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Chapter 264 The Sleeping God Is About to Awaken?

The living room of the Cayman family is located on the top of the castle, in the middle and south.The room is not too big, there are only four benches made of fern branches and a small coffee table in the middle. Many outsiders can't imagine that this small living room is the most important guest of the Cayman family. place.Because of the masonry structure, there is always a lot of humidity in noble castles. This is not an environment that nobles like, so almost every room has a fireplace that burns fire to remove moisture.At this moment, wood is burning in the fireplace, which is the trunk of a tall fern tree. There is a "crack" sound of dry wood in the flames. The light of the fire and the candles in the room illuminate the light in this windowless living room. brightly lit.

There was only one visitor, and he was the Marquis of Burger, the old neighbor of the Cayman family.The Bouguer family is also a well-known traditional aristocrat with a long history in the empire. Their ancestors were once the closest comrades-in-arms of the ancestors of the Cayman family.Over the years, the two families have also intermarried from time to time, so they have always been reliable allies of each other politically.The Marquis of Burger of this generation is a little younger, about 30 years old and less than 40 years old. In fact, he should be the son and nephew of the old Duke, but because he inherited the title of Marquis, according to the communication tradition between nobles and the old man The duke talks about friends in the same generation.

"...I heard that the teacher Jiujiu, that Professor Nuo Gangde, is also on the list of the church's expulsion order." The Marquis of Bug was lying on a chair, holding his wine glass in one hand, and asked while shaking it lightly.

"It's not surprising. The church always finds blasphemy from scholars' writing, isn't it? But the church has indeed made more and more small moves in the past few years. I think not only us nobles, but even His Majesty the king should be aware of it Here you go." The Duke of Cayman picked up a root of quorum fern from the plate on the small coffee table in front of him, put it in his mouth, and slowly chewed it. This is a root of a half-human tall fern. It contains some ingredients that can stimulate the nerves, and a small amount of consumption will make people feel refreshed. It is a popular snack among nobles, and its effect is somewhat similar to that of human tobacco.

"Isn't the meaning of the church's expulsion of these scholars not obvious enough? They are afraid, they are afraid that the scholars will reveal the truth of the world! Because the truth of the world does not have the place of God they said!" The Duke of Cayman was half lying on a chair He hummed while chewing the ancient ajugen root.

"I'm afraid it's more than that. Scholars need a lot of wealth to support their research, and in the entire empire, who else can provide them with funding except us nobles and royals? The church's suppression of scholars is actually targeting the nobles and royal family! But for The royal family, they made a condition that His Majesty the King could not refuse, and there are also a large number of declining nobles in the noble alliance who support the church. On this point, we big nobles are not united enough, and each family has its own thoughts. , still can’t come up with a charter that can fight against the church. Hey, who knows what our majesty the king is thinking? You must know that in the past hundreds of years, royal power has always been tied to nobles in front of the church..." Bu Marquis Ge took a sip of his wine and leaned back on the chair.

"A mature territory equivalent to the size of three marquis dominions! How many years has the empire not expanded its territory? How many nobles have fallen to the point where they have lost their fiefs and only one title is left? Our majesty the king and those who have fallen Can the nobles resist this temptation? Now, let’s see how many nobles in our noble alliance are willing to pay such a price to balance internal conflicts? It’s no wonder that the king and the bottom nobles have turned to the church.” Cayman The Duke threw the second half of Guaijugen into his mouth and let out a soft snort.

"The church must have its own plans. In fact, His Majesty the King has made many private transactions with the church in recent years. This is a well-known thing. It's just that this year is particularly strange, and the church's actions are too big. I heard more than We and several heirs of great nobles have also been assassinated by the church. Although we have not succeeded together so far, this trend is worthy of vigilance by the nobles!" The Marquis of Bugue straightened up slowly when he said this, Burgue Like the Cayman family, the heir has suffered several dangerous assassinations this year.

"What other plans do those lunatics in the church have other than to please their illusory gods and prepare to turn the empire into an earthly god for all people to believe in? And we nobles who have a lot of wealth, land, and soldiers have no respect for gods That is their biggest stumbling block! Look at how they organize those scholars who study knowledge? Say they are all blasphemers trying to steal God’s authority! If God’s authority can be stolen, is it still God? God didn’t create everything Why? Why not destroy these mortals who have stolen their power? As for our majesty the king... What is the difference between the church's power and our nobles' power for him? As I said a long time ago, our majesty the king has long I have made up my mind not to stand with the nobles anymore, they are now a third-party force. No matter how fierce the struggle between the nobles and the church is, as long as they stay out of it, they will all be the beneficiaries.” The Duke of Cayman picked up another guaia said the root of the fern.

"Everyone can feel that the church is speeding up their layout... I have heard rumors that the church has received a new oracle, about the imminent awakening of the sleeping god. Is there a difference between the two? Is there some connection?" Marquis Bugue seemed to have remembered something, and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

"The sleeping god is about to wake up? When did the Bug family start to believe the church's nonsense?" The Duke of Cayman raised his eyelids and looked at the Marquis Bug and asked back.

"Compared to illusory gods, I certainly trust those scholars more. After all, the results of their work are perfectly explainable and effective. It's just...whether it is historical records or the family inheritance of major nobles. The legend of the gods, I believe this is also the reason why most nobles dare not directly confront the church..." Marquis Bugue shook his head and said with some hesitation.

"Unless the god appears in front of my eyes immediately and shows me a real miracle! Otherwise, I refuse to believe that kind of groundless stuff! History is nothing but a little girl who has no power to fight back. The victor wants to dress up Just how to dress. Who knows how our descendants will record us hundreds of years later? Maybe you and I will be written as tall knights who control wind, rain and lightning? Just like the ancestors holding artifacts in family history. At least from I remember my grandfather, my father, and myself, our Caymanian family is supported by the efforts of generations of patriarchs and family members, not by going to church every day !” The Duke of Cayman replied sonorously while waving the roots of the ancient mugwort fern with one hand.

(End of this chapter)