flstandardbreds Chapter 232 Special Envoy
Chapter 232 Special Envoy
"I never expected that I would see a miracle in my life. It's really interesting."
The King of Pope was very surprised when he saw the report from the Miracle Recognition Bureau. According to the report, the large-scale death of rats was not only seen in the Holy City or the King of Pope's Hall, but also in churches in Midland and the southern countries. In general, it is hard not to regard such a large-scale phenomenon that is beneficial to mankind as a miracle.
Although the Pope is the leader of the religious world, he still needs to respect the judgment of the Miracle Recognition Bureau. After all, this involves God. If he denies it without any reason, it will be difficult to convince the public and it will also damage the Pope's prestige. This miracle is clearly right before their eyes. If you stare and pretend to be blind, others will know that you are hiding something.
Of course, this is only one point. In addition to this factor, the main reason why the King of France admitted that this was a miracle was that he felt it was too boring. As the eldest son born in a powerful family in the Holy City, the King of France had drawn a clear line between himself and other mules and horses since he was a child. He had everything he wanted, and except for studying theology, aristocratic etiquette and learning how to run a business, there was nothing challenging for him. At that time, he thought that if nothing unexpected happened, he would inherit the family business when he grew up and live a plain life.
However, when he just came of age, some accidents happened in the Holy City, which caused most of the powerful families in the Holy City to suffer heavy losses due to the civil war, and countless family members were killed and injured. However, his family was neutral and fled in advance before the civil strife came, and finally escaped.
As luck would have it, not long after, the then French King also died of illness. However, since he had just studied in a seminary and there were no other members to choose from in other families, he was chosen from among the short ones to become the new French King.
When he first became the Dalai Lama, he was somewhat excited. Although as a religious leader he could no longer directly interfere in worldly affairs, this was exactly what he wanted. However, a month later he felt an unprecedented sense of emptiness. Nothing that the Dalai Lama had to do interested him, and everything went smoothly, so he did not feel satisfied or accomplished.
But this miracle event was like a beam of light that illuminated the dark and gloomy heart of the King of France. He had also heard the elders in his family say that once a miracle happened, a living saint would appear on this continent. Now that the miracle had appeared, what he had to do was to find the saint among the vast sea of people. This was the first time he felt interested.
As for the interest factor, it was not within his consideration at all. He had already enjoyed wealth and power. Since these could not arouse his interest, he might as well use them to do what he really liked.
So a meeting on miracles was hastily convened under the order of the King of France. In the King's Palace, facing the senior clergy and representatives of major families, the King of France said enthusiastically:
"I think everyone knows about miracles. That's right. After investigation by the Miracle Recognition Bureau, this huge phenomenon is a miracle from the Lord. While thanking the Lord for helping us dispel the plague, according to the Bible, a living saint has appeared on this continent. So everyone, do you have any clues related to miracles, so that we can better find the traces of the saints?"
As the King of France spoke on the stage, the clergy and secular family representatives in the audience had uncertain expressions. For the clergy, choosing a living saint meant building another church with great political purposes. This church was like a huge cake for the clergy. The church managers could gain a higher status and room for advancement, and others could also share some of the benefits. They believed that finding a living saint was a matter of great benefit and no harm.
But this was not the case for the representatives of secular families. Since Federico revealed the news that Saint Remy was suspected of being burned by the King of France to various families, what the King of France was doing now was more like a diversion of attention. And since most of the clergy obviously agreed with this matter, this further strengthened the King of France's control over the clergy.
Just as the French palace fell into an eerie silence, a voice broke the atmosphere:
"Your Majesty, I recently heard a piece of news. People believe that the plague disappeared because John Hohenzollern, who visited us before, moved the Lord with his devout faith during mass, so the Lord sent angels to eliminate the rats that carried the plague."
"Oh?" The King of France agreed after thinking carefully. Although he summoned John because he was very bored at the time, and happened to hear that the territory under John's rule was not affected by the plague, he wanted to see what kind of person he was. As for holding a mass for him, it was just a compensation for him coming all the way. But if he said this to the man just now, then what happened afterwards could be explained.
After that person spoke, several clergymen followed suit and reported to the King of France that they had also heard similar rumors, which further convinced the King of France that John was a living saint. The representatives of the secular families listened to the conversation between the King of France and the clergymen while whispering with the representatives of other families nearby.
In their view, the King of France was sending a signal to the world: John Hohenzollern was his confidant among the secular lords. And those clergymen who told the King of France that John was a living saint might be the King of France's agents, whose purpose was to make other clergymen closer to John through religious identities so as to pave the way for the King of France to promote John in the future.
Seeing that the people below had no other clues to report, the King of Fa continued:
"Since all the known information points to Earl John, then according to ancient tradition, the French King's Office will send a special envoy to examine the character of those candidates for living saints. Do you have anyone you can recommend?"
As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted the attention of everyone present, especially the family representatives. In their opinion, if the special envoy gave John a negative evaluation, then the King of France's plan to support John would be ruined, so they would definitely not let the clergy who were close to the King of France become special envoys. In the eyes of other clergy, the task of this special envoy was more like a lucrative job. After all, no one would not care about the position of a living saint, and they could use this opportunity to extort bribes from John in exchange for favorable evaluations of John.
Just as everyone was recommending candidates for special envoys to the King of France, suddenly a loud voice drowned out the words of others and shouted:
"I recommend the Inquisitor Mozgus to be the special envoy to His Majesty the King of France!"