What does the Religious Arbitration Institute do? It is the institution that condemns others as heretics and burns them to death.

More than 100 years ago, the Italian astronomer Zeko. Dascory was burned alive for his "crime" of violating biblical doctrine by arguing that the earth is spherical and that there are humans in the other hemisphere; About a hundred years later, Giordano . . . Bruno was burned to death as a result.

If nothing else, this kind of thing is done by religious arbitration, and the notorious four words are probably the most vivid portrayal of this institution. And Isabella's original history, after the unification of Spain, she also applied to the church to establish the Spanish Religious Arbitration Institute, of course, this Spanish Religious Arbitration Institute is also notorious.

Why is she still obsessed with making such an institution even if she becomes Ding Yi's knight?

"Power, because of power." Ding Yi directly and simply analyzed this problem for Cao Jixiang, "Whether it is the factory supervisor or the commander of the Jinyi Guard, this factory guard probably won't have a good reputation in the official history of China." Don't you know? Lao Cao, even if you were illiterate at the time, you must have thought about it. Why are so many people still keen on it? ”

Cao Jixiang smiled a little embarrassed and said: "The old slave has a pig-like brain that is not good, it turns out that the crow laughs at the pig black." ”

He only saw the bad comments of the European people about the religious arbitration center, but he forgot the fear and disgust of the Chinese people and officials for the factory guards. When you figure this out of the question, then a qiē is very simple. As Ding Yi said, it is power, and this kind of violence is itself a manifestation of power.

It's even more terrifying than the factory guard. Because once the Religious Arbitration House ruled that someone was a heretic. It can be tried and then sentenced to death. And in order to preserve the values of religion itself, the Holy See has made it easier to study astronomy. Scientists who dare to proclaim heliocentric doctrines, in the face of smears and persecution, will also acquiesce to the actions of the Religious Arbitrator.

"No, I will not take up this position, whether or not the Holy See will give it to me." Ding Yi smiled and shook his head, and said to Cao Jixiang, "You can go to the position, I think this is very suitable for you." ”

But Cao Jixiang refused without hesitation, and even threatened him with death: "If you think that the old slave is a crippled person like a pig and a dog, it is useless." The old slave also has nothing to ask for, he is willing to take care of the sprinkling and sweeping and the like, and he can wait by His Majesty's side. If it doesn't work, it's not much fun to live......" said and squeezed out a few old tears.

Ding Yi looked at him pitifully, sighed and said, "Okay, okay, if you don't want to go, it's okay, and the Holy See won't necessarily give in." Why bother? "In fact, Cao has been by Ding Yi's side for more than ten years, and he is really a dog with some feelings, not to mention that he is still a person? and experienced the life and death process in the rainforest. There's some emotion about it.

As for Cao Jixiang, where is he willing to go? Ding Yi promised him to be a small feudal town near Egypt at that time, but he didn't want to.

This is an iron determination to hold Ding's thighs, so that he will be like those scholars in the future. How could the mind of leaving a name in history be willing to contaminate the religious arbitration house, which is worse than the reputation of the factory guard?

Therefore, the final opinion is that the bell must be tied to the bell. Isabella was reported. It is hoped that she will be the presiding judge of the religious arbitration body. A fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl was pushed to such a position. If she had been older, it would have felt inappropriate to think about it.

But she was only fifteen or sixteen years old. She is full of passion and blood, as well as endless ambition.

After getting this meaning, she just solemnly said to Ding Yi: "Isabella will live up to His Majesty's grace!" ”

"This is Daochang Zhang from Huaxia, and he led thirty-six Daoists from the Zhengyi faction of Longhu Mountain to come to the West to preach." Ding Yi did not go to Isabellardo about the position of the Religious Arbitration Institute, but stretched out his hand and motioned to Zhang Daochang to come forward, "Your task is to reach a consensus as much as possible between the teachings of Rome and Taoism. ”

"It's best to combine two into one, if water and fire are incompatible, then Taoism will definitely become a mainstream sect, do you understand what I mean?" Although Ding Yi still had a gentle smile on his face, if the people of the Holy See listened to this, they would probably only feel that this smile frightened them more than the demon.

This would be unacceptable to a devout religious believer.

But Isabella was different, even though she was a devout Catholic. But she will not let her faith dictate the judgment of worldly affairs. [In the original history, she never allowed her religious ideas to interfere with her affairs in power and the state. Historically, during her reign, the Spanish Catholic Church was under the control of the Spanish monarch, not the pope. It is for this reason that the subsequent Reformation did not make any progress in Spain. 】

After listening to Ding Yi's request, she asked a question: "As on the Iberian Peninsula?" Does she mean the same as in Portugal, Castile, etc., where Christianity was restored? Because there's a lot of violence involved.

