glorious fall

After Christmas, it is time to collect "tithes". At this time, Sandra needs to give teaching tours in various major dioceses in the province.He summoned Schlott, and the two discussed in the study all afternoon, and decided to even go to the eight monasteries and churches where Sandra was touring. At that time, Schlott would lead a standing army and twelve knights to guard Sandra's Safety.

After making the decision, Sandra handed over all the authority to Hillary Reed for the travel preparation work. In the letter Tanglas wrote to him recently, he reminded him that the Monterey family in Piedrius Province had made some small moves recently. It was Grand Duke Anlis who was silent, but he couldn't let Sandra relax.The other is to declare to the lay believers that this year's "tithe" will be halved in the name of the Holy See before the tax is collected, and then the amount of "tithe" will be collected as usual, and other provinces will collect half of the "tithe". .

When Sandra told Winfrey about this, the Marquis just smiled ambiguously: "His Majesty the Pope really cares about you, and even taught you how to do it personally."

After returning from the main city, Sandra's face, which had rarely healed, turned red again, and she said in embarrassment, "Why do you say that..."

Winfrey pretended not to have ridiculed the shy young man, and strongly agreed: "In fact, the common people's balance is used. I think there will be such rumors in every province in the future, but apart from the merchants' cavalry spreading some news, it is also There is no way for the common people to get news, true and false, but it will make the common people panic, and the trust in the Holy See must have dropped greatly, it seems that His Majesty has not been suppressed by Chester and the Cardinals in recent years.

When Sandra heard about this place, she couldn't help asking curiously: "Why do you say that there is still suppression by the Cardinals?"

Winfrey thought for a while, then hesitated and said: "When the former His Majesty was in power, I hadn't been recognized by the family. I just heard that when Chester was young, he competed with the previous Pope for the position of Pope. Because he failed, he went to win over the Pope instead. There must be a lot of supporters in the Yi Bishops' Group."

Sandra frowned: "Perhaps I should suggest to His Majesty that Chester's confidant in the Cardinals should be secretly replaced."

Winfrey shook his head and laughed: "I think His Majesty has already noticed."

Sandra frowned, and smiled slightly: "Then I don't think there is anything to worry about."

The weather in early spring was still very cold. Ever since she and Hillary Reed "heart-to-heart", Sandra respected him as a figure of her father's generation. Hillary Reed took care of his diet and daily life very carefully, and ignored Sandra in a daze. Wrapped him into a "ball" in protest, Winfrey was amused by his clumsy movements when he came to see him off.

Amidst the crisp bells, the carriage left the central city of Lemans again, and headed for the first tour site, the city of Marly, where the Abbey of St. Volt was located.

Chunhan should not be underestimated. Because Sandra is a teenager, she doesn't like to be stuck in a small space all day long, so she opened the curtain of the car, so she started coughing when she was driving the next day. Hillary Reed came from the second carriage Taking care of him, the accompanying priest who knows medicine has prescribed medicine several times, but it has no effect. I am about to cry. I have to pray for the archbishop every night before going to bed. I don’t know if there is God’s blessing. At this time, Sandra finally showed a tendency to alleviate the condition.

It was dusk when we arrived in the city of Marley, a cloudy and cloudy day that was about to rain. The bishop of Marley came to welcome them and hurriedly led them to the bishop's mansion. Sandra looked at the same white building in front of her, but The Bishop's Palace, which was pasted with gold and silver threads along the outline of each wall or relief, squinted his eyes and didn't say much.

Fortunately, Bishop Marley didn't do any more stupid things, allowing Sandra to find an excuse to vent her depression these days, otherwise, she would have died unjustly.

On the night of moving in, Sandra suffered from insomnia as expected. At night, he stood by the blinds of the guest room on the second floor of the Bishop's Mansion, looking seriously at the almost imperceptible rain outside.

In the second half of the night, he fell asleep, but he dreamed of a person he hadn't seen for a long time.

Donglass.

When he woke up from the dream, he opened his eyes and was confused for a while, but after waking up, he was a little at a loss.

Sitting up in a panic, he touched his scepter, hugged it to his chest, and comforted himself in a crying, nervous tone: "Don't be like this, you are partners with deals. ...the only thing you can rely on is what is in your arms, nothing more."

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According to Sandra's order, Schlott sent someone to secretly spread the contents of Tanglas's letter from taverns, hotels and other places. After hearing this, the ordinary believers were naturally happy to tell each other. The Bishop of Marley City sent someone to Going to investigate, but it was difficult to get clues, which only made the rumors more violent.

