297 Black Hearts vs. Black Hearts
"However, if they plot against the ......" Chief of Staff Jason felt that this had to be considered, and he felt that since the other party believed that there was a "big man behind the scenes" behind Her Majesty the Queen, then they might as well send a "big man behind the scenes" as they wished, so as to avoid the trouble of assassination, and to listen to the other party's intentions.
The archbishop also rarely agreed with him, he volunteered to play the role of "big man behind the scenes" and have a discussion with this group of people, anyway, his body is still quite advantageous compared to the queen when facing assassins, and he is more familiar with the church than her, but the great demon king Luo Yi also vetoed this proposal, if nothing else, she is really worried about this candidate.
She doesn't have much doubt about the archbishop's loyalty, but a person's loyalty to you does not mean that he will bow down to you, especially if the person is quite talented, and he will feel that in some cases he is better off by making a claim, and so he will be a good oneβthe abduction of the pope is an example. In this era when there is no satellite communication and no networked cameras, sending out a clever and authoritative subordinate is really God knows, you think you want him to go north, but in fact, to the northeast and northwest, the effect is not too much the same...... Luo Yi has received a lot of similar "surprises" and fright, but she can't use more stereotypical subordinates like Old Baden, because reality is changing rapidly, she must give her subordinates a certain amount of autonomy, and then lie in the armchair and worry about what the result will be this time.
So. This time she decided to come forward and contact these strange people herself.
As for the objection of the chief of staff, she also gave her own opinion very cheerfully: "I will wear armor and other protective measures, only put one representative over, do not approach him, search his body in advance, and put more guards around, I don't believe they have three heads and six arms." β
"But what if their purpose is to redeem the child? Hijacking you to redeem the Pope? Jason thought about it, "That's ...... They don't have to bring weapons to do it......"
"This does need to be considered......"
Thereupon. The final meeting place was arranged in an extremely secret place. Security is tight, and there is an iron fence between Her Majesty and the strange visitor - well, which used to serve as a dungeon for the Duke of Ulrich. I believe that no matter what kind of warrior the visitor is, it is impossible to rush through the iron fence to grab Her Majesty the Queen in an instant. But even so. There were still several guards around. So that if something happens, they will intervene.
At first, they feared that strange visitors would not be happy to negotiate in such a place, but the visitors were clearly good and not fools. After seeing these strict restrictions, he was relieved, because a puppet was not worthy of such strict security, and he had found the right person.
Then, he told the Great Demon King that he had come for the purpose of his visit.
No, no, he wasn't sent by the Eternal City, please don't misunderstand, it's very strict to misunderstand this kind of thing, no, he's not the one who came on behalf of the Eternal City, he ...... On behalf of the great protector of the Eternal City, the great benefactor came.
"What are you talking about......" Her Majesty the Queen scratched her head, and finally turned one out of the pile of national knowledge that Mr. devoured alive, "Emperor? β
"Ahem." The other party acquiesced.
"What do you mean, then, when you say that the archbishop's shawl is open to discussion?" Luo Yi was very unaccustomed to this kind of diplomatic occasion full of falsehoods, she began to regret it, she knew that she should let her professional liars deal with this kind of scene, "The matter of awarding the archbishop of Neastria, since the archbishop of this land, has been a matter of the pope as usual, I have never heard that the emperor has rights in this matter, and I have no opinion on the situation of the shawls of the archbishops of the emperor's jurisdiction. β
"Yes, it has always been the right of His Holiness the Pope to grant the archbishop shawls, so you should not allow a crook to issue shawls on this land."
"Oh?"
"The one who is recognized by the Eternal City is the true Pope. You...... and the bishop under you, all deceived by a liar...... The Lord who sent me was very concerned about this deplorable situation, and therefore he sent a villain to tell the truth, and to preach to you, a liar who pretended to be the Pope, and who was not recognized not only by the Eternal City, but also by the nations and the cardinals, was preparing to fight against this heresy heresy. My master, as the great protector of the Orthodox Church, is very worried about this bloodshed of believers, and I hope that you will wake up as soon as possible and execute the liar so that the blood of believers will not be shed. β
"What?" Luo Yi and her subordinates had a lot of speculations about the emissary's schemes, but they didn't expect that their purpose was neither to assassinate, nor to redeem, let alone ask for money, but to ask her to execute the True Pope himself!
After the initial shock, she immediately came to her senses, isn't this Zhao Gou's trick, once she executes the true pope, the one in the Eternal City will sit firmly, no wonder they did the earth-shattering thing of kidnapping the pope, but the Holy See always has room in this regard, did not completely tear the skin with Neustria, nor did it make a gesture of supporting the orthodox royal family in exile, delaying their troops, it turned out that they still had the idea of killing people with a knife!
It's just that the new pope of the Eternal City, this idea of eliminating competitors is too beautiful.
