Seeing that his henchmen were so anxious, Basil II naturally knew that something was wrong, and immediately snatched the copy of the national letter with two shoe prints from his hand, and then looked at the fourth.

Fourth, because of the question of the historical origins between the Rus' and the Eastern Roman Empire. The Norman Emperor expressed his willingness to accept the canonization of Roman Emperor, and the Rus' Tsar was on the same level as Caesar of the Eastern Roman Empire. At the same time, he was willing to show a certain degree of submission to the Eastern Roman Empire.

"In other words, the Norman is willing to accept the canonization of the Empire, and is willing to bow down to the Empire?!" Basil II was momentarily incredulous. The vast territory of the Norman Empire, such as the army of Xu, was such a heroic as Egir Skadergrímsson. If it were him, he would not have bowed to other countries if he was killed. Even though this country is the strongest country in the traditional sense of the word, the Roman Empire in its endless glory.

Although Basil also understood that this so-called submission was nothing more than a verbal exchange of a sword in order to satisfy the vanity of the other party, that is, the Roman Empire.

But that's what the Romans did.

Basil II also understood what would become of Constantinople if the news was announced. All the liquor is out of stock. All the Romans celebrated this by getting drunk and revelry.

"Look, that invincible barbarian has finally bowed down to Rome. Long live Rome!"

There will be countless Romans who say this and pour wine into their deaths – they don't care what the empire has took. They only valued the fact that the Norman Empire was subservient.

Basil II also knew that if he rejected this opinion and the news was published, Constantinople would also change. The Romans, who had always had a tradition of rebellion against the government, were sure to storm and oust him, the old and confused emperor, from the throne. And even killed him. After that, there will be another emperor - there must be many people who want to sit on such a crater. Even they believe that this treaty is actually wrong. But so what? Even if half of the Eastern Roman Empire were taken out and sold—what about things that were not their own, and what was not their own, in exchange for the right to rule an empire, who wouldn't do such a deal?

The fifth clause was a condition that Basil II found somewhat incredible: the Norman Empire was willing to negotiate with the Eastern Roman Empire on the reorganization of the Eastern and Western churches. Both sides believe in one God, and the two sides are brothers in Christ by blood, and the Normans and Romans should not be separated for the slightest dispute. As for religious issues, the two denominations may be slightly different, but this can be discussed slowly.

Compared with the fourth, Basil II felt that this article was more beneficial—and substantial—for the Roman Empire: the Norman Empire thus left the Holy See abandoning the question and consulted the Eastern Roman Empire on its own. It's simply going to be: I'm going to apostate, I'm going to convert. Such words were shouted out loud. The Holy See could never have allowed the Norman Empire to do so.

If this document is circulated, then it is conceivable. The military action of the Holy See, and indeed the entire Catholic world, against the Norman Empire will inevitably be put on the agenda as soon as possible, and those barbaric Franks will surely rush up to bite the behemoth of the Norman Empire. to get enough meat. And the Norman Empire itself will also have a series of problems due to the confusion of faith. What did Egir do when he was accused of heresy and excommunicated by the Holy See?

In any case, the Norman Empire punched itself in this way, and such an act was beneficial and harmless to the Eastern Roman Empire......

Of course, Basil II naturally did not know how much effort Egil had put into this aspect of religion. Nearly six years into this world, since the construction of the first church in Biard, Egil has been imagining leaving the Catholic Church behind and taking the faith of the people into his own hands.

After acquiring such a large part of Eastern Europe, either in the primitive shamanic religion or in the Orthodox faith, Egil became more and more interested in breaking with Catholicism—especially when he heard that the Holy See had bad intentions and tried to meddle in the internal affairs of Eastern Europe, and even infiltrate the affairs of the entire Norman Empire. ...,

Of course, it is not clear whether the meaning of the Norman Empire, Emperor Egil, is what Basil imagined.

At the same time, thousands of miles away, the Norman Empire, after finally coaxing Maria to sleep, Egil took a bath, changed his clothes, and then summoned Archbishop Peter, who had recently heard about it and seemed a little restless.

