Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 248
From Leo Shador's mouth, Xia Houyan set out some basic information about the "Thin Burial Sect".

Founded in the "Desolation Era", experienced the prosperity of Adrian's three disciples, and gradually declined in modern times, the size of the organization today can only be described as miserable.

Although there are cultists who believe in the god of death in private, there are only three small burial churches remaining in the empire that are still slightly climate:
In addition to the Bobu Church in the Imperial Capital, where President Leo Shador is the officiant, there is also the Church of Eagle's Rest in the nest of the Igor family, and the Church of Eversun City in the east of the empire;
These three churches can be considered to be able to maintain a certain size of members, maintain daily operations, and hold secret ceremonies;

The remaining believers of the god of death are often scattered among the people, secretly hanging a picture scroll of the god of death in the back kitchen of the home, and worshiping regularly to seek blessings. "Religious believers" are not under the command of the Bomber Church at all, and they have no fuel or combat power, so they can basically be ignored and treated as air.

It is worth mentioning that the center of belief in the god of death on the mainland is not in the empire, but in the city of natural disasters of the demons: this southern coastal city is the settlement of believers in the god of death among the demons, and the demon regime, which is religiously tolerant, did not treat the god of death Faith classified as heresy;
Of course, under the pressure of the mainstream belief in the Luna Sect, life for the demons in Scourge City is just not easy.

Closer to home.

According to President Shador's confession, the supreme leader of all Boburians in the empire is also the highest level of Bozuo - the "Death Council".

The "Death Council" is composed of the most prestigious and powerful seven high-ranking believers in the sect, called "mourners": In order to ensure safety, the seven mourners will only meet once every four years, and they all wear Hoods, so as not to reveal their identities—these seven people, even if they bumped into each other on the street, would not recognize each other.

And the chief priest of the imperial capital, Leo Shador, who is in charge of the daily affairs of the Bofu Sect in the Gyeonggi area, is not even a member of the Death Council—his immediate boss is one of the seven "mourners". President Er actually listened to the opinion of the mourner.

According to Xia Houyan's understanding, the "Death Council" composed of seven mourners is like the board of directors of the Bomb Sect, and Leo Chador, who was captured by himself, is at best a regional manager.

This discovery made him slightly regretful:

Dare to feel that the president of the chamber of commerce has absolutely no control over the matter of his "investment" in the Bobu sect.

And when Lord Shuangfengling asked if he could meet with the seven mourners to discuss "investment" matters, Chairman Shador was even more evasive and reluctantly revealed the truth:
It turns out that as an illegal cult, the leader of the "Thin Burial Sect" behaves in an extremely secretive and concealed manner, for fear of being caught by the Magic Association and the Inquisition:
Not only are the seven mourners whose true identities on the mainland are unknown, even the mourner in charge of the imperial capital maintains a single-line connection with the second-in-command, President Leo Shador—— After something happened, the mourner of the imperial capital took the initiative to contact Shador, but the president of the chamber of commerce did not take the initiative to contact his immediate superior.

This system is obviously very reasonable:

If Mr. Black had fallen into the hands of the Inquisition instead of the Frost Maple Ridge lord, then this cultist could at best confess to President Shador, the chief priest of the imperial capital, but it would not threaten the safety of the mourner in the imperial capital at all. .

Regional manager, butler, even if you are on the street, just change to another one...

However, the information that President Xia Duoer gave later attracted Xia Houyan's attention.

Shador explained that he would meet with the mourners of the imperial capital every month, and this month their agreed meeting time would be two days later - the head of the chamber of commerce said bitterly that he could bring The lord will meet with the mourners together. As for the "investment" and "shareholding", leave it to Lord Shuangfengling to argue with the mourners...

After hearing this proposal, Xia Houyan and Master Laurie looked at each other and fell into deep thought.

But in the end, he clapped his hands first, called Clement who was waiting outside the door into the hall, and asked him to take the distraught President Shador and find a guest room to stay first.

President Shador knew in his heart that he was being held hostage by the Igor family and placed under house arrest...

Of course, the chief priest of the imperial capital of the Bofu sect had no intention of resisting at this time, and obediently followed the death knight to his luxurious cell, leaving the lord of Shuangfengling sitting at the dining table, undecided while turning a fork.

……

That night, the lord's study was overcrowded again.