Luo Yi sighed: "This one who came to Neustria, his conduct is extremely good, he doesn't want money, he is not lustful, and he has never spread any heresy, I see that it is no different than the saints in the scriptures, and some officials in the Eternal City asked for two thousand pounds to give the shawl, and he gave it without asking for a child, it can be seen that the Pope himself really does not love money, and he is all a villain in the Eternal City, no wonder he is not allowed there, come to my Neustria to practice." Saying that he is a liar, I don't believe it, I don't believe it, he is a liar, are those who ask for 2,000 pounds are saints? β
"Hehe, he doesn't want money. Not lustful," Speaking these two words, the envoy sighed silently in his heart, thinking to himself the virtue of the little pope, we don't know yet, he really doesn't want money to be lustful, can the Eternal City be that virtue? Fish begins to rot from the head...... But in the diplomatic scene, it can only be said, "The devil has promised all the nations of the earth and the glory of all the nations." But the price is the Savior's blood and the soul of man. There are now many pious and courageous monarchs, nobles, and knights. Filled with righteous indignation, you will unite to conquer Neustria, and if you do not kill him, let him go down. The Neustrian catastrophe is coming! β
"Then wait until they come. I'll share it with them again. Luo Yi didn't pay much attention to this kind of intimidation. Not to mention that she is a traverser, she is a native of this world, except for a few strange people like the archbishop's cousin. The others were keen on the trade of gold for souls, and in fact, as far as she had seen and seen in the clean-up of Tournest and later in the whole of Neustria, it was in most cases good that souls could be exchanged for silver by the natives - it was an open secret that they had robbed the peaceful inhabitants from the avenues and paths, and bundled them up and sold them in foreign and even pagan lands. As for what pious kings and nobles will come to ask for it, how come not to see them come to help out of pious indignation when the murderous and sacrificial heretics in the north and the Shinrikyo religion in the south were doing all the evil in Newsteria? If nothing else, isn't the envoy sent by the true Pope's uncle still negotiating with her in order to eliminate the competition?
It is indeed quite possible that the united army of the king and nobles will come to conquer it, but naturally they are not sending troops for the sake of a pope who pretends to be a liar. If there is such a liar, the nearby nobles and churches will send an assassin and a few soldiers to solve the problem like the false savior of Baroudt, so why bother sending troops?
It takes money to send troops, it costs money all the way to Neustria, and it still costs money to fight, Luo Yi didn't believe that they would give such a lot of blood for the pope of Neustria, and they really gathered to ask for it, only because of one thing, that is, Neustria's rich reputation spread to their ears, teaching them to think that abandoning the farming days they don't like and going out to rob them is something that can not only return to their capital but also make a fortune, and this kind of reputation will spread sooner or later......
Seeing that this queen was so stubborn and stubborn, the envoy had no choice but to give up the plan of the white wolf with empty gloves and began to take out the benefits it brought.
In advance, Luo Yi's Great Demon King had also discussed with his subordinates what to do if the other party had a considerable advantage.
"You can't really give us an archbishop's shawl and two thousand pounds of gold." Said the archbishop.
"But if they really will, why don't we take it? Now the government's budget is so tight......"
"If you take it, you will return it to the Pope? That's too ......."
"Why don't you give them back, and keep them for the cubs? It's very expensive to raise a pope, and I haven't asked you for food yet! β
"Why should I pay for food......
"You got the people back, of course you should be responsible!"
"Please don't use that word, I've thought of some strange directions......"
"In short, if they are willing to give two thousand pounds plus the archbishop's shawl, return the Pope to them!" The Great Demon King made a decision, and then, she comforted the archbishop again: "It's a big deal, let the real pope 'secretly abdicate' again, and you will continue to be our pope, I don't think this job is difficult, I have confidence in you!" There are two popes standing side by side, but is the third one far away? "In terms of how to deal with the church, after the appearance and factual education of many natives in this world, Luo Yi is no longer a rookie who has just crossed over and heard about the church and heresy, of course, there are more soldiers who spend money to train, and there are more defense facilities built, which is also an aspect, there are guns with hard waists, there are soldiers with courage, and the pope comes out of the barrel of the gun! Those pagans who don't obey the king's law are still alive one by one, and she Luo Yi is naturally bold, besides, in this chaotic world, there is no money and no force, no matter how pious she is, she is either robbed by the infidels or robbed by her neighbors, and the church will always come to rob it again in the end, why not look away, be bolder, maybe the robber will be repulsed, and you can also rob the robber of a vote?
"What if I don't give two thousand pounds?" Someone is dying and struggling, and he has a lot of plans that he has not had time to implement and a lot of value that he has not had time to extract.
"A little less is okay, now the money is tight and there are more projects, if it is much less, then eat it with sugar coating and throw back the shells!" The Great Demon King pondered for a moment and said categorically, "Do you still have any questions? After she finished speaking with such an imposing and decisive speech, she raised her head, ready to receive the admiring glances of her subordinates.
The subordinates really had a star-eyed eye - "Yes! What is sugar-coating, what is cannonball......"
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Although he swore that way at that time and made a plan to eat black, as soon as he saw the benefits that the other party had taken out, Luo Yi Great Demon King ...... This sugar-coating is so ferocious! The Great Demon King can't bear it! (To be continued......)
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