Tyrant Code

His Excellency the duke was always too kind in his presence.Gordon thought.

But he couldn't explain this phenomenon either.Maybe it was because the noble duke liked him and thought he was kinder?

There were question marks in Gordon's heart, but he was inconvenient to be rude on this occasion.So he ignored the horrified eyes around him and the suddenly quiet air, smiled and toasted Duke Demont, and responded calmly: "...you're joking."

The blond-haired, blue-eyed duke seemed to have noticed that their conversation had attracted extraordinary attention from the surroundings, so he frowned slightly, and the dark light in his eyes washed away like waves under the scorching sun—the surroundings immediately became quiet again .Those who peeped at them before decisively shifted their sights elsewhere.As if nothing had happened, the banquet hall was singing and dancing again.

"It's all right now." Duke Demont smiled again, "This is the first time we meet on such an occasion. Although this is my private castle, I hope you don't come outside. If you need anything, you can call the waiter at any time. "

Goldo: "...Thank you for your thoughtfulness."

He had finally seen how much influence someone in high position could have.As the host of the banquet and the owner of the castle, every word and demeanor of the Duke of Demont influenced the atmosphere and direction of the banquet.After Demont decided to make friends with Gordo, the nobles in the banquet hall showed their friendliest and most elegant sides to meet the two brothers of the Moran family—Gordo was invited to sit next to the Duke, and the rest The next one was Borien who came with Goldo.They didn't dare to bother the Duke, so they came up one by one to chat with Burrin, who was very annoyed after being surprised.

"Brother, wait for me, I'll be with you!"

Gordon looked back at him.

"I'm very sorry, my younger brother doesn't often come to such occasions." Gordon said with a helpless smile, "It seems that I'd better be by his side."

"Casar Moran is so brave, I believe that the son who inherited his sword skills should also be brave. It's just a small banquet, I think you...you don't have to be too nervous." Demont said, "You You don't have to keep an eye on him."

Goldo considered the meaning of De Monte's words, and it seemed that he didn't like Burrien very much.It seems that the duke's favor for him is indeed not due to Casar Moran... But what else could be the reason?

Gordo didn't change his face, and glanced in the direction of Burrion, ignoring his eyes asking for help, and said with a smile: "That's right."

Duke De Monte's position is in the center of the banquet hall, and he can see the whole banquet hall clearly.Gordon sat down beside him, which was equivalent to sitting in the most prestigious seat at the banquet.He took a look at the guests in the hall, and found that the number of them was about forty or fifty, many of them were big officials and nobles who could be named, which symbolized the Duke's current political team, the power of Duke Demont. Sure enough, it's not just rumors.

Gordon began to doubt whether his participation in this banquet was a good thing or a bad thing.

During the interval of his contemplation, Duke De Monte tapped the silver cup in front of him with a spoon: "Thank you for your kindness. I am very glad that we can gather together as we are now. All this is due to the mercy of the Holy Lord." And the wisdom of His Majesty the King..." Then His Excellency the Duke praised the prosperous Seranka Empire and the important ministers present in very grandiose language.When Goldo was about to successfully distract himself, Duke De Monte finally got to the point, "Today, I convened all of you to discuss the issue of suppressing the power of the Pope."

Gordon raised his eyebrows slightly.

"As we all know, since Emperor Guanghui established the new Holy See in the royal capital of Celanca, the Holy See has existed to assist the royal power of Celanca to unify the western continent." In the hands of the Celanka royal family for generations, this is a move made by the Emperor of Radiance for his great cause. But unfortunately, God is jealous of talents, and the emperor failed to make this move play its due role after all. After the Great Emperor, any monarch who cannot suppress the Holy See will inevitably be suppressed by the Holy See in turn. The turmoil brought about by the foreign prince Saisil to the Seranca royal family more than ten years ago has caused the royal family to fall into an unprecedented situation. Weak situation. The current expansion of the pope's power is also the aftermath of that turmoil."

A needle can be heard in the banquet hall for a while.

"In terms of defending the royal family and limiting the power of the pope, I believe that everyone's will is as strong as mine." Duke Demont smiled, his eyes were bottomless, "and the recent Josh Puber one I'm sure you've all heard about the case. The trial of this case has given us an excellent direction to work towards. There are countless dirty and corrupt transactions in the church-as long as we grasp this point, we can create the right opportunity to impose restrictions. Acts of the Church."

