the abstention votes, there were so many abstention votes that he could only dream of abstaining from voting.

And today, the highlight of the entire Ecumenical Council is here.

On the issue of raising the status of Patriarch Deschanel.

When the priest finished reading the topic loudly, the whole venue exploded. They were like chestnuts exploding one by one, and the whole venue became smoky.

The previous scene of adjudicating heretical or pagan ideas pales in comparison to the current scene.

The noise and noise were endless, and Verdo's whole body was shaking in the sound. He was thankful over and over again that he was a dwarf. If he were a tall human, he would have been overwhelmed by the sound.

I don’t know how many people were opposed to this issue, and I don’t know how many people were in favor of this issue. The two voices collided in the venue. Both the opponents and those in favor erupted with far greater strength than before.

"What a mess."

Verdo sighed,

"They have never been so angry when they were convicted of heresy before."

The bishop on the side turned his head and said:

"Of course, this is related to the vital interests of the major patriarchs and the major priests.

If there is a crisis of faith that endangers God and the church, then he will definitely be more angry when ruling heretics, but not now. Now the emperor wants to elevate the identity of the patriarch and make him the 'emperor' of the priests. "

Verdo shrugged, saying he understood.

There has been quarreling for three days since this issue was raised. During this period, a total of five votes were taken, but the conditions for approval or rejection were not met. The entire Ecumenical Council seemed to have encountered a gear failure and was frozen here, motionless. .

No matter which vote it was, Wildor abstained.

He believes that no matter which side is right, abstaining from voting is what an ordinary person should do.

The stalemate continued until the fifth day. On this day, the supreme ruler of the empire could no longer hold back. He made a time lag and started the day's ecumenical meeting one hour in advance, and only informed the clergy who supported the issue. them.

Due to the time difference, most of the priests present at the time were those who supported the issue. When the priests who denied the issue hurried to the scene, the issue had already been voted on and passed. Patriarch Deschanel immediately stood up and Enjoy a transcendent status from other patriarchs.

This news shocked and angered all the priests. I don't know how many people cursed the emperor for his shamelessness, and even publicly cursed the emperor. However, no matter what, the holy ecumenical meeting will still continue. People can only swallow the bitter pill and continue to vote on the next step. Every issue.

Verdo was shocked when he learned about this, but he soon breathed a sigh of relief. In any case, the originally deadlocked Ecumenical Council was finally going to continue.

The last topic today is - "The miraculous identification of Emperor Constantine VI, the guardian of the world of true religion." 》

"...Based on the various adventures His Majesty the Emperor has experienced, we have reason to believe that this is evidence of divine favor. Many people have testified to this. There is no doubt that His Majesty the Emperor is the blessed Emperor."

Patriarch Deschanel loudly announced the content of the topic, but the venue in front of him gradually fell into a commotion with his voice.

The content of the issue is simple to say, which is to identify the miracles experienced by Emperor Deschanel.

It is said that the current emperor Constantine VI experienced a miracle three years ago. At that time, a blind and lame disabled man rammed the emperor's carriage on the road. According to imperial law, this person was originally going to enter the city. He was imprisoned for three to four months, but Constantine VI was magnanimous and forgave the man's crime. Not only that, the emperor also got out of the carriage and kissed the man's eyes.

And here comes the most magical part. After the emperor's kiss, the disabled man's eyes suddenly became clear. He was overjoyed and knelt on the ground begging the noble emperor to kiss his knees. Similarly, after the emperor's kiss, the disabled man's eyes suddenly became clear. The lame man's feet were filled with rotten flesh and new flesh was born, and in an instant they were intact as before.

At that time, everyone present was amazed, chanted scriptures, and shouted for miracles. There were rumors that a golden glow appeared in the sky at that time.The current issue of the Ecumenical Council is to officially recognize the miracles experienced by the emperor.

According to the church's regulations, "miracles" that have not been approved, verified, or confirmed cannot be called "miracles," but can only be called "miracles."

Whether in true religion or other religious beliefs, miracles are miracles and miracles are miracles. The two are clearly distinguished. The former can refer to the strange signs that mortals show through ancient words, grace, and divine creation. The latter, however, is clearly stipulated as coming from the power and signs of the gods.

