Feeling lost, William left the Republic of Pisa and made his way into the Papal States, which were now less than one hundred and fifty kilometers away from the city of Rome.

The purpose of William's trip to Rome was to visit the current Pope Benedict IX and ask him to expel Kay and others, and impose a law on them, so that if he succeeded, the territories and armies of Kay and others would no longer obey his orders, and a rebellion would follow.

The current Pope Benedict IX (1012-1055), born Theophylactus, was born of Di. The Spoleto family.

It was a prestigious family, having monopolized the papacy for decades from 1012 onwards, and before that, from 955 to 1012, there were three members of the Spoleto family.

The Roman boy took over the papacy from his uncle at the age of twenty, and the extremely dissolute Benedict IX, who had reigned for four years, was already precarious, and his dissolute and heinous deeds were called "sexually vibourable" by the reformist monk St. Peter Damiani, Bishop of Bicelza, Benno, who angrily denounced him as a "criminal, and a wicked", and then his successor, Pope Victor III, accused him of being "filthy to the point that I shudder every time I talk about it".

He is the first pope in history to resign, the only pope to be crowned multiple times, and probably the only to sell his throne.

In 1045, the extremely dissolute Roman teenager sold his position to his godfather Gregory VI for 650 kilograms of gold in order to marry his lover, who also resigned soon after due to a scandal.

Benedict IX succeeded to the throne in the same year, and although his reign was short-lived, he was crowned pope several times and was active in the Holy See.

On the way to Rome, William heard the sound of horses' hooves rumbling in front of him, and looked forward, only to see a handsome young man wearing a white papal robe and a scarlet short cloak with a hood, riding a horse and galloping towards William with several attendants.

Behind them, thirteen tall and strong knights were chasing the boy on horseback.

Although William did not know who it was, he still recognized that the young man might be a noble person of the rank of bishop of the Holy See.

"Caesar, you take my cavalry to save this boy and his entourage, and as for the pursuers behind him, I will kill them all!" William immediately made a decision, beckoned Caesar beside him, and said.

"Yes, His Highness William."

Caesar immediately led more than sixty cavalry to save the young man.

Thundered... Thundered...

"Flat gun, dash!" Caesar commanded loudly with the cavalry at his side.

More than sixty cavalrymen lined up in two tight formations, put down their five-meter-long cavalry spears, and began to charge towards the thirteen pursuers.

"Damn, don't you know who we are?" One of the thirteen pursuers shouted at Caesar.

However, Caesar ignored the man's noise and led people to kill him from the side.

"No!" The man had only time to scream before he was impaled by a scarlet cavalry, and his companions were killed by William's cavalry.

"Here, here!" When the young man saw that the sixty cavalrymen had killed the pursuers, he immediately waved excitedly at them.

Ordering some of the soldiers to clean up the battlefield, Caesar led the boy and his retinue to William's side.

"I'm William, Duke of Normandy, who are you and is there anything you need help with?" William asked with a smile.

"I am Pope Benedict IX, and I was hunted down by a mob of men, but I am thankfully rescued by you, Duke William." Benedict IX exhaled lightly, looked at William, who had become a duke at a young age, and although he was a little surprised in his heart, he did not have any contempt, and said gratefully.

"This is what I should do! His Holiness the Pope. William bowed down and said, "I don't know who is chasing and killing you just now, who dares to chase you so boldly?" ”

"They are all knights of the Church who obey Cardinal Sipilen, and have been ordered to hunt me down." Benedict IX looked solemnly at William and pleaded:

"Duke William, I wonder if you can protect me back to Rome?"

"More than happy to serve, Your Majesty!" William bowed and said, "I don't know what the situation is in the city of Rome, how many troops are there, and how are the troops deployed?" ”

"This time, Cardinal Cepilian joined forces with some cardinals to rebel and expel me from the city of Rome. At this moment, I am afraid that he has already controlled the knights and army of the church in the city of Rome, and even has the strength to send people to chase and kill.

Fortunately, the garrison of the city of Rome was small, and the total number of knights and soldiers of the church was about 2,000. Benedict IX confessed.

"With an enemy army of 2,000 men, and the high walls of the city of Rome, I am afraid that with the army behind me, I am afraid that I will not be able to defeat Rome!" Power pondered for a moment, and said helplessly.

"Don't worry, Duke William, the church knights in Rome don't completely obey Sipilen's orders, as soon as I give the order, the church knights will immediately turn around and open the gates and let us in.

All of them are as long as the forces of the Xibilian faction are eliminated. Benedict IX said confidently.

"Alright, Your Majesty, we will set out at once to help you retake the city of Rome!" William bowed in agreement.

"Good! Duke William, if I return to Rome safely, you will be rewarded and you will be rewarded with my friendship. Benedict IX promised.

"What I should do, Your Majesty, please go to my army and rest for a while." William invited.

"Well, Duke William, I'll leave it to you!"

After Benedict IX left, William turned around, looked at Caesar, and said, "Caesar, did you say earlier that your brother was in Rome at this time?" ”

"Yes, Your Highness William, my brother William is waiting for you in the city of Rome with two hundred mercenaries." Caesar nodded in reply.

"Then please contact your brother William to gather an army in the city of Rome, and make an appointment for signals and events, and once I give the signal, your brother William must storm the defenders of the city gates and open them.

In the meantime, I hope that your other brother, Drogo, will gather his mercenaries and join me outside Rome to attack the city.

I would like to share with you the glory of the Auxiliary Pope, and it is not impossible for your brothers to be canonized as counts and nobles. William said in a seductive tone.

"Yes, Your Highness William, I think my brothers will be more than willing to serve you and His Holiness the Pope. He will obey your orders and wait for his time in the city of Rome.

The soldiers of the Norman mercenary regiment were also willing to fight for the Pope. Caesar excitedly patted his chest and reassured.

"Go ahead, don't let me down." William nodded.