The Low-Key Life of a Necromancer
Chapter 344 My fate is up to me.
When the Temple and the King become one, the power of the two will be integrated.
This is the only way for the king to truly control the temple.
"This system also has a nice name: the integration of politics and religion!"
The power of the Temple and the Kingdom is concentrated in one man's hands!
The king never thought that there was such a path to choose.
If the unity of church and state described by Li can be achieved, many problems will be solved.
While the old king was happy, he also expressed his opposition to this idea.
"It's impossible. The Holy Church will not accept the integration of religion and politics. They must stand above the kingdom in order to earn enough benefits."
Everything comes first.
Although the king had not seen the various capital struggles on Earth, he understood rights.
The Temple is already above the Kingdom, and they will not allow the Temple's status to fall back.
Li Jian saw that the king had given the answer himself and felt anxious for him.
"If you want people to agree with your ideas and elect you as a leader, all you have to do is give them enough benefits~"
Enough benefits?
"Yes, as you said, the Holy Temple already has a lot of wealth and resources. They have exclusive land and the right to levy taxes on the land. These things can no longer be taken back. It is better to pack them up and give them as a gift to the current Holy Temple."
The king had too little time to think about this and failed to follow Lee's suggestion.
Lee had to make it clearer.
"Go to the cathedral and tell those clergymen in person that as long as they support you as the Pope, you will confer titles on them. The clergymen can also become nobles, control their own lands, and have the right to recruit soldiers and collect taxes within their territories."
After Li said these words, the old king and Edward both looked at Li as if he were a profiteer.
"When you become the Pope, you can make those clergymen expose the bad things they did secretly. Then you can take all the land of the church and distribute it to those clergymen who want to become nobles."
Taking other people's existing territory and ennobling them as nobles is a no-cost business.
Those treacherous and cunning clergymen in the temple would agree...
“They will actually agree!”
Edward did not understand the changes in the capital over the past few years, but he was very clear about the thoughts within the temple.
Many clergymen own properties in the kingdom, and they have secretly led aristocratic lives.
However, the temple still had to maintain its outward friendliness, so many people were forced to abandon their extravagant clothing, luxurious carriages, and ended up looking dusty when walking outside.
"If His Majesty gives affirmation and promise, they won't need to pretend anymore, that's really..."
It's cool to think about!
"Hey~ This is a good idea, but why do I always feel that there is something wrong with your plan?"
The king is the king after all. He was not dazzled by the new path proposed by Li, and he immediately realized Li's ill intentions.
The king knew too little about the path of combining politics and religion, and he questioned Li just to test the waters.
The king was just about to take some time to think about the pros and cons of this path, but he saw Li lay everything out in the open.
"This path naturally has its drawbacks. As I said before, the integration of politics and religion can only make the kingdom prosper for a short period of time. When the momentum is gone, the kingdom will continue to decline along its original trajectory."
Nothing in the world is permanent, and this is especially true for the development of a kingdom.
The idea of combining politics and religion is like a shot of adrenaline. It cannot repair the wounds all over the kingdom, but it just makes the kingdom look more energetic.
"Besides, the integration of politics and religion itself has many drawbacks!"
This system itself is walking a tightrope between faith and secular rule. Only by walking exactly in the middle can the best balance be achieved.
The most difficult thing for people to accomplish is to walk on a tightrope.
"People's legs are naturally different in length. If you walk on this tightrope, you will easily lean to one side if you are not careful. And no matter which side the theocracy leans to, the kingdom will be in big trouble!"
Li is not exaggerating, but stating facts that have been verified by history.
Once the ruler of the kingdom leans towards faith, the whole country will lean towards faith.
Faith can ease many conflicts, but once faith is exploited by others, it will also create many conflicts.
"In a kingdom that combines politics and religion, what it fears most is a conflict of faith. Once such a conflict is established, it is even more unsolvable than a civil war like a rebellion and will accelerate the collapse of the kingdom."
"Wait a minute. A dispute over faith? The kingdom only has one faith, the Holy Temple. How could there be a dispute?"
The kingdoms of this world do not really have much faith in such troubles.
But won’t there be any problems if we only believe in the goddess and holy light?
"Wait a minute. I know there are other beliefs outside the kingdom. The barbarians on the plateau believe in the mountain god, the elves in the ancient forest believe in the spirit of nature, and I heard there are also sea tribes who believe in the god of storms or something like that."
When it comes to faith, Edward is somewhat more sensitive than Lee and the king.
After Li mentioned that faith would lead to conflict, Edward immediately thought that the unprecedented unification of the human kingdom would definitely lead to conflicts with foreign races.
"By then, we won't just be facing demons. We may also face attacks from other races!"
There have been many racial wars in the history of this world.
Humans once slaughtered the jungle fairies of the southern continent and conquered the orcs as slaves.
When the king heard what Edward said, he immediately understood the disadvantage.
But this is not what Li wants to emphasize.
"As long as we can temporarily strengthen the kingdom, these problems can be put aside for later consideration. The reason why I recommend that Your Majesty choose the path of combining politics and religion is because this path has a major drawback, and that lies with Your Majesty!"
Li looked at the king with a determined gaze, which made the king very nervous.
The king had not felt so nervous for a long time. The last time he was so nervous was when he inherited the throne.
"The disadvantage you mentioned is..."
"Your Majesty, you are old. How many years can you last after becoming the Pope? If you were still young and strong, the kingdom would surely be revived by you! However, you are old. Once you die, the kingdom will be in chaos!"
Li's ambition was directly slapped in the old king's face. When the old king realized that Li was adding burden to him and further consuming his already limited life span, the king laughed out loud.
“What a remarkable young man!”
Li casually picked up a black chess piece and knocked it on the low table in front of him.
"Your Majesty, I am now in checkmate. You only have one way to go and a few moves left. The final outcome has already been determined! So, will you give up now or fight to the end, exhaust everything, and then leave it to fate?"
Under Li's plan, the old king only had two choices.
First, stop the war and let the kingdom develop with the tide of the times. What happens in the end has nothing to do with the king, and the king will no longer be involved in anything.
Secondly, the old king personally took action to bring unprecedented unification to the kingdom, gathering all his strength and fighting the hostile forces to the last drop of blood.
But the king will die on the throne, and after his death, those who fight for the throne will surely tear the kingdom apart!
The situation at that time may not be better than the first one.
"Boy! I am the king, and the fate of the times is my fate!"
The old king picked up the white king chess piece that symbolized himself and moved it to the side!
what is this?
My fate is up to me, not God?
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