Your Mightiness

"Speaking of which, I don't think I've ever met the priest in your chapel." Raphael said in a casual, chatty tone.

The two of them were already chatting while walking to the podium in the middle hall.Marble reliefs abound, from the handrails on the side of the podium steps to the decoration of flowers in full bloom. These sculptures are not ordinary sculptures, but the kind of picture sculptures full of stories.The characters are lifelike, with vivid eyebrows and eyes, and it can be seen that a lot of work has been done.This kind of artistic creation based on the "Bible" story was the most common in the Middle Ages, followed by self-portraits handed down by nobles from generation to generation.

Auguste had a big heart and didn't understand what Raphael was saying. He just said, "Yeah, Joe happened to have something to do, so I missed you. There will always be a chance to introduce you to each other in the future."

Joe is the name of the priest in the Church of Auguste Castle, a teenager who is only 17 years old, younger than Raphael, but already a senior priest.Such a combination of age and identity was not so rare in the Middle Ages. Let alone the death line of the average person in the Middle Ages who was less than 40 years old, it is enough to say that the absurdity of the Holy See is not inferior to that of any European royal family.

"The popes of the Middle Ages are like those dead Roman emperors who have committed all kinds of crimes and revived them." - British political philosopher Hobbes said.

The depravity and sin left by the Roman emperors in Rome, the eternal capital, was perfected and even surpassed by the popes.

Absolute power leads to absolute evil. This is not a joke. When the "holy father" starts to do evil, they will be more hateful and absurd than the heinous villains.

It is said that in order to please his lover, the amorous former pope gave his lover's eight-year-old brother the position of archbishop.

Even August, who relied on pure blue blood to sit on the Duke's throne, was amazed by this gossip.Just ask, which novel dares to write like this?You arrange the protagonist to try to be an eight-year-old archbishop, and negative points will spray you to death every minute.But the previous pope was so creative that the novel felt too much about Tom Su, but the pope turned it into reality.

Not only that, the former pope also created a precedent for the popes-he recognized the wives and children that he should not have had as the pope, and called them his "nephews" and "nieces", and blatantly raised them in the Holy See.

There is even a song in Rome that is used to mock the Pope and his children: he gave birth to eight useless sons, and as many daughters, he can really be called the father of Rome up.

Under the rule of the Father God, the city of Rome, with only 6 inhabitants, had nearly 7000 prostitutes, which is almost the sum of the whole of England.God knows that most of the people who settled in Rome are senior priests with priesthood, and the other half are probably their families.

Cough, in short, the ex-pope's sex-craving debauchery set a very bad example within the church. Nowadays, more and more church dignitaries put their illegitimate children on the surface, calling them "nephews" or "nieces" "In the name of.

The private priest invited by August was a member of the "wave of nephews". The bishop in white who introduced Joe did not explicitly say who Joe's biological father was, but he hinted that Joe's biological father was a "nephew wave". A man who can wear a red robe and listen to the hadith."The church has strict restrictions on the color and style of the robes of the priests. The bishops of the diocese wear white clothes, and the cardinals wear red clothes. This is the origin of the alias "archbishop in red".

Cardinals are assistants and advisors of the pope in governing the universal church, and are eligible to elect or participate in the election of the next pope.

The new pope, Alexander VI, is a brutal man who has just been pope for a year through bribery, and now he is sparing no effort to attack his opponent in red who once participated in the election.As a result, Father Qiao, as the cardinal's weakness, was sent anonymously to England, where the Protestant forces are now dominant, for asylum.

August, a dog-blood drama lover, accepted this setting very quickly and believed it almost without any objection, and expressed his willingness to provide Father Joe with a certain amount of political asylum. It's so pretty.Religious holiness and abstinence coexist, and every move is like a moving hormone.Before Raphael visited Bristol Castle, Father Joe had always been the most popular one in the castle.

You must know that Father Qiao is not a sympathetic priest. His face definitely plays a huge role in being so popular.

It's strange that Father Joe was unknown in the Holy See before. If it were Augustus, he would definitely be boasting about God's masterpieces, angels coming, and so on.

Anyway, because of this asylum, Father Qiao was very accommodating to August in many things.

