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Text Chapter 574 Hagia Sophia and the Guardians of the Orthodox Faith

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.    The temple of knowledge and wisdom" Standing in front of Hagia Sophia, I stared at the blue dome of the church for half an hour before I sighed. Only when I stand in front of such a building can I  Only then can I feel my surging ambition, just like when I stood in front of the Pantheon in Lana City.

    After appreciating the appearance of this magnificent building, he held his chin and thought for a while, then turned back with satisfaction, smiled and said to his followers: "I think demolish the four surrounding Salamander minarets.  It’s better looking.”

    "Gee, Your Highness, this is not up to you to decide." Hearing this, Min Di stepped forward and said, "Whether to demolish those four towers is a matter for the Grand Duchess of Asia. Why don't we go in and take a look."

    "Hmmwell, I think you are a little impatient with waiting."

    Stepping into Hagia Sophia, the solemnity and majesty of this church are immediately visible and shocking.  No It should be said that the word "unobstructed view" is too weak. It may be more appropriate to use "blow in the face", because that is the most appropriate feeling after I stepped into this church.

    When the crisp sound of leather boots on the floor rang in the hall, I seemed to be able to see the crisp sound surrounding hundreds of marble columns lined with gold leaves, and then slowly rising up to the dome.  Looking at the huge dome, I was stunned again.

    The highest expression of the architectural art of the Gurana Empire, I have never seen such a large dome even in my previous life.  According to the records I saw in the Stone Castle Library in the early years, the central rectangular hall where we are now covers an area of ??more than 5,000 square meters, and there are a total of 107 marble columns supporting the huge central dome from all sides.  The huge dome in the center is thirty-three meters in diameter, and the top is a full fifty-six meters above the floor we are walking on.  The central dome, which is nearly twenty stories high and 33 meters in diameter, does not have any supports. Standing under this huge dome and looking up, it seems that you are enveloped by the vast sky. You suddenly feel how small you are, but your heart feels like an experience.  To achieve the peace and tranquility of washing.

    It has been more than a thousand years since this cathedral was built. Once, the Eastern Lana Empire experienced two hundred years of turmoil due to the Eastern Lana Empire's visualization of the Orthodox Virgin, Son, and Angels. This church  The paintings, sculptures, and icons here were constantly destroyed, and later experienced the plundering of the Crusaders and the plundering of the Mutu people.  The ancient murals in the church are still behind the plaster.  When they first captured New Lana City, the Mutu people repainted all the murals with plaster in order to convert the cathedral into a temple for the Sala believers.  Now, the Orthodox believers and Crusaders who had been hostile to each other for two hundred years in the Eastern Lana Empire have long since turned into dust, and the Mutu people will also sadly leave. After all this, only this cathedral remains solemn and beautiful.

    I took my eyes back from the central dome and looked around. I passed a rectangular marble pillar in the corridor and saw a thumb-sized hole next to the pillar. This immediately brought back memories of my previous life, so I walked over with a smile and stood there.  Standing in front of a stone pillar.  After a while, he turned his arm over, then inserted his thumb into the round hole, and turned it over 360 degrees with difficulty.  To be honest, it was a bit strenuous, but I did it in the end.

    We spent a whole morning wandering around Hagia Sophia before leaving this magnificent building with satisfaction.  After coming out of the church door, looking at the street scene of New Lana City, compared with the situation in the church just now, it made people feel like they were back in the mortal world.  After coming out of the church, I walked to the main square and looked back at Hagia Sophia again. To be honest, there was indeed a little regret in my eyes at this moment.  Perhaps this is the only way I can preserve my beautiful memories of this building. I am destined not to have her.

    Only the Eastern Lana Empire a thousand years ago could build such a building.  This building was built 1,200 years ago, and a thousand years ago, the emperor of the Eastern Lana Empire mobilized 10,000 workers to decorate the building more beautifully, spending more than 300,000 gold and taking six months to decorate it.  It was completed in the year.  Moreover, it was continuously repaired and decorated in the years after the Eastern Lana Empire.  To be honest, I think that the current Holy Rana Empire does not have enough ability to build such a building.

    Whether it is financial or human resources.  It is impossible for the imperial government to spend a lot of resources to build a Saint Sophia Church in the Holy Rana Empire.  Built in the Eastern Lana Empire.  Prospered in the Eastern Lana Empire.  This building belongs to the Eastern Lana Empire.  The Holy Rana Empire has its own architectural art.  I believe that future generations will be as impressed as I am today when they mention the water tank at Weeping Willow City Square.  There will also inevitably be mention of the people who ordered it to be built and the people who designed it.

    In the main square.  An officer wearing a Gordon uniform came over.  He walked up to Feng Di and whispered.  After waving away the Gordon officer.  The wind came closer.  He said to me in a low voice: "Your Highness, the things you want are already here."We're at the port wall.  "

    "Oh. So fast. Haha" He smiled and nodded: "That's almost it. Let's finish this matter first and then let's go to dinner. I'm worried."

    "Good place. Your Highness. Let's go there now."

