Lu Mingfei Development Program

Chapter 546 I am here to change this country
"Ladies and gentlemen, we actually have another way to continue to gain the support of the Western countries. At least, we can get the continued support of the Kingdom of Charlemagne." Archbishop Cicero suddenly said.

Although the Papal States was wealthy, it was not enough to support a world-class war. For this reason, they asked Western countries to send troops and also borrowed a huge amount of war loans.

Originally, they planned to repay the loan with the land in the East. However, due to the defeat in the Battle of Marston, they did not get any benefit from Chu Shunhua, and they were also seriously injured by the near annihilation of the Blazing Sky Cavalry.

Western countries were panicked because Xia State did not ask them for war reparations. Chu Shunhua was obviously not a tolerant person. He spent a lot of materials on this war, and the court's military funding was exhausted, and his private treasury was also filled with it.

This is enough to show the gap between the East and the West, and it is also the reason why the West is so eager for Eastern land. The land in the East is too rich. The Papal States needs to rely on war loans to launch wars, while Xiaguo can complete it with a duke's private treasury and military funding.

The Western countries didn't know what Chu Shunhua's intention was for not responding. But he also conveyed a message that the war was not over yet and he would come back.

The Papal States, being at the center of the incident, was undoubtedly under the greatest pressure, and the Western countries' urging for loan repayment made things even worse. At this time, if a Western power could be won over, especially the Kingdom of Charlemagne, which was adjacent to the Papal States, it would undoubtedly relieve a lot of pressure on the Papal States.

The cardinals were naturally aware of this, and in exchange for the continued support of the Kingdom of Charlemagne, such conditions could even be considered a free gift in their view.

But none of them proposed this, at least not to be the first to do so, because that would undoubtedly anger someone in the room... or maybe two people.

"Although Cesare does not admit his crime, his crime has been recorded, which is an undeniable fact." Archbishop Cicero continued, "And according to the code handed down from the old Roman Empire, for such a sinner who refuses to confess, his relatives can pay for their relatives to atone for their sins."

His voice was not loud, but everyone in the church could hear it clearly: "King Didier of the Kingdom of Charlemagne once intended to marry Her Royal Highness Princess of Verdun."

In the eyes of Westerners, the current Kingdom of Charlemagne is as powerful as the former Roman Empire. If it were not for the existence of the Papal States, the Kingdom might have been able to annex the western part of the former Roman Empire, which was inherited by the Papal States.

But even so, it cannot change their ambition to shine in the West and change the suffix of kingdom into empire.

However, the current King Didier of Charlemagne is a man who is hard to match with the word "ambition". Even if Western monarchs are extremely extravagant, sometimes they will feel that this noble king, who is nearly 60 years old, has too little dignity.

He liked to play games with girls without clothes, and liked to be whipped by young girls.

Marrying his young children to such a king who was difficult to evaluate, the girl's father's first reaction might be to raid the capital of Charlemagne's kingdom and pull the old king off the throne and burn him to death.

But the Pope looked calm, and it was hard to tell what he was thinking behind his brown eyeglasses. He was quietly flipping through a book in a corner of the judgment seat. It was a book of the Messianic Church. This was quite rare for the Iron-blooded Pope, because as God's agent, he actually did not understand God, nor did he want to understand.

Archbishop Cicero was somewhat disappointed. The goodwill gesture of the Kingdom of Charlemagne naturally could not be hidden from the Pope, who was nominally the head of the Papal States. It was impossible to expect the Pope to respond to this and compromise.

But today is not the time to tame this old lion.

"Of course," he changed the subject, "King Charlemagne is seeking the hand of the Princess of Verdun for his son, Prince Clayderman."

If Didier is one extreme of the ambitious Charlemagne Kingdom, then Prince Clayderman is the other extreme. He is a handsome man famous in the West and a member of the Knights of the Brand of the Armored Knights of the Charlemagne Kingdom.

