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When Su Yun saw Alice's wet blue eyes, a surge of pity suddenly surged in his heart.
This child...
Although it was unfair to only promise to accompany the eldest son, it was still a promise that had already been made, and it was heartbreaking to watch his most anticipated game being ruined by his younger brothers... Should the younger ones be punished for this? But no one was wrong, and the source of everything was still him, the old father.
That's what big families are like, with endless little troubles.
Su Yun sighed inwardly.
At this time, Theresa had walked quickly to him. This time, his identity was the Pope, a religious leader with an extraordinary status. Below the Pope were the bishops of each major diocese and the clergy who served in auxiliary positions.
In other words, Su Yun is Theresa's subordinate this time.
This gap is very interesting. Teresa has always devoutly put herself in the position of a subordinate, and this time is no exception. The young Pope stood in front of his bishop, and he couldn't wait to stretch out his hand, as if their identities were reversed, and Teresa was the bishop who dreamed of meeting His Majesty.
Just when Theresa was about to lean over and reverse the status quo, Su Yun hurried forward and grabbed his hand, barely transforming the Pope's unilateral excitement into a meeting of noble souls.
The unaware of the truth could not hear the conversation between the bishop and the Pope. They could only see the closeness between the two and understood it according to their own values. Everyone showed an expression of emotion, especially the royal family of Ceylon. Everyone had red eyes, including the young crown prince.
"Your Majesty..." Su Yun was amused by the address that came out of his mouth, and then he tried to be serious, "Your Majesty, why are you here? The holy war has just begun, right? The pious army needs your and the Holy Knights' dispatch."
Theresa finally realized her identity, but she still smiled gently. There was no dignity of a religious leader in this smile, only pure joy.
"Because I want to see the Father so much, and daily prayers can't relieve my desire at all..." Teresa lowered her eyes shyly because of the frank narration, and then sold out her brothers. "Besides, this is my brother's coming-of-age ceremony. Jasmine and Julia both think we should come."
Su Yun: “…”
It was Jasmine and Julia, they were indispensable in everything, but now that the little plague had come
He couldn't drive her away, not to mention that the compensation he promised to Jasmine had not been fulfilled yet. This was another problem.
Su Yun looked up at Isis. This time, Isis's identity as the leader of the Knights Temperament was really suitable for him. They both had green eyes. Theresa gave people a unique sense of holiness. Although Isis weakened this feeling, he became more tenacious and fortitude.
"If that's the case, then our ceremony will proceed as usual." Su Yun said, "I will still preside over it, and you can just watch from the stage."
Theresa raised her head, her eyes bright: "Yes."
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Theresa felt good, but Alice had a bad experience.
Although Alice had guessed that this game would not go smoothly, when things really developed as he imagined, jealousy and anger surged up at the same time.
Everyone knew that the Pope had a high status, and everyone was excited to see the Pope in person. The King and Queen of Ceylon even wiped their tears of gratitude. In their opinion, the Pope's attendance at their eldest son's coming-of-age ceremony was a gift that was like a miracle.
Alice's ears were filled with the king's loud gratitude, the queen's choking prayers, and the jealous compliments of other princes. These voices made him irritable and depressed, especially when Theresa was still standing at the door of the church, tightly holding the Father's hand - this was what he should do now! This was his game, and he should be the child who was brought to the altar by the Father!
You can't kill anyone, and the people around you are all indispensable props in the game.
He could not be angry, for the Father God was looking at him again, and he had to pray for His mercy with even greater expectations.
There are too many hidden dangers around him besides Theresa and Isis. These three more greedy and vicious things are trying to take away his God.
Alice would not allow such a thing.
The touching scene at the church door finally stopped. The bishop put down the Pope's hand, exchanged greetings with the commander of the Paladins, and then walked towards the direction of the Ceylon royal family. He stopped in front of the young crown prince, and his silver eyes reflected the boy's heroic figure in full dress.
"Your Highness, please follow me, our ceremony is about to begin."
Alice extended her hand to her Father God without any hesitation. In her memory, Father God rarely wore red robes. Alice liked this color very much. Bright red was much more beautiful than black.
"My Lord Bishop..." Alice raised her face and asked seriously, "You will guide me, right?"
His God gave him a promise that he repeated countless times: "Yes, I will always be here."
At
Alice could no longer see anyone else in his eyes. He could only see God the Father, and he was only willing to see God the Father.
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Theresa and Isis are both able to control themselves very well. They absolutely obey the instructions of the Father from the bottom of their hearts and will not do anything that is beyond Su Yun's expectations.
Since the Father wants them to visit Alice's game together, they will definitely fulfill the Father's expectations.
Secular people entered the church in an orderly manner and sat down in their respective seats according to their different status. No one expected that the Pope would come to participate in the coming-of-age ceremony of the Crown Prince of Ceylon, and he arrived in Ceylon in a way similar to an incognito tour, quietly, and there was not even any movement from the Vatican.
But no matter what they thought in their hearts, everyone remained absolutely silent on the surface.
Soon, all the guests outside the door entered the church, and the empty hall was filled. Melodious sacred music played, which was a hymn to God.
