I am a director in Ark. If I am not banned, I will be considered successful.

However, another reason why the Pope was angry was that the Blood Demon Lord was also somewhat weird to him. He was also still in the position of Pope at an old age. Not only him, but most of the bishops of the Lateran Church were actually very long-lived.

But the Blood Demon Lord's words just now obviously did not mean to praise the longevity of the Sakota bishops, but because of their longevity, they can receive a lot of allowances and benefits, which makes them unwilling to retire! "Voluntarily" extend their lifespan for the sake of rights!

But the Pope could not deny that the church also needed to make a profit, otherwise where did Lateran's savings and sufficient reserve funds come from? So the position of bishop is indeed full of interests, and some people believe in religion for the sake of interests... This is not uncommon among races other than Sakota.

But such sarcastic remarks really made the Pope very angry, but he didn't know where to start, so he had to endure it with a red face.

At this moment, the Blood Demon Lord in the play came up with a good idea, a good way to get the Dean to leave.

"Why not have the bishop send him to Iberia to intercede for the nurse?"

"He believes in the Iberian state religion. Iberians like him, and he likes Iberians, so he doesn't lose out either way."

After hearing this, the three of them felt that this was a good idea. Before the Pope could react, they all spoke up:

"If he failed, he tried his best."

"If he succeeds, he's a hero."

"If he doesn't come back, no one will miss him." The Blood Demon Lord said this nonchalantly, which once again caused a burst of laughter on and off the screen. The unique Victorian black humor once again played its charm.

At this step, no matter the Pope, the Archangel of Lungmen, or everyone in Rhodes Island, they were all stunned by the operation - because in the eyes of most people today, "religion" refers to the Lateran Church by default, and the Lateran doctrine has always promoted "equality of all beings" and "salvation of the world", and it is a sect with an extremely good image.

However, they never imagined that there was such political manipulation behind this religion. Even the bishops could be appointed in disguise within Victoria. Religion was actually involved with politics.

"…I thought he was only filming the last two episodes and there wouldn't be any major problems. It was a complete mistake."

Inside the land ship, Chen Huijie patted his forehead and suddenly felt a headache. That's Lateran! Is it really okay for you to imply other people's church like this?

"Is this true? The Lateran Church is actually involved with politics?" Logos, the Sarkaz banshee, was also a little curious about this. He didn't care about the Lateran doctrine, he was just curious about how the Lateran and Victoria had common interests.

"...This is called the integration of politics and religion. It is the same in Lateran and Iberia." Although Vina, the crown prince, had been wandering the streets since she was a child, she was very clear about these things and explained lightly:

"And strictly speaking, it's not a problem with the Lateran Church, but a problem with the Lateran Church in Victoria. There are no Laterans there anymore, and Victoria is not a theocratic country. We support the Lateran doctrine only to establish diplomatic relations with the Lateran. This is a semi-public fact."

But, no matter how to say it, this kind of weirdness will make people feel that Rutland is not clean... Vina's face was also full of black lines, and her feelings at this moment were similar to Chen Huijie's.

She should be the type of person who least wants to see "Yes, Prime Minister" continue to be broadcast. It's not that she doesn't want to resolve the conflict, but she feels that Chen Qi's exposure of the conflict at this time will only accelerate the division of Victoria and even trigger a war. She doesn't want to see Victorian citizens killing each other - even if that's what their diplomacy does.

If the situation was stable, she would admire people like Chen Qi immensely, but this is a bad timing, the timing is wrong!

Now he has even begun to satirize the church. Although Victoria and Lateran have maintained a diplomatic relationship of non-paying attention to each other for many years, once it is revealed this time - how will Lateran react?

Then we might just have to break off diplomatic relations! Lateran also has to maintain its reputation!

"…Forget it. On second thought, it won't get any more chaotic."

However, Vina, who was unable to stop all this, seemed to have no choice but to watch. She had no ability to change anything, nor did she have the power to stop Chen Qi from doing so - especially since he now seemed to be a guest of Tracys, but was actually in danger of being imprisoned at any time.

What's more, he is not from Victoria. After thinking about it for a long time, Vina has no reason to blame Chen Qi at all.

At this moment, the camera turns to the Victoria Church, which has sent someone to recommend two candidates to Tracy, one of whom is the designated Fellow Stanford.