Verdo heard that Constantine VI paid special attention to this issue. He not only asked the Patriarch to stand up for this issue, but also encouraged many nobles and citizens to build momentum in advance.

If it is not recognized by the Ecumenical Council, the "miracle" he encountered cannot be called a "miracle", but can only be called a miracle.

In the world of True Religion, the number of miracles is countless. There are many rumors of miracles in any place. Almost every respectable family has used or seen miracles. To put it crudely, miracles are very cheap.

But miracles are different.

According to church regulations, every miracle should be recorded and written down in sacred scriptures or creeds for propagation throughout the ages.

Because of this, Constantine VI took it so seriously. For this emperor, this may be the top three important issues.

After the Patriarch's speech, Constantine VI personally came to the stage to make a brief announcement and speech, and swore in the name of God that this matter was absolutely true.

“The name of God…the name of God is cheap.”

Verdo heard the bishop next to him muttering in a low voice.

The bishop probably thought that no one would hear such a small voice.

But Verdo happened to hear it, he turned his head, smiled and said:

"It is precisely because it is cheap that it highlights the love of God... His brilliance is so universal that anyone can swear by it."

After hearing this, the bishop smiled awkwardly. He quickly confessed a few times, then looked at Verdo and communicated with him:
"His Majesty the Emperor's 'miracle' is a bit... too deliberate."

Verdo nodded and said:
"It's too deliberate..."

Everything happened just right. It was just right that a blind and lame man ran into the emperor's carriage, and it was just right that the emperor forgave him and kissed his eyes. Finally, it was just right. The miracle appeared at this time.

Verdo, who has really seen miracles, feels that this place is full of loopholes.

"It's probably a show...or maybe it's a target to attract firepower."

said the bishop.

"A target to attract fire?"

Verdo said confused.

Soon, the sight before him solved his confusion.

Even if the emperor gave a speech in person, even if there was a platform for the patriarch, the priests obviously did not buy the emperor's account. The anger of the issue of "improving the status of Patriarch Deschanel" burst out at this moment, and most of the Ecumenical Council voted. The clergy not only voted against it, but stood up and rebuked the emperor.

On the first day, when the emperor attended, he was welcomed with overwhelming applause.

Constantine VI's face turned blue and white in his seat, and the members of the royal family present also turned pale.

Since Constantine VI came to the throne, he had never experienced such a landslide and tsunami of opposition.

"Everyone had an outlet to vent. After everyone vented, they accepted the fact that the status of the Patriarch was improved."

The bishop said as if he had seen through everything.

Verdo nodded, he couldn't help but sigh at the emperor's methods.

At the moment, how much of the emperor's embarrassed look was real, and how much was fake?

I guess no one knows.

Verdo slowly lowered his eyes. He was ready to abstain again. Anyway, without his objection, things would have happened the same. As a person who had seen the prophet, he was respected by the priests and had a moderate prestige. , but he has never tried to use this prestige for anything.

At this moment, amidst the excitement and anger, a young priest walked through half of the venue and slowly approached the emperor's throne.

The venue was extremely noisy, and the noisy voices were endless. The usually polite priests now tore off all elegance, and the noises came one after another.

Everyone's attention was distracted, and no one noticed the young priest, just like no one noticed the fish swimming in the storm.

Several guards noticed the priest, but they thought that the priest belonged to the emperor and wanted to discuss something with the emperor, so they did not stop him.

Suddenly, the priest touched the front of the throne. The queen noticed him first, but she could not figure out the situation, so she did not stop him. The emperor just happened to look in another direction.

Soon, the priest walked up to the emperor. At this time, it was too late to stop shouting. Realizing that a tall shadow was cast in front of him, Constantine VI turned his head in confusion.

The priest's face showed uncompromising anger, and his eyes seemed to burst with fire. There was a moment of silence between the two. The priest slowly raised his right hand, as if he was pulling a heavy object.

For a moment, from left to right, from top to bottom, the priest slapped him.

Snapped!
There was a loud slap in the noisy venue.

He puffed up his chest and cursed loudly:

"You liar! Taking the name of God! The devil's advocate!"

(End of this chapter)