Father Mavie

Chapter 332 Persuading?pope? (Please subscribe!!!)
The war ended too quickly, a full three months earlier than Mavi expected.

In this war, the Church of the Three Goddesses of Fate only sent some bishops and priests, and their three archbishops did not appear at all. The reason is very simple. Since the Pope's "accidental" death, the Church of the Three Goddesses of Fate has begun to prepare for the long-term pope election ceremony , at such a critical moment.
If any of the three archbishops leaves the capital of London, it is equivalent to voluntarily withdrawing from the election and giving up the position of Pope.

I'm afraid this is why the Kingdom of Windsor chooses to retreat whenever it encounters setbacks.
Victory is a good thing, but it also means the beginning of a civil war.

Katerina, who took the lead in attacking the royal capital of Petersburg, made her next decision very important.

Ma Wei is afraid that she will directly enter the Winter Palace and launch an armed coup.
"Boss, I heard that the war is over?"

Levin and Daniel, who were practicing court swordsmanship in the backyard, ran out with surprise on their faces.

"Ah."

Ma Wei has already got the newspaper that has just arrived in Tyumen City, "We have regained the capital of Petersburg, and we are not far away from regaining all the lost land. It is not wrong to say that the war is over."

"Then what should we do next?"

As soon as Levin finished speaking, a carriage appeared at the end of the road. Because the crowd on the street was too crowded to pass, the people in the carriage simply opened the door and got out of the carriage, and ran towards the church on foot.

"Father! Father!"

Dino flashed through the crowd, waving a newspaper in his hand, and said breathlessly: "The latest news, His Majesty Paul I and the others are planning to leave for Petersburg, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."

In terms of luxury, the Academy of Sciences, which was temporarily used as the king's residence in Tyumen City, was obviously not comparable to the Winter Palace in Petersburg, the capital of the king.
It is nothing more than to prevent Katerina from launching an armed coup.

Only by returning to the capital as soon as possible and establishing the overall situation can he, the king, be out of danger.

Changes later.

It seemed to be a joyous moment, but in fact, there was a storm in the dark. Duke Ivanovich led five army groups to station outside Petersburg, the capital of the kingdom. He was strictly vigilant about the situation in the city and did not dare to act rashly. .

He was also afraid that Katerina would launch a sudden attack. Taking advantage of his unpreparedness, he seized the military power of a group of noble generals including them, controlled the army in the name of Peter the Great, and forced Paul I to abdicate.

Since recruitment began two months ago, many veterans of Peter the Great have returned to serve in the army, which means
The name of Peter the Great became even louder.

Katerina raised her arms in the name of inheriting her father's will, a veteran who was already dissatisfied with the kingdom
What choice will be made?
Back in the church, Levin, Dino, Christopher, Selina and others gathered spontaneously without Mawei calling. Besides them, many newly recruited monks gathered in the hall.

"Boss, this is a great time!" Levin said, "His Royal Highness Katerina has already occupied the Winter Palace. If we can cooperate with her and capture Paul I who returned to Petersburg quickly, then We can achieve a coup without breaking a sweat!"

"Levin is right." Daniel nodded: "At present, apart from Archbishop Henry and some monks of the Wisdom Church, Paul I is surrounded by only a guard of 2000 people. His current situation is very dangerous. If we can seize the opportunity and defeat Archbishop Henry in the name of suppressing heresy, we will be able to completely control the king!"

"At that time, if we issue an order in the name of the king to make Duke Ivanovic and others give up resistance, the balance of victory will completely fall to our side!"

Dino clenched his fists and said excitedly: "Yes! No one expected that the war would end so suddenly. Her Highness Katerina has created an excellent opportunity for us, we must seize it!"

Looking at Ma Wei who was sitting silently on the sofa, the eyes of the crowd shone with excitement. The opportunity was fleeting. Paul I had already realized that the situation was wrong and was about to run away. There was not much time left for them.

Seeing that Ma Wei was still hesitating, Dino clapped his hands, and two monks carried a box into the living room, and took out a brand new white Pope's robe embroidered with gold patterns.

"Father, there are 200 million refugees behind us. In the past few months, your status and prestige in their minds have reached their peak. As long as you wear this dress and denounce Paul I in the name of the Pope, you will surely There are many people following us."

"Teacher, the opportunity has come, let's do it!"

"Boss, why are you still hesitating? If you hesitate any longer, Paul I will run away!"

