For Gonzalo's request for help, Marin naturally agreed. After all, it was also in his interest that Gonzalo's excommunication was canceled. Moreover, Marin also had a lot of respect for General Gonzalo. His so-called "Marin Phalanx" is actually plagiarizing other people's ideas.

Marin not only agreed to intercede and allow Gonzalo to go to the toilet during his penalty, but also provided Gonzalo with another convenience - allowing Gonzalo to eat when he was hungry.

He used carrier pigeons to send a message to the Pope's father-in-law, and he didn't need to mention going to the toilet, as long as Gonzalo and the janitor outside the church asked for instructions. Marin said hello, and the janitor certainly wouldn't embarrass Gonzalo. Of course, you can't go to the toilet in the church. Because, the excommunicated person cannot enter the interior of the church.

As for eating and drinking, Marin also gave a good plan - once you are hungry, you can pretend to faint directly. Then, a church guard who had been greeted would carry him to a room next to the church for "healing". When the time comes, Gonzalo can eat and drink there, including going to the toilet or something.

As for giving some mats or something, of course it's not a problem. And the Holy See, for its part, doesn't care. After all, people want face. A Spanish count and commander of tens of thousands of troops personally came to Rome to punish and repent, which in itself was very embarrassing for the Holy See......

After Marin had greeted him, Gonzalo, escorted by a group of guards, entered the gates of the Lateran Basilica at the headquarters of the Holy See in Rome, and knelt barefoot to beg for the forgiveness of Pope Julius II......

Gonzalo caused a great sensation by kneeling down in front of the church of the Holy See headquarters to confess his sins. After all, since the "Disgrace of Canossa" in 1077, people have not seen such a "grand scene" for hundreds of years.

As a result, many Roman citizens came to watch and point fingers at Gonzalo......

Gonzalo was already an old man who had gone through all the vicissitudes of life, so he naturally did not change his face, ignoring the instructions of the melon-eating crowd, but maintained a humble look, and respectfully knelt outside the church gate. From time to time, he also confessed loudly and asked for the Pope's forgiveness.

When believers entered the main hall, Gonzalo also pleaded with them to help him pray to the Lord to alleviate his sins......

Gonzalo's faceless move made the Holy See earn enough face. This was rare in the 16th century, when the authority of the Holy See was in decline.

You know, when Henry IV begged Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness at Canossa in 1077, the authority of the Holy See was at its peak.

Since 1309, when King Philip IV of France forced the Holy See to move to Avignon, France, the authority of the Holy See has actually declined dramatically, and it no longer has any deterrent effect on the outside world.

For example, Charles VIII, when he was on an expedition to Naples, led his troops into the city of Rome to show off, which made the Holy See very shameless.

Spain was a powerful country on a par with France, and their army commander knelt in front of the Grand Hall of the Lateran Hall, the headquarters of the Holy See, which greatly increased the prestige of the Holy See. This kind of power has been very rare since 1309.

Therefore, the clergy at the headquarters of the Holy See had a good opinion of the moderate and humble Gonzalo, and some missionaries even helped Gonzalo intercede before Pope Julius II.

In fact, they didn't know that this was a double reed played by two people. Under Gonzalo's knees, the cushion was a sponge, which was very soft. And whenever he felt that he couldn't hold it anymore, he would humbly ask the guards at the door to allow him to leave for a while and go to the toilet. The reason is that the gates of the holy Lateran temple must not be defiled. The guards had already been instructed to give him directions in the toilets outside the church...... Everything is so harmonious and beautiful......

On the first night, Gonzalo felt very hungry, so he simply pretended to faint as he had agreed with Marin. Then, the guard on night at the entrance of the church also sent him to a room not far from the church gate for "treatment" as scheduled. And in this room, a table of wine and food has already been set up......

After Gonzalo had eaten and drunk enough, he went to the toilet before continuing to kneel in high spirits.

And at this time, it happens to be June, and the weather is very warm, even a little hot. Therefore, Gonzalo knelt in the middle of the night and did not feel cold at all. The only trouble is that there are more mosquitoes at night.

But Marin had already prepared the toilet water, and Gonzalo smeared the flower water with pyrethrum when he went to eat, and the mosquitoes did not dare to approach, which made Gonzalo feel a lot more at ease.

When he was sleepy, Gonzalo simply knelt on the ground and lay there. In fact, he was resting......

Because no one saw it in the middle of the night, the Spanish guards who were guarding the side simply took out the sponge mat again and let Gonzalo lie on the sponge mat and sleep for a while......

The next morning, before dawn, the sponge mat for Gonzalo to sleep on his stomach was taken away by the Spanish guards, and Gonzalo regained his humble and pious appearance. When I met the faithful who came in and out of the Pope, I still asked them to pray for me......

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In this way, after kneeling for three days and three nights, on the morning of the fourth day, Pope Julius II, surrounded by a group of church deacons, came to the gate, first reprimanded Gonzalo severely, and then, following the story of the year, kissed Gonzalo on the forehead, expressed his forgiveness and pardoned the excommunication......

After being pardoned, Gonzalo also breathed a long sigh of relief, and then lay there directly, letting his guards carry him back. After all, he is 62 years old, and although Marin has provided him with a lot of convenience, it does make him very uncomfortable to kneel there for a long time. Even, for a while, he couldn't stand up.

Pope Julius II later issued a public statement, saying that the reason why he was willing to pardon Gonzalo was not only that Gonzalo did not really spread smallpox, but also because he was a first offender and repentant.

However, Julius II warned that anyone who dared to mess around in the future would be excommunicated permanently. Moreover, there is no forgiveness......

In fact, this statement by Julius II was strongly requested by Marin. Marin feared that the French would see Gonzalo kneel down and be pardoned, and they would follow suit. For example, first scare England, retake the fortress of Calais, and then let the manager come to Rome to kneel and beg for forgiveness......

Therefore, Marin was timely "patched" to prevent the French from taking advantage of this loophole to seize the fortress of Calais.

You know, Caesar, Marin's son, is going to rule England in the future. If Caesar had ruled England and the fortress of Calais had been in the hands of the French, it would have been troublesome. Because, if Caesar sent troops to capture the fortress of Calais, the French could not take England across the sea, but they could attack the North Sea country, which was also on the European continent. After all, Caesar was also the successor of the North Sea Kingdom.

And if the fortress of Calais had been in the hands of England, it would have been different. Even if France threatened the North Sea States to claim the fortress of Calais, Caesar could excuse himself by saying that the main war faction in England would not give in. When the time comes, find his subordinate generals to play a play of "discord between the monarch and the minister" and you can get rid of the pot.

So, at this juncture, Marin didn't want the French to take advantage of this loophole to seize the fortress of Calais. He then asked the pope's father-in-law to help Gonzalo find an excuse for a "first offense" and stressed that he would not be pardoned for such acts in the future......