Vol 5 Chapter 85: 1 marriage

The visit of Alexander certainly surprised the Patriarch of Bucharest, but when he heard the questions raised by him, the patriarch and the patriarch could not be calm.
The so-called "marriage without the blessing of the church" is actually synonymous with the harmony of men and women. This kind of way of saying that morality seems more acceptable is acceptable. Although it sounds not so difficult to accept, in fact, this kind of behavior has no status. For people of status, it is full of ugliness and even depravity.
Although everyone knows that this kind of moral restraint is already in existence today, the orthodox orthodox church seems to be better, and the morality has been completely degraded to the uncovered Vatican Holy See, but it has already become a garden for prostitutes and prostitutes. heaven.
The most direct representative of this kind of corruption is the old man who is not the father-in-law of the count, and Alexander VI has openly secretly mistressed more than one mistress and even publicly admitted the illegitimate child ’s act. It has long been a scandal common to the Eastern and Western churches. Many Church members have exclaimed for this that this is the biggest scandal in the Christian society since the millennium.
So when Alexander revealed that he might have a "marriage not approved by the church", the patriarch was not surprised, at least the princess of Estelais in Pisa was enough to prove everything. The problem is that the Patriarch does not understand why Alexander wanted to disclose this to him.
After all, if you want to solve the trouble of such a so-called marriage in the church, both his public and private elders can talk about the authority in this respect, but now Alexander has found him, which can only explain one thing, then It is possible that this "marriage" has nothing to do with the two elders, or even a little conflict with them or their daughters.
The Patriarch decided to be more careful. He told himself that he must first understand what he was facing. After all, the identity of the count was quite sensitive. It would be bad if he was involved in any trouble.
"It was a serious guilt without being blessed by the church," the patriarch said sternly. He paid attention to the look on Alexander's face, and found that he did not show a serious listening attitude because of his anger. , Went on to say, "God punished Adam and Eve because they stole the forbidden fruit and agreed with their desires. God punished Eve and all the women of her descendants for suffering because of their pregnancy. This is the woman's destiny. Suffering, because they seduce men from God ’s fall and decay, they are born with the greatest original sin. Such a marriage is impossible to be recognized by the church, so it is also invalid and does not even need to declare its existence. "
The patriarch's voice was harsh and ruthless, and he was more full of hatred of crime and merciless coldness than he had said before.
But what the Patriarch Lord thought was simple, no matter who took the initiative to post this kind of thing between men and women, at this time, it is enough to push all the mistakes to the woman, they seduce the man, yes They have betrayed the sacred marriage, and they may even have seduced and deceived the young nobleman who was inextricably young because of his youth, so as long as he finds a reason for his liberation from the doctrine, there should be no problem.
Although the Patriarch did not like these morally corrupt priests, he could not help but admit that Bucharest's dependence on the count, both in terms of doctrine and in reality, wanted to help him get rid of that one. The only way to get into trouble is to push all crimes to the woman.
Not to mention that the woman is not here, so at least it should not cause more trouble because she might offend a great female noble in words.
Master Patriarch secretly rejoiced in his wit, but it was inevitable that he was a little ashamed, but when he finished the call, the talent of Patriarch suddenly realized that the surrounding atmosphere seemed a bit wrong, and then he saw the opposite Alexander He stared at him like an enemy.
The Patriarch froze for a moment, then he suddenly remembered what Alexander had just said, and immediately realized that he might have completely misunderstood the meaning of the earl's words from the beginning.
"How to prove that a marriage that has not been blessed by the church is legal."
In other words, the count asked not that most men would do this at this time, but to make such a marriage legal!
The look on the Patriarch's face suddenly became a little embarrassed. He paused a little and then said cautiously: "But if the loving couple can devote this marriage that only exists in the secular world to the church, then the original Unethical behavior can still be forgiven by God, but this step is very complicated, and the status of both parties may also cause some trouble. After all, this may involve many people. "
Alexander nodded, and the inconsistency between the Patriarch and the Lord did not cause him to care. All he cared about was the result.
