European Emperor Cultivation System

Chapter 189 The Priest's Request

Looking at the longing eyes of the other party, Li Peijun hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to respond to him. He was not only afraid of extinguishing the reform enthusiasm of an advanced church member, but also worried that his excessive remarks would arouse the disgust of the other party, so he had to say Silently waiting for the other person to speak first.

"I used to be a devout believer. Although my belief in the Lord has not changed from the beginning to the end, you don't have to doubt my loyalty to the Lord. However, my view of the church has grown with the growth of knowledge. It keeps changing.”

Father Marcel paused for a moment. The huge change made it difficult for him to organize his words for a while. In this dark Middle Ages where the church is God, the church and God are, to a large extent, themselves a symbiosis.

To truly separate the two requires a huge mental struggle.

"I was sent to the monastery when I was 14 years old, determined to become a priest who can save all living beings, and become God's most favored missionary. effort."

Father Marcel began to cast his eyes on the monastery on the highlands, and said with emotion: "After all, all this is just a beautiful idea of ​​the grassroots priests. When I witnessed the extravagance of the bishops of Rouen, my faith in the church seemed to be in doubt. It collapsed in an instant.”

"Obviously it is the frugality and abstinence advocated by the church itself, but the place where extravagance and indulgence are more prevalent is inside the Holy See. All the wealth accumulated in the name of faith finally fell into the pockets of the bishops. It is a great shame and irony that everyone expresses emotion in their voices and expressions about the gospel that the Lord has bestowed on them.”

Father Marcel couldn't help but beat his chest when talking about it, but he still had illusions about the church. His ideological limitations made him destined to be just a narrow-minded insider, and it was difficult for him to be able to overlook the historical trajectory like Li Peijun.

"God must have been deceived. Together with the cardinals of the Holy See, they even lied to the Pope in the dark. It's a pity that the journey is far away. Otherwise, I will definitely go to Rome in person and give everything in front of the Pope. Count the sins of the bishops, so that God may open his eyes and cleanse and purify their hearts."

It's not easy for Li Peijun to pierce the only little hope left in the ascetic's heart. Just like what Martin Luther saw and heard in Rome, the high-level is not a pure angel who is blinded by his subordinates. The closer to the top of the pyramid, the corruption of power It got worse and worse, even if Father Marcel went to Rome, it would only make him more disappointed.

"So, what changes do you think the church needs to make?" Li Peijun listened to the other party's life experience, but still wanted to find out the root cause and put it into a substantive opinion.

A ray of light lit up in Marcel's eyes, as if he saw the hope of dependence, "Before I heard the Lord's words, my view of the church was only in contradictions and entanglements. They not only represent God, but also I had deceived God, and after learning about the ugly behavior of the bishops, I decided to devote myself to religious practice, trying to climb to the top of power and completely solve the ills from top to bottom."

Li Peijun could only smile wryly at the innocence of the other party. An ordinary person who does not collude with the world and has no power or influence can only find solace in the Bible after all relying on his supreme loyalty to God. Angels who are not so pure must either accept corruption or be cast into hell.

"So, looking at the current situation, you should have failed, and failed completely, right?" Naturally, there is no need to think too much about the current situation. If Father Marcel succeeds, he will not be in Hafleur when he is ordained. I met him in my monastery.

The priest sneered, "When I appealed to my colleagues, no one agreed with me. They all thought I was crazy. They may not be devout believers, but I am, and I am unrelenting." Fighting, although I failed again and again, I still launched challenges again and again."

Then came another cry of indignation against the secular world, "Those old stubborn people have already followed in the footsteps of Jesus, but I have never been one step closer to the position of bishop. Everyone regards me as a scourge, even monks with mediocre qualifications. They climbed on top of my head, and I became disheartened, and from then on I concentrated on living in Harfleur."

"My lord, your remarks have awakened me. Top-down actions cannot wake people up, so we will do the opposite and force the church to reform through the bottom-up masses. You also answered I have doubts for many years, it is a nightmare that haunts me every night, until today I understand that God is in our hearts, and everyone can become God without resorting to the outside world."

After Marcel's high-spirited speech, Li Peijun can also conclude that this guy is a church reformer. Now that he has judged that he can be wooed, Li Peijun will naturally not let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Words can be fake, but feelings cannot be fake. From Marcel's changing expression, Li Peijun can feel the fierce conflict between Marcel's belief in God and loyalty to the church. With good cultivation and adjustment, this flame of struggle will be in the future. It can ignite a huge fire.

"If you become a bishop in the future, or an archbishop in charge of the entire kingdom, can you still maintain your original intention?" Li Peijun's suspicion is normal. After all, there are countless cases of mortals becoming corrupted after gaining power.

Marcel rubbed his shoulders and said: "It's no different if you say more, let the lord wait and see. If I am honored to be worthy of such an honor, then I will be able to get twice the result with half the effort."

I thought the other party would be flattering and teasing, but Marcel’s frank answer made Li Peijun feel very at ease, “Then I look forward to your performance, I hope that under your leadership, people can take one step closer to God’s wise words , everyone can go to heaven after death."

On the contrary, Father Marcel was a little puzzled. Right now, these are just hypotheses. The bishops of the major dioceses have long been hereditary controlled by the great nobles, and there is no such thing as a vacancy.

Li Peijun also knew the other party's confusion, so he pointed it out: "The original corrupt forces are unwilling to peacefully transition and hand over power, so we have no choice but to resort to force. After all, in the eyes of God, sacrifice is for the welfare of all mankind." The lives of a small number of people are also an inevitable matter.”

Father Marcel is indeed a good candidate. Except for some minor problems that are common in the Middle Ages, there is not much that Li Peijun dislikes. In the future, the new religion will need a spokesperson, so naturally his own team is the most suitable.

"If you want to reform others, you must first reform yourself." There is something in Li Peijun's words. The faith tax in the city has been going on for a long time. It has not been relaxed before because of the need to win over religious forces. Now, while Marcel is confused, On this occasion, I hammered a little and took advantage of the situation to unlock the last shackles of the handicraft business.

"I understand that faith is not judged by the weight of money, but by the weight of God in people's hearts. I agree to cancel the faith tax." After being enlightened, Marcel followed the trend and responded to Li Peijun's wishes. Li's taxation power can be regarded as completely returned to his own hands.

(End of this chapter)