I am Peter III, Emperor of the Hexagon of the Goose Kingdom

Chapter 166 Dig a Hole and Bury Yourself

Adrian had no choice but to look at Metzjevic with a sullen face, hoping that he could see that his expression was enough.

Metzjevich, in spite of all his other little idiosyncrasies, and in spite of his incapacity, was still young at heart, but in matters of faith he always considered himself the most steadfast.

He opened his mouth and said:

"Your Majesty, the Privy Council will naturally not belong to the church, but the orphanages in various places and the staff in them should belong to the church."

Peter looked at Metzjevich and said:

"But I heard that, except for a few nuns, the people inside are all state-owned serfs. Do these people also belong to the church?"

Metzjevic said impassionedly:
"Your Majesty, if you give me permission, it's all right!"

"it is good."

Peter smiled and said:
"Go and fetch Bestutev."

Bestutev came, and when he heard Metsyevich's words, he was extremely angry, and immediately responded without hesitation:

"Your Majesty! Please allow me to issue a decree, ordering all the land and population under the church to belong to the country!!!"

Metzjevic's expression changed drastically, and he was about to speak when Ivanovich went out and took some letters and handed them to Peter.

The letter had already been opened, Peter glanced at it, and handed it to Adrian again.

With a sullen face, Adrian reluctantly picked up the letter and looked at it. His hands trembled, and then he said:

"Your Majesty, bishops can marry. It is understandable to have such passionate words."

But he was very angry with Metzjevic in his heart.

Peter couldn't help but look at Adrian differently, saying:
"Head Patriarch, are Metzjevic's lewd words understandable?"

When Metzjevic heard the words of the emperor and the Patriarch, he couldn't help but look at the letter. His face changed when he saw the writing on it. Why is the letter he wrote to Imel and other ladies here?

Metzjevich looked terrified.

Peter said:
"Leaving aside the colorful personal life of the archbishop, let's talk about Notre Dame. The archbishop proposed that Notre Dame belong to the church. What do you think, the Patriarch?"

Feeling apprehensive about what Bestutev said just now, Adrian said:

"If His Majesty grants permission, the church is naturally willing to serve, but if His Majesty is not willing, that's fine."

Ivanovic said at this time:

"Patriarch, according to Notre Dame's plan, the orphanages under Notre Dame will carry out education in philosophy, theology, mathematics, astronomy, law and other subjects in the future. Do you mean that the church is responsible for this matter? ?”

Adrian shook his head and said:
"This is not the responsibility of the church. The responsibility of the church is to convey the word of God. It is not obliged to teach it. If the church does this, then bishops and priests will no longer be the leaders of the people, but will be the leaders of the people. It is not the teaching of the Orthodox Church to be a hired worker who is responsible for all meals.”

Peter said with a smile:
"In this way, the church should not be secularized?"

Adrian said of course:

"Naturally, the church is only responsible for spiritual guidance."

Peter nodded and smiled:

"In this way, Archbishop Metzjevich's proposal will not work. It is obviously very secular for Notre Dame to teach these things."

Ivanovic added alongside:
"There are only a few nuns in Notre Dame, and most of them are state-owned serfs. Since the church is responsible for spiritual guidance, it should abandon secular affairs. As the Deputy Minister of General Affairs said, the 100 million serfs and land under the church should all be state-owned. Hua, Patriarch, what do you think?"

Adrian looked at several people in disbelief.

Peter, Ivanovich, and Bestutev are teaming up to piss him off!
This was premeditated at all!

Queen Elizabeth just wanted the church to have less land, but Peter was so lucky that he wanted to take away all the serfs and land from the church?

Adrian got up angrily and said:

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible!"

Then just ignore it and walk away.

Metzjevich was already stupid on the sidelines.

He just expressed that the Notre-Dame decree did not honor the Virgin and wanted to return Notre-Dame to the church. How did he say that the serfs and lands of the church were all returned to the country?
……

The release of Metsjevich ended badly, and Metsjevich was released, but the archbishop was distraught.

The look in the patriarch's eyes when he left almost burned him to death.

The next day, something shocked all the nobles outside the parliament.

A decree was being hotly debated in Parliament, the "Exemption of the Church from secular duties."

These vulgar things include serfs and land owned by the church.

The nobles were all ecstatic, as if they smelled a bloody shark.

The parishes of the church are all over Russia. If the serfs and lands are not controlled by the church, will the nobles in various places get a share?

Exemption from ecclesiastical duties was not only discussed in council, but promulgated.

Immediately, under the impetus of the Privy Council, the Parliament established an investigation committee and began to investigate the specific properties of the church.

This made the church staff worried, and some people were ready to fight.

Below the Patriarch is the Holy Council, which is composed of eight archbishops.

Some archbishops are indifferent and devoted to the service of Our Lady, while others are outraged.

Four archbishops who are well-versed in theology gathered at the Moscow Palace to beg to see Her Majesty the Empress with a hunger strike attitude.

When she was about to starve to death, the queen still didn't see them.

A radical archbishop threatens to set himself on fire in the palace, and Queen Elizabeth finally receives it.

The four immediately cheered up and criticized Peter in front of the queen, hoping that the queen would order an end to the matter.

And Queen Elizabeth said lightly:

"As for the Orthodox Church, why can't Peter do what Peter the Great could do? And in the final analysis, the reason for this matter is that one of your archbishops is impious and wants to seize Notre Dame instead. I can't do your request."

"Also, if you're going to set yourself on fire, don't be in the palace."

After Elizabeth finished speaking, she went to the court tailoring department. She has recently started to design her own fashion.

The interview with the Queen was fruitless, and a fierce letter of condemnation was sent to Parliament.

The letter stated:

"To exempt the church from its secular duties is to destroy the church and the state! Everyone should protect the Orthodox Church!"

The letter also lashed out at all those who questioned the Church's right to own land and serfs, from Ivanovich in the Mystic Office to Bestutev in the Privy Council, and Vorontsov claimed that these people would Hands are stretched out to the gifts offered to God, intending to appropriate the riches that God's people have bestowed upon the Church.

Then the letter is more vaguely directed to Peter.

However, the Holy Council underestimated the situation.

They don't realize that there are various forces in the country that are at odds with the church.

The great aristocratic class has always been a secular force. Local landowners hope to further obtain the land and labor under the name of the church. Government officials who are struggling with the state's financial situation also agree with this announcement, hoping to use the wealth and income of the church. Do mundane things.

(End of this chapter)