golden ear

Chapter 246
"Go, go to the small town of Kato in the south, there are good things there!"

Wu Tianyuan took people to the small town of Cato, France without stopping. The Ring of the Conqueror said there was a treasure there, and it was the last treasure of King Philip IV, who was known as the handsome man back then.

Speaking of this guy, he is definitely a ruthless character. One of the famous kings of the French Capet dynasty, he attacked the nobles and defended the interests of France during his reign. Two consecutive popes died under his hands for no apparent reason.

In order to have enough financial resources to support the war, he confiscated the property of the French church and imposed tithes, so he clashed with the pope. In 1309, he sent troops to kidnap the pope to France and put him under house arrest in the small southern city of Avignon.For the next 100 years, the Pope continued to be held by a French puppet, and the Holy See has since turned from prosperity to decline.History called this event "The Prisoner of Avignon".

Boniface VIII, who has served as Pope since 1294, is a domineering and stubborn clerical supremacist.He believed that Philip IV's taxation of priests because of the war against England was an infringement of the privileges of the church, and violated the principle that Christian countries should unite and carry out the Crusades.

Boniface VIII issued a decree in 1296, affirming the tax-free privilege of the church, and the Pope of Rome has the supreme sovereignty over all church property, declaring that without the permission of the pope, the king can neither tax the priests nor the priests pay taxes to the king. Offenders will be expelled from teaching.

Philip IV was furious after receiving this edict, and he immediately took countermeasures, announcing that the subjects of the Kingdom of France were not allowed to export gold, silver, currency, weapons, and horses abroad without the king's permission.Although this regulation did not specifically oppose the Pope, it actually prohibited the French princes and priests from paying tribute to the Pope, which blocked the Pope's financial resources.

The pope had to back down in 1297, allowing priests to pay taxes voluntarily without the pope's consent.Philip IV thus won the first round of the struggle with the Pope for financial power.

But in 1301, Philip IV and the Pope resumed their dispute over judicial power.A bishop in the Languedoc region was accused of treason and was convicted by the king's court. Philip IV asked the Pope to remove him from his teaching post in order to punish him.Since Boniface VIII made a fortune in 1300 by relying on the centennial amnesty, he felt that he had nothing to fear, so he was determined to fight back against Philip IV.

Philip IV took strong measures to mobilize national forces to fight back against the Pope.He first fabricated and published a more imperious summary of papal bulls, which he used to irritate the nation.

Then Philip IV burned the papal bull in public, and solemnly declared that any posterity of his, who would subject the state to any power other than God, would be forever accursed.In this atmosphere, on May 1302, 5, Philip IV convened a three-level meeting composed of priests, nobles and citizens in Notre Dame de Paris for the first time, using the anti-church sentiment of minor nobles and citizens to suppress priests to obey orders to the king.

Philip IV sent a team of troops into Italy led by the minister Nogal, united with the anti-pope forces in Italy, arrested Boniface VIII in Ananni on September 9, beat him severely, and prepared to take him back to France trial.Although the pope escaped, she died of grief and anger more than a month later.

Shortly after the death of Boniface VIII, Philip IV supported his friend, Archbishop of Bordeaux Bertrand, as Pope, calling him Clement V.The new pope was very obedient to Philip IV.During this period, the vast majority of the cardinals of the Holy See were French, and the pope fully followed the will of the French king and became the "Queen Pope" of the French king.

This dark history is the eternal scar of the Holy See, and it has been absolutely taboo for hundreds of years!For them, it is a huge shame that cannot be washed away for a thousand years.So the Capet family and the Holy See have been fighting to the death. Even now, they have never communicated with each other. I don’t know how many times they have fought in secret?
"Hey, it really is some dark inside story again, this time it is even more popular, it turned out to be a letter written by Philip IV!"

Wu Tianyuan excitedly listened to the letter introducing his background. It was a letter written by him when he contacted the Italian Anti-Holy See to arrest the Pope.Also record how tortured?The top-secret files on how to extract a confession by torture!
When Andrew saw these files, his face turned green!It took a while to calm down, and whispered: "This is the most comprehensive evidence of crime I have ever seen. I believe that even His Majesty the Holy Father has never seen such evil evidence!"

Andrew stood up, walked for a few minutes to calm down, and finally decided: "I agree to your request, isn't it just a small wood kiln bowl from the Louvre? Now the Holy See is not that weak and weak, huh, two days! You Give me two days!"

Wu Tianyuan nodded in satisfaction. In fact, going directly to Henry would certainly be able to coerce him to hand over the firewood kiln, but there was no favor, it was just a transaction.

How good it is now, after several transactions, firmly grasp the line of Andrew.He had conducted a secret investigation, and found that the Holy See was also fighting among itself, with several factions competing with each other.Andrew has always been unknown, and he is not considered a strong figure among the cardinals.

But since getting to know Wu Tianyuan, he has retrieved the holy objects several times, which made the Pope look at him with admiration.This is also the root cause of Andrew's determination to win over Wu Tianyuan. With this relationship, he can continue to use the pope to expand his power and become a big man with the right to speak.

This discovery is very important. Although it is not a holy object, it is related to the greatest shame of the Holy See for thousands of years.You must control it in your own hands. Once it is exposed, it will definitely be a fatal blow to the belief of believers!

Do you think the dignified pope can be tortured and humiliated by mortals?What a threat!
Wu Tianyuan had a good rest in the Vatican for two days, which was considered a vacation. Andrew accompanied him the whole time. The relationship between the two became closer and they reached an alliance intention.

"Hey, the firewood kiln is mine after all!"

Wu Tianyuan played with the small bowl excitedly, comparing it with the Ru kiln. Judging from the glaze color, the chai kiln is the sky blue color of the rainy sky, while the Ru kiln is closest to the chai kiln in color, but the color is lighter. , which is light cyan.

Since there was no real Chai Kiln before, people began to call the color of Ru Kiln azure. To be precise, the color of Ru Kiln is a light blue color that is very similar to the azure color of Chai Kiln, which is the closest between the two.

Judging from the brightness of the glaze color, the Chai kiln is radiant, bright as a mirror, covered with waves and shimmering all over the body, while the crisp light of Ru kiln is restrained and reserved, and there is a big difference between the two.

Judging from the porcelain body and thickness, Chai kiln is made of coarse loess, while Ru kiln is made of incense ash.Chai kiln is as thin as paper, while Ru kiln is much thicker than Chai kiln, even several times thicker.

Judging from the sound, the wall of the firewood kiln is thin, and the sound of hand knocking is clear and long, while the wall of Ru kiln is thicker than that of firewood kiln, and the sound of hand knocking is short and solid.

Finally, from the point of view of the firing process, Chai Kiln is fired with an astringent mouth, and Ru Kiln is mostly glazed and covered with branches, and the branches are as small as sesame seeds. Ru Kiln is more advanced than Chai Kiln.

After Wu Tianyuan carefully compared the two real objects, he had a clearer understanding of them after getting started. He asked Mr. Geng to come over in two days and let him explain it again.

He has a big plan in mind, and the time is not yet ripe, but he must prepare in advance.Once successful, it will be a huge profit, and it can even monopolize the lifeline of the market.At that time, you don't need to look at anyone's face, you are a rich man!
(End of this chapter)