"Why is it the only holy place?"

"Brother, haven't you heard? There, the land is abundant, the mother produces without pain, the honey flows like a river, and there is sugar that can cure diseases, and there is snow-white paper for us to write and porcelain to ward off evil spirits...... There, brother, you will not see a beggar, nor a poor man......"

"Oh, oh, is that really the case?"

"Brother, His Majesty the Pope of the previous generation, let the Eternal City go, run there, can't you prove it? We all know how splendid the Eternal City is, and isn't it enough that the Pope would rather not continue to live there and go to distant Neustria? Neustria is a place of milk and honey - and who of us doesn't know how much honey is there, yourselves! Even the quantities that have been brought from so far away have exceeded what we have produced locally, and the honey they sell is not sold only to our country......"

"Yes, it does." They thought of unloading barrels of honey, wine, and many other precious commodities from the ships that sailed from Neustria, which, with their great quantity and good quality, easily took over their markets, and gave additional enjoyment to those who could not afford this luxury in the past, and made everyone in the region gradually familiar with the name "Neustria". Associated with the name of this country are cheap and high-quality things, many of which cannot be found in other countries, so that those who have never traveled far have an extremely wonderful imagination of Neustria. And once they verified one part of the rumor, the other part was naturally accepted without thinking - just as they verified the healing power of sugar water. Just like believing in the evil spirits of porcelain, the consolation therapy is still very effective when the faith is strong.

Since Neustria has brought so many good things, it may not be as evil as the Holy See says...... Opposite. It seems, more than that day to night. Not only asking for money from the common people and low-level clergy, but also asking for money from high-ranking clergy and powerful princes is much cuter!

Everything that the Eternal City has, Newsria has, including the Pope, is still cheaper than the Eternal City! (Cheap with emphasis and exclamation mark)

Then more than one active prince and bishop thought: "Why don't I go to the Pope in Neustria?" His demands were meager, his ceremonial requirements were not cumbersome, he did not have strict requirements for repudiation and fasting, and he did not require that the cardinal necessarily be from the Eternal City...... I didn't think I would be a cardinal in my life. Now it seems that there is still a chance! "The Pope of Neustria, cheaply supplied me with honey, indigo, wool...... If I declare war on them, will the Holy See compensate me for my losses? Definitely not! "Besides, how is it that the Pope of Neustria is not real? In my opinion, he is true, a true pope who is pious, who looks only to heaven and does not covet earthly things. And in the spirit of universal feelings, the holy relic is almost given for free, and the asking price of the Holy See is ......"

After such a thoughtful reflection, the question of "the last generation of popes did not actually abdicate and live in seclusion. Rather, he was not accustomed to the extortion of the church and did not respect the laws of the gods, so he fled from Neustria. It is like the prophet who speaks of the Scriptures and walked away from the cruel king who worshipped pagan idols. And he dwelt in Neustria, and blessed the people of the land. Just as the prophet of Scripture blessed the people of his hermitage and kept the plague away from it, and the rumor of an inexhaustible supply of oil and honey ......" spread widely in the territories of these princes and bishops.

Normally, the clergy or bishops of these princes, upon hearing the absurd rumors spreading among the populace, would refute them in public sermons and send soldiers to arrest the false prophets and false saviors who spread heresy. But this time, the rumors spread more and more, and the clergy or bishops under the princes did not seem to hear them, and they did not send soldiers to arrest and torture those who made their mouths, and many suspicious words were spread from their close servants to the relatives of the servants, and the wind of public opinion slowly changed.

Since there was no immediate and severe ban, the propagators grew emboldened, and what they had talked about in whispers in the secret chambers had since they all started talking loudly in the open market, about when the "true Pope" would return to the Eternal City and completely destroy the dark and corrupt Holy See with which the nations were endlessly demanding money......

Now, they are still paying the Peter's silver coin tax to the Holy See, and this burden is on everyone's head, so that they are full of good expectations and yearning for "the return of the true pope to the Eternal City, the expulsion of the usurper, the abolition of the false laws they have made, and the ...... of no more harsh taxes to the Eternal City". They say, "On that day we will be marching into the Eternal City with the banner of the True Pope!" On that day, the people of the Eternal City will welcome us with green branches, just as they did to welcome the Savior and His disciples......"

Others denounced the claim: "The Pope was forcibly taken by the Neustrians!" He didn't go there of his own free will! I heard my friend's nephew's nephew's boss's friend say that his brother is the Eternal City......"

"Oh?" The public pricked up their ears to hear this different story.

"A farmer in the neighborhood, he saw it with his own eyes......"

"Cut!" The townspeople cried out, feeling fooled because they thought they were superior to the peasants, and the man blushed and continued to argue: "He saw with his own eyes that the Neustrian ships had run against the wind, and the twelve ships of the Eternal City were chasing after them, and the truth was that the Pope had been taken!" ”

Unfortunately, the truth of his words was not at all welcomed by the citizens who were eager to get rid of the exorbitant taxes (if only cheaper honey and wine could be bought), and this conspiracy theory was immediately mercilessly ridiculed and refuted: "Use your brains! Twelve local ships can't catch up with a foreign ship, and of course it's a god's blessing! The gods bless the true Pope of Neustria! The gods stretched out their hands to save him from the pursuers, just as the Scriptures say! (To be continued......)