Chapter 332: The Coming of the Black Angel (Part II)
Seeing this scene, Milukovic was able to breathe a sigh of relief, but at this moment, Milukovic's heart was beating wildly, and his back was also soaked with sweat. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoAlthough Poland is on the periphery of the Western powers, in fact, the coercion of the Holy Church has always existed, and the Inquisition has always been the sword of Damocles over the heads of the kings of the nations, how can Milukovich not be nervous?
"What a disappointing country!" Lepida sneered.
Milukovich, whose face changed slightly, looked at the people in the Inquisition in front of him, although he tried his best to suppress the tension in his heart, but in front of the other party, even the calmest person could not be indifferent and deal with it as usual.
Because these black angels are the sword of Damocles over the head of the whole West!
Although the rise of the Holy See is only a hundred years old, the iron-blooded doctrine pursued by the Holy Church has existed very early. After Justinian I destroyed the Lombard Kingdom and controlled all of Italy, the Holy Church was completely under the joint oppression of the Orthodox Church and the Emperor, and after the Carolingian split East Francia was coerced and coerced to be crowned as the so-called Roman Emperor, the Church once went into a period of general decline. Even many clergy had to be approved by the Holy Roman Emperor, and in the south, the New Roman Empire was eyeing up, and even the appointment and dismissal of the Pope was held in the hands of the two empires, and the majesty of the Holy Church was in an unprecedented crisis, and they were even abandoned by their own followers. It was not until the election of the head of the Abbey of Cluny as Pope Gregory that the situation was reversed and the prestige of the Holy See was restored, but this still did not completely solve the potential schism, and the Holy Roman Empire and the New Roman Empire were unwilling to let the Pope out of their control, and in order to cope with this situation, Gregory established the Inquisition in addition to emphasizing the independence of the church and resisting the infiltration of the empire. On the surface, these people were trying to maintain the purity of the Church in response to the infidels, but in reality they turned this religious group into the sword of the Church in the shadows, and all attempts to oppose the Church were obliterated, and the princes who were pro-New Roman Empire were purged in various ways.
Although Pope Gregory II was later expelled from Rome and died in a struggle against the Holy Roman Emperor, his legacy was preserved perfectly, and the semi-military organization of the Inquisition became a nightmare for the entire West. Especially after the decline of the new Roman Empire, the entire Holy See took an unprecedented leap, and the power of the Inquisition was stronger than ever.
Throughout the territory of the Old Roman Empire, there were no steeple churches of the Holy Church, but there were Inquisitions......
The unprecedented crisis made Milukovich nervous, and was the Inquisition finally going to intervene in Poland? Although it had been a long time since the Inquisition assassinated the king who had tried to rebel against the Church, it was still a powerful deterrent, and Milukovich had to be cautious.
"It seems that the Poles are not ignorant of everything." Lepida looked at Milukovic and sneered slightly, not paying attention to the other party at all, which made the Polish soldiers even more indignant, they did not understand why their commander was like this, and they were angry at this time to tear these priests to pieces.
But reason allowed Milukovich to restrain his subordinates with his gaze, and he understood that these so-called clergy were the people of the Inquisition who killed people without blinking, although they were killing people in the name of God, but how many of those who were burned at the stake were real heretics or heretics? They have long been numb to killing.
If it were in some countries with deep ties to the Holy See, these madmen might have restrained a little, but Milukovich was sure that here, in Poland, which was close to the Holy See, the people of the Inquisition would definitely not be afraid of anything. On the contrary, now Poland is asking for technical assistance from the Holy See, and Milukovich knows that he must refrain from it.
"Your Excellency, may I ask what you are doing?" Milukovich asked in as calm a tone as he could, perhaps this was not what he was worried about, but it was impossible for him to completely abandon his dignity in front of the people of the church.
"It has nothing to do with you. Do you think you can know about the Holy See? Lepida said coldly. What's going on here, the checkpoint is actually set up? ā
In fact, this kind of thing already exists very little in the Western countries, but I didn't expect that there were everywhere in Poland along the way, so that Lepida had enough of the cross-examination, and there was actually blackmail here, and they were supposed to connect with the people sent by Stein.
"It was an order from the kingdom, and I had no choice but to do it, so please forgive me." Of course, Milukovich will not tell General Kurak about it, as long as he pushes down the kingdom with one brain.
In particular, a plan had just been formed in his mind.
"Kingdom?" Lepida frowned slightly, he looked at the other person behind him and asked, "Why didn't Stein mention this?" "The priest was the one Stein had sent to meet them.
"This ...... I also realized that this order should not have been issued for a long time, and I don't understand the specific things. ā
"Tsk, that's troublesome!" Lepida's eyes showed a cold glow, if it weren't for the order issued by the Holy See, plus his own embarrassing situation, he would not want to come to this kind of place, of course, anyone who is used to living a rich life in the south thinks so.
"How far is it from Warsaw now?" The man frowned slightly, he didn't want to waste any more time on the road, after all, the sooner the task of the Holy See was completed, the better his impression of the Holy See's pivotal opportunity could be improved. Otherwise, his situation will not be good, and Lepida does not want to get into something unnecessary.
However, at this moment, Milukovic suddenly spoke: "If you don't mind, I think I can help you." ā
"You?" Lepida looked at Milukovic in front of him, looking at the other party's dress, it was obvious that he was just an ordinary official, what qualifications could he say to help, but he did not interrupt the other party's words, although his face was full of disbelief.
