In fact, although the cardinals were distracted by the "Reformation", even a devilish figure like Alexander VI, at the beginning of his papacy thought about how to salvage the overburdened ship, but his ambition eventually overwhelmed his conscience, and instead of directing the ship of the Church in the right direction, he led it into an even more dangerous vortex.

Pius III and his two disciples are in such a whirlpool, and the slightest negligence will tear them apart by everything that is swirling wildly around them—it is not without a pope who wants to save the increasingly decaying and depraved Church, but those with vested interests will not let their reforms continue at all, and what they are best at is destroying the spirit by destroying the flesh - more than one pope has rushed to the throne and then hastily stepped down. But now, they are still waiting, after all, there have been "wise" popes who have chosen to join them in the same boat when they found that it was not feasible, or, from the beginning, it was just a means for Pius III to eliminate dissidents and accumulate wealth and power.

Of their greatest concern, the second thorough investigation of the Roman Inquisition took place in the spring of 1505, and although the news of His Holiness's intention to purify the Church had spread, there were still some fools who were lucky - and the two young bishops, with beautiful faces and elegant postures, seemed to be quite familiar with the convent and the gates of the church, and no secret could escape their eyes- They calmly and quickly led the monks of the Inquisition to sweep nearly 100 churches and monasteries within a radius of dozens of miles in Rome, and sadly, they still achieved remarkable results.

The monks and nuns always had the clothes of the laity hidden in their suitcases—for them to go out or to have fun in the monastery; In the reliquary, the jewels and materials that people offer to the Virgin or the Holy Spirit often appear on a merry man or woman; It was not uncommon for monks to be beaten by jealous husbands, but sometimes there were despicable murders, whether husband to monk or monk to husband; It is not uncommon for a monk and a nun to live as husband and wife, sharing spiritual and physical enlightenment......

But these things are so insignificant compared to the more obscure secrecy involved in Joshua's and Giulio's thorough investigations—forgery of holy relics was almost the best thing the monks did besides copying the Bible; taking bribes, blatantly favoring the one who is willing to take out the golden ducats or the golden florin from the skin when the case is tried (and in some places the secular power is also in the hands of the bishop or the priest); Or, at other times, they simply serve themselves, forge papers, and plunder other people's shops and land—as is often the case with widows who have no surname, no title, and no army, who are usually very stupid and blindly believe in the Lord, and when the priests produce the donation papers made by her husbands, even if they are expelled from the house with empty hands, they will only hold their children and cry helplessly, and of course, sometimes these children will also be sacrificed to the monastery - yes, Some clergy are also in the business of human trafficking; They are also corrupt, as has been said before, in the sacrry, the various vessels, precious stones, gold, and clothing that people offer are the pockets of the clergy, and they can use them as they please, or use them to bribe the superiors, to curry favor with their lovers—and the expenses for the sacraments, the Bible, and the consecration of Mass can hardly really be used for ceremonies, on paper, or on ink, and that nothing is shoddy, especially in places that are not visible; The shepherds who hated and feared the most abhorrent and jealous of the Church and the pious people—worshipping the devil, celebrating the Black Mass, and turning their backs on the Lord—did the same, sometimes to eradicate their enemies, sometimes to increase their lifespan, to improve their countenance, or to win the favor of women, or to do it for the generous benefactor...... The price of holding such a Black Mass even exceeds that of a real Great Mass.

As for those evils which are even more small in comparison, but not to be ignored, there are even more, as it is said: "The sins of the laity are exemplified by the deeds of the clergy." "Stealing, robbing, raping...... Regardless of how they knew about it, for the devilish monks and clergy, these things were not sins or scandals, but could be written on parchment, or made up into songs, or boasted of as merits.

The cardinals watched with horror the endless stream of evidence, exhibits and witnesses that had been sent from churches and monasteries to the royal hall of the Vatican Palace, and they awaited the attack of Pope Pius III – which would almost have determined what they would do next against the Holy Father, who seemed to be on the verge of following in the footsteps of those who seemed to be on the verge of following in the footsteps of those who had become recalcitrant – and, to their surprise, the Father had entrusted the matter to Cardinal Grand Lovere.

Cardinal Grand Lovere is not one of those unreasonable people, and for him it is also an excellent opportunity to strike at his enemies and win over his allies.

