The Rise of the European Emperor

Remember [New] in a second! While Marin was busy suppressing the behavior of Europeans grazing, Martin Luther was arguing fiercely with Professor Calvin (James Bond, a North Sea spy) in Wittenberg, the capital of the Electorate of Saxony. The Ninety-Five Theses will be posted soon.

Martin Luther originally planned to toughen the Holy See, as in the original history, and took a clear stand against indulgences. But Professor Calvin strongly opposed it. He believed that Martin Luther's actions were too reckless and would seriously offend the Holy See and the Pope. If the Holy See gets angry, it is likely to order Martin Luther to be burned to death.

Because of Marin's intervention, Pope Julius II, who was supposed to have died in 1513, was still alive. This is not the later milder Pope Leo X. Leo X has a milder personality, enjoys pleasure, and is not aggressive. As for Julius II, known as the "Political Pope" and "Pope of War" in history, he was very tough. If the pope was angered, his life might be lost.

Even if Ma Lincoln intercedes, it may not be effective. After all, in addition to being Marin's father-in-law, Julius II is also the Pope of Rome, and he has to guarantee the authority of the Holy See. For this reason, it is very likely to make an example to others.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Martin Luther, who was hard-headed, Calvin (James Bond) had no choice but to invite Martin Luther's most respected Elector Frederick III of Saxony.

Frederick III was also taken aback after reading the "Ninety-Five Theses" drafted by Martin Luther. He knew that if such articles were posted, Martin Luther would probably die. At least, they will be imprisoned or exiled, and the excommunication is light. After all, this is openly provoking the Holy See.

Originally, in history, the reason why Leo X did not touch Martin Luther at first was because Leo X was elected Pope from a small deacon, and his prestige was seriously insufficient. Therefore, in the beginning, Leo X was busy with a mess of affairs within the Holy See, busy seizing power, and had no time to pay attention to Martin Luther at all. It was not until 1521 that Martin Luther was excommunicated. But at that time, the "Ninety-five Theses" had been released for more than three years, and it had already formed a relatively large influence. Even, Martin Luther already had many fans at that time, including many great nobles. With their support, Martin Luther broke with the Holy See with many supporters and established Lutheranism.

But it is different now, the God of War Pope Julius II is not dead yet, and he has a high prestige and tough methods. At this time, it is easy to play with the Holy See. Therefore, Marin instructed James Bond to stop Martin Luther's behavior. After all, he still wants to use Martin Luther to carry out religious reforms...

Under the persuasion of Frederick III, Martin Luther finally calmed down. Many suggestions given to him by "Professor Calvin" came to mind.

"Brother Calvin, what do you mean, you want me to attack indulgences in a more tactful way?" Martin Luther reacted.

James Bond nodded and said:

"Yes, Martin, I hate indulgences as much as you do. But we must not openly provoke the Holy See, or we will not only die,

He will also be excommunicated and ruined. "

Frederick III nodded again and again, agreeing with the words of "Professor Calvin":

"That's right, Professor Calvin is right, we can't openly tear ourselves apart with the Holy See for the time being."

After being silent for a while, Martin Luther asked:

"Brother Calvin, do you have any good suggestions?"

James Bond nodded and said:

"Of course I have suggestions. First of all, you must modify the wording. You cannot directly deny His Majesty the Pope, but instead question the role of indulgences."

Martin Luther frowned and said:

"But the indulgences were created by the Pope. To question the indulgences is to question the Pope?"

James Bond shook his head and said:

"The indulgences were not created by the pope today, but by Pope Urban II hundreds of years ago. Questioning the indulgences is not deliberately targeting the current pope. In addition, the issuance of indulgences in the German region is also a It was not done by His Majesty the Pope, but by Archbishop Giovanni of the Medici family. Therefore, if you focus on indulgences and Archbishop Giovanni, you will avoid direct conflict with the Holy See. At least Bishop Giovanni Has no right to order you to be burned or excommunicated."

After a pause, James Bond suddenly smiled and said:

"Besides, I have a plan to make the indulgences lose their credibility!"

"What strategy?" Martin Luther and Frederick III asked at the same time.

James Bond smiled and said:

"The Holy See sells indulgences, isn't it claiming to absolve the sins of the buyers? What if the person who just bought the indulgences is arrested, tried and executed by the government? Then, wouldn't the indulgences become a joke?"

Martin Luther shook his head and said:

"No, Brother Calvin, the indulgences exempt the original sin, and let the purchaser go to heaven after death, but it does not say that the secular crimes are forgiven. The purchaser was executed by the government, which has nothing to do with the original sin. Jesus was also executed by the Romans. Woolen cloth."

James Bond said:

"I know, but ordinary people don't know! Many ordinary people think that buying this can even absolve them of illegal crimes. If someone just bought an indulgence and was arrested, tried and executed, wouldn't it be very offensive to the Holy See? Face? Ordinary people who are not familiar with the doctrine, will they doubt the role of indulgences? As long as they have doubts, then you can post your thesis."

Frederick III nodded and said:

"Good idea, but how to do it?"

James Bond turned to Frederick III and said:

"This is the time to ask the Lord Elector for help..."

"How to help?"

"Send someone to keep an eye on the church where the indulgences are sold, and see who buys the most indulgences. Generally speaking, those who buy a lot of indulgences must have committed serious crimes and committed serious crimes. When the time comes, my lord, send someone to investigate You can basically find out the problem. If there is a death case, the criminal will be tried directly and publicly, and the criminal will be executed. If there is no death case, the criminal can also be tried according to law. The momentum must be loud..."

After hearing this, Frederick III immediately understood:

"It's a bad idea, but, I like it, haha!"

Martin Luther was also shocked—Nimma, what a bad idea. He just bought indulgences and thought he had been pardoned, but you arrested and killed him in a blink of an eye, and even tried it publicly to ruin your reputation. After doing this, who the hell believes that such a criminal can go to heaven after death?

As a result, the prestige of the Holy See must have been severely hit. Indulgence coupons will also lose credibility—you see, people just bought indulgences and were hanged when they turned around. Is there any use for this thing? This slap in the face was ruthless and accurate...