The hundred years between the 15th and 16th centuries were a turbulent era. With the destruction of the Byzantine Empire, a large number of Greek refugees took refuge in Central Europe and Western Europe, and they brought with them a large number of ancient Roman and Greek writings, which surprised the Europeans at that time.

New architecture, new art, new learning, new institutions......

Ancient wisdom has been rediscovered in Italy, and Italian scholars have been discussing the unheard of wisdom of the sages. Then, in the footsteps of scholars such as Leonardo da Vinci, these new ideas spread throughout Europe, including Venice, Milan, Austria, Prague, Luxembourg, Hamburg, Paris, London, ...... More and more people are exposed to this knowledge, and eventually, new ideas give birth to something completely new......

New religions.

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"The Righteous Will Live Forever by Faith......"

On September 21, 1517, in the church in Wittenberg, Germany, a middle-aged man approaching 40 years old was patiently explaining the words of the Bible in front of the believers. And although the middle-aged man saw it, he did not get angry, and mortals are always impatient with the holy word, which is also common sense.

And when the sermon and the sacrament are over, it is customary to say that it is time for repentance. According to the custom, the middle-aged bishop has to listen to the confession of the believer in the secret room, and the believer can confide in the priest one by one about the crimes that the believer cannot normally say, and the priest cannot tell others even if he knows it, because the believer has already repented when he tells his sin, God has forgiven it, and the priest can no longer condemn the sin to a believer who has been forgiven by God.

As usual, confessions are filled with sin that can make ordinary people stagger, adultery, incest, theft, robbery, rape, murder, ...... The sins are big and small, and the believers are either wandering, sobbing, or at a loss, not knowing what to do, and listening to these many crimes, the priest can only sigh and comfort them.

The confession proceeded step by step, and when a man came to confess to the priest and asked the priest if he could go to heaven, the priest was relieved to say that if he repented of his sins, he would be atoned for, but ......

"Father, but I bought a coupon. ”

The wide-eyed believer said to the priest, and the middle-aged priest was speechless for a moment.

At the beginning of this year, the Pope ordered the sale of "indulgences" on the grounds of repairing St. Peter's Basilica, so that anyone who is willing to buy indulgences can get out of hell and enter heaven as soon as possible, regardless of their crimes.

"The coin jingles at the bottom of the cash drawer, and the soul instantly escapes from purgatory and ascends to heaven. ”

The priest who sold the indulgence was even more hype, and out of fear of hell, a large number of believers bought the indulgence, and the priest knew about it.

The church is the mediator between God and believers, and the pope has the right to interpret the doctrine, and since it is what the pope says, it is naturally what God says.

Listening to the words of the believers, the middle-aged priest blushed and did not know what to say.

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Late at night, the priest was still thinking about the day.

This kind of thing has happened more than once, and every time he confesses, there will be more or less such a believer who takes out the indulgence, he can't deny the indulgence, because that's what the church means, but he can't approve of the indulgence, which is completely contrary to the meaning of the Bible.

"What should I do......

Lying in bed, the priest tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

Half a month later, he received news through his own channels that Cardinal Albrecht von Brandenburg of Mainz had sold indulgences on a large scale, and that the bishop had spent a lot of money to bribe the election in order to ascend to the position of cardinal, so he was in debt and urgently needed funds to pay it off.

This is not uncommon in the Church, because even the Pope openly has mistresses and illegitimate children, and seeks to find positions in the Church for his illegitimate children, and it is also a secret that the bishop and the nuns indulge in vocal music, and the whole Church is already rotten, and it is not surprising that the election is bribed, but what is truly surprising is ......

This is an oracle from the Pope himself......

When he heard the news, the priest was silent for a long time, except waved weakly for the messenger to leave.

That night, the priest lost sleep.

On the shelves next to the bed were many Greco-Roman writings, "heresies" forbidden by the Church, but no matter how forbidden they were, scholars always found ways to preserve them, and priests were no exception.

After a long time, the priest sat up from his bed, put on his monk's robe in silence, solemnly put on the cross, and went to the church, where he sought an answer......

The dome of the empty church is covered with classic stories from the Bible, but none of them can explain the confusion in the priest's heart.

In the past few years, he has read many Greek works, learned ancient Greek characters, and been influenced by the philosophers of ancient Greece and Rome. Just as his silent change of signature, from Luder to Luther, the small difference is extraordinarily large, Luther comes from the ancient Greek, meaning "liberated man", "free man", and the dissatisfaction and struggle can be seen.

Looking up at the many classic stories on the dome, the priest's confusion and wandering became more and more prevalent.

"What should I do......"

Although his mouth was confused, there was a spiritual light shining in his heart, which was an answer he understood but did not dare to understand, because the answer was too heavy, heavy and unbearable for him, but it seemed to burn a fire in his heart, and the nameless anger prompted him to try to do something, at least write something.

