Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Man Behind the Scenes
There are two churches where the coronation of the great achievements of Wallachia can be held.
One is the Church of St. Mary, where Tsepes is currently located, and the other is the Church of St. Nicholas in Alges.
Argesh, the former capital of Wallachia, the Patriarch of the Patriarchate of Wallachia, Apaca, is the place where he lives on a daily basis.
As for which church to hold the coronation, it depends on the mood of the Patriarch.
Normally, however, the shepherd would travel from Argeš to Targoviste upon invitation from the heir of the principality.
When Tsepes came to St. Mary's Church, he asked Bishop Mitte to help him send an invitation to the Patriarch.
A reasonable request, I thought it would go very well, but the result was a surprise to Tepes.
"I'm sorry, Patriarch Apaca, I'm not in Argesh right now, I don't know where he is, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find him anytime soon."
Bishop Mitte, speaking in standard Greek, gave this bad answer.
At that time, religious people had a prescribed religious language, and the religious language of the Orthodox Church was Greek.
The religious language of Catholicism, which was also Greek at first, was changed to Latin in the thirteenth century.
Tsepes didn't care what language Mitt said, but the content of his words made Tsepes thoughtful.
The news of the coronation was known to Patriarch Apaca more than two months ago.
It stands to reason that he should have waited for Tsepes to come back, and not to play with the sudden disappearance.
In an instant, Cepes thought of two possibilities, Apaca had an accident, or deliberately delayed the time for the coronation.
The former, the probability should not be high, unless it is a pagan, no one dares to kill the clergy.
From Braye, it is almost certain that the infidels did not lay a hand on Apaca.
Well, the most likely scenario is that this old god stick is deliberately avoiding me.
The purpose of deliberately avoiding it is nothing more than delaying the coronation, and the later the coronation, the later I will be in power.
In the eyes of outsiders, I am a puppet of the Ottomans, and religious contradictions are likely to make Apaca have some extreme ideas.
Tsepes quickly deduced the current situation, and a terrible thought arose in his mind.
Damn, the church can't be behind a series of murders.
It's very likely, it's really very likely, that these religious people, if they go to extremes, can do things far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
In order to exterminate the infidels, the puppets raised in Wallachia will no longer be dusted by the glory of God, and the killing of several nobles is nothing at all.
Thinking like this, Cepes's back chilled, and it was definitely a terrible thing to be written on the must-kill list by a patriarch.
Monarchy and divine power are inherently opposed, not to mention the confusion between this monarch and the infidels.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his suspicion was correct, and that Apaca was more suspicious than the Hungarians.
All his previous speculations had not taken the church into account, and it was only after Bishop Mitt's words that he woke him up.
Originally, Tepes also wanted to use the power of the church to deal with the Ottomans, but now it seems that the reality is completely different from what he imagined.
Cepes forced himself to keep himself calm, and now he and Vladis could be in a dangerous situation.
Last night, Cepes's excellent performance had completely earned Brae's trust.
So, he gained more autonomy, for example, to enter St. Mary's Basilica without the Ottomans following.
He and Vladis now, without a single escort by their side.
If a few killers rush out of a dark corner, they may really want to reunite with their father and brother buried here.
It's ridiculous to say that the brothers came to the church to celebrate the assassinated father and brother, only to find out that this was actually the killer's lair.
"Bishop Mitte, I hope you will find the Patriarch as soon as possible and let him come to Targovistan, I have something very important to discuss with him.
We, brothers, won't bother you, tomorrow we will change into civilian clothes and go to the streets to feel the atmosphere of the harvest festival, and now we need to go back and get ready. ”
Cepes pretended to be calm, saluted slightly, and dragged Vladys to turn around and leave.
At the same time, he also gave Bishop Mitte an important message that tomorrow would also have an excellent opportunity to assassinate, without having to stain the Holy Church with blood.
"Yes, I will convey your words to the Patriarch, may God bless you."
Pulling Vladis and walking quickly out of the confines of the church, looking at the Ottoman cavalry waiting not far away, Cepes felt a sense of security for the first time.
Returning to the magnificent palace, Tsepes found Litam and Buraille, and on the way back, he came up with an adventurous plan.
Instead of being frightened and careful everywhere, it is better to take the initiative and deal a heavy blow to the killer hiding in the shadows.
Tomorrow is the harvest festival, and Cepes really wants to take his younger brother to experience the people on the streets.
Since he told Bishop Mitte about this plan, he simply used himself as bait and threw it into the streets where the situation was complicated.
If, tomorrow everything is business as usual, then it is my own idea that is wrong, and the church has nothing to do with assassination.
If there is a killer tomorrow, you can prove your guess, and at the same time let the Ottomans in the shadows kill the killer.
Next time, you can take the killer's head, go to St. Mary's Church, and force Patriarch Apaca to come and meet him as soon as possible.
Tepes made a risky decision, and only then did he conspire with Bula and Litam.
Of course, he didn't specify the target, telling them that the church was probably behind all this.
He just said that he released the news in advance that he would go out tomorrow to seduce the killer to take the bait.
Listening to Tepes's plan, Bura looked like Litam, who was better at how to kill the enemy.
"I think you can give it a try, and if a killer appears tomorrow, you can catch it alive and find out the people who are hiding behind the scenes."
Litam is a machine that only thinks about how to catch the enemy, kill the enemy, and whether the decoy lives or dies, he definitely doesn't care.
For now, Bulray cares about Tsepes's life and death, but it is clear that he trusts Litham's judgment more.
The plan has been decided, and the specific arrangements for the booby trap killer are still up to Litam, a professional.
He pulled out a map of the city and quickly sketched out a route on it.
"Follow this route tomorrow, and if you get to Baitan Street, and nothing happens, go back the way you came."
Litam didn't say in advance how much he would be preparing along the way, and in this guy's opinion, the bait didn't need to know that much.
It is a matter of life and death, but he has no right to know the details, which is too hasty, which makes Tepes speechless.
And this cold machine did not give Cepes time to ask questions at all, leaving only an indifferent back, indicating that he had been here.
hesitated for a while, and finally Tepeshi gritted his teeth, damn, this time I fought hard.