"My knight, that's all you have to think about." Ding Yi did not reply to her, but said, "I believe in peace, and I don't want to see a woman lose her husband and a baby lose his father; But I'm not afraid to face blood and stumps. And this qiē depends on you, you are the executor. ”

After a long silence, Isabella raised her head and said to Ding Yi: "If the Holy See accepts the offer, then I will establish the Inquisition, in Smyrna, in Egypt, in Castile, in Portugal, in Aragon. I think there will be a lot of resistance, and the Holy See will not be able to give me any more substantial support. ”

"Complete your officer exam, and you'll get command corresponding to your rank, say, a company, and a battalion of the Foreign Legion." Ding Yi responded to her question very happily, in essence, Isabella, who was following the training of the cavalry battalion, should not have any questions in the examination.

Without him, take it from top to middle. The cavalry battalion of the guard regiment, which is the elite of the elite, and the officer assessment subject, is facing the whole army, its standard is not high, and Isabella, who can follow the training in the cavalry battalion and barely get pulled down, is easy enough to pass the assessment.

But what intrigued Ding Yi was another question: "If the Holy See doesn't have this request, you can't become the presiding judge of the Religious Arbitration Institute?" Because this is also a great possibility, she is not Ding Yi, if Ding Yi makes this application, then it can be regarded as the official return of a monarch, and the nature is very different.

"I will establish the Inquisition, and among those cardinals, there will always be someone who can understand His Majesty's painstaking intentions and good intentions." She smiled, and it seemed that there was a little fox-like cunning that made people feel the urge to pinch her nose.

However, her words made Ding Yi nod when he heard it: "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you." ”

The so-called goodwill of Ding Yi is the silver coin of the Ximing Empire, speaking of which, Ding Yi does have a lot of such "goodwill".

If the Holy See does not approve the appointment of Guò Isabella, then as long as many cardinals accept the "goodwill" of Ding Yi, then at least it will not be too difficult to establish a religious court, and a regional religious court, such as Smyrna, will definitely be able to do so.

Therefore, whether the Holy See is in contact with it or not, Isabella will do it according to her own plan, but the scale and method are different. And when she led the Taoist priests from China down, someone later claimed: "She got the trident given by Poseidon!" Of course, this is not true, but it just describes her state of contentment.

Ding Yi patted Cao Jixiang on the shoulder: "Old Cao, you are still sober, if you were willing to be the chief arbitrator of the religious arbitration institute before, then I will be very disappointed." You know why? ”

Cao Jixiang knelt down and kowtowed: "The old slave is as stupid as a pig, and he has only one loyalty." ”

"We have come with guns that surpass the West's era, and even if we love peace and do not want to be aggressors, it is impossible for us to succumb to the beliefs of the backward side! Isn't Taoism without aggressiveness, Han has yellow scarves, Ming has white lotus, and Wu Wei? Do nothing and do nothing! ”

At this time, the guards of the outer guard regiment came in and reported: "Report! Mehmed II sent an envoy to negotiate a duel. ”

Because there are two elements to the duel, one is the duel between Mehmed II and Ding I; One is a cold weapon duel of 100 people. So Mehmed II, for his part, sent an emissary to him and asked which duel to start first. Or are there two duels at the same time? After all, both monarchs had arrived in Paris, and the envoys from all over the world had almost arrived, so there had to be a definite arrangement.

"Okay, then let's have a hundred-man duel." Ding Yi replied to the other party very simply.

This reply sounded to Mehmed II, but it caused laughter. His generals cautiously told him: "Caliph, the assassination team we sent has not responded so far. ”

Mehmed II shook his head disappreciatively: "No response is normal. In the case of the use of firearms, their death is expected. Which of the Knights Templar's assassins survived? This is our attitude, and if you expect Poseidon to die in assassination, you will be underestimating our opponents. ”

The Ottoman ruler laughed and said: "The problem is that Poseidon, who himself tied his hands and feet and promised not to use firearms in duels, is afraid!" He pinned his hopes on the victory of the 100-man duel, which would allow him to advertise a tie without having to step out of the dueling ring! Let the Ottoman warriors, polish the steel swords, and use the blood of the Ming people to proclaim our strength! (To be continued......)