"Adults, please forgive me, if the two parties may cause some trouble because of differences in beliefs, and they really need to prove that this marriage is recognized by the church, at least by the orthodox church, what should be done?"
The priest was slightly stunned. He could see that Alexander was very serious or even very serious when he asked, which made the head of the prince start to treat this matter with caution.
The Patriarch pondered a little, thinking about Alexander repeatedly in his mind, and then said cautiously: "If so, then there are two ways to solve the problem you are talking about. One is that one of the parties follows the other party to change the letter. It can ensure that this marriage can be fully accepted and recognized, and the other way is to recognize the legality of this marriage only in one of the churches, but this may involve a lot of trouble, such as whether the two parties decide The secular influence is still in the church, or it may be fierce opposition from one party, because such a marriage is obviously not recognized by the other church. "
Alexander listened carefully, he knew that the Patriarch should have at least guessed that one of the marriages was him, but he probably wouldn't think of who the other party was.
"Dear Patriarch, I have a great respect for the great Bucharest," Alexander suddenly changed the subject, which made the Patriarch a bit unable to keep up, but he nodded his head slightly to express his praise to the count. Thanks, and then he heard Alexander go on to say, "Besides expressing gratitude to Bucharest for preventing the pagan invasion, I personally have a deep affection for the city. I think the Bucharest people are as great, devout and brave as the city. It was they who prevented Mohammed II who had conquered Constantinople, and now they are resisting the new invasion of the Ottomans. This is the merit of the Bucharest and the great contribution made by the church for this. This is Glory that no one can replace. "
With Alexander's words, the somewhat perfunctory smile on the Patriarch's face slowly disappeared. He stroked the gray thick beard, and his eyes with heavy bags under his eyes seriously looked at Alexander.
"Please forgive the count, can I ask whether you said these words in your own name or in the name of the emissary of Rome?" The pastor asked cautiously, although the tone was calm, but the patriarch himself knew his time at this time. How nervous.
This is a seemingly simple problem, but enough to provoke various consequences. Even the tall figure of the Patriarch couldn't help lowering slightly at this moment, just to make his words not so aggressive.
"This is my own personal emotion."
As soon as Alexander spoke, he noticed the undisguised disappointment of Patriarch Bucharest.
The brows slightly curled up because of disappointment almost condensed together, although it seems to try to keep a calm look, but the kind of outgoing loss can't be concealed.
Alexander smiled slightly. He knew that his words would make the Patriarch so disappointed, but he didn't care, because it was only for him that the next "deal" was good to talk about.
"But you probably know that I have a special relationship with the Vatican, or with His Majesty the Pope. We often talk together ... Oh no, it's my respect and closeness to His Majesty the Pope like a father."
Alexander's tone was very light, but he had successfully attracted the attention of the Patriarch. After glancing at Alexander deeply, the Patriarch raised his hand sideways and made an invitation gesture.
"Maybe we can talk about the marriage you said in detail," the patriarch said as he walked. "You know that such a marriage is guilty, but as far as I know, in the history of Rome, it has indeed happened for various reasons. Many marriages that were blessed and acknowledged by the church happened because of the customs at that time or because there were many pagans who did not convert to God at that time. There are some considerations for such marriage churches, so we can use these In the precedent, slowly find out if there are relevant examples that can be used for reference. "
Alexander sat with his head and sat down with satisfaction. He knew that the head should have understood what he said. Sure enough, when he walked into the room, there were wooden bookshelves standing upright, filled with various materials. After the literature room, the Patriarch did not rush to find those precedents he said, but asked in a seemingly inadvertent tone: "So the count, do you think the Vatican will support King Ladislas' claim to Bucharest?"
Hearing this, Alexander's face showed a smile unique to the businessman.
