Chapter 955: Westminster

"Hell! How do you seem to have discovered us!? ”

In the distance, above the tower of the cathedral, a high-ranking priest quickly retracted his head as if he had been burned by fire.

"According to this man, he is very evil." Nearby, a priest with a telescope in his hand was locked behind the stone wall of the tower, muttering to the high-ranking priest: "The whole European intelligence organization is stunned, like a bunch of fools, can such a character be good at stubble?" ”

In today's information age, something can be hidden, so Lin Xiao contained the entire European intelligence organization in Ankara, and the matter has spread throughout Europe at this time, and the upper echelons know a lot about it.

But it is strange that the clergy in the church knew about it, after all, they serve God according to their own laws, and people should not pay attention to these worldly things.

But they are not only very interested in worldly things, but they are also more well-informed.

"Of course people are not easy to mess with!" The high-ranking priest leaned against the stone wall, and his heart palpitated: "Coming from Ankara to London, it seems that it appears on any flight, and it appears so suddenly that everyone here and Ankara find out how to slip away. It's so strange that Satan becomes a messenger of hell! ”

"I heard about it." With a telescope in hand, the priest immediately added: "It seems that before leaving, there were people on Ankara's side, but the next moment they appeared at the London airport with the Chinese delegation, how is this possible?" Even if you do it the other way, it will always take time to get to the UK. ”

"All in all, people are dangerous, and they need to be very careful." The high-ranking clergyman froze at this point, and then held the telescope in his hand, and the clergyman said, "That scene is very important, and we must report it to the Pope immediately." ”

"That's right, yes, but it doesn't look like a messenger from hell just now, after all, those filthy hellish creatures hate sunlight the most." Priest with a telescope in hand.

Just now, a ray of sunlight appeared above Lin Xiao's head, and it shone for nearly a minute before it disappeared, this scene was not only seen by many passers-by, but also by the two priests standing on top of the church tower, so they were extremely shocked in their hearts, and they really didn't understand Lin Xiaoren.

Shouldn't it be evil to exist like this? What the hell is this!

The two priests muttered for a while, but they didn't dare to look at Lin Xiao anymore, the information that came from Lin Xiao's eyes just now was really too rich, so that the two priests left a shadow in their hearts.

"What were you looking at?" Tian Tian suddenly asked Lin Xiao.

Just now, Tian Tian found that Lin Xiao suddenly turned his head and looked into the distance, obviously not looking, as if the pedestrians on the road had found something special.

"It's nothing, it's just a cathedral, and the church tower is special." Lin Xiao shook his head and replied.

"Oh, that church, that's Westminster Abbey, it's famous." Tian Tian recognized the church as soon as he saw it.

"That's Westminster Abbey." Lin Xiao couldn't help but nod when he heard this.

"Why is it so hard to never be to London before?" Tian Tian asked in surprise.

In Tian Tian's opinion, how could a child of a wealthy family like Lin Xiao ever come to London, it is as unbelievable as hearing about a super-rich person's private jets and yachts.

"Haha, I've been here, so what?" Lin Xiao suddenly laughed.

"That's right." Tian Tian thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "For you, it is already a miracle in itself, so naturally you have to care about some external things." ”

Lin Xiao glanced at Tian Tian and was a little surprised, and Tian Tian was really impressed just now.

After all, in Lin Xiao's opinion, the most powerful thing is not the external object, but his own soul.

But the London Cathedral is actually very attractive, which Lin Xiao can't deny.

In fact, London has the highest density of famous churches in England, with less than 107 churches in the city of less than three square kilometres before the Great Fire of 1666, 86 of which were destroyed by the Great Fire of 1666 and later rebuilt with more than 50.

In 1666, the Great Fire of London occurred in September, mainly composed of wooden buildings, and the British capital London was almost burned to ashes in three days of fire, leaving 100,000 people homeless, and St. Paul's Cathedral, which was more than 600 years old, was also burned down.

But the fire didn't crush London, and people rebuilt the city from the ruins, widening streets and improving design.

Some historians believe that the fire also indirectly helped Britain end a series of infectious diseases that plagued London.

Although the fire in 1666 caused heavy losses to the city of London, it also objectively solved the problem, and after the re-urban planning, the city of London was reborn.

Perhaps the most enduring of these buildings is the 50 churches designed by architect Christopher Wren, which remain iconic buildings in London to this day.

