Women only affect my ability to spread the fire

Eleanor was uneasy at the thought that she had tricked her brother into the "evil lair" of the Inquisition - she had always been favored and had no doubt that Conrad would set out to rescue her.

She couldn't wait to stop Conrad and prevent him from going deeper into the dangerous dungeon of the Inquisition.

However, Eleanor, who had just been frightened by Rosaline, finally remembered the "rules of slave girls" and did not dare to speak loudly.

Margaret didn't look overly anxious. She asked earnestly, "My Lord, aren't you going to wait here for the royal and church envoys? They could arrive at any moment. Should we leave now?"

"We are waiting for them here, just hoping to find someone who knows about the black market and then find further clues about the sword." Russell smiled and shook his head.

Russell had no interest in getting involved in the conflict between the royal family and the church, and he also had no idea about the land of Meldorf - Russell did not think he had the patience to live in such a primitive medieval manor and be a happy farmer.

Since he had no desires or demands, it was natural for Russell to choose the quickest and most convenient way.

There is an opportunity to ask the "Emperor of the Night" directly, so why go far away?

"We are waiting here for the church representatives to arrive, and then through their mediation and coordination, we can ask the so-called Emperor of the Night. Isn't it the same thing?" Margaret said.

"Who knows how long it will take for the church's representatives to arrive in Meldorf, and who knows how long these negotiations will drag on? What if the so-called Emperor of the Night has been purified by the fire of the Inquisition?" Russell insisted.

At this time, Rosalyn also advised: "Yes, why don't we rush to Weinerd Farm together and find out about the black market first."

Margaret had no objection to going to Wynand Farm, she just didn't want Russell to disrupt his own pace because of her affairs.

Since Russell was so determined and even Rosaline tried to persuade him, Margaret no longer insisted. She looked at Rosaline with gratitude and nodded.

So that was settled.

Russell clapped his hands. "Alright, now that it's settled, let's set off tomorrow morning without further ado! I'll hire a few horses and a guide. You guys should also pack up any things you might need on the road. You can return to the ship if necessary! Also, get a good rest tonight, because tomorrow we'll have a long journey ahead of us."

After saying that, Russell put Eleanor down from his arms, stood up, and strode out.

Although they had never gotten along well, Margaret and Rosalyn not only had rich travel experience, but also had a good understanding of each other. They looked at each other and immediately took action.

Only Eleanor, the "slave girl", was left standing there blankly with her eyes wide open.

"You, a slave girl, still have a long way to go." Margaret sighed, then ordered, "Eleanor, go pack those clothes first, I'll go prepare the food."

After saying that, Margaret left in a hurry.

Eleanor nodded subconsciously and walked towards the clothes.

However, after taking just two steps, Her Royal Highness the Princess froze.

That’s not right. I am a princess of the noble Burgoni family. Why should I do these rough jobs?

"What? You don't know how to do it? Come, follow me, I will teach you." At this time, Rosalyn asked with a smile.

As soon as Eleanor saw Rosalyn's gentle smile, she felt a chill on her back, which had become a conditioned reflex.

The grievance and anger in her heart immediately disappeared without a trace, and she followed Rosaline like a well-behaved little chicken.

163 Argument

When Russell and his group were busy, Bishop Greene finally knocked on Archbishop Bruni's door.

To Bishop Grein's surprise, the person who opened the door was not the Archbishop's servant, but Siegbert, Bishop Grein's colleague and the one who gave Bishop Grein a headache.

Bishop Sigebert was the leader of the mendicant monks. He was a man of upright character, tall in stature, and could not tolerate any injustice. Therefore, he particularly disliked the rules and regulations that Bishop Grein had violated.

Bishop Sigebert had a hot temper and was nicknamed "Bishop Bull" by Bishop Grein.

Glenn knew very well that the bull in front of him completely regarded him as a flatterer of the Archbishop, and that he had gotten the position of bishop by fawning over the Archbishop.

The bull, Sigebert, had claimed more than once that he would label Bishop Grein, a guy who had tarnished the reputation of the clergy, a heretic and excommunicate him.

If Bishop Grein had not been in charge of the Inquisition, and if there had not been a loudmouth like Bishop Sigebert, his reputation would have been ruined long ago - although it is not much better now.

Therefore, the conflict between the two has become completely public.

Bishop Grein saw that no one wanted to see Sigebert, the mad bull.

When he saw that it was Sigbert who opened the door, he sighed deeply in his heart, and then plugged his ears with his two little fingers, one on the left and one on the right.

Thus, Bishop Grein successfully resisted Bishop Sigebert's first wave of attack.

As soon as Bishop Sigbert saw that it was Bishop Grein who was visiting, he immediately taunted him with his booming voice, "Oh! Grein, the illegitimate child who caused such a big mess! Are you here to confess to the Archbishop? Damian is here tonight, so why don't we seriously discuss whether you should be excommunicated?"

Bishop Sigbert's voice boomed and carried far into the night sky.

Grein took out his little finger calmly, placed it in front of his mouth, and then breathed to Bishop Sigbert.

