Valens was silent for a long time and did not speak.
Although when Otto came, he had a vague hunch that Otto would ask about this matter, but when Otto actually asked, he didn't know how to answer.
He did know the answer, and it was he who had told Otto the reason for the drastic changes in the high collar before. However, this did not mean that he wanted to see Otto take revenge.
As a member of the Luna faction, Valens hated the cooking of the Sun faction priests and wanted to beat them to death.
But when faced with a noble like Otto who wanted to target the Sun God faction, he would think that everyone was on the same side of the church, so they should join forces to suppress the nobles.
Yes, the church knows better than anyone else that the secular aristocracy will be the biggest enemy to curb the authority of the church and lead to the decline of the church.
A purple-robed archbishop of a certain archbishopric once said this.
"Yes, there is our shadow behind every coup in Rome, but so what?
If a secular king had supreme authority and prestige, would he still allow the church to share authority?
As the spokespersons of the gods in the world, shouldn’t we enjoy more powerful power and status than human kings?”
Therefore, many times, even if the internal fighting within the church is a mess, once the nobles want to intervene in the affairs of the church or even become enemies of the church, the church will restore unity and jointly suppress these ignorant nobles.
This is also the reason why Valens did not lend a helping hand or even give a warning when he knew that the Sun God faction would be detrimental to Count Argau and the Argau Territory.
In the view of Bishop Valens, if Count Aargau simply finances the election of the bishop of the God of the Earth faction, and plans with other nobles to seek influence on the church through this matter, then this cannot be tolerated.
Already.
Therefore, when faced with the outrageous behavior of the Apollonians, Bishop Valens chose to turn a blind eye and pretend not to know.
It wasn't until Otto came and thought Otto was interesting that he casually reminded him. At that time, although Bishop Valens thought Otto was okay, he didn't think he would cause trouble with the church. After all, Otto's father had just eaten
Unfortunately, ordinary nobles often just admit defeat when faced with a powerful church.
Unexpectedly, Otto's rise was far faster than he imagined. In just a few years, he had gained considerable strength and had a certain influence in the Kingdom of East Francia.
Otto's current age is still early in his twenties. Such a young and powerful noble has set his sights on the church and wants to take revenge. If he offends such a promising noble, no matter what the outcome, the church will definitely suffer.
If he had known that such a scene would happen today, he would have said nothing would be troublesome.
"The bishop seems to be in a dilemma?" Otto saw the other party's hesitation and asked softly. "Is it possible that that person's status within the church is somewhat unattainable?"
Otto also felt a little guilty. If the other party was really a senior member of the church, then his current behavior was a bit suicidal. Although he was a count, compared with the real senior leaders of the church, the count was nothing more than an ant. The king was just an ant.
They don't necessarily take it seriously.
However, based on Otto's speculation, Count Argau is unlikely to provoke an enemy of this level.
"Not really." Valens shook his head. He thought of the recent disputes in the church and the benefits Otto had conveyed, and his heart skipped a beat. Perhaps, with the help of Otto and the nobles, he could suppress the increasingly domineering Japanese.
God faction is not impossible.
"Although there is no direct evidence, I guess that the original order to deal with Count Allgäu probably came from Bishop Jason of Saxony."
"Bishop of Saxony?" Otto frowned. This was a little higher than he expected, but it was still within the acceptable range.
Just Saxony? Otto couldn't help but think of the invitation from the Duke of Franconia. Perhaps, this would be a reason for him to go to Saxony.
"I have never heard of this Saxon bishop. I wonder if the bishop can introduce it to me. And, I want to know why the bishop suspects that he is the mastermind?"
Jason Godoy, who was born into an Italian aristocratic family, is the mainstay of the radical faction of the Japanese Catholic faction in the church. Since the Japanese Catholic faction has monopolized the position of chief archbishop in the church in recent years, they advocate church reform and modification of the church. Classic. They want to change the current situation in which the twelve main gods are equal, and establish a new pattern in which the sun god is the main one and the moon god is the supplementary one.
At the same time, regarding the power struggle within the church, the radicals believe that they should use heavy blows and use any means to subdue other factions. Their idea is to unite the Luna faction, suppress other main god factions, and form a situation in the church in which the Sun god family dominates.
It is conceivable that this idea has almost shaken the existing church power structure. There are countless voices of opposition. Even within the Sun God faction, those who support Bishop Jason and other radicals are only a minority.
However, although there were many internal and external opponents, this group of radicals was highly appreciated by the chief archbishop. With his secret support, these radicals were small in number but very powerful in the Sun God faction.
The previous election of the Apollonian faction for the bishop of Bavaria was promoted by the Saxon Bishop Jason. In the end, they successfully defeated the Lunarian faction and the Earthgod faction and took over the diocese of Bavaria.
Therefore, whether Count Argau was injured, whether it was directly instigated by Bishop Jason or not, it must have something to do with him. How could a regional-level archbishop have the courage and strength to attack a noble with a certain degree of power?
Otto fully agreed with Valens' analysis.
Taking action against an earl who may have the support of the duke behind him. The duke behind him is also a member of the Carolingian family. He cannot be an unknown priest who can do such a thing. Bishop Jason's motives and behavioral logic are completely consistent.
However, behind my cheap father, there is a high probability that it is not the Duke of Swabia. Based on my understanding of the Duke of Swabia, the other party should not have such vision and courage. There is a high probability that it is someone else. Who is it specifically? Maybe you can ask Ask Baron Charlie.
The Saxon bishop is a Sun God sect, and Valens is a Luna sect. I am afraid that Valens planned to use him from the very beginning, otherwise he would not help him. In this case, how can the other party not show some sincerity? .
"Bishop Valens, does the church in Saxony have the final say entirely under the Apollinian line?" Otto smiled and looked at Bishop Valens.
"That's not the case." Bishop Valens stood up and closed the window gently. "If the Earl wants to know information about Bishop Jason, I think I can still help."
After some exchanges, Otto left with satisfaction. Looking at the closed door of the room, Bishop Valens slowly closed his eyes.
He didn't know whether he was right or wrong, and he strongly disagreed with the style and actions of the radical Japanese priests.
However, he did agree with one of their views, that is, it was time for the church to be reformed, and it must have only one voice.
This is correct!
However, this voice had better belong to the Moon God faction.