"Stanford is very famous and a modernist." The representative of the Victorian Church also explained for Tracy:

"He seemed to think that certain things in the teachings were not to be taken literally, that they were parables, myths or legends, and that he was concerned only with their spiritual and philosophical implications."

"It seems good." Theresis said so. Not only Theresis, but many viewers in front of the TV, including some Laterans and the Pope himself, also nodded frequently, thinking that although this bishop was appointed internally, he sounded good.

"He also went to Wessex and the Royal New College Victoria - and his wife is extremely suitable."

"You mean she is pious? She is kind and generous?" Tracys asked, but the representative shook his head and chuckled:

"No, because she is the count's daughter."

"Cough cough cough!" A sudden turn of events once again made the Pope's mood, which had just calmed down, flare up. But this time, the Pope, who was mentally prepared, was much better, but in his heart he also immediately rejected this candidate.

With the latter point, the previous ones are just excuses! This person absolutely cannot be a bishop! The Pope thought so in his heart.

Soon, another candidate was named on TV, Dr. Paul Harvey, but the representative said he was inclined towards "separation of church and state" and felt that the residents of Victoria should treat the Lateran Doctrine as a belief rather than a club for the ruling class.

After hearing this, and with the previous case in mind, the Pope immediately accepted the bishop's proposal. He felt that if he had to choose between the two people, he would definitely choose the latter.

Tracy on TV seemed to be the same, however, a sentence from the representative later made both of them give up this idea.

"Of course, it is entirely up to you, Prime Minister, but I suspect the Emperor would be a little surprised if you asked him to appoint a bishop that would surprise the Lateran, a country with which we are close allies, with whom we have a close relationship."

"—so I have to choose Stanford or Stanford."

At this moment, Tracy and all the spectators finally witnessed the feeling of "definitely making you draw the card he wants you to draw". The means of internal manipulation were completely exposed, and the faces of the devout Laterans turned black.

"Prime Minister, we have nominated these two candidates for you." The representative also made it clear that the Prime Minister only had these two choices, and Tracy obviously did not want to choose either one, so he asked, "Rely on free elections?"

"Of course not. The bishop follows the Apostolic Succession."

"What do you mean?"

"It's the Lord's will. Whenever a powerful Sakota falls, a replacement must be made, and they let the Lord decide." The representative smiled slightly, but this obviously could no longer fool Tracys.

This time, even the devout Laterans did not let down their guard just because the other party said something from the doctrine. Teresis did the same and asked:

“How does the Lord convey His will?”

"—Draw lots."

"...Can't the Lord decide this time?" Tracy asked with a smile, as if he had empathy with the people of Lateran outside the screen.

Fortunately, Manfred stepped forward to help, but his first words angered many Laterans:

"No one believes that the Lord knows what it takes to be elected as the Bishop of the Diocese of Victoria."

As soon as this was said, everyone could understand that the position of Bishop of the Victoria Diocese was actually a position of complete exchange of interests. Anyone could be the bishop as long as Victoria needed him. The election conditions were completely flexible.

At that moment, in Lateran and other places where there were Lateran people, countless rooms suddenly exploded. The devout Sakota people were furious and could not hide their indignation at Victoria's desecration of their faith...

There were so many explosions in Rutland that day that some of them didn't have the chance to watch the last episode of Yes, Prime Minister...

Chapter 57: The Pope’s Reflection and Action on “Yes, Prime Minister”

I have to say that the content of today's "Yes, Prime Minister" had too much of an impact on Pope Lateran, because he had never thought that one day this fire would burn himself and Lateran. This is a Victorian satirical comedy!

The Pope only got the resources of this TV series from some Lateran Messengers last week. This political satire comedy called "Yes, Prime Minister", accompanied by the return of various Messengers, made the Pope understand the effect of this drama, so he watched it with the intention of understanding it.

However, it must be said that the Pope laughed a lot that day. Although, God knows, it is not good to make fun of the politics and operations of other countries, it was really funny.

Those were the happiest days for the Pope. He quickly put aside "The Godfather", which he had been obsessed with and wanted to watch every day, and turned to watching "Yes, Prime Minister", which made him feel relaxed and happy.

However, what the Pope did not expect was that after watching the clowns for a day, he did not expect that he and Lateran would also have a day as clowns in this play.

