"You...... What did you say? Hearing Agnes's words, Zhao Jia couldn't help but be very surprised, he never expected the other party to make such a request, even if he went to the capital, but he also had to ask for refuge in the imperial court, which was also a coincidence, this imperial court was originally their old Zhao family, and the emperor sitting on the throne was also his cousin.

Seeing Zhao Jia's surprised look, Agnes didn't explain too much, only to see her suddenly stand up, stroke the messy hair on her forehead, and then solemnly salute Zhao Jia and said, "Princess of the Holy Roman Empire, Agnes. Bertha has seen Zhao Jiagongzi! ”

"Princess? Are you a princess of the Holy Roman Empire? Zhao Jia couldn't help but stand up in surprise when he heard this, he had already heard Agnes introduce him before, and knew that the Holy Roman Empire was the largest and most powerful empire in Europe, and even he had guessed that the other party should be the nobles of this empire, otherwise he would not be so familiar with the Holy Roman Empire, but he never expected that the other party would be a princess.

"Yes, my father is none other than Henry IV, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, but it's a pity that ......," said Agnes, a look of pride flashed across her face, but this pride faded into a look of deep grief.

"What the hell is going on, why are you here when you are a princess of the Holy Roman Empire?" Zhao Jia couldn't help but be very interested at this time, he really didn't expect that he would casually buy a princess from human traffickers, and she was also the princess of the most powerful Holy Roman Empire in Europe, which was really interesting.

Hearing Zhao Jia ask why he was here, Agnes burst into tears, which made Zhao Jia a little panicked, after all, it was the first time he had faced this situation. Agnes, however, was very strong, and with tears in her eyes, she said: "Speaking of the reason for my exile, I have to start with the feud between my grandfather, the Holy Roman Emperor Henry III, and the Church......

Agnes had already told Zhao Jia about the grievances between the Holy Roman Emperor and the Pope, and at the beginning, the Holy Roman Emperor needed to use the name of the Pope. made his rule more orthodox, and the pope also needed the support of the emperor, so the two almost hit it off and became a pair of political allies.

However, as the Pope grew stronger, they were no longer willing to be subject to the Roman Emperor, and as early as many years ago, the Pope wanted to get rid of the control of the Roman Emperor, and during the reign of Agnes' grandfather, Henry III, the Pope made several attempts. It is a pity that Henry III was extremely tough, and even deposed the pope several times, and has always held the appointment and dismissal of bishops at all levels in the territory, it can be said that when Henry III was alive, the emperor's control over the pope reached a peak.

Unfortunately, Henry III's suppression of the pope caused the Catholic Church to be extremely dissatisfied, so when Henry III was thirty-nine years old, he was suddenly assassinated while on an outing. Moreover, some of the knights around him were also bribed, and as a result, this assassination caused Henry III to die in hatred. Although the instigator behind the assassination could not be found later, all indications indicate that the murderer behind Henry III's assassination must be related to the Church.

The unexpected death of Henry III caused a great shock in the Holy Roman Empire, and the greatest impact was naturally the succession of the imperial throne, but fortunately Henry III was a very far-sighted man, and he seemed to have prepared it a few years ago. Henry IV chose his son, Agnes's father, as his successor early, and asked the archbishop of the country to crown his son two years before he was assassinated, so Henry IV took over the throne of the Holy Roman Empire very smoothly.

However, when Henry IV took over the throne, he was only six years old. In this case, only his mother, Agnes's grandmother, is in charge, and Agnes's grandmother is also called Agnes, and her name is actually in honor of her grandmother.

After all, the Empress Dowager Agnes was a woman, and her son was too young, so she could only rely on foreign ministers for court affairs, and in this case, Anno, the Archbishop of Cologne of the Holy Roman Empire, suddenly staged a coup d'état, first kidnapped the young Henry IV, and then forced the Empress Dowager Agnes to hand over power and canonize him as regent.

After Anno seized the power of the Holy Roman Empire, he soon reached a secret alliance with the dukes in various places, and they jointly stole the royal territory, which made their respective strength expand rapidly, and the influence of the royal family fell to the extreme, and Anno also forced Henry IV to marry a woman he didn't like as the queen, and later Henry IV openly wanted to divorce his wife, but was opposed by everyone, even the Pope, which also made Henry IV more dissatisfied with the Archbishop of Anno and the Pope.