He put on an expression that said, "I don't want to bother with you, a stupid cow," and walked into the room calmly while Bishop Sigbert was avoiding his earwax in disgust.

At the same time, Bishop Grein casually said to his bull-like opponent: "Oh, Frederick's lackey."

Although he appeared calm on the surface, Bishop Greene was somewhat uneasy in his heart.

He didn't know why three bishops, including himself, gathered at the archbishop's residence today. Was it a coincidence? Could it be that they really wanted to discuss how to deal with him?

Bishop Grein felt somewhat uneasy when he thought of this. After he walked around the bull Sigbert, he saw the short Bishop Damian at a glance.

Bishop Damien and Sigbert the Bull are almost opposites, in every sense of the word.

Bishop Damian is the leader of the monastic order and is naturally opposed to the bull Sigebert.

Sigbert is tall and strong, while Damian is short and thin. Sigbert has a hot temper, while Damian speaks and acts slowly.

Since Bishop Grein gave Sigbert the nickname "Bull", he also did not forget another good colleague Damian. He called Damian "Owl" in his heart.

The owl is more of a headache for Bishop Glenn than the bull. Lord Bull just often annoys Bishop Glenn, but Lord Owl makes him uncomfortable in another sense.

There was always a glint of wisdom in the eyes of the Owl Bishop. Although he was short in stature, whenever he was looked at by him, Grein could always sense a condescending scrutiny.

This kind of scrutiny always made Bishop Greene feel a sense of contempt, and he was 80% sure that this was not an illusion.

Moreover, Lord Owl was often absent-minded when talking to Grein, and his mind would wander from time to time, as if he was thinking about more important issues.

Although Lord Owl was very polite and not as rude as Lord Bull, the inadvertent and heartfelt disrespect made Grein feel particularly uncomfortable.

Whenever the Bull and the Owl meet, they are both on edge, and it is Green who is caught in the middle and suffers the most.

Who made Bishop Grein the lowest of moral standards? The other two bishops still adhered to the asceticism and poverty of those who renounced the world, neither coveting money nor having illegitimate children like Bishop Grein.

If Bishop Grein had not known that this was Archbishop Cluny's room, he would have turned around and left without hesitation when he saw his two colleagues in the same room.

If Bishop Grein had not seen the kind and wise eyes of Archbishop Cluny, he might have already fled from the siege of bulls and owls.

"Lord Green, you've arrived just in time," Archbishop Cluny said with a smile. "This saves me from having to send someone to invite you. Come, take a seat. Take a seat."

Seeing Archbishop Cluny so amiable, Bishop Grein couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed the main topic of the evening wasn't the trouble caused by his illegitimate son, Lehman.

"Just now, Lord Siegbert and Lord Damian were arguing about the status of the church. I asked them to wait until Lord Grein arrived before starting the debate." Archbishop Cluny was still smiling, like a harmless and kind old man.

The archbishop looked around and saw that the three bishops were seated, so he spoke: "Well, Sir Sigebert, let's begin with your argument."

Bull wanted to mutter, "I wonder if this opportunistic fellow like Glenn would understand me," but for the sake of His Excellency the Archbishop, he held back. He cleared his throat and began to argue.

"Luke's Gospel records 'They said, 'Lord, look, here are two swords.' And the Lord said, 'That's enough.'"

"These two swords undoubtedly refer to the secular king and the spiritual church. The Lord uses these two swords simultaneously, without interfering with each other, to rule over all peoples."

Glenn had always considered the scriptures to be parables, and he had never imagined that the Gospels could be interpreted in such a far-fetched way.

However, this explanation was still novel, so Grein perked up and listened to Bull's speech.

However, the Bull's long speech quoting scriptures, even with his voice as loud as a bell, still made Glenn drowsy.

It was not until Lord Bull came to a conclusion that Glenn finally shook off his sleepiness.

Of course, the main reason is that the Bulls' Sigbert showed his true colors.

"...According to the principle of separation, the church's dependence on the king in secular matters is just as great as the king's dependence on the church in spiritual matters. The king's power is granted by God. When His Majesty Frederick was anointed, he inherited the secular authority bestowed upon him by God. We clergy must not only unconditionally respect the king's power in the secular realm, but must even assist the king in maintaining its authority! We can only exercise spiritual power over His Majesty in the event of heresy!"

Okay, I knew you were a lackey of Frederick, the Vulture King!

Bishop Grein straightened his back immediately and entered into combat mode. To his surprise, His Holiness the Archbishop was still smiling, without a trace of anger in his eyes.

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164 Debate

But before Bishop Grein could refute the bull, Owl spoke slowly.

"Even according to the principle of the separation of religious and royal power, spiritual power still prevails over temporal power. His Holiness Pope Zachary once deposed the last king, and successive popes have excommunicated countless kings and lords who have strayed from their ways. Given these precedents, do you acknowledge this fact?"

Okay, refute him fiercely! Refute this stupid cow!

Bishop Glenn had never been so fond of Owl Damian. Although Bishop Glenn could recite the scriptures by heart, he was not interested in debate at all.

