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Chapter 41 Kingship and Theocracy

Canglan City, Emerald Palace

Since receiving the news that the "Blood Moon Horn" appeared in the southeastern province, all the high-level leaders of the Alpha Kingdom began to suffer from insomnia, including the great King Caesar III was no exception.

Logically speaking, a mere evil weapon, even if it has left a great reputation in history, is not worthy of so many great figures mobilizing so many people.

After all, there were many reasons why the Blood Moon Sect spread across the continent of Aslant 300 years ago, and the "Blood Moon Horn" was just one of them.

If you really think that there is one evil weapon that can kill all directions and disturb the rest of the mainland, then you are too underestimating the background of the major forces.

The crux of the problem lies in the birth of the "Blood Moon Horn", and the Church of Dawn is also involved behind it.Once anything involves the church, no kingdom dares to take it lightly.

The Alpha Kingdom is not bad, and has enough autonomy. The church is not strong here, and it can't influence the country's decision-making.

Even though they are still paying tithes to the church, the aristocratic group has always been obedient and obedient.The "tithe tax", which should be the most important income of the church, is only enough to maintain the daily expenses of the church here.

If it weren't for the fear that the church would not be able to sustain the evacuation, it is estimated that it could have gone too far.The people below dare to do this, naturally they cannot do without the support from above.

The blood moon catastrophe 300 years ago was not only a game between the ruling class and the rebels, but also a battle between royal power and divine power.

The Bright Empire supported by the church fell apart in the game.As the top ten legions supported by the church's force, none survived after the war, and the church, which suffered heavy losses, was forced to shrink strategically.

This is just the beginning, the church still has a strong local influence.The struggle between secular kingship and theocracy continued.

After the efforts of several generations of kings, through various methods such as infiltration and differentiation, bribery and suppression, they successfully separated the relationship between the local church organization and the Papal State, and the Alpha Kingdom successfully locked the power of the church in a cage.

Now the church organization of the Alpha Kingdom is nominally under the command of the Pope, but in fact it has already been secretly controlled by the great nobles from all sides.

The archbishop of the kingdom is a member of the royal family, and the bishops everywhere are all descendants of great nobles.Whether it is personnel training or internal promotion, it has formed its own system.

Everyone has a choice to implement the pope's order.If it harms one's own interests, it is a piece of toilet paper.

Under this background, the relationship between the Alpha Kingdom and the Papal State is naturally not much better.

No conflict broke out directly, that is because the law does not blame the public.Now the slightly powerful kingdoms on the mainland all play like this.

Countries that have not completed the restriction of theocracy are also working hard in this direction, making the pope dare not act rashly.

Anyway, everyone is now under the command of the Lord of Dawn.If it is urgent, people will directly start a new stove and dump a bunch of large and small Holy Sees, then there will be no fun.

The Lord of Dawn has not been manifested for thousands of years, and everyone's awe of the gods has long been reduced to the lowest.If it weren't for everyone's need for the church to fool the people at the bottom, it is unknown whether the Holy See can still exist.

Every cause must bear fruit. Whoever made the Holy See have too much fun back then sent people to the stake, even the king didn't feel safe.

The current Alpha Kingdom is much more harmonious. Although the king and the noble group are still fighting among themselves, there has never been any incident of sending nobles to the stake.

They are all a family, even if the power struggle fails, the big deal is to go home early to take care of the elderly, and genocide rarely happens.

"The horn of the blood moon appeared in the southeast province, our good pope, it seems that he is not so kind on the surface.

But he shouldn't start with my Alpha Kingdom, I really thought it was 300 years ago, everyone had to support them! "

Caesar III said with a sneer.

Strength is always the greatest confidence. After getting rid of the exploitation and oppression of the church, the strength of all countries in the mainland has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Even though the royal family suffered heavy losses in the orc war a hundred years ago, showing a bit of decadence, some of them could not suppress the great nobles in the country, but with the efforts of Caesar III, the kingdom still maintained the political balance.

On the issue of dealing with the church, the position of the aristocratic group is unanimous.After all, no one wants to have an ancestor with a penny on his head, especially if this ancestor can send himself to the stake at any time.

Even in the past hundred years, the Holy See has been working hard to change its external image, almost no longer sending nobles to the stake, but it still cannot be recognized by everyone.

"Your Majesty, this is expected. After 300 years of recuperation, the strength of the Holy See has recovered a lot.

Although it is not as good as the peak period, it also surpasses any human country on the mainland.Now that their development has reached the limit, it is not surprising that they will target outside the Quecnine Peninsula.

The appearance of the blood moon horn in the southeast province is probably a test for us.If Earl Pierce can cut off their extended tentacles in time, it is estimated that the Papal State will change its target again.

Prior to this, similar things had happened in the Frankish Kingdom, the Dante Kingdom, and the South Coast Kingdom. "

The prime minister, the Grand Duke of Newfoundland, replied calmly.

The persimmons are too soft to pick. If the Holy See wants to regain its former glory, the first step must be successful.

Picking an opponent is a test of skill.If the influence is too small, not only will it not be able to form a deterrent, but it may trigger a joint boycott by various countries.

Not to mention the strong ones, it would be embarrassing if they were taught to be human.

"The Holy See is not monolithic, not everyone likes to struggle, and most cardinals want to maintain the status quo.

The main ones who want to toss are the Knights of Judgment, the Inquisition, the Temple, the Gate of Heaven... these notorious organizations.

Maybe the corner of the Blood Moon fell into the hands of the Skull and Bones this time, and it was one of them.After all, it has not been a day or two since they manipulated cult organizations to wreak havoc on the mainland. "

The Minister of Military Affairs, Grand Duke Efiero, calmly analyzed.

It has to be said that it is ironic that the organization that suppresses the most severe heresy ends up being a supporter of heresy.

But there is no way, if there is no heresy, how can it reflect the greatness of the Holy See?
In the age of strategic contraction of the Holy See, the importance of the church can only be highlighted by the endless emergence of heresies and cults that plague places.

It is a pity that in recent years, the growing aristocratic group has continuously competed with them for business.

The heresies that were supposed to be suppressed by them were killed by the nobles first, and they were not given a chance to perform at all.

So much so that in the minds of many common people, there are only churches that can be prayed for and pastors who can only make money.

(End of this chapter)