Pope Sdewang IX, who was born in the Vigerish family of the Duke of Lorraine and was born in a generation of dukes, was an extremely arrogant person, he looked down on William, a mere illegitimate son dared to sit on an equal footing with the Holy See that ruled Christendom, coupled with the original grudge between the Vigerish family and William, Sdwan IX took William as his goal.

However, the cruel facts have proved how stupid and ridiculous Stewan IX's actions were, and his excommunication decree against William became a dead letter, and the Norman kingdom, whether it was a noble clergy or a gentry and commoners, ignored the Pope's excommunication.

And the princes of the king, who had high hopes for King Sdwan IX, now buried their heads in the sand like ridiculous ostriches, ignoring the Pope's edict.

All of a sudden, Sdwan IX, who had been ambitious to do something big, became the laughing stock of all Europe, and the authority of the Holy See was greatly damaged, and many feudal nobles and churches even began to doubt the authority of the Holy See.

Pope Sdwan IX, who learned of this situation, was worried about this and wanted to change it, but there was nothing he could do, not only the churches in other countries, but also the Holy See began to question his authority.

As a last resort, he turned to the respected Cluny leader, Hildebrand, even though he feared that the respected vice-president might usurp his papal throne.

"Your Majesty." Hildebrand bowed slightly and greeted.

"Cardinal Hildebrand, my Grand Rector General, do you know the predicament I find myself in? That vile bastard and that ignorant Norman dared to disobey God's will and ignore the excommunication, and they deserved death. Sdwan IX was already an ant on a hot pan, and he didn't care about etiquette, so he walked forward quickly and clasped Hildebrand's hands, and said solemnly.

As the honorable pope, what a gaffe Stepwang IX's move, but fortunately, there was no one else when he received Hildebrand, and no one else saw his ugly appearance.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, I have a solution to your dilemma." Hildebrand said with a smile, and then changed the conversation: "It's just that my plan needs your cooperation, but I don't know if you want to?" ”

"Your Excellency Grandpak Hildebrand, please tell me your plan quickly, no matter what, as long as it can help me solve my dilemma, I am willing to give my full support." Sdwan IX said sincerely.

"Your Majesty, the situation today is not something that can be changed by any ordinary means.

The only way now is for you to step down from the papal throne and choose Cardinal Gerald, who is close to His Majesty William, in order to bridge the dispute with William and restore the authority of the Church. Hildebrand shook his head slightly, sighed, looked at Stepwang IX and said solemnly.

"What? Hildebrand, you actually want me to abdicate, what are your intentions? ”

Listening to Hildebrand's strategy, Pope Sdwan IX immediately jumped up like a fried cat at this time, stretched out his finger and pointed directly at Hildebrand, and asked sharply.

"Your Majesty, this is the only way to do this, and only in this way can you obtain His Majesty's understanding, and there is no other way than for you to step down from the Pope." Hildebrand shook his head and said in a firm tone.

"I thought you had come all the way from Paris to Rome to help me, but I didn't think you had come to usurp power!

Leave, give me to leave immediately, Hildebrand, I don't want to see you again! Sdwan IX pointed to the door of the main hall with his right hand, and said angrily.

"Your Majesty, I hope you will behave yourself, for the sake of the authority of the Holy See, I have no choice but to do so, and you will not be able to stop it in any way." Hildebrand shook his head and sighed.

With that, accompanied by Bishop Anselmo of Lucca, Hildebrand turned and left, leaving only Pope Sdwan IX in a daze.

"Your Excellency, Honorable Vice-Sect Leader, do you really want to act like this?" Anselmo of Bishop Lucca Baggio asked.

Bishop Anselmo of Lucca was a Milanese native of Italy, and Hildebrand, a Tuscan native of Italy, they were considered compatriots, and Anselmo was also Bishop of Lucca, Tuscany, and the two formed a close union.

To his allies and followers, Hildebrand patiently explained to Bishop Anselmo of Lucca: "It is true, now the Holy See can no longer withstand any catastrophe, now the Normans are powerful, and the Holy Roman Empire, the only one that can compete with William, is now in civil strife, and the other kingdom of Castile, which can rival the Normans, is William's in-law ally, and they have a bad relationship with the Holy See, while the other kings and princes are sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers, especially Caesar of Sicily. Morality. Ottwell, watching the papal joke from the side.

In order to revitalize the Catholic Church, we must make peace with the Normans, and then take advantage of the civil strife in the Holy Roman Empire to put the German Church in order to bring the German Church under the control of our Holy See.

That's why the Holy See can achieve a great revival! ”

"Your Excellency, what you said is reasonable, I am willing to support your decision! Please tell me what to do? Bishop Luca Anselmo nodded and asked.

"I will convene a Council of Cardinals to which I will invite Your Excellency the Cardinals of the College of Cardinals, at which I will propose the deposition of the incompetent Sdwan IX and the nomination of Cardinal Gerald of Burgundy of France as the new Pontifical Majesty.

I hope that you will help me to contact the cardinals and persuade them to support my decision. Hildebrand clasped Bishop Luca's hands tightly and said solemnly.

The election of a new pope is not appointed by the previous pope, but by a papal electoral council composed of cardinals of the College of Cardinals, elected by an absolute two-thirds majority.

The candidates for the pope are first selected through secret consultations, just like Cardinal Gerald, who was supported by Hildebrand, and other cardinals also have their own candidates, of course, these are all carried out in secret, and there are no public election activities such as putting forward a campaign platform and publishing campaign advertisements in later elections, everything is carried out in secret, for the unity, unity, mystery and sanctity of the Church of Rome.

The cardinals of the College of Cardinals have the right to elect the pope, and naturally they have the right to remove the incompetent pope, and Hildebrand could not have done so.