Chapter 834 We Voluntarily Hand over the Keys and Ask the Vatican to Come and Search

"Your Majesty the Duke, you are our highly respected leader. Your family has ruled the lowlands for more than five hundred years. You must shoulder this burden!"

"Your Majesty the Duke, if the Glory Holy See continues to cause harm like this, we will really not be able to survive!"

"Your Majesty the Duke, I don't want the Holy See to break into the castle one day, shine it with holy light, and spray it with holy water. Take whatever you see, and destroy whatever you don't like..."

"My wife's natal family has been turned into a mess by them! All the collections were swept by the holy light. They either smoked or exploded! Even his favorite carved four-poster bed, from the embroidered bed curtains to the silk quilts, were all covered in holy water. It’s soaked and you can’t lie down on it at all!”

The Duke of the Netherlands looked from left to right, then from right to left with a sullen face. The nobles in front of them all seemed to be filled with indignation, but when things came to pass, God only knew how much effort they would make.

Not to mention, the top nobles sitting here are less than half of the Earls of the Netherlands——

When it comes to the Netherlands, everyone thinks that it is a region with developed commerce and wealthy people. But in fact, agriculture was developed in the northern part of the Netherlands, fishery and shipbuilding were prosperous in the central part, and the wool textile industry was developed in the south.

The poorer you are, the less affected you are by this decree. The ones who have the most dealings with infidels are businessmen, and the ones who are stuck the most by tariffs and economic policies are also businessmen.

The lords in the north, such as the Count of Groningen, the Count of Essen, and the Count of Nordwald...

They were sitting still, not to mention running over in person, and they didn’t even write a letter!

"Everyone, don't be anxious. Don't be anxious yet." He raised his hands and pressed them down at the same time, speaking in a calm voice:

"We must believe in the kindness and justice of the Lord of Glory, the saintliness and integrity of the Holy See, and the wise leadership of the King. How about we first visit the Archbishop and listen to his opinion on this matter?"

The Duke set the tone, and the earls below had no choice but to obey. There is no way, the Duke is the most powerful local lord in the Netherlands, and his family supports a level 15 great swordsman.

He refused to stand up, and none of these counts could stand up to the Holy See...

The group left the Duke's Palace collectively and visited the Glorious Cathedral in the Netherlands. After the service, I paid the offering to the Lord of Glory and was ushered into the inner room with a smile by the archbishop presiding over the church.

The archbishop has silver hair, a round, red face, and a gentle smile. After listening to the Duke's request, he raised his fleshy palms and clapped them, clasping his hands together in a praying gesture:

“The Lord is most holy, the Lord is most merciful, the Lord’s light shines all over the earth, illuminating all evil and observing all good…”

The nobles exchanged glances with each other and had no choice but to lower their heads and follow in the second round of prayers. The archbishop preached for more than ten minutes before he stopped drooling and came to appease everyone:

"Don't be afraid, everyone. The Holy See is tolerant and merciful. As long as you truly believe in our Lord, even if you have made a little mistake before, the Holy See can tolerate him and give him a chance to atone for his sins. Everyone just needs to draw a clear line between heretics and heretics..."

Another ten-minute speech. The voice is soft and melodious, with a power that infects people's hearts.

Every clergyman, especially every clergyman who takes the path of an acolyte, deacon, priest, or bishop, and acts as a substitute for the herdsmen, almost all have this ability.

The higher the level, the stronger the speech ability. Like the contemporary pope, he stands on the podium and talks endlessly. He can talk for five or six hours on any topic. Even if it is all empty talk, he can still attract the attention of the audience. This is a basic skill...

If you are an ordinary person without strength, or in other words, a professional who has not been baptized by such saliva, you will be dizzy after listening to it for ten minutes. You will feel that what he said is very reasonable, and everyone should just do it.

The Duke is indeed a man of strength and experience. After listening, he was able to ask questions:

"Dear Archbishop, of course we devoutly believe in our Lord and obey the leadership of the Glorious Holy See. However, we also hope that the lives, property, and dignity of us and our families will not be violated without reason. For example, we should not search our homes at every turn. …”

"Of course, of course." The Archbishop smiled. The nobles just felt relieved when they heard him talk:

"We have noticed everyone's uneasiness and the various emotions of the people. Before conducting searches and arrests, we will definitely communicate well in advance and will also require the court personnel to follow standardized procedures and try not to harm the rights and interests of the people. …”

Blah blah blah, blah blah, another ten minutes have passed. This time, even the Duke of the Netherlands could hardly bear it anymore. After finally getting through it, the archbishop opened the one-foot-thick, two-foot-square canon and took out a page of documents:

"You are here just in time. This is a letter of commitment drafted by a professional staff member of the Holy See who is proficient in the law. Please pass it around and sign it if you have no problem."

The Duke of the Netherlands respectfully stood up, took it with both hands, and looked at it intently. The commitment letter was not long, and he read it in less than a minute, but he couldn't believe his eyes and read it over and over again.

After reading it three times in one breath, I felt dizzy and my blood surged. I gritted my teeth and passed the parchment to the Earl of Flanders beside me without saying a word.

Count Flanders felt bad looking at his face. He took the parchment, glanced at it, and immediately froze:

Residents voluntarily hand over the keys to their houses and castles to the jurisdictional tribunal, which can be used to search for heretics and heresy-related persons and items;

The tribunal will clean the houses, remove and destroy related items free of charge for residents;

If property is damaged due to purification, we promise to voluntarily bear all losses...

"This, let's go back and study, study, study... study, study..."

They bid farewell to the Archbishop and filed out. As soon as they stepped out of the church, everyone was stunned:

A long line of dark cavalry, guarding two all-black carriages, was parked at the door of the church. The cavalry were all heavily armored, with helmets covering their faces. Only two cold rays of light were exposed in the gap between the face armor and the helmet.

The black knight of the Inquisition has arrived.

A group of nobles hurried back to the Duke's castle. As soon as he closed the door to the conference room, Count Dordremet, who had the most grumpy temper, slammed the table on the spot:

"You still have to ask us to sign a commitment letter! You have to voluntarily agree to let him in, and you even have to invite him in! No invitation? If you don't invite him, you are not pious to the Lord of Glory. If you are not pious, you can't be a lord, and you will be burned on the stake! "

"So what if you don't sign? In the face of the righteous name of the Lord of Faith, how can you be ungrateful and disobedient?"

The Duke of the Netherlands said coldly:

"Can our current power compare to the Holy See? You know, the Netherlands, the Brolin Kingdom, and the entire continent's spellcasters are monopolized by the Holy See!"

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