Chapter 61: The Bishop Who Went Off
Pushing open the wooden door, Eugen entered the room.
Compared to the outside, the display in this room is more shabby and shabby. There are no decorations in the empty house, and the whole room can be seen in full view.
The gray walls are mottled and even cracked. The ground was pitted and not paved with masonry, but the ordinary land was covered with a layer of clay for firing red bricks.
The wooden window frames are badly weathered, and they are topped by half of a wicker window. In the center of the room is a wooden table and two stools. The wooden table looks like a table that has been used in a restaurant for many years, and there are traces of various kinds of soup seeping through it. The stool is also worn, and one of the legs of the stool is different in color than the other three, which was broken and then reattached.
The house is generally spacious, with the innermost corner being the place of the bed. A screen of birds from the east was placed there, blocking Eugen's view.
This screen is exquisitely made, the birds woven with silk threads are lifelike, the lines of each feather are clearly visible, and every part of the screen has a magnificent royal temperament.
Overall, this screen is incompatible with the whole house, and it should be moved in later to block the view.
Eugen knew that the cardinal should be sleeping in the bed behind the screen by now, and he was a little anxious to talk to the other party as soon as possible, but it was a bit rude to wake the other party up directly.
While he was struggling, a voice suddenly came from behind the screen: "It's Mr. Eugen here, you wait for me, I'll get dressed and come out." ”
These words immediately relieved Eugen and dispelled his entanglement. But Eugen felt a little strange, how to listen to the cardinal's familiar tone, as natural as talking to a friend for many years.
This natural way of speaking immediately made Eugen feel good, and he liked this way of talking with equality and no status distinction the most.
A moment later, the cardinal, dressed in pajamas, stepped out from behind the screen. He first stretched his hands upwards, and then said to Eugen with Hatche, "Sit down, Monsieur Eugen, and you're welcome." ”
Eugen didn't sit down, but looked at the cardinal and said, "We are close in age, don't call me sir, just call me Eugen." ”
The cardinal picked up a wet towel from a basin against the wall and wiped it twice on his face, sobering himself up with the coolness of the icy water.
Then he walked up to Eugen, stretched out his hand and smiled brightly, "Yes, Eugen, my name is Mordesal, Cardinal of the Holy See. ”
Eugen reached out and shook his hand, and from Mordesal's smile, he could feel a strong sincerity and friendliness.
But expressions are such a thing, you really can't believe it too much. Eugen thought about it, and then asked directly: "Mordesal, what do you mean by asking me to come to you yesterday?" ”
Hearing Eugen's question, Mordesal showed an expected expression on his face, and said with a smile: "Haha, the Earl really values what I say, and actually came here early in the morning." ”
There was a knock on the wooden door, and Mordesal said please come in. A nun walked in with a wooden tray with some pastries, a jug of hot goat's milk and two cups.
The nun placed the wooden plate on the table and walked out in silence. Mordesar stopped her and said, "Sister Kritina, please don't let people near this room, I'm going to do my morning prayer." ”
The nun who brought the food nodded when she heard this, and walked out in silence.
Mordesar sat down at the table, filled the two cups with hot milk, and invited Eugen to sit down and have breakfast with him.
Eugen was no longer polite to him, and he was indeed a little hungry, so he took the cup and put it beside him. Modesar then began to pray before the meal, and Eugen followed suit, closing his eyes and praying.
Mordesar picked up the pastry from the plate and ate it, while looking at Eugen and said, "Before I have time to congratulate you, you have become the count of the empire at a young age, and your future is limitless." ”
Eugen didn't want to talk to him about these digressions, so he said perfunctorily: "In general, you are not also young and became a cardinal of the Holy See. ”
"Ha, I'm different, I'm in a special situation." Modsar said perfunctorily, but did not continue to say why he was different, but changed the subject and said: "Speaking of which, I came to you because those old fellows of the Holy See thought it was convenient for us young people to have a conversation, so they gave me this task. ”
"Huh?" Eugen heard the meaning of Mordessar's words, so he asked with some surprise: "The Holy See asked you to come to me?" He was a little puzzled, he didn't understand why the Holy See would notice him, and he had thought that Mordesar had come to him for some personal reason.
Moddesal bit the pastry angrily and said, "Yes, the Pope had a dream before the time, saying that he dreamed that a white sailing ship was sailing on the black sea, and the sea was rolling violently, and it was about to capsize the tiny ship. ”
Eugen was stunned for a moment, and he asked in confusion, "Well, but what does this have to do with me?" I've never been to the beach, let alone a white sailboat. ”
Modsar grabbed the cup and drank a large mouthful of goat's milk, swallowed the food in his mouth, and then said, "Don't worry, listen to me." When the Pope woke up from the dream, he said that the dream was a revelation from God, and that the content was related to doctors, and then asked us to go around and ask for news about doctors. ”
As soon as Mordesar said this, Eugen understood. It seems that the fact that he sent Corleone to find a doctor in the country has also been noticed by the Holy See.
I have to say that the intelligence system of these large forces is really powerful, in this era when there is no telephone and Internet, he only sent people to do two things, and they were all found.
For this reason, Eugen said with some depression: "The sea, the sailing ship and the doctor? Is there any connection between this? I don't understand it at all. ”
Moddesar also said helplessly: "Who says it's not? I don't see any connection. But there was still something to do, so I searched for news about the doctor on the orders of the Pope. Later, I heard that one of your retainers named Corleone was looking for a doctor, so I rushed to you. ”
Eugen couldn't deny this, so he nodded and said, "That's right, there is such a thing. What, do you want me to order the cessation of Corleone's actions now? ”
While saying this, Eugen was a little upset. What is this called, as soon as someone was sent to Italy, the Medici came out to trouble him. I just found a few doctors over there, and I came to the Holy See again.