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According to William's understanding, Hildebrand was the leader of the Cluny monastery, and his idea was to strengthen the authority of the pope, so that the pope would take back the right to appoint priests and the right to appoint bishops in the hands of the feudal monarchs, and dominate the alliance with the secular feudal monarchs.

Therefore, the Cluny Monastery led by Hildebrand tried to elevate the status of the pope, advocated that the entire Christian church should obey the Pope, and even strengthened the strength and authority of the church and expanded its influence by requiring the clergy to strictly abide by the rules of the Benedictine Seminary, implement strict asceticism, and attach great importance to religious activities.

At this time, the Cluny monasteries had already blossomed all over the European continent, and with the support of the stupid Holy Roman Emperor Henry III, the Cluny monasteries had spread all over Italy, Germany, Spain and other places, forming the religious and political power of the Cluny school.

The bitter fruit planted by Emperor Henry III of the HRE will sooner or later be tasted by his successors.

However, in the kingdoms of England, Normandy, and France, William's countries, Cluny monasteries were pitiful.

As a later man, William was well aware of the dangers of the Cluny monastic to royal power, so he severely banned the Cluny monastic movement as early as when he took control of the Duchy of Normandy.

As William gradually seized the kingdoms of England and France, he carried out a massive purge of the churches in both kingdoms in order to seize control of the churches in the kingdoms.

By confiscating ectocratic property, recovering the church's taxing power, and appointing clergy on his own, William took control of the churches in England and France, and expelled the Cluny conventists from his control.

For this reason, William and Pope Leo IX, who was born in the Cluny seminary, that is, the original Bishop of Bruno, completely fell out, and this war was actually a war caused by the church dominated by William and Cluny for the power of the church.

In other words, since Hildebrand was the leader of the Cluny Seminary, an ambitious reformer and doer, and the most outstanding figure in the history of the medieval popes, why did William want to keep Hildebrand under his command?

On the one hand, Hildebrand was indeed one of the most prominent figures of the Middle Ages, with great talent in domestic affairs, finances, and ecclesiastical affairs, and William intended to appoint him as the treasurer of his kingdom to succeed the aged steward of Osborne.

Steward Osborne is already in his 60s, and he has the financial lifeblood of the entire kingdom on his shoulders, and it is indeed a heavy burden and great pressure, but there is no one in the entire kingdom who can satisfy William. It's not that they're incompetent, it's just that these candidates are either inexperienced or have debatable loyalty and integrity, which makes it difficult for William to make up his mind.

Hildebrand's ability is undoubted, judging from his achievements as Leo IX's deputy in the past few years, presiding over the ecclesiastical assets, he is indeed capable of taking on the position of treasurer of this old kingdom.

What is even more commendable is that he also has outstanding talents in religion and diplomacy, and it is not impossible to succeed William's uncle Ladolph as prime minister in the future.

At the same time, on the other hand, William was also confident in his own abilities, and he was confident that he would be able to control the church and not let the Cluni control the church be above the royal power.

In fact, the historical Holy Roman Emperor Henry III himself was able to control the Church, and while he was alive, the Church could not override the imperial power, and the Clunians did not dare to be presumptuous at all.

If it weren't for his untimely death, and his son was too young after his death, where would there be a Cluni faction turning over and taking charge.

If Henry III had an adult heir, it would not have taught anything, and in history, Emperor Henry IV also went south again after he matured, beating Rome and driving out Gregory VII Hildebrand, who had expelled him.

The defeat of the Salian dynasty was actually due to the fierce internal struggle and the lack of a suitable heir, and finally the extinction of Henry V led to the complete end of the Salian dynasty.

In William's view, no matter how powerful the Cluny school is, it is not a flood of beasts, it cannot transcend the limitations of this era, and eventually it will inevitably divide and degenerate, mixing with the medieval feudal system, and cannot transcend the era.

William wanted to keep Hildebrand in the kingdom, in addition to the rarity of talents, he also had another consideration.

As a leader of the Cluny monastery and an ambitious doer, it would be extremely dangerous for William to keep Hildebrand in the Holy See to assist the Pope, and only by keeping him in his hands would his talents not become a weapon of the enemy.

"Lord Hubert, disband the troops of my vassals for me, and the nobles have been serving me for nearly a year, and if they don't disband their military service, they will come to me to complain that they have affected the harvest of the manor in order to provide me with soldiers." William instructed Hubert before leaving.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll go." Hubert agreed.

Leaving the more than 20,000 vassals who were about to be disbanded and Andrew's Third Legion remaining in the Kingdom of Lorraine, William still had more than 40,000 men at hand, including the Guards and four standing legions.

At this point, when the war is largely over, it is true that maintaining a large army is not worth the cost.

"Faller, take me to meet this Holy See envoy, Deputy Priest of Hildebrand." William turned his head and said with some eagerness.

"Your Majesty, Your Excellency Hildebrand is currently in the abbey of Saint-Denis in Paris, and you would like to summon him immediately?" Faller asked.

"Well, quickly take him to the Palace of the Causei to meet him." William gave the order, and then roared with his cavalry towards the Cité in Paris.

On the Île de la Cité, there is a huge palace with a clear 17th-century Baroque style, which was designed and built by William himself.

This palace was newly built on the site of the original Palace of the West Pier after the demolition of the original Palace of the Pier, and is famous for its vaults, curves, ornate decorations, etc., and is the most luxurious palace except for Windsor Castle.

At this moment, William summoned the papal envoy Hildebrand in the Palace of the Cité.

"Honorable King of England, Lorraine, and Normans, conqueror of France, and Hildebrand, legate of His Majesty Pope St. Leo IX, meet His Majesty William." Cardinal Hildebrand bowed and said.

With his curly blond hair and beard, he has a kind face and wise eyes, and is worthy of Pope Leo IX's most relied on Pontifical Chancellor.

"Your Excellency Cardinal, I beg your pardon for being inconsiderate and neglecting you because of my busy schedule, please take a seat!" With that, William ordered Faller to arrange for Cardinal Hildebrand to be on his right and invited him to be seated.

William's enthusiasm overwhelmed Hildebrand, but he quickly calmed down and decided to respond to the change. For mobile phone users, please browse M. Reading for a better reading experience.