    Half an hour later.  We came to the port city wall of New Lana City.  In the urban area near the port city wall.  A large number of Mutu civilians gathered here.  They are all relatively wealthy Mutu people.  After paying a full ransom to the coalition forces that occupied various urban areas in the city,

    They were allowed to come to the harbor walls.  As long as they pay a toll to the area near the port.  They can pass through this wall to reach the dock area of ??the city.

    During the decades that the Mutu Empire ruled Xin Lana, they continuously moved Mutu people from the mainland in an attempt to restore the city to the glory of the Eastern Lana Empire era. However, their efforts did not achieve much effect. Xin Lana  The population of Na City still has not been able to return to the level of the Eastern Lana Empire.  But even so, after the coalition forces occupied New Lana City, through the management documents of New Lana City officials from the Mutu Empire, we learned that there were still nearly 200,000 Mutu people in the city, and among them were able to return to the Mutu Empire  I believe the local number will not exceed one-tenth.  The fate of the remaining Mutu people who did not leave had already been decided, and they were either killed or sold.  It's just that it hasn't started yet, and even the low-level officers of the Holy War and Crusader Alliance don't know about it yet.

    Roland has promised to the coalition forces of the Holy War and Crusader Alliance occupying various parts of the city that they can do whatever they want with the Mutu people in this thousand-year-old capital after the sun rises tomorrow. They can kill them, plunder all their property, and they can do whatever they want.  Capture them and sell them elsewhere.

    A formal order will be issued in the early hours of tomorrow. In addition to prohibiting arson and harming the 40,000 Xiang people who have been gathered, Roland's only request is that all Mutu people disappear from the city.  There is no doubt that this is a planned murder, and this massacre will continue for a full week to ensure that there is no trace of any Mutu in the city.

    Roland's intention was obvious. She wanted to warn the Mutu people through such a massacre that they should not come to this city regardless of their own volition or Emperor Mutu's will. Otherwise, once the Donglan people retake the city, they will be the first to do so.  The first thing is to cleanse the entire city of Mutu people.

    “Could it be that Orthodox Pope Alisander VI turned a blind eye to such a large-scale massacre?  Indeed, according to his words, he was unaware of the plan.  Moreover, he was not present when the plan was discussed. At the same time, he will leave New Lana City before nightfall today and go to the towns and villages in the New Lana City area to bless the Xiang people and encourage the Xiang people to go there.  Settled in the recovered New Lana City.

    As for now, Pope Alisander VI of Lannes is still on the city's port wall. As originally agreed, he is waiting for our arrival on the city wall. With him is his second son, Duke Cizer.

    After arriving at the city wall, Pope Alisander VI of Lana immediately pulled me aside and asked anxiously: "Are you all ready?"

    "Yes, everything is ready, Your Majesty the Pope."

    My answer did not seem to reassure Pope Alisander VI. After listening to my answer, Pope Rana asked again: "Are you sure you won't make a mistake? The Royal Court Cavalry of the Mutu Empire is about to arrive."  coming."

    "No!" He replied firmly, shaking his head.

    "Okay Okay, that's good" At this time, Religious Alisander VI felt a little relieved: "If the holy relics can successfully return to the Holy Mountain of Lana, I will immediately send a pastoral letter to the entire Western Continent  , granting you the title of the only 'Guardian of the Holy Orthodox Faith' in the Orthodox world. You and your descendants will always retain this title. Pope Rana after me will no longer be able to excommunicate you and your descendants.  law."

    After listening, he nodded with a smile and replied in a low voice: "Compared to holy objects, this is what I need most, Your Majesty the Pope."

    "coming!"

    As he spoke, the royal court team of Muta III of the Mutu Empire had already appeared at the end of the avenue. Under the double protection of the coalition soldiers and Mutu Empire soldiers, they passed through the crowds of people on the avenue. The civilians of the Mutu Empire along the way retreated to  On the roadside, people hurriedly knelt on the ground in the crowd.

    Walking at the front of the procession is the coffin of the previous emperor of the Mutu Empire, Haji VIII, and behind the coffin is the chariot and horse of the new emperor of the Mutu Empire, Muta III. Perhaps it is more appropriate to call him the Emperor of the Northern Mutu Empire now.  Because there is another Emperor Mutu in the south of their land.

    Seeing the chariots and horses in the royal court of the Mutu Empire, I couldn't help but sigh once again at the huge family of the Mutu people.  Even if it can seat six womenIt would take more than a dozen carriages to be able to accommodate the concubines in the harem of Murtagh III.  As for the royal family of the Holy Lana Empire, even if the royal family members including Imperial Queen Lisabella and Fire Eagle Queen Christina plus maids travel together, they can only fill four carriages.

    Slowly, the team is getting closer

    “Stop——” The garrisoned coalition officer under the gate of the port city wall raised his right hand, and then stopped in front of the gate of the port city wall.

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    I forgot to mention the first two chapters I will make up for this chapter today.

    After one year, five months and ten days, this book finally exceeded 2,000,000 words.

    This is definitely something I didn’t expect at the time. Thank you brothers along the way. No matter where you see this text, as long as you can see it.  Thank you brothers I hope you can see my thanks.  (To be continued,)

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