The incident on board the "Flying Santsina did not alarm the cardinals, or rather, did not make them look the other way at the Novoneutrian Mission, and the secular barbarous monarch might temporarily let go of his greedy hand on the property of the Church because of a miracle, but there were many mentally ill people in the monasteries of the Church, and the madness and sobriety of a single Turkulani could not shake their devout faith in the gold coins. The matter itself was not even mentioned at the formal Council of Cardinals, and Turkulani was only temporarily unfit for the position, having two or three competitors, and after he withdrew from the race, another man soon took Turkulani's place on board the "Flying Santsina" after some small exchange of interests.

This liaison's hobby is purer than that of Turkulani, presumably because he is of a lower rank than Turkulani and his bloodline is not as noble as Turkulani, so he is more attentive to his official duties and does not take the opportunity of procrastination to satisfy his secret desires in some way. Under his leadership and careful arrangement, the archbishop and his entourage collided with the representatives of the orthodox royal family of Neustria, while worshipping the sacred relics of the Eternal City, and some verbal altercations broke out between the two sides, almost drawing swords and fighting each other in the cathedral of St. John and St. Josi, but fortunately the retinue of the liaison separated them in time, but both sides left behind some cruel words when they left the scene.

The archbishop himself expressed considerable displeasure at this, and when he returned to the ship, he sent an entourage of close confidants to ask the contact person how long he would have to wait to get his archbishop's shawl?

"What?" The new liaison raised an eyebrow in surprise as if he didn't know anything about it, "What shawl?" ”

"The one my master is going to receive." The retinue of the archbishop sues the liaison. His master was the new archbishop of Neustria, and he had come here as was customary. Whoever is given the archbishop a shawl by the Pope during a public ceremony, he is to carry the Pope's approval. Go back and rule the entire Neustrian Church.

"Huh?" "But everyone says that your master has come to deal with the accusations of heresy against him by his predecessor, and that he has performed some unusual rituals in Turnest," he lowered his voice and whispered in the ear of the archbishop's retinue, "it is rumored that your master relied on those rituals to gain his strength from some unusual being. ”

"This is slander!" The attendant angrily rebuked, and then lowered his voice as well. "What nonsense are those remnants of the former king saying?"

The liaison kept his mouth shut, as if he recognized that he had just made some rash remarks to a dignified bishop (whose archbishop was not yet recognized, but his bishopric was for the time being) by some unreliable rumors, and that he was determined to remain silent in a manner commensurate with it, remembering his office, and the importance of which he had been entrusted to it.

The archbishop's retinue had to break the silence with ten shining gold coins.

"The envoy of the orthodox king of Neustria says that your master does not observe the fast, sells pork during Lent in the name of consecration, and paints strange symbols all over the city. Sprinkle manure in the field for a good harvest...... Yes, these are quite serious accusations! Your master should strike back against his opponent with a timely and reverent gesture, and while the worldly powers are worthy of respect, our eternal Lord is the one in heaven - and the glorious Pope is his spokesman. ”

The archbishop's retinue was promptly replenished with ten gold coins. It means that such an ungodly accusation is slander, and it also means that he understands what the other party meant.

"In short, compared to the archbishop's shawl. I think—I think I'm talking a little too much—but for your piousness," the liaison stuffed the five newly acquired gold coins into his purse, "and you have to do your best to show the glorious Pope." You are more religious than your opponents, more loyal to His Majesty the Pope and to the Eternal City. ”

"My master has always been loyal to His Majesty the glorious Pope. He had done much for the Church, and many pagans had received the sacraments under him, and now they all paid the tithe tax in a proper manner, and if he had been in charge of the Church in Neustria, the tax on Peter's silver coins and the firstfruits would not have been delayed. ”

"Ah, that's a wonderful thing," said the liaison's face, but his tone was at odds, "but he calls himself the Archbishop of Neustria, and has been in charge of the church of Neustria for many years, and not only has the new Peter's silver coin tax and the firstfruits been delivered, but not even what is due in the past." ”

"It is all because of the rumors of the remnants of the former king," said the archbishop's retinue humbly, "that my lord has not been duly approved by the pope and has no authority over the church in Neustria, and that he has resisted the payment of Peter's silver coin tax and the firstfruits under this ridiculous pretext." In this way, he kicked the ball back to the Holy See.

The new contact frowned, "The Great Savior said that the poor widow puts two small coins into the treasury is better than the rich man invests a few dollars, because the rich man invests the rest, and the widow invests her subsistence money. Those who want to enter the kingdom of heaven must not spare their lives, nor can they just think about investing the rest of their money and endure poverty, which is the broad road to heaven. ”

"Your reasoning is very good, my master did not dare to skimp on his subsistence money, but...... He took over as archbishop not long after...... "The archbishop's retinue attempted to defend his master in this euphemistic way."

The negotiations did not reach an agreement, and the two sides cordially exchanged views on the loyalty of the Neustrian Church to the Holy See, judged some of the nuances of the ritual between the Neustrian Church and the Holy See, and discussed some of the proverbs in the scriptures, and the atmosphere was pleasant and enthusiastic, and both the guests and the host agreed on the time and place of the next negotiation quite amicably.

As in the original plan, the archbishop himself did not participate in this private secret meeting, his pious and holy hands did not give a filthy gold coin, and his lips prayed all day long in the holy Eternal City.

However, because the envoys of the former king's remnants were also camping in the Eternal City in an attempt to slander the young bishop, who was deeply gracious, there were several unpleasant meetings between the two sides, but fortunately the liaison was able to stop them, and this fierce conflict was limited to a quarrel of words, and there was no bloodshed.

After each conflict, the liaisons received more generous gifts from the Neo-Neustrian during negotiations.

"They're about to show their cards." He thus reported to the cardinals who had appointed him, who expressed considerable appreciation for hearing the good news.

The Neustrian picked up his cards much earlier than the liaison and the cardinal had anticipated.

On that day, the wind and the sun were fine, and the pope, after a series of public ceremonies, went to a beautiful and architecturally magnificent villa that he loved, surrounded by a retinue of gold-robed and jade-robed, all of which were so peaceful and peaceful.

And then, something that no one expected happened......

"Bang!"

"What is this?" The first person to hear the explosion looked blankly at his companion, and he saw the same dazed face as he did, a sound they had never heard before, and, with it, a strange smell permeated them, a stench they had never smelled before. Soon, they couldn't care about being in a daze.

"Bang! Bang! "Explosions rang out one after another in the ranks, and this time, with the sound of explosions, the entire papal procession was enveloped in ominous smoke, and they could no longer see each other's faces!

"Gods!" Crying and screaming rang out!

When the terrible smoke finally cleared, and the people trembled and tried to see what was happening—and they were utterly stunned—"O gods! What about the Pope? (To be continued......)