After seeing Andre off, Langdon answered three boring questions at Teabing's door. "Welcome to Chateau Villette, Professor Langdon," William and the others heard.
When they entered Villette Castle, William saw an old man with white hair and a walking stick standing on the stairs of the manor. He said to them, "Welcome to Villette Castle. I am Leigh Teabing, the owner of the castle."
"Long time no see, Teabing," Langdon said. "Let me introduce you. This is Sophie and William Devonshire."
"Sophie, William, this is Sir Leigh Teabing."
Teabing shook hands with Sophie and turned to William. "The famous Devonshire. William, I've seen you before. When you were five or six years old, Henry and I used to have afternoon tea together in England."
William heard that Teabing was familiar with his grandfather. He shook Teabing's hand and said, "Hello, Sir. Pleased to meet you."
Teabing smiled at William and turned to Langdon. "Earl tea?"
Langdon smiled and nodded. "Best with a slice of lemon."
"Okay, I'll take you to the dining room. Let's have a drink and something to eat. It's almost dawn."
When they arrived at the dining room, Teabing said after the three of them had tea, "You must have something important to tell me. Tell me, how can this old cripple help you?"
"We want to ask you about the Priory," Langdon said to Teabing.
"The Keeper or the Code War?" Teabing asked.
Langdon did not know if he should confess to Teabing about what happened today. After a moment of hesitation, he saw that Teabing was waiting for him to speak. He thought about it and decided not to tell Teabing. "Sorry, Teabing, we came here abruptly, but we encountered something incomprehensible. We need your help to help us find clues to solve some mysteries."
"You? Something incomprehensible. "Teabing immediately understood." Looks like you left me to find something. Langdon, we're friends. You know that I've been looking for the Hermit Sect. You're not being a good friend by doing this. "
"Well, it's my fault. Am I not here to find you now?" Langdon said.
"Forget it. I can only accept your apology. But Langdon, the next time you have a chance to look for secrets, remember to call me along. The Priory of Cultivators. How about this?" Teabing thought for a moment and said.
"The Hermit Order was formerly known as the Zion Society and the Knights Templar. 600 years ago, after the Knights Templar were massacred, the remaining members formed the Hermit Order. The members are mainly scholars, professors, artists, and some nobles. Teabing looked at the ring on William's finger. For example, the Devonshire family, they have been members of the Hermit Order for generations."
Teabing turned to William and asked, "William, why is the Devonshire family, which has never participated in any Hermit Order activities, here now?"
"I don't know. I'm here to find the answer. I found some letters in my grandfather's belongings. He asked me to find Professor Saunière, but he was killed before he could tell me," William said.
"Very well, it seems your grandfather took all the secrets he knew to his grave in order to protect you. The Hermit Order is usually made up of 4 people, one Grand Elder and three Elders. They are the main guardians of the Holy Grail, and only these 4 people know where the Holy Grail is"
Teabing looked at his manservant. "Thank you, Remy. There's nothing else for you."
When the servant heard this, he left the room. Teabing continued, "The Priory's members are spread all over the world."
Langdon said, "Philip Hirsch declared in 1967 that it was a lie."
"Hah, that's what the Hermit Order wants you to believe. In modern society, many ancient and secretive organizations have no choice but to use all sorts of methods to deceive the public to protect their secrets. Langdon, you can't be fooled by these little tricks."
Teabing smiled and teased Langdon. "The Hermit Order has only one mission, and that is to protect the greatest secret in the history of the world."
"The source of the God of Light's power in this world?" Sophie asked with a smile. They had heard this from Langdon.
"No, that's wrong," Teabing said. "The Hermit Order is protecting the source of the Holy See's power in this world — faith, not the God of Light."
"What does that have to do with the Holy Grail?" William asked.
"Yes, the Holy Grail," Teabing said. "William, to understand the Holy Grail, you need to understand the Holy Grail. The Holy Grail was not faxed to us by the God of Light from heaven. The Holy Grail as we know it came from the pagan Emperor Constantine."
"Constantine, how is that possible?" Sophie said. "Constantine was a Light believer."
"No, he was a pagan all his life. He was baptized on a corpse bed. Since ancient times, his people had always worshipped the gods and goddesses of nature. However, during Constantine's rule, more and more Light believers and believers worshipped the gods and goddesses of nature broke out on a large scale.
Constantine was a pragmatic man. When the situation became more and more tense, he decided to unify all religions in his country and establish only one religion, the Church of Light. At that time, the Church of Light made up the majority of the population. In order to prevent his empire from falling apart, he held a very famous meeting of the Church of Light, the Council of Nicaea.
Teabing paused for a moment, giving William and Sophie time to think. "During this meeting, the various denominations of the Church of Light debated and voted to adopt the Gospel, the date of Easter, the contents of the sacraments, and the divine right of the God of Light."
"I don't understand," Sophie said. "Why should the divine right of the God of Light be determined?"
"My dear, Sophie," Teabing said. "Until that meeting, the God of Light had been regarded by many believers as a great prophet and a great man with far-reaching influence. At that time, he was only a mortal, a mortal mortal."
"Some believers thought the God of Light was mortal," Langdon explained with a smile. "Others thought he was a god."
"Isn't the God of Light the son of the Creator?" William asked.
"Ha-ha," Teabing sneered. "He wasn't even the grandson of God."
William laughed. "So the divine right of the God of Light was voted out?"
"Yes, William. Remember, gods were everywhere at that time. It was Constantine who infused the God of Light with the divine right, allowing him to appear on earth and be reborn. He turned the God of Light into a god, and there was only one religion under Constantine's rule. Therefore, the Church of Light defeated all other religions and gods," Teabing said.
"No, I don't agree with you," Langdon retorted. "I don't think Constantine created the divine right of the God of Light. He just used the law to approve a belief that had been widely spread and accepted by the people."
"It's just a different story," Teabing said.
"No, it's not the same. You're twisting the facts to support your theory," Langdon retorted.
"But the truth is that for many believers, the God of Light was sometimes a god and sometimes a man," Teabing said angrily.
"But more believers believed that he was a god," Langdon said.
"Nonsense," Teabing said angrily. "They even issued a formal order to establish his divine right. And the funny thing is that the Church of Light even disagreed with the Council of Nicaea."
Sophie saw that Langdon and Teabing were about to quarrel, which reminded her of her grandfather's death. "How many people have died over the past thousands of years because of the debate over whether the God of Light is a god or a man?"
Teabing and Langdon were silent for a moment. Teabing said, "Because there is only one supreme god in the world, some people kill in the name of God."
Teabing's words left everyone speechless. History had proven Teabing's words true.
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