Clement VII's heart was indeed full of anger, but more often than not, especially when he saw Machiavelli and Duarte's green and black faces, his originally fierce emotions were strangely calmed - they were not stupid people, bishops, kings, and even emperors and popes were once regarded by them as pawns in their hands, but it was Pierrot. The Medici, such a maggot that they had forgotten, instead bit them viciously on their most important day, and in addition to the pain, there was probably nausea, extreme nausea.

He habitually raised his hand, but found that the hand was firmly fixed by the plaster cast, unable to move, so he could only stretch out his left hand and pat the table: "Okay," he softly admonished: "God is the only one who knows and all, we are only mortals after all, and fate is always so changeable...... Thankfully, that's all he can do. ”

"But our previous plan," Duarte said, "was all ruined." "He is no longer a member of the Church, but because he has long been a confidential member of Alexander VI and the Medici, he is very sensitive to the undercurrents that are behind the king and the lords, who have managed to get their hands on Martin. Ludd, who translated part of the New Testament into the Middle High Language, is no doubt that he and his master are deliberately attacking the traditional church in this way—the common people rarely have a Bible, because even if they do, they can't read Greek (Martin translated the Greek New Testament into Middle High Land) or Latin, but if you want to ask them if they want to have a Bible, then it goes without saying that they are people who will treat a dry branch and a handful of dirt as a holy thing. But the problem is that the popularization of the Bible will directly endanger the authority of the Church, especially those who have become priests or even priests only by birth or bribery, Duarte knows no more than that, some of the clergy, they can't even read and write Latin, or can only recite the first line of the Bible, which is "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth......

People like this, when they don't have a Bible in the hands of the people, can talk gibberish on the basis of what they hear at school or from the bishop, and their main duty is to take money out of people's pockets, to persuade them, to threaten them, to intimidate them. But if the people had the Bible in their hands, would they still believe them? These idiots who can't even memorize the scriptures and are full of mistakes? How many people will believe what comes out of their mouths?

Not to mention the wise, who can use the scriptures in their hands to raise their own questions and thoughts—of course, this is what the church people fear the most, and what they fear the most.

But it is no longer possible for the Church to continue to deceive God's people, if only ordinary people, their voices may not be as strong, but in order to compete for power and money, the secular rulers are no longer satisfied with cooperating with the Church, Giulio said that it is easier to rebuild an earthly dwelling of God than to support and repair it, did not the kings think of it? And furthermore, they were able not only to rebuild a grand temple, but also to wear the earthly and sacred crown on their heads, as the pharaohs of the ancient Egyptians did – who wouldn't want only one voice in their own territory?

The Elector of Saxony would become Martin. Rudd's supporters, it's hard to say that he didn't think so, and it's quite possible that he was just a shield pushed by the Holy Roman Emperor and the other electors, kings and archdukes, and if the church corresponded unfavorably, then there would have been more Martins. Ludd appeared, and if the church responded, they could follow the adjusted pace and rhythm.

So Giulio. The Medici immediately put the matter of translating the Bible directly on the agenda, and the previous work was so smooth that no one expected that it would be ruined by a despicable villain.

Machiavelli and Ezio behind Duarte brought the two tomes to Clement VII's table, sixty or seventy pounds might not have weighed much to the two Assasin Assassins, but the thought of a guy wielding them as hammers and shields made them shake their heads, "That...... From whom were the monks chosen? Ezio asked, "God knows, that's a good Templar seedling, how did they let such a good guy go?" ”

"He's an outcast." Machiavelli replied quietly, "Hell, he was adopted by the abbot of the Abbey of the Virgin Mary, and he was a little dull-minded, but extremely devout and loyal, and he did not look out of the ordinary or say anything wrong before he left the monastery. ”

"Because for him." Julio pondered, "Those people have been deceived by me. He must have been full of resentment, and he just wanted to get rid of a devil like me. ”

"But it's really a Pierrot. Was the Medici able to do it? Brother John looked sadly at the plaster cast on Giulio's arm: "When I saw him, I couldn't even tell that there was something wrong with him. ”

"Suspicious people tend to show their own traces, but for John," Giulio turned over the heavy tome—Prospero, who was beside him, rushed forward as soon as John fell, and shrewdly protected the two books before anyone else, and he did the right thing, though he didn't know what it was, a heretical curse, or a devil's gossip. Anyway, one thing is clear, whatever it is, it must remain here, in the hands of his family and his Clement VII - seriously, if it weren't for Prospero's move, their finishing touches would have been a little more troublesome, because it would be difficult to explain at that time, after all, they were brought by the devil who dared to assassinate the Pope, and when the time comes, the scriptures will be guilty? Or is the assassin not guilty? "He must have thought of himself as a martyred saint."

"Maybe it's a little late now," Brother John bowed deeply to Giulio, "it is my duty that Brother John went on pilgrimage and prayer when he came to Rome, and I did not send anyone with him. ”

"I think that's when they came into contact with John and strengthened his thoughts." Julio shook his head: "But it's not your fault, this is the final blow of the enemy, they will definitely do everything they can, without Johan, there will be others, or worse." He raised his eyes: "The head of the Orsini family? ”

"Arrested at Lepi, along with his two sons."

"George. Morality. Cardinal Amboise? ”

"Caught by our men in a small port in Naples."

