Chapter 38 Imperial Meeting
On the morning of September 13, 1444 in the imperial calendar.
Bright sunlight streams in from the window, illuminating the floor of the Stag Room of the Papal Palace.
Although there are dog heads hanging on the wall, it does not prevent this palace from being called the Stag Room.
Because in the Papal Palace in the Holy City, the Pope’s study is also called the Stag Room.
The Gulag monastery is still the same Gulag monastery, but the Gulag church is no longer a Gulag church, but a papal palace.
Because the great Pope Horn lived in this palace.
The Pope’s residence is the Papal Palace.
The Stag Room Hall, which is three meters wide and six meters long, can't be seen to the end because it is filled with crowded people.
The whole room was enveloped in amber-like sunlight, as if it were really in amber.
The great newly crowned Pope, Horn Gallar, is visiting this palace to meet with four of his closest cardinals and two Temple Knights.
Six important ministers of the Gulag Papal State stepped forward one after another, kissed the back of Horn's hand, and then took their seats.
"Welcome to the Bucks Room, my dear cardinals!" The original square copy desk was removed and Horn replaced it with a round table.
He has already said beforehand that the round table represents that there is no distinction between high and low, all are equal, allowing everyone present to speak freely.
Having said that, Horn looked around the entire table and still found that the seemingly unbreakable alliance between Townley and others was actually divided into three factions.
Townley, Chilvis, and Grandpeven sat together, on Horn's left.
The people of this faction are mainly armed peasants and ruffians among the villagers. They currently control some monasteries and most of the refugee camps.
Madelan sat alone on Horn's right hand side. Judging from the fact that Horn was crowned pope on the day, Madeleine did not agree with her becoming the pope.
He should represent the interests of refugees and public farmers, but his base is outside the Gulag monastery, and his force is weak, so his influence is not as good as the other two factions.
As for the opposite side of the table, there are Jeanne and Tangji.
Although the two people were sitting together, their expressions were not good, and it seemed that the previous exchange was not pleasant.
Led by Danji, are the group of priests and monks in the Gulag monastery, as well as the remaining three or five knights and seven or eight night watch guards.
Among the intelligence collected by Horn, this Danji is the weirdest. Logically speaking, he should be on the side of the priests and be their protector.
But in fact, he is more inclined to the common people outside the monastery, and he feels as if he is in the Cao camp and in the Han Dynasty.
As expected, there are no factions in the party, and there are all kinds of strange things.
But this just gave Horn an opportunity. If they were monolithic, it would be a headache.
“Today I come to you, and the first thing I want to do is to inform you of something, that is, thanks to the grace of the Holy Father, my illness has been completely cured.”
“Praise our Lord! "The important ministers in the hall praised sparsely and unevenly.
"Second, we need to discuss the way out for the future and how to distribute food during this period. Everyone can speak freely, how about it? Let's discuss it."
Said, Horn leaned back, leaned his back on the backrest, and crossed his legs, as if it had nothing to do with him.
"Your Majesty." Tang Li frowned, "Yesterday you proposed to tell us the way out, why do you want us to discuss it again today."
"If you don't discuss it, how do I know the right way out for me? Doesn’t it suit you?”
“How can we discuss it if you don’t say it?”
“Madeland, what do you think?” Ignoring Townley, Horn looked aside. Madeleine hesitated to speak.
Madelan glanced at Tangli and the other three, nodded and said: "Your Majesty, I think that we elect the Pope as a last resort, to imitate the Pope to appease the people.
We can send people to Caxia County to seek help from Dean Juanno. He will definitely be willing to protect us and help us explain the misunderstanding. "
"Kasha County is so far away. When we are found, we will all be wiped out by the church army. Water from afar cannot quench the thirst of the near." Chilvis immediately objected.
“What is there to fear from the church army? "
"Oh? "Horn looked at Danji in surprise, "What advice does Captain Danji have? "
"We are here to protect civilians. "Danji said solemnly, "In the face of such righteousness, even if the church comes to attack us, it will only be melted by the sun like snow.
We explain first, and they will definitely understand, but if we really want to attack, I can make them retreat in shame with just one word when I arrive in front of the formation! "
The smile on Horn's face suddenly collapsed. He really thought you had any high opinions, Shenjin.
"Your Majesty, I think what Mr. Danji said, although there are Biased, but the words do make sense.
I would say, instead of thinking about whether the church’s army will annihilate us, we should first consider the stomach problems of the refugees...”