"Master Patriarch, you know that in order to resist the Ottomans, the Vatican is very concerned about the greater Greece area, and the Venetians even pay a high price every year to maintain their relationship with the Kingdom of Bohemia."
The words of Alexander made the patriarch's heart sink slightly.
He knew what this meant, and it was clear that if Ladislas II really made a claim to Bucharest, the Vatican would not care about Bucharest in exchange for Bohemia and Hungary ’s continued resistance to the Ottomans to ensure the safety of the Western world What do people think.
The Patriarch looked at Alexander for a while, and seemed to try to judge the authenticity of his words.
But Alexander's calm disappointed the Patriarch.
Like the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Kingdom of Bohemia is a barrier against pagan invasion of Europe. Although sometimes the destruction of the Bohemians is not inferior to the Ottomans, but as the first line against pagan invasion, the Simia still holds a decisive position in the minds of Western European countries.
In comparison, even with the brave deeds of Grand Duke Stefan, compared with Bohemia, European countries certainly know which one is more worthy of support.
The mood of the patriarchs thinking of these has become a little worse.
Although Ladislas II vowed to protect Bucharest from the ravages of the Ottomans, Bucharest knew that such generosity could not be free.
For the Patriarch, he had more worries than others. In addition to worrying that the city would be captured by the Ottomans, he also worried that Bucharest might eventually fall into the hands of the Catholics.
The patriarch's gloomy expression fell on Alexander's eyes, which made him smile secretly.
Bucharest is a city with good luck. At the time, it miraculously resisted the invasion of Muhammad II. Many people believed that this city was a city of miracles. People believed that many unexpected things could happen here. Now Alexander is I think I should be able to create a miracle here.
Or that the city has created a miracle called Sophia. From an ordinary Bohemian girl to a Greek princess bearing legendary stories, Sophia ’s encounter proves that anything can happen in this magical land. , And all he has to do is make this miracle more perfect.
Maybe he couldn't do it before, but now Alexander is confident that he can change a lot of things, including Sophia's fate.
"The Patriarch, Bohemia and Hungary are indeed one of the Vatican's strongest allies, but this does not mean anything," Alexander said slowly, looking at the doubtful patriarch. "We all know that the king wants to use Bucharest Hold down the Ottomans, because this is also related to the safety of his Hungary. "
"So what do you want to say to me? Because of this, don't we need to thank the King of Bohemia?" The patriarch shook his head helplessly and said, "The fate of the city is in his hands, if the king gives up Bucharest, it will soon be occupied by the Ottomans. "
"So I'm here," Alexander spread his hands and smiled at the Patriarch. "Please believe me that the Ottomans are not as terrible as you think. As long as we don't make mistakes ourselves, Ottoman's army is not invincible."
Speaking of this, Alexander looked at the hesitation of the Patriarch, but he sighed gently in his heart.
Although he is unwilling to admit ~ EbookFREE.me ~, the fear of the Ottomans has actually penetrated into the hearts of the locals for many years, even if it is proved by the Montina army ’s battle on the Arge River, it can be really needed once When you make a choice, that deep fear will emerge.
"I will support Bucharest, and I can assure you that what you are worried about will not happen," seeing the Patriarch ’s eyes flashing, Alexander decided to simply explain the words "King Ladislas ’s claim to Bucharest is not It ’s in everyone ’s interest, at least not in my interest.

An unexpected look suddenly appeared on the Patriarch's face. He was obviously frightened by Alexander's words, which made him open his lips.
"Do you know what you are talking about?" The patriarch asked in a slightly harsh voice, "Are you suggesting that you want to oppose the King of Bohemia?"
"No, it's just to protect the interests of all of us," Alexander corrected without mind. "Because it involved the marriage I just told you."
Under the suspicion of the Patriarch, Alexander said in a calm tone: "I am talking about my marriage to Princess Sophia. You have not misunderstood the Patriarch, we are a couple."