The old butler likes Father Joe very much. The two have a common language in gay gay aesthetics, and have been working on dressing August as a Christmas tree.In fact, before Raphael came, Father Joe had been serving as both August's clothing consultant and art consultant. Recently, he didn't know what he was busy with, so August was relieved.

Raphael also felt that August had made a pretty good deal, if that Father Joe was really as simple as he said.

As a duke, August was perfect in everything and everything went well. If he had to say that he lacked something, it must be the power and support from the church.The solution of most aristocratic families to this is to send a member of the family to be a high priest for the benefit of the family.In some extremely wealthy dioceses, the local old great nobles even monopolized all the most important positions in ecclesiastical duties.

Just like a marriage, in terms of religion, members of noble families are rarely able to express their personal opinions. When the family needs him to be a priest, he will be a priest, even if he is not so pious.

This may be the reason why most priests will degenerate so quickly. Compared with priests, their deep self-awareness is still nobles who only need to eat, drink and have fun.

August's family... In a narrow sense, there are only him and his nagging father; in a broad sense, it is the royal family of England.But for the royal family who have written "good at internal fighting" into their bones, they are actually far inferior to the unity of the division of labor and cooperation of ordinary aristocratic families. Even if some members of the royal family really become senior priests, August cannot completely rely on each other , he needs his own strength.

Father Qiao is a good choice. He has a superior person, but now he is in trouble. August only needs to provide the other party with a job, and he can get all the gratitude in exchange. This is an investment with considerable returns.

Raphael had already investigated all these things before he came to see August. He had no doubts about this Father Joe, until the other party and his two visits were "just right" staggered.

The first time it was said that Father Joe's "uncle" was ill, and it was almost Christmas, so August generously decided to give him a long vacation, and drove back to Rome overnight, but did not see Raphael.

The second time, which was this time, the reason for the other party's evasion was that there was a friend who came from afar and needed his entertainment.

Although these reasons seem to be impeccable, the alarm bells in Raphael's heart have already sounded. He never believes in any coincidences, and only thinks that the other party is more likely to avoid him.Then why is Father Joe afraid that Raphael will see his face?It could only be because Raphael knew him, or had seen him, and his identity was definitely not as simple as the illegitimate son of the archbishop in red!

August felt that Raphael was thinking too much, because Father Joe's friend had come to Bristol long before Raphael came.Father Qiao couldn't figure it out. Raphael's sudden visit came, so he avoided it in advance, right?It doesn't make sense at all.

While Raphael and August were talking in low voices, there were other priests communicating outside the atrium.About the mysterious rich man who needed the leading bishop to confess himself.

"Did you see the face? It's so beautiful."

"I only saw the side face. How can there be such a beautiful person, who is not far behind Earl March?"

"Is it a nobleman? Why have I never heard of it?"

"It is said that they are from other places. They must be nobles. Listen to the standard French court accent."

After hearing this, Auguste said to Raphael with a big brain: "French is good, it doesn't necessarily have to be a nobleman from England, it is also possible that the other party is from France."

The whole world knows that England and France are at war, but so what?France also participated in the Habsburg Valois War (Italian War), and the King of France still had cardinals from the Holy See around him.

The constant and chaotic wars between countries in the Middle Ages are somewhat similar to the pattern of separatist regimes during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods in ancient China. The counselors of Chu State could serve as military advisers for the people of Qin State and send troops to crusade against their own country, and the nobles of Yan State could also live in Chu State all year round. Kingdom's capital.Anyway, it was a mess.It is not impossible for French nobles to flee to England after committing crimes.

However, August just thought about it casually and didn't care.

But Rafael listened to it, and asked the deputy he brought over to bribe the priest outside who seemed to know a lot, and asked him if he knew what the confessor said.If the other party is really French, they may be able to find out some useful information, or embankment or use it, and the doubts that arise at this juncture cannot be easily let go.

The deputy has done this kind of thing for Raphael many times. He is proficient in business and has strong ability. After a while, only half of the pound was spent, but he found out a lot of news.

When he came back to report, he whispered directly to Raphael in the empty atrium. Such a place is the least afraid of being heard. Once someone appears in sight, there must be nowhere to hide.

"It is said that the lover of the nobleman passed away unexpectedly. For some years, the lover's family did not agree with them to be together. The two eloped unsuccessfully, and the lover died. The nobleman has been unable to let go, and confesses at this time every year. I hope God He can forgive the behavior between them and let his lover go to heaven." The deputy didn't dare to say anything too outrageous in front of the young August.

