Looking at the door in front of him, Constance Dante hesitated for a moment, but still reached out and pushed the door open, it seems that this meeting is so important that it is so secret. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the room, Constance Dante saw a man who had been waiting for a long time.

"Long time no see, Your Highness the Knight King. It's not a stranger, but this is the first time we've met! ”

Before he could see clearly, Considine Dante heard the voice of a stranger first, but from his tone, it seemed as if he had already known him.

"It's you—"

When he saw clearly, Cons, Dante, also recognized the woman sitting in the room waiting for him.

Isn't that the same woman who led the Seljuk army in the siege of Trebizond? But at that time, Constance Dante was obviously driving a mecha, and the other party couldn't see him at all! But the other party seems to know his identity, could it be that Elenor told her before?

Sitting in the seat, he looked the bewitching woman up and down, it was the female Pasha who had commanded the Seljuk army to besiege Trebizond, and Serena, the favorite concubine of the Seljuk Khanate.

"You're not—" Consitan Dante was a little shocked, he remembered that he had broken through the defenses of the Seljuk army with his mech, razing the entire Turkic headquarters to the ground. But now that the other party appeared in front of him unharmed, he didn't know what to say for a while.

And Serena saw the shock in Consit's Dante eyes at a glance, and smiled: "It seems that His Royal Highness the Knight King is still very surprised!" But it was really dangerous at the beginning! "At first, everyone thought that the breach of Trebizond was inevitable, but the appearance of Constance Dante completely turned the situation around. This made her feel the power of the so-called Knight King for the first time. If it weren't for the Assassin Nur al-Din beside her, she would have died in Trebizond, like most of the people present.

"So this time, may I be able to serve the Pasha this time?" Although the two sides had had a holiday before, it was obviously not the time to pay attention to those things, Constance Dante asked with a natural expression.

"It would be great for the Knight King to be able to help, and it would be our honor." It seems that Serena didn't care about what happened before, and said with a smile. However, this did not make Constance Dante let down his guard, when the new Roman Empire had not yet collapsed, the biggest enemies in the East were the Seljuks. I don't know what was going on, but it seems that Pope Ingwe and the Seljuks have reached some kind of agreement to make some big moves in Nicaea.

"So what exactly do I do?" Although Constance Dante came to Nicaea according to the agreement reached with Elenor, he did not know what his intentions were, and now that he had met with the Seljuks, he should also know what kind of medicine was sold in the other party's gourd.

Serena still didn't answer directly, but explained with a subtle expression: "Of course you will know then, and it won't be long." ”

……

The Holy See, everything seems to be very calm, after the end of the crusade, the long war is finally over, but in fact for the Holy Church this is just the beginning.

From the very beginning, Cardinal did not think that he could take advantage of an unborn lord like Saladin, who ruled the East, which had a very weak foundation. All they did was to weaken the monarchs of the Western countries and take advantage of the opportunity to strengthen themselves, but to their surprise, the new Roman Empire, which had long since collapsed, seemed to be showing signs of a resurgence. More importantly, the authority of the Holy See was greatly shaken, something that the archbishops could never allow.

But all of this is secondary, and the most important thing is that the Holy Church realizes that its own corruption has become the greatest threat. The cardinal group of various interest groups is a mixture of interests, and it is no longer as enterprising as it was in the days of the Gregorian pope. And the secessive forces hidden in it are also threatening the Holy See itself.

"Your Excellency, our Pope seems to have his own intentions. Not long ago, a [Leviathan]-class cruiser that was still being debugged was transferred by him without knowing where to go! And along the way, the ship was unimpeded, all thanks to the passage warrant he issued. ”

"And the forces of the Inquisition that we installed in Poland half a year ago have lost contact with each other for some reason, because the Kingdom of Poland has not been informed of this matter. So it's very difficult to investigate. But the evidence is directed at our Apostolic See. ”

"Sooner or later, he's going to be a big problem for us! That man had no thought of allegiance to us, allegiance to the Holy See, and to serve his own ambitions completely! ”

This secret place is inhabited by old men in the twilight, all of whom are veterans of the cardinal, highly respected, and who are now very little in charge of affairs due to their age, but for them, everything in the Holy See is everything to them, so in the dark they are watching to prevent things that threaten the development of the Holy See. Their power is also extraordinary, and it can be said that they are as important as the Speaker of the Cardinal. Without their support, it can be said that almost no one would have been able to gain a foothold in Rome.

But now, what they see as a thorn in the side is the leader of the Holy See, Pope Ingway III. The strongman known as the Predator was chosen by the cardinal for his extra-theological abilities. Since the Pope has been deposed by monarchs many times, the choice of the Pope has been more politically skewed. For example, despite the defeat of the original Pope Gregory, he also forced the Holy Roman Emperor Alto to submit to the Holy See, and his successor, Pope Urban, made a name for himself by calling the Crusaders, and successfully reached a compromise with the Holy Roman Empire on the appointment of bishops, so that the power of the Holy See increased by leaps and bounds.

Originally, they also hoped that Pope Ingwe could bring the Holy See to new glory, but in fact this man did just that, and with his strong diplomatic and military skills, he wiped out the New Roman Empire, the greatest enemy of the Holy See. However, Cardinal also sensed his growing ambition, something they had always feared. As early as the fall of Constantinople, everyone realized that they had given Ingwe too much power, and that it would be tantamount to playing with fire. It was also at that time that the contradiction between the Pope and the cardinal became apparent.

