029. Confession (Revised)
At this time, the Holy See allowed excommunication or violators to perform various forms of penance to atone for their sins.
There are various forms such as kneeling in churches, inviting people to beat themselves with rods, or going to holy places to worship, donating large sums of money, etc., as long as they can make the priest feel your repentance.
The emperor's concubine joined him in the confession, and the noble women openly removed their crowns and took off their socks, which was a great shame to appear in front of people.
The woman of the emperor, who had a poor face but loved deeply, endured the cold wind, followed the emperor with her frozen feet, and climbed to the top of the mountain together.
This would make the empress invincible, and with this experience, it would be difficult for the emperor to use an excuse to make things difficult for his fat wife, who was suffering together.
She also thinks that she is ashamed of the emperor if she does not have a bloody relationship, but the emperor can raise countless lovers, and she can also adopt these illegitimate children and legalize them, and she can inherit the empire as well.
But if she divorces, she will have to leave the "Palace of Versailles", which is known as the palace of all palaces, she does not attach much importance to the posterior, but it is difficult to see Heyderian, she can't accept it.
When a man doesn't love or even hate a woman, that woman is doing the wrong thing.
Heydrian's iron face let the queen go with her, and she couldn't wait to kick this fat woman who was making a play down the mountain, and even annoyed that she was too kind to take care of the "affection" of the husband and wife, and didn't let people poison this evil woman in the palace......
At the top of the mountain, the cold wind howled, and the emperor and his wife humbly begged the Pope to open the door, shivering with cold, and the guards and servants also went with their masters to take off their hats and boots.
The emperor still had a little face, his mouth slightly open but did not make a sound, while his wife and servants wept bitterly on his behalf and asked the Pope for forgiveness.
Through the window, Luyo II saw all this.
He was expressionless, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
He is over 50 years old, and his maintenance is okay.
He was born in a cloth merchant family in southern Italy, and his father let him learn to count with a pen while other children were still playing in the sand, but in his bones, he was full of uncompromising martial temperament since he was a child.
When he was in charge of the city of Rome, he issued more orders to break doors than the previous three popes combined.
At the age of twenty-five, he volunteered to preach the charisms of God in the dangerous places of the East, and once went deep into the desert, crossing in one hand and holding a sword in the other, to drive out horse bandits.
After his heroic performance spread, he won the favor of the upper echelons and climbed to the top step by step.
Those who slander and claim that they have caused the proliferation of the "Atonement" do not understand at all that if it were not for this, how could the greedy nobles be made to pay the merchants, and how could they have the funds to recover the Holy City!
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"Your Majesty?"
God's appointed king on earth is the Pope, so the clergy are also called Your Majesty to the Pope.
A bishop looked at the Pope, but Lujo II made a gesture to shut up, and the scene was quiet again.
Luyo II pondered that he had two choices, pardon or hunt him down to the end.
If the emperor is pardoned, then the matter will be over, but in this way the desire to strengthen the divine power will be hindered, but the emperor's plea for mercy is also reasonable, and the priest must deal with the world with a heart of mercy, if he does not obey, it is easy to fall into the mouth.
Moreover, the emperor still has a large number of troops at his disposal, and if he really tears his face, he will only give those restless heretics in the east a chance to invade......
The nobles of the castle waited for the meeting, and also stepped forward to speak, reminding the Pope to accept it when he saw it.
After all, the status of the Frankish emperor is too noble, and this is the first emperor "in history" to repent himself so harshly.
Only a few kings in history have done this, but they have not done so.
Archduke Hetty, who acted as mediator, continued to mediate, not only for gifts, but also for the sake of his reputation if the reconciliation failed.
Archduke Inherty is a staunch ally of the Holy See, and the Pope has been told several times that he wants to let go, but he still holds back.
Also present was the Empress's uncle, the Marquis de Lyon of the Franks, who also had a good relationship with the two cardinals, and he also felt sorry for his niece's constant pleas.
After about two hours, when the man in the snow turned pale and held him for warmth, Luyo II sent the emperor back to the foot of the mountain to wait for the notice.
This kind of weather could not be spent outdoors for a long time, so the reality was that the emperor waited for three days and three nights in the houses at the foot of the mountain, instead of kneeling in the snow.
In the early morning of the fourth day, the sun was shining, and the ice and snow were melting.
Heyderian prostrate himself before the Pope, spread his arms and made his whole body in the shape of a cross, and declared that he was guilty and knelt down and begged for forgiveness.
He also presented a letter of repentance, which contained various articles to guarantee the supreme authority of the Pope over the empire.
The emperor with his face lying on the ground, with a crown on his head, holding a scepter and a white cloak, contrasted sharply.
Luyo II even asked the painter to paint this famous scene on the spot.
The artist's hands trembled, but he was able to complete this historic masterpiece.
There were also priests holding large cups of holy water and pouring them directly on the emperor's head.
Queen Anne was distressed and stepped forward to share it, but was ordered by the Pope to pull her away.
The Pope, the son of a cloth merchant, finally agreed to withdraw the order after inflicting great spiritual reproach on the emperor.
"All glory be to the Lord."
"All glory to the Lord ......"
The emperor repeated it again, leaving like a lost dog, but after this battle, his personality became more ruthless and decisive.
In the future, no matter what happened to Heyderian, he would lead the empire forward like steel, and he would never kneel on his legs and feet a second time, even if he died......
After returning to Rome.
When was the last time Luyo II the Victor felt so satisfied?
By the way, on the day of the repossession of the Holy Land, he sailed to Jerusalem, and he was choked by the cheers, and the dense black spots on the city wall were not black ants, but the people who came spontaneously, in order to see his holy face.
This time, he felt strong again.
At night, when he prayed alone in the chapel room, Luyo II spat out a mouthful of bright red.
A fifty-seven-year-old man may leave the world at any time.
"Lord, have mercy on me a little longer......"
When I returned to Rome at the age of thirty-two as a local bishop, you blessed me with the death of three cardinals due to the plague.
The following year, the Holy Father also returned to your arms (Luyo I).
He's a good philanthropist, I think from the bottom of my heart.
But he is too weak for the monarchs of all countries to hear your voice and believe in your will, and the decree cannot be carried out smoothly.
In the apostolic controversy, because the old cardinals were too old, I became a public promoter.
From the son of a cloth merchant to your herald.
In the summer of that year, the Abbasid civil strife in the East, all the nobles and clergy, corrupted and degenerate, cherished their lives and did not want to take back the Holy Land.
Yes, you have given me the eloquence and wisdom to speak impassionedly.
From Italy, I received lord after lord, I sent priests to foreign contacts, and I finally got it done!"
This is an era of heroes, from France's "God of War Bilon An", England's "Long-legged Edward", Bavaria's "Viper Theromew", and Swabia's "Yellow Hair Deman......
The heroes of all nations gathered under the tent of Luyo II and finally succeeded in reclaiming the Holy City and making him the Pope of real power.
But it was not enough, he had not yet brought the Holy Light to every inch of the East.
After Central Asia, there are still Tianzhu people who believe in "Brahman", and after Tianzhu, there are countless lands.
"Lord, your most faithful servant pleads, let my body sustain me for a few more years, and I will finish everything to make your grace music and the world."
Luyo II knelt in front of the icon with tears in his eyes.