"And ......" Julio. The Medici, Clement VII counted a few more names, Brother John replied one by one, and when he found that the assassination had failed, Cardinal George fled, and although he almost boarded the ship bound for France with the help of some of the nobles of the Anjou faction in Naples, he was finally trampled by the Assassins of Assasin.

"Therefore this is not a bad thing," said Clement VII, "the Anjou nobles of Naples have always been a nuisance, and now we have reason to pronounce a sentence against them—and the clergy and monks who remain in Rome, we need to do a thorough clean-up, and we hope that the people will not be too troubled." ”

"Probably not." Machiavelli said that he never thought that the people would need the true feelings of the rulers, and more correctly, he thought that the people were foolish beasts who could be suppressed and exploited only by violence and bait, but Giulio did not think so, he taught them, soothed them, and the results are proven today - the people of Rome never had a good opinion of Giulio. The Medici's actions or policies were panicked, even if he was not Clement VII at the time, and when the papal emissaries and soldiers took to the streets, shouting the names of sinners and their crimes, and thus hunting them down in the city of Rome, the Romans were willing to believe their father and obey him, and even the children of the family brought soldiers to help them.

"But what about these books?" Duarte asked.

"We'll have to find another time." Clement VII said.

"It may not have to wait too long," said Brother John. Colonna said that he would like to dedicate these two books to you at the Great Mass of the Holy Branch. ”

Clement VII showed a look of surprise: "What, has he seen them?" ”

"As he rushed over, one of the scriptures was opened, the one that had been translated into the native language." Brother John said.

"He guessed."

"He guessed."

"Does he, and his family, understand the meaning of this scripture?" Clement VII asked. If the Colonna family threw themselves at him and only offended one of the Orsignies and the King of France, then if they offered these two books, they offended the ...... I am afraid that it will occupy the majority of the church, otherwise why did none of the previous bishops and popes propose to popularize the Bible?

"I think he understands," said Brother John, "and his family, and he and his father, the head of Colonna, are now outside the door." ”

"I see." Clement VII nodded, Brother John originally wanted his family Picromini to take on this heavy responsibility, after all, Johan's matter was his mistake, although Clement VII did not blame him, but since the Colonna family was willing to step forward - after considering this matter, the Colonna family must have a closer relationship with Clement VII, and the Piccolmini family, which was destined to be inseparable from Clement VII, could of course choose other ways to support their master.

It's a pity that the abbot of the Abbey of Santa Maria Maggiore, who was a son of the Florentine Baldi family, who had thrown themselves to the Medici after Giulio returned to Florence, was a compliment, but it turned out that he could not come forward again.

"George. Morality. Cardinal Amboise will be excommunicated from the Church, and there is a vacancy in the Cardinal Church. "In fact, there should be more, but Giulio had decided before his accession to the throne that he would not easily shake the position of the existing cardinals, and the previous great war had already purged some of those who opposed him, and then because of the abdication of Leo X...... In disguise, he announced the end of some of the cardinals' careers, and those who were able to stay would not be on the side of his enemies, if not on the side of Clement VII, and in that case, Clement VII did not intend to push them against him - at least not for the time being, and they might still be hostile to him for various reasons, but it didn't matter, Giulio. The Medici were ready.

"Then the existing decree will not be changed yet," Duarte said, "only supplements." ”

"Interpretive addition," said Clement VII, "for example, since the universality of the Bible is a foregone conclusion, the clergy should be prepared to deal with it—I mean that it is time for them to take the exam." ”

……

Suddenly an elephant walked through the room—yes, the metaphor is like a heart-pounding silence as an elephant walking by—whether it was Ezio, Machiavelli, or Duarte, all of whom had personally experienced the "exams", which were completely different from those in the university, Giulio. The Medici exams were more rigorous, more complete, and more intense, and in addition to the mind, the lengthy and intensive frequency of the exams were a test of physical strength, and it is said that children studying in the primary schools of the Monks of Mercy would rather pout their buttocks and be beaten a hundred times than ...... Examination.

"I can almost imagine what it was like to be in the wilderness." Ezio muttered.

"I promise it's all the scriptures," said Clement VII innocently, "it's very simple, I can memorize it all at the age of six." He glanced at the expressions of the three people in the room and added, "I promise that there is no analysis and understanding, no discussion and no self-elaboration, only memorization." ”

“…… Requirements," Duarte pondered for a moment, "It's still quite low." ”

The bishops, and the relatives of the ecclesiastical people, should have understood the meaning of the Holy Father as soon as they saw the translation, and of course he was very tolerant and merciful, and he did not prohibit the buying and selling of the priesthood, nor did he care about cronyism, but those who had only become clergy by virtue of money or kinship, and if they did not want to be questioned by the lowly commoners, then it was better to go to urgent tutoring......

In any case, if such a scenario did happen, it would be ...... It's too hard to face, and anyone who still has some self-knowledge will do their best—they have always been above these mortals, and how can they be willing to admit that they can't even compare to a peasant, a craftsman, or even a child.

But the exams......

Before today, Ezio was still wondering if he should remind Giulio. The Medici, for example, appeared at the Pope's bedside in the middle of the night and warned him that something along the lines of "the eagle will always hover over your head" or something - after all, there are too many people who have been changed beyond recognition by power, but now he doesn't want to think about it at all, no, he just wants to go back to Florence now.

There are no exams in Florence.