"Your Majesty William, I have come with a mission of peace, can you listen to me?" Cardinal Hildebrand said respectfully.

William smiled at this, waved his hand and said, "This is not in a hurry, Cardinal Hildebrand, can you listen to my advice before that?" ”

"Listen up!" William's tone seemed mild but could not be refused, and Cardinal Hildebrand had to give in to His Majesty's mission.

"Cardinal Hildebrand, we are old acquaintances, remember that a few years ago, when His Majesty Gregory VI was still in power, you and I were good friends." William said shamelessly, almost passionately.

"Yes, Your Majesty William, it was a great honor for my generation to have fellowship with you back then, but after all, you and I have different identities, and I dare not exceed the rules." Hildebrand replied helplessly.

In fact, where did he have any friendship with William, and the few contacts between the two were also to deal with some official affairs, and the two had a deep friendship as William said. Just in order to complete the mission entrusted to him by Leo IX, Hildebrand had no choice but to pretend to be lighter and deeper than William.

"Then I'll call you Hildebrand." Seeing that Hildebrand did not raise any objections, William then proposed: "I have a lot of waste on my side, and the affairs of the church are very complicated, and I continue to ask a competent priest like you to come and assist me in the affairs of the church."

I hope you will accept my invitation to come under my command and serve as my court priest. ”

Cardinal Hildebrand frowned, shook his head lightly and refused: "I'm sorry Your Majesty, please forgive me for not agreeing, I am entrusted by His Majesty the Pope to assist His Majesty the Pope in handling the property, and I really can't get out." ”

In the face of Hildebrand's refusal, William was unimpressed, he believed that if you couldn't recruit talent, it was just because the conditions you offered were not enough. Indeed, William's offer was not attractive, and at this time he was the right hand of His Majesty the Pope, and the Pontifical Chancellor on whom he relied the most, where could he give up the great cause of the Cluny school to assist William?

William did not intend to give up, and he continued: "Don't be busy refusing it, Hildebrand, I have in my possession the first Cluny monastery founded in 910 by William I, Duke of Aquitaine, and I think this Cluny monastery is of great importance.

If you wish to join me, William will grant you this clouny monastery and appoint you Archbishop of Agen to take charge of religious affairs in south-west France. ”

Cardinal Hildebrand's lips moved, William's condition was indeed extremely tempting for him, and the recovery of the first Cluny monastery was of great importance to the Clunians.

What's more, the position of Archbishop of Agen promised to him by William was enough for him to promote the Cluny movement in the south of the Kingdom of France unhindered, and to build the Clony Abbey to strengthen the Cluny faction.

However, he was only impressed, and it was impossible for him to give up his important position in the Holy See at this time, and to go to France to assist William, instead of assisting Pope Leo IX of the Cluny.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty William, but I beg your pardon for not being able to agree to your invitation." Hildebrand regretfully refused.

In the face of Cardinal Hildebrand's repeated refusals, even if William's temper was good, he could not bear the anger in his heart, and he waved his hand without waiting for the other party to say the Pope's peace conditions: "Faller, Your Excellency Cardinal Hildebrand is a little tired these days, let him recuperate in the Palace of the Pier for a while, and remember not to let him go out and walk around, which will affect his health." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Faller knelt down before William and answered, then turned to Hildebrand and bowed, "Cardinal, please go down with me and rest." ”

Before Hildebrand could speak the terms of the Pope's peace, William got up and walked out the door.

"Little Walter, give me an order to Lord Hubert, and order him to immediately lead his army south to the Duchy of Toulouse and wipe out the remnants of the rebellion in one fell swoop." William walked away briskly as he looked to Walter Jr. beside him. Giffard explained.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Little Walter received the order and quickly got up and left.

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger......" Hildebrand waved to the distant figure and shouted loudly, regretting that William had already gone away.

Since his conditions could not impress Hildebrand, he decided to break through from the side of Pope Leo IX, forcing him to transfer Hildebrand to himself.

Therefore, William was not enthusiastic about this peace talks, and he decided to go south to the Duchy of Toulouse to wipe out the coalition army under the leadership of the Pope and the army of Ponschium, Duke of Toulouse.

At the same time, he had to mobilize the Normans of Sicily and Apulia to attack Rome from Naples and put pressure on Leo IX.

He was not prepared to make peace with Hildebrand or any of the papal envoys until Leo IX had surrendered, and until then he had to detain Hildebrand in Paris.

Soon William's command was given by Walter Jr. Giffard reached Duke Hubert.

Upon receiving William's order, Duke Hubert immediately led the two strongest main armies, the First and Second Legions, which were in good condition, with a total of more than 28,000 men and tens of thousands of militiamen and soldiers, to march south towards Aquitaine and Toulouse.

In this battle, the Duke of Hubert was not ready to divide his troops to attack, and according to William's request, he was ready to go directly south to the Duchy of Toulouse, and in one fell swoop wiped out the Papal coalition and the Duchy of Toulouse army entrenched in Toulouse.

The army numbered about 30,000 men, and although it was complex and chaotic in command, the morale of the whole army was high because of the Pope's promise and support. And because of the support of the Duke of Toulouse, Ponsgishome, there is no shortage of food supplies, and he is not afraid of protracted war.

However, if this army were to be faced by the first and second armies, the main forces of the Normans, which were similar in number, I am afraid that they would lose more and win less, and it could even be said that they would lose the game, after all, the improvised feudal coalition army could not be compared with the most powerful standing army in the world.

Over the past few days, Pope Leo IX has sent several envoys to negotiate peace with William, but William has no time to pay attention to these, and he sends them back at will.

He had more important things to do these days, which was to move the capital to Paris and to welcome his queen Ulraca and Prince Richard the Younger, especially the latter of which was his primary concern.