Chapter 189: Baptism
Laszlo's eyes flashed with a fine light, and he couldn't take his eyes off Dionas, and his heart was rippling,
If this Dionas thinks that this problem can be solved so easily, then Laszlo will be very disappointed in him, because if he simply turns to the Holy Grail and relies on the Holy Grail characters to stabilize the situation, it will be harmful to all the subsequent hostile actions of the Holy See, but fortunately, Dionas's next words will put him at ease,
"No, such measures will not work at all, they will only make our enemies more arrogant, and Dietose is a good proof of this, we must have the spirit of Jan Hus to be able to force the Holy See to submit."
As he spoke, Dionas seemed to think of something, and suddenly asked,
"What is the affection of the locals towards Jan Hus? Do they have sympathy for Hus? β
Laszlo nodded, then shook his head again,
"It's complicated, Your Excellency, it's complicated, Bohemia and the Holy Roman Empire as a whole is itself a complex collection of relationships, and people always express their very good and bad about this thing or that, and when it comes to Jan Hus, it is a typical polarization."
"Please be specific, Your Majesty Caesar."
Dionas was immediately drawn to Laszlo's words, and instinctively felt that this division might be the key to solving the problem.
"Jan Hus studied at Charles University in Prague, graduated from the Faculty of Theology of the University of Prague, and his own theological attainments and attainments were very high, and it stands to reason that a man like him, even if he was not accepted by the Holy See, would certainly have a place in the local church in Bohemia, and he could easily be respected by the people, but unfortunately he did not choose this path,"
He once gave a speech to the citizens in Prague's city square, in which he criticized the high clergy and the urban aristocracy, which he believed had lost the meaning of their existence because they were separated from the people, because the high priests of Bohemia at that time did not preach or preside, and it was rare for the common people to even see these people, and as for the urban aristocracy, he regarded them as the worms of the state, and they were neither engaged in the business of merchants transporting goods, nor in handicrafts or agriculture, compared to the rural aristocracy, The urban aristocracy only relied on their fame for prestige and personal gain, which had no merit at all. β
Dionas couldn't help but laugh and looked at Laszlo, who was also smiling,
"It's strange that Jan Hus has damaged people's reputation so much, and these people don't hate Jan Hus, I know the attitude of these people, but I'm curious about how Jan Hus did such a great thing after offending so many people? Could it be that he really has God's help? β
"Not at all, Jan Hus himself knew that he had offended this group of people, so he went to the countryside to preach, and gained a large number of believers in the villages, and the peasants were very interested in Jan Hus's theory, and at that time it was the time when the two popes were standing side by side, Pope John XXIII of Avignon sold indulgences in Bohemia, and the upper nobles oppressed the people at the bottom in order to raise money to buy them, and the people were miserable, so Jan Hus's theory was supported by a large part of the peasants, People began to rise up against the Holy See and the aristocratic power that represented it, and this is how the Taborites came from. β
In these days, Laszlo was not messing around, he knew a lot about the situation in the Kingdom of Bohemia, and as his experience increased, he felt more and more that anything happened for no reason, and that the right conditions and the right timing were the keys to success.
"And what about the Grails? If these high-ranking clergy and nobles disliked Jan Hus so much, why did they support his ideas in the end? And formed a Holy Grail faction to compete with the Holy See? β
Dionas quickly asked questions, in the eyes of ordinary people, this incident was indeed unbelievable.
"They are not supporting Jan Hus, my dear Patriarch, they are just against the Holy See, they don't know anything about Jan Hus's whole set of theories, they just find out what is good for them and remove what is harmful to themselves, and then put the name of Jan Hus, and they find that in this way they can get the support of a large number of people at the bottom, so they are happy to do it."
Laszlo saw these people's claims very clearly, this is not a difficult thing, or rather, they never thought of hiding it, because in the eyes of a person with a heart like Laszlo, this is just something that is easy to find.
Although nominally the Holy Grail is only a collection of small and medium-sized feudal landlords and citizens of medium-sized cities who oppose large landlords and high-ranking clergy, it is difficult to say that such a collective will not be controlled or influenced by the big landowners and high-ranking clergy. Leaving behind the Hussite banner that they had been holding in their hands, the Taborites held on to their ideals, but in the end they were defeated by the former members of the alliance who knew them very well.
