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"The Principality of Fognar originally believed in the God of Black Fist. You switched to my God for the survival of the Principality. With the arrival of Kedelian and others, the belief in the God of Black Fist was completely replaced by the belief in my God. The implementation of the situation, the number of believers who have changed, the overall quality difference after the conversion, how big is the difference between those under the nobles and those under your direct rule?"

The sixth Grand Duke was silent for a while before he said: "There are indeed some differences... However, large-scale conversion is not an easy task. It is like pushing a snowball. It is always difficult at the beginning, but once the snowball succeeds It will become easier and easier later on.”

Qin Shenzhong suddenly asked softly: "So, do you want to centralize power?"

The Sixth Grand Duke shook his head and said, "I can't violate the precepts of my ancestors."

"Do you want to centralize power?" Qin Shenzhong still asked.

The sixth Grand Duke struggled and explained: "The principality is not my family's principality, but the common principality of all the descendants of pioneering nobles!"

"Do you want to centralize power?" Qin Shen asked, staring closely at the sixth Grand Duke.

In the end, in the face of his firm eyes that could not give up a definite answer, Grand Duke VI retreated.

"think."

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Speaking out the most secret thoughts in his heart, the Sixth Grand Duke became a bachelor instead, no longer concealed, and said directly: "Whether you want to or not is one thing, and whether you can do it is another thing... don't you really have something?" Is there a good way?"

Speaking of this, he seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly his face was shocked, and he warned in advance:

"You don't want me to use force, do you?"

He calculated in his mind that if the favored person really proposed such a proposal, it would be equivalent to tying all the power behind him, including Kedrian and others, and endorsing his actions. Whether the aristocratic territories are unified or more insidious and subtle means are used, it is indeed possible to achieve this.

However, the "centralization" obtained in this way does not move him at all, and even seems to avoid snakes and scorpions.

He quickly shook his head and said, "If that's the case, it's better not to do such a thing!"

He is very clear-headed and has the guarantee of the gods. If he does this, maybe he and the whole family can experience the taste of power expansion for a short time, but if he really does this, he will really go to the end of the road.

The originator has no future.

Although there is no such thing as karma in his concept, he also tacitly agrees that if he plays in a certain circle, he must abide by the basic rules. Such rules may restrain him, but they are also protecting him.

From the perspective of the favored one, it doesn't matter if this rule is destroyed. What he needs is a short-term effect. As for the future backlash, it will be borne by the Fognar family. The ass is gone.

He even thought in his heart that if the divinely favored person completes the task issued by Gabnoin himself in the future, and wants to do nothing in the Principality of Fognar, he must stand firm and not shrink back because of the identity of the other party.

Let him keep thinking and thinking, and a series of thrilling dramas are being staged in his head, but Qin Shenzheng is calm as usual, and said with a light smile: "If this is really the way, I don't think I need to mention it at all. If you have the heart, Already did it."

The Sixth Grand Duke, who was staring closely at him, relaxed.

Qin Shen carefully looked at Commons next to him, then looked at Grand Duke VI, and said with a smile, "You seem to be particularly worried about other nobles' contact with me?"

As soon as he said this, the sixth grand duke, father and son of Commons all changed their expressions.

Qin Shenzheng continued as if he hadn't noticed it, and continued:

"According to my observation, since I appeared in the capital, there have been no less than ten tentative contacts from other people, either explicitly or secretly, and they were all stopped by you in the end. If my guess is not bad, most of these people should come from As for other noble families in the principality, and anyone who has the guts to contact me without the risk of offending you at this time, their strength should not be weak."

Both father and son didn't know what words to use to respond. It was one thing to know each other, but it was another thing to be blatantly pointed out.

For the embarrassment of the father and son at the moment, Qin Shen seriously didn't care, but said:

"Actually, why do you have to be so vigilant?

I think that if you can make good use of this, you don't need to use force at all, and you can take a big step towards your goal! "

Grand Duke VI was shocked when he heard the words, and hurriedly asked, "How to use it?"

Half an hour later, an endless stream of messengers set off from the capital, scattered in all directions, and quickly went to various parts of the principality.

……

after one day.

A certain marquis territory in the principality.

night.

In the Marquis Manor, daily banquets are going on in the hall of the main hall.

Young men and women are frolicking in the banquet hall. Occasionally, some well-behaved and well-dressed middle-aged and elderly men and women can be seen haunting it. However, most of them just touch and go in such a lively place and will not stay for too long. When you are young, you may still find activities interesting, and you may even want to stay up all night, but as you get older, you will naturally get bored, just experience it once in a while, and it is difficult to really indulge in it like a young person.

