The female disciples who had bad intentions towards me started fighting among themselves

This made her wonder if Ji Qixue had any bad taste.

Are you treating her like a dress-up doll?

Please, you are the Pope. You should maintain your dignity as the Pope. How can it be considered a quirk that you like to change your daughter's clothes?

But only Ji Siye knew about this. Ji Qixue was very successful in pretending in front of outsiders. She didn't look like she had taken off her restraints and was with Jing Yan before. As long as she didn't speak, she just nodded or hummed for everything, and she still had the demeanor of a Pope.

In front of the ministers, Ji Qixue and Ji Siye did not seem to have a good relationship. Ji Siye would always talk back to Ji Qixue in court meetings, but Ji Qixue would always control her - this made the ministers very hesitant and frightened, wondering when Ji Qixue would become unable to tolerate it anymore and would directly depose Ji Siye from his position as Si Ming.

But only an intelligent person would know, if the relationship between the two of them was not good, how could Ji Siye dare to argue so much with Ji Qixue?

In fact, Ji Qixue and Ji Siye have a very good relationship, so good that Ji Siye feels that Ji Qixue is a little too familiar with her. When Ji Qixue just ascended to the position of Sima Ming, Ji Qixue was learning how to be a mother.

She would give Ji Siye meticulous care and love, of course, all this knowledge was learned from books.

There was even one time when Ji Qixue knocked on Ji Siye's door in the middle of the night and asked her if she needed "mother's lull to sleep" - the book she was reading happened to talk about this, and Ji Qixue decided to start from the facts and verify the greatness of maternal love...

Although in the end she didn't even enter Ji Siye's room and was locked outside by her.

At this point, Ji Qixue began to doubt the books she was reading. She always looked at the book titled "How to Become a Perfect Mother" with suspicion, wondering whether there was something wrong with the book or with herself.

Ji Siye didn't know what was in the book, because Ji Qixue protected the book very well and didn't give her a chance to peek, but Ji Siye could tell with his butt that the book was not very serious.

To Ji Siye, Ji Qixue's identity is very strange. You say she is a mother, but Ji Qixue is very lenient with her. If you say she is a friend, the ministers in the Vatican would not agree.

Sima Ming and the Pope call each other besties, what a rebellion!

Moreover, Ji Siye has the memories of her past life and her mental age is not like that of a child. She is very mature, so her relationship with Ji Qixue becomes even stranger.

"What are you thinking about?"

Wen Youqing waved in front of her, waking up Ji Siye who was in deep thought.

She glanced at Ji Siye with a strange look and asked tentatively: "Are you thinking about how to enter the Demon Palace? So serious."

"what?"

Ji Siye paused. What Demon Palace? But she couldn't say that she was reminiscing about the past.

So she straightened her back, nodded, and responded: "Well, how did you know."

"Have you figured out how to get in?"

Wen Youqing's soul loss at this moment was inversely proportional to his IQ in the Starry Secret Realm. He easily believed Ji Siye's lies and asked sincerely.

"Well-"

Ji Siye paused. In fact, she had been thinking about this question on the way back to the holy city.

Because the noise they made last time was really too loud, the Demon God Palace is now firmly controlled by the Royal Guards. There is no way to find any secret passages. They have carried out the most stringent inspections to ensure that not even a fly can enter the Demon God Palace.

Don't even think about entering from the outside through illegal means.

Now there is only one way.

That means entering through the main gate openly.

But now that the Pope is dead and the Archbishop has fled, it is the Archbishop who holds power over the Church and the Guards.

After the last prison escape, the Archbishop's attitude towards Ji Siye and Wen Youqing might not be very friendly. There was no way they could get through him, and contacting him would be a trap.

Then we can only find someone of equal status to him.

The identity system of South Posa is very simple. The Pope is the most honorable and wears a red robe. Under him there are three official positions, namely "Archbishop", "God of Life" and "Speaker".

They were dressed in purple robes.

Today, it is obvious that there are people in the Holy See who have retained seniority and power, who can stand up to the Archbishop and give orders to the Guards.

There is only one, and that is the "Speaker".

