Prime Minister Sistine's carriage was purchased by him from a bank loan to maintain his dignity as Prime Minister of the Kingdom and a nobleman of the old party.
It has spacious space and gorgeous shape. Even if three people are crammed inside, it doesn't feel crowded at all.
At this moment, looking at Alan York and Isabella sitting opposite him, thinking of the frightened horses just now, and the mysterious methods of the two people opposite him, the Sistine Prime Minister took a deep breath and answered
road:
"Mr. York, do you understand the true attitude of Her Majesty the Queen and the New Party towards the Church of Light?"
"I've heard about it," Allen smiled politely, "but regarding the specific situation, I still need more guidance from the Prime Minister."
Prime Minister Sistine looked at him seriously.
He knew that Allen was testing his sincerity.
"As far as I know," the Prime Minister hesitated for a moment, he said, "Although Her Majesty the Queen is nominally a believer in the Church of Light and a monarch personally crowned by the Pope, it can be seen from her recent actions that she very much hopes to get rid of
Under the influence of the Pope, he became the leader of the church in the Kingdom of Braden."
"Indeed," Allen nodded, "as an ambitious monarch, she does not want to be subordinate to others, even if that person is the Pope."
You really know more than me. After hearing this, Prime Minister Sistine sighed silently in his heart.
Then he continued: "As for the New Party, their ideas are fundamentally different from the teachings of the Church of Light.
"The Church of Light advocates restraining material desires, being diligent and frugal, serving the gods with a pure heart, and placing their hopes in the kingdom of God that will ascend to the goddess after death. However, the factory owners and bankers of the New Party rely on the magic steam engine invented by the Master Tower.
, magic spinning machine and a series of inventions, creating a large number of goods and wealth.
"They advocate enjoyment and consumption. After all, if everyone is as abstinent as the Church of Light requires, how can the goods in their hands be sold?"
"So the Church of Light chooses to cooperate with you old party nobles?" Allen looked at him meaningfully.
“Yes,” the Prime Minister nodded, “Perhaps in the eyes of the Church of Light, we nobles who only want to maintain their status are easier to get along with than the prosperous New Party.
"They hope to use our power to curb the new party's ideological trend within the Kingdom of Braden, thereby safeguarding the authority of the church and the people's belief in the goddess."
"Sounds very reasonable," Allen commented lightly, and then changed the topic and asked, "But what does this have to do with you secretly transporting magic cannons to the Kingdom of Ferrand?"
"To tell you the truth, Mr. York," the Prime Minister said calmly, "I heard Archbishop Yaconelga say that in fact, ever since Her Majesty the Queen came to the throne and the new party emerged, His Majesty the Pope has noticed that the faith of the Braden Kingdom is not what it used to be.
I am determined, and I am even more dissatisfied with the superficially obedient and secretly disapproving attitude of Her Majesty the Queen and the New Party people.
"The Pope hopes to give the Braden Kingdom some color and make these disobedient believers obediently submit to the authority of the church."
"Then why hasn't the Pope taken action?" Allen asked, "According to the current trend, as magicians explore the nature of power, the Mage Tower will only become more powerful day by day, and the Church of Light will only gradually become more powerful.
Lost the opportunity."
"Mr. York, do you know what the Light Church is most afraid of about the Braden Kingdom?"
"The Mage Tower? Your Excellency Merlins? The Dark Temple? Or those legendary mages who went to explore the endless planes without a trace?" Allen guessed cooperatively.
"No," the Prime Minister shook his head, "It's a magic cannon.
"The magic cannon in the capital of the kingdom has a longer history than the mage tower. It is said that it existed when the 'founder' Norman I established the kingdom.
"The successive rulers of the Braden Kingdom were ordinary people. They did not have any extraordinary abilities, but they were able to occupy such a large territory for a long time under the covetousness of the two major sects of light and darkness as well as numerous magicians. To a large extent, they relied on convenience
It's the power of these magic cannons.
"It is said that if all the magic cannons in the capital were fired at once, even the legendary mages would not be able to resist them.
"But to this day, these magic cannons have been in the hands of the royal family. No one knows how these powerful magic cannons operate."
"I see," Allen nodded thoughtfully, "Then you secretly transported the magic cannon to the Pope this time in the hope that His Majesty the Pope could decipher the secret of the magic cannon and thus help the Church of Light in Braden.
Establish authority within the kingdom?”
"That's right," said the Sistine Prime Minister with a bitter smile on his face, "but His Majesty the Pope's true thoughts are not something that we people can see through."
"But if I remember correctly, the ones you are transporting to the Pope's territory this time are not the real ancient magic cannons, but just imitations or even untested prototypes." Allen frowned slightly.
brow.
He knows more than I thought. Prime Minister Sistine sighed silently in his heart.
"Indeed, Mr. York," he shrugged and replied, "because those real magic cannons, only the royal family members know where they are and how to drive them. We can't even see them.
Let alone transporting them away.
"That's all the information I know."
After saying this, the Prime Minister let out a long sigh.
He knew that he had now completely betrayed Archbishop Yaconelga.
However, since Archbishop Nerga does not regard him as an ally and even wants to take his life secretly, why should he be loyal to him?
Alan York did not respond immediately to his words.
He just sat quietly across from him, tapping the armrest of his seat with his right fingertips, making a regular "tap-tat" sound, as if he was thinking about something.
Looking at the calm young man opposite, Prime Minister Sistine suddenly made a bold guess in his heart:
Could the man behind this series of events be Alan York?
His father and brother are both members of the New Party, and he himself is also a student of the Mage Tower. He has every reason to do such a thing.
Otherwise, he would never have been able to rush to this alley at such an appropriate time and save himself.
But looking at Allen's excessively young face, the Prime Minister felt extremely incredible.
If I remember correctly, Alan York is not an adult yet!
How could a minor boy make such a watertight calculation? How could he make such a perfectly timed plan?
The Prime Minister shook his head and decisively rejected this speculation.
In his opinion, Alan York should be just a chess piece on the surface. The real chess player should be his father, Earl William York.
The lord of Kent was extremely wealthy and well-connected, and he was always experienced and shrewd in his dealings.
He has a well-known saying: "In this world, there is no one who cannot be bribed. If there is, then the price is not high enough."
It is very possible that Earl William York bribed one of Major General Hans' subordinates to leak the secret about the magic cannon, and set up a scheme to force him to step down, with the purpose of allowing the new party to come to power.
Thinking of this, Prime Minister Sistine suddenly shuddered.
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