Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

"And we don't, so we can increase the pressure on Germany without worrying about Spain?"

Nicholas II thought for a while, looked at Pobedonoschaev with fiery eyes and asked: "Is it possible that we can use this as an excuse to attack the Catholic Church, and then unite the Orthodox Church to defend against the enemy? Then we will wait for an opportunity to take the initiative and finally establish the appointment of the pope by Russia?"

"This" Podonoschaev was shocked. It was such a big ambition. He didn't know what Nicholas II was thinking. But not to mention other places, countries with more Orthodox Christians now such as Romania and Greece , as well as Bulgaria, Serbia, etc., and several others can be discussed. After all, they more or less became independent with the help of Russia.

But Greece is an ancient nation, and to be precise, it is closer to orthodoxy than Tsarist Russia.

Historically, there were three main residences of the Patriarch of Constantinople. The original and most orthodox residence was the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul from 1206 to 1264. Due to the Fourth Crusade, which destroyed the Byzantine Empire’s rule there, The Patriarchate's residence was moved to Nicaea along with the imperial royal family. After the restoration of the Byzantine Empire, the Patriarchate's residence was moved back to Hagia Sophia in 1453. Byzantium was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1453, and Hagia Sophia was forcibly converted into a mosque. Since then, it has been , the seat of the Patriarch of Constantinople is the Cathedral of St. George in Fanar

Since the Orthodox Church of Constantinople has jurisdiction over the Orthodox Church of Finland and the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (both autocephalous churches), the Patriarch of Constantinople has the power to ordain Constantine, the Patriarch of these two churches. The Patriarch of the Fortress remains the nominal head of the entire Orthodox Church, and holds the title of Ecumenical Patriarch, which is nominally higher than that of the Patriarchs of other regions and the Cattorix (Ecumenical Legate), which is nominally the same as the Pope, and Play an important role in the Christian ecumenical movement

In the Middle Ages, the Patriarchs of Constantinople were completely subject to the emperors of the Byzantine Empire, which eventually made their status insignificant. Successive emperors often interfered in church affairs. They could actually depose the patriarchs at will. Many emperors even appointed eunuchs to serve. The position of the Patriarch, in contrast, has become a powerful force that is independent and not controlled by secular rulers. After the Russian Church became the largest church in the Orthodox world, the most important figure in the Orthodox Church is the Patriarch of Moscow. Fortunately, it is exactly For this reason, Tsarist Russia was well known. However, after the damn Ottoman Turkish Empire fell into their hands in Constantinople in 1453, the Ottoman Sultans had always controlled the pastoral control of Constantinople. As the largest and most influential Orthodox figure in the Orthodox Church, the Patriarch of Moscow has a somewhat unfair reputation. This is also the reason why Russia launched several wars against the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

As the main successor, Greece is also a big trouble. If Greek believers are now asked to join in and Russia is allowed to lead the Orthodox Church, this will definitely be met with a strong backlash from Greece. Although other countries have a good impression of Russia, they are independent in their national interests. In front of him, no one could tell how high the chances of them agreeing would be. There was nothing he could do, so he could only tell the truth about his doubts.

"This is really a difficult problem, but even so, as long as we take the lead in other countries, especially with the coercion of political interests, I believe they will agree sooner or later."

"I hope so." Pobedonoschaif changed his words and said: "I'm afraid besides us watching the show here, there are other people who are also gloating about this incident."

"You are talking about the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, etc." Nicholas II heard this and thought of several other countries...

"Yes, as the three Protestant sects of Christianity, Anglicanism, the state religion founded by the British and led by every king, Lutheranism, followed by Sweden and Denmark, led by the Germans, and Calvinism in Switzerland and the Netherlands, their Protestantism is the same as our Orthodox Church, and it must be the same now. It’s a joke to watch Western Catholicism there,” said Pobedonoschaev.

They're right, other parties are now paying attention to this incident

Palace of Versailles, Berlin, Germany

"Theobaden, tell me, what is the impact of this matter?" William II may have a big hip and a small hip, so he especially likes to stand, and his courtiers often need to stand up because of this. To show respect, there are three exceptions. One of them is Theo Baden, who is now called William II. He is a banker and a sharp-minded politician. Now at the age of fifty-two, he has become Acting Prime Minister, who will definitely be promoted to full-time position next year, the other two are Admiral Tirpitz, who is almost 60 years old, and Chief of General Staff Helmut Johannes Ludwig von Moltke, also known as Little Mao Odd, he is also 60 years old this year. These three are the three most trusted by William II. Among the three, Theobaden is the youngest, and now it seems that he will also have the highest position.

