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After hearing this, Huo Teng was overjoyed, and quickly said, "Then I'll ask you to be his teacher!"

Morris coughed and said, "But I have to be a bishop anyway..."

Huo Teng understood.

"From today you are the Bishop of Göttingen! I said so."

Chapter 120 This Is My Word

Bishop renewal, that is, the act of buying and selling priesthood caused by the question of who will inherit the bishop, is commonly known as the "Simone Act".

Simonyi was a sorcerer, mentioned in the New Testament Biography of the Apostles, a rare documentary account of early missionaries, who offered a reward to two Jesus disciples in exchange for him to bestow the power of the Holy Spirit on those who touched him.

Obviously this story is beautified later.If you strip away the mythological elements of the gods and gods, it is probably an old rural liar who paid for authorization from two missionaries and began to cheat and collect property in the name of Christianity.Things like this are already very close to reality in the New Testament of the Bible, and they probably happened in the 1st century AD.It is conceivable whether the authenticity of the more nervous records is reliable.

From Simeone's behavior, "Simone's behavior" was derived, that is, the sale of "spiritual items".

Obviously, the right to succeed the bishop is to buy and sell spiritual items.

Many people who don't know much about the Middle Ages will say that the Middle Ages was an era of darkness and backwardness, where ideas were imprisoned, and the church acted as a heinous opposition.

But on the contrary, although the Middle Ages is backward, it is not too dark, and its thinking is relatively unrestrained, and the church is not a big villain.

The church has been in a very weak position for a long time. It can only rise briefly when it is backed by a strong emperor, and it has maintained the royal power in the Middle Ages very firmly, ensuring that this land will not be torn apart.The church is also relatively open-minded, but the people are too ignorant and have done many unimaginable and strange things.It is the literati of the Renaissance who are the first movers, and the masters are the literary heroes of the post-Renaissance era.

Because of the long-term weakness of the church, the right to renew bishops has always been decided by the local kings and dukes.

Göttingen has won de facto independence, and the bishopric of Göttingen is relatively small, so it is possible for Horten to decide on his own bishop.He could even write a letter to the Holy See in Mainz, asking Burgard to recognize Morris as bishop.

In fact, there is also a reason for the local princes to decide the bishop's succession on their own.

Take the monastery as an example.The monastery was donated and built by the local nobles themselves, so the ownership of the monastery belongs to the nobles.Who the noble wants to give this place to is his own family business.The same is true of the diocese.Most of the dioceses are private lands given to their families by local nobles. There are neither real priests nor priests who understand etiquette and Latin, but they can collect church tithes and so on.

The topic returned to Huo Teng.

After solving the problem of the child's legal characterization, Huo Teng set off the next day and went to the Free City of Göttingen to live with Jones and his former servants, expressing that he would not forget them.As for Ms. Jones, naturally she had a lot of complaints and wanted to dump them on Huo Teng. Huo Teng immediately borrowed flowers to offer Buddha, which made Jones overjoyed.

On the third day, Huo Teng moved to Göttingenburg again, and promised Ms. Conoza that he would never let Jones' child inherit his family's property, and would send him to a monastery. Finish.

On the fourth day, go to Liberty City.

On the fifth day, live in Göttingenburg.

The sixth day... On the sixth day, Huo Teng lived in the church.This day happened to be Pentecost, a very important festival for Christians. On this day, Moses received Jesus' "Ten Commandments" at the foot of Mount Sinai.

It's not necessary to go to church to pray all night, but Huo Teng feels that it is a bit tossing for him to take turns to run back and forth every day, and practice sprinting on the bed, so he needs to take it easy.

……

It happened to be the same day that Moses received the Ten Commandments. Archbishop Heribert of Cologne, leading his bishops, appeared in Erfurt, the capital of the Principality of Thuringia.

Eckard I, Duke of Thuringia now generally lives in the castle of the Marquis of Meissen, so King Conrad II of Romania moved directly into Erfurt and lived in the local church without any hesitation.