During the International Conference, Prince Clayderman wore his "Frost Dawn" which was as cold as frost and snow, and practiced in the martial arts arena. Almost all the girls in Florence remembered him. To them, he might be another Knight King.

But even so, in the eyes of Princess Verdun's father and brother, the fact that such a man wanted to marry their daughter and sister undoubtedly meant that the whole family was tired of living.

But for the cardinals, and even the people of the entire Papal States, exchanging the marriage of a princess for the support of a Western power is undoubtedly something that everyone can accept.

Archbishop Cicero wanted to use this to send a message to Cesare that the Papal States was in great difficulty at the moment, but it did not need you. Princess Verdun - your sister Adele, could also make outstanding contributions to the country.

Archbishop Cicero was eager to see César's furious expression, and he wanted to rush to the trial stand and tear him to pieces. Children who are easily emotional are difficult to control, but their weaknesses are so obvious.

But to his surprise, Xizel's expression was very calm, and his purple eyes exuded a faint golden meaning. The look he gave him was not like he was looking at the judge, but at a circus clown performing a funny show.

This made Archbishop Cicero feel a little annoyed. The cardinals all knew the conditions proposed by the Kingdom of Charlemagne, but no one mentioned it.

Because they all knew that no matter what method they used to tame Cesare, the unruly lion, it would not change his fate of holding great power and interests in the Papal States in the future.

No matter what crime he was charged with, it was inevitable that César would return to the Blazing Knights and become the leader. He would probably be the most powerful Knight King in history, and with his iron-blooded father the Pope, the cardinals could not imagine who would be the rival of this father and son in the future.

Therefore, the cardinals did not want to make César bear too much grudge in such an occasion. But Archbishop Cicero was very suitable to do this, because he had severely offended the father and son three years ago, or even longer ago.

If a girl can sacrifice her marriage for the country, then it shouldn't be unacceptable for a cardinal to sacrifice his dignity and even his life for the country, right?

After all, if a cardinal is gone, they can replace him. Just like they can replace the Pope, the families that truly control Florence can also replace the cardinals.

Archbishop Cicero was a little afraid of César's reaction. His reaction was like he no longer cared about his sister's happiness. But this was simply impossible. Now that the Pope did not recognize him as an illegitimate child, he had no other family except his sister.

But he is the kind of person who values ​​his family very much, otherwise he would not have started a rebellion for his already mentally retarded mother.

The trial of César's mother was actually conducted twice. Similarly, her white matter removal surgery was also performed twice. The reason for the second trial was that she might still remember some of the things she had seen. This led to the second trial and César's rebellion. ...Rebellion? Archbishop Cicero suddenly reacted. César had once rebelled for his foolish mother, and now for his young sister, he could still rebel a second time!
Archbishop Cicero subconsciously took a step back and realized that it seemed like he was scaring himself.

Although the judged Xizel was not restricted in his movements, he was only strong when wearing armor. No matter how much he would achieve in the future, it would not change the fact that he was just a thin boy now.

At this moment, there were not only the judge and the judged in the church. The executive officers of the Inquisition were strictly monitoring the progress of the trial, and their eyes were always on Cesare.

Archbishop Cicero breathed a sigh of relief, but the slight vibration on the bench suddenly froze him. The other cardinals also noticed something was wrong and cried out in panic, "It's an earthquake."

But soon they realized that this was not an earthquake.

The door of the Sistine Chapel was suddenly pushed open, and the huge door flew over the heads of the cardinals and pierced into the dome with gorgeous patterns like a sharp blade.

The holy cross emblem behind him was affected and fell down. Archbishop Cicero dodged in a hurry. The metal holy emblem smashed the wooden lectern. Archbishop Cicero crawled behind the lectern, avoiding the fate of being smashed to pieces in a miserable manner.

"Guards! Guards!" He shouted for help, but no one paid any attention.

