Hearing that William was going to Naples, Sir Hubert immediately put down his military affairs and hurried to Fort Vernon to meet William.

"Your Highness William, the journey to Naples, Italy, is a long mile, and the road is extremely difficult, and I ask you to take back your life." Sir Hubert discouraged.

"I've made up my mind, so don't dissuade me any more, Sir Hubert.

This time I had to go to Naples myself, because my father's coffin was there, and I had to bring my father's body back to Normandy! William shook his head slightly and said resolutely.

"But what if you encounter danger on the road, you are the only son of the old Duke Robert, and you must not take the risk yourself no matter what!" Sir Hubert worried.

"Please rest assured, this time I am going to go with a total of 500 people from my fellow guardsmen, cavalry, heavy infantry, and guards. Osborne and Andrew. The two of them protected me.

At the same time, the two siblings Caesar and Emma of the House of Ottville will be my guides, and they will show me the way to Naples and avoid danger for me! William comforted softly.

"Your Highness William, since you have made up your mind, I will no longer obstruct you. But please also bring a battalion of 300 cavalry to escort you! Sir Hubert suggested.

"Well, I promise you! There were more than 400 cavalry, 300 heavy infantry, 150 longbowmen, and 800 conscripted militiamen, and a force of nearly 1,700 men sufficient to deter any hostile person and protect me. I nodded in agreement.

At this moment, Steward Osborne walked in, bowed down and reported, "Your Highness William, the ten thousand pounds of silver (two hundred thousand Triss gold coins) you need are ready, and the supplies and gold coins of the other fifty baggage wagons are loaded and ready to set off at any time!" ”

"Very well, Steward Osborne, thank you for your hard work." William nodded in response.

"Your Highness William, do you have any other mission this time?" Sir Hubert said with a questioning look on his face.

"I can't hide it from you, Sir Hubert." William shrugged, nodded and said: "This time I will go to Naples, I will stay in Rome in the Papal States for a while, bribe the Pope and the cardinals, and excommunicate the Count of Cay of Moldane, the Count William of Castle and others, and even excommunicate (the law of breaking the door).

In addition, I would like to find a cardinal to be my spokesperson for the Church, and I will support the election of the Pope if necessary! ”

Excommunication, a form of sanction imposed by the Church, is the exclusion of a person from fellowship of believers, the exclusion of him from the sacraments of the Church, the deprivation of his right to be a member of the Church, but not necessarily his current membership in the Church. It is a major punishment for clergy and believers.

According to Catholic theology, those who are divided here cannot ascend to heaven after death. In medieval Europe, no one could associate with the excommunicated, and the pope used this to deal with secular emperors.

There are three types of excommunication according to different degrees: self-inflicted excommunication; The excommunication of the Church for participation in the sacraments – and the priesthood is not allowed to perform sacraments on them; The excommunication of the Church against fellowship with believers is also to be avoided by believers.

The law of breaking the door is one of the punishments of the church, and the church punitives for excommunication, deposing and expelling believers.

The most typical example is Gregory VII's imposition on Henry IV on 22 February 1076: expulsion, deposition, and exile.

According to the law of breaking the door, the punished person did not receive the Pope's forgiveness within a year, and his subjects were required to take an oath of allegiance to his dismissal.

The Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV was by the Pope once, when Henry was still young and in good health, he wore clothes made of linen and knelt barefoot in the snow for three days and three nights, and stayed up until the Pope came out to forgive him and survived. It can be seen that this punishment is still very severe.

If this is the case, Kay and the others will be excommunicated, and their territory will definitely continue to rebel, and all the vassals and generals under them will flee from Germany.

It's all about us attacking Kai and the others, and it will be much easier to destroy the rebellion. Sir Hubert agreed:

"However, the current Pope, His Majesty Benedict IX, ascended the throne at an early age, and it is predictable that he will still be in power for a long time, and it is too early to support another cardinal to elect the Pope."

"You have a point, Sir Hubert. It would be best if I went to meet the Pope, but if it didn't work, it didn't hurt. William nodded slightly.

"By the way, Your Highness William, can I meet the two siblings you mentioned, Caesar and Emma? I had to personally confirm that they were reliable. Sir Hubert suggested.

"All right, Sir Hubert, I'll invite them over." William nodded in response, clapped his hands, and beckoned the guards outside the door to invite the Caesar brothers and sisters to meet him.

In a few moments, the Caesar siblings walked up under the guidance of the guards, and saluted William respectfully.

"Caesar, Emma, this is my military governor, Lord Lieutenant Baron Hubert." William introduced the Caesar siblings.

"I've seen Lord Baron Hubert!" Caesar and Emma said in unison.

Sir Hubert's eyes roamed back and forth over Caesar and Emma, and when he was sure that they were Normans, he nodded slightly and said, "Caesar and Emma, I wonder who your father and brother are?" You have come all the way from Capria, Naples, and why have you come here? ”

"Lord Baron Hubert, my father Tancred was a young baron in Normandy, and my brother William was the leader of the Norman mercenaries.

This time, our brother and sister came to Normandy in the name of our father and brother to deliver a letter and pledge our allegiance to His Royal Highness William! Caesar said without squinting.

"Caesar, I know your father, Tancred, and I used to work with Tancred under Lord Robert Duke, and we used to be very good comrades-in-arms.

Your brothers, William, Drago, and Humphrey, have all made a name for themselves in the mercenary world in recent years.

For the past two years, they have led Norman mercenaries to fight bravely against His Majesty Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor, and the Byzantine army.

It's all because they want to get the position of earl and duke, I'm afraid it's not a difficult thing.

You Outwell family, both men and women, are heroes. Sir Hubert looked at Caesar and Emma with a smile and said in a praising tone.

"I don't deserve your compliment, Lord Baron Hubert." Caesar said modestly.

"Caesar, Emma, please entrust your comfort on the way to William." Sir Hubert said solemnly.

"We will do our best to protect the safety of His Highness William!" Caesar and Emma nodded in promise.