"Did our guests rest well last night?" Petru. Baptista asked, admiring his dressed figure in the mirror, normally, such a trivial matter as receiving a foreign envoy does not require a person of his status, but this visit of the envoy is not trivial, the supreme person in the Eternal City has high hopes for the alliance, and will not allow anything to go wrong, so he is rich in experience and talent to be named to do the reception. He was not very happy to do this, not because he had any aversion to the identity of the object of the alliance (such a faithful and disciplined believer would not be able to do his position), but because he expected that in the process of reception, because the Holy See asked for the other party, it was foreseeable that he would not be able to get much oil and water, which was a more depressing thing for him than an alliance with the infidels.

However, the shape shì was stronger than the man, and after the Neustrian took away the former pope, the venerable Petru. Baptista tonguò not only retained his original sleekness and intelligence, but even rose to prominence, but the days of the Holy See gradually deteriorated day by day. First, the Neustrian Abbey fell, and the Holy See lost a wealthy and powerful subordinate unit, and then the Neustrian royal house in exile in St. Omer was blitzked by the lawless rebels, who did less damage to the Holy See in wealth than the Fall of the Grand Abbey, but more than the former in terms of confidence.

The nations of Colomna, St. Omier, Humphrey, and others still swore allegiance to the Holy See, but the number and quality of the tribute and personnel they sent had declined significantly, and when the Holy See rebuked them for this, they used the excuse of "the devil of Neustria" - "those lawless local lords colluded with the devil of Neustria." If they don't pay the kingdom's taxes, I hope the Holy See will expel them immediately! Come, angels, and destroy them! "The devil of Neustria, plagued our country. The fields do not harvest crops, and the cows do not produce milk. Therefore there is only so much to offer...... I hope that the Holy See will act quickly, destroy the devil, and eliminate the disaster! "The devil of Neustria has deceived people's hearts, and those talented children have been lured away, hoping that the Holy See will free them as soon as possible......"

"Nonsense!" This is the attitude of the Holy See towards this.

However, the more sober and knowledgeable high-ranking members of the Holy See know that the rise of the young, energetic and combative Neustrian Kingdom, even if it does not take the initiative to launch an offensive against the outside world, its increasingly large shadow is encroaching on the territory of the Holy See. And the powerful people of this era are not as particular about faith as the Chinese of the 21st century. Kolomna is a case in point, at first, some local lords tried to take advantage of the weak and chaotic era of the Neustrian dynasty to run up and bite a bite, but after being bitten back, they quickly adjusted their strategy, "Why should we serve a so-called king who can't even protect ourselves?" His decree is not out of his own domain, and he may be beheaded tomorrow by the raiding northerners, so try to serve the queen of Neustria, who can control the northerners. Her army is very strong, and it is clear that God is on her side. "Now, with Neustria's power expanding day by day. The lords of Colonham had become very popular in developing "flexible and pragmatic" diplomatic and trade relations with Neustria, and sent their sons to Neustria, rather than to the court of Kolomna, to seek opportunities. From time to time, there are some rumors that are forbidden to be told on the surface. A venerable Bishop of Kolomna, who had a long connection to the Eternal City, had switched to the profane rituals and dress of the Church of Neustria. Spread dubious teachings, even calling the one in Neustria "the true Father."

Such a terrible depravity. And not only in the deserted Colomna, similar rumors often come from the ecclesiastical organizations of St. Ommel, Humphrey and other countries that are still loyal to the Holy See, and of course, there are some deliberate frame-ups and false accusations. When a bishop or nobleman executes a political opponent or a wealthy person under the name of "dubious faith", his name is also written down by the political opponent on the list of "dubious beliefs" reported to the Holy See. As a result of such selfish manoeuvres, the Holy See received a bunch of reports accusing each other of "dubious beliefs", and it felt that "no one in the world knows Neustria".

If the Holy See of the Eternal City had power and power over all nations, these reports would have set off a storm of blood, but from the Pope to the people in the city, they would not be so stupid, they all knew very well that the Holy See did not sweep away these rebellious armies. She had some troops, but they were not as good as those of the former king of Neustria, and it was difficult to protect herself, let alone send troops to clean up the lawless nobles who were not even convinced by her own king.

The Pope and the Emperor had a considerable alliance, when the nobles in the Pope's domain threatened his rule, the Emperor had the responsibility and obligation to send troops to clean up those unscrupulous nobles, take the opportunity to get some honorable titles from the Pope, and plunder some provisions from the Pope's domain, but the threat from Neustria did not belong to that category, and the most important thing was that the Emperor was also distressed by the rebellion of his nobles, and had no time to help the Pope put down the rebellion. At this time, the cardinals in the Holy See thought of another object with whom they could form an alliance.

An alliance with the infidels would not have been dreamed of by the Holy See, but it has happened more than once in the history of the Church, and it is clear that faith is dispensable in the minds of the higher echelons of the Holy See in comparison with the real land, wealth, population, and the power and position that come with it. They were not afraid that such an act would raise suspicions, and in their secret meeting, the Savior could be executed together with two pagan robbers in order to save the souls of men, and that they, the Savior's disciples, might as well sit at a table with a few pagan robbers in order to save the glory of Neustria.

Since they had such self-understanding, and because of the blessing of many false reports from Neustria's threats, one day was better than another, they handed an olive branch to the infidels, and regarded each other as another incarnation of the Savior, so this time the infidels sent envoys, even Petrus. Baptista was also sent as a receptionist, and in order for the Holy See to continue its former glory, it was necessary to form an alliance with the infidels.

"It really deserves to be the thousand-year-old capital of the ancient empire and the eternal city of gods." When the old friend of the people of Neustria, Petru. While Baptista was dressing, Abu, another old friend of the Neustrian people and an old mercenary in the guest house, had already freshened up and was standing on the balcony to admire the Eternal City reflected in the morning glow, expressing his feelings. (To be continued......)