However, it wasn't just Master Laurie and Knight Commander Cousins ​​who attended the meeting.

Including Miss Katerina, who is frowning and worrying, Clement, the death knight carrying the giant rune sword, Chris Mann, the deputy commander of Igor's pioneering army in a straight military uniform, who is temporarily serving as the lord Alice Comstock, the personal bodyguard, Bob the diplomat who has just been in the limelight at today's dinner, and the high-level officials of the Igor family who came to the imperial capital are all present this time.

Even Eldridge, Xia Houyan hesitated again and again, so he didn't let him move a small bench to listen——

Today's topic of discussion involves the Sect of Thin Burial, after all, it's a bit taboo, and it's not safe to let the people in Rosario know.

Even before the meeting started, Xia Houyan still asked Master Laurie to set up a defensive circle around him just like during the noon banquet, so as to prevent eavesdroppers from eavesdropping.

And the first sentence that the lord lord cut straight to the point made everyone put their hearts into their throats:

"Let's talk about the matter of the Thin Burial Sect... what do you think?"

silence.

Still silent.

An uncomfortable silence.

In the end, the high-status Master Victor Laurie looked around at the high-level people who were busy counting ants on the ground, and broke the ice with a wry smile:
"My lord... Actually, I wanted to ask this question at the banquet—you, do you really want to gain control of the Thin Burial Sect?"

"Yes." Xia Houyan shrugged.

Master Laurie opened his mouth: I don't seem to be able to answer your words...

The lord smiled helplessly, waved his hand and said:
"Don't be surprised, everyone, I know that the matter of 'incorporating a cult' is too sudden, but I have actually been brewing this idea for a long time... and a few days ago, Katerina and I went to Isa Sandria's house to participate That banquet made me completely determined."

"Did you get hit on the head while you were dueling?" Bob Brook asked skillfully.

"Fart. The lord won the duel! That bastard didn't even get on my clothes!" Xia Houyan cursed, then shook his head and sighed, "I mean, at that banquet, I really felt How harsh is the political environment of our Igor family? After Vincent Igor died, I was the first patriarch Igor to contact the social circle of the imperial capital, but how did the nobles of the imperial capital behave? Before my duel, there wasn’t even a single person who came to say hello! Even afterward, some people came over to say hello hypocritically, but I can see their sloppy guts clearly! They are all trying to take advantage of our downfall and sell favors Yes, but no one dares to have anything to do with our family or Shuangfengling publicly!"

Katerina reached out and patted her younger brother's shoulder, wanting to comfort her, but didn't know where to start.

"After this banquet, I understood!" Xia Houyan slapped the desk and said sharply, "In the eyes of the people of the imperial capital and the nobles of the empire, our Igor family will always be treasoners, and our Shuangfeng Lingling will always be a remote and barbaric place where wolves run rampant in the wilderness! For example, I would bet right now that if the conflict between us and that bastard in Houston is on the table, it would be fine if these imperial nobles did not support Houston. Surely no one will stand by our side!"

Knight Commander Cousins, who has been busy with tax matters these days and suffered from difficulties in the Imperial Tax Department, sighed with deep empathy.

Xia Houyan breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a deep voice:
"Everyone, it's true that our Frost Maple Ridge is rich now, but the elven heritage in the Dragon Bone Peak treasure house and the savings of the wilderness caravan during the peak trade season must have a head? One day, we will need to build own property, communicated with other lords, and even participated in imperial politics... But now we are unaccompanied in this aristocratic circle, why?! Based on Vilf's novels, based on Master Laurie's yellow Books?!"

Speaking of later, the lord was really agitated, and even Master Laurie shrank his head and did not protest.

"Perhaps, Rosario..." Katerina whispered, then thought of something, and silently shook her head.

Everyone knows that the recent war has been tense, and Grand Duke Rosario may be very embarrassed to be busy with his own affairs in the east. He has also been impeached by the imperial nobles more than a dozen times in a row, and it is impossible to have the leisure to provide political asylum to Shuangfengling——

What's more, Grand Duke Rosario is a politician and not a philanthropist. Although Rose City has given Shuangfengling a lot of assistance, no one can say for sure what will happen in the future.