To Bishop Grein, the scriptures were just scriptures, and he was too lazy to delve into the possible deeper meaning of any of the sentences. In a sense, Bishop Grein had no faith at all, and being a believer and a bishop were just his professions.

Bishop Sigebert the Bull shouted in his booming voice: "Of course! But—"

"Please allow me to finish first, Lord Sigbert." Owl Damian interrupted Sigbert's argument in a low but unquestionable voice.

"Since you agree that spiritual power is superior to secular power, then our spiritual freedom requires that we must be able to maintain the integrity and independence of our spirit in essence."

"Under this premise, we have to intervene in secular affairs to ensure the spiritual independence of the church."

"It is also because of this premise that our intervention must be justified. This shows that the church's intervention in secular affairs is necessary and justified."

Well said, Owl!

Listening to Bishop Damian's slow but clear arguments and seeing the bull Sigbert's face flushed red from his rapid thinking, Bishop Grein wanted to applaud the annoying owl.

At this time, Bishop Damian continued to ask slowly, "I would like to hear your opinion on this argument, Master Sigbert."

Although Bishop Damian's tone was calm and his eyes were serene, Bishop Grein looked at the bull with a look of arrogance, as if those logically rigorous arguments full of speculation had come from Bishop Grein's mouth.

What the owl said is what I said! Bishop Grein smugly put himself on the same side as Damian.

But Bishop Grein, who wanted to see anger or frustration on the face of the bull Sigbert, was disappointed. He unexpectedly found that the bull's eyes were full of fighting spirit and the corners of his mouth were full of confidence.

The bull stood up, his body straight. He put one hand on his chest, cleared his already loud voice, and then nodded slightly to Archbishop Cluny and his two colleagues. His eyes were like an unstoppable sword.

Bishop Grein, who was familiar with his enemy, knew that the Bull was about to begin his eloquent and eloquent speech again.

Whenever Bull started to speak at length, Bishop Glenn would always feel drowsy because of the content that had no interest in him. Fortunately, Bull's loud voice and skillful speaking skills prevented Bishop Glenn from falling asleep.

"I am going to talk about the theology of history. From the Lord's perspective, we divide history into three parts..."

As soon as the bull opened his mouth, Bishop Grein felt like yawning. Bishop Grein had no interest in either theology or history, and the combined term "historical theology" was so abstract that it baffled the realistic bishop.

Then a long speech poured into Bishop Grein's left ear and flowed madly into his right ear.

Bishop Grein had to secretly pinch his thigh with his nails to avoid losing his composure in front of Archbishop Bruni.

However, Bishop Glenn's head still inevitably swayed, lowering lower and lower, and he was about to fall asleep.

Immediately afterwards, a passionate thunderclap rang in Bishop Grein's ears, driving away his sleepiness.

"So, this is the kingdom of the Holy Father based on law and reverence! It represents the Old Testament and also represents past history!" The bull, who was enjoying the story, roared loudly and enthusiastically.

"The dividing line between the Kingdom of the Father and the Kingdom of the Son is precisely the year of the Son's advent! Our holy calendar also uses the year of the Son's advent as its first year! This shows that Saint Gregory, who established the calendar, had this profound meaning in mind!"

After the Bull's passionate roar, he launched into a long argument, and Bishop Grein soon began to feel dazed.

So he was bombarded with thunder for the second time.

"The Kingdom of the Son of God, based on grace and faith, has continued since the Son's birth until now! Today, we are still in the Second Kingdom, but! But we are not far away from the Kingdom of the Holy Spirit. This Kingdom of the Holy Spirit..."

Bishop Grein felt that his heart was not in good condition and he could not stand the shock.

He controlled the urge to jump up and beat the bull Sigbert - of course the main reason was that he could not beat the bull. Among the three cardinals present, Bishop Grein was the weakest.

Bishop Grein looked at the stigmata on the back of his right hand with some self-mockery. He couldn't even obtain the stigmata through his own practice. If Archbishop Cluny hadn't consecrated him, he wouldn't have been promoted to bishop.

Bishop Grein did not understand why the Archbishop of Cluny chose him as bishop, but he wanted to repay the Archbishop's kindness. To this end, he was willing to turn into a vicious dog and bite every enemy that stood in the Archbishop's way.

This included not only Siegbert the Bull, but also King Friedrich of Usedom.

Bishop Grein licked his lips and began to prepare his attack.

The historical theological theory of the three kingdoms sounded profound and abstruse to Bishop Grein. He was even somewhat convinced by the few words he heard, so he did not intend to debate with Bull Sigbert in this area.

Although he was not good at debate, he was familiar with practical matters and could throw countless real-life problems to the Bull Sigbert.

Well, for example, the issue of buying and selling simony, the issue of the right to appoint bishops...

Bishop Green, who was racking his brains, was soon met with the third thunder.

"Therefore, the coming of the Kingdom of the Holy Spirit will be similar to the coming of the Kingdom of the Son! A Holy Spirit will descend upon the world! He will build the world into a Kingdom of the Holy Spirit filled with love and hope!"