“Didn’t we just release food three days ago? ? Why do we need to put food out again? "Before Madelan finished speaking, Tangli hurriedly interrupted.
"You only put food for one day at a time. It's not like there's no food in the warehouse. Why don't you put food?"
"Can you starve to death if you don't eat for two days? Ah? You can starve to death if you don't eat for two days. No?" "What's the difference between what you did and Durdafo? We didn't help you break the monastery to get a new Durdafo!"
"What do you mean? , are you accusing Your Majesty of being Durdafo?”
“Don’t distort my words. When did I say that Your Majesty was Durdafo? I was talking about you!”
"You are a swineherd who loves goats, a fugitive who steals things!"
"A horse thief without a father! An illegitimate child! Look at you like this, no wonder your father doesn't want to recognize you!"
>"Shut your dirty mouth! Lowly thief!"
"Shut your dirty mouth!"
The argument gradually turned from practical to personal attacks, and began to gradually expand , both parties slapped the table, spitting flying everywhere.
In the end, I don’t know who made the move first. The two bishops jumped on the round table, grabbed each other’s collars, and walked around the table like roly-polys.
“Fighting in front of the Holy Spirit! How unbecoming!”
“Stop it, don’t fight anymore, Your Majesty is still here!”
“Come down, table. It’s very slippery! Hey, be careful!”
Horn didn’t want to pay attention and let them continue to argue and let the conflict ferment for a while, but he really didn’t expect that the two of them would actually get into it.
What Horn didn't know was that the conflict between the two parties had been fully fermented during his coma, but there was just a lack of an opportunity.
Horn just gave this opportunity.
This was not going to work. Horn picked up the papal scepter and knocked on the log table crazily.
"Quiet! Silence--quiet--"
Amidst the sound of pulling and collapsing, the round table turned over on its side, and the tablecloth, candlesticks, scrolls, and ink fell to the floor.
With the sound of cloth tearing, Madeleine and Tangli fell to the ground wrapped together.
But the two were holding each other on the ground, still tearing at each other. For a while, Madelan locked Townley, and for a while, Townley locked Madelan.
The two rolled around on the narrow ground, knocking down all the tables, chairs and benches, and even the dog's head on the wall was knocked off.
After a while, their clothes were torn, their shoes were lost, and their eye circles were swollen. Townley’s beard was pulled out until he was bald, and Madeleine had most of his butt exposed. Outside.
“Silence!” Horn knocked on the papal scepter and shouted almost at the top of his lungs.
But the two of them still didn't stop, rolling in a ball on the ground while cursing.
Perhaps he just couldn't stand it any longer, so Danji stepped forward, grabbed one with one hand, and completely separated the two.
Looking at each other standing at one end of the room, they were still like two bullfights, with red eyes and heavy breathing.
Standing in the middle of the room, Horn felt so tired for the first time.
Look around and look at these senior leaders of the Papal States:
Archbishop Townley is a gangster, Archbishop Madeleine is a fugitive, Archbishop Chilvis sells counterfeit wine, Archbishop Granpven is a circus clown, Grand Master Danji of the Knights of the Holy Grail is a psychopath, and Knight Commander Jeanne is a witch. .
There are so many talents.
Under Madelan's grateful eyes, Horn stepped forward, pulled off his belt and tied his pants for him.
Holding the papal scepter, he turned around and faced the messy Stag Room hall. Horn stopped playing mysteries and said bluntly: "This is what I think about the way out for the future. If you want to go to Black Snake Bay, go to Black Snake Bay. I have a way to keep you safe.
If you want to go to Caxia County, go to Caxia County and find Juano. You can go there by yourself. Keep whatever is left, and as for the food, Tangli, you can keep it for another day.”
"But, Your Majesty the Pope..."
"I said, let's put food on the table for a day, what? Do you want to stay?"
Tonley glared bitterly while stroking his bald beard. Madeleine: "Okay! I will provide food."
"I have met all your requirements, and you must meet my requirements. Based on this, I make three requirements." Horn put up three finger.
“First, I ask that my voters, that is, the villagers of Moulin Rouge Village, have the right to live freely, and you cannot interfere with their behavior.
Second, I ask you to find orphans aged 10 to 14 among the villagers to join my boy army, become my godson, and protect my safety.
Third, I accept your surveillance and protection, but I ask to be able to walk freely within the Gulag monastery. "
"After I have finished speaking, who of you agrees? Who objects? ”
There will be a chapter later
(End of this chapter)