A month later, Dagobert, passing through the fine linen drapery, called Angus up:

"Come with me to the Holy Father."

Angus picked up the sword belt in confusion, but was held down by Dagobert:

"No need for this."

"Why don't you go to Rome?" Halfway through, Angus suddenly asked, "If the election is over, what am I doing here?" ”

"You'll find out soon."

With a curse, a figure approached from the courtyard, and the two immediately stepped aside, only to see that each other's robes were stained with pollen.

"Basil of Calabria, Greek." Dagobert whispered.

"What was he talking about?" The Greek language is clearly not part of Angus's education.

"Not a good word." Dagobert replied vaguely, then changed the subject, "You know, the Normans in the south are at war again, and there is no place south of Melfi that is safe, and you are needed here. ”

"The emperor in the north is getting closer and closer, and I think you understand that at this time, Madame needs my people even more."

"That's what you want to do, bastard?" Dagobert laughed, "A lady's pawn? ”

"What's the difference between being your pawns?"

"Take part in the higher struggle." Dagobert replied categorically, "When this struggle is over, everything else will fall into place." If you only care about winning or losing, sooner or later you will be captured by the pieces around you. ”

The interior of the castle-like building had a circular corridor, and Angus was amazed, how could the old and frail bishops pass through such a steep staircase?

As expected, there was only one person in the room at the end of the stairs, and the bishops were not here.

The middle-aged man sitting in the chair looked very lean, with a sleek, sleek, skeletal face with a skullcap, a black and dense beard on his cheeks, and a shepherd staff in one hand under a red shawl.

"Holy Father......" Angus immediately knelt forward.

Urban II, the former Archbishop of Ostia and High Priest of the Holy Church, raised his hand forward, revealing a holy ring carved with the image of a fisherman:

"Come here, kid."

Angus felt his body tremble slightly, and the person in front of him seemed to be connected to something more grandiose, more distant than the figures in the ancient statues in the highland wasteland, and one could not help but be in awe.

"Can we trust your loyalty?" Urban II asked bluntly.

"Of course." Angus knew how to behave at this time, and big people don't like to talk too much about insignificant.

"Brother Dagobert, you brought him here, will you believe him?"

"I can trust my life."

"Good." Urban II nodded with satisfaction, "We have always recognized your service, and you will play an even more important role in our cause. The pedestion of Pisa has been vacant for too long, and we have decided to make you archbishop. ”

Dagobert finally showed a look of surprise, which means that he has been a member of the inner circle from now on?

After the necessary rituals, Urban II began to get to the subject: "The apostolic church once had five patriarchates: Jerusalem, Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, and Antioch, but now all three are in the hands of the infidels, one in the hands of the schipped and one in the hands of the apostates. ”

He picked up a roll of parchment from the table: "This is a document brought by the cardinals, and you know, according to custom, I should sign it, and dismiss the Emperor of Constantinople like my predecessors." ”

Since the split between East and West, the papal disparate Eastern Roman emperors has become almost a regular procedure, with Gregory VII exmissing Emperor Nikephoros Botaganiates and his successor, Emperor Alexios, and even sending a crusade flag to Robert Giska's Norman army in Greece to bless them for their conquest of Constantinople.

"But we're not going to sign on that!" Urban II let go of his fingers, and the fluttering document fell to the ground, "You may not know what is happening in the East, the Count of Flanders has written to us that the Persians (Seljuks) are destroying the foundations of the Church in the East, and that the Count has returned from the Holy Land and is offering assistance to the Emperor of the Greeks, but he may not be strong enough. And all around us, there is rebellion everywhere, since the fall of Rome, the henchmen of the apostate Henry and Gilbert have wreaked havoc in the north and south of Italy, and the whole of Christendom is crumbling - now is not the time to fight in the same room for the unfortunate disputes of the past, this tragedy has been going on for too long, and it is time to end the division within the Lord. ”

Angus is still the man in his dreams, and Dagobert has already understood the reason why he got the shawl: he is a good spy, but the identity of a spy is not enough, and a real bishop is the right person to meet the emperor.

After gesturing Angus to leave, Dagobert spoke again:

"The Most Holy ......"

"You want to ask why we let that young man come here?"

"He's not a distraction, at least he's loyal to the lady."

"The kings of Germany are gathering, and the lords of Rome are commanding a band of thugs and thieves, but they call themselves a republic, and now is our most dangerous time."

"I understand."

"Then you should know what the lady needs most, and what we need most."

"You want her to get married?"

"The day that the imperial Gilbert sits on the papostolage of St. Peter, our authority will be weakened by a point, the Tuscans now enjoy undisciplined freedom, the Normans kill each other with their swords, and we are isolated! If we continue like this, we will soon fall apart, and although we are now safely hiding in the castles of the Normans and Italians, you must understand that the castle has never been our protection, and faith is the only armor. When faith collapses, Rome collapses. ”

"I understand that she has to get married. But with whom? ”

"Your friend is very young." Urban II asked.

"The female border uncle is indeed a little ridiculous sometimes." Dagobert explained awkwardly.

"I heard that the Duke of Welf's son is about the same age as him......"

Dagobert instantly realized that this had been arranged long ago, and sent the bastard to Constantinople to marry the female bianbo and Welf - a wonderful son.

"The Marquis of Milan is a friend of the Lady Bianbo, and if his grandson Welf the Younger marries the Female Bianbo, our army will be able to control half of the Alps." Dagobert said.

"There are rumors in the north that the puppet emperor abandoned his wife and married a princess from Kiev, and Durin may not be happy."

Wonderful! The crown prince is at the side of Durin's maternal grandmother, and once the abandoned queen arrives, the situation in Lombardy may be completely reversed!

"I see, I'll leave immediately." The new Archbishop of Pisa, Dagobert, assured his lord.