"If you have found one, let's go to Westminster Abbey and have a look." Lin Xiao suddenly became interested, and he was interested in Tian Tian.

"Okay, you can be a guide to ensure that you don't get lost." Tian Tian happily agreed.

Westminster Abbey is located on the southwest side of Parliament Square in London, England, officially known as "St. Peter's United Church".

It was originally built in 1050 by order of the religious king Edward the Confessor, and was completed in 1065.

The existing church was rebuilt in 1245 under Henry III, and was built by successive generations until the end of the 15th century.

The plan of the church is in the shape of a Latin cross, with a total length of 156 meters, a width of 22 meters, a large dome with a height of 31 meters, and a bell tower of 68 meters high. The whole 5-meter building is both golden and quiet, and is considered a masterpiece of English Gothic architecture.

Westminster Abbey is the Anglican chapel and has been home to the coronations of kings, the wedding of royal family members, and a state funeral mausoleum.

Beginning with William the Victorious King in the 11th century, all British kings except Edward V and Edward VIII were crowned here, and the current Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in Westminster Abbey in June 1953.

Whenever a new king is crowned, Westminster Abbey is furnished with a new look.

Thousands of delegates from various countries, relatives of the emperor and the state gathered together, trumpets sounded in unison, the choir sang hymns, and the archbishop put the crown on the head of the king.

The coronation throne of the British king is in St. Edward's chapel, under the throne of a piece called "Skun", the traditional coronation seat of the ancient Scottish king, and was taken by King Edward when he conquered Scotland, and equipped with an oak chair on the stone, and later the British kings sat on this chair when they ascended the throne and were crowned, so this ordinary chair and the stone below became a sacred national treasure.

Three years ago, it also welcomed the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Westminster Abbey is also home to the Tomb of the English King, where King Edward of the Saxon was buried after his death in 1066.

More than 20 kings, from Henry III to George II, are buried here, the largest of which is the Henry VII Church and Mausoleum, which is located in the middle of the central axis, occupies a full third of the area at the end, and its slender and gorgeous dome with colorful flags gives people a bright and joyful secular atmosphere, and on its right is the mausoleum of Queen Elizabeth I, and on the left is the mausoleum of Queen Elizabeth I of Scots, who was executed by Elizabeth I, and the mausoleum of Queen Mary I of Scots is executed by Elizabeth I on the left.

Mary I, the ruler of Scotland and a relative, is easily confused with Mary I, Queen of England, who is known as Bloody Mary, but is a ruthless character.

In fact, this Queen Socrates became Queen of Scots six days after her birth, married Prince Francis of France in 1558, died in 1560, and returned to Scotland the following year.

Disliked by the Scottish aristocracy and Galcians because of his Catholic beliefs, he was deposed in 1567 and fled to England the following year, where he was placed under house arrest by Elizabeth, a cousin of the Queen of England, and was eventually guillotined by Elizabeth I on charges of treason. (http://.)。

Mary's beauty and personal prowess have always been controversial, not only can she read books in six languages, but she is not only born with a beautiful singing voice, but also plays a variety of instruments, and has a library in Scotland with a large collection of Italian and French poetry.

Elizabeth believed that Mary was plotting to gain control of the throne of England and posed a threat, after which Mary was imprisoned for eighteen years before being guillotined.

The execution was brutal, some people later recalled that day when the executioner was drunk, he took three long breaths before Mary's head was cut off as the first axe to go down, and it is rumored that he muttered in his throat: "The executioner is done!" ”

There are many versions of this execution, but it has endured to this day, and when the executioner showed Mary's grim head to those present, he found that the dead queen's mouth was still moving to the prayers below.

Queen Mary was canonized after her death, among the Jesuit martyrs.

The Poets' Corner in the church is named after the burial of the 14th-century poet Chaucer and the Renaissance poet Spencer.

Later, famous British scholars and artists such as Dickens and Hardy built tombs or tombstones here, in addition to famous politicians, military strategists and scientists such as Churchill, Cromwell, Dahl, Newton, etc.

Westminster Abbey is a faithful record of the rise and fall of the British royal family. "It's really strange that the British people have some kind of psychology, and they can bury two enemies together, do they hope that they can continue to fight after they die?" Lin Xiao looked at the mausoleums of Elizabeth I and Mary I, and suddenly looked at Tian Tian with curiosity. "Who knows, maybe they are all lovers of palace fighting dramas?" Tian Tian replied uncertainly. (To be continued)