"Archbishop, the new king does not seem to be planning to appoint a German prime minister, do you really want to fight for it?"

Heribert used to be the German Prime Minister of Otto III, commanding the German Caesar's court. After losing power, he always wanted to return to his post.

This time I came to Erfurt, on the one hand to participate in the Imperial Parliament, on the other hand I still want to present his clever plan.

"It's man-made."

Erfurt is a handsome young man, but also a man as tough as iron. He believes that as long as he can impress the emperor and regain the position of prime minister, he can also overwhelm Burgard, the archbishop of Mainz in the new generation, and realize the strength of his family. rule.His younger brother is also the bishop of Würzburg, and his position is dangerous.

"His Majesty the Emperor declares!"

Although he has not yet been officially crowned as emperor, Conrad has been calling himself emperor for a long time on informal occasions.

With undisguised confidence, Erfurt stood up and moved forward.

Sure enough, he saw the young His Majesty the King.

Conrad II is not very old this year, with an ordinary appearance and a height of less than 1.7 meters, which is considered relatively tall.

He wears the emperor's crown on his head, holds the emperor's scepter in his left hand, holds the emperor's orb in his right hand, and wears his own imperial sword on his waist. Naturally, he is in a solemn and steady coronation robe.In addition to the servants holding the flags behind them, there are also those holding imperial relics, such as the gun of St. Maurice.

This whole set of things, collectively referred to as the imperial imperial use, or imperial imperial use, is a traditional item that German kings and emperors must have when they are crowned.Without these, it cannot be called a legal coronation, just like without the Jade Seal of Chuanguo.

At this time, the number of royal items has not expanded to more than a dozen, only the five or six items on Conrad's head and body, and in the box next to him.Due to the different storage locations of the emperors of the past dynasties, they were added from time to time and often lost.

Previously, these royal royalties were stored in the hands of Heribert, and it was Heribert who handed them over to Conrad after the Imperial Parliament elected Conrad.So Herribert can still say a few words here with Conrad.

"Your Majesty, how are you doing this trip north?"

Heribert hadn't flattered him enough to call him emperor even though he wasn't crowned, so the words he used were very vague.

"Okay, okay! I found a new talent, and he suggested to me that he should replace my cousin Hermann III, who is only a few years old, and supervise the Principality of Swabia. What do you think?" Conrad stroked his beard proud.

Heribert was shocked when he heard this.

Isn't that my word?

Chapter 120

Yes, Heribert actually didn't have many ways to let Conrad break through the orthodox emperor's crown that he was not crowned in Rome, nor did he have a direct territory in the whole country, causing Caesar's court to become a beggar court. The unlucky situation that the army has to find the dukes to replace them.

Without being crowned, Conrad was essentially an incompetent and arrogant king who was co-produced by various dukes and easily manipulated by them.

Most people, including His Majesty the King himself, are unaware of the nature of the problem.

But the Archbishop of Cologne, former Prime Minister of Lombardy, former Prime Minister of Germany, Heribert, who has gathered so many honors, can see clearly.

In the German region, based on the structure of the five old duchies, several new duchies, and vassals, a loose tribal feudal system was formed in which nobles prospered together.

The Principality of Southeast Bavaria, once infinitely close to the Grand Duchy of the Kingdom of Bavaria, has now been split by Duolun.But despite this, the Duke of Bavaria is still waiting for the election, the Austrian country has not yet become independent, and the Principality of Carinthia on the south side of Austria is in the hands of the king's old father. It may take some political manipulation to win unconditional support here.

The Principality of Franconia, the principality located in the middle, was dismantled seven or eight times as early as the time of Otto the Great.Although Conrad and his father are both from Worms, a pure ducal family, it may be difficult to return suddenly.Even if Heribert has a bad relationship with Willie Keith and Burgard as mentor and apprentice.After all, Franconia is the land of prosperity of the Frankish Empire, and its significance has surpassed everyone's hatred.

