Chapter 360: The Test of the Sacred Fire

"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be the ???????? of thy name" Han Xing recited solemnly.

The red-robed bearded face (qíng) has changed, from disdain to incredulity, until the final stunned, because Han Xing's recitation is completely correct????

So how did Han Xing do it?

The reason is very simple, there is Louis XVI as a teleprompter to cheat him, Han Xing only needs to follow Louis XVI to read it, even if he wants Han Xing to memorize the entire "Bible", it is a fabrication!

"Hahaha, what the hell are you reading?" A Inquisitor standing behind a red-robed bearded shēn shouted mocking.

"Huh? What the? You don't understand? Han Xing was frightened by this question, could it be that it was popular to read the Bible in Latin in this era? Damn, I use French, I forgot to switch to German!

But before Han Xing could defend himself, the red-robed bearded man had already taken the lead in speaking, and he glared at the young inquisitor fiercely, as if he was looking at an illiterate person who was not self-sufficient, "He uses French!" The red-robed beard's face was ugly, he was originally thinking about finding Han Xing's language disease or flaws, and then took the opportunity to make trouble, saying that his faith was not pious or something. Now he had no choice but to send his fire to this unfamiliar retinue (shēn).

Han Xing underestimated the status of French in Europe, in history, French was once one of the required languages of European aristocrats, and its elegant and romantic pronunciation was once popular throughout Europe, and even overshadowed Latin. Just like the famous words of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V (the proud son of the Habsburgs, King of Spain + Emperor of the HRE, the Habsburgs reached their peak during his reign, mentioned in chapter 243, the march to Milan): "I communicate with God in Spanish, with women in Italian, with gentlemen in French, and with horses in German." (The German word for 忍俊不 (jìn), Germany sent condolences [yan, fourth tone, compound: condolences, meaning to participate in funerals] electricity?????? )

"I'm sure you're a devout Catholic!" The red-robed bearded man said loudly, and the nobles present breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, they didn't want to be caught between the church and the lord.

"Since you have a clear conscience and are not afraid of God's tests, why don't you go with me?" saw that the red-robed bearded man changed his words.

Sense (qíng) he gave Han Xing another (tào), first gave him a high hat to wear, and came to a "ladder in the upper room" (this allusion comes from the Three Kingdoms, Liu Qi asked Zhuge Liang for advice, for fear that Zhuge Liang would not agree, so he tricked him into going to the attic, and then ordered someone to take away the ladder), this is good, if you don't go with him, isn't Han Xing equivalent to admitting that he has a ghost in his heart?

"Hanschel, you can't go with him, the Inquisition is not a place for people! Just go in and don't think about it, they will torture you with countless tortures (bī) to force you to confess that you are a heretic. That is what you Celestial Empire people say: Qu is beaten into a move, and their methods are as vicious as the legendary Dongchang and Jinyi Weili! Many people confess their sins just to get a happy death! Louis XVI hurried.

"Of course I won't go with them!" Han Xing pouted and said, "Just kidding, (shēn) is a quasi-duke, it is not good to stay on his own turf, Lone (shēn) is in danger, and he runs to other people's territory to be at the mercy of others, are you the pig brain of the general He Jin?" ”

"You want to prove it? I'll prove it to you! Han Xing walked down from his throne with great righteousness.

The red-robed beard's face was pale, he thought that Han Xing had accepted his fate, and he really planned to go to the Inquisition with him to prove his innocence! He also thought evilly: "When you enter the Inquisition, I will smear you black even if it is white, and when you are dying by my cooking, are you still afraid that you will not confess your sin?" ”

"I heard that you will use the sacred flame to cleanse sin and judge heresy?" Han Xing asked with a smile. Wise book friends, seeing this, you already know Han Xing's plan, right?

"That's right!" The red-robed beard nodded and said, the most severe punishment in the Inquisition is burning at the stake, they will tie the victim to the cross, and then pile up firewood underneath it, and burn the person accused of heresy alive! One of the most regrettable is the astronomer Copernicus, who proposed the "(rì) theory of the heart". (I remember when I was a child, there was a magazine called "Little Copernicus", and at that time I always thought that the sentence was a little brother?) Bai Ni, still confused (bī) for a long time! )

"Well, let God decide if I'm a heretic or not!" Han Xing calmly untied the silver-white blue-rimmed cloak behind (shēn), threw it to Hans behind (shēn), and then walked straight (tǐng) towards the roaring bonfire.

"Let's make it clear beforehand, if I hadn't been burned, would it mean that I had passed God's test, that I was a devout Catholic and not a heretic?" Han Xing stood in front of the bonfire more than two meters high, moving his hands and feet.

"That's right! As long as you can survive the flames for 15 seconds without screaming, we will admit that you are a devout Catholic and not a heretic! The red-robed bearded man said with a smile, and he insisted on "not screaming", which put an end to the situation of some people relying on the thick blood and carrying the damage (qíng).

