"You want me to be your puppet and use it to control the Church?”
Sophia said in disbelief.
Although her personality was a little weak, she was not an ignorant vase. She immediately understood the subtext in Li Chengdao's words.
He wanted her to be a puppet and use her to control the entire Church!
This was the purpose of choosing her as Pope!
However, she still found it hard to believe.
Because she didn't expect Li Chengdao's scheme to be so big!
"That's right. It's good that you understand."
Li Chengdao had no intention of hiding anything. He directly revealed his purpose to Queen Sophia.
"I can't just sit by and watch as the influential Church is outside of the control of the Imperial Court. I must hold such a power in my hands.”
"Your father is not willing to be controlled by me, so he is no longer suitable for this position.”
Hearing Li Chengdao's words, Queen Sophia couldn't help but feel that she was being looked down upon. She said angrily,""Are you so sure that I'll be at your mercy?”
"Then why do you think your father was so obedient and allowed me to seize power in his hands?”
Li Chengdao raised his eyebrows and asked.
Queen Sophia's expression froze, and she was suddenly speechless.
She really couldn't understand why the Pope didn't put up any resistance when Li Chengdao seized power so brazenly.
Li Chengdao's eyes flashed with a hint of mockery as he said,""The 200,000 soldiers of the Church are my captives. I can take their lives at any time.”
"Other than that, Anna will be my imperial concubine in a few days. Do you understand what I mean?”
Hearing this, Queen Sophia's face turned pale, and an indescribable anger rose in her heart.
"What are you going to do to Anna?“
Queen Sophia was so angry that her voice was trembling. As a mother, her maternal instincts gave her a different kind of courage, allowing her to look directly into Li Chengdao's eyes for the first time.
Li Chengdao was very satisfied with Queen Sophia's reaction.
Her big reaction showed how much she valued Princess Anna.
"Anna will not be in any danger. She will marry me and become my noble imperial concubine.”
"But the premise of all this is that you have to behave yourself, understand?”
Li Chengdao emphasized the last few words.
Empress Sofia's face was pale. When she thought of her most precious daughter falling into the side of a dangerous emperor like Li Chengdao, she almost couldn't stand still!
"I beg you! Please don't hurt Anna. I will do whatever you want as long as she is safe."
Empress Sofia knelt down toward Li Chengdao and tugged at his sleeve as she begged. Her eyes were filled with tears, and she looked breathtaking.
Any man who saw her crying would be mesmerized.
Even someone as determined as Li Chengdao couldn't help but be dazed for a moment.
Seeing Li Chengdao looking at her in a daze, Empress Sofia seemed to understand something.
A trace of sadness flashed in her eyes. She bit her lip lightly, then got up and climbed onto Li Chengdao's body. At the same time, she said,"If Your Majesty is willing, I can serve Your Majesty on behalf of Anna."
"Enough!"
Li Chengdao suddenly came back to his senses and took a step back to put some distance between himself and Queen Sophia.
Queen Sofia stood there and looked at him blankly. She did not understand why Li Chengdao would take the initiative to reject her.
She was very confident in her beauty. Any man who saw her would be mesmerized, but Li Chengdao was different.
Li Chengdao took a deep breath to suppress the restlessness in his heart and said,"As long as you are obedient, Anna will not be in any danger.”
"I only want to control the Church.”
Queen Sofia was slightly stunned when she heard this. Then, she looked deeply at Li Chengdao and took a step back. She bowed her head and said,"I understand, Your Majesty.”
"Yes, you may leave."
Li Chengdao waved his hand. He didn't want to stay in the same room with this seductive beauty anymore.
Queen Sofia bowed silently and turned to leave.
However, before she left Yangxin Palace Hall, she hesitated for a moment and said,""Anna is stubborn and may sometimes offend His Majesty.”
"If Her Majesty is angry, I can serve Her Majesty at any time. Please don't punish her.”
Li Chengdao's mouth twitched.
A daughter's fault is repaid by her mother? good for you
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The news of the old pope stepping down and the new pope ascending the throne quickly spread throughout the empire.
What shocked countless people was that the coronation ceremony of the new pope was personally hosted by His Majesty the Holy Emperor. This was completely different from the coronation ceremony of the previous popes!
Originally, the Church had advocated the idea of divine right to rule, which was why the pope was crowned emperor.
But now, it was the Emperor who was crowned Pope!
Li Chengdao's special identity had already left a mark in everyone's hearts that imperial power was higher than divine power!
The influence of the Holy See was greatly reduced. On the contrary, the worship and faith of Li Chengdao was unprecedentedly high.
.........
After the coronation ceremony, everything returned to normal.
Due to the influence of this incident, the imperial court of Great Qian Empire no longer faced any obstacles in carrying out its decrees. All the slaves in the country were completely liberated.
After Queen Sophia became the new pope, the affairs of the Holy See were still managed by the old pope.
Because she was being chased away. How would she know anything about running the Church?
However, Li Chengdao did not care about this.
As long as Queen Sophia was the Pope in name, the Holy See would be under his control.
Even if the Pope was unwilling to do anything, he could not do anything in the current situation.
He was no longer the Pope. All the believers now only recognized Sophia, the new Pope who had been crowned.
Not long after the coronation day, Princess Anna was also officially included in Li Chengdao's harem and became an empress.
Due to the different cultures of the two countries, many ritual vessels were not available.
Therefore, Princess Anna's coronation ceremony was only held in a hurry and was not very grand.
But for Princess Anna, Wang Gui and Wei Zheng considered it over and over again and gave her the position of imperial concubine.
Although she was the princess of a fallen country, she was still a direct descendant of the royal family. Moreover, she had to use her to control Queen Sophia, so it was appropriate to confer her the title of Imperial Consort.
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