There is a quiet side hall next to it, with many sofa seats seemingly randomly placed, and a lot of exquisite drinks and food for everyone to take. Those older people prefer to gather here to chat.

And from their status, we can see the difference in their identities.

Someone was sitting very casually, either the Marquis himself or the nearby earls.

There were others who were also sitting, but their backs were straight. These were viscounts and barons, the real aristocrats.

When these people were chatting, those who respectfully stood beside them were not waiters, but the heirs of the nobility who had already been identified.

According to the tacit agreement here, only these two types of people can come and go here at will at this time.

And today's conversation, unsurprisingly, is also related to that god-favored person who suddenly appeared in the capital.

Although they hadn't had direct contact with him, it didn't prevent him from quickly becoming a hot topic among all nobles in the Principality since his appearance.

Whether you have ideas or no ideas, if you can't say a few words about this matter, you will seem outdated.

Today, there is only one earl here, and other than him, the others are either sitting upright or standing respectfully, which disappoints him who wanted to come here for a relaxing chat.

Shaking the wine glass in his hand casually, he looked at an old housekeeper who was easily overlooked if he was not paying attention in the dark corner next to him, and asked:

"What's the matter with the Marquis today, why don't you come down at this time?

I came here today at his invitation. His master doesn't show up, and I'm going to play elsewhere in a while. "

The old housekeeper who was hiding himself quickly appeared next to him because of his question, first saluted respectfully, and then said: "Not long before you came, a messenger sent by the Grand Duke himself came from the capital... ...I'm so sorry!"

After all, he bowed again.

The earl no longer cared about such trivial things as the marquis being late, and his upper body suddenly straightened from slumping on the sofa, and asked, "A messenger sent by the Grand Duke himself? Do you know what he came to convey?"

The old man shook his head calmly and said, "I don't know."

The count glanced at the old man again, waved his hand, and motioned him to go back without pestering him.

Soon, the old man returned to his dark corner again, and the earl also lay back on the sofa, very calm, without the impatience he showed when he was urged just now.

And when these two people returned to their original state, other people around gradually became quiet, but while keeping the overall atmosphere quiet, it didn't really reach the point where there was no sound and a needle could be heard, so many people It would be weird if such a scene still happened here, so everyone tacitly maintained a suitable noise range.

But no one left the side hall, which was originally free to come and go, and instead, people came here from time to time.

After a while in this strange atmosphere, the long-awaited Marquis finally arrived late.

As soon as he appeared, all eyes, both open and dark, focused on him.

When he came to the earl, the earl who was sitting on the big horse with the golden sword had already stood up, without going around, he asked directly, "I heard that the Grand Duke sent a messenger over just now?"

The Marquis nodded and said, "Yes, I just sent him away."

"Ah? Are you leaving now?" The count was surprised and regretful again: "I thought I could communicate with him directly."

The Marquis shook his head and said: "He still has to go to another house to send a message, so he didn't dare to delay. He had to go to your place, but I said that you are all here with me today, so there is no need to go around again, and it is the same to pass the news directly to you on his behalf. .”

"Ah, you still want to go to my house?" The count was surprised, which was really beyond his expectation.

That being the case, he asked directly: "What letter does the Grand Duke want to send to us?"

The Marquis answered equally directly, and the first sentence was straightforward: "It has something to do with the divinely favored person that everyone has been guessing recently."

"It has something to do with the favored one? It's really strange. I thought he wanted to keep this matter under wraps." After the earl's surprise, there was a hint of sarcasm in his words.

"He may think so, but it also depends on what the Lord God's Favored One thinks!

Even if he had this idea, he didn't dare to really cover the eyes and ears of the God's Blessed One. " said the Marquis.

"And what exactly was said?" asked the count.

Other nobles or quasi-nobles all pricked up their ears. The Grand Duke sent a special messenger. It was impossible to just deliver such a signal, and there must be more specific orders.

Before the Marquis officially opened his mouth, he saluted far away in the direction of the church in the city, and then said: "Master God's Favored One appeared in our Principality, we had a lot of speculations before..."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but shook his head. Others had already pricked up their ears, but he continued:

"We guessed some things right, but not all of them.

