PS: The chapter name is wrong, it should be twelve, sorry.

After receiving the expected call for help, Li Lin's answer was very simple - refusal.

There is no room for negotiation, outright rejection.

Asking the Holy See to owe itself a favor - sounds great, but in reality it makes no sense. In the face of national and group interests, the so-called human feelings and morality are worthless, and their effectiveness is not as good as a paper treaty that will be torn up sooner or later. Moreover, the conflict between the consortium and the church is a conflict of basic ideas, and one or two favors do not help to improve the relationship at all, so pay the price of turning the other cheek with Richelieu?

Moreover, it is difficult to say whether this commission was based on the will of the church itself.

"You should also learn to refuse the wayward demands of girls, it's not a good thing to always be led by the nose. ”

"Didn't you say you could provide assistance?"

The microphone made a young man's suppressed voice, and Li Lin's speed of issuing the text did not decrease, and the corners of his mouth maintained an elegant arc.

"Rejected by the pretty, wasn't it?"

“......”

"If I'm right, I'm afraid it's a private commission, or a secret from the church. ”

With the church's state of excessive self-esteem, unless they hit their heads and broke their blood, or they really couldn't intervene, they would think of asking for help, but they hadn't reached that kind of time yet. Taking a step back, even if the church had to turn to outside forces for help because it didn't want to complicate things, the first place on the shortlist would never be a mercenary consortium.

The conclusion is clear, it could only be the saint herself or Diana after receiving urgent contact from the Duke of Buckingham. In desperation, arbitrary actions taken without the permission of the church.

"It's good to find a reason to get rid of a private commission like this. ”

Li Lin's playfulness pierced Roland's eardrums.

I was not unprepared for this answer beforehand, but I still couldn't help but feel a chill in my heart.

There is no malice in Li Lin's words, and when dealing with the issue of heavy dà, his perspective will not be stained with emotion, so malice is impossible to talk about. The only criterion for judging is whether it is right or wrong, the number of benefits and risks.

Needless to say, this is the mindset that a person in a position should have. Contrary to the unimaginable of ordinary people, every decision made by a gesture can affect the lives and deaths of thousands of people. If you can't look at things so coldly. Unworthy to sit on the throne.

Regardless of the judgment and conclusion, Li Lin is correct, and Roland has no doubt about it.

But just the right words can't save people.

"It's also for world peace. ”

It was impossible for Li Lin to see Roland's expression on the other end of the phone. But almost at the same moment. His voice came out of the microphone.

"Although there will be a little twist and turn. However, there is no suspense in the conclusion of the arms control agreement, at most it will add some twists and turns because of the scandal of Her Highness the Holy Maiden, and the church and Albion will be at peace with it. We're happy to be idle, too. Everyone is happy and congratulatory. ”

The moment he received the commission, Richelieu's strategic outline surfaced.

The relationship between men and women is put on ordinary young men and women, and it will make the parties blush. Putting aside the aristocrats who don't take the festival seriously and compare the number of lovers with each other, they can't even count a thing. Some alternatives will also pull out the favored prostitutes to show that they are strong and healthy, and it is no problem for both men and women to eat it.

But this kind of big or small thing, once it happens to the saint, it becomes an infinitely magnified event.

If the church worships the Son in the form of a man, three wives, four concubines, and a group of lovers are all beautiful things. But in a patriarchal society that regards women as accessories, the saint who is arched into a "living immortal" must meet the requirements of male logic, must be pure and pure, must not be contaminated with a trace of filth and vulgarity, and must insist on abstinence before leaving office.

When the saint who was so strictly set up, when she appeared at the critical moment of mediating the parties at the negotiation table, it was revealed that she had an ambiguous relationship with the great nobles of Albion, what would be the result?

The Church's long-flaunted neutrality has failed, and people will question that Albion was so tough in the previous negotiations because it was actually instructed by the Church. The purpose of the saint's trip was to further favor Albion and pressure Charlemagne to accept a treaty that was unfavorable to her. In the future, a series of questions about the position and impartiality of the Church, and whether the Holy Maiden is qualified to continue to occupy her position will ferment for several years, which will be enough for Albion and Emir to have a headache.

As for Charlemagne, even if the treaty could not be changed - this was determined by strength, not public opinion. They can also gain considerable sympathy points, put themselves on the moral high ground, and calmly unite the people. Overall, the pros outweigh the disadvantages.

By stealing a piece of jewelry and an unwarranted spiritual love scandal, Richelieu grabbed a lot of benefits for Charlemagne. With such a clever wrist, people have to be admired.

Diana's commission was too naïve and pale in comparison.

"Anyway, that's what happened, coax people a little, send some small desserts, and let her not worry too much. ”

As soon as the cold-blooded Zhengzhì conclusion was finished, the young man on the other end of the phone replied "Yes? I understand", and then the phone was hung up. Glancing at the microphone that sent out the blind tone, Li Lin shrugged and put down the phone.

"I'm really annoying. ”

"Just listening to some of the contents, anyone will react that way. ”

Brunhill placed a stack of printer paper on his desk, smiling wryly.

"Richelieu isn't really just trying to embarrass Albion and Emile, is it? It's hard to imagine that what he's trying to do is just a small profit. ”

"You can see it, but without clear evidence, we can't easily cross the bottom line and enter Richelieu's territory recklessly. The Covenant is still needed, and it is already the limit to mobilize Stasi to investigate the Saintess's past experiences. Further, there is a danger of triggering a rupture of the alliance. ”

"So, you need to have a way to break the deadlock, right?"

"It's nice to be young. It's as if the whole world is under your feet, so energetic that you seem to be able to do anything, and you don't have to look ahead and backward. ”

Got up and left the desk, took off his suit and threw it on the chair, brushed his fingers through his hair, and returned to the posture of a young man with black hair and red eyes, Li Lin said:

"I want to try that. ”

"Are you going to go far away?"

"Well, about a week or so. Contact the Navy to see if they can transfer transportation from a base closer to Albion. ”

With a wry smile of doting on Li Lin's rare wayward report, Brunhill flipped through the notepad full of secret symbols, and after 2 or 3 minutes, he looked up and asked:

"The Nautilus is undergoing an annual overhaul, and the only thing that can be dispatched is the Garfish prototype test ship, is that okay?"

"No problem. ”

Hugging the slender waist like a lily stem, sealing the lips of the elf girl with a deep hot kiss, after a moment of asking and warming, Li Lin said to the girl with a red face:

"I'm going to have to work hard for you for a while. ”

That gentle and considerate smile, without a single blemish. (To be continued......) (To be continued......)