The next day, there was a slight smell of mud and the fragrance of grass and trees in the air. The four wheels of the carriage were covered with soft mud. When they arrived at the main monastery on the outskirts of Marley, even the legs of the horses were splashed with mud.The brown bobbed horse snorted so loudly that the children in the choir shrieked back a few paces in horror.

Holding a scepter and wearing a cloak, the archbishop got out of the car, and the lay people swarmed up. Everyone scrambled to see the appearance of the archbishop, which caused a short-term crowd.

"Please don't get excited," Pfister and the other knights struggled to part ways. The crowd was so dense that it was difficult to turn around. Finally, Sandra was escorted to the high platform of the square, but the short distance It makes people sweat profusely.

The voices in the crowd gradually died down. Sandra took the lecture script presented by the Bishop of Marley City. Pfister took a step forward beside the high platform, raised the silver cross, and shouted: "Alleluia, holy my Father!"

The believers followed and cheered: "Alleluia, holy my Father!"

The bishop of Marley raised his scepter and said in a deep voice, "Be quiet and listen to the teachings."

Sandra unfolded the parchment, scanned it quickly, and began to read.

"...God created mankind, gave mankind kindness and hard work, so that mankind can survive; God taught mankind, gave mankind wisdom and courage, so that mankind can create; God taught mankind, gave mankind faith and reverence, so that mankind can inherit ...

"Father omnipotent, the wise and great Lord of heaven, your glory shines on all things and feeds all beings...

"It is my duty to sing the praises of your kindness. Even every inch of land has a meaning that you make it exist. You say that there must be light, and there will be light. Your soul is with us, and he walks on On the earth, the cruelty of war is gone, you teach the soldiers to rust their spears, let them abandon their quarrels, and embrace each other, you want our Christ to suffer on earth, let him rise after death, let him save the suffering people People, let him spread the teachings of your love...

You are the king of heaven, father of great majesty and love, Alleluia! "

Everyone cheered and threw the Christmas flowers in their hands into the air, "Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!"

The clear singing of the children in the choir sounded, and the crowd began to retreat like water. The bishop of Marley went with the priests and priests under his jurisdiction to discuss and arrange the collection of "tithes".

Pfister helped the somewhat weak Sandra towards the carriage. When Hillaride lowered the curtain for him, he saw that his cheeks were very red. It was so bad that I couldn't help but be shocked.

"Please send someone to bring Father Riesman over here!" Hillared shouted to Pfister who was riding a horse. "My lord's high fever has returned."

Pfister called a knight to explain a few words, and then went to find him himself.

Because of Sandra's high fever, the original itinerary was delayed for a few days in Marley City. During this period, the bishop of Marley City kept asking about his health, but it didn't annoy Sandra, so when Sandra started the day again, he didn't "Clean up" the mansion of the bishop who dared to be more magnificent than him.

The next stop is Mejila City in Shamang District. This bustling and rich town famous for wine making seems to be filled with the aroma and sweetness of wine. The vines were cut off, and the thick roots were buried in deep trenches filled with thick soil, so as far as the eye could see, the flat land was completely bare.

When Sandra was nearly numb from the illness, she finally recovered. So when she entered the city, she was rarely in the mood to appreciate the customs and customs under her rule. The sound of buying and selling is endless, and the people coming and going are neatly dressed, which seems to make people feel relaxed.

On the night of staying in the Bishop's Mansion in Mejila City, he suffered from insomnia again. After struggling on the bed for a long time, he murmured to himself in a low voice: "Tomorrow, remember to write back to him..." The corners of his lips curled into a faint smile. After an arc, he fell asleep peacefully.

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Tivankatrin Palace, Fengse Palace, Tanglas had just finished listening to the blessing song sung by the hymn orchestra, and when he was about to let the orchestra take a break, the Butler Childe knocked on the door and came in, "Your Majesty, Mr. Medel of the hymn orchestra requests see you."

Tang Glass said "Oh" and cheered up seven to eight times, "Please come in."

For a moment, light footsteps sounded regularly, and a pair of brown cashmere-trimmed boots stopped at the bottom of the steps. Then, the people below raised their heads and looked eagerly at a certain pope behind the desk.

"Beilan sees His Majesty." Bellan saluted, then took a step forward and looked up at Tanglas, who unexpectedly met his eyes.

For a moment, both of them were stunned.

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