"Of course not. Am I a fool? Egil snorted, and then comforted the archbishop: "At least for the time being, the authority of the Catholic Church is unchallengeable. At present, I only want to make some improvements within the framework of Catholicism, obtain a new denomination position recognized by the Holy See, and control the faith of the entire empire. ”

Hearing the words of his own lord, Archbishop Peter seemed skeptical, and then asked: "What is the communication with the Eastern Roman Empire and the Orthodox Church, ......then?"

"It's just a thief's own respect. Egir couldn't help but smile bitterly twice when he said this, and pretended to be very pitiful. Archbishop Peter felt a little speechless.

"But your Majesty, if you do this, you will be in complete opposition to the Holy See. In the end, Peter persuaded him.

"Do you mean that after I have done this, no, no, no, my friend, know that in fact all kings, no matter how pious they may be, are already Luo from the moment he ascends the throne and becomes king

The enemy of the Holy See. Egir said to the archbishop: "Do you still think that the clergy and the imperial power in this world can stand side by side? No, it is impossible. Or maybe it's the rotten vampires lying on top of us, no

Stop sucking blood, or we will rise up and overthrow it. There will be no other consequences. ”

"But Your Majesty, then, that's the Holy See after all. The Holy See, which represents Jesus Christ—"

"—From the time of the forgery of the so-called Pepin consecration, the Holy See could not represent Jesus Christ!" Egir interrupted Peter, and said bitterly, "Bishop, why do you still have that to that

What about the unrealistic illusions of the rotten Holy See? You see, what the Holy See has done to you since the empire became stronger, they have threatened you in reality and lured you to oppose me.

Of course, I know that you are an honest and steady person, so you did not listen to their lies. Then, they sent out killers, intending to assassinate you again and again, so that when you died, you could send back the same corrupt and depraved priests as they did, and thus the bishop of the empire.

Even, after the imperial intelligence agencies sabotaged such assassinations several times, they still did not give up. Slander your reputation everywhere, bishop, in the hope that it will ruin your reputation completely. Forcibly remove you again...... You see, don't you feel uncomfortable in your heart about the dirty things they have done? Don't you feel wronged? Don't you feel ...... Do you want revenge?"

“...... That's true. Archbishop Peter sighed, his tone softened, as if a terminally ill patient were asking a doctor: "But, is it really incorrigible?"

Egil shook his head firmly, and then he heard Archbishop Peter sigh deeply, stood up, and said: "In any case, I was originally just the head of a small sect in the mountains, and Your Majesty promoted me to be the archbishop of the empire, so trusted, so relied on. I will risk my life and help Your Majesty take care of this one-third of an acre. Then he turned around and was about to leave.

"My friend—" Egir thought for a moment, and felt the need to cheer up the fellow again, so he stood up, took Peter by the shoulder, and said, "I know very well that you have worked hard, Bishop. I can share the weal and sorrow with you, and naturally I can share the prosperity with you. If that day comes, please don't shirk it, bishop. ”

"Don't shirk it......," Peter understood after a moment of thought what Egil was talking about in riches, and what was the matter with excuses.

"The Pope?" said Peter, opening his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything, but he looked visibly tempted......

At this time, after reading the next two articles, Basil II was shocked by Egil's generosity. I didn't speak for a long time. The two of them stared at each other, and they wanted to call the Norman messenger back, but they couldn't pull off that face.

Basil II went on to see that at the end, Egil wrote: The whole of Europe, and indeed the whole world, was so large, that the Normans were not limited to the Greek peninsula, the Balkans, and Asia Minor. And the glory that Eastern Rome wants to restore is also in the Mediterranean Rim, and the two sides are actually not much conflict, on the contrary, there are still many points of cooperation.

Egil explained to Basil: "Look at the south of your land, across the sea, there is a great deal of pagans, and the eastern part of your land is also a great deal of pagans, and the west of your land, across the Adriatic Sea, is the heavens

The hub of the episcopal world, the Holy See. These people will never compromise with you. However, unlike the Norman Empire, Egil had no coveted Roman land, and Emperor Basil could rest assured.

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