Now, the Pope's smile has disappeared, or rather has shifted to the faces of other viewers, and this episode contains many lines that will make the Pope and the Laterans feel their blood pressure soar.

For example, Tresis asked what the "modernists" mentioned by the Blood Demon Lord Church meant. The Pope now knew that the "modernists" mentioned by the previous representative were obviously modified, and from the Blood Demon Lord, the Pope finally heard the meaning of this word without any modification.

"Well, [modernists] refer to people who don't believe in doctrine."

"-Are you talking about those non-religious people?" Tracys couldn't help but ask when he heard it. This was not surprising. In today's Terra continent, there were still many people who did not believe in the Lateran doctrine. He just didn't expect that there were still non-believers in the church.

However, the next sentence, the Blood Demon Lord's explanation, was what made the Pope furious. He only heard the Blood Demon Lord correct him: "No, no, no, Prime Minister, people without religious beliefs cannot receive church subsidies."

"So when they no longer believe in the Lord, they call themselves [modernists]."

The Blood Demon Lord's words, which were blatantly exploiting loopholes in the law, directly caused the blood pressure of the elderly Pope to soar. However, in the play, as if he was afraid of not being able to anger the Pope and the Laterans to death, the Blood Demon Lord continued to explain that the relationship between the Victorian Church, politics, and the royal family can be said to be an integration of the operation of Victorian society.

“The church wants to be as close as possible.”

"With the Lord?" Tracy asked, still not quite understanding.

"Of course not, Prime Minister, I'm referring to the sociological connection." The Blood Demon Lord replied with a subtle smile.

"--So in the eyes of the church, the most ideal person is a Sarkaz socialite? One who can't be religious but can still strengthen the connection?"

This is simply the most ironic statement about the church. Everyone knows that the Sakota and the Sarkaz are two naturally opposing races. However, now in the play, Tracys actually said that a Sarkaz socialite is the most suitable person to be the bishop of the Victoria Church. This can be said to be a slap in the face to the church.

Although this is not directed at the Lateran Church, the Lateran is so famous nowadays that almost everyone will think of the Lateran first when mentioning the church.

The Pope wanted to say that this matter had nothing to do with them! This was Victoria's own country's matter and had nothing to do with our Lateran's devout faith!

The Pope does not want that in the future, when people mention the Lateran and Sacota tribes, they will no longer think of devout faith and a happy paradise, but a place full of utilitarianism and political interference!

In the plot, the true face of Reverend Stanford, who was highly recommended by the church, was soon revealed. He had held many positions, but had never been an ordinary parish priest in a pastoral area. Obviously, he had great political ambitions. It would be easy for such a person to interfere excessively in the government as a bishop.

"Interesting, isn't it?" The Blood Demon Lord was not surprised at all when he heard this. Instead, he said jokingly:

"Today politicians are busy talking about morality, while bishops are busy talking about politics."

"We can reject both at the same time, but that would set a precedent, which we do not recommend." The Blood Demon Lord also took out his final plan, a solution that was not a solution. Seeing this, Tracys asked helplessly:

"Suppose one candidate wants to excommunicate the Lord, and the other wants to excommunicate the Emperor?"

"In Victoria, His Majesty the Emperor and the Church are inseparable." The Blood Demon Lord was particularly serious when he mentioned the matter about Emperor Victoria, and Tracys immediately asked back:

"—What about the Lord?"

"...I think 'main' should be the so-called [option]."

The various responses from "Yes, Prime Minister" not only made the non-Latlan people outside the screen burst into laughter, but also made a large number of Sakota people frown. Some of them even had explosive tempers and had already picked up their guns and were planning to rush to Victoria to inquire about the authenticity of the matter.

Fortunately, the subsequent plot development was acceptable to them. The Prime Minister, through his wife's advice, rejected the two candidates for religious reasons. Afterwards, he not only promoted the Dean of the Dean to rescue the nurses trapped in Iberia, but also elected the Dean of the Dean as bishop.

Although the Dean of Academic Affairs had a strange personality, extremely low professional ability, and was vain. But compared to someone who wanted to drive away the 'master' and the emperor, this was actually not a bad choice.

Even if the other party is someone who said on a TV show that "The Lateran Doctrine is the Lateran version of the Iberian State Church's files", but at least the Iberian State Church was derived from the Lateran Doctrine, so it is not unacceptable.