"I think this will be an opportunity for our Lutherans to expand southward, especially the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Although we are allied, their beliefs in the Austro-Hungarian Empire are still different from ours. There are Orthodox Catholics and We should capture the Lutheran junction. As long as we capture them, our southward expansion will be unimpeded."

"Yes, I think what the Prime Minister said is the best road map. After all, all the Catholic countries around us are powerful countries, such as France, Italy, and Spain across the way. And since Russia is now They have cooperated with France and the United Kingdom in their containment policies, and Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania are almost all territories of the Orthodox Church. Since this is the case, we can only start from here."

"Well, what the Prime Minister and Marshal Tirpitz said are all key points. After going through other small country wars over the years, I came to a conclusion, that is, when two countries of the same nation and have the same beliefs, the defeated country will often There will be very little resistance to the people of the victorious country, and they will even quickly assimilate into the victorious country. If they have different beliefs, then the nation will still be the same. After two countries go to war, due to different beliefs, the nation will Different understandings of the Lord’s will have created an indelible gap. This kind of integration is more difficult than before. That’s why I feel that our ancients were already ahead of us in this aspect. Otherwise, otherwise When we expanded in Europe, we would not have allowed missionaries to go ahead and win the hearts and minds of the people, and make good use of our guidance to make them give up their psychological defenses of resistance and accept us. Such a strategy is indeed a very clever one."

"This is indeed something that every European should be proud of. The understanding of the Chief of General Staff is also very clear, so I decided that we must implement the same policy. No matter how the incident in Spain develops, we will continue to implement it unchanged." "

Before William II and the others had a result, Edward VII of England had already had a good result with Asquith, and this time it was the result of a conversation between the three of them.

"Just wait and see what happens." This was the first time that Churchill appeared in front of Edward VII with few people. This was a very obvious hint from Asquith, that is, directly, he wanted to recommend Churchill to Edward VII. This time was equivalent to meeting for the first time. Churchill's performance was remarkable and he was recognized by Edward VII...

The three finally decided to adopt Churchill's suggestion, that is, Britain should continue to maintain a wait-and-see attitude towards Europe. In the past, it was a political struggle between countries, but this time it was a crisis of religious beliefs. Of course, the reason why Edward VII was so calm was that although Britain was a He is also the supreme leader of the Anglican sect. However, the purpose of establishing this sect in the UK is to maintain the independence of the UK from the constraints of the Holy See, not to increase complexity for expansion. Churchill and the others knew this, and Edward VII even more It is very clear, but of course they will not care. If France, its current ally, is involved in the Catholic civil strife and causes civil chaos, then Britain will also be affected, so they are also very concerned about this. As for Spain , the UK now really doesn’t know what attitude it should take towards them! But they don't know, it doesn't mean that no country doesn't know

On the lawn of the White House, Theodore was harvesting grass, and beside him was Elihu Root, who had been studying the route plan for Spain during this period.

"This grass is growing faster and faster," Elihu Lutdo cut hard and panted.

"Yeah, sometimes I really want to uproot them and dry them out."

"But if you do that, you may ruin your wonderful lawn and ruin the overall beauty."

"Aren't there a few other pieces? We can ask professional pasture lawn repairmen to plant and repair them. It's really tiring to do it ourselves."

"But President, in that case, you won't be able to taste the fruits of your hard work. Instead, you will be building for others and you will only get superficial glory at most. Deep down in your heart, you still have the idea that you are not as good as those professionals."

"But if you don't invite them, you will always feel that you will hurt yourself or tire yourself if you do it yourself."

"Then we also have other methods. If it is too tiring, then we can only keep this grassland and let it grow lush. Finally, we can use other methods to deal with them, such as using cattle and sheep. Digest them and kill two birds with one stone."

"But, can we digest it? After all, they may indeed grow grass into hard and strange trees. We may not be able to control it by then."

"But it's better than leaving nothing but dirt and waste."

"That's right." Theodore thought for a while and said a little discouraged.

Different from their inexplicable conversation, at the Spanish Royal Palace on the edge of the Manzales River in Madrid, Alfonso was also urgently convening a direct meeting on this matter, including the Prime Minister and several senior military officials. Another frank meeting,

Today’s first update. This chapter took me at least five hours to search for information, integrate the information, and then use the data to determine the changes in the European pattern during the First and Second World Wars. This is what I think is the inside story of the alliance at that time. One, so I wrote this novel based on this view. The general outline is like this, the Protestant Anglican Church in England, the Lutheran Church in Germany, the Calvinist Church in Switzerland, which were all neutral countries in World War I and World War II; France, Spain, and Italy Catholicism; mainly the Orthodox Church in Russia (Soviet Union) and Greece. Of course, this is the basis for the division of most believers. From the beginning, there is another climax and climax of the battle in this book. This battle will continue until the First World War, and will also It was one of the triggers of World War I

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