Everyone was silent, ready to listen to the speech of the young handsome papal attendant.

Yang Rui looked around for a week, and then began: "As some people say, the Seljuks have now become the most threatening enemies in Europe, and of course the Saracens in Damascus. They were all pagans. First of all, we have to figure out why they attacked Byzantium, besieged Constantinople? Is it just for that fortress? By no means, their purpose is obvious, and that is to enter our territory. Because we have a large population, endless wealth, and vast land here. And Constantinople was the bridgehead against us, and with that fortress as a backing, their cavalry could run rampant across the vast steppes without fear. So we must not allow the Seljuks to gain a foothold in Constantinople and let them turn this fortress into a springboard for an attack on Rome. No matter how many Roman soldiers were sacrificed, Byzantium would have to be firmly in our hands. That's how we can sit back and relax. This was the first reason the pope advocated sending troops. ”

"The second" Yang Rui stretched out two fingers, raised them above his head, spun them in place, and continued: "This is also the most important concern of the Pope and you, even higher than the threat to us from the Seljuks, that is, the demon that has been haunting our hearts for hundreds of years. We are all God's people, followers of Christ Jesus, both God and Jesus love us, but what do we give back to God and Jesus? It can't just be every prayer and a Sabbath service! I ask you not to forget that our holy city, the great Jerusalem, the place of the crucifixion of Jesus, is still in the hands of the pagans! It is a shame to us all, that the evil voices of the pagans pollute the great Jerusalem every day. This is something that we must not tolerate. ”

Yang Rui breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "The insatiable greed of the Seljuks will eventually make them pay a heavy price!" This is an opportunity, a providence of God, to give us the opportunity to recover Jerusalem and retake the Holy City. ”

Someone suddenly asked: "What does the recapture of the Holy City have to do with helping Constantinople?" ”

Yang Rui immediately said, "Do you want our knights to starve to death in the desert?" We also need a supply base, and Constantinople is the best choice. We helped the Byzantines, or we made it easier for us to storm Constantinople. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Rui glanced at the people around him, and everyone's eyes revealed hesitation, as if they were a little skeptical of his words, so he smiled slightly and threw out a killer move.

He went on to say, "Jerusalem is the birthplace of civilization, and Constantinople is a symbol of wealth. And wherever we go, with the blessing of the sword, those endless riches are yours. The Pope allowed you to collect taxes on the territories you acquired, and gave you land rewards. All merchants must sponsor this crusade, and in return for you is the right to trade freely in the occupied areas due to low taxes. I think no one is willing to refuse such a condition. ”

Someone hesitantly asked, "But war is about killing, which is very different from God's charity." ”

Yang Rui shouted loudly: "Slaughtering heretics is not a crime, it is the road to heaven!" We want to take back the holy city of Jerusalem, take back everything that is rightfully ours! ”

In the end, Yang Rui shouted: "The one on me is with me!" ”

All of them cheered loudly, and their eyes unleashed greed for the riches of the Far East, as if they were immediately imagining, and this time God had given them a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and they would never let it go.

After the meeting, Yang Rui had just returned to his residence when a waiter knocked on the door and said, "A nobleman from France, Paynes, has asked to see him." ”

A smile appeared on the corner of Yang Rui's mouth and said, "Let him in, I'm waiting for him." ”

It wasn't long before Paynes, dressed in luxurious clothes, walked in, and before he could speak, Yang Rui said, "I understand the purpose of your visit." This is a great crusade, and it needs a brave and resolute man to lead this great army, and I believe you are the most suitable person. ”

What Yang Rui said was exactly what Paynes desperately needed, and when he heard Yang Rui's words, he said: "Thank you, Father, for your trust, if we can successfully capture Jerusalem, then half of the wealth I have obtained will belong to you." ”

Yang Rui said: "I'm not interested in money, I just want to see the victory of the Eastern Crusade, you better not let me down." ”

Paynes asked with some hesitation: "Can the Pope agree to this?" ”

Yang Rui nodded affirmatively and said, "Tomorrow you will see the Pope's edict, lead the warriors to set off." ”

The next day, Yang Rui personally issued the papal appointment and dismissal at the council, and the crusaders led by Paynes set out for Constantinople in the spring of that year. At the same time, he also announced that he would go to the East with the army as an observer to the Pope.

In the spring of that year, 100,000 crusaders, financed by Italian merchants, set out on their way to the East. In the process, many poor people also volunteered to join the ranks, hoping to get a piece of the pie through this crusade.

In May, the Crusaders entered the borders of the Byzantine Empire and marched towards Constantinople, defeating the Seljuk resistance along the way.

When they reached Constantinople, the Seljuks, who had besieged Constantinople for half a year, were exhausted, and in the face of the powerful Crusaders, they had no choice but to retreat, leaving the ruined Constantinople to the Crusaders.

Faced with the opening of the gates and the welcome of the Byzantines, Paynes asked Yang Rui: "Father, what should we do?" ”

Yang Rui said: "Kill them all!" ”

Paynes was shocked and asked, "Why is that?" They are also God's people. ”

Yang Rui said calmly: "For two reasons, they converted to Orthodox Christianity and openly split with the Holy See, so they are also infidels!" Second, the endless riches in Constantinople are not the best we can inferior, do you think their king will voluntarily give it to you? ”

A hideous smile appeared on Paynes' face, and he swung his long sword and shouted, "Attack!" Kill all these infidels! ”

That night, the unprepared Constantinople was turned into hell under the sack of the Crusaders, half a million innocent citizens were slaughtered, all the wealth of the city was looted, the Cathedral of Sophia was burned to the ground, and the king committed suicide in grief. And each of the crusaders had their pockets stuffed with gold and jewels, and they thanked God for everything they had given in their slaughter.

And Yang Rui stood on the head of the city and watched countless living beings disappear, the endless energy was converging into his body, Paynes got wealth, and he also gained more energy.

Since that day, Yang Rui has provoked countless wars in the following thousand years, billions of living beings have disappeared in the war, becoming his own source of energy, and most importantly, the reason why Yang Rui is doing this is to rewrite history, to restore history according to his own wishes, if not, then the final outcome he wants will not come. Because without Caesar's revolt, there would have been no later Roman Empire, there would have been no trial of Jesus, without Christianity there would have been no Eight Crusades, and the wars between Arabs and Christians that lasted for a thousand years would have been a series of wars between the United States and the Middle East a thousand years later.

Without the prosperity of Christianity, the powerful Spanish and British empires would not have been created, and the United States would not have been. Yang Rui founded Buddhism, so that the East has a stable empire that lasts for thousands of years, so that the confrontation between the East and the West has long been over, there is a stable situation, the population is expanding, and there is a person named Yang Xian, this person is Yang Rui's father, in the autumn of 1978, Yang Rui saw the birth of a boy with his own eyes, he is himself.

Yang Rui watched the boy grow up Chengren, then went abroad to study, came to the United States, and later worked and lived in Houston, and met his girlfriend, who became an astronaut with her encouragement and support.

On that day in 2013, time returned, back to Yang Rui's last day as a human being, billions of years of waiting, so that he was finally able to see what happened on that day! (To be continued.) )