You know, the blood (ròu) of the body will feel pain, and in the long history of religion, almost no one has been able to do it without fear of blazing, and this requirement is simply hooliganism. Asking (shēn) humans to fight against the flames for carbon-based creatures, but anyone hurts, even if you roast the Pope on the fire, I really don't believe he won't scream!

Throughout the medieval history of Europe, there was only one person who did this without screaming - Joan of Arc. Born in Orleans, France, Joan of Arc is one of the most famous heroines in world history.

At the height of the Hundred Years' War between England and France, King Henry V (Henry?) Lancaster) defeated the French army at the Battle of Agincourt, took Paris directly, and married Catherine, the daughter of King Charles VI of France (Charles VI, once known as "Charlie the Heavenly", but better known as "Charlie the Mad", who suffered from mental illness in his later years, and was the prototype of the Mad King in "Game of Thrones"), and forced Charles VI's son Charles? Prince Charles (later Charles VII) renounced his right to the throne and then crowned himself King of France in Reims. (This is also the reason why the King of England later held the title of King of France)

Confused? To put it simply, King Henry V of England was the son-in-law of King Charles VI of France, and he forced his eldest brother to renounce the right to inherit the throne, so that his wife would become the sole legitimate heir to the French throne. It is worth mentioning that the son of Henry V and Princess Catherine is the famous King Henry VI of England. (The British 0?0?0 Shenjun at the beginning of Euro Storm 4, I didn't expect it, mental illness can be inherited from generation to generation!) )

But unfortunately, Henry V, who can be called the "first emperor of England", died young, leaving Henry VI, a poor doll, to inherit the country. Joan of Arc was born at this time to help Charles, the Dauphin of France? The charr regained the old country and played a decisive (xìng) role. However, there is a saying that "the wind and waves came, but the boat capsized in the ditch", Joan of Arc was captured in a skirmish in Compiègne, and the Church of England tried her unjustly because of political interference (qíng).

The saint was burned at the stake, and according to the record, she kept shouting the name of "Jesus", especially the last one (shēn). She has done with her tenacious will and pious faith what many men can't do (qíng). After the end of the Hundred Years' War, France petitioned the Church to retry her case, and in 1456, she was restored to her innocence, and then she was breached in 1909 and officially canonized in 1920.

However, there were so few great people like Joan of Arc, and her will was so tenacious that the English executioners of the time felt uneasy for the rest of their lives, fearing that they would go to hell for burning a saint to death! Because of this, such (qíng) situations are very rare, and in the eyes of the red-robed bearded man, there is no one who can't be burned by flames, and he doesn't scream? It's simply impossible!

"You can't do that, Lord Earl!" Seeing Han Xing standing by the roaring bonfire, with his arms outstretched, and posing as a martyr's generosity, even those Braunschweig nobles who were newly loyal to Han Xing couldn't stand it:

"We just recognized you as the boss! You're dead, what are we going to do? Han Xing's financial and material resources, as well as his outstanding personal charm, especially this unusually lavish banquet, greatly touched the hearts of the nobles of Braunschweig.

"Earl, think again! No one can be indifferent under the blazing flames, we are just **mortal wombs, blood (ròu) bodies, over the years, there have been thousands of heretics burned to death, if not tens of thousands, but thousands, who has ever come out alive? Baron Bird persuaded earnestly. Even Barristan shook his head vigorously at Han Xing, and Ashara also looked worried.

"No, I've made up my mind! Today, I'm going to use this blazing flame to prove my innocence! My Father in heaven is my strongest backing! Han Xing said resolutely, and then walked into the roaring bonfire without looking back.

The red-robed bearded man looked sarcastic, as if to say: "I didn't expect there to be such a fool in the world, jumping into the fire pit by himself!" It's okay to do this, and it saves me the corpse! ”

The nobles watched in amazement as Han Xing's (shēn) shadow disappeared into the raging flames, and one second passed, two seconds passed, and three seconds passed???? Ten seconds passed. Han Xing seemed to have disappeared into this world, without any sound, and the crackling sound of burning wood kept coming from the bonfire, but he couldn't hear even the slightest scream and wail.

Fifteen seconds passed, and everyone looked at it (yù) to wear, and even the Brunswick nobles who had covered themselves with their sleeves and tablecloths looked at the blazing flames, desperate to know what was happening.

But when he saw the red-robed inquisitor step forward, he proudly announced loudly, "Hanschel? Segad did not survive the test of our Lord, but whether he was a religious or a heretic, his soul had been purified by the Holy Fire! ”

"I said, fifteen seconds? It's so warm that I'm about to fall asleep! Just as the red-robed bearded man triumphantly announced the results, he saw a dazzling white light emerge from the bonfire, and a (shēn) figure walked out of the blazing flames, yawned, and asked in a lazy tone.