As a senior gay guy, August understood why the other party didn't express his or her third person clearly, but insisted on using "lover" in almost minutes.

Because this nobleman is gay, otherwise he wouldn't need God's forgiveness.

Rafael nodded, and asked his deputy to find out about any nobles who met this condition. If this kind of elopement failed, even to the point of using the police, it would inevitably cause disturbances all over the city and could not be suppressed.

After listening to the story, August was not interested in listening to anything else. After Raphael and his deputy began to continue the conversation, he ran to look after the organ.

A wall-like pipe organ that is so big that it seems to be able to withstand the dome, it has a very wide range of sound, and it is solemn and majestic when played.It is said that the large pipe organ newly installed in Bristol Cathedral is modeled after the most famous pipe organ built by the Holy Roman Empire in the [-]th century. operation to play. (adapted from Du Niang Encyclopedia)

August looked around, and after confirming that there were no other priests in the middle hall, he walked up the steps where the pipe organ was located. He had always wanted to try what it was like to play the pipe organ.

This is the same as when you go to a friend's house to play, and when you see your friend's piano, you always want to play it cheaply.I don't know how to play any tunes, I just want to order a little bit.

Raphael indulged August's curiosity because...

At the moment when August suddenly pressed it down, the grand and vast organ sound poured out, like a ship's whistle, like an electric guitar unplugging, the terrible sound seemed to come from all directions in the middle hall at the same time, without any sound. August, who was mentally prepared, was stunned.He slipped and fell down the steps, and fell into the arms of Raphael who had been standing there at some point.

The young lady in aristocratic attire flinched in fright. She looked up at the black-haired young man, and saw clearly visible banter in the other's smoky gray eyes reflecting his shadow.

"!!!you do this delibrately!"

Raphael is innocent: "How could I guess what you are going to do?"

August was indignant: "You just know. I saw you sniggering!"

This time Raphael put on a grievance full of Yan Yi: "I always have a smiling expression."

When August was still trying to distinguish something from Raphael, a laugh interrupted them.

Raphael straightened August upright, turned around with him in tacit understanding, and saw a man in very trendy clothes, painted and powdered, standing not far from them.The first feeling of that person is that he is good-looking, the second feeling is that he is deadly good-looking, and the third feeling is that this kind of good-looking has surpassed gender.

Anyway, August has never dared to easily judge whether the other party is a man or a woman, even if the other party is wearing trousers that only gentlemen can wear, and there is a rapier around his waist.

The man came swaying from the bright light, and his appearance became even more coquettish, and he spoke in French very familiarly: "Nice to meet you, Your Excellency the Duke..."

Originally, August wanted to say that such a beautiful person must be a boy, but when the other party opened his mouth, his voice betrayed her.

"...I haven't had time to thank you for your help just now."

It was too coincidental that Raphael judged that the carriage broke down halfway, but he didn't do everything right. Instead, he dispatched the knight with superficial skill.

It has to be said that it is precisely because of this rigor that will not let him fall into a dilemma, that helped Raphael get to where he is now.

The fact that the Duke broke the carriage precisely on the way to the church, and the owner of the carriage was a beautiful nobleman, 90.00% of it was deliberately arranged, but [-]% of it was purely coincidental.

August and Raphael had their eyes opened today, because they really encountered that one percent.

According to the self-introduction of the woman named Julie in front of her, she came to Bristol to meet friends. After coming for a while, the carriage was rented, and then something happened.

"What do you come to church for?" It's not Sunday.

"My friend is a respectable priest." Julie dressed as a man, but she didn't seem to intend to conceal her true gender. Instead, she wore men's clothes with a neutral style that was difficult for others to wear.Sure enough, as those priests said, she was on a par with Raphael in terms of appearance, and the two of them were almost equal.

August looked at Raphael on the left and Julie on the right, feeling that his popularity this year had reached its peak.

In Raphael's impression, he has never seen a beauty like Julie in the aristocratic circle. With her beauty and flamboyant personality, she cannot be buried unless the other party is not English at all.Just now Raphael was still doubting whether the other party was French, but now he compared his identity in his mind, and Raphael really found such a person who fits his identity in the upper class of France.

