Chapter 314: Replace it

Replaced by Chapter 314
A steady stream of news of what happened in Xiqiu has been passed to the imperial capital.
After these days, Andy's careful support, the empire's newspaper industry has already developed to an extremely developed situation. The public's enthusiasm for this new thing continues to rise. In Andy's view, newspapers have become an important tool for channelling and even controlling people's hearts.
Seven or eight editions of the scandal about the religion that happened in Xiqiu have been published in newspapers.
Andy insisted on writing one thing into seven or eight different story versions, which originally made the fat man a little puzzled.
The old skeleton just smiled faintly and said: "In this world, human curiosity is always the strongest. And in the face of such an interesting thing, if we just simply say it, there will always be some loopholes. Some smart people will see some flaws, but we deliberately tell the story into several different versions, even if there are some loopholes, people have no time to take care of. Anyway, our purpose is to mess up the water! Make things big! After making seven or eight versions of the story, people will definitely argue about which version is true after reading it! No matter how long they fight and what the final result is, anyway, this scandal of the gods has been given to everyone I left a deep impression! As for the truth of the matter... Hmph, a thousand people have a thousand mouths, and these thousand mouths may be able to say 10,000 ways! Haha..."
The fat man looked at Old Skeleton’s sinister smile, pondered for a moment, and slowly said:
"Old guy, when it comes to conspiracy, I have never seen you more sinister than you!"
In any case, the prestige of the gods is swept away. Under the propaganda of the Empire’s New Industry Newspaper, public opinion throughout the empire seems to be discussing the scandal that occurred in the Tulip family fief.
Regarding the arrangement of this event, Old Skeleton also spent a lot of thought. First of all, the fief of the Tulip family is a place where the religious power is relatively weak. Secondly, the Tulip family is now close to the existence of gods in the hearts of the people of the empire. It is an idol worshipped by thousands of people. Now such a scandal has occurred in such a sacred place. People are despising the despicable practice of gods. At the same time, there will be a kind of anger! That is a blasphemy against the sacred glory of the Tulip family!
The newspapers of the Imperial Capital make follow-up reports almost every day.
For example, what new confession was made by the arrested bishop?
For example, many people talked about how the greedy bishop embezzled such a large sum of money...
And those leather whip and iron fetters that have been found have also aroused some special people's talk...
Finally, on a certain day, almost all major and large newspapers of the Empire published a headline report at the same time.
"Under the light of that halo, is it sacred or dark? 》
In such a large piece of text, everything is directed towards the gods! Although there is no direct statement, most people who have read this article will ask this question: How many such greedy gods are in the religion? Although a bishop was arrested, are those who were not arrested really clean?
We pay so many religious taxes every year, are they enshrined to gods or are they fattening these greedy gods?
For a time, the empire was in an uproar!
As for the signature of this report, it is naturally the chief comment writer: Mr. Andy.
Under the setting sun, a team of men and horses guarding the carriage slowly entered the imperial capital.
Sitting in the carriage were Lord Marquis Roddy, his wife, Miss Nicole from the Tulip family, and the other two confidantes.
Under the protection of a team of Royal Guards and fifty of the most elite Thor's Whips, Roddy returned to the imperial capital in a low-key manner and ended his leisurely wandering days in Xilin Province.
During this period, Roddy was troubled in Xilin. First of all, the cult immediately sent people to request the release of the bishop, and requested a detailed investigation of the matter to return the glory of the cult!
For such a tough request, Roddy behaved even more strongly. He once directly blasted the elders of the highest religious institute sent by the gods out of the Tulip House. This elder was an old fellow from the elders group who came from the imperial capital to deal with this matter after the incident.
Roddy said frankly: "I'm not a believer! Your canon can't control me! I'm only responsible for the empire's laws! So you don't point fingers at me!"
The elder with a very high status among the gods was furious and was about to turn his face on the spot. Under his anger, he immediately summoned the two thousand flame warriors stationed in Xiqiu City, almost using force to rob people.