"Let's go find the Speaker."

Ji Siye said to Wen Youqing: "Let's go find the Speaker and ask him to lead us into the Demon Palace."

"?"

Wen Youqing glared at Ji Siye and did not agree.

She was wondering if Ji Siye's brain had been assimilated by hers... Bah, bah, bah, she was even dumber than herself, how could it be possible that she had been assimilated by herself, she must have been born stupid!

She spoke:

"Don't forget your current identity, Ji Siye. You are a wanted criminal now, and then you tell me that you want to find the Speaker, a purple-robed man of the Church - are you crazy or am I crazy?"

"Those who don't understand government affairs should not speak."

Ji Siye glanced at Wen Youqing and looked at her as if she were a fool.

"First of all, although the speaker and the archbishop are both from the Vatican, they are in charge of different factions. Although they cannot be said to be opponents, they definitely cannot be said to be friends either."

"Secondly, the identity of the speaker is mysterious. Few people in the Vatican have ever seen him in person. He rarely attends the parliament and usually asks others to convey his opinions. Therefore, I have relatively little contact with him."

Wen Youqing asked blankly, "Isn't it a bad thing that you have less contact with him?"

"Because I had little contact with him, I never offended him."

"...?"

"In short, if the Archbishop wants to catch me so badly, then even if the Speaker doesn't help us, at least he won't betray us."

Ji Siye said seriously: "This is the only thing we can do now."

"Ok."

Wen Youqing had no choice but to agree, but at the end, she still asked another question.

"Since the Archbishop and the Speaker belong to different factions, what faction do you belong to as the God of Destiny?"

"......"

What he got in return was Ji Siye's long silence.

Finally, she answered slowly:

"My faction is just me..."

"So you don't have any ministers you have a good relationship with?!"

Wen Youqing looked surprised.

"Shut up."

Ji Siye said coldly.

208. How do you go to work?

The Speaker is in charge of the parliament, and in the Holy See of South Posa, the Pope does not have the final say.

Unless Ji Qixue decides to exercise his ultimate power as Pope, all affairs of Nanposo Continent will be handled by the Parliament.

The parliament is attended by hundreds of officials wearing yellow robes. They vote on opinions, big or small, in the parliament. Proposals with a majority of votes are passed, while proposals with few votes will naturally be invalidated.

There are not many members of the parliament, with only about two hundred members in the entire Holy See, and they are all elites in various fields.

There are regional bishops who were promoted for their outstanding political achievements, scholars who are proficient in mathematics and physics, generals who are in charge of the army, and researchers who are familiar with ancient and modern times - their opinions can reflect the pros and cons of the proposals from more levels, which is one of the most important reasons why the Demon Cult has been able to surpass the God Clan in so many years.

In parliament, there are two factions.

In fact, there should be three factions, but the highest faction has only one person, and that person is the Pope, Ji Qixue. She has the power to veto all proposals, but she rarely chooses to use this power.

Under her were two factions, one of which was the Archbishop.

As the Archbishop holds a purple-robed official position, naturally there are many people who follow and flatter him. Rather than flattery, it is more accurate to say that they have the same interests.

Because the archbishop is a military officer.

It's strange, isn't it? The Archbishop, an official position that sounds so holy and kind, is actually a military commander.

This story begins a long, long time ago.

Originally, the Holy See's army was commanded by the Pope, but in the history of the Demon Cult there appeared a Pope who did not play by the rules. She acted radically, and in order to suppress the princes and aristocratic families of Nanposo Continent, she actually handed over all the troops to the "Speaker" at the time.

There is no need to go into the details of the story, but from then on, the power of the Speaker became increasingly dominant. When the Pope who succeeded "that Pope" saw that something was wrong, he quickly began to incorporate the military power that the Speaker had taken over and handed it over to the Archbishop to jointly control the military power of the Holy See.

The popes after the pope continued to use this tactic, and as a result, the speaker's voice in the military was gradually swallowed up, and he completely became a civilian. The archbishop, by accident, became the person with the highest power over the military in the Vatican except the pope.