Su Yun stood at the highest podium, and Alice was led to the altar by his hand. According to the tradition of the Ceylon royal family, Alice knelt in front of the podium, and she had to make a silent prayer before the ceremony officially began.
At this time, a monk stood up and needed to loudly recount the origin and background of the crown prince, including the traditions of the Ceylon royal family, the history of the Ceylon territory, the maternal family of the royal family members who were about to come of age, and the merits of this royal family member, etc. The monk had to publicize all the glory that could be attributed to the crown prince to the guests and let people know the virtues of the future king.
Su Yun was standing in front of Alice. At this moment, the focus of the entire church was on him and Alice, and the monk's reading voice completely became the background.
In this world, Su Yun has always stayed in the Ceylon court as a bishop and the crown prince's teacher. He rarely observes the royal family of Ceylon or looks at other humans. Like a tired person, he prefers to spend his time reading and resting.
This world is also the one where Su Yun made the biggest adjustments to himself. Apart from the unchanged eye and hair color, he changed his appearance to "ordinary". After experiencing the human world many times, Su Yun has been able to control his appearance very well, although the effect is another matter...
His appearance had indeed changed, but the reactions of the people around him to Su Yun were not much different from the previous times. However, perhaps due to the influence of his identity and religion, people showed attitudes similar to those of devout believers, and very few people expressed their love directly.
These fragmented thoughts flashed through Su Yun's mind, and at this time the monk also
When he had almost finished reading, he picked up the book and retreated as per procedure. The sacred music started again, and this time it became more passionate.
That’s about it…
Su Yun helped Alice up from the ground. The boy raised his head, his face flushed with excitement. His blue eyes seemed to be the surface of the thawed sea.
Su Yun smiled encouragingly at Alice, and then he followed tradition and began to read the bishop's lines.
This section of dialogue is very long, but the general meaning is actually not much different from the previous announcing monk. It is also praise, but the emphasis is more on "God will surely love this man who is about to mature" and "With such a crown prince, Ceylon will surely be blessed by God."
These contents are all traditional, and most adult members of the royal family have to go through a similar process. Su Yun just writes down the most standard content and then quickly repeats it.
Such a retelling was bound to lack rich emotions, but Alice listened with gusto, nodding from time to time, attentively and seriously.
The long novel was finally almost finished, and a sacred music was almost coming to an end. Su Yun couldn't help laughing as he looked at Alice's focused expression, and recited the last line from memory.
"…Your Highness's piety has been proven, and no one has objected. God wishes—"
"when!"
The sudden sound of a bell came from nowhere, startling almost everyone present. At the same time, the door of the hall suddenly opened, and a petite girl barged in very rudely. She shouted loudly: "No! I have objections! He is not pious at all, he does not deserve to be blessed here!"
After a brief moment of shock, a roar instantly rang out in this sacred hall. Everyone stared blankly at this beautiful girl who had broken the ceremony. Her clothes and posture looked extremely luxurious, and her identity...
"Your Highness!" A nun couldn't help but exclaimed.
The Queen of Ceylon fainted, and the King's face turned pale, then red, and finally blue: "Why are you here? Aren't you seriously ill?!"
"God has blessed me and cured my disease, because I have a mission that must be accomplished!" The little princess took a few steps forward, her face flushed, tears rolling down her cheeks, "Father! My brother is going to bring disaster to Ceylon, he is going to blaspheme the gods."
After that, she turned to Su Yun and said, "Bishop! Please stay away from that sinner, he will hurt you!"
Su Yun: “…”
Su Yun held Alice's shoulder with one hand.
He did not look at the little princess, but looked straight at the gate of the palace. Sure enough, on the seat closest to the gate, a noble man in a cloak was bowing slightly to him.
That position... was occupied by another person just now, and I don’t know how Jasmine got in.
Su Yun sighed and felt his head begin to hurt.
The author has something to say: Warning: this is a long post!
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Regarding the status of the Pope in the Middle Ages: the status of Catholicism was very high during the period between the Crusades and the rise of Protestantism, and it still has an extraordinary status until today, and it has a huge impact on the secular economy, culture and politics. For example: the tradition of eating fish on Fridays due to religious reasons has affected the Western economy. The specific details are complicated and I will not go into details. At that time, the Pope could influence the abolition and establishment of the country's monarch. A king who was excommunicated was equivalent to losing the legitimacy of the throne. Other nobles would oppose him, the people would not support him, and his descendants would also be affected. For example, the Canossa confession of Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire.
When there were many small countries, ordinary monarchs who only owned small territories could only be kings. Only those who owned large territories and multiple countries were qualified to call themselves emperors. Here's an interesting fact: the country with the largest total area in the world was Britain in the British Empire, and the second was the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. The Pope was a religious leader, a "Pope" rather than a "King". In that era, there were kings everywhere, but there was only one Pope.
The struggle between theocracy and royal power is a very interesting period in the history of the Middle Ages, but this is different from the tradition of our country. In our country, religion has always served politics, and the mainstream ideology advocates a highly centralized and unified country. The separatist rule of various localities and the existence of many princes like in the Western Middle Ages only occupied a period of time in our history. In modern times, the influence of religion in our country has become even more limited. But this does not mean that our people have no faith. Faith and religion are two different things. A nation without faith cannot continue.
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Muah!
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