I was beheaded in the Middle Ages for 20 years

The official touched his beard and pressed his big semi-circular belly, thinking of something and laughing.

"The citizens must have known that the Vatican priest was coming, so they came here to watch you."

Not to mention that many villages do not have churches, not even the large Tamu Castle. Therefore, when people in many places hear that a priest is passing by, they will come around and ask for help.

The officials subconsciously associated the current scene in Raya Town with this aspect.

The clergy would not think so. They knew very well that there was a church and a priest in Raya Town, which was different from the villagers in the wild.

Especially after seeing the people who had taken refuge at the door, they felt deeply that Raya Town was special.

Not to mention the people on the street, their eyes are not on them at all.

Instead, more eyes were cast on Mayfair in the car.

Therefore, the clergy did not respond to the officials' words.

The official was embarrassed and turned to look at Fei'er.

"Miss Raya, you said it's not like this usually. Is there anything special today?"

Fei'er felt that there was something wrong with this official's mind.

My lord, my lord, incorporated an extra castle, expanded my territory, and the people in the town cheered and held a private banquet.

It's also her fault for not covering up the matter well.

After getting the reply from Philip VI, the news that Mayfair took over Talmuburg spread. Every Raya people knew the news. Yesterday Mayfair left Raya Town early in the morning, and now she sees it How could the people in the car not know what happened?

Without waiting for Mayfair's reply, the people on the street separated the road to allow them to pass.

"Praise Raya!"

"Miss Raya is well!"

The people cheered, the smiles on their faces were sincere, and their eyes looking at Mayfair were filled with admiration.

No matter how stupid the official was, he still discovered the subtlety of the matter.

These Raya people seem to like their lords more than the clergy of the Holy See?

Mayfair smiled and greeted everyone in the car, and the booing suddenly became louder.

The officials and the others had no idea that Mayfair was already the spiritual flagpole of Raya Town, and the people of Raya all admired Mayfair.

As I walked through the streets of Raya Town, the more I saw the officials and clergy, the more surprised I became.

The officials were surprised that the people were in such good spirits. They were happier and happier than the senior citizens of Paris. There were no dead bodies on the road, and there was no bad appearance affected by the Black Death.

What surprised the clergy was the spiritual dependence of the people of Raya on Mayfair. No people looked at them along the way, not even a look of admiration or desire for relief.

After bringing these people back to the inner castle, most of the food in the banquet hall was ready, and Mayfair invited them to sit down.

Xu Siling chose a remote seat and sat down. He knew that the officials and his party were here to inspect the situation in Raya Town. Whether Mayfair would be asked to meet in Paris or Reims Cathedral depended on the results of the officials' inspection.

The delicious food was served, and everyone's index fingers were wide open as they smelled the delicious food.

After the relaxed conversation and meal, the officials started to talk completely.

"If I hadn't attended the king's banquet in Paris, I would have been amazed for a long time by eating these delicious foods today."

Fei'er glanced at Xu Siling subconsciously, and then responded with a smile.

"It seems that the little gift I gave the king has been used by the king."

"At the banquet, the king was full of praise for Miss Raya." The official touched his belly and smiled, "During this difficult period, the king chose to tide over the difficulties with the nobles of various territories. He did not expect that Miss Raya would take the initiative to pay taxes. He set an extremely good example. At first, the king was a little bit dissatisfied with Miss Raya’s use of MSG as a tax deduction. How could there be any spices that cost as much as 20 gold coins a jar?”

Another official echoed: "I never thought that the king used MSG in private and was immediately addicted to it. He held a banquet the next day and invited us to taste the beauty of MSG."

"I'm not saying anything bad about the king. At the banquet, the king also priced Miss Raya's MSG at 30 gold coins per jar and sold it to other nobles."

Mayfair was a little surprised, she didn't expect Philip VI to have such an operation.

Xu Siling was not surprised. With Philip VI's money-grubbing temperament, it was not unusual for him to do such a thing.

"Okay, my priest, after eating the delicious food, I have come to a conclusion. I wonder if you have any conclusions?"

The official wiped his mouth and looked at the clergyman who was still trying to eat.

The cleric looked up at the official, nodded helplessly, and said no more.

The official looked at Fei'er clearly and said seriously.