Finally, after Henry IV came of age, he finally found an opportunity to get rid of Archbishop Anno in one fell swoop and regain the power of the Holy Roman Emperor, but after Anno's chaotic government over the years, the Holy Roman Empire has faced a great crisis, first of all, the Pope has completely gotten rid of the control of the emperor, and even the status of the Pope has overridden the throne, and the Holy See no longer obeys the emperor's orders.

In addition, what is more serious is that the dukes within the Holy Roman Empire colluded with Anno before to encroach on the territory of the royal family, which greatly increased their strength, and the whole country was ruled by these dukes, and the territory ruled by Henry IV was only limited to the vicinity of the capital Aachen, so it can be said that the situation of Henry IV at that time was not much stronger than that of Zhou Tianzi in the history of the Central Plains.

Faced with two major threats within the empire, Henry IV did not choose to compromise, but chose to face it bravely, first he made the pope his first object to conquer, and he had a fierce conflict with the then Pope Gregory VII for the right to appoint and remove bishops in the south of the empire.

The battle between Henry IV and Gregory VII lasted for many years, and finally the young and vigorous Henry IV took the lead in attacking, he summoned all the archbishops in the country, declared Pope Gregory VII a pseudocler, and abolished Gregory as pope in the name of the emperor, but unfortunately he did not receive much support for this move, but was retaliated by Gregory VII by imposing a law on him: expulsion, deposition and exile of Henry IV.

According to the law of breaking the door, the punished person did not receive the Pope's forgiveness within a year, and his subjects were required to take an oath of allegiance to his dismissal. At this time, the influence of the pope had surpassed that of the emperor, so Gregory VII's punishment of Henry IV was supported by the majority, and many domestic dukes also said that if Henry IV could not be reinstated within a year, then they would no longer accept Henry IV's rule.

In this case, Henry IV can be said to have been forced into a dead end, and even Zhao Jia couldn't help but gasp when he heard this, thinking about it, if he was in the situation of Henry IV, I am afraid that there would be no way to solve this dead end, and in the end he could only usher in the rebellion of various dukes in the country.

However, what Zhao Jia didn't expect was that Henry IV found a solution to this dead end, that is, to endure humiliation, Henry IV actually found Gregory VII in person, and stood in front of Gregory VII's door for three days and three nights, when the sky kept snowing, and Henry IV stood barefoot in the snow, which can be compared with Gou Jian's lying salary.

Henry IV's approach also put Gregory VII in a dilemma, because if he did not forgive Henry IV, the people would definitely think that he was too harsh, and the reputation of the pope would also be greatly damaged, so although he knew that Henry IV would not keep his promise, he finally had to withdraw the law of breaking the door.

After Henry IV lifted his rule, he also regained popular support, but this also made him realize that the influence of the pope was too great, so he began to calm the situation in the country and recover the lost imperial power and territory. After a few more years, Henry IV finally gathered enough strength, and then Gregory VII also realized that the situation was wrong, so he once again imposed a law on Henry IV, and Henry IV also launched a rebellion, not only deposing Gregory VII as pope, but also raising an army against Rome.

Henry IV's strength has long been different from what it used to be, so the attack on Rome was also very smooth, and finally occupied Rome, and set up another pope, Gregory VII abandoned the city and fled, and then Gregory VII asked the Normans for help, although they succeeded in recapturing Rome, but the Normans treacherously sacked Rome, and exiled Gregory VII, as a result, Gregory VII died a humiliating death in exile in less than a year.

However, just when Henry IV had just defeated Gregory VII, an old rival, and was at the peak of his life, he suffered two huge blows in succession, first his eldest son Condra betrayed him and colluded with the duke in the country to launch a rebellion, which made Henry IV sad and angry, and immediately raised troops to suppress the rebellion of his eldest son.

However, before Henry IV could quell the rebellion of his eldest son, his youngest son Henry also suddenly rebelled and attacked Henry IV's army from behind, resulting in Henry IV being defeated and fleeing, and finally died on the way to escape.

After listening to Agnes tell about the legendary life of her father Henry IV, Zhao Jia also sighed a little, Henry IV can be regarded as a successful emperor, but unfortunately he was born at the wrong time, but then he glanced at Agnes a little strangely and said: "Agnes, we will not evaluate the battle between your father and brother for the time being, but no matter who wins or loses, it should not embarrass you, why do you want to escape from Europe?" (To be continued.) )