Chapter 207: The Shadow of War
People are harmless to the tiger's heart, and the tiger hurts people's intentions, sometimes it doesn't mean that you want everyone to be harmonious, you can really be harmonious.
It's not the unsolved puzzles that are most complicated in the world, but the ones that can be solved one day. The most complicated thing is the human heart, without any formula or basis, you can accurately calculate a person's inner fluctuations.
After returning to the imperial capital, Rossi did not make any drastic moves, not even a little louder, and spent all day either staying in the church, or being dragged by some nobles to dinner and entertaining, or showing his face in front of Fabio.
He was already peaceful, but someone didn't want to just let him go.
That man was Herman.
There is a saying that is very true, people who have ghosts in their hearts think that everyone thinks that they are people who hide things in their hearts. Herman had something on his mind, and he felt that Rosie must be planning something to harm him. With his own life, he felt that if he and Rosie switched identities and positions, he would also be eager to do it to himself. As long as this last problem is solved, the whole church will be in Rossi's hands.
Some people think that isn't it the Holy Light Church, isn't that it? It took so many years of being suppressed by the empire to get better, and it's not very good. But Herman, who was now in charge of the affairs of the church, knew that the emaciated camel of the church was much bigger than Mark. In addition to the lack of money, what did the church lack? Branches and churches throughout the territory of the Tullman Empire were now everywhere. Hundreds of bishops are waiting for each other, and they can pull out a strong team anytime and anywhere. Not to mention the believers large and small after the lifting of the ban, it is also one of the manifestations of the strength of the church.
He didn't believe that Rosie could not be moved when faced with such a huge cake!
Since I don't know what the hell Rosie is doing, it's better to start first and do it once and for all.
As soon as this thought was born, it grew wildly, tearing at his reason. Yes, as long as Rossi is dead, who else can resist him? Attila can't, neither can Thor, and no one in the church can stand in the way of his will except these people.
So what should be done?
Herman touched his chin and glanced at Noah, who was listlessly looking at the reports sent by churches around the country, and suddenly had an idea in his head.
Noah is the Son, in a way, a symbol of the spirit of the Church, and his existence is the greatest encouragement to the middle and lower levels of the Church, and a guarantee of a bright and smooth future for the future. What if Rosie kills Noah? Does he have an excuse to take the opportunity to depose Rosie? Even if he doesn't die, he has to shed his skin, and his prestige and support in the church will be emptied in an instant, and even if he can turn over, he will not have the slightest threat to himself.
Thinking of this, Herman breathed a sigh of relief. It doesn't matter if a Son dies, isn't there a Saint Maiden? A Holy Maiden is much more useful than a Holy Son.
I don't know when it began, but there was a small rumor circulating among the governing class in the church that after some time Herman stepped down, Rossi would take over the scepter of the Pope and become the new Pope. When the time comes, he will continue to push for the reform of the church, and increase the intensity of reform, and those old-fashioned diehards will most likely be swept into the dustbin of history.
This rumor has a nose and eyes, and it is very marketable. While some people are rejoicing, others are frowning.
Among them, Noah jumped up and down the most actively.
As a disciple of Herman, the Son of the Church, with an endless bright future, he is definitely the best choice for the Pope. Historically, most of the Pope's position in the Church has been passed to the Son, not to anyone else. Noah has two great advantages by nature, and he has long regarded the Pope as his own. As long as Herman leaves office, he will inevitably become the youngest pope in the history of the Church, and write his own brilliant achievements in the pages of history.
But this rumor gave him a blow to the head.
If Rossi becomes pope, he will have at least eighty years left in office, given his age.
That's 80 years, not 18 years, it's 80 years!!
How many 80 years can a man have in his life? By the time Rossi leaves office, he will be 100 years old, or even more than 100 years old. At that time, does it still make sense for him to be the pope?
He was not convinced, especially since Herman did seem to have the idea of doing so in the communication, and Noah was even more uncomfortable.
He decided to give Rossi a little color to show him that there were some things that he could not touch, such as the power of the church.
Some things are innate, and they don't need to be taught, such as struggle, dumping.
Some people are willing to praise Noah's stinky feet, thinking that he is the Holy Son, and he will inevitably be the Pope in the future, and the icing on the cake is not as good as sending charcoal in the snow, and this is the best time for speculation. Noah has a lot of people around him, and these people will give advice to Noah, and this time, they also have a plan.
Unbeknownst to Rossi, a bunch of fools were plotting against him, and he was sitting in the palace in a meeting with Fabio and the upper echelons of the Empire.
De Laere was finally recruited, and Clarence got the name and address, and had already gone to the Federation first. There is no need for him to go to this kind of trivial matter in person, naturally someone is willing to do it for him. At this time, the empire has fully recognized Fabio's rule, although there are still some objections to this, but in the face of the general trend, any opinion is not an opinion, and can only pinch its nose and admit it.
Now that the power of the empire has been united, the next step is to reconcile class contradictions and export wars to the outside world.
Since the end of the French era, the struggle between the aristocratic groups has become increasingly intensified, and the struggle between the aristocratic classes has often caused unavoidable harm to the interests of the common class. For example, in the case of local protection policies, the aristocracy often gave various favors to the commoners in order to co-opt the commoners to live in their fiefdoms and create profits for themselves, and tax relief was the most common.
There were also commoners who had accumulated a great deal of wealth, and who had no less wealth than the aristocratic class, had a political appeal to identity and status. However, the imperial feudal ruling system did not give them a chance to participate in politics and raise their social status too high like the Federation, so they naturally stood opposite the aristocratic class when they continued to accumulate wealth and power.
In this reshuffle of the ruling class of the empire, many of the unspoken rules of convention were completely destroyed by the new aristocrats, and many wealthy merchants were ruined because of this. Many people have lost their income and livelihoods, and they desperately need a way to stand up for themselves. But the system of feudal society limited the path and opportunities they advocated, so they wanted to start a war more than the aristocratic class, both internally and externally.
Internally, they want to rebel, and externally, they invade others, and this is the best way to resolve contradictions.
In such an environment, war seems to have inevitably entered into the daily discussion.
The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the matter of war against the Federation.
The reason why I chose the federation is because the soft persimmon of the federation is easy to pinch. The warlords of the Republic have always been in a tense state of war, and they can face the war anytime and anywhere, while the empire has not launched such a large-scale war for more than two hundred years, and these novices will easily lose the battle once they encounter the team of the warlords of the Republic who fight every day.
On the contrary, the Union has been stable for so long that it has almost forgotten about the war. If it weren't for the occasional small friction along the border, it is estimated that everyone in the entire federation would be very optimistic about the word war.
Surprise and unpreparedness, this is the tone of this war.
In addition, behind the march and battle, there is also a huge cake, these benefits, Fabio can't eat, and the other big nobles can't eat together, this is a carnival feast for the whole people!