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Volume 1 [The Birth of a Planet] Chapter 169 Imperial Meeting

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    It was already late autumn when Paynes received the letter from the Holy See. Seeing that the first hundred years of the eleventh century were about to pass, his mood was still so bad.  Paynes was born into a French aristocratic family. His father had inherited the status of French Duke. He was the second son in the family. Therefore, when his father died, the remaining Duke title was inherited by his elder brother. Although he was not confident about his ability  He was far superior to his elder brother, but according to the laws of the time, as the second son, he had no right to inherit his father's title.  After his father died, he left him a considerable amount of property, but compared to his brother, he was still a poor man.  Seeing that his situation was so bad, he couldn't help but feel resentful, but there was nothing he could do about it.  Although he was tall, powerful, and even extremely smart, he was also addicted to gambling and drinking. In the following days, his family property was quickly squandered. In order to pay off his gambling debts,  He had to sell the manor where he lived and moved to Paris.  In order to save money, he dismissed most of his servants, leaving only a few around him who were still following him. He was a knight. Although he was almost penniless, for the dignity of the knight, he still cheered every time he went out.  Yes, let all Parisians know that Paynes is still brilliant.  When he received the letter from the Holy See, after the initial joy, he frowned again. Paris was quite far away from Rome, and he simply did not have enough travel expenses.  But facing the Pope¡¯s call, he didn¡¯t want to give up this opportunity. In the dark, he felt that this was not just a call from the Pope, but the Lord Jesus and even God calling him.  He went to find his brother, and with difficulty opened his mouth to borrow money from his brother.  For the sake of his fellow brothers, Paynes's brother generously sponsored his younger brother's trip to Rome. In addition to funding, he also bought property and hired many servants for Paynes, including nine horses, including the above.  There were four horses, a chaplain, a steward, a secretary, a follower, a guide, a cook, a servant carrying his master's shield and spear, and a handyman (there were 3  horse) and 2 stable boys.  The reason why his brother did this was because he didn¡¯t want his brother, who was all about eating, drinking and gambling, to embarrass himself and his dead father in front of the Holy See, so he helped Paynes this time.  So, in this late autumn season, Paynes went on the road well-fed and well-fed. After a month of long journey, along the route that Hannibal used to attack Rome, he arrived in Rome before winter came.  A descendant of a noble family from France will of course receive the best hospitality from the Holy See.  After arriving in Rome, Paynes lived in the church where the Pope lived, and received the best hospitality every day. To his joy, he could drink the sweetest Sicilian wine until he was drunk every day.  It wasn¡¯t until Rome entered deep winter that bishops, kings, nobles, and businessmen from all over the Italian peninsula all arrived.  On a snowy night, Pope Urban II officially held a meeting.  That night, Paynes was led by the church clergy to the hall where the Pope usually presided over meetings. At this time, the place was already filled with people of all kinds. The distinguished bishops and kings were sitting in the most conspicuous and distinguished positions, and those noisy people  Italian businessmen sat on both sides of the door. As a member of the aristocratic class in the middle, Paynes also gained a decent position, allowing him to condescendingly look down on the Italian businessmen who only valued money.  With the sound of a door opening, everyone stood up, because Pope Urban II, supported by his personal attendants, approached the hall.  The bishops, kings and nobles of each region all stood up and took off their hats to salute, while the Italian businessmen knelt directly on the ground to salute the Pope.  Urban II was already old, and it was very inconvenient for him to move. He reluctantly sat on the papal throne with the help of his personal attendants.  He motioned for everyone to sit down, with a stingy smile on his face.  After everyone was seated, Urban II cleared his voice and began his speech. Unlike his predecessor, he was a straightforward person and never minced words, so he immediately raised today's topic.  "Constantinople is in danger. Alexius has sent an envoy to ask for help from us. This is also my intention to call you here. Let's discuss together whether we should help the poor Byzantines." This statement 1  As soon as they came out, a fire broke out in the meeting hall, and the people in the main battle and the main peace were red-faced and quarreling like shrews in the market.  Someone shouted: "The defeat of Byzantium is a manifestation of their incompetence. We cannot sacrifice the lives of our noble soldiers for cowards like them." The main war faction booed.?One piece, someone immediately retorted: "The Seljuks are all careerists. Their purpose in arriving in Byzantium is not simply to capture Constantinople. Their purpose is to occupy the entire Europe. Take this fertile land as their own."  Yes. So we must send troops to destroy them." Someone from the Lord Peace Party said: "The Seljuks cannot compete with the Catholic Church under the leadership of the Pope. They know this very well. These thieves cannot threaten Rome.  Safety. Don't waste our precious money and soldiers on this. Our real opponents are the Saracens, these Turkic clowns, let them go to hell." Before he finished speaking, someone from the main war faction stood up and said, "Stop.  In the past hundred years, the Erzhu people have become a maritime power in the Orihai (Mediterranean Sea). Their fleet seriously threatens Europe's maritime trade routes. Once there is a change, we will completely compete with the Asian Peninsula and the Asian Peninsula.  If Egypt loses contact, we will be in a dangerous situation of shortage of supplies, so we must defeat the Seljuks and let them know that the Holy See is the real master of Orhai. " "But what can we do to fight the Seljuk Navy."  Someone from the peace faction retorted: "Compared with their fleets, the navies of our countries are simply vulnerable. We can't even deal with pirates, let alone a powerful naval fleet. You can't let our soldiers fight on the sea on horseback."  Before the man finished speaking, someone else from the Peace Party said: "Also, the Byzantines are not worthy of sympathy at all. They are all traitors to God. They refuse to carry out the orders of the Holy See and openly break with the Holy See."  Moreover, they annexed Bulgaria under our solemn protest, and colluded with Orthodox Russia. They also occupied the northern part of Italy, killing all the men there and taking the women there as their own, in a bandit style.  Their savagery is not worthy of sympathy. Even the lowest level of passionate women can clearly see that their request for help is just a temporary surrender to Rome. Once we help them relieve the siege, they will definitely pounce again like evil wolves.  They will bite us hard, so we must not send troops to help them." "No!" The peace crowd burst into loud shouts: "Let them die on their own, the Holy See will not sacrifice their lives for these bandits.  ¡± Listening to the rising and rising shouts, Urban II glanced at Yang Rui, the papal attendant next to him.  And he smiled slyly at Yang Rui, his eyes telling him that it was time to speak.  Yang Rui walked to the middle of the meeting hall. This move made everyone quiet down, and they all stared at the young and handsome priest.  Yang Rui looked around and said loudly: "Due to the Pope's health, I will speak on behalf of the Pope today." As soon as these words came out, everyone exclaimed and looked at Urban II on the throne.  The old pope nodded, indicating to everyone that everything this young man said and did tonight represented the supreme power of the Holy See.  The conference hall fell into silence again. Everyone was waiting for Yang Rui's speech. After all, the Pope's Attendant was a very important figure. Everyone must give up their own ideas first and listen to his explanation first.  "Everyone, your incomparable loyalty to the Holy See makes the Pope extremely happy." Yang Rui began his speech: "It is undeniable that the Byzantines are a group of clowns who do not deserve sympathy. However, please don't forget one thing.  When doing anything, we must think about whether it will bring us huge benefits or immeasurable losses before taking action."
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