The implementation of the bill requires the approval of the parliament, and it is not enough for the officials and nobles present to push the flames.But if it is really feasible, the implementation of the bill is also a measure that can be used to attack and retreat, and it is more reliable than assassination and poisoning.

"What do you think we should do?" someone asked.

Duke De Monte smiled: "Remove the immunity of priests."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone present looked at each other in blank dismay.

There are three biggest advantages that the Holy See has. One is to collect taxes of various names in the name of the sacred; If a priest commits a crime, it is judged by the church court according to the church law. Compared with the secular court, it is almost equivalent to the complete rule of man.Some crimes that are serious enough to be punished in secular courts may be dealt with lightly by the church itself. It all depends on the trend within the church.The secular royal law does not apply to priests, so priests have a certain degree of judicial immunity. This is one of the powers that the Holy See won for the Church during the turbulent period more than ten years ago.

This kind of power is against the "Glorious Decree" of the Emperor of Radiance.However, the royal family tried their best at that time, and only retained the part of the "Glorious Decree" that was beneficial to the royal family and the nobles-the church could not publicly accuse the nobles with canon law, nor could they imprison the nobles or impose severe sentences without authorization.

"Immunity is one of the foundations of church activities, and it is difficult to shake." Someone shook his head. "Doing so will attract opposition from all priests. Not only the Pope, but other priests will also be hostile to us."

"We can just temporarily remove it." Duke De Monte smiled slightly, "The Josh Pubber case is just an introduction. I still have a few shocking cases, old and new, as long as we use them, we can take them out." This wave was set off, and then an investigation office was established. As long as there is evidence, even high-ranking figures in the church will be judged as they should be."

"...But why did the church let go?" someone asked.

"As long as they are loud enough, they will have to let go." Duke De Monte said with a smile, "This is an excellent opportunity to cut off the Pope's followers. Afterwards, I will suggest to His Majesty the king that a king's court should be established. From now on, those priests who are accused must Double trial by the king's court and the church court. If the church court is partial, then the church court should be held accountable. According to the regulations, there must be a bishop-level figure in order to judge the priest. So - we need a king Bishop. Head of the king's court."

"He will be a believer of the Holy Lord and a servant of His Majesty the King. He has both the virtues of a priest and the simplicity and loyalty of a king's subjects. He will be given the status second only to the Pope in the church. The royal family and noble subjects will be his backing." Duke De Monte carelessly pushed the silver cup down with one finger, and rolled it on the table several times, "May I ask, which of the sages here thinks he is qualified for this position?"

No one speaks.

Because when the Duke spoke in this tone, he probably had already decided on a good candidate in his heart.What's more, the king's court hasn't written a word yet, and it seems to be a very difficult thing to do against the church court...

"Do you think you are qualified for this position, Your Excellency Moran?" the Duke turned his head and asked with a smile.

Of course, Burrion would not be so stupid as to think that this sentence was asking him.

He twitched the corner of his mouth and looked at Gordon.He noticed that Gordo lowered his eyes slightly, and he couldn't tell what emotion he was in from his expression, it seemed that everyone in this banquet hall was like this.Even if Goldo didn't say a word, he was able to intimidate these nobles and officials. No one dared to criticize his youth and shallow qualifications. Look at him like this.

"Thank you for your trust, Your Excellency the Duke." Gordo finally raised his head with a smile. He chose to trust his intuition, thinking that Demont didn't deliberately dig a hole for him to jump in, or let him be a consumable like a whetstone, although Many people present thought of him that way, "Then, I will take over this task."

"Thank you for your cooperation." Duke Demont was still very polite, "Then, Your Excellency Moran, do you have any ideas about my plan just now?"

"It's not an idea." Goldo said, "But in terms of fueling the flames, I think we can contact the printing house in Wangduli to print the stories of those priests who bent the law for personal gain and spread them widely—— Prevent civilians from being illiterate. Another point is that the existence of the king's court may disappear with changes in the current situation. After all, the immunity of the Holy See cannot be completely eradicated. complete expulsion from the courts and parliament."

"If they want to be their own country, let them be their own country." Goldo said, "But they don't try to take away the subjects of Selanka."