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Chapter 1783 Preaching (Part )

"Qi! Imperial Cultists!"

William's voice trembled. He was a devout Christian and according to church scriptures he should kill the apostate Baldwin IV, but he couldn't do that because he knew Baldwin IV was right.

"Your Majesty, why don't we discuss this with the church? Maybe they will change their minds!"

William looked at Baldwin IV and said that it was still not too late to take back everything. As long as they killed everyone in front of them, no one would know that Baldwin IV had apostatized.

"Teacher, you still don't understand them! If they wanted to do something, they should have done it long ago, but they did nothing. They only care about their own interests!"

"For them, what matters most is whether they can still rule this land and these people. If not, then they don't care how many people die."

Baldwin IV wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said, "Everyone is selfish, and the higher the position, the more selfish they are."

William lowered his head, not knowing what to say. He knew very well what the church had done over the years to maintain its rule, and how many innocent people had been killed in order to maintain its rule.

"Our solution comes from the East, and our hope also comes from the East. Neither the Church nor the Empire or the Kingdom will agree. They will not allow Eastern civilization to spread here, even if the Orientals are right and can save us!"

Baldwin IV said, "There is a saying in the West: After I die, I don't care what happens!" This is a selfish and ruthless statement, but it is the most true thought.

"But your majesty, you didn't tell the emperor of Qi either!"

William looked at Baldwin IV and said that they had never told the Emperor of Qi about this before in the port of Alexandria.

"Of course you can't tell His Majesty! He won't agree!"

Baldwin IV spoke.

"what?"

William looked at Baldwin IV in surprise. Was this considered acting without first reporting to the king?
"Our side is a bottomless abyss. The emperor of Qi is so smart. He wants our continent and everything here, but he doesn't want trouble!"

Baldwin IV said that judging from the way Qi had conquered land, it seemed that Qi liked to seize territory quickly and then govern it according to its own ideas.

"This... Aren't you afraid of angering the emperor? What if he doesn't care?"

William looked at Baldwin IV and said that Qi had nothing to do with them and would most likely stand idly by in anger.

"Since the war started with Qi, you have also made a detailed analysis, right? There are countless tribes along the way. Qi kills those who are disloyal, but have you ever seen Qi let the loyal ones go?"

Baldwin IV spoke.

“This… I’ve never heard of it!”

William said that Qi State acted swiftly and decisively, but in fact Qi State was also very principled and rarely killed innocent people. There was no record of massacring surrendered civilians.

"The Emperor's final wrath will only be vented on me! But it doesn't matter. The worst that can happen is that I will be torn into pieces!"

Baldwin IV sighed and said.

"Your Majesty, you can't do this! Everything you do is for the common people! You are a truly merciful Majesty!"

William looked at Baldwin IV and said that he could not let such a compassionate king die.

"My life has been saved, and it is worth it to be able to save so many people."

"Teacher, you should know clearly that if the emperor takes action, he will have to spend a lot of manpower and material resources. This will cost more than fighting a large-scale war."

Baldwin IV shook his head.

Carlo, Baldwin IV and others soon arrived at a small village in the woods. There were only a dozen simple thatched houses in the village, and many people were working outside the houses.

"Captain Carlo!"

When the civilians saw Carlo, they immediately shouted, but when they saw outsiders such as Baldwin IV, they immediately became alert.

"Don't be afraid, everyone. This is the King of Jerusalem, His Majesty Baldwin IV. His Majesty has found a way to deal with the Black Death!"

Carlo said to the civilians.

"There is a way to deal with the Black Death!" The civilians immediately looked at Baldwin IV in surprise. Of course, they knew the name of the Leper King. If they could defeat leprosy, they could naturally defeat the Black Death as well.

Baldwin IV came to the crowd with a smile and began to preach the teachings of the Qi Imperial Religion.

When the civilians heard this, their faces changed drastically. They were all Christians, but Baldwin IV was preaching other doctrines.

"Your Majesty, you know what you are talking about!"

A man who looked like a priest, holding a cross in one hand and a Bible in the other, stood in front of Baldwin and began to question him.

"Of course I know, I am preaching the teachings of the Qi Imperial Religion!"

Baldwin IV spoke.

"Your Majesty, you are possessed by a demon!"

The priest immediately raised the cross and the Bible in his hands in front of Baldwin IV, as if he was going to perform an exorcism.

"If these two things work, why don't you use them to fight the Black Death?"

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Baldwin IV looked at the cross and the Bible and laughed. He once had great faith in these two items and believed that God was omnipotent. But ever since he contracted leprosy, the omnipotent Lord seemed to be just an empty existence.

"demon!"

The priest roared, took out a bottle of holy water and was about to spill it.

"You should keep this thing!"

Baldwin IV grabbed the priest's hand, snatched the bottle of holy water, and stuffed it back into the priest's arms.

"What about you? Do you want to fight the Black Death on your own, or convert to the Imperial Cult?"

Baldwin IV asked, looking at the civilians.

"Your Majesty, is the Imperial Cult really not afraid of the Black Death?"

The group of civilians hesitated for a long time before they spoke. They had seen too many deaths in the past two months. The whole of Naples had become a dead city, but the church had done nothing. Even though the Vatican was close at hand, it did not come to rescue.

"You have no choice!"

Baldwin IV looked at those people and said.

"Don't be bewitched by the devil!"

The priest roared at the civilians.

"You can't save them and you won't let me save them? Is this your kindness?"

Baldwin IV looked at the priest and said.

"Devil! Devil! Who are you?"

The priest looked at Baldwin IV in horror. He felt that the leper king in front of him must be possessed by a demon, otherwise how could he do such a thing.

"We are willing to convert to the Imperial Religion!"

The civilians knelt down in front of Baldwin IV. They had been living in hell for the past two months, and they were unwilling to give up even a glimmer of hope.

"Captain Carlo! Capture these pagans!"

the priest shouted to Carlo.

Carlo and others stepped forward immediately, but instead of dealing with Baldwin IV and others, they captured the priest.

"Father, you can't deal with the Black Death, so let the King come!"

Carlo looked at the priest and said.