But after all, the deputy commander of the Flame Warrior regiment, Streer, is still sensible-he came earlier and had already seen this Marquis tough. For a person who does not believe in the religion of God, talking about persuasion is a waste of energy!
Moreover, he cautiously suggested the dizzy elder: "We only have two thousand Flame Warriors here, but there are thousands of Royal Guards! Don't say anything else, it really fought... Hehe... and they are the Royal Guards, representing the face of the imperial royal family..."
Although these words were not very pleasant and made people feel a little discouraged, the elder finally calmed down. After all, anyone who can mix with such a high status is not a fool. He was only irritated by this young Marquis's unreliable attitude. After calming down, he immediately thought of the fact: This Marquis Roddy was looking for fault on purpose!
Since tough is not good, let's go soft.
But Roddy didn't give him any more opportunities at all. Every day he kept the door behind him and didn't see guests. So why are you an elder of the gods? The gate of the Tulip House is closed, the Royal Guards and Thor's Whip are holding their hands outside, even if the Pope is here, they probably won't buy it!
The Royal Guards only recognize the emperor, while Thor's Whip recognizes only the Duke of Tulip or Miss Nicole!
The cult has also quickly changed its strategy. It is estimated that the pressure of public opinion in the imperial capital was too great. They asked for an excuse from the beginning, and finally turned into a request to immediately put the heinous bishop who "blasphemed the spirit and betrayed the trust of the church" to death immediately! Although such a move is almost equivalent to a confession, if the matter can be ended immediately, it is always better than the current situation!
But Roddy still ignored him, and simply replied: The case is complicated and is under investigation! They drove the people away.
The religion has been able to operate in the empire for so many years, and it is not without foundation. Many officials in the empire are also believers of the church. Since they can’t do it in private, the religion also wants to take other paths, such as giving this person through official channels. The young Marquis exerted a little pressure-of course, few people in the officialdom of the Empire now dared to offend this young, promising Marquis Roddy, but he was moved by emotion and lured him for profit, always in the officialdom. The unchanging truth.
But Roddy is extremely tough!
Especially in the fiefdom of the Tulip family!
As early as when Roddy returned from the first war in the northwest, he encountered the local consul's rebellion and took the opportunity to sweep the entire tulip fief. Almost all the original forces were cleaned up again. The current tulip family fief Within, from top to bottom are absolutely loyal to the Tulip family. Some officials are simply the retired officers of Thor's Whip who had fought with Lord Duke in the northwest!
In the face of these people, the official power of the religious sect is also helpless, and there is no room for it to play.
So, after dealing with it for a while, Roddy got the secret letter from Old Skeleton, took the man and left the fief and returned to the imperial capital.
The carriage walked into the imperial capital. Although it was evening, Roddy could still see some strangeness in the imperial capital.
It was common in the imperial capitals that the clergy walking in twos and threes on the street have almost disappeared. It seems that there are no clergy walking on the street now, even if you occasionally see one or two handymen wearing religious uniforms, they all bow their heads in a hurry.
Roddy went straight back to his marquis mansion, and then went to the palace with the guard alone to see the old skeleton.
In the royal martial arts training ground inside the palace, everyone was ordered not to enter. Only a group of royal guards was guarding from afar. Roddy walked in alone, and all the guards who saw him bowed their heads and saluted. .
When the heavy door was pushed open, I heard a roar inside, and then a cold light came.
Roddy was almost a conditioned reflex. With a backhand like lightning, he pulled out the scimitar and held it horizontally. He heard a crisp sound, the other party snorted, took two steps backwards, and the sword in his hand broke. Two cuts.
Roddy was also absolutely uncomfortable. The person who attacked him was extremely powerful. Roddy blocked him in a hurry. He felt a rush of strength in his chest, his arms numb, and he snorted, just relying on his own. The Dragon Curse Scimitar is a treasure, and it broke the opponent's weapon.
