He Became The Most Insane Emperor Of All Time [EN]: Chapter 135

Became the Crazy Emperor – Episode 135

Became the Crazy Emperor 135

-To summon the gods for something like this. Well, it just shows how much you’ve grown, Emperor.

The five guardian gods of the Imperial Church.

They descended into the spirit world.

And Leonis, the god of courage, who I had spoken to several times, spoke on their behalf.

“Th, this is…….”

“Oh…… the guardian gods of the Empire…….”

Meanwhile, the reactions of the archbishops before my eyes were immense.

Some were in disbelief and shock, while others made the sign of the cross and shed tears of repentance.

And a very small number…….

“Y, you! What trickery is this! What sinister scheme are you using to deceive us!”

……showed such disbelief.

Well, it was understandable. The Book of Revelation in Earth’s Bible also mentions the concept of the Antichrist and warns against it.

Even if a real god appeared on Earth, people might not believe it.

But it’s different here.

“Silence, you infidel!”

“Archbishop! Rumor has it you’ve lost your divine power, and it’s true!”

“Pathetic! This is why those without divine power are like this!”

“Can’t you feel this overwhelming divinity and divine power?”

“Th, that’s…….”

Here, there is a more definite way to recognize gods than on Earth.

Those with divine power easily recognized the divine power and divinity emanating from the five guardian gods.

Thanks to that, they took it upon themselves to beat down the clergymen who dared to insult their gods as fakes.

Seeing the guys who were trying to roast me originally causing internal strife was a sight that made me want to grab some popcorn.

“Oh, guardian gods. Please hear our plea.”

“His Majesty the Emperor is oppressing us. Please speak to him…….”

But that alone didn’t solve the problem.

It was good that the gods appeared and they worshiped them, but they were praying in such a way.

It felt like the gods were a petition window to reclaim what they had entrusted.

-……I can’t even blame you for this. Our followers are so pathetic.

And the reaction of the guardian gods who saw that sight was extremely cold.

With Leonis’s words and their cold gazes, the expressions of the archbishops and other followers hardened.

-The Emperor is our blessed representative and the one chosen as the last hope of the Empire. And you dare to question him?

Leonis’s rebuke followed.

It was such a textbook ‘doctrinal’ statement that no one could refute it.

Even if he had said something wrong, who would dare say ‘that’s wrong’ to this?

Of course, one might still have complaints even about the words of a god.

Even in the Old Testament, humans disobey the words given by God.

“H, however…… the Emperor’s reforms are too harsh!”

“He ignores doctrine and tradition! Tithes [a tenth of one’s income paid to the church], church lands! Even the church has to pay taxes!”

“All of that is a sacred doctrine passed down to the Imperial Church.”

Naturally, such rebuttals came.

They were saying that even if they respected the authority of the gods, my reforms as a mere ‘representative’ were too excessive.

It was even an argument that the ones who gave them the power they wanted to protect were the guardian gods themselves.

-How pathetic.

Then, only the coldness of the gods returned to them.

With an even colder gaze than before.

The followers all flinched at the gods’ cold reaction.

-Do you not understand the true essence of why we gave you such doctrines?

Leonis is the god of courage.

But that doesn’t mean he only has courage and isn’t intelligent.

He began to refute their words point by point.

-The reason we had the church collect tithes and taxes was to assist with administration and return the collected taxes through benevolence.

-But have you done that?

No, they hadn’t.

The church became wealthy, the clergy became hereditary, and while the commoners starved, they enjoyed luxury in the temples.

-The reason we allowed the church to own land was so that the clergy and priests belonging to the church would not suffer in performing their temples and priestly duties.

-But when the Empire was collapsing, where were you?

Even as the Empire declined, the church’s land only increased.

Even when the Empire’s enemies, including monsters, harmed the commoners, the templars and priests did not come out of their fortresses-like churches.

Even looking at this civil war, the church, except for the Purification Order, didn’t really help me.

-You have distorted our intentions and twisted the will of God by interpreting them as you please. Truly, this is something that should be punished by heaven.

Tszzzzzzzzzz-!

Leonis immediately created overflowing electricity in one hand.

The electricity, made with overflowing divine power, was ready to pour down on the corrupt clergy before his eyes at any moment.

“G, God…….”

“Please forgive us! We will repent!”

No more words were needed.

All the clergymen who entered the spirit world shouted repentance.

Even ordinary followers began to confess and repent with tears.

It seemed like they wouldn’t object to my reforms anymore.

-Are you satisfied now?

“Enough.”