More and more people believe that the current pope is not in the interests of the Holy See, especially these cardinal senators, who are very wary of Ingwe.

But there are also some hesitants, after all, the deposition of the Pope is a very important matter in any case, and if it is not handled well in the event of a big trouble, it will be a big scandal for the Holy See, and now that the crusade has just failed, although it has achieved part of the purpose of weakening the nations, the prestige of the Holy Church has also fallen greatly. This is by no means what they want to see. If the Pope steps down and there is a power vacuum, those monarchs who were originally just watching the show will not simply be spectators, but may have some small actions.

"I wonder if you can calm down, now we don't even have conclusive evidence that our Apostolic See has betrayed the Holy See. What's more, once he goes into the wilderness, who will handle the rest of the mess. I don't think anyone wants to repeat the mistakes of Pope Gregory! At this time, the speaker, who had been silent, spoke up, calming down the originally fierce voice.

"But now all things are worrying, Your Excellency. We trust you, and maybe when necessary, the means are a must! ”

"Yes, even in the days of the old Roman Republic, the Senate had the last word of advice against those who tried to threaten the republic, not to mention that the Holy See had a precedent for deposing the Pope."

It seemed that the elders of these cardinals had made up their minds, but the Speaker, who had been on guard against Ingway III, shook his head: "That's because we only deposed the puppet pope who was supported by the Holy Roman Emperor, and he was single-handedly raised by us. ”

"So what? Every tyrant was elected, and Caesar was seen as a shield to protect the republic, but in the end he became the victim of a republic. Nothing can guarantee human ambition. Your Excellency, there is no room for us to hesitate at this time. ”

But the old man looked at the patriarchs and shook his head: "Of course I know this very well, but that will undoubtedly shake our foundations. That man had been on the papal throne for more than a decade, and we did not know about the intertwined forces and entanglements with foreign powers. If you act rashly, there is a good chance that a civil war will eventually break out. He repeatedly stressed the dangers of deposing Pope Ingwe without permission, and tried to convince those present.

And this does make many people a little hesitant, of course they will care about these things, no one knows whether Ingway has cultivated his own power in the past ten years, but if a civil war breaks out and the Holy Church splits, it will be a joy to see in the Western countries and do not hesitate to add fuel to the fire.

The cardinal president in front of him is reminding the senators not to spoil the whole situation on the spur of the moment, after all, the time is not yet ripe to depose the pope.

“……”

Under the silence, no one was saying anything, and the elders who had gradually calmed down were also thinking about the truth in what they had just said.

"Then follow your advice on this matter, Your Excellency the Speaker, we can stop the matter of deposing the Pope for the time being, but the hidden danger of the new Brad Kingdom can no longer be delayed." At this time, one of the elders said in a deep voice, what they were most concerned about now was that the increasingly untamable kingdom of New Brad was gradually getting out of their control.

"Yes, we had made a great concession in tolerating the emergence of this country, and now they have gone so far as to want to take the legacy of the new Roman Empire for themselves. How daring! Hey Ran sneered, in the eyes of these big people, those military aristocrats of the New Brad Kingdom were just some nouveau riche old hats, and they actually had the ambition to be on an equal footing with them, which was simply ridiculous. When the new Roman Empire collapsed, the Holy See initially wanted to establish an independent diocese in Constantinople to control the resurgence of the Orthodox Church. In the beginning, by nurturing the military headquarters of the New Bullard Kingdom and the son of the deceased Count of Pierce, Ether, he entered the center of power in the New Bullard Kingdom, the Holy Church thought that it could take control of Constantinople. But as it turned out, they were naïve. On the one hand, it is the strong support of the Western countries, so that the originally weak New Bullard Kingdom has grown up in just over ten years, and there is no need to fear strong enemies, and on the other hand, they are out of control of Esser. The cardinals thought that the boy he had raised would be grateful to the Holy See, but in fact, Ether, despite his ambitions with his uncle, was as ambitious as Baldwin's, and he was no longer willing to be a puppet of others.

It can be said that now the entire Holy Church has become impatient with the stupidity of the new Brad Kingdom.

"What is the cardinal's attitude, Your Excellency?" The old people focus their eyes on one person at the same time, and although they have great power, it is the "young people" who ultimately decide the cardinal.

"The two sides have their differences, the first is the vacuum caused by the collapse of the new Brad Kingdom, and the second is the ...... of the Knight King"

"The Knight King?" For a moment, everyone's attention was drawn to the past, the name was too sensitive for them, more than ten years ago, that being was regarded as a thorn in their side.

"I'm not dead yet!"

"Yes, it's been more than ten years since we heard from us, but this time is here to hinder us."

Although there was boredom in their tone, but it was just boredom, they did not take the so-called knight king in their eyes, after all, he did not save the fall of the new Roman Empire at the beginning, what can change now?

Immediately, an old man said nonchalantly: "The power vacuum can be filled by others, and it would be bad if the new Brad kingdom once it consolidated the legacy of the original Herodians." As for the Knight King, I don't think he's a threat at all! "It seems that they have also made a decision - the kingdom of New Bullard has been completely sentenced to death by the Holy See.

Seeing that these patriarchs nodded their heads one after another, the Speaker of the Cardinal Opportunity also nodded. Although he is the president of the cardinal, and some would think that his power is even greater than that of the Pope, in reality, in the face of the great families of the city of Rome, everyone must obey, this is the rule.

"Then I'll take care of the rest of the matter one by one." The old man looked at his former colleagues in front of him and said

And these patriarchs also bowed their heads and replied with serious expressions: "Then please." ”