Xia Houyan closed his eyes, then slowly said:

"Everyone, life is nothing more than finding some meaning for yourself in nothingness—and I, and Elliot Igor, the goal after inheriting this family is to do my best to be the lord and give The citizens seek a way out. I said this in the infected area, I said it in the Phoenix Terrace, and I still say the same thing in the imperial capital today. Since these snobbish nobles don’t want the declining Igor family to sit in the imperial politics If you are at the chessboard table, then don’t blame the lord for making small moves under the table.”

"Your 'little action'..." Master Laurie tentatively said, "Is it the 'Thin Burial Sect'?"

Xia Houyan nodded and said:

"Just like any religion, the 'Thin Burial Sect' is a huge wealth. And our Igor family has the capital to get this wealth in our hands - the magic experiment of Simon Adrian, the king of necromancer magic I planed the room, "Essentials of Necromancy" in my hands, Macy, the most powerful undead creature ever, gave me a job, and I could release tens of thousands of zombies in the infected area overnight—— I don't see anyone more qualified than the Igor family to control a sect that believes in death."

——Actually, Xia Houyan hasn’t said yet that behind him there is an earth version of “Reaper” as his big brother.

After listening to the lord's words, the senior officials of Shuangfengling nodded thoughtfully, but after thinking about it, they felt that something was wrong:
You "capital" who control the Bobuan Sect, why don't you sound like a serious person...

The lord continued:
"If we can hold the 'Thin Burial Sect' in our hands, then our Igor family can maintain influence in the heartland of the Central Plains even if we live in the southern wilderness-everyone understands the power of faith. If we can develop enough underground If there are many believers of Death God, if it is really necessary, then peaceful evolution may be the least serious, and armed riots may be the most serious..."

"Stop, stop!" Master Laurie smiled wryly, "Your plan is indeed very ideal, but I want to ask, the Bounty Sect has been in decline for hundreds of years, how can it 'develop enough believers'?"

"Because I am here." Xia Houyan said plainly.

Master Laurie opened his mouth, but did not speak.

"Let me tell everyone that I have no sympathy for these religions at all." The Lord Lord smiled, "These various gods have never shown their faces, and the so-called miracles are also dubious. Isn't the beautiful today created by the hardworking hands of the most ordinary common people in history? The reason why I participated in this "thin burial sect" was purely because I met Mr. Earn some capital for us in Shuangfengling, and by the way, put an arrow in the back of those idiot nobles in the central plains of the empire...Let me say it first, if anyone in our territory dares to really go to believe in any despicable religion, the lord will be on the spot Break his legs!"

All the senior leaders of Shuangfengling were shocked.

Bob Brook even figured out an unusual taste from the Lord Lord's words:
The "lower religion" mentioned by the lord does not seem to specifically refer to it. After all, is he talking about the Bourgeois Sect or the Supreme Holy Spirit...

Bob wisely decided to highlight the atheism principle of neutrality in belief in the future diplomatic rhetoric of the territory.

Xia Houyan shrugged:

"After I finish speaking, who approves and who opposes?"

The gazes of all the higher-ups in the territory were directed at Miss Katerina who was sitting next to the lord.

The scum of Shuangfengling really understand the character of the boss:

This product is the same as the family crest of the Igor family, it belongs to the eagle, but there is no reason to let go of a field mouse and rabbit——

Whenever there is an opportunity to earn extra money for the territory, the lord will not hesitate at all, only thinking about how much he can earn;

——So speaking of this, everyone understands that the lord has actually made up his mind a long time ago, and the reason why he still asks is purely to put on a show and implement the principle of "democratic centralism" that he himself mentioned.

Therefore, the only person present who could raise valid objections was Miss Katerina.

Lord Frost Maple Ridge also knew that his elder sister always hated being tainted with things like "evil religion" and "taboo", so he also stared at Katerina's black hair that was exactly the same as his own.

To Xiahou's surprise, Katerina turned her head to look at him and smiled lightly.

A tear rolled down her cheek.

"I'm just a woman, you are the one who decides the affairs of the territory." The eldest lady of the Igor family wiped the corners of her eyes and smiled, "—I said this in Phoenix Terrace, and I still say the same in the imperial capital today. But Elliot, remember, if one day you are arrested by the Inquisition, take me with you, and you are not allowed to die before me..."

"Sorry, we don't have the concept of 'death' in our territory."

——The lord stood up and gave his sister a big hug.

(End of this chapter)