"We are here. The king and the pope have ordered us to check the situation in the Raya territory, whether it is true, etc."

"If the situation is true and the territory is in good condition, both the king and the pope would like to meet you and invite Miss Raya to meet in Paris and Avignon."

Having said this, Xu Siling patted her head and thought about it.

Xu Siling remembered that the pope in the current era was not in Rome, but he missed the incident of the Prison of Avignon.

Several popes before and after this period all lived in Avignon.

Even the current Pope, Clement VI, bought Avignon.

Xu Siling still remembers whether this pope died in 1452 or because of the Black Death.

It seems that he, Xu Siling, has saved another old dog with a good life.

At this time, the clergyman suddenly spoke.

"I just don't know whether Miss Raya wants to go north to Paris to meet the king first, or go south to Avignon to meet the pope."

There is a problem with this statement.

Xu Siling was the first to feel something was wrong, and he raised his eyes alertly to signal to Feier.

Feier originally subconsciously wanted to answer the question of going north to see Philip VI first, but suddenly she stopped talking when she saw Xu Siling's gaze, pretending to be thinking and hesitating.

"I don't know yet. Before you spoke, I didn't even know that both the king and the pope wanted to see me."

The official laughed loudly. Seeing that Feier was young, he couldn't help but said: "Miss Raya is still young. I remember that the regent's uncle John passed away due to an accident. I don't think there is any need for Miss Raya to worry about it. Let's go north to Paris first." The king is the first priority.”

The cleric suddenly coughed lightly: "The matter is more serious. The Pope has something to discuss with Miss Laya. It would be more appropriate to go south to Avignon to meet the Pope."

"Miss Raya is young and fragile. The town of Raya is so far away from Avignon and it takes so long to come and go. Do you want the king to keep waiting?"

"I just came with a message from the Pope. The decision is in Miss Raya's hands. However, I believe that with Miss Raya's identity and belief, she should meet with the Pope to confirm certain things."

Originally, the banquet hall was very harmonious, but now there was a quarrel over whether Mayfair met Philip VI or Clement VI first.

This was something Fei'er didn't expect.

Xu Siling began to think at the dinner table. At first, he missed the incident of the Prisoner of Avignon and only used Joan of Arc as the historical benchmark, ignoring too much of the current real situation.

Joan of Arc was only born in 1412, and the imprisonment of Avignon in 1412 had long ended, and the pope's residence was moved back to Rome from Avignon, France. The situation in the Holy See was different from the time when Joan of Arc appeared and the time of the current situation.

The current relationship between the Holy See and the royal family is somewhat delicate.

Speaking of the Prisoner of Avignon, we have to talk about Philip VI's uncle, Philip IV.

and Pope Boniface VIII.

"My predecessors deposed three French kings in total. You must know that if the situation calls for it, we will demote you to a groom."

This was said to Philip IV by Pope Boniface VIII when he was king.

There was a threat inside and outside the words, and it also revealed how influential the Holy Church was during that period.

It also shows how deep the conflict between Philip IV and the Holy See was.

During his reign, Philip IV worked hard to expand the royal territory and unify France, but the results were limited due to the stubborn resistance of the nobles and British interference.

In order to have enough financial resources to support the war, he confiscated French church property and imposed taxes, thus conflicting with the Pope.

Philip IV also worked hard. In order to unify the French territory and strengthen the royal power, he declared war on England in 1294, and then declared war on the East.

In order to pay for the huge military expenditure, an unprecedented decision was made in 1295.

That is, he wants to tax the Holy See, the richest church in the country.

Obviously, his taxation behavior undisputedly touched the tempting cheese that originally belonged to the Holy See, thus intensifying the contradiction between the already contradictory royal power and the religious power.

At that time, the newly appointed Pope Boniface VIII relied on conspiracy, and he was a complete clerical supremacist. He saw what Philip IV did and remembered it in his heart.

How could clerical supremacists tolerate a king like Philip IV?

Therefore, after Philip IV taxed the Holy See, Boniface VIII also issued an order stating that the church had tax-free privileges and that the Pope had supreme sovereignty over all church property. The king could not tax priests without the permission of the Pope. Priests were also not allowed to pay taxes to the king, on pain of excommunication.