"Tell me, what can you do?"
Hooked......
Milukovic can finally put his mind at ease, and this is the opportunity he was waiting for.
"I can help you build relationships for the next level so you can get there unimpeded." Milukovic looked at the other party calmly and said, although the aura emanating from the people of the Inquisition made everyone breathless, but he tried his best not to be suspicious.
"Why?" But Lepida's face was cold, "With your identity, it doesn't seem that you have so much power, right?" ā
But Milukovic was very calm, and replied with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "If you don't believe it, there's no way, after all, I'm still a little related, and who doesn't want to have a good relationship with the Holy See, right?" ā
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At this time in Warsaw, Constance Dante and his men were still waiting, waiting for the arrival of General Kulak, according to Yadvgya, and now the old man was trying to return to Warsaw secretly with all his might, and with his help, Conskaya Dante could be more assured.
"By the way, what about Decayat?" Constance Dante was in his room looking at some books, after all, there was nothing to do now. Suddenly, he remembered something, looked at Berthes beside him and asked, he suddenly remembered that his chief of guard was not around.
"It's said to be out." Berchis was also reading, without even raising his head. The two days had been very depressing, and almost everyone was in fear, they did not know what the Poles were trying to do, and the twenty-four hours of surveillance had made it impossible to breathe.
However, the more this happened, the more the Poles did not want to let go, and although they were very angry, the Novgorodians were helpless, and they were now in a dilemma on the territory of the Poles. There are already doubts about the correctness of Constance Dante's visit to Warsaw.
Since Constance Dante returned from the banquet, everything has been calm, but it is exactly what makes people uneasy.
They don't know what's going to happen down here......
"What is he doing out there?" Constance Dante frowned slightly, as if he didn't understand, you must know that the attitude towards those nobles is not obvious, it is very unsafe to leave without permission, and Decayat should not be so irrational.
"I don't know, maybe there's something else who knows. The Poles won't make any big moves anyway, so why should you worry? The man only shrugged his shoulders slightly, but Conses Dante's brow furrowed even tighter. Since leaving Adavedea's palace, his relationship with Berches has become even colder, as if he had met each other for the first time in Constantinople.
Constance Dante understood what the other party meant, in fact, he was dissatisfied with himself, but since he had agreed, Considine could not give up at will, he could not give up Bonifazia here at will, and his conscience would never allow it.
"Let him not do it again next time!" Rarely, there was a hint of coldness in Constance Dante's voice, and Berchis just glanced at the other party and didn't say anything.
In the heart of Warsaw's mansion district, the lights come on one after another. High-class limousines converge from all directions, doors open, and extraordinary-looking gentlemen and their female companions float out. The chief attendant in a red ribbon stood by the door, pronouncing the names of the guests in a sonorous voice. Although the city still retains traces of the past, the arrival of a new era has made it no different from the luxury cities of the West.
The aristocracy's dinners were always sumptuous, thanks to the technological revolution of the New Age, the beef on their tables from the pastures of the distant West, and the wine from the Kingdom of Naples, all of which were of guaranteed quality, but in the past were a complete luxury, even kings could not have such an honor. In the high-end tavern, through the wine, the gentlemen and ladies are affectionate. This is how Warsaw's high society was built. Ostensibly, Poland was a periphery of the West, but now that it has been incorporated into its system, change is inevitable.
In stark contrast to this, the outlying towns, surrounded by white marble walls, look so filthy that they seem to have stayed in a long time ago, and the inhabitants of the city are dressed as if they were serfs.
Warsaw, the capital of Poland, is one such city, where the old and the new coexist in a delicate balance.
Poland's busiest district, the brightly lit Milcent Hotel.
The high-class carriage stopped at the door, and the door opened, and out of it were all richly dressed nobles, and they held charming girls in their hands.
It's just that these girls are all young and pretty, and they do everything they can to be sexy, revealing stiletto shoes, white porcelain-like thighs, and silk stockings with garters between the high skirts. Although she is young, she does not have the elegant beauty of an aristocratic lady.
In fact, they are indeed not girls from aristocratic background, this tavern is a famous hunting ground for aristocratic men, they dress up their carefully selected prey with gorgeous clothes and jewelry, and then show off to their partners, this is a portrayal of aristocratic life, without the shackles of royal power, the life of the aristocracy is even more decadent. It is no wonder that it is no wonder that the only way to return Poland to normalcy is after Jadwiga becomes king.
Of course, this is just a portrayal, the real iceberg is much bigger than the one that emerges!
But there was a man here, dressed out of place, and it was because of this presence that the owner of the Milcent Tavern had a headache. But the other party has no way to do it.
Because this man was a foreigner, and he was an entourage of diplomatic envoys, such people had diplomatic immunity, and the owner of the tavern would never dare to provoke him, even if he held the title of a minor nobleman. In case the other party smashes this place, there is no one to compensate for his losses, and the boss never wants to do such a thankless thing, so he can only hope that the other party will take the initiative to leave.
I saw that sitting at the bar was a young man, but he was wearing a fur coat that looked like a hillbilly, and from a distance he looked like a Tatar, and almost all the nobles frowned and looked cold. The appearance of this man is really a terrible sight!
The man sitting here was none other than Dikaiat, who had left the mansion, and he had come here the next day to drink alcohol, and because of the indignation in his heart, Dicaiat had to use this method, but he didn't know that someone had already targeted him...... (To be continued.) )