"I see, since Jan Hus is so exalted in the eyes of the people of Bohemia, we can also follow the example of the Grail to gain the support of the people, but we can't be like the Grail Pie, we have to be different from them."
Dionas muttered, Laszlo took a sip of wine, his eyes darkened, and suddenly shining.
"Are you going to let this group of people from the bottom into the government? With all due respect, the level of education of the Bohemian people is much lower than that of Constantinople, where the people do not know a few large characters, or even have a systematic language, and the Bohemica script spoken by the nobles is only circulated among the nobles, and although its influence among the people is slowly expanding, it has not yet reached the point where it is known to the whole people."
"If we let the people at the bottom into the government system, I'm afraid we will face a group of officials who can't even understand orders, so what can we do to make the government run efficiently? I don't think there's such a way. β
Laszlo's words made Dionas chuckle and stand up directly, Laszlo's gaze followed Dionas's movements, looking straight at Dionas, waiting for the next words,
"I am also from a commoner, Your Majesty Caesar, only education can make a nation progress, except for God, no one is born wise, if Plato is not willing to learn, and the youth is playful, he will not become a master of Greece, and St. Augustine will not become a saint, in this regard, you should learn from His Majesty Constantine, finding that problems are not the key to solving problems, but action."
Laszlo also stood up with a smile, he was satisfied with today's conversation, and he now believed that Dionas would be his good helper, and not only in the matter of confronting the Holy See.
"Thanks to your teachings, Your Patriarch, your wisdom and morals are worthy of the saints."
Dionas is right, if the officials have no way to know the orders of the monarch, then teach them what the orders of the monarch are, if it is only the period of Ai Ai who says this will not work, that will not work, the problem of Bohemia will never be solved, as long as it is started, any difficulties on the way, any mistakes can be adjusted in time, in general, before the defeat of the Holy See, all disputes must be put in the back row.
LaszlΓ³ and Dionas shook hands with a smile, the two sides were equal at this moment, they reached a consensus, this consensus was obviously very important, because the two of them decided the fate of Bohemia and the fate of the Bohemian nation, and even for the Roman Empire, it was epoch-making,
For the Roman Empire, this meant that the Roman Empire began to assimilate the barbarian forces around it, and the question of the ability to assimilate that people criticized was nothing more than whether they were willing to do it and whether they were willing to adjust, as long as they were willing to do it, how could the Roman Empire, as the most advanced civilization in the world, not be able to assimilate the barbarian forces?
As for whether the bohemians are barbarians or not, well... It depends on who you compare it with, and it should still be almost meaningless when compared to the Romans.
Speaking of which, the concept of 'barbarian' in Europe, translated as 'barbarian', may not be so appropriate, in China, barbarian means a lower level of civilization, more barbaric and rude than the Central Plains, but in Europe, the meaning of 'barbarian' refers mainly to foreign races outside the territory of the Roman Empire, mainly alien races, in this range, Persians, Arabs are considered 'barbarians', even if their level of civilization is not much worse than the Roman Empire.
"Your Majesty, perhaps we should now discuss tomorrow's ceremony?"
Seeing that Laszlo and Dionas had finished speaking, Prague Archbishop Tifosse hurriedly apologized to the people around him, and then came to Laszlo.
"Of course, does the archbishop have any good ideas?"
Seeing that Dionas was left out in the cold, Laszlo first glanced at Dionas apologetically before responding to Archbishop Jifosse's words.
"Yes, tomorrow when we have a confessional ceremony, we need to..."
Archbishop Dietose had not finished his sentence, but he did not see Laszlo's gaze become extremely dangerous and impatient, and Dionas was also shocked.
What is this? Riding face output?
The seven sacraments of Christianity, the Eucharist, the Holy Baptism, the Holy Anointing, the Ordination, the Confession, the Wedding, and the Anointing Ceremony, among which the confession ceremony is used for the repentance of the sinful person, although Christianity believes that people are born guilty, but the confession ceremony is used in the Western Ecumenical Church when the offender repents, and in the Eastern Orthodox Church, it is a ceremony held when the apostate is converted, and in general, the confession ceremony represents a good thing at this time.
Isn't the confession of Laszlo at this time a defense of the Holy See? That is, Laszlo is really guilty?
Some people died, but not completely......