After Ruolan stood firm, she gave Roddy a stern look and sneered: "Boy Roddy, you are really good. The old fat guy says I can't hurt you!"
Roddy grinned reluctantly, his strength recovered slowly, so far he had only recovered to the realm of the Sword Saint Warrior, as for the domain, that meant nothing was reached. Although this made Roddy very depressed, he knew that the divine consciousness he had swallowed was not an ordinary thing. If he wanted to restore his strength, he might not be able to achieve it in a short time.
There was a round of applause. Fatty Tianlie stood in a corner of the martial arts field, looked at Roddy with a smile, and then shouted, "Good boy, I didn't lose face!"
Ruolan pondered for a while and exclaimed: "Fatty! I still can't beat him! Let's continue practicing!"
Roddy settled for a while, and then suppressed the clashing breath in his heart.
With a sound of the royal robe, the old skeleton sat on a chair, and looked at the two fat men, one male and one female, who began to ping-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong group, sitting on a chair with his legs ignorant. Then he glanced at Roddy from the corner of his eye and beckoned: "Boy, are you back?"
Roddy walked over and smiled bitterly: "You have caused me a lot of trouble again. The elder of the gods is blocking me at the gate of Xiqiu Tulip House every day. If I don't come back, sooner or later, I will be impatient. Cut him with one knife!"
Andy glanced at Roddy with a smile, and suddenly whispered: "Then chop him off!"
"What's wrong? It's time to do it?" Roddy glanced at him.
Andy sighed: "I have ordered the investigation of religious taxes across the entire empire. Starting yesterday, all religious taxes in the entire territory of the Bright Empire will stop collecting!"
Roddy took a breath: "That's not cutting off the finances of the religion? Will the pope agree?"
"If you don't agree, it won't work!" Andy sneered: "Unless he is sure to turn his face with us immediately and start a civil war!"
Roddy thought for a while, and said: "It is impossible to start a war. After all, the empire has a strong military, and the Flame Warriors are scattered all over the world. Our Thor's Whip has just been adjusted after the war. The military is absolutely loyal and morale. , They are all at their peak. And the current atmosphere within the religion is probably not so united."
Andy smiled: "This incident has caused many former devout believers in the Imperial Capital to have greatly reduced their loyalty to the religion. I guess it's the same in other places. I heard that even inside the Flame Warriors, The military spirit is not so stable. Even if a war starts, those warriors will have to think about whether such a despicable and corrupt religious cult is worth fighting for it. So the Pope definitely dare not go to war! He is not sure!"
Roddy thought for a while, frowning: "But now that you have caused so much trouble, what do you want to do next?"
The old skeleton murmured: "Rody, do you know? People's belief in God is nothing more than a spiritual sustenance. People need an example, an idol, as a comfort in their hearts. Religion is nothing more than giving People have this kind of spiritual satisfaction." After a pause, he smiled: "So, it is impossible for religion to disappear completely. So, I mean..."
He squinted his eyes and smiled and said, "Use a new religion to get the current religious religion!"
Seeing Roddy's puzzled gaze, the old skeleton smiled and continued: "The empire has believed in gods for hundreds of years. This kind of foundation cannot be completely eradicated by you and I, so I don't want to do that kind of wasteful thing! I The meaning of is to let everyone understand: God does exist, and we really want to believe in great gods, but the current religious religion does not represent the gods! We can lead people to feel that the current religious religion has been abandoned The doctrine of the gods! They have fallen into a kind of blasphemous existence! They are no longer worthy to continue to serve the gods! Therefore, I will recreate a new religion in the empire to replace the current one! "
Roddy seemed to realize something, and whispered: "You mean..."
The old skeleton stood up, clapped his hands and laughed: "I mean, make a new idol for people to worship, and make a new to make people believe! And we happen to have a unique and perfect condition! We already have a treasure that is too brilliant to be more brilliant!"
Having said this, the old Skeleton smiled a bit maliciously and whispered: "Boy, are you interested in being a for a time? Lord Tulip...My great "God of War"?"