Before Anselm could finish speaking, a group of Salian soldiers violently slammed the door open, and the leading officer, wearing a broad-brimmed hat decorated with colorful feathers and carrying a shiny sword, saw the stunned Holy See under the crown in the corridor, so everyone gathered around and grabbed the sleeve of the Holy See's robe. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Several palace deacons and clerks came to each other, and without a word there was a short, fierce fight with the soldiers, but the clergy, who usually drank wine and pampered themselves, were no match for the inferior barbarous, and one by one they were beaten to the head by the hilt of their swords and iron fists, and fell on the soldiers' boots with wailing, and the corridor was dusty in the sun.

In the midst of the chaotic coaxing, the crown fell to the ground of Owen Seth. Eugene remained silent without saying a word, and was pushed out of the courtyard by several strong soldiers who grabbed his shoulders and cut his hands, and many high-ranking clergy were also locked and driven out of the courtyard.

Before the door, Henry the Fifth rode on his horse and saw the Holy See.

"You dare to use violence against the Holy See of St. Peter, which is simply beyond the most barbaric Huns of the year." Eugene held his head high and said to Henry with calm anger, "Aren't you afraid of the consequences?" It can be said that although the Pope suffered from dust at this time, he still had confidence.

Henry did not answer, but Eckhard behind him shouted at the Pope, saying that he was only the patriarch of an ordinary diocese, that St. Peter was only a member of the apostolic team, and that the Holy See had recently granted so much power by the Holy Roman Emperor, and that according to the Constitutio Romana, the Pope had to first swear "allegiance to the Emperor", and it was the Pope who violated the law, because he refused to crown the legitimate Roman Emperor to the detriment of the interests of the Empire.

Echad said one thing at a time, although the Pope was speechless to refute for the time being (it is useless to refute, in fact, in this era, the in-laws have their own reasons, but the Holy See relies on religious authority and enjoys greater spiritual power), but he keeps his mouth shut and maintains the so-called noble silence.

So Henry, who was not doing anything, ordered that the Pope and the thirteen cardinals (seven cardinals, three parish priests, and three palace deacons) be locked up in a dilapidated monastery in the small town of Sutri, but he continued to go without food or drink, in order to force Eugene to sign a document to reverse all previous decisions and promise to crown him unconditionally.

But at the same time, Henry openly released Anselm back to Rome according to the strategy in advance, but the reason was high-sounding, "Leave someone to report to the city of Rome, your holy seat is in my hands." ”

Anselm, who had thus cleverly concealed his identity, rode on a donkey and went south to Rome in a flash of lightning, and began to gather the rest of the cardinals at St. Peter's Basilica and the Lateran Palace, and told them "in horror" about the sins suffered by the Holy See in the city of Sutri.

"The Prisoner of Babylon is a repetition of the Prisoner of Babylon!" Many cardinals beat their chests and wept when they heard the news, and several of them, who had been bribed by the Bank of Bari, took the opportunity to echo Anselm's suggestion: "It is of the utmost importance to keep your crown safe from harm at this time by remaining in the city of Rome and then making solemn representations to Henry, and we believe that your crown will never submit to the tyranny." ”

Time was delayed.

To the north, Matilda, who received the news, was furious and mobilized the squires and militias of the entire realm at Canossa Castle to prepare to rescue the imprisoned Pope.

In addition, at this time, only Matilda realized that the murderer in front of the stage was Henry the fifth, and the mastermind behind the scenes was likely to be Gawain. So she ordered the recovery of the estates in Tuscany that had been given to the Great Hospital, detained some of the members of the Brotherhood who were under the supervision of the Brotherhood, expelled others, froze the trade and capital exchanges between various cities in the territory and the city of Bari, and wrote a letter to Galvin's guest general Billel (Biller was originally considered her vassal), asking him to return with his troops, "What I originally gave to Gawain will now be claimed back without leaving a penny!" ”

But as soon as Matilda's army was assembled under Canosa Castle, a large army suddenly appeared in northern Italy, the subordinates of the Duke of Bavaria (Welf's father) and the Duke of Swabia (the Salian royal family), the former was resentful of Matilda's "abandonment" of his son, and at this time fell to the imperial power, not only providing Henry V with a channel to send troops, but also personally leading the army to fight against his former daughter-in-law Matilda.

Under the confrontation between the two sides, Matilda could not spare the military strength to rush to the Pope's aid.

At the same time, the Pope and the thirteen cardinals who were imprisoned in the convent were very indifferent when they first had food and water to drink—Eugene held up the oath that Henry had sent him to sign, and without looking at it, he burned it on the candle flame.

Two days later, an enraged Henry told the guards to stop eating.

Suddenly the group was in the room where they were interned, starving, but they were still leaning together, using the feat of Leo I (r. 440-461) who resisted the barbarians to preserve the city of Rome (only the church) as a spiritual weapon.

Henry ordered the water to be stopped.

Just one day later, the swollen cardinals banged on the windows and doors, threatening the guards that if they did not bring water, they would die for Henry, so that Henry would forever bear the sin of killing the cardinal.

Henry soon brought food and water.

But the meal is hard bread or coarse beans, and the water is cloudy beer.

The cardinals and the Holy See could only eat beans and drink beer, and soon their stomachs were swollen and swollen, and they were dying in less than two days, leaving only half a life left, and now everyone could not stand it, and they cried and pulled Pope Eugene, begging the Pope to spare everyone's lives to temporarily submit to Henry, or "pretend to give in", and in the future when the situation improves, they can regret it, anyway, no one "can accuse St. Peter's of the Holy See in the law".

"As long as we can return to the city of Rome, Sicily and Tuscany will send troops to support us, and then deal with Henry, the bastard."

In the end, in the face of everyone's bitter pleas, the Pope could only make up his mind and agree......

Henry V soon accepted the Pope's coronation in Sutri, and signed a package of contracts with him "amicably", in which Eugene recognized that the Church of Germany would continue to be self-governing and self-determined in terms of tenure and ecclesiastical property, and that the Patriarch could only be sent to the Emperor with the nod of the Emperor of Germany, and that the Emperor had the right to nominate the Patriarchate.

Henry the Fifth, who successfully wore the Lombard Iron Crown, was full of spirits, and said to Echard and other close ministers in private, "The shame of my father's former Canosa is repaid today, and I really believe that Gawain did not deceive me!" ”

However, the matter did not end - when the news of Pope Eugene's submission reached the Lateran Palace in Rome, a large number of cardinals who shared Gregory VII's ideals (i.e., determined to fight the German emperor to the end) were furious, and at the instigation of Anselm, they refused to recognize the legitimacy of the Treaty of Sutri signed by Eugene and Henry.