-Hmph, even if it’s not enough, this is all we will help with.

That meant I had to take care of the aftermath.

And I wanted that even more.

I skipped the troublesome process of persuading them by showing them the gods, but I had to instruct them on the detailed reforms.

“Well, that’s something to be decided in the Council, so you don’t have to worry.”

-Hmm, so the purpose of holding the Council was for that from the start. You’re a presumptuous apostle to even use the true God.

Leonis continued to criticize my impious attitude, but his expression wasn’t that bad.

It seemed he was satisfied that he had saved the Empire, which was on the verge of collapse.

-But be careful, Emperor. Your trials are not over yet. Continue to strive and lead the Empire.

[The remaining time of the Empire Soul is running out, and the Empire Guardian Gods are being reverse summoned.]

The business was over, and the summoning time was running out, so the gods returned.

There were many things I wanted to ask in many ways, but I didn’t hold them back.

There were only a few things I had to find out, and I could find them out slowly.

“This is settled for now. Although the Council still remains.”

“……You’ve become even more amazing since I last saw you, Your Majesty.”

When I released the spirit world again, Stella looked at me with the most adoring eyes among the followers who all looked at me in awe.

“Well, there have been many things. More than that…… thank you, Stella.”

“Yes?”

“For getting angry at the archbishops for me. Well, I was going to deal with them anyway.”

Even so, it’s commendable that she did that for me.

In fact, Stella, as the leader of the Eastern Territory, might find me uncomfortable, but if she does this, it means she’s really loyal to me.

“Th…… it’s nothing. Rather, strange rumors because of me…….”

“It’s not nothing. And don’t worry about such rumors. It’s also because I’m indifferent. Anyway, they would have found fault with anything.”

“Th…… that’s not entirely wrong…….”

“Huh?”

“Ah, no. Well, then I’ll go to the conference hall first.”

Leaving those words, Stella hurried to the conference hall of the Council.

“Stella’s reaction is a bit strange.”

“……You seem to be the strange one.”

“Why?”

I asked at Igrid’s words, who was watching from the side, but Igrid looked at me with slightly salty eyes.

“……Think about it yourself.”

Then Igrid left.

……I really don’t understand women’s hearts in many ways.

* * *

As expected, the Council ended not only smoothly but also cooperatively with me.

Church taxes were abolished and adjusted to an appropriate level, and church lands are scheduled to be confiscated without leaving a single one.

But I had no intention of completely killing the church.

Rather, I had to be able to embrace the church’s power.

“All the power of the churches is concentrated in the Vatican.”

And that Vatican listens to my orders. To be exact, the Pope is merely the representative of the church, and the Emperor is the representative of God, which is stipulated by law.

Originally, it was something that would cause tremendous backlash, but no one could object at this Council.

Have a complaint? Do you intend to oppose what God has decreed? Are you a heretic?

Because no one could stand up to this logic.

“However, in each denomination, priority will be given to the appointment of high-ranking clergy depending on performance.”

I not only whipped them but also gave them carrots [incentives].

In other words, if they work hard, they have opened the way to become the core of ecclesiastical power.

In short, the more the templars, holy knights, and priests of the Courage Order and Justice Order participate in the war, the more benefits they receive.

The Prosperity Order and the Mystery Order are the same, and these will be ground into magicians, who are similar to engineers or pseudo-engineers.

Most of the technical knowledge in Prospera’s report is difficult to put into practical use now, but some of it must be implemented little by little.

“And this is also a divisive tactic.”

There will definitely be complaints even with these measures.

However, if a structure is created where promotion is determined by performance, it can also be expected to prevent their cohesion.

Those with abilities will not bother to help those without abilities, and those without abilities will not be able to succeed, so corruption can be reduced.

“This solves the religious problem.”

But there are still many problems in the Empire.

I headed straight to Prospera’s report without a break to decide on my next destination.

“Kisil, the problem in the Western Territory is settled for now. So what is the most urgent problem next?”

-Beep, searching the entire Imperial Territory. Prioritizing significant secrets or incidents.

As Kisil began searching, various things were being searched on the hologram map.

The place the map was gradually finding was the east.

-Beep, search complete. Bandit groups are rampant on the outskirts of the Eastern Territory.

“In the Eastern Territory? I thought the Eastern Territory would have stable security?”

The Eastern Territory is an area tightly controlled by Stella’s Purification Order.

She listens to me well and practices good governance, so it was a reliable frontier in these difficult times.

-There is no problem with the security and defense posture of the Eastern Territory.