The executors of the Inquisition who were supposed to be in charge of security, and the cardinals who were supposed to flee, were staring blankly at the hideous figure with its back to the light at the church door.

It is so ferocious and gorgeous, tall and majestic, with golden pupils and tear marks on its face, but it is so sad, like a sad demon.

The huge demon stepped into the church, and the precious tiles were damaged because of its rudeness, but no one dared to scold it. Everyone could only look up and be amazed at its magnificence.

Archbishop Cicero raised his head and met a pair of golden pupils. His heart suddenly stopped as he saw César using the body of the Sad Devil as a stepping stone to walk towards him.

"I think you guys seem to have made a mistake." Xizel said softly.

He was still wearing the uniform of the Royal Mechanical College of Marston, looking so elegant, easy-going, and weak. However, the Sad Demon God under his feet was so hideous and bloodthirsty.

The lectern where Archbishop Cicero sat was the highest place in the entire church, and Cesare walked slowly but powerfully towards his throne like a king ascending the throne: "I came here not to accept your so-called trial, nor to listen to your nonsense."

He successfully climbed onto the judgment seat that was originally judging him, stood before the fallen Holy Cross, and looked back at the numerous seats in the church, like a monarch examining his subjects.

"I'm here to change this country." Xizel said softly, "No matter how much I hated him, and how much I wished to kill you who controlled this country with my own hands, it cannot change the fact that I have shed sweat and blood for this country."

He looked around the church, his eyes passing over the faces wearing silver masks one by one: "You don't need to say anything about this, because I am not here to ask for your opinion, I am just informing you."

The cardinals were silent, and the Inquisition officers who were supposed to stop his riot could only watch.

"As for you..." He lowered his head and looked at Archbishop Cicero who was crawling at his feet, not daring to move.

Reaching out and grabbing his collar and lifting him up, Xizel suddenly frowned. He took off the silver mask on the man's face and looked at the old face, which was twisted by fear but without any life.

When he saw the Sad Devil, Cicero, the once arrogant Archbishop, was frightened to death. Cesare suddenly felt a little bored and threw his body away. The Sad Devil turned around and walked out of the church.

He suddenly paused and looked down. A cardinal had climbed out of the lectern at some point and prostrated himself at the feet of the Sad Devil, clinging to his ankles tightly.

During the struggle, his mask fell off, revealing a middle-aged man with a vicissitude and unkempt appearance. César knew him, the chief of the Minerva Agency, Professor Franco who was responsible for the manufacture of all Seraphim cavalry and the maintenance of Seraphim.

It can be said that he is the man who knows the most about mechanics in Florence, the West, or even the whole world.

As a scientific brain among a group of theological brains, he is a heretic among the cardinals. Normally, the cardinals would never get involved, for fear that they would be irritated by these wooden-headed theological brains.

However, this time, he took the initiative to participate in the opportunity, and his purpose was naturally to get the armor that Xizel brought back.

As a man who advocates science and is considered insane by the cardinals, when he heard about the existence of this kind of armor, it was like a money-grubber seeing money or a fanatic seeing the Lord he believes in, and he broke free from his restraints and ran down...

In order to prevent this lunatic from doing anything extreme during the trial, the other cardinals tied him behind the lectern and gagged him.

Normally, no one would dare to do that to a cardinal and the country's top technician. But this was a trial that almost determined the fate of the Papal States, and the cardinal didn't dare to let him mess around.

After spitting out the restraints on his mouth, Franco rubbed his face against the armor of the Sad Demon God: "Little César, you are right, this country really needs to change. Now I am your first lackey, I will bite whoever you tell me to bite, even if it is the Pope, I will bite off a piece of his flesh!"

As one of the people who controlled the country, it was impossible for Franco not to know that Cesare and the Pope were father and son.

César sighed helplessly. If he had anyone who could be considered a friend in Florence, Franco could barely be considered one of them.

(End of this chapter)