"Although he is lazy and conceited, and has no interest in the Lateran teachings, he does not object to them either."

"A weird personality can also be an advantage, as long as you call it 'personality' instead."

The Pope kept repeating the sentences in the episode "Yes, Prime Minister" and felt a little headache - he looked down on the Dean of Academic Affairs from the beginning, but after such a sudden comparison in the play, he actually felt that this might be the only suitable candidate.

However, the more the Pope thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, and suddenly he realized - how could he have been assimilated by Victoria's gang? !

"This kind of thing can't continue. We have to respond in time." The Pope shook his head, and then immediately spoke to the Pope Knight beside him:

"Notify the Vatican that all cardinals in office will hold a meeting at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Also, notify the notary office that we need to summon messengers from all nations to visit various countries to inspect the current situation of our church."

"——Also, send someone to our diocese in Victoria. If it is true as what is said in the TV series, immediately tell them that we will withdraw the church from Victoria."

The Pope sees clearly that the Lateran must now re-establish their standard of religious piety in order to offset the possible negative impact of "Yes, Prime Minister" and to draw a clear line between themselves and Victoria's corrupt government in a timely manner.

This can be considered as some remedy - and the Pope can take this opportunity to thoroughly clean up the hidden dangers and pests in the Lateran.

Now they finally have an excuse! Although the Pope felt angry when watching the TV series, if he thinks, this is actually a good opportunity. The Lateran and the doctrine need to continue, and they must make a more positive statement.

"Now...should we thank you? Director Chen Qi."

After the Pope gave the order, his tone became a little subtle. He now didn't know how to evaluate Chen Qi... and this drama.

Although this also satirizes the issue of religion, it gives the Pope an opportunity to rectify the internal situation. It is said that it has brought some negative impacts, but timely remedies can bring better development.

——Perhaps this is the meaning of political satire? The Pope suddenly realized the true reference method of "Yes, Prime Minister".

"What a... magical TV show."

The Pope couldn't help but sigh, but he immediately thought of Chen Qi's current situation - he was still in Londinium, a city surrounded by a group of Sarkaz.

The Pope was also thinking in his mind, whether Lateran’s current position and Chen Qi... were worth their involvement in this complicated situation?

After all, Chen Qi can be said to be regarded as a thorn in the eyes of many countries now, but if Lateran chooses to stand on the side of Chen Qi... Lateran's reputation may bring protection to Chen Qi. After all, whether it is the deterrence of the moral high ground or the deterrence of force, Lateran is still very shocking.

Finally, the Pope seemed to have made a decision, and immediately summoned the new Papal Knights, saying:

"Quickly locate the people in our notary office and see which ones are closest to Londinium."

……

"Should I say that I feel relieved by this episode? Although it's a bit dangerous, fortunately the impact doesn't seem to be that big. It just slightly satirizes the problems within Victoria's church."

At Rhodes Island, Kal'tsit and Amiya also finished watching this episode of "Yes, Prime Minister". After entering the three-minute interval, Kal'tsit also spoke lightly:

"Given the openness of Lateran, I don't think they will misunderstand anything. At least, the situation shouldn't become more complicated. We are lucky."

Those who had similar thoughts were Vina and her group around Londinium. Even Chen Huijie breathed a sigh of relief after reading it, muttering to himself:

"That guy Chen Qi...finally knows how to restrain himself a little."

"——But there is still one episode left." However, although she breathed a sigh of relief, Vina did not relax at all. What happened last week made Vina realize that Chen Qi always liked to "put the big things at the end", and "Yes, Prime Minister" was just like that.

Now, there is only one last episode of "Yes, Prime Minister". Vina vaguely feels that the value and shock of this last episode may be as great as those of the two episodes on Diplomacy and Originium Tools, or even more important!

Now is not the time to let down your guard, but Vina really can't think of anything else to mock about the Victoria government... It's ironic that she, a former crown prince, doesn't seem to know the inside story of Victoria as well as Chen Qi, who has lived in Londinium for less than a month.

But now Vina has no position to blame Chen Qi, let alone the power to blame Chen Qi. She can only pray that Chen Qi can quickly withdraw his magical powers and give them Victorians some face in the last episode...

Chapter 58: The last episode of "Yes, Prime Minister", a plot that even the editor dare not write!