Chapter 384: Internal and External Troubles
In the eyes of ordinary people, the only armed force of the Vatican and the Holy See is the Swiss Praetorian Guard, which has only a few hundred people.
However, this Praetorian Guard, whose ceremonial role is greater than that of military deterrence, can really keep the peace of the "land of the prophets" for a thousand years?
Could it be that apart from Arthur's Knights of the Round Table, Jehovah is assured of the safety of the Holy See on earth? You must know that for the gods, the wish power of believers is like experience value, and if there is no way to help themselves develop believers and collect wish power, it will directly affect the progress of divine power. Therefore, after Peter was executed by the Holy See because of his lack of force, Jehovah spent his great power in St. Peter's temple and left a true legacy of God's light.
The only object of the inheritance is the Pope. Then the Pope Guò taught the cultivation of the Holy Light to the cardinal, who in turn taught it down the hierarchy.
From this point of view, the Vatican is completely like the ancient martial arts temples in China: there are heads, elders, Dharma protectors, special monks who protect the temple, and ordinary new disciples who have just started......
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table are like secular disciples who have been instructed by their ancestors, and they are responsible for guarding the temple; And the essence of the patriarch can only remain in the temple forever, and it is cultivated by the heads of the past dynasties.
No matter how powerful the lay disciples of the temple are, they will never dare to take it lightly when facing the head of their own sect - even if this head is more than 1,500 years younger than himself, he cannot ignore the true inheritance left by God!
This is the contrasting relationship of pure power between Arthur and the Pope.
"Holy King, you should know that your current rhetoric is completely aimed at overthrowing the entire Catholic Church, and even more so in defiance of God's will!"
In the face of the aggressive Arthur, the Pope had no way out but to choose to face it.
No matter when and where, the head of a faction will never succumb to a few foreign Dharma Protector disciples, let alone the world's number one "famous sect" like Catholicism!
"The duty of the Knights of the Round Table is only to provide emergency relief in the event of an existential crisis for the Holy See, not to meddle in the affairs of the Holy See at any time! Holy King, I think you should also know whether it is the Crusades, or the Romanian blood, or whether there is anything to do with the Holy See and Mount Olympus...... Holy King, this is not within your purview. I hope you can respect yourself! ”
The Pope finally showed the bearing and majesty of the faction, and the previous mildness and tolerance disappeared immediately, and all that was left was the scorching violence and cold edge!
"God's will? Hehe. The thought of the god who had saved him was now gone, and Arthur's heart was filled with a sense of gloom.
"Under God's nose, you can all speak of the brutal crusaders as righteous rebellion, and bloody plunder as helping the development of the region...... His Majesty, this is still a blatant mistake made by the Holy See while God is still alive. If I sue you now, God is no longer there, and what unimaginable sins can you do? ”
The Pope's heart suddenly shook wildly.
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St. Peter's Square can accommodate 300,000 people at a time, but the 284 columns, 142 statues, 41-meter obelisk, and the statues of St. Peter and St. Paul in front of the cathedral will always be the main attraction.
Li Qiuhan is naturally no exception.
When it comes to governing the country, this Tang Dynasty emperor who is making up for it may still be lacking, but when it comes to various acrobatic arts such as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, dog fighting and horse walking, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty is a leader and extremely powerful.
Among the miscellaneous arts, of course, there is also the art of carving.
In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the art of engraving has developed to a very high height. The palace has always been a place where the world's artworks are gathered, and Li Qiuhan has been influenced by this since he was a child, and his vision is high, which can be imagined.
But even so, I was shocked by the sculptures in the square.
Unlike painting, Western sculpture is generally more abstract than Chinese realism. For example, the two statues of saints at the entrance of the church are rough and simple, but they have unique charm and three points of wood. In the meantime, the reverie leaves a lot of space for people, and the end is an artistic treasure, which can be called a masterpiece.
With a pedantic heart and reverence, Li Qiuhan observed the past one by one, compared it with the Chinese sculpture style, and felt that during the Tang Dynasty, the countries of Taixi and the land of the extreme west (author's note: refers to the west of Central Asia, including Europe. To define it as a place of complete barbarism is indeed biased.
It's just that this Western habit is very different from that of China, and it pays more attention to directness and simplicity, and expresses its meaning in form, and there is absolutely no profound artistic conception and brilliant culture in Chinese paintings or carvings. In contrast, Chinese art focuses on the meaning and charm of form; The West, on the other hand, is generous and direct.
Between the two, each has its own strengths and advantages, and Li Qiuhan is amazed to see it. If it weren't for the thought of secretly answering Arthur, it is estimated that this antique emperor would probably have been patrolling between the columns of the square and under the hundreds of statues, and he would not even want to step into the temple.
The thought that if Arthur and the Pope were unhappy, it would definitely be the result of a war of war, and whether these artistic treasures would still be preserved by that time was really nerve-wracking......
If you can be like Han Feng, with your own strength, you can carve out a piece of heaven and earth as a place for the showdown, it will not affect every grass and tree in the real world at all...... How nice that would be!
Li Qiuhan was sighing to himself, when he heard someone laughing in his ear:
"Your Majesty sighed for a long time, what is on your mind? Could it be that seeing this Bang woman's open dress and straightforward temperament, she wanted to be pampered? ”
Li Qiuhan was startled, and instantly woke up from his thoughts, his spiritual power protected his body, and he turned his head to look.
I saw that under the towering Egyptian obelisk, by the clear and snow-white fountain pool, a person stood with his hands in his pockets, his body tilted, his mouth crooked and his eyes squinted, and his two eyes, like two high-power searchlights, were leisurely sweeping over him and falling straight on the bodies of many female tourists.
It's Han Feng!
Li Qiuhan was overjoyed, hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed the crazy brother's arm, and laughed repeatedly:
"Why is Brother Han here? I'm thinking about how to save these sculptures from the fish in the pond if there is a war......"
Han Feng laughed, not caring at all about the white eyes of others, let alone whether his loud noise would affect the image of Chinese people in Europe, he gently patted Qiu Han on the shoulder, suppressed his laughter, covered his mouth and said in a low voice:
"What's so hard about that? Don't say that these humanoid stones are the only masterpieces signed by Michelangelo in the church temple, as long as we want it, we can't get it by hand? ”