While the Roman emperor and the King of Golden Tent from China became good brothers, the envoy of the Roman Catholic Church, Secretary of State and Cardinal Bernardo Pinatieri also arrived in Constantinople on a Calaissa galleon provided by the Republic of Pisa.

This man, who was in his fifties, had a very sharp nose, and a bearded beard that looked a little unshaven, was the messenger of Pope Innocent II. He was the one who came to meet with the "Prince of Peach Blossom Stone" Zong Bi on behalf of the Pope.

On the way to Constantinople, the elderly cardinal was always depressed and full of sorrow.

Because the Holy See is now facing an unprecedented crisis. The Universal Church now has two opposing popes. One is Innocent II, who is loyal to Pinatieri, and the other is Anacletus II.

For Pinatieri, this is not the worst...the worst thing is that Innocent II, whom he is loyal to, is not actually legally elected!

After the previous Pope Honnoliu II returned to heaven, the cardinals of the universal church were divided into two factions. One faction supported Innocent II, while Pinatelli belonged to this faction, a minority. The other faction was the majority, which were all bought by Pierreoni, who was from a large Jewish banking family, and elected the Jewish Roman rich man to become the pope, calling him Anacletus II!

Bribery of the Pope and also chose a Jewish person, which is simply defiling the sacredness of the universal church!

Therefore, Archbishop Pinatieri firmly opposed the pseudopope Anacletus II.

But... Anacletus II did get the support of most of the cardinals who participated in the pope elections and also controlled the city of Rome.

In other words, until now, Anacletus II looked more like a legal pope... Although it was bought for money, it might also be God's will!

Well, it can be explained from a religious perspective.

Because all wealth belongs to God, Anacletus II's money is no exception. Although lending usury is despised. However, without God's grace, the usury released must have met the deadbeat. In that way, Anacletus II would have gone bankrupt long ago. Where can I get the money to buy the cardinal?

Besides, although the vote for the election of the Pope was voted by the cardinals, the result undoubtedly represents God's will.

Because God is omnipotent, his will cannot be tampered with, let alone because of a few gold coins... No matter who the Cardinal chose, it is God's will. Even if a blasphemer is chosen, it is because God needs to test the firmness of believers in their faith.

The appearance of Anacletus II may be a major test given to believers by God, which Archbishop Pinatieri firmly believes!

It is precisely because of this that he followed Innocent III to leave Italy and headed for Edamp in France, and there he presided over a religious conference with Innocent III, proclaiming Innocent III as the legitimate pope, and actively contacted the King of Dharma and the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, preparing to practice God's will with force.

But just when the Holy Roman Emperor Lothier II (Suplinburg Dynasty) agreed to send troops to Italy, God seemed to have conveyed the intention of "not sending troops" to the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in some form. A powerful pagan country moved from China thousands of miles away to Europe, settled down on the Eastern European prairie, and attacked Kievan Rus...

Although Kievan Rus was still some distance away from the border of the Holy Roman Empire, the encounter of Kievan Rus made Polish King Boleslaw III frightened. The latter was one of the few heroes in the history of the Polish Kingdom. Not only did they unify the fragmented country, but they also repeatedly defeated the invasion of the Holy Roman Empire.

However, after Kievan Rus was invaded by the Golden Horde, the pseudo-pope Anacletus II appealed to the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of Poland, demanding that they give up their past grudges and form a crusade to resist the invasion of the Chinese Golden Horde King.

Because the Dashi Empire showed strong combat power in its attack on the Seljuk Empire, Polish King Boleslaw III was very afraid of the Golden Tent Kingdom, which also came from China.

Therefore, he responded to the appeal of Anacletus II at the first time. So the Polish king sent an envoy to the Holy Roman Empire and lobbyed Lotteer II to respond to the call of the pope with him.

Moreover, the Polish messengers also called the Golden Horde "the test of God on Christians."

Now Lothel II is a little confused. He doesn't know what God means now? Should he use a bribe-elected pope to test his believers, or should he use the powerful army of the Chinese Golden Tent King to test his believers?

This matter cannot be made wrong... Otherwise, I will go to hell!

According to Innocent II's inside report around Lothier II, the Holy Roman Emperor currently prefers to give priority to threats from the East.

