Chapter 506: Holding the Pope hostage to order the kings
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This idea is prevalent in Europa and in the world at large, after all, it is better to believe that it exists than to believe that it does not exist.
Because of this, even the emperor of the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire, Basil. Macedonia, he still has some fear of religion in his heart.
Basil. Macedonia is contradictory, on the one hand, he is jealous and afraid of religion, and on the other hand, Basil. Macedonia, on the other hand, wanted religion to be used for its own purposes.
Hence Basil. Macedonia will also co-opt religion, and the patriarch of the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire will not be defeated by Basil. Suppressed by Macedonia.
At the same time, however, it was also taken by Basil. Is it supported by Macedonia?
Basil. Macedonia is also a Roman emperor, he is a pragmatist, he does not engage in bells and whistles.
He only hoped that religion would not be out of his grasp, otherwise he would be discovered after his death.
It seems that there is a bit of a cover-up, but which country in the Arab region of Europe and the Middle East is not doing this.
They knew that what they did violated the rules of the religion and that they might go to hell in the future, but they did not hesitate to do it.
Because they think that God needs money, at least God's spokesman needs money, so they can remove any sin as long as they give enough money.
Whether others believe it or not, these people who advocate giving money to atone for their sins believe it themselves.
This can really be said that money can make ghosts grind, and the Holy See will naturally help the Republic of Venice if they receive the money.
Charles, the king of East Francia, had to hold back his breath of grievance.
One of the original demands of the Republic of Venice was that the Holy See should deprive King Charles of East Francia of his legal status.
However, the Holy See thought about it, and they rejected the proposal anyway.
The Holy See is not stupid, they can defend the Republic of Venice once, why should they offend the Carolingians for money.
The Pope of Rome naturally has his own weight in his heart, even if the Pope of Rome receives money for doing things, his first consideration must be his own interests.
The Pope did not want another unified Carolingian dynasty.
If the Pope had deprived King Charles of East Francia, he would not have recognized it.
If it is not recognized, then the Holy See will naturally be at odds with the Kingdom of East Francia.
If the people of the East Frankish kingdom recognized the papacy's deprivation Charles abdicated.
This is not a very good thing for the Holy See, and it is not equivalent to giving a country to the other two Carolingian kings for nothing.
The Holy See firmly believed that a divided Frankish kingdom was one that served the interests of the Holy See.
After all, the Three Kingdoms of the Frankish Kingdom, the Holy See can balance them.
But if there are only two Frankish kingdoms, then the Pope of Rome will not be able to check and balance, and the two tigers will definitely be injured.
When the Frankish kingdom was unified again, the Pope of Rome would tremble again and become a vassal of the monarch like the Patriarch of Constantine in the Byzantine Empire of Eastern Rome.
The Holy See did not wish to become vassal, so they did not agree to the proposal of the Republic of Venice.
Even if the Republic of Venice said that no matter how much money was given, the Holy See did not agree.
However, man is not as good as heaven, and the Holy See thought it could balance the Frankish kingdoms.
But when he heard that the king of West Francia had died suddenly and that King Charles of East Francia had succeeded the kingdom of West Francia and surrendered the kingdom of Italy, the face of the Pope of Rome became extremely bitter.
I thought I could continue to sit high in an independent country, a pope who commanded Christians.
However, with the reunification of the Frankish kingdom, Charles changed the name of the kingdom to the Holy Roman Empire and sent it to the Pope.
The Pope's hands were trembling, he was not afraid, he regretted it, regretted why he didn't deprive Charles of the throne in the first place.
Then let the king of Italy inherit the kingdom of East Francia, but unfortunately the matter has passed, and the Pope of Rome can only endure it no matter how much he regrets it.
The Pope of Rome was not an innocent man, and he had a lot of dirty things in his hands, so he heard the news of the sudden death of the king of West Francia.
The Pope of Rome didn't have to think about it, this was the poisonous hand of King Charles of East Francia.
But the Pope of Rome could not debunk Charles because he had no evidence.
Although the Pope of Rome spoke as if God were speaking, and did not need evidence, the Pope of Rome was still intimidated.
A man who dares to assassinate even his own people, the Pope of Rome does not dare to guarantee that Charles will not assassinate himself.
So since the Pope crowned Charles, he has hired bodyguards to protect himself twenty-four hours a day.
However, something unexpected happened to the Pope, and the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles I, was really bold.
Charles I actually replaced all the people around the Pope with his own people, and he was still the kind of die-hard man who was generally his own people.
The Pope seemed to understand something, and he suddenly felt his heart empty.
The Pope of Rome thought that he would never have turned his hands into clouds and covered his hands into rain again.
It is possible that he would like the Patriarch of Constantine of the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire to become a vassal of the emperor.
However, the Pope of Rome thought too much, and Charles, the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, would not let the Pope become his vassal.
In this way, the value of the pope was reduced, which was not in the interests of the Holy Roman Empire.
Charles, the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, had heard a story told by merchants of the Chinese Empire about a great man who coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes.
Now Charles, the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, has made up his mind, and he has sent people to disrupt all the clergy around the Pope.
And then put his own people next to the pope, yes, Charles, the human emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, had an excellent solution.
This method is to blackmail the pope to order the kings, and after completely overthrowing the pope, Charles finally began to act.
He sent a document for the excommunication of the Republic of Venice, and the Republic of Venice ceased to be a Christian.
The Republic of Venice was forever exiled by the "Pope", and after the excommunication, the second proclamation was issued again.
It shows how Venice was violent, how it was monopolized, how cruel it was, so that the Holy Roman Empire would be the Republic of Venice.
However, it was useless, and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles also sent someone to contact the monarchs of other Christian countries.
In the name of the Pope, let these vassals lead the army to support the Kingdom of East Francia.
In fact, these vassals did not directly refuse, but instead found some excuses to explain why they did not come.
In fact, they did not want to come in the first place, and now the kings of Great Britain are busy fending off the Norse people in Norway.
And the Visigoths of the southern Iberian Peninsula also rejected this request, saying that they were blocked and could not come, and asked His Majesty the Pope for forgiveness. Reading a book and finding the latest chapters by yourself? You're out, WeChat attention Beauty editor helps you find books! It's really a good book to flirt with girls!