Within a few days, the verdict came down, almost no one was convicted of heresy, they were probably guilty and punished - although it was not commensurate with their crime, but what the Romans feared did not happen - in the words of Cardinal Grande Lovere, the Holy Father finally changed his mind under his persuasion, and in any case, wanting to purify the Church is probably like trying to clean up the fallen leaves in the forest - although Pius III did want to do something, everything needs to be done gradually...... They will support the Father, but the Father, on the other hand, should be lenient with them.

In the end, only the Borgia family and those close to them suffered a serious blow to their estates, and the Holy Father reaped extremely large gains – and some concessions from the cardinals – and his intention to reorganize the structure of the Holy See gained the support of the majority of the population.

And the small number of people who were skeptical also saw from the details of this idea that they thought it was in the interests - in addition to the former Prime Minister's Office, the Three Courts and the Salaries Administration, Pius III intended to expand into six holy ministries - the Congregation of Jurisprudence, the Congregation of the Sacraments, the Congregation of the Priesthood, the Congregation of Congregations and Seminaries, the Congregation of Saints and the Congregation of Catholics.

The Ministry of Jurisprudence is now the Inquisition, but at the same time as the external world, it also undertakes the important task of internal rectification; The Department of the Sacramental Liturgy is ostensibly responsible for the implementation and approval of the sacramental liturgy, but in fact it is similar to the intelligence department; The Priesthood Department examines the morality, piety, and learning of the clergy to enable him to continue his work as a shepherd. The Congregation and Seminaries is aimed at all congregations and monasteries; There is nothing new about canonizing saints, while the Congregation oversees every Catholic school.

But at this time, only a few people can see the ambition of Pius III, and most people believe that this is just another means used by Pius III to gather power and buy and sell the priesthood.

This reassures the cardinals that they will never hate their companions in the rules.

But such an outcome will undoubtedly disappoint some, such as Martin, who had made a vow to become a monk the year before. Ludd, who confided his afflictions to his mentor and friend Brother Desi, that there were many other things that had depressed and anguish him besides the old woman who had been deceived—that in the young man's heart, since the evidence of his guilt was proven, those sinners should be punished, instead of being ransomed by their families, their surnames, and their interests, and continuing to be their shepherds merrily.

He had hoped fervently for the two cardinals, who were only a little older than him, but in high power, and their resolute actions seemed to prove his suspicions, but the weakness and compromise of Pius III made it almost impossible to face the bitter fruit - the Church remained unchanged, and the actions of the two cardinals only lifted a fog over the mire, allowing people to see the filth and smell the stench in it, but to no avail.

Brother Desi didn't try to comfort his little brother too much, and although he was right next to Pius III, and with his unusual powers of observation and clever mind, he had found some clues, but he wouldn't explain it to Martin—he was too young to accept even a hint of darkness.

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Martin. Lude left the Vatican Palace dejected, and in a narrow street he collided with a priest who, when he saw him, cried out: "Isn't this the man who overthrew the barrel?!" ”

The priest grabbed Martin's arm, and shouted in frustration and triumph - even though years had passed, he would not forget the bastard who had beaten him and overthrown the barrel and made him lose his position!

And while they were arguing, Cardinal Grande Lovere stopped: "Ah. It's the Medici people. He said: "My messenger saw him with the Medici in Lucca. He looked at his son, "Go and ask what's going on, if the priest is telling the truth, no, even if it's a lie, we can make the Medici suffer." ”

Joshua didn't answer, but he walked straight to Martin. Rudd.

"You say he knocked over the barrel," he asked the priest calmly, "what is the matter?" ”

"In the Holy Year," said the priest, "I have been keeping watch by the Holy Gate, and of course the infidels who are unwilling to give themselves will not be able to enter, and I have watched and not let one go, and who knows that he suddenly came running, gave me two blows, overturned the Holy Barrel and ran away—it was so infuriating that the guards had not caught him, but I had now caught him!" ”

Joshua turned to Martin. Roed, he looked at the young man carefully, and saw that he had no guilt, "then," he asked, "why did you overthrow the Holy Barrel?" ”

"Because it's full of sin." Little Martin said confidently: "Greed, can't you see? ”