In the face of the Pope's tax exemption order, Philip IV showed no weakness at all and responded tit for tat.

He immediately took countermeasures and announced that subjects of the Kingdom of France were not allowed to export gold, silver, currency, weapons and horses abroad without the permission of the king.

This undoubtedly directly cuts off the Pope's financial resources.

Finally, in 1297, Boniface VIII gave in and allowed priests to pay taxes voluntarily without the papal consent.

Philip IV also won the first leg of his battle with the Pope for financial power.

But this struggle for royal and ecclesiastical power has just begun.

The second round of the contest between Philip IV and the Pope began with the struggle for judicial power.

At that time, the king's court convicted a bishop of treason, and Philip IV asked the pope to exempt the prisoner from religious membership so that he could be punished.

However, the Pope issued another edict, not only stating that the bishop could only be tried in Rome, but also canceling the previous concessions on financial power, and also condemning Philip IV for other crimes.

In French history, the first king to initiate the Estates-General was Philip IV.

In 1302, Philip IV held the first meeting of the three estates composed of clergy, nobles and senior citizens at Notre Dame de Paris.

The main reason was that in the power struggle with the Pope, Philip IV was at a disadvantage and needed the support of secular forces.

The three estates of the Estates-General wrote letters to the Pope respectively, explaining that the king only obeyed God and that the Pope was not allowed to interfere in any political affairs of France.

Faced with Philip IV's resistance, the Pope directly excommunicated Philip IV.

Seeing this, Philip IV convened another meeting of the Estates-General to fight back. The previous meeting gave the Pope face, but this time he gave no face at all.

The Estates-General directly accused the Pope of heresy, illegal usurpation and other crimes, and decided to hold a religious conference in France in the name of the king to try Boniface VIII.

Since then, the conflict between the supreme power of the royal power and the religious power has become intense. After the first Level 3 meeting, the two sides were able to reconcile and ease it, but after the second Level 3 meeting, both sides were unable to reconcile.

In the face of Philip IV's resistance, the classic papal warning was given.

If the situation calls for it, we will demote you to a groom.

Philip IV was so angry that he never stopped doing anything. He directly arranged for a large number of troops to go to Italy, and joined forces with the local anti-pope forces to arrest the pope.

After the arrest, the noble Pope was made to ride a donkey backwards and paraded through the streets, causing the Pope to lose all his dignity.

Later, the pope was rescued and had a lucky escape. Otherwise, if he were to be taken back to France, he would have to accept the trial of Philip IV.

However, the escaped pope was so humiliated and insane that he died within a few days.

No one knows whether Philip IV arranged for his death.

Not long after the death of Boniface VIII, the newly appointed pope took over and died inexplicably after less than a year in office.

Anyway, at the hands of Philip IV, two popes were cleverly killed.

Later, with the strong support of Philip IV, the French Archbishop Patron was elected pope.

The new French pope was very obedient to Philip IV.

It not only abolished the censure decrees issued by the Roman Popes against the French kings.

He also donated one-tenth of the papal tax revenue in France to Philip IV.

He even moved the Holy See from Rome to a small town in southern France, Avignon.

In the following decades, seven Roman popes lived in France. It was not until 1377 that the Holy See moved back to Rome.

Later, the Holy Church also called this embarrassing period the Prison of Avignon.

There is no doubt that the Holy Church is still under the influence of the Prison of Avignon.

This was Xu Siling's negligence.

Only using the history of the period when Joan of Arc appeared as a reference, it ignores the current situation. The present and the future are completely different.

This year's Battle of Crécy with England failed. Philip VI once again opened the Estates-General. He wanted money and then went to war with the Kingdom of England. He even secretly asked the Pope for money.

The answer was obvious. He was rejected. Even the nobles refused to pay, and Pope Clement VI was even less willing.

Fortunately, we didn't spend money to send troops, otherwise if the Black Death happened, everyone would die.

But because of his unwillingness to pay, Philip VI had a lot of objections to the territorial nobles and Pope Clement VI.

Therefore, during this period, the relationship between the royal power, the nobility, and the Holy See was somewhat subtle.

Philip VI expected that all his nobles would die in the Black Death, and then take back the unclaimed territory.

But now, the sudden appearance of Phil Raya directly broke this delicately balanced relationship. (End of chapter)