After that, every archbishop was promoted from the army. Only generals who were brave and loyal to the Pope could become archbishops. Ministers who had not experienced the battlefield would inevitably face a lot of doubts when they became archbishops.

Now, back to the Speaker.

In the parliament, the Archbishop's followers number about forty or so, all of whom are members promoted from the military system. The remaining twenty or so are non-factional. They are proficient in all kinds of knowledge and devote themselves to academic research.

The remaining 130 or so people all obey the Speaker.

Yes, ever since the military power was seized, successive Speakers began to immerse themselves in civil service, and all officials promoted by the court were more or less approved by the Speaker, and during this period, the tone of the members of parliament began to change.

After continuous rotation day and night, the Speaker completely grasped the opinions of the majority of the parliament. Even the Archbishop had to bow to the Speaker if he wanted to pass any bill.

After all, although he holds military power, resolutions still need to be approved by parliament, and the archbishop's influence in parliament is far less profound than that of the speaker.

But the good thing is that although the Speaker and the Archbishop belong to different factions and have different interests, they both have the same original intention.

I hope Nanposo Continent will prosper and I hope the Demon Sect will revive.

It is worth mentioning that in the tens of millions of years, no speaker or archbishop has ever betrayed the cult. Their abilities and means vary, there are geniuses and mediocre people, but no one has ever thought of infringing the interests of the Holy See.

And now, the news of Ji Qixue's assassination has spread throughout Nanposo Continent. This is because the Archbishop took over the control of the Guards after the Pope's death. He made a big fuss about this matter, which obviously made the Holy See unstable. This is somewhat in conflict with the Speaker's wish for the Holy See to be stable and prosperous.

Ji Qixue didn't believe that the Speaker had never argued with the Archbishop, but this matter could not be sorted out in a short time. There had been popes who died in the history of Nanposo Continent, but no pope had been assassinated in the Demon Palace - this was a great shame for the Holy See.

The Speaker certainly hopes to minimize the impact of this incident.

He is the only person Ji Siye can win over at the moment.

With the influence of the Speaker, although the Guards are still in the hands of the Archbishop, if the Speaker comes forward in person, the Guards naturally do not have the courage to stop him. He only needs to persuade the Speaker and follow him into the Demon Palace.

"Wait."

Ji Siye expressed his thoughts, but Wen Youqing beside him frowned.

That's not right. During this period of time, she has been catching up on her attempts in Nanposo Continent. As for the people, there are three most mysterious rumors in the Holy See.

One is the name of the Pope, another is the age of the Archbishop, and finally, and most mysteriously, is the identity of the Speaker.

Who is the Speaker?

There were few people in the entire Nanposo Continent who could answer this question. He seldom showed up and usually sent his servants to discuss opinions with ministers. He stayed at home all day long and was mysterious.

And in the few times he appeared, he either hid behind a screen or wore a mask, and no one knew his age, gender, or appearance.

Of course, these were all rumors that Wen Youqing heard from the market.

She asked Ji Siye:

"I heard that the Speaker is mysterious. Do you know what the Speaker's identity is?"

Ji Siye paused, slowly raised his head, and looked at Wen Youqing with a look that said, "Oh my god, just saying this confirms my original suspicion that you are a fool."

She pointed to herself.

"who am I?"

"Are you Ji Siye?" Wen Youqing had no idea what Ji Siye meant, so he answered confusedly.

"another."

Ji Siye gave Wen Youqing a blank look.

"You are..." Wen Youqing paused: "Are you the second apprentice sister?"

"I am Sima Ming, the purple-robed Sima Ming, who holds the same high office as the Archbishop and the Speaker!"

"Hasn't your Sima been fired? Otherwise, he wouldn't be in jail..."

Ji Siye couldn't hold it in and covered his forehead.

"What I mean is, I'm Siming. Although the identity of the Speaker is a mystery, he and I are of the same rank. How could I not know who he is?!"

"We are colleagues, and we have the same official rank. We work together in the court. I can't possibly not know who my colleague is, right?"

Wen Youqing pondered silently for a while, and then asked with some doubt:

"It seems like you don't have a good relationship with your colleagues. How do you get to work?"