"Originally, many people in the Holy See in Rome have independent thoughts, and with the current internal factional struggles, it is very likely that the king of Italy will achieve his wish this time?
I just don’t know which faction is supporting the King of Italy, and what is the attitude of the Luna family towards this?" Otto asked softly, taking a sip of tea.
Being able to drink tea is really a luxury in this era.
"The Luna faction has always supported His Majesty the Emperor and does not want to separate from Constantinople.
However, the Chief Archbishop feels that the King of Italy has made great contributions to spreading the glory of the gods over the years." Bishop Valens replied calmly.
The chief archbishop was from the Apollonian lineage, so it was obvious that the Apollonian lineage and the priests close to the Apollonian lineage wanted to use the influence of the Italian king to get rid of their subordinate relationship with the Emperor of Constantinople.
The Luna family, which has been suppressed in recent years, will definitely oppose it.
Perhaps this incident will lead to a serious schism in the church?
Could it be that the great schism between the Eastern and Western churches that has not happened in this world will happen when the Italian king seeks the title of Roman Emperor?
That would be really interesting.
"Your Excellency, Bishop, this has nothing to do with me." Otto smiled slightly. Although he had guessed the other party's purpose, he chose to play dumb.
Otto was pretending to be stupid, so Bishop Valens could no longer pretend to be stupid. "My Lord Count, under the watchful eye of the Moon God, I will not hide it from you. The Moon God family has decided to help you deal with your enemy, the Bishop of Saxony.
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"Really?" After hearing the other party's true intention, Otto was no longer anxious. "I don't know what the bishop can do for me, a devout believer in the moon, and how he will help me?"
There was no other way, so Bishop Valens had no choice but to tell the truth.
In the current situation, the people in the church who are anxious are the Luna line, not Otto. Otto's biggest advantage is that he is too young, and he has plenty of time even for revenge.
But the Luna family, because of their long-standing stance, are now having a difficult time in the power struggle within the church. Therefore, they are eager to change this situation.
The idea of the Luna faction represented by Bishop Valens is to use Otto to kill the Saxon bishop, and then put one of their own in power. In this regard, the Luna faction can provide a lot of help, including intelligence support, to ensure that Otto
Revenge will not lead to revenge from the church.
"No, no, no." Otto shook his head. "The bishop must have misunderstood something. When I am preparing to take revenge, I am naturally not afraid of the so-called church revenge.
Could it be that the church is preparing to go to war with me for the sake of a regional bishop?
You know the current situation of the church better than I do, so I'm afraid they don't have time to take care of me.
Do the people of the Moon God family only have this little kindness towards the believers of the Moon God?"
Bishop Valens had a wry smile on his face. He had known for a long time that this verbal promise could not satisfy Otto and would require substantial benefits. Although the Bishop of Saxony was Otto's revenge target, Otto asked the church for help and cooperated with the church.
Asking Otto for help has completely different nature and initiative.
However, fortunately, he had received instructions from above before coming, so he was not afraid of not being able to get what Otto was interested in.
The reason why the above chose to cooperate with Otto is closely related to the growing strength of soap and the Habsburg family. The people in the Luna family who can make the decisions are very optimistic about Otto's potential and are willing to maintain a good relationship with Otto.
Therefore, Bishop Valens took out what Otto liked, which was land.
The church donated land in the Allgäu and Zurich areas at once. The scale of the donation surprised Otto. Originally, he thought it would be good to get either of the two areas.
It seems that these priests are very sophisticated in their ways of dealing with people. They know that when giving gifts, they must give them an amount that the other party cannot refuse.
Since the Luna family had shown their sincerity, Otto naturally agreed simply.
In fact, he also planned to go to the Principality of Saxony some time later. The Duke of Franconia and Count Ansbach both sent letters, hoping that he could go to the Principality of Saxony to help suppress the rebellion.
Previously, some nobles in the Principality of Saxony rebelled, and the Duke of Franconia sent the Count of Varna to suppress them.
But I don’t know whether the local nobles were too strong or the Count of Varna was not acclimated to the local environment. In short, the result was that the Franconian army was defeated. The Count of Varna fled back to the Principality of Franconia with the remaining defeated soldiers in disgrace.
At this time, the Principality of Saxony, which was originally just a small rebellion, suddenly became full of chaos. The Duke of Franconia completely lost control of the Principality of Saxony.
So the Duke of Franconia thought of seeking help from the Sighard family, but after all, the Sighard family had a different status in the Principality of Swabia. Without the consent of the Duke of Swabia, they would not dare to help.
What's more, the Sighard family is currently engaged in a fierce battle with the Duke of Nordgård. The two sides are indifferent, so they have no time to care about the affairs of the Principality of Saxony.
After several exchanges between the two parties, they came back to Otto, hoping that Otto would suppress the rebellion. In this way, the Sighard family provided support behind the scenes, and could help the Duke of Franconia without having to show up in person.
As for why Otto was not feared by the Duke of Swabia when he went to the Principality of Saxony, firstly, Otto was weak and did not attract so much attention. Secondly, when Otto was granted the title of Nahuel, the Duke of Franconia played a key role.
The use of repaying kindness as an excuse is barely reasonable.
However, after receiving the letter, although Otto was ready to go to war, he took no action.
The most important reason is that his wife Sophie is about to give birth.
In this dark and barbaric world of medicine, giving birth to a child was a life-and-death experience.
Although there is a saying that there are three great joys for middle-aged men, Otto was not middle-aged and was very satisfied with Sophie as his wife, so he naturally had to deal with it carefully.
Not only did he make alcohol himself, but he also personally trained those preparing to deliver babies on what disinfection and hygiene are, and he also learned about the structure of the human body.
Ever since, there were some rumors in the territory that their lord might be a pervert.
Otto laughed off the rumors. As long as his wife and children were safe, he could be a pervert. He wanted to be a good husband and a good father.
Since the church also has the same idea of letting Otto go to Saxony, then after the child is born and Sophie takes good health, it may be time to go to the Principality of Saxony.
Right now, nothing is more important than waiting for your child to be born safely.
Not only Otto, but everyone in the entire territory thought so.
Whether or not there is a family heir is crucial to a family.
Time passed day by day, and finally the day came for Sophie to give birth.