Miss Matt.

It is the female opera singer known as the most beautiful woman in Europe.Raphael has been forced to have a romantic relationship with the other party for a long time, and he can always hear others talking behind his back, excluding gender, whether Raphael or Miss Matt is better.

Miss Matt is a stage name, and her real name has never been announced to the public, but her ups and downs in life have already been sung into jokes.

Ms. Matt was born in an ordinary noble family in France. What is unusual is that her father's immediate superior, Lord Lorraine, has a deep relationship with the French royal family.Later, young Miss Matt became Lorraine's mistress for a year, not because of anything else but because of love.Later, Miss Matt married and got married like ordinary noble ladies, but in the end she eloped with a murderer because of love.

The two fled all the way to Marseille, where Miss Matt disguised herself as a man and made a living as a performer on the streets.By chance, she met the daughter of a wealthy businessman at the opera house in Marseille, and then began a love affair that shocked Europe.Of course, the two of them were to be separated, and the plan to elope failed. In the end, the rich business lady died, and Miss Matt killed one and seriously injured two policemen as the end of the relationship.She went to prison, managed to escape from prison, and finally fled all the way back to Paris.With the help of his old lover Lorraine, he was forgiven by the king and made his debut at the Lully Theater. After showing off his singing voice, he became popular in Europe. Helen became the Helen in the hearts of men all over Europe.

At this time, she was only 25 years old, but her life experience was already a wonderful experience that others may not be able to complete in several lifetimes.It can only be said that he really deserves to be a Frenchman who is crazy about love.

Therefore, what August thought was a man and a man was actually a woman and a woman.

Ms. Matt is not purely gay, and of course she cannot be purely heterosexual. She is very active in exploring different sexual experiences and never hides it.Love is the whole of her life, and she is only responsible for love.When she loves you, she is willing to give everything for you, she may not mind the age of the other party as her father, or the identity of the other party's murderer, of course, she will not mind the other party's gender, and these do not mind It's for three completely different people.

According to what Raphael learned: "You didn't come to England to see your friends, but you had to take refuge, right? I heard that you competed with three men for the love of a lady at the masquerade ball held by the Duke of Orleans, and finally It's so loud it's going to be a public duel."

Such things as duels always appear in Western literature, but in fact... private duels are against the law.

Not to mention that Miss Matt still won, the kind of winning that is either dead or injured.Aristocrats whose family members have died will definitely not do it. Those who can participate in the duke's masquerade ball are not young, and one family has made a fuss in front of the King of France.

Being exposed, Julie simply admitted it openly. Just as Raphael recognized her because of her beauty, she also recognized Raphael, the number one beauty in England who is as famous as her.She said: "Permit me to correct you, although dueling is against the law, but again I have the king's forgiveness. Because duels are only for gentlemen, and I am a woman."

Miss Matt didn't flee to England because she broke the law again, she just went to another country to temporarily avoid the limelight because she died at the hands of the noble family members who were killed by her.

As for why England was chosen, which is still at war with France...

"Because my friend said that the benevolent duke can provide me with shelter." Miss Matt looked at August pitifully, trembling and trembling through a pair of breasts in the tight top.It's a pity that August is a dead gay, even if he is not gay, he is only nine years old, so it can be said that he has no fluctuations in his heart.

Julie's friend told her a lot about the nephew of the King of England before, saying that he was not at all the same as his father, the black prince who had a bad reputation, and he was soft-hearted and cute.

Among the people August knew, Father Joe was the only one who visited his friends recently.

"You are Joe's friend?"

"It's me." Miss Matt said to August, "Joe has never been able to find a chance to talk to you about this matter. It just so happens that I met this time. You are as kind as he said, so I decided to come Try your luck. I heard that you like to listen to people singing praises while dining, why don't you consider me, I am not boasting, but all Europe recognizes my singing skills."

The author has something to say: Note: Miss Matt actually existed, but at a different time.The most amazing history of this transvestite lady is probably in her later years, when she fell in love with a marquise. After the death of the lady, Miss Matt was very sad, so she was with the marquis_(:з」∠)_OK Well, just kidding, it is said that they are actually 3P.There is really no way for the hero to accept this kind of love view of the French people, beat the ground.