Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 384 The Dark Winter

Looking at Sigismund leaving in a hurry, Pope Martin V's eyes were bloodshot and his face was gloomy.

In later generations, when talking about medieval Europe, many people's first thought may be darkness, and their second thought is a deformed society in which divine power is greater than royal power.

But in fact, Europe was not like this at all times. Even in the Middle Ages, Europe was not exactly the same.

If the time is pushed forward, it will not take hundreds of years, maybe only a few decades, the pope Martin V would dare to slap Sigismund directly, even if Sigismund is the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

But not now.

The current Vatican and the current Pope are far from the Vatican and the Pope when divine power overrode royal power.

At the very least, Martin V did not dare to resist Sigismund, because the reason why he became pope was actually Sigismund's promotion.

All of this was caused by the schism in the Catholic Church.

In 1378, Pope Gregory XI died of illness. Previously, because Clement V had moved the Catholic Church from Rome to Avignon, the Roman people worried that the succession of the Pope would cause Rome to completely fall from the altar, so Riots broke out.

The people of Rome at that time threatened that they must elect an Italian pope, otherwise they would not give up.

Therefore, while there were still a large number of cardinals (cardinals) in Rome who had not arrived in Rome, a secret chamber meeting of only sixteen cardinals was held.

But think about it, there are four Italians, five legal persons, and seven Limoges. Everyone wants to make their own person the pope. The result is naturally a stalemate.

Under such circumstances, a shield was pushed out, and this person was Urban VI.

However, Urban VI was a quite radical man. After coming to power, he began a series of religious reforms, which caused complaints from the Holy See.

In the face of opposition from above and below, Urban VI had no choice but to take seven cardinals and flee.

However, five of the seven cardinals were sewn into sacks on the way and drowned in the sea.

After the two cardinals escaped to Italy, they put their hands on the Gospel and swore that they would not have elected Urban VI if they had not been threatened with death.

At this point, the Holy See finally became chaotic.

Citing the regulations made by Pope Nicholas II at the Roman Synod in 1059, the legal person introduced Robert, the Cardinal of Geneva, as the pope, with the title Clement VI.

But on August 29, Urban VI was crowned, reorganized the College of Cardinals, and appointed [-] locals at once, and his power had been consolidated.

Next, the two popes criticized each other, excommunicated each other, insisted that they were the only legitimate heirs to the throne, and called each other "false pope".

This extreme schism lasted until 1409. The two parties held a meeting in Pisa and decided to depose both popes at the same time and establish a new pope, Alexander V.

However, because the two old popes had the support of different countries, they refused to abdicate, so an even more absurd scene happened.

Three popes existed simultaneously.

Finally, in 1417, cardinals, ambassadors from 18 countries, and three ridiculous popes walked into the same venue.The fourth pope, Martin V, was born, and the first three popes were forced to surrender.

Therefore, the current Holy See is actually far from the Holy See back then, and the power of the Pope is also far less than that of the Pope back then.

At the very least, Martin V's ascension was promoted by Sigismund, who was already determined to succeed the Holy Roman Emperor.

Thinking of this, the gloom on Martin V's face deepened, but there was nothing he could do.

At the very least, the current him and the current Holy See are really not strong enough to compete with the Holy Roman Empire.

However, he couldn't sit still, because he knew very well that once things changed out of his control, or even the army was defeated, he, the pope, would definitely be pushed out by Sigismund as a scapegoat.

The most urgent task is to find a way to choose him out, or to find another scapegoat...

Thinking of this, Martin V's eyes suddenly lit up.

It seems that this is not difficult?

However, Martin V never thought about a question, that is, whether they would fail when facing the Ming army.

He never thought that after Attila, Temujin and Timur, who could only be regarded as half, the Scourge of God, which once made Europe unable to hold its head high, would be joined by Zhu Zhanhe.

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The couple Qian Yong and Zhu Sanfeng were separated again, but they didn't feel much about it because they had long been accustomed to it.

Previously, Qian Yong had been stationed in Japan, and the couple had only seen each other twice in two years, so now, it seems that living apart in the two places is the norm for the couple.

Moreover, they are different from ordinary couples.

In this era, couples will have more or less extra ties, but Qian Yong and Zhu Sanfeng are different.

The reason why the two of them became a couple was due to that special experience. During that dark experience, they held each other together for warmth and laid a deep emotional foundation.

In fact, Qian Yong is relatively withdrawn. If he were like a normal official and general, someone would inevitably say bad things about Zhu Sanfeng in his ears.

After all, Zhu Sanfeng's experience is there and will not disappear.

Therefore, for the couple, it seems that not conforming to the world is the ultimate destination.

"Want to go?"

Back in Burgas, Zhu Zhanhe looked at the absent-minded Zhu Sanfeng and spoke with a bit of teasing.

"Your Highness, what are you talking about?" Zhu Sanfeng was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed.

"I'm used to it, it's just that I haven't stayed in such a cold place before, it's just that I'm not used to it, and Qian Yong is at the coast, so I'm a little worried."

……

After hearing Zhu Sanfeng's words, Zhu Zhanhe also sighed.

"Yeah, it's cold..."

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanhe was also a little angry.

If it hadn't been too cold, he could have gone up the Danube River and headed directly towards the Kingdom of Hungary.

But there is no way around it, the weather is the only truly uncontrollable factor.

Zhu Zhanhe can control people's hearts and the gap in strength, but he cannot control this.

"Okay, don't think about it."

I don't know how long he was feeling, Zhu Zhanhe suddenly shook his head, as if he wanted to get these useless thoughts out of his mind.

"Instead of thinking about this, why don't you help me fulfill my original promise?"

"Promise?" Zhu Sanfeng didn't respond.

"Yes, promise." Zhu Zhanhe stood up and looked at the winter sea outside.

"When my grandfather passed away, I couldn't respond because of all the messy things. Not only was I unable to see him for the last time, I couldn't even go back when he was buried in the mausoleum."

"At that time, I made up my mind to let everyone in the world criticize and mourn with me."

"But because……"

At this point, Zhu Zhanhe suddenly stopped, then shook his head and smiled.

"Anyway, grandpa's three-year anniversary is coming soon, and I want to give him a rich enough memorial gift before then."

(End of this chapter)