Ma Wei, who was in deep thought, raised his head, his dark pupils swept across the people standing in the room, and said expressionlessly: "Everyone, calm down, the time is not yet ripe."

Levin and the others looked at each other, and couldn't help but said, "Isn't the time ripe now?"

"I know what you are thinking, but have you ever considered that with the current strength of the Church of Truth, it is difficult to compete with the Church of Wisdom?"

Ma Wei stood up and paced back and forth in the living room: "We have too little immediate combat power in our hands. Although we have the help of the goddess, Archbishop Henry also brought the saint. If there is a real fight, it is still unknown who will win the battle." .”

"As for the 200 million refugees, they don't have weapons, so they won't be of much use in the ensuing battle. On the contrary, once they follow us to launch a coup, the casualties are bound to be heavy."

"Secondly, Duke Ivanovich has five armies, a total of 60 troops. Even if we can capture Paul I and force Katerina to ascend the throne, what will happen to these troops? The aristocratic faction will not surrender easily , they will definitely resist desperately, then, how many innocent people should die?"

Daniel opened his mouth and said quickly, "Teacher, now is not the time to care about casualties! As long as we can capture Paul I, the army under Duke Ivanovic will also mutiny!"

"That's right, Boss, Katerina has Edward on her side. Without the help of Archbishop Henry, the bishop and priest who accompanied the army are definitely not Edward's opponents! There is nothing to worry about!"

"You've let me down so much."

Ma Wei glanced at Levin and the others, and said with a gloomy expression: "Don't forget the fundamental purpose of our coup d'état! It's not for power! It's for truth! Letting innocent people die in order to fight for power is simply contrary to the truth! If I really did this, what is the difference with those people?!"

There was a sudden silence in the living room, after a long time
Daniel said: "But teacher, if you don't launch a coup now, the casualties may be even greater in the future."

"Have you thought about the consequences of failure?" Ma Wei said: "Launching a coup is a risky move now. We don't know how many cards Henry Archbishop has left. If we attack rashly, the risk of failure is too great. Once we fail, Those believers who choose to follow us are finished! Noble faction will not let them go!"

"As decision-makers, we are responsible for their lives, and nothing is more important than lives."

"A coup is not that simple. We must organize the power of the people to overthrow the decadent old era with a destructive force, not individual heroism!"

After finishing speaking, Ma Wei looked at the pope's robe in the hands of the two monks, and said softly, "Put it away. If you are determined to launch a coup regardless of the life and death of believers today, then change someone else to wear it."

The faces of Levin and the others changed slightly, and Ma Wei said before they had time to speak: "I'm tired, I want to be quiet."

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Levin and the others put away the pope's robes and left the living room silently. In the blink of an eye, only Mavi and Junia were left in the living room.

"Dad, eat candy."

Junia took out her treasured candy and held it in front of Mavi.

"Eat it, I don't like sugar."

Ma Wei rubbed his daughter's hair and sighed faintly: "Younia, do you think we should launch a coup at this time?"

"I listen to my father!"

"You should have your own opinion." Ma Wei picked her up and sat on the sofa: "Tell me what you think."

"Um"

Junia frowned and thought for a long time, "If it is an ordinary coup, now is indeed an excellent opportunity, but what we are going to launch is not an ordinary coup."

Ma Wei's eyes lit up: "Continue."

"Uncle Levin, they didn't realize what you really thought, Dad, and they didn't know what kind of waves the truth would cause. An ordinary coup d'état didn't change anything in essence, it just changed a ruler, but for the truth, we What I really want to initiate is a qualitative change in thinking, so that the public can realize for themselves what is correct and what is the truth."

Junia said word by word: "Only by awakening the people can a nation be truly changed. Dad, you know that coups will shed blood, but you want to make the blood more valuable, so that the dead pioneers will continue to wake up. People, instead of blindly following the rulers, do this, and the people will really stand up."

"Well said." Mavi let out a sigh of relief.

"Dad, don't be angry with Uncle Levin and the others. They are also for the truth, but they just don't realize the crux of the problem. They are not bad people!"

"I'm not angry with them, but with myself." Ma Wei smiled helplessly: "Just now, I realized that I made a very serious mistake, that is, in the previous sermons, always Going from a theoretical perspective and forgetting the importance of a practical and practical perspective led them to misunderstand what I meant."

"In the future, I should strengthen their motivation to explore the essence of the problem, instead of floating on the surface and mistakenly thinking that truth is superficial formalism."

"Everything starts with the people and returns to the people. This is the truth I am looking for."

(End of this chapter)