"Trespass, heresy!"
Prince Brant drew his sword and pointed it at William and said loudly, God's favor and God's favor are not words that ordinary people can say. If you are not the Son of Jesus, the Virgin Mary or other great saints, or the pope, emperor and king We, this word is undoubtedly a transgressive word.
The former is the son of God and the mother of the Son of God, and the latter is the ruler of the entire world church and secular world. Even Baron Andager did not dare to add the prefix of God's favor to his title.
When Charlemagne was crowned in Rome, because the Holy Roman Empire had not yet been established, Charlemagne's title was "His Majesty Augustus, the great emperor of the Roman Empire by God".
The Queen of England has a long list of titles, "By the grace of God, Elizabeth, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and her territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Protector of the Christian Faith", the most crucial of which is the prefix "By the grace of God".
The prefixes hung on the titles of monarchs, such as "Ordered by God, Inherited by God's great grace, and Favored by God," are actually another version of the emperors of the Eastern world who have tirelessly told their orthodoxy, "Ordered by God, you will live long and prosperous."
William said that he was favored by God. In the context of the Eastern Central Plains Dynasty, this means that I was ordered by God, I should be the emperor, and I want to rebel. In this medieval fairy tale world, it is transgression and heresy.
The Emperor of the East said that he was ordered by Heaven. God will not personally refute it, nor will it say that God will give you a certification that you should be the emperor.
The dragon fights in the wild, its blood is black and yellow. Whoever wins the battle among the princes will be ordered by heaven to become the emperor.
The royal power of the Western Middle Ages was entrusted to God. Although God, like God, will neither refute nor officially certify, God has a church in the world. Kingship is divinely authorized. The pope of the church can officially certify emperors, kings, grand dukes and other monarchs on behalf of God. Ordained by God and favored by God.
William, you are not a king, and you have not been personally crowned by an archbishop or king. The church has given you official certification on behalf of God. How can you claim that you are favored by God?
"I understand, you are not Satan, you are a heretic, you are an evil wizard!"
Father Bernard suddenly understood, pointed his finger at William, and accused William of evil.
"How did I become a wizard?" William looked confused.
The medieval priest's brain circuit was too active. Just now he said that he was possessed by Satan and the incarnation of Satan, and now he turned into a wizard.
"You can speak Latin, you can read, what are you if you are not a wizard!" Father Bernard said firmly, with a very sure tone, "There are dozens of people in the monastery, but I am the only one who can read, covering an area of nearly a hundred There are no more than seven people here who can read, and even the nearby King Thorne can't read, so why do you know how to read?"
After hearing this, Prince Brant nodded in agreement. He didn't know how to read. Why did William know how to read? In a turbulent society, even the nobles were mostly illiterate, and there were very few nobles who could read and master knowledge. It is only possible to receive education when one has a stable position and the hereditary rights are consolidated and can be passed down from generation to generation.
Therefore, a knowledgeable nobleman and monk can gain widespread respect and admiration from the world, but an ordinary blacksmith can actually read and write, which somewhat subverts the world's perception and imagination.
There was only one reasonable explanation from the beginning, and that was that the young blacksmith William was a heretic and a wizard just like the witch.
If you are a church priest or a big noble, there is nothing wrong with you in this era if you can read and write, and you will only be respected by the world. But for an ordinary little blacksmith, it is hard to tell if you can read.
Everyone in the village knows William's life trajectory and personal experience clearly, but it's impossible to explain it when you suddenly become literate.
If it's not holy, it's evil.
"Father Bernard, since it has been confirmed that William is a wizard, I will ask Lord Ryan and Lord Klein to defeat him and burn him on the stake."
Prince Brant said seriously, looking at Klein and Knight Ryan who was wearing knight armor but didn't say a word and was silent.
"Although witches are heretics, the King of France also said that the ratio between wizards and witches is just a matter of case. The Archbishop of Rhine once said, 'We must call witches heretics, but not wizards, because the latter is not enough. For the Tao.'"
Father Bernard suddenly thought of something, interrupted Prince Brant's words, looked at William and said, "Little William, be lucky that you are a wizard and not a witch, otherwise you would be on the stake today."
Father Bernard felt his feet were heavy. He looked at Old William, who made a gesture towards him and stretched out a hand. He immediately understood what he meant and said in a cogent manner, "Let it go."
"Why forget it? Even if you are a wizard, this is heresy!"
Prince Brant looked at Father Bernard blankly, his eyes filled with disbelief.
You are not a devout clergyman, the deputy abbot of Andachi Monastery. You were brave and fearless just now, why are you saying it now?
"Fifty silver thalers, of course."
Father Bernard recalled the gestures made by old William in his mind, and complained in his heart, but his expression did not change at all.
The church has always had the activity of burning witches, but it has never had the activity of burning wizards. The reason is that wizards are so insignificant compared to witches, and the two are not on the same level at all.
If William was "resurrected from the dead", resurrected by Satan and became the incarnation of Satan, then as a priest he is naturally bound to eliminate evil.
But since William dared to drink holy water and touch the cross and swear an oath in front of them, this proved that William was not infected with the power of darkness and netherworld, and was a living person, not the incarnation of Satan.
wizard?
What about wizards?
The wizard was not a witch, because the wizard was so insignificant that the higher-ups of the church did not consider him a heretic, so even if he burned William, it would not be considered an achievement for Father Bernard.
In this case, even if we charge Old William fifty thalers, a cow is only ten thalers, Old William's price is still quite sincere.
"Whether it is a heretic or not, I am the priest and I have the final say. Even if he is a wizard, I will baptize little William. This will purify him."
Father Bernard said calmly, not paying attention to Prince Brant's questioning.
"But he said that he was favored by God. He was overstepping his bounds!" Prince Brant said anxiously.
Father Bernard looked at him as if he were an idiot, and then shook his head, "I am a priest of the monastery, not a priest of the parish. It is not up to me whether William transgresses or not."
"Prince Brant, even if William has overstepped his bounds, do you have any evidence?"
Father Bernard looked at Prince Brant with disdain and almost said that you are illiterate by name.
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Holy Roman Empire theoretically inherited the legal system of the Roman Empire. Therefore, the emperor of the empire has always been known as the Roman emperor. Everyone in the empire is Roman, and naturally Latin is used as the official language.
It's just that theory belongs to theory and practice belongs to practice. The Roman Empire was Roman, and the main ethnic groups in the Holy Roman Empire were Germanic. Unfortunately, the Western Roman Empire was destroyed by the barbarian Germans at that time.
Since they are barbarians, it is naturally impossible to be literate. Whether it is the emperor, the king, the nobles or common people below, everyone is illiterate.
Although Latin is the official language, both reading and writing are used by the clergy of the church. Everyone in the empire speaks German. Even the nobles who are educated and literate still understand German. Perhaps the more optimistic nobles learn French. , the pessimistic nobleman learns Turkish.
"Evidence? Didn't you hear that just now? Prince Brant asked in surprise, "Aren't you the evidence?
"I said I didn't hear it, I just didn't hear it. If you have the ability to repeat what he just said, report it to Bishop Thorne!"
Father Bernard said confidently that no one but him could understand what William just said.
So when Father Bernard said he didn't hear it, he just didn't hear it, no matter how loud he said it, he couldn't hear it.
"Come, good son, come to your godfather!"
After speaking, Father Bernard gave William a big hug directly.
