Chapter 290 Part2 (1/2)
Chapter 290 “What a heavy handed stick” (Part two)
So, ten days ago, Zack released news that he's going to carry out hisevent, and exactly at that ti nor small
During the winter of this year, one of the provinces in the southern part of the empire suddenly suffered a catastrophic snowstorm The climate in the southern reaches rarely snowed, but it's not unheard of for this anomaly to occur Naturally, the finance depart out the relief efforts on this disaster
It’s just that this incident coincided with the annual gathering of the various archbishops in the Te reclusively for many years - heard this news, he coious taxes on the parishes involved in this disaster for one year
You can say that it’s not a big deal, but with the Pope leading the effort, it's only natural that the powerful followers of the Temple would make their own contributions In the end, nificant sums of money to the cause
This matter caused quite the stir in the capital for several days Eventually, the situation devolved into an e scenario for the court: With one call from the Pope, the aold There's no doubt the Pope's appeal was strong within the Te from behind
And exactly at this tian to spread around the capital saying the regent only old coins coathered in his naher than the Regent's
Such rumors are naturally filled with ulterior motives, but the facts are there in front of them, how can the court deny this when the Pope did indeed raise that amount?
In no tiear while the Regent loses face with each passing day
The fighting between the royal fa What h profile maneuver to snub the royal family For all these years, that old man had lived a low profile life and remained reclusive, but now suddenly he coht here
Everyone in the elite circle are old weasels With only a little sniff, these sly bastards can easily smell the different flavors hidden underneath
If things went according to the nor to the temple when such rumor arises, otherwise, their actions would be no different froent's face
Yet that's precisely what happened here, it’s weird!
Prior to the rumor, the pace of the relief collection inside the Teh as it was, but when the words froed overnight!
This phenomenon was extremely abnormal!
It was said that during those few days, the faithful's who heeded the Pope's call to donate was so high that the line outside the cathedral covered nearly two streets and hts had to be summoned to maintain order around the crowd
What was originally three old coins incredibly doubled in less than two days!
This way around, the Pope’s appeal would awe anyone that learns of this In turn, the Regent's side seems bleaker
“Are these rich people in the capital all blind and deaf?” Du Wei frowned: “It's obvious so for the Pope while covertly losing the Regent's face! Are they not afraid of offending the royal family to join in on this type of show?”
Zack shakes his head: “My Duke… You’re wrong! Strangely, the majority of those who run to the temple to donate are not from the rich part of society I've asked around and noticed n accent, as if they are from the south… I don’t knohy there are soto the capital city recently, but all of thee su before they depart… This thing is an obvious and deliberate move to make the royal family lose face”
“Southerners?” Du Wei coldly laughed: “How could the capital suddenly ee so anized this!”
“I know right?” Zack so, the scene outside the Temple was like a sea of people, endless!”
Du Wei shakes his head and asked, “What about the royal fa?”
“It's precisely because they have no response which makes it weird” Zack smiles wryly: ”Even an idiot can see this is the Temple's deliberate provocation, very inconsistent with the Pope's usualno reaction, re silent and…”
“And what?”
“And you don’t find it odd? To say a coent is afraid of the Temple is that field? Let's not mention the royal family, merely Earl Biliaibuer and Count Taklanshan can easily throw over several old coins to stack the odds, so why? There's so ent's faction, yet none are speaking”
Du Wei began pondering with question
For this ainst the royal family for its too clumsily planned
The Tee the authority of the Regent?
Then there's the people from the south……
Can it be the Xieni faction?
But what's the reasoning for the Xieni faction to do this? Other than provoking the ire of the royal faet of this?
Too many questions and too little answers, Du Wei can only set aside these questions for now: ”Hmm, what does that incident have to do with the auction today?”
“Just two days ago, someone came to us and listed one of their 'itely at the topic: “Guess who sent this item?
“…… Who?”
“The Te judge of the temple personally came here and handed me a decree from the Pope himself! The decree is one of the items for sale today and has been deposited in our vault for the past two days!”
His Majesty's orders were very clear and that the decree will go to the highest bidder! As for the proceeds from the auction, it will all be used for the disaster relief fund in the south and the winner of the auction shall receive a personal signed pledge froardless of their background or status, good or bad, dumb or smart, faithful or unfaithful, that person's child will receive the honor of being personally baptized by the Pope hinized as a God child of the Pope
Now that's neorthy, even Du Wei could barely keep hiht on his chair
The Pope hi over the baptism ceremony? HOLY crap!!
Every generation of the pope will never give a baptism to any ordinary person, that was of course unless you were the emperor of the Empire!!
In the nine hundred and sixty years of the Roland Eht, this tradition has never been broken, nor will it ever be allowed to be broken!
In a way, this could even be called a standard of legality for the reigning eitimacy!
Unconsciously, people have even erected such a concept: without the Pope's personal presence during the emperor's baptism, that emperor is not lawful!