"His Majesty Pius II, the great Holy Roman Emperor, King of the Romans and Germans, the plenipotentiary envoy of King Frederick III of Italy, Germany and Bohemia, who has seen His Most Holy Apostolic Majesty, Bishop of Rome, representative of the Lord on earth, successor of St. Peter, may God bless you and let the glory of the Lord shine throughout the world."

After waiting for the messenger to finish, Pius II sat the messenger down with satisfaction, and Cardinal Abraham and Cardinal Matthea, who were accompanying him, looked at each other, knowing that the next step was the main event.

"Why did Frederick III violate the religious agreement, did he want to rebel against the Lord? Is the light of the Lord not able to wash away his sins? What caused him to behave so irreverently toward the Lord? ”

Sure enough, as soon as he came up, Pius II attacked the problems that occurred in the Diocese of Parma, but fortunately, the envoy also had a draft and said unhurriedly,

"His Majesty Frederick III absolutely did not mean to offend His Holiness the Pontifical Majesty, absolutely not, Bishop of Parma committed the following offense, and there is really no statement in the religious agreement of Worms that the emperor cannot remove a bishop, and afterwards, His Majesty Frederick III did not interfere with the right to appoint a bishop, where is this offensive and betrayal?"

"Then what does Frederick III mean? Why is it suddenly necessary to remove a faithful servant of the Lord? Bishop Parma was industrious, honest, loyal, and learned, and theologically attained, and Frederick III could not even manage the affairs of his own territory, but came to meddle in the affairs of the Church. ”

Pius II's eyes glistened, and the messenger knew in his heart that this was the time to negotiate terms, and that Bishop Parma would have laughed mad if he knew that he was so tall in the mouth of the Pope.

But the envoy did not directly ask Pius II for his purpose, and this was not the purpose of his visit.

"Your Majesty, whether you like to believe it or not, the legal system of the Western Roman Empire is about to be terminated by the Greeks in the East, Laszlo's army has taken Prague, and His Majesty Frederick III has been slow to move in Regensburg because of this news, not only that, Laszlo also betrayed the Habsburgs, and made a false claim in Prague that the legal system of the Holy Roman Empire was not legal, and took out a pamphlet written by Lorenzo Vala, called "The Pseudo-Gift of Constantine", This pamphlet shattered rumors of the sacrifice of Constantine the Great, and the legal system of the Holy Roman Empire was already shaky. ”

As soon as these words came out, Pius II was shocked and stood up in fright, unable to control his expression at all.

The Holy Roman Empire inherited the legal system of the Western Roman Empire at the beginning, and the reason is that when Pepin donated the land, the Holy See took out the "Edict of Constantine", which said that the land of the Western Roman Empire was dedicated to the Holy See by Constantine the Great, so if this imperial decree is true, then the Holy See is indeed qualified to pass on the legal system of the Western Roman Empire to the Frankish Empire.

Later, when the Empress Dowager Elena usurped the throne, the Holy See believed that the legal system of the Eastern Roman Empire had been extinct at this time, so the legal system of the Eastern Roman Empire was also passed to the Holy Roman Empire, and the Holy Roman Emperor officially became the emperor of the whole Roman Empire.

Note that at this time, the Holy Roman Empire was not called SacrumRomanumImperium, but ImperiumRomanum, and there was a Sacrum in the middle, which is the meaning of sacred in Latin, which was added by the red-bearded Barbarossa the Great - Frederick I, in order to oppose the Holy See, Barbarossa the Great tried to become a real Roman emperor, but unfortunately this wish could not be realized, The struggle between the imperial and the clerical power lies in the conflict between the traditions and realities of the Roman Empire from Constantine the Great onwards, and for hundreds of years the imperial and clerical powers have sometimes competed, but the clergy has always been able to win,

Where are the roots? It stems from the unique status granted to the Holy See by the Edict of Constantine, and if it were not for the Edict of Constantine, the Holy Roman Empire would not have inherited the legal system of the Western Roman Empire, let alone anything else.

Then one might say, why did the Holy See still have such a strong desire for the Emperor of Constantinople to convert him? And such a strong desire for Constantinople to submit to Rome? Obviously he did not recognize the legal system of the Eastern Roman Empire in Constantinople in writing, why did he still call him Roman Emperor? Why are you still reluctant to recognize the leadership of the Holy Roman Empire, even though you have given the legal system to the Holy Roman Empire?

