Chapter 761 Archbishop

Originally, Viserys flew to Norvos to find this mysterious monk who mastered the ability of prophecy. Unfortunately, when Viserys set off, he had already passed away.

However, the corpse in the other party's coffin disappeared, and the old monk did have the ability to predict, so it was unknown whether he really died or did not want to see Viserys.

And even the latter, Viserys did not force the other party to come out and meet him, so he took the dragon and prepared to leave.

But at this time, Viserys sensed the existence of the black mist from outside, and then followed his inner call to find Norfos, who was hailed by 'Long-legged' Lomas as 'one of the seven wonders made by the gods'. Tiankeng.

Viserys discovered that this place has the same origin with the bottomless pit under the old god body outside the Great Wall and the black hole left by the collapse of the Fourteen Fire Peaks in the ruins of Valyria.

This tiankeng is also a bridge to the underground world.

There was even an inexplicable impulse in Viserys' heart that had been urging him to plunge into the embrace of the abyss, and even had an intensifying trend, but was held down by him at the last moment.

"Walk!"

In the end, the silver-blond-haired young man no longer hesitated.

He didn't give himself any more chance to shake, then turned his head suddenly and strode onto Balerion's back, and ordered it to fly away with him.

And Bellerion's scarlet eyes also looked at the back of his partner. Although he didn't know what happened, he could feel the inner struggle of Viserys just now through telepathy.

It was very happy to see that the other party defeated its own will, and then the black dragon let out a low roar.

"Roar…"

The strong hind legs suddenly exerted force, swept the wind and knocked down the trees, taking Viserys straight to the sky, and soon disappeared into the sky.

And at this time, King's Landing.

Viserys hasn't been away from King's Landing for very long, not even as long as his 'vacation' in Highgarden, but something happened after he left.

A thing that can't be considered a big thing, but also can't be considered a small thing.

That is the Fatty Archbishop, because the monks of the Church have to give up their family names, and the incumbent archbishops have to give up their secular names.

This is because it is believed that the person who holds the office of archbishop is no longer a person, but the voice of the heavenly gods. This custom, however, makes it difficult to distinguish between successive archbishops, so one can only refer to a single archbishop by some characterization.

The archbishop who reigns at St. Baelor's Cathedral today is known as the "Fat Man Archbishop".

The trouble he got into was not really that big, but he was sleeping in the same bed with a few women who were engaged in the trade of flesh and blood, and just happened to be pulled out and paraded on the street.

And the people who did this were a few fanatical believers of the Seven Gods, which even reminded the people of King's Landing of the days when the sparrows occupied the bottom of King's Landing many years ago.

They used violence against everything that was not in accordance with the teachings of the Seven Gods, they believed that people were born evil, they besieged brothels, smashed pubs, poured alcohol all over the floor, etc.

These fanatical believers of the Seven Gods claimed that they could not tolerate the greed and corruption of the archbishop, so they came forward to expose the truth.

However, no matter what kind of punishment they will receive after being caught, the Archbishop's reputation will be discredited and he will definitely not continue to do so, otherwise, the Church of the Seven Gods will not be able to keep the last fig leaf.

Therefore, the archbishops of various places jointly decided to remove the archbishop through the joint decision of the cardinal group.

The archbishops are responsible for the beliefs of their respective parties, and are equivalent to the councils in the church, called the cardinals, and those who are too far away are passed on by ravens.

Under normal circumstances, the archbishop is elected by the archbishop, and if necessary, the archbishops can also unite to remove the archbishop.

However, the church will not be without an archbishop forever, and then who should be the next archbishop will be put on the table, and a few experienced archbishops are even ready to make a move.

Although there is a precedent for the king to directly appoint the archbishop in history, most of the time the Iron Throne will not interfere with the appointment of the archbishop, but is elected by the monks themselves.

And now His Majesty the Emperor is not in King's Landing, so in the case of waiting or not, the archbishops chose not to wait for Viserys to return, but directly held a conference election.

But at this time, one name was directly mentioned, and that was Brother Aegon.

Although Aegon gave up his surname, no one in the church would ever forget his original identity, especially since he still had that iconic silver hair.

Aegon was born into the royal family of the Empire and voluntarily joined the Church of the Seven.

Although the archbishops are often created among the archbishops, this is not absolute. There are many other examples in history. There was an archbishop who was a stonemason in the time of Baylor I, and there was another eight-year-old in the same period of Baylor I. Archbishop.

Then there was a fierce battle over the candidate for the next church archbishop.

Although now with the continuous expansion of the empire's territory, the absorbed cultures are also more diverse, races, religious beliefs, etc. are blooming. The influence of the Church of the Seven Gods is constantly declining, and there is no ability to influence and threaten the kingship at its peak.

However, although the Church of the Seven Gods was in decline, the camel was bigger than a horse after all.

They are still the main body of the empire, Westeros, as well as the Andals, the main ethnic group. They believe in the religion with the widest number and range of influence, so it is natural to be valued.

Brother Aegon's name is constantly mentioned and publicly discussed, including some of the "good people and good deeds" he has done.

For example, donating the food and clothing of the royal family to the poor people, for example, his life style is frugal, for example, he is willing to have fun with the people in the poorest flea nest in King's Landing, etc.

And there seem to be people behind Aegon who support him. Although they haven't made any public appearances, they all seem to be of high authority and come from the upper echelons of the empire.

They can make King's Landing tremble just by stomping their feet. Although the archbishops of the church are considered figures in front of the common people, they are naturally unaffordable in the face of such people.

Therefore, in just a few days, from the outbreak of the archbishop's prostitution incident to the dismissal, the whole process of the election of the new archbishop was completed quickly without taking too long.

And Viserys flew back to King's Landing at this time.

However, His Majesty the Emperor seemed to be back so quickly that some people in King's Landing were not ready in time.