The Duchy of Saxony in the north is the private land of Bernard Billon and his son.

The Western Principality of Lorraine was split into two Lorraine families, the Upper and Lower Principalities. In fact, their independence is so high that they can participate in the election of the French king next door at any time.Their relatives are also located in the positions of archbishops such as Sens and Reims.It is actually slightly inappropriate to say that they are the five old old countries of Germany.

It is obviously the Duchy of Lorraine, a shared version of Germany and France.

In addition to the four old kingdoms, small powers such as the Marquis of Meissen, the Duke of Thuringia, the Count of Nordgau, etc., are not enough for the time being.

Therefore, only the Principality of Southwest Swabia, commonly known as the Alemanni tribe, is located in the highland area on the east side of Switzerland today. Since Herman II died in the political struggle during the imperial election, Herman II, who was only 6 years old, Erman III is far from enough to support the family. As his in-laws, the king has sufficient reasons to directly intervene in the supervision of the country.

At least there is a territory that is convenient for commanding, right?

Emperor Otto, Otto II and III, people can distribute power to the ministers below, that is because for people, these dukes are their own governors, he can go wherever he wants, and the whole country is his own granary.

Not so with young Conrad.These governors have been hereditary and feudalized, can Conrad still regard them as his ministers?

But under such a strategic vision, he was preempted by an unknown person?

Who dared to speak out before the prime ministers of the two countries, Herribert?

"Your Majesty, please allow me to be bold. Who is this person? He is so outstanding?" Heribert asked.

Conrad actually had a slight headache.

He not only wanted to stabilize the Principality of Saxony, but also wanted to keep Horten.

"It's Horten Bowenden, the new Earl of Göttingen. I actually want to transfer him to Italy, to serve as the governor near the Lombard Kingdom, and help me take Italy. What do you think?"

Heribert was upset when he heard the man's name.

Isn't this the new thug supported by Willie Keith and Burgard's master and apprentice?

"Your Majesty. Although this person is young and promising, in terms of loyalty, I'm afraid..."

As soon as Heribert was killed by one blow, he hit Huo Teng on the joints that were of low background and might rebel at any time.

"I have the royal orb to prove my affinity! I have the royal scepter to prove my authority! I have the royal holy sword to prove my mighty army! I have the royal robe to prove my orthodoxy! I have the spear of St. Maurice, which is the spear of protecting the country. With these five treasures in hand, what can he do to me, a mere Horten Bowenden, a country monk?"

The young emperor seemed to feel that he was being contemptuous of his status, so he stood up in a very ostentatious way.

Conrad, who is only 24 years old this year, stood up with a little arrogance. Among his subordinates who are 1.6 meters lower per capita, he really looks superior.

As for Archbishop Heribert, even though he felt that the big boy in front of him seemed immature and arrogant, he still had a sense of fear to surrender to him from the bottom of his heart.

This is the effect of the royal suit.

These five royal treasures can respectively increase the emperor's popularity, affinity, authority, military command, and legitimacy. Together with the holy spear of the protector of the country, Conrad suddenly feels like an emperor.

This is how the royal use has been step by step, and it has become a treasure handed down by the emperor of the empire.

"Even so, Huo Teng's ties to the Upper Lorraine family are severed, and it is inevitable that there will be side issues." Heribert had a headache, and said quite straightforwardly.

He almost told King Conrad directly, you see, I was the prime minister of the Lombardy Kingdom five years ago, if you didn’t send me there, you sent a Huo Teng, which is equivalent to sending a pig to fight when you have nothing to spare. What's the point?

As for King Conrad, he had his own hidden concerns.

He was afraid that his invasion of the Swabian house would fail as well.

This is the truth.

Even if he beats a 6-year-old child, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, he is afraid that he will lose all his money.

It was under such seemingly arrogant but extremely inferior premise that Conrad began to plan to relocate newcomers like Huo Teng to attract the attention of the domestic princes.