Expanding my god's belief is one aspect, but it is only one aspect of his intention to come, and it also has the meaning of accountability and supervision. "

When he said "accountability and supervision", the expressions of everyone present changed subtly. Although the Marquis didn't explain it thoroughly, they all understood what he meant.

A viscount couldn't help expressing everyone's aspirations, and only heard him say directly:

"Although the implementation of the conversion of the whole people under our rule has been slow, this conversion efficiency has always been the same. Normally, it is impossible to have any big gains in the first 50 years. It is not that we are slack on purpose, and the previous folk customs are indeed a little bit so. ...So, even if we are to be held accountable, it shouldn't be on us at this time, right?"

Everyone else nodded.

The Marquis shook his head, and said, "This is our reasoning, but the Lord God's Favored One has his own reasoning."

The crowd changed.

He continued:

"However, the grand duke stepped forward and did not really hold us accountable. Instead, the lord of the gods proposed a new plan... I have carefully considered it just now, and this may not be a bad thing for us! "

The earl couldn't help but ask, "What plan?"

The other nobles and quasi-nobles also pricked up their ears.

Marquis said:

"My lord is preparing for the war of faith, and you all know the eagle riders under the command of the Grand Duke, because to ensure that the promotion of my god's faith has been scattered to various places, there is no one in the hands of the lord who can directly Great power to invoke... of course it won't work!

Therefore, we are required to gather a troop that is not weaker than eagle cavalry and send it to the capital according to the difference in title and fiefdom, and accept the personal training and training of the god-favored lord.

The specific standards are different for each of you, so you don’t have to worry, it will definitely not hurt your muscles. "

The earl hesitated for a moment before saying with some resistance:

"According to the usual practice, of course we obey this call unconditionally. However, the assembly is completed before a war breaks out. After all, we also need forces to guard our fief, and we cannot let them be transferred outside for a long time."

The Marquis gave him a subtle look, and said, "Listen to me."

Then, he continued to the crowd who raised their ears:

"This transfer is related to another request from the Favored One, because the Favored One made it clear that the power to be transferred does not need those staunch believers of our God, but those thorns, it is very difficult for those who convert , old habits are hard to change, rebellious ones... first pick out these people and send them out, and the Lord God's Familiar will come forward to train them in person."

"This...isn't that good?" The nobles were surprised again.

According to their guess, selection should be made among the most pious group of people.

The Marquis said: "This is the request of the lord of the gods...you might as well think about it this way, the reason why the work of conversion is difficult has a lot to do with these guys, because there is such a voice that makes those who are willing to convert became hesitant.

Eliminate them now, and the proportion of successful conversions will directly increase by a large amount, and people will have the mentality of following the herd, and there will be no thorn in the sidelines... Isn't it much easier to promote the entire conversion work? "

Hearing his explanation, everyone suddenly realized.

Then they all admired the resourcefulness of Lord God's Favored One.

When everyone quieted down again, the Marquis' expression became severe, and he said:

"In order to carry out this matter thoroughly, His Majesty the Favored One strictly ordered that both the Grand Duke and the church will strictly implement it.

I know that many thorns can actually be found on you behind the scenes, but in the final analysis, it is because of your power! "

As he spoke, his eyes swept over everyone, and he warned:

"If you are allowed to do it yourself, and you selectively select according to your own closeness, this will lose the original intention of this matter. Therefore, the Grand Duke, churches everywhere, and even me, you must supervise each other and implement it. If anyone here Don’t blame our friendship for so many years if we let things go for personal gain.”

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capital.

Qin Shen asked the sixth grand duke: "How many people are there in the dukedom, how many are farmers, how many are merchants, how many are local ruffians, how many are there are dignitaries, do you really know?"

The Grand Duke VI shook his head shyly, "I'm not sure."

Qin Shenzheng said: "So, apart from these things on the surface, the greater significance of promoting this matter lies in this. You have to carry out this matter thoroughly, even if it makes people feel that there is too much movement. Plowing through the field like a plow, holding the information firmly in your hands, this is what you should do, and this is also the basis of everything, if you don’t even know this, any plan is just drawing a picture.”

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Marquis Manor.

When the other little nobles dispersed, the earl was about to leave, but was called by an old butler who suddenly appeared, and was led to the Marquis's study.

The old butler stopped outside the door, and when the earl walked in with doubts, he saw the marquis sitting there quietly, waiting for his arrival with a smile on his face.

In fact, the Earl was somewhat puzzled about the performance of the Marquis tonight, because the Marquis was too obedient to the orders from the Grand Duke this time.