The fist is clenched, and after a long time, it is slowly released, and after a moment, it is clenched again, and then it is hesitantly released......

Eventually, he picked up the pen and tried to write something, but the usual ordinary action became extremely heavy, and the pen was so heavy that he could barely hold it.

"Hoo ......"

Unconsciously, his breathing began to become rapid, gasping for breath, obviously it was the cool autumn, but there was an inexplicable layer of fine sweat stains on his forehead, and his hands were trembling.

St. Peter, St. Basilius, St. Gaurnelius, St. Ambroche, St. Andrew, St. Bartholomew, St. Francis, St. Gregory I, St. John, St. Jerónimo...... and Justine, Clemen, O'Regen, Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory, Thomas Aquinas...... Underneath that answer were the famous saints and theologians of the ages.

At this moment, many saints and scholars seemed to appear in front of him together, and what he had to face was not a pen, but countless saints and scholars from ancient times to the present, and many predecessors he admired.

The saints and scholars who were either kind or serious in the past, but now their eyes seemed to have become extremely sharp, like sharp swords, so that he couldn't help but try to dodge.

"What are you doing! Stop! It's blasphemy!"

The saints shouted angrily.

Biting his lower lip, he didn't realize that he had bitten out the blood, clenched the pen in his hand, and he didn't dare to fall at any time.

"Why are there indulgences?"

In my heart, there seemed to be a confused voice sounding.

"The church is God's spokesman, the Pope is God's apostle on earth, and you must not disrupt God's will. ”

The saints replied, no, it was not the saints who answered him, but his heart that told him, but another voice told him.

"The church is rotten, and it needs to change. ”

The two voices tore at him, almost tearing him apart, and he wailed in pain. One of the two must be wrong, so who is wrong? Is it the church or itself?

In a trance, it was as if he saw the believer again, the believer who confessed to him but looked at him with wide eyes.

"Father, but I bought a coupon......

Is this the church I see? Is the church really right? Is the church really not missing?

Churches that sell the clergy, churches that have a lot of money, churches that have big bellies, churches that hate the rich and poor, churches that sell indulgences, churches that fornicate with noble ladies, churches that indulge in lust with nuns, churches that compete for secular rights, churches where the pope has illegitimate children, churches that incite believers to rebel against the king, churches that pass off animal bones as the bones of saints......

Is this really the church I'm looking at?

After a long time, the pen in my hand was no longer heavy, and it fell, and this time, there was no longer a trace of lingering in my heart.

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A few days later, on October 31, 1517, on the eve of Halloween, the church in Wittenberg, Germany.

As soon as the morning dawned, the customary sweepers came, and this was a small job, and it was an enviable job for the church to receive a certain reduction.

However, just as he was about to clean it, he saw a long notice on the door of the church, and he was a little confused, and the illiterate young man did not know what was written on it, so he went to the scholars in the castle. After the scholar came, he first looked carefully at the words written on it, and after reading it, he was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but take a few steps back, and almost fell to the ground, with a frightened and panicked expression on his face.

"Ninety-Five Theses......

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Evening of 1575, on the outskirts of Florence.

"Jingle Bell ......"

On the field road, in the setting sun, a convoy of several carriages is slowly moving forward, and several carriages behind are full of things, and the bells on the halterheads ring from time to time, making a pleasant bell.

The window of the carriage was slightly raised, and a noble lady whispered something to the butler beside the carriage, and then the butler understood and asked the coachman who was driving the carriage.

"Arecio, Madame asked me to ask you how far you are to Florence. ”

The coachman did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly bowed his head and replied.

"It's almost there, my lord. ”

Although he is only the butler of a down-and-out aristocratic family, a nobleman is a nobleman after all, and the butler of a noble family is also called lord in awe by the common people, which is a convention. Inside the carriage, the noble lady who heard their conversation spoke softly to the little boy who was listless because of the fatigue of the carriage.

"I'm almost there, I'll get you a doctor later. ”

"It's just a little uncomfortable, why bother with a doctor, the children of the Galile family are not so delicate. ”

On the other side, a gentleman with a cold face looked out of the window and said in a deep voice, his clothes were meticulous, even if he moved to Florence by carriage, this old-fashioned old nobleman was unwilling to let go of his reserve, and refused to mess with a corner of his clothes.

The lady glared at him dissatisfied, then turned to look at the child beside her, and then her face showed distress.

Looking out the window, the old gentleman thought that the day had passed like this, and that he might just be able to enter the city so as not to spend the night outside, but a sudden incident disrupted his plans...... and even the future fate of the entire family.

"Master Galile! There's a man lying here. ”

Suddenly, the coachman said in surprise.

Person?

