"Did the church still have soldiers at that time?" Meltem pointed out a very practical question.
"A little bit, but not much." Guo Kang said: "And the Holy See is in the midst of a split, so he can't get much money from anyone."
"The Red Horde Khan Polo Timur said well, 'The Bishop of Rome, how many thousands of households does he have?'" Guo Kang quoted: "Now it is no better than in the past, and he can only protect himself as much as possible in Italy with the few mercenaries he has." , How can I have the leisure and leisure to help others cut down their clans?"
"I see." Although I have never heard of this khanate, judging from the name, it is obvious that it is also from the Golden Horde.
In the past few decades, the situation there has been very chaotic, with various Khans and kings fighting endlessly. Meltem thought it was normal for him not to know, so he didn't ask.
"So, Zhu Yunwen's plan failed again. But Zhu Wenkui did use his Christian name here, so he kept using it." Guo Kang spread his hands and continued.
"I've always felt that even if we don't cancel it, we still have to add some Christian names." He expressed his thoughts: "You can see from the current situation. There are always some names that are particularly popular for various reasons, and then, in succession, In your small circle of friends, there may be a lot of people with this name. How can you tell the difference?"
"The Christian names are all the names of apostles and saints." Theodora said, "It's not easy to increase the number."
"Then let's ask Lama Wang to confer more saints with strange names?" Guo Kang had an idea and came up with an idea: "Aren't we talking about reviving the spirit of Rome? Then we should set some names with distinctive names and deeds that are moral. The saint who asked for it came to promote it to the believers. In this way, wouldn’t it kill two birds with one stone?”
"Can saints be made up casually in batches?" Jeanne couldn't hold it back and asked in surprise.
"Why not?" Guo Kang disagreed: "None of the religious stories and saints' miracles you read were made up by them."
"Brother." Meltem reminded: "You just said that you can't talk nonsense everywhere, doctrines are made up casually..."
"Ahem, didn't I say this privately to my friends on a specific occasion?" Guo Kang blushed: "Children are too simple-minded and often talk nonsense without distinguishing the occasion. But I am an adult and I know what to look at. What to say according to the occasion.”
"And what I said is true. This kind of false story is not even limited to religious aspects. I heard that the power claimed by the Bishop of Rome came from a fake document called the 'Gift of Constantine'." He gave an example.
"That document, under the guise of Constantine I, claimed to grant the dominion of the western provinces to the Bishop of Rome and his successors. For many years, they used it to claim their temporal power. Look, this is not Was it made up casually as the church's authority and ambition grew?"
"Are you really sure it's fake?" Jeanne asked.
"You don't need to do any research on this, you know it logically." Guo Kang said in a dumbfounded way: "Constantine was a hero at that time, not the officials who came later. Besides, of the many officials, few could understand the legal principles. Territory, just give up half of it at once."
Jeanna thought for a while, and it seemed that this was indeed the case, so she did not continue to say anything.
"What you said does make sense, but are you sure that your method will work?" Theodora still didn't quite believe in his idea.
"Of course it is useful." Guo Kang said: "Although these changes are small, they will gradually improve the religious environment within Rome. Moreover, they can also have an effective impact on the outside world."
"This is not me bragging. Because not only our side, but the entire God-worshipping world also has a common need for religious changes. Previous attempts have also proved that this need and the call for Rome, It’s consistent.”
"If nothing else, do you know the 'Roman Commune' movement hundreds of years ago?" he asked.
Theodora nodded, but Jeanne and Meltem didn't look like they had read much, and both looked confused.
"About the middle of the 12th century, a fierce confrontation broke out between the King of Alemannia, who pretended to be the 'Holy Roman Emperor', and the Bishop of Rome, who pretended to be the 'Pope'. The king repeatedly appointed the Bishop of Rome himself, and sent troops to attack and loot. the city of Rome; and the Bishop of Rome is not much better, not only condoning the corruption of the church, but also frequently bringing in foreign powers and acquiescing in their atrocities.”
"The people of Rome were miserable and dissatisfied. The rich historical relics and cultural remnants of the city made many 'spiritual Romans' among the citizens. They believed that the traditions of the ancient Roman period needed to be restored in order to save Rome. city, and restore health to the Church and faith.”
"So, these 'Jingluo' citizens took action. They established a senate and elected consuls called 'fathers' to lead everyone against the bishop of Rome. This organization was also called the 'Roman Commune'."
"The Senate did not recognize the 'Gift of Constantine' and considered the College of Cardinals in Rome to be a group of thieves who stole wealth and power. They called on the clergy to keep the early church poor, abolish the secular power of the so-called 'pope', and bring Italy to its knees The rule of the people should be restored to the senatorial republic of ancient Rome, rather than succumbing to the present barbarian Holy Roman Empire."
"At the beginning, the two sides were just talking. But because the Roman City Senate only agreed to retain church taxes and voluntary donations, and refused to pay other taxes to the church, the conflict between the two sides finally broke out. Roman citizens occupied St. Peter's Basilica , rebuilt the Temple of Jupiter, and formed an army to prepare for violent confrontation."
"Lucius, the Bishop of Rome, was in desperation and personally led an army to attack the Senate. He was defeated by the Roman army and died of injuries himself - this should be the only Bishop of Rome who died in battle. After that, the Senate simply sent the Bishop of Rome to and the cult were all driven out.”
"Oh my god, I didn't know they were making such a big fuss." Jeanne exclaimed.
"I think this matter is an important part of the religious reform." Guo Kang expressed his point of view: "You know, it was the preparatory stage of the Second Crusade, when the power of the Bishop of Rome was at its peak. They had such clear ideas at that time, put them into practice, and persisted for a long time, which is very rare.”
"As for why it's not famous... maybe it's because it's too 'Roman'." He thought for a while and said: "People who oppose the reform hate them, so naturally they won't publicize them everywhere; those who support the reform think that the Reformation is It is a glorious thing. This honor should belong to the barbarians in northwest Europe. How can it be related to Rome. So, it definitely cannot start from here."
"Is it so exaggerated?" Jeanne asked hesitantly: "Are you going too far? Are they so narrow-minded?"
"You can pray for the best, but as for me..." Guo Kang said firmly: "I have never been afraid to speculate on the barbarians with the worst malice."
(End of chapter)
