In the year 428 of the Divine Calendar, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Delen, a farmhouse outside the city of Brussels.

"Bang. The door was slammed shut, and a fat middle-aged man hurriedly walked in. The middle-aged woman behind the door, who was trembling with a plow rake as a weapon, hurriedly threw away the plow rake in her hand when she saw the comer, let out the two daughters who looked to be only five or six years old behind her, and whispered and said anxiously: "Hey, what's the matter? ”

"It's coming, it's coming. The middle-aged man looked around and asked repeatedly: "Hey, have you packed it up, hurry up, it's too late." ”

"It's all here. The middle-aged woman hurriedly ran to a pile of backpacks, first shivered and put a big bag on her back, and then held a daughter in one hand and said.

"If it's done, hurry up, it's still too late to run. The middle-aged man bent down hard, picked up a big bag and urged him on his back.

"It's gone, it's gone. ”

The couple walked all the way away from Brussels along a remote path beside the woods, "No, I can't walk." Take a break. The fat man panted and put his backpack down and said.

The middle-aged woman put the child down, then looked around and said, "This damn barbarian, damn God." If it weren't for the famine, would we have been invaded by the barbarians? ”

"Just rest, you'll have to hurry later." The middle-aged man said without raising his head.

"Hey, you didn't hear the cry. The middle-aged woman suddenly looked left and right, then stood up and walked in one direction. A moment later, a baby was brought back from the edge of the woods.

"Hey, you're sick, you don't think we're dying fast enough. The middle-aged man scolded.

"Then you can't see death without help, besides, I just looked at it, it's a baby boy. The middle-aged woman said as she teased the baby boy.

"You. The middle-aged man let out a long sigh, walked next to the woman, looked at the baby boy, showed a gentle smile, and then said, "It's quite cute, but I don't know how to be thrown here, hey, you said you won't be hungry." ”

"I just looked at it, and I guess that my parents are fleeing like us, maybe not far ahead. What's your name?"

The middle-aged man smacked his lips and said, "How about calling Peter?"

"Peter, what a name. Hey, this is your sister, a woman called..."The woman was interrupted by the man before she could finish speaking.

"I'll talk about that later, but let's keep running. ”

When the figure of the husband and wife gradually disappeared, the distant city of Brussels was already in flames, and a large number of barbarian soldiers were wreaking havoc in the city.

"Grandpa, look at what I just got. Little Peter rushed into the study and shouted to an old man with gray temples and piercing eyes.

"Yo, what are you doing again, my little naughty, come and show grandpa. The old man put down the "Theological Discourse" in his hand and smiled kindly.

"There were a lot of people gathered in the municipal square just now, and there was a big platform on the square, and there were many, many strange people doing strange things, but I don't really understand why the fat uncle next to me had tears of laughter coming out?"

"Oh, it's a show by a famous circus in the mainland, isn't there a lot of animals in it?"

"Uh-huh, yes, yes, there's an animal that has five of me as fat. Little Peter stretched out his arms and made a fat gesture. "There's another animal with a king on its head, and its eyes are so big, well, bigger than the sun. Little Peter said with a dance.

"The one who is fatter than you is called an orangutan, and the one who has the word king and whose eyes are bigger than the sun is a tiger. The old man touched little Peter's head.

"Yes, yes, the fat uncle next door said the same thing. Little Peter nodded vigorously, as if I already knew.

"Hey, by the way, grandpa, guess what I got?" Little Peter seemed to remember the original topic, and hurriedly leaned closer to the old man, and he couldn't see a pair of eyes smiling.

"Hmm, a coin?" said the old man with a smile as he teased the little boy.

"No, no, I'm not a thief, my grandfather said that I never steal money, I don't want it if it's not my own. Little Peter said angrily, and his face turned red.

"Well, that grandpa can't guess. The old man said with a smile as he touched the little boy's head.

"Look, a badge I just got from a priest. Little Peter happily grasped the badge in his palm and handed it to the old man.

"Well, I'll see. The old man raised the badge above his head and looked at the sun and said, "Yes, but a man is not a priest, he is a monk, and this badge is also the badge of his monastery, which is a good place to receive systematic training and pass on knowledge." It's just a little further away from us, in Ireland of the Holy Empire. The old man stared at the badge for a moment. "What is a monk, what is a monastery, is the Holy Empire bigger than our current city?"

"Well, the Holy Empire is relatively far away, and you will know it later, a monk is a person who never marries and believes in the Lord. The monastery is a place for such a person. The old man was succinct and confused.

"Well, I know the Lord, Grandpa, you still show me, once a week, the one on the cross in the church. Little Peter said after thinking about it in his head.

"Then what do you know about the Lord?" the old man did not get angry at Little Peter's words, but asked with a smile. "Well, the Lord is everywhere, the Lord is merciful, loving, humble, uh-huh, yes, yes, reasonable. Little Peter lowered his head and quietly glanced at the old man, and muttered, "I want to be like the Lord." ”

"You want to be like the Lord?" the old man laughed. "Isn't it possible, then I'll work harder, can't I work harder? Little Peter cried aggrievedly. "Okay, then you have to serve the Lord first. The old man petted little Peter's head dotingly.

"What does it mean to serve?"

"You'll know when you grow up. ”

"When will you grow up?"

"You know that and you grow up. ”

One day, little Peter ran out to play, and found many, many people lined up at the city gate, with red carpets on the floor, and a sea of people on both sides. Little Peter was too young to squeeze in and was in a hurry, so he had to drill when he saw the cracks, and finally squeezed to the front and didn't have time to sigh at the unique scenery, when he saw a woman in white gauze and a man in full armor coming over, and the cheers of people on both sides shook the sky. Little Peter had to cover his ears with his hands, stomp his feet and shout: "It's too noisy, it's too noisy." It's a pity that his voice is so small that he can't hear it, and there is only a rumbling "My Lord bless!" and "Long live the Empire!"

When he went back and asked the old man, he said, "Oh, this is the wedding of the imperial prince and another imperial princess." ”

"Do you want my lord's blessing to get married?" said little Peter.

"Of course, of course. The Lord is everywhere, the Lord blesses us, and we serve the Lord. ”

"Wow, you have to agree to even get married. The Lord is so powerful. Little Peter was very envious.

One day, little Peter suddenly wanted to ask the old man, "Hey, grandpa, who do you say is the best?"

The old man couldn't help but put down the book in his hand, looked at Peter and asked, "What are you talking about?"

That is, others are very respectful and afraid when they see him. The little boy thought for a long time before he was not sure.

"That's too much, the nobles are all powerful. The old man was dismissive.

"That's better than the nobility. The little boy was in hot pursuit.

"The King. ”

"Stronger than the king. ”

"Emperor. The old man said casually.

"That's more powerful than the Emperor. The boy asked.

"It's more powerful than the emperor, but now it's gone. The old man couldn't help but come back to his senses and sighed: "There are people in history who are more powerful than the emperor and called the pope." ”

"Then I'm going to be pope. ”