Because once the Golden Horde takes over Kiev Rus, defending Poland is a priority for the entire Christian world.

So Lothel II told Innocent II at the Liege meeting held not long ago that he would not be able to enter Italy unless it is certain that Kiev Rus will not be ruled by the Golden Horde in the short term.

Because in any way, Poland, which defends Christianity, will not violate God's intentions.

The forced Innocent II had to send his most trusted cardinal, Pinatelli, hoping that he could sign a treaty with him in Constantinople and the prince of the Golden Horde that could guarantee the security of the Kingdom of Poland...

But Pinatelli was always troubled by the "Ross problem" on his way to Constantinople.

He knew that the Golden Horde would most likely agree to ensure the security of the Polish Kingdom because Poland is far enough from the Volga River, and the number of Han people running out of China was not large, and the vast Ross black soil was enough for them to survive.

But the question is...what should the Ross people do?

After Ross was baptized, they were part of the Christian family, although they followed the Patriarch of Constantinople.

But once Innocent II's Holy See abandoned the Ross people, will God be angry?

This matter really makes God embarrassed!

...

"What? Do you admit that the laws of heaven that the Chinese believe in in the Golden Ban are our omnipotent Creator?"

In the Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople, Pinatieri heard incredible news from John IX, the Patriarch of Constantinople.

The Patriarch of Constantinople and the Emperor of Rome actually admitted that the law of heaven is God!

As a Christian religious expert, Pinatieri immediately thought about how serious this matter was.

"This is blasphemy!" the Archbishop of the Cardinal pointed out seriously.

"His Chronicle!" John IX smiled bitterly, "Constantinople is not Rome, nor Edamp. The emperor is the master here. A big stone empire has already scared the emperor. He does not want to have conflicts with the Golden Horde anymore... I think this is what Innocent II meant? He sent you to Constantinople to declare war on the Golden Horde, right?"

Pinatieri shook her head, "Patriarch, you haven't understood the seriousness of this matter yet!

They have a God with us, which means that they are no longer barbarians, but civilized people like us!

In addition, you acknowledge that the belief in heaven is as high as that of God’s belief, which means that believers of God can convert to the principles of heaven!”

Orientals may not understand his statement very much, but it was natural to put it in the Middle Ages in the West.

Because for medieval European religious scholars, God was not a white-bearded old man (Hong Xiuquan's God) who spoke Hakka, but the lord of the omnipotent Creator and the origin of everything.

In other words, whether it is white, black, East Asian, Asan, or American Yin, they are all created by the same God.

The difference between believing in God or not is whether the soul can be saved...

So in the eyes of medieval Westerners, "believe in God" and "not believing in God" were completely different concepts.

If you believe in God, even if you believe in the Tianfang Cult (Allah is also God), you are at least a person in the circle of believers in God. This is how the believers of Allah think.

If you don’t believe it, then you just don’t have any common language for outsiders.

It is also because of this that believers of the Apocalypse religions, such as Christianity, Judaism and Tianfang Buddhism, are relatively easy to change.

Once the Chinese law of nature is also a title of God, it is equivalent to acknowledging that the Golden Horde, which came with the law of nature, has also entered the circle of the Western world.

Don’t think this is a trivial matter... After all, the Han people in the golden tent are only a few hundred thousand!

No matter how hard you can fight, just a few people, how big territory can you conquer?

This is like the barbarians who conquered the Central Plains in history often had to respect Confucius. If the Jurchens in history, the Manchus did not respect Confucius after entering the Central Plains, but regarded the shamanism as the national religion, could they last long?

For the Chinese people in the Golden Tent, it was possible for them to conquer Kievan Rus, or even conquer Poland. However, the easiest way to establish rule in Kievan Rus and Poland is to convert to Christianity.

The Han people surrounded millions of blond and blue-eyed Europeans, and they were all Christians. It is easy to imagine what the consequences would be. If it takes several generations, they will be assimilated. After that, there will be no Golden Horde, only Golden Horde.

But what if the Han people in the Golden Tent have a religion that can be on par with Christianity?

Then they will become conquerors like the Saracens! They will turn the believers of Christ into believers of heaven. Although in blood, they will sooner or later become blond hair and blue eyes. But in faith and culture, the Golden Horde will always exist!
Chapter completed!