Galile frowned, then got out of the carriage, and saw a man lying quietly in the grass not far in front of the carriage, covered in blood, with wounds all over his body, and in some places very deep, and a package scattered beside him. Walking over, he looked carefully at the man covered in blood, and shook him gently,

"Hey, can you answer me?"

After a few shakes, just as the old gentleman thought the man was dead, he heard an imperceptible moan.

"Someone, bring a water bladder. ”

The old gentleman was also unusually calm, and immediately called out to the servant, who hurried to bring the water bladder. The old gentleman picked up the man and slowly crossed the water into his mouth, and after a while, the man slowly opened his eyes, and there seemed to be some confusion in his pupils.

"You're alright, we'll see you fall on the side of the road. ”

The man listened to the old gentleman's words, as if he hadn't heard them, and suddenly his eyes showed eagerness, and he didn't care about the wounds on his body, so he turned his head to look around, and when he looked at the package not far away, his face immediately showed happiness and joy, and he struggled to get rid of the old gentleman, and struggled to crawl towards the package.

"Wait, you're still wounded. ”

However, the old gentleman hurriedly grabbed him and said hurriedly.

At this moment, the weak man was powerless to break free from the old gentleman's strength, so he could only give up the struggle weakly, gasping slightly. Then, as if he had calmed down and remembered something, he looked around, his face showing a deep fear and apprehension.

"Quick...... With ......"

He opened his mouth and tried to say something, but it seemed as if his throat had been wounded and he struggled to finish.

The old gentleman frowned, looked at his expression, and said tentatively.

"You mean that package?"

The man's eyes suddenly gave birth to a thick eagerness and hope, and the weak body did not know when and where the strength was born, and his hands clutched the old gentleman's clothes, and his strength was incredible, and his lips opened, but he couldn't speak.

“...... Escape ......"

Eventually, a word came out of his mouth with a hard time.

Quick, Take, Run......

These three words puzzled the old gentleman, and looking at the confusion on the old gentleman's face, the man's face became more and more anxious, and finally even showed despair and remorse, but just these words, the old gentleman really couldn't understand the man's meaning.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he couldn't help asking.

"You're telling me to run away with my package?"

The old gentleman will never forget the meaning in the man's eyes at that moment, as if the drowning man had finally surfaced to breathe his first breath of fresh air, and the excitement and joy were indescribable.

The hand that clenched his robe grew harder and harder, and the old gentleman understood, but nodded.

"Don't worry, I'll leave with that package. ”

But the hand on his chest did not let go, the old gentleman looked at the man in front of him, only to find that the man's pupils had lost their lustre, he had died, but the obsession and unwillingness in his heart to let him die could not let go of his hand, in fact, he did not hear the old gentleman's words before he died......

After it took a lot of effort to buckle the hand off, the old gentleman's clothes were already stained with blood, but the old gentleman, who had always liked neatness, did not care about these at the moment, but looked at the man in front of him with some silence.

It's hard to imagine what kind of obsession made this man burst out with such great power before he died.

The contents of the package had also been handed over by the servant, it was a small statue of less than a foot, a very heroic looking girl wearing armor, and her flying expression and lifelike life were something that the old gentleman had never seen before, but it was somewhat strange that it was painted with all kinds of strange patterns, which seemed to be some religious symbols.

The old gentleman didn't understand this, he couldn't see it, but he looked up at the sky that was gradually setting, and the brow on his cold face gradually tightened.

"Let's go!"

Without too many words, the old gentleman said decisively.

"But...... Sir, this man's body is still lying here. ”

A servant said with some confusion, but the old gentleman flatly refused.

"There's no time, let's go. ”

The old gentleman is not stupid, a man covered in blood, a statue that is particularly valued, and he can't be willing to be obsessed before he dies, this is definitely not an ordinary event, and it is definitely not appropriate to stay for a long time at this moment.

Before the body could even be buried, the group hurriedly left the place in a carriage and disappeared into the skyline.

After a while, the sky was already dark, and suddenly thick dark clouds hit, and the sky became gloomy and terrible.

Along with the gloomy weather, a large number of bats appeared under the cover of dark clouds, and a terrible howling sound resounded all around. Then the swarm of bats hovered over the man's corpse for a moment, and landed beside the corpse in a group of men and women, all of whom had different temperaments, the only characteristic of which was that their faces were unusually pale and bloodless.

And the man at the head looked at the corpse, and when he found that he didn't find what he wanted, his face was extremely cold, and there was a faint anger surging, and finally he raised his head to the sky and let out an angry scream.

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At this moment, in a certain manor in Florence, a little boy is sitting on a high stool, looking out the window at the gloomy weather, his face full of boredom.

The fatigue on the carriage did not affect the little fellow too much, and his active nature soon brought him back to his senses, and he clamored to find a playmate, but the adults who were busy moving did not pay attention to the little fellow, which made him very discouraged.

"Galileo ......"

Listening to his mother's call, the little boy turned his head away......