only god

Chapter 580 I pity you
All the eyes of the audience left Eden and focused on the emperor. The ruler slowly walked up to the position of the Patriarch. The latter said nothing and silently stepped aside.

According to Deschanel's law, the emperor has the power to intervene in any trial within the empire and replace the inquisitor.

The emperor asked condescendingly:
"Defendant, what else do you want to say?"

"Your Majesty, you said I offended you, but you offended God."

Eden said in a firm and forceful tone,
"You torture me and hope that I will submit and have power in your hands."

The emperor opened his hands and said majestically:

"My power is to suppress heretics like you!

Priest, what do you think of yourself?Prophet?No, there is another prophet, and it was his letter sent here asking us to judge you. "

Eden said loudly:
"The prophet did not say I was a heretic!"

The emperor looked at the priests in all directions and said with a smile:

“Look, a heretic will never admit that he is a heretic!
Heretics are always self-righteous and daring. To fight against these heretics, we need three kinds of power: levying taxes, threatening with the sword, and forcing belief. "

High up, the co-ruling emperor pricked up his ears. He remembered that his father once told him that only three kinds of power were needed to conquer the world. Similarly, only three kinds of power were needed to create a strong power.

And now, Constantine VI, who rules the empire, is showing his successors that this seems to be not only a trial, but also a show of power.

The emperor looked at Iden and continued:

“There are too many heretics like him who are arrogant and ignorant.

He claims to be the so-called savior, but priests, under the guidance of the church and your wisdom, will the world usher in the end again? "

Constantine's words were extremely precise and clever, and he tied the priests present to his warship in an instant.

"Aren't you pious enough? Are you too depraved? That the world is about to suffer disaster again and usher in destruction again."

Those clergymen who sympathized with Eden immediately fell silent.

If we continue to sympathize with Eden, wouldn't we be admitting Eden's prophecy, admitting that the world will end again, and admitting that we are not religious enough and have fallen too far?
The priests who supported the emperor looked directly at Iden indignantly. They were led by the emperor's words, and their anger was rising at this moment.

The heir to the empire and co-emperor Philip nodded silently.

This is the first force that shapes power—authority.

The emperor looked at Iden and continued:

"Look back, Padres.

On this thorny road, how many people have fallen and how many have stood up, and how many sacrifices we have made for the kingdom of God.

We have been shedding blood since the days of the disciples.

But now, there is an abscess among us. This Eden slanders me, the guardian of the world of true religion, saying that I have taken the name of God. My brothers priests, he is also slandering you!
We have made so many sacrifices, but we are about to face the end. Doesn't this mean that our sacrifices have no effect? ​​Isn't it slandering us? "

The anger in the venue intensified. The emperor, who was good at power, successfully aroused everyone's emotions. I don't know how many people glared at Iden.

The co-ruler emperor listened carefully to these speeches, and he understood that this was the second force that shaped great power—history.

Soon after, the priests will be united by those three forces, board the emperor's warship, follow the emperor to ride the wind and waves, and completely destroy this heresy.The emperor's speech continued. He seemed not only to thoroughly convict this man of heresy, but also to make him surrender and plead for his mercy.

"Priest Eden, you are just a misguided person. You take the prophecies you heard as truth, but how can you understand God's meaning?
Not to mention you, who among mortals can really understand God’s meaning?
You and we both don’t understand God’s meaning, but unlike you, we are humble enough, but you are arrogant and falsely claiming the truth.

What kind of savior? Did it say in the scriptures that the world would come to an end again? "

The third force played a great role in the venue. Listening to the emperor's passionate speech, the priests invariably lowered their heads silently, as if to show their humility.

Yes, who can really understand God’s meaning?

God is absurd.

But in front of him, Eden claimed a prophecy of unknown origin as truth. What is this if not arrogance?
The co-emperor Philip looked around. He couldn't help but sigh at his father's methods. Those powerful words convinced many priests who sympathized with Eden.

This is the third force that shapes greatness—the unknown.

And what God means is unknown.

The emperor's speech ended, and he said aloofly:
"Priest Eden, is there anything else you want to say?"

Following this voice, everyone turned their attention to Eden.

What would this man say when faced with the emperor's accusation?
Insult, retort, or give in and beg for mercy?

No matter which one is possible, how powerful the emperor's words are, how can he overthrow this power.

The Emperor stared at Iden, waiting for the priest to surrender.

No matter who you are, you will succumb to power. If that person does not yield, it is just that the power is not strong enough.

It's human nature.

Only strong power can rule and conquer the world.

In Constantine's view, even God was just another kind of power.

There are so many martyrs in the world. Do people respect and praise them all from their hearts?No, no, it's just because of power. Because of power, they are required to respect and praise.

What matters to religious faith is not the martyrs but the power that shaped them.

And I, the ruler of the empire and the guardian of the world of true religion, have more than 60 legions under my command, hundreds of cities, and a territory that stretches thousands of miles, among which the treasures of the earth and ocean belong to me. I am power.

The power of this empire will never waver.

Under thousands of looks, the priest finally spoke.

"I...I pity you."

Everyone thought they heard it wrong.

I saw him looking around, like a prophet looking around at fools,

"I have mercy on you, and I ask God to have mercy on you too."

(End of this chapter)