As for Herribert in front of him, it is obviously difficult for Conrad to speculate on the meaning of the archbishop.

He felt that Heribert was the two prime ministers of Otto III, so he shouldn't easily defect to him, right?

There must be more to his words.

One has low self-esteem, and the other is impatient to take over the position, which led to the dialogue between the monarch and his ministers completely falling into a vicious circle of wrong words.

"I... ahem, I can tell you straight. I have discussed the details of Bavaria's succession with the Luxembourg family. The first heir, Heinrich Luxemburg, will inherit the Principality of Bavaria. And Huo Teng is the proposer ’” Conrad put Heribert on the Bavarian affair.

Heinrich Luxemburg was first in line of succession, and Heribert had no reason to refuse.

But he felt that Conrad said so, which means that he has not given up his family position as the Duke of Franconia, and is still trying to run back to his hometown of Worms.

Then, he is bound to support the Holy See of Mainz more, and support Willikis and Burgard as mentors and apprentices.

The Archbishop of Cologne was disappointed by this.

King Conrad is not of my kind.

Chapter 120 Only failure is allowed, not success

Even if you are a servant of God, you will divide right and left, right?

The wish of Archbishop Heribert of Cologne is to return to the center of power, represent the church and imperial power, consolidate the great cornerstone of the Romanian (German) Kingdom, stop the dignitaries below from continuing to split the country, and prevent the five old kingdoms from suddenly becoming five kingdoms .

Like his wishes, the Holy See of Mainz, as well as Willikis and Burgard's masters and apprentices also have the same idea.

They are all operating according to the established policy of the church. They have their own pure power and pious beliefs. However, the world is impermanent, and everyone holds the same ideal and hits the same cornerstone of power.

No one will give up power, even if he has the same goals as himself.

"Here comes Targino, Archbishop of Magdeburg."

While Heribert and King Conrad were silent, one of the few archbishops in the empire, the extremely powerful Tarquino, came.

Tajino, speaking of him, is the successor of the recently deceased saint Wolfgang.He was generous and benevolent, a sage well-known throughout the country, and honored throughout Germany.He came from an ordinary family, and looked shabby compared to the great nobles, but relying on his reputation of benevolence, he went all the way to succeed Saint Wolfgang and rule the northern parish.

Herribert was furious for a moment.

Targino, of course, is also a good man who aspires to maintain the stability of the imperial power and religious power, and to ensure that the empire is still an ideal that respects the Roman road.

It can even be said that the three archbishops of Cologne, Mainz, and Magde are currently the three most powerful church figures in the empire.When the Otto dynasty was stable, they held a meeting together to decide who the Pope of Rome should be.The remaining three archbishops are the Archbishop of Trier in Upper Lorraine, the Archbishop of Besançon in northern Switzerland, and the Archbishop of Salzburg in Bavaria. Known as the semi-pope), the duke who relies on his backing has not yet been elected.

But unfortunately, behind Tagino stood Bernard Biron, Duke of Saxony, a gloomy and cunning old man.It was an ambitious hungry lion overlooking the whole of Germany in the north. He used to be an important minister of the royal family, but now his desire is to devour the north and lead Saxony to become an independent Kingdom of Saxony.

Every archbishop stands behind either the emperor or the local duke. Although every bishop has the same political ideals, how can they not sway with the wind as they cling to the power of the nobility like vines?

Others didn't see it, but Heribert, who had once been in power, noticed it at a glance.

Willikis and Bourgard are fellow travelers, but they are like mortal enemies; Archbishop Tajino is not a fellow traveler, but a mortal enemy.

The prime minister's throne next to the king was covered with thorns, but the three archbishops wanted to fight to the death and press their butts on it, and then waited for the blood to flow down the knees and legs before they felt at ease.

"Your Majesty, then I will take my leave. But I have a word that you must remember." Heribert sighed and got up.