"This is the case, Your Excellency the Pope, I think that the situation is very critical at the moment, we must evacuate the inhabitants of the city of Rome, the front line is in jeopardy, and the Black Death is about to spread to the city."

After the narration was finished, the Minister of Defense pleaded respectfully, that after these days of training, he finally had some understanding of the Black Death, and finally realized that the enemy he faced this time could not use the methods of his experience.

Although the opinions he put forward at this moment are not the best, they also have some reasonableness, and if they are implemented, they can at least play some role.

But before the Pope could speak, Cardinal Samael, who was standing next to him, coughed and said, "No! Rome will never fall! ”

Cardinal Samael began with a firm remark, pausing before beginning his proclamation: "Rome, sacred!" God's eyes are always on this place, and I am confident that with God's help, the city of Rome will survive this storm! ”

His tone was sacred and solemn, and anyone who heard it would stir in their hearts, and some ordinary people who had never been exposed to religion might immediately feel that they had been inspired by God to become the most devout believers after hearing the words of Bishop Samael.

To be able to become a cardinal, Samael still has some real skills, at least this acting skill is speechless.

Hearing that Bishop Samael opposed the evacuation of Rome, the Minister of Defense smacked his lips bitterly, but he was speechless.

He had already seen Bishop Samael's plan clearly, and he couldn't help but curse angrily in his heart: "This old thing, it's not because his territory is in Pescara, and if he retreats the defensive line to Rome, his territory will be threatened, so he is desperate to stop this matter." ”

Not only did the Minister of Defense see this clearly, but everyone present also had some points in their hearts, but they knew that no one dared to say anything and make it clear.

Samael, the chief cardinal and the elector, represents a terrible force in his own right.

Aren't they stunned young men like Eugen who dare to kill nobles with impunity, and don't they see Eugen being horrific assassinated after killing Count Mead? There was even a siege by a large group of robbers, which was simply a clear threat.

The Minister of Defense really wanted to imprison this Cardinal Samael, or simply cut him down, but he was not Eugen after all, and Samael was not Count Mead, and some things could only be thought about in his heart.

The Pope, who sat at the top, listened quietly to Cardinal Samael's speech with his eyes closed, and did not react at all, as if he were asleep.

The current Pope is even older than Samael, at the age of seventy-six, and no one knows what day he will accidentally return to heaven to serve his God.

The old man is getting old, but his power has not weakened a little, and under his suppression, there is nothing to fight for the position of the pope within the church.

The next pope, Bishop Samael, is not eligible to run for election, after all, he is old and powerful, and other large powers will never sit idly by and watch his power grow unlimitedly.

Therefore, the choice of the pope will depend on the choice of the other three cardinals, and the final decision is not yet made, and it depends on how much they can contribute to the Church.

"Ahem...... After an old but breathy cough, the Pope opened his eyelids and said slowly: "Bishop Samael is right, we can't abandon Rome, this is an eternal city, and no disaster can erase it!" ”

Bishop Samael didn't show any expression on his face, but everyone could feel the pride that his plan had succeeded.

"But ......" At this point, the pope's turning words made Bishop Samael's expression stiffen.

But these people in the city are God's children, and they will get sick, they will suffer, and they will die. And we have a responsibility to save them from suffering! ”

At this point, the Minister of Defense's originally low mood was lifted, and he looked at the Pope with excitement, and suddenly felt that this Pope really had extraordinary wisdom.

Bishop Samael's face was gloomy, but since the Pope had already spoken, he could not speak out against it.

"I declare that the people of Rome have begun to evacuate inland, and that everything is subject to the arrangements of the Disaster Relief Army, and that the Holy See will be transferred along with them, and that I will remain in the Holy City of Rome and pray for the blessings of all!"

The Pope's solemn and heavy voice echoed through the halls.

When the Minister of Defense was the current commander of the Disaster Relief Army, he immediately bowed respectfully and accepted the appointment.

Other cardinals, including Bishop Samael, persuaded the pope to leave with him, because if everyone else left, he would face the threat of death.

It's just that the Pope has made up his mind, and he is ready to live with the city.

With the Pope's permission, things went much more smoothly.

Focusing on the city of Rome, the Minister of Defense set up a defensive line that ran across the entire Italian peninsula, hoping to ward off the terrible Black Death.

News of the evacuation came from the Holy See, and most of the citizens of the city eagerly responded, but a small number of them refused to leave.

Most of these people have bought indulgences.

"Why let us leave when there's no threat?"

They could neither admit that they were hypocrites nor say that indulgences were useless, and out of faith they decided to stay here and face the disease.

This was just one of the reasons, and the other was that they wanted to take advantage of the time when the others left the city of Rome to stay in the city and make a fortune.

If a city does not have a basic administrator, it is simply a treasure with its doors open to them.

For this reason, there are always people who don't want to leave here.

In any case, the stay was voluntary, and the Secretary of Defense did not force those people to leave, which in his opinion was not a big deal.

However, if Eugen is here, it is impossible to let these people stay here in any case, Eugen only prepared two ways for those people, one is to leave, and the other is to be locked up in quarantine and wait for death!

As the Black Death progressed, Count Mead, the domain of Cardinal Samael, ---- Pescara, was now at the forefront of the Black Death.

Many of the nobles here, such as Viscount Lorens and Viscount Ed, were completely dismissive of this.

Specifically, there is no reason to come, just because Eugen attached great importance to this thing before, and out of the habit of opposing Eugen, they naturally chose to ignore this disease.