第1672章:帝国掠影(Ⅹ)
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“那可怜的女人遭到邻里盘问,好似被揭开心头的伤疤,最初还试图搪塞,声称孩子生下来就送到教堂寄养,然而她却止不住哭声,那痛苦、自责、近乎发狂的神态实在引人生疑,甚至有好事之徒当面质问她是不是亲手杀害了自己的孩子。最新地址ltxsba.pw可怜的女人吓得发抖,一个字的辩解也说不出,这无异于坦白了真相。”
“就在四天前的傍晚,人们发现她吊死在树林里。尽管这个不识字的女人没有留下遗书,人们还是普遍认为她这是在为杀婴赎罪。”
“事情当然不能就这么算了,游方郎中为农家女堕胎的风声不胫而走,人们很自然地认为全怪这个卑鄙的刽子手,一对可怜的母子才走上绝路,强烈要求将这恶医绳之以法。”
“帝国教廷早已颁发禁止堕胎的法令,并且将替人堕胎的医生视同魔鬼信徒加以严惩,按照往常的判例,火刑架将是游方郎中的归宿。”
“然而今时毕竟不同往日,源自亚珊圣城的教会改革新风尚也吹到滨海行省,本城颇有几位年轻气盛的改革派牧师站出来替游方郎中辩护,由此惹怒了教会中的保守派,斥责改革派牧师的言论离经叛道,违背了教会的宗旨,强烈要求将游方郎中处以火刑以儆效尤。”
安东尼将杯中酒一饮而尽,最后以玩世不恭的口吻做出总结:“事态发展到这地步,已经与那双不幸离世的母子无关,游方郎中也只是教会两大对立派系斗争的导火索,他的死活取决于两派人马谁能在辩论中获胜,所以你会看到他被绑在火刑架上一整天却没有行刑,这是因为教会改革派与保守派的争吵还没有分出个胜负。”
罗兰默默听安东尼说完,心头似有一团烈火迅速蹿升。在他看来整件事的关键不在于堕胎是否非法,也不在于游方郎中是否有罪,真正使他感到震惊和愤怒的是参与这场争论的教会双方,也包括以此作为谈资的本地市民,竟然没有一人指责强暴农家女的贵族和他那位贿赂教士的夫人。
“强奸犯凭自己高人一等的贵族身份不受指责,被强暴的农家女反倒遭人耻笑;贿赂教会的贵妇不受指责,被教堂拒之门外的母亲却受奚落,违背行善教义、拒绝收养弃婴的圣职者们打着追求真理的旗号党同伐异夸夸其谈不受指责,为绝望中的母亲堕胎、试图将她拖出苦难泥淖的医生却被绑上火刑架等待处决,这是怎样一个黑白颠倒是非混淆的荒唐世界,丑陋得令我感到恶心!”罗兰越说越按捺不住心头怒火,愤然离席,径自走出酒馆。
帕拉丁娜和安东尼对视一眼,不约而同追了上去。
“有话好好说呀,何必发这么大脾气。”帕拉丁娜追到罗兰身旁,试图挽他的手,却被他断然甩开。
“抱歉得很,我来自远东那种穷乡僻壤的小地方,也许是少见多怪,这种事我看不惯,也无法泰然面对。”罗兰意识到自己的口气很坏,这样迁怒于人未免对帕拉丁娜太不公平,勉强压下火气,放缓脚步,主动握了握她的手,“你们回去吧,我想一个人在附近走走,冷静一下就好了。”
“不要骗我,你想要的不是散步,我知道你打算干什么。”帕拉丁娜寸步不离地贴在他身旁,眼神分外执拗。
“所以你是来阻止我的?”罗兰冷冷反问。
“你看错我了,不谈什么道德、良知、信仰,单单作为一个女人我也不忍目睹这样的悲剧!一个可怜的女孩连同腹中来不及出生的孩子都被毁了,侮辱与损害她们的人却视之为理所当然,仿佛随手撕碎一张草纸,别说受到惩罚,就连舆论的谴责都不会有,更不要指望他们会发自内心的忏悔,看到这样的人间惨剧,你怎么能够认为我的心里毫无感触,怎么能武断地认定我对珍妮所受到的侮辱与损害无法感同身受?难道你以为帝国贵族都是那种卑鄙冷血的畜牲?我想告诉你我不是那样的人!”
帕拉丁娜越说越激动,俊俏的脸庞涨得通红,晶莹的泪光在眼中打转。
安东尼快步追上他们,忽然觉察到两人间那丝若有若无的暧昧气氛,会意地笑了笑,又蹑手蹑脚地走远。
罗兰驻足转身,捉住帕拉丁娜冰凉的纤手握在掌心,强忍着将公主殿下拥入怀中的冲动,柔声对她说了一声“对不起”。
帕拉丁娜低垂着头,浓密的睫毛微微颤动,显示出内心激烈的情绪。长长吐出一口气,她努力使自己平静下来,抬起头望着罗兰的眼睛,克制而坚定地说:“很遗憾让你看到这样的丑事,我不想为自己的祖国辩解,然而相比抨击世道不公,我更想做些实在的事情,为这个灰暗的世界带来一线光明。”
“这也正是我想做的。”罗兰微微一笑,“现在我们需要一个行动计划,这里是你的地盘,我听你的。”
帕拉丁娜心情有所好转,思索过后做出安排:“我去拜访那位贵族的府邸,你去宗教审判所,设法营救出游方郎中,给他一笔路费,送他出城逃亡,过后我们回酒馆碰头,如果途中发生意外,及时以‘短讯术’联络。”
“这样安排最好不过,我们这就分头行动。”罗兰从储物袋里找出一瓶隐形药水,递给帕拉丁娜,“拿着这个,可能用得着。”
帕拉丁娜没有拒绝他的好意,当即饮下药水,窈窕的身影渐变模糊,不一会儿就凭空消失。
罗兰自行撑起“隐形法术”魔杖,转身走向坐落在市政广场对面的宗教审判所。之前他运用“命运之瞳”观察过,驻扎在审判所的教廷卫士清一色是培罗的圣武士,职业等级都在五六级左右。以他现在的实力,对这种货色根本不屑一顾,出入审判所就像逛大街一般轻松自如。
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