Thanks to several illustrious emperors, led by Basil I and Basil II, the power of the Eastern Roman Empire hovered over the Sicilian Peninsula and the Illyrian region near the Apennine Peninsula, and the Holy See was intimidated by a powerful threat from Constantinople, so it still respected reality.

If the legions of the Roman Empire drove into Rome, passed through the triumphal arch of Caesar's triumphal reel, and stood under Trajan's Pillar to look up at the Roman Emperor, the cardinals of the Holy See might have prostrate at the emperor's feet and kiss the emperor's feet as Constantine the Great did.

It is no wonder that Pius II was so surprised, this is simply digging a grave for the Holy See, for the Holy Roman Empire, once the legal reason is insufficient, then the Holy Roman Empire is a usurper, everyone will be punished, and its vassals can be unbound by the oath of allegiance and throw themselves into the army of the real emperor, which is an apocalyptic disaster for Frederick III and the Holy See.

"What? Laszlo so bold? How dare he do that? Didn't he know that he would go to hell after death for such actions? ”

Cardinal Abraham was taken aback, and Cardinal Mattea was also solemn, obviously, this incident was enough to make the entire Holy See sleep well.

"Laszlo hasn't moved for so many days, is he busy with this?"

Pius II asked, and the messenger nodded in response, and Pius II's face twitched slightly.

"Yes, we didn't know it at the time, but we only learned about it when two of our nobles in the city were released, and for this reason, His Majesty Frederick III sent me here urgently, hoping to discuss with His Holiness the follow-up of this matter."

The messenger explained to them a little about the persuasion at that time, and then urged,

"Your Majesty, Laszlo's move is not for the throne of Bohemia at all, he is for the throne of the Western Roman Empire, he is a minion of Constantine XI, Constantine XI's dream of restoring the Roman Empire is already well known, and His Majesty Frederick III is not even able to integrate the resources of the Habsburgs at this stage, it is only His Majesty Frederick who will think of coming to Italy to collect taxes, this is a matter of no choice, if there is any offensive to the Holy See at this time, I hope His Majesty can understand."

"Understandable, understandable."

First, Pius II's mind was spinning wildly.

Frederick III really couldn't integrate internal resources, not to mention anything else, the Habsburg family's Grand Duchy of Austria was divided into three parts, one was Laszlo's Duchy of Inner Austria, including Vienna, and the other was the Duchy of Outer Austria, which was also divided into the Tyrolean branch and the Styrian branch, and Frederick III was the Duke of Styria,

Needless to say, even the Habsburgs could not be united, and the other nobles had to have some external push if they wanted to be loyal to Frederick III.

"This is a very tricky matter, Cardinal Abraham, gather all the cardinals of Rome, and you, as the head of the cardinals, gather them in the name of the Holy Sacrifice of Easter, so as not to attract the attention of others, Your Excellency, you stay here for the first time, and when the cardinals arrive, we may have some details to ask you."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

In fact, this matter has almost no impact on the local lords, but it is like an earthquake for the high-level, no matter what this empire is called, no matter who is in charge of this empire, whether this empire is legal or not, they are needed local nobles, can a new emperor dare to deprive them of all their fiefs? No one dared to do this, not even the Valleog the Great in the East, wasn't it just a succession,

Even if you want to do such a thing, you can't come clearly, but you have to be cautious, step by step, peel off the cocoon, society is made up of people, and not the emperor alone can become a society, as long as the emperor is in need, then there is their way to live, even if the emperor doesn't need it, as long as they can unite together, the emperor has to need their existence.

Under the series of Abraham, the cardinal, soon, all the cardinals came to a small room in the Lateran hall, and the corresponding seats showed the secrecy of the meeting, only the cardinals participated, but the cardinals thought that this was the meeting of the Easter Holy Sacrifice, although the scene was a little grand, but everyone tacitly pressed the doubts in their hearts, and before finding their place to sit down, the cardinals did not make any sound, everything was carried out in an orderly manner,

Time passed slowly, and gradually, only the occasional 'crackling' of candles appeared in the room, and on the seats surrounded by noble icons and mosaics, Pius II stepped on the soft carpet, looked at the cardinals in silk robes, and finally spoke,

"Cardinals, we're in big trouble."

Some people died, but not completely......