For a moment, Siegel's eyes were like lightning, staring at Thomas.

"I remember telling you a long time ago that you weren't allowed to call me that."

"Really? What are you afraid of? Those who oppose you in the Holy See are gone, what can it mean if you are just a title? ”

Still calm, Thomas pulled over a chair and sat down slowly.

"Besides, isn't this kind of thing very common in the city of Rome, in the decaying Holy See?

If you don't call you uncle, don't you continue to call you your crown, haven't you heard enough after so many years? ”

"Shut up!" Siegel's voice was much colder, and there was a faint anger in his eyes.

Thomas was not afraid, and looked at each other calmly.

"That's it." In the end, it was Siegel who turned his head and stopped looking at the other party.

"I know you blame me, blame me for not getting ahead in your father's affairs. However, as a bishop, your father killed his colleagues in front of so many people for the sake of a prostitute, how can you help him?

At that time, I had just changed into a red robe.

I myself have entered the Holy See, and I don't know that your father's sins could not save him except that I was wearing purple clothes at the time.

Why do you still have so much resentment? ”

"How dare I be resentful, uncle, no, Your Majesty."

At the mention of this, Thomas was clearly angry.

"If it weren't for the action of His Majesty, I would probably still be living in a dark street of Rome now.

No, maybe he died in a street fight, or starved to death in a corner.

How did they have the power and status they have today?

So, it's too late for me to thank you, how can I complain about you, you say yes, uncle! ”

"Enough!" Siegel's face flushed, and he abruptly rose from the wide chair covered with purple silk.

"If you're here to talk about the old things, then you can leave, do you really think that you really sit in the position of chief and can talk to me like this?"

"Maybe, why don't you try and get me kicked out of where I am?"

In the face of Siegel's anger, Thomas replied to such a sentence, but calmed down and stopped continuing the topic just now.

"I have received news that the vast majority of bishops in the Empire do not support our decision, and only a small number of bishops are willing to obey the orders of the Holy See.

I think that after they leave, we will completely lose control of the Imperial Church. ”

Siegel was silent for a moment, then sat down and nodded slightly.

"It is not surprising that, since that year, as long as the emperor can command the land, the church has always served only as a foil.

Anyway, we've never controlled the churches across the Empire.

What about the Frankish Kingdom? And what did the Carolingian kings think? ”

"One of the two old kings is drunk and dreams of death, and the other is about to die, and he has no energy to interfere.

On the side of the West Frankish Kingdom, it seems that the Green God Cult has infiltrated the border again, and at this time, they need the support of the Holy See.

As for the East Francian kingdom, the Bishop of Saxony, Jason, did a good job, a powerful principality rebelled, and presumably they didn't have the energy to deal with other things. ”

"The Green God? Did they cross the Pyrenees? The so-called holy war is going to be waged again? Siegel frowned, and if so, it wasn't good news.

"Probably not, according to the merchants, there was no movement from the Sultan's court, and it was probably just a border conflict.

For so many years, the two sides have been fighting pettily, and nothing is a big deal. ”

"Pay more attention, if the Green God Cult starts a holy war at this time, our situation will be too difficult.

The rebellion of the East Frankish kingdom was indeed just right, didn't it be said before that to let that Bishop Jason come and when he could get to Rome? ”

"He had written to say that the Duke of Franconia seemed to be serious and had the support of the Duke of Bavaria, so he could not get away for the time being, and when the time was right, he would come to Rome to meet him again."

"What about the rest, what about the Reich and the Emperor, the Bulgarians are held back again?"

"Hmm." Thomas shook his head disdainfully.

"From an empire, to a kingdom, and now a principality.

Oh, these Bulgarians are really interesting, maybe it won't be long before they become a military district of the emperor.

Perhaps, we are going to witness the birth of a Constantine the Great. ”

"Constantine the Great...

It depends on how long he can sit on the throne, and the court of Constantinople is more complicated than the Holy See. ”

"I think it's about the same level of squalor and complexity as the two Roman cities." Thomas shrugged.

Siegel glared at Thomas, didn't answer, and continued to ask.

"So, do you think that when they arrive in Constantinople, will the emperor declare war on the Holy See?"

"There is a possibility, but it is not very likely, although the Bulgarians have succumbed, but it is said that a new group of barbarians has come to the steppe, and they are very strong.

Moreover, those Arabs don't want to see another wise and martial emperor in the empire. ”

"So, there is only one thing left, that is, how to control the churches in various parts of the Frankish kingdom, do you have any ideas?"

"Uncle, didn't you expect this situation before, do you still need to ask me about this kind of thing?" Thomas looked at Siegel in surprise, a little puzzled.

Siegel was silent, the corners of his mouth twitching, not knowing how to answer.

After a while, he spoke again, his tone tinged with sorrow.

"Actually, I didn't expect their reaction to be so violent....."

"No, I could have predicted the current situation, and our most noble crown didn't expect it?"

Thomas was angry.

Siegel looked at the other party coldly and did not speak.

Thomas spread his hands and smiled.

"In that case, uncle, you should take good care of yourself and concentrate on preparing for the coronation of the King of Italy.

Don't worry about other things, uncle, I have my own way of coping with it. ”

After Thomas finished speaking, he just looked at each other like this, and even raised an eyebrow.

"Okay." Siegel smiled.

"In that case, then the Holy See will hand it over to you, and I will rest assured.

From now on, you can handle the affairs of the Holy See yourself, and you don't need to ask me again. ”

Thomas was stunned for a moment, his brow furrowed slightly, and he didn't seem to believe what Siegel said.

"Surprised? I was already going to leave everything to you, don't you know? Siegel shook his head, seemingly disappointed in Thomas.

"I thought you were ready from the moment you became chief.

Thomas, my boy, you're still too young.

Since you're not ready, let me know what you think. ”

Thomas pursed his lips, gave Siegel a complicated look, took a deep breath, and said softly.

"I'm going to change the Archbishopric's Conference, and I've sent bishops to the churches everywhere to make rounds, and .....

However, I think the most important thing now is to build a military force that is truly under the control of the Holy See and can protect the strength of the Church.

I'm going to build a knightly order called... Knights of the Light! ”