Hearing the Duke of Franconia's words, Otto's heart jumped suddenly.
Good guy, it turns out that when Count Allgäu was involved in the church's election for bishop, the so-called duke behind it was actually the heir to the East Frankish Kingdom, the Duke of Bavaria.
So that was it, Otto suddenly understood something in his heart.
Let's just say that according to history and contacts, the Duke of Swabia, the lord of Count Allgäu, is also the lord of Otto. He is a complete idiot. How could he dare to attack the church.
Now it seems that it was the Duke of Bavaria who was behind the scenes.
However, Otto still didn't understand how his father, the Count of Allgäu, got in touch with the Duke of Bavaria.
But it doesn't matter. Listening to the Duke of Franconia's words, maybe the other party knows something, and maybe he can answer his doubts later.
Otto did not hide anything. He told Count Allgäu and most of his conversation with Bishop Valens. He only concealed some of the interest transactions between the two parties and concealed that Otto already knew about Saxony.
Bishop Jason is the mastermind behind this.
It was just that Bishop Valens came to him and changed it to that he heard that Otto was going to Saxony to help the Duke of Franconia and specifically gave him information to befriend him.
Of course, Otto did not forget to tell the rumors about the King of Italy.
After hearing this, the Duke of Franconia snorted coldly.
"This cousin of mine really thinks he is something extraordinary.
Oh, it's really amazing that he actually compromised the church for the sake of a so-called emperor title.
Shame on you!
Doesn't he know that the people who prevented our ancestors from building a powerful empire were those damn priests?
He has really ruined even the reputation of his ancestors."
After Otto heard this, he became even more confused. Why was the establishment of a powerful empire blocked by the church? Could it be that Charlemagne was talking about establishing the Frankish Kingdom?
But, what role does the church play in this? Can you explain it clearly?
Obviously the Duke of Franconia could not answer Otto's questions. After evaluating the King of Italy, the Duke of Franconia said nothing more. He looked at Otto, frowned, and looked him up and down, as if he was thinking about something.
Otto was a little uncomfortable with the other person's eyes, and his back felt a little cold. Why was he looking at him like this? Does the other person have any special xp?
"That's all, you will know sooner or later anyway." The Duke of Franconia shook his head and sighed.
It turned out that after the death of Charlemagne, due to the Carolingian family's feudal inheritance system and the frequent wars that broke out among family members for the various thrones and lands, the king's rights gradually weakened in various Frankish kingdoms, and the rights of the nobles gradually weakened.
It's getting bigger and there are faint signs of being out of control.
After seeing this, the Carolingian kings thought about strengthening the centralization of power and restraining the nobles. But they sadly found that it seemed a little difficult to do this now.
In addition to the years of wars that severely damaged the Carolingian family's strength, the more important reason was that some people did not want to see the king's power become too great.
This person is naturally the church.
In fact, as early as the early days when Charlemagne established the Frankish Kingdom, the emperor wanted to imitate the system of the Roman Empire at that time and use administrative officials, namely governors and generals, to manage the vast empire territory.
After all, although the Western Roman Empire had been destroyed for some time at that time, the Germanic people had experienced the rule of the Roman Empire and were no strangers to this system.
Moreover, the strength of the Eastern Roman Empire at that time was still there, and it would come to Western Europe from time to time to show its presence. It is not surprising that Charlemagne had such an idea.
But in the end, the original imperial administrative system turned into a feudal system. Although it was partly due to Germanic tribal traditions, the church played a huge role in it.
If the church had not used the banner of upholding the so-called "Roman orthodoxy" to support and bewitch the leaders of various Germanic tribes to exert pressure, and used the power of the church to guide public opinion, and with Charlemagne's majestic strategy, Western Rome might have been rebuilt.
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On the surface, the church seems to be upholding "Roman orthodoxy." In fact, it is because after the demise of the Western Roman Empire, the church, which originally assisted the empire in assuming grassroots management responsibilities, took the opportunity to seize a large amount of power and land, expanding its own strength and
Influence.
Therefore, seeing that another powerful empire was about to emerge, the church naturally did not want to give up the power and land in its hands.
At that time, it was heard that Charlemagne was preparing to establish a "Germanic Empire" and proclaim himself emperor. The church mobilized all its power and directed the emperor of Constantinople to pay attention, putting great pressure on Charlemagne.
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You must know that for a long time before this, due to the pressure from enemies in several directions, the emperor of Constantinople had no time to pay attention to the "barbarians" in Western Europe.
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse.
It is true that the Western Roman Empire fell for many years, but the Eastern Roman Empire is still a powerful empire until now. In addition to the history of being ruled by the Romans, Charlemagne had to be cautious when facing the pressure from the Eastern Romans.
Finally, under internal and external pressure, Charlemagne gave up the idea of learning from the Roman system, respected the Germanic traditions, and established the Frankish Kingdom with feudalism as its core.
At the same time, Charlemagne retreated to the title of "Augustus" that he wanted to obtain, but the emperor did not agree, and he could only end up with a "Guardian of the Roman People" regrettably.
Because of this past, no one in the Carolingian family had a good impression of the church.
If it weren't for the fact that the church had great influence among the people and the lower-class nobility, the church itself was not weak, and it was relatively low-key after the establishment of the Frankish Kingdom, I am afraid that the Carolingian king would have taken action on the church.
But even with so many worries, the Duke of Bavaria couldn't help it when he learned that the church was involved in the weakening of the East Frankish monarchy that he was about to inherit.
He was also very aware of the strength of the church, and did not intend to directly challenge the church. Instead, he took a curveball approach to save the country. He wanted to step by step eliminate the influence of the Holy See on the church of the East Frankish Kingdom by intervening in the election of regional bishops.
As long as the connection between the two parties is cut off, the church in the East Frankish Kingdom may not be as obedient as the church in the Roman Empire before long.
The Duke of Bavaria's idea was very good, but unfortunately it never came to fruition.
He secretly tried to influence the election of regional bishops several times, but failed once. Instead, he let the church kill some nobles, which greatly boosted the church's reputation.
And Otto's father, Count Allgäu, was just an unlucky pawn in the hands of the Duke of Bavaria.
As for why Count Allgäu was connected with the Duke of Bavaria, I am afraid only two people know this.
Having said this, the Duke of Franconia became serious.
"So, when I helped you achieve your military exploits, I had some brotherly intentions in it.
Don't worry, since the church people are taking action again this time, I will definitely join forces with my brother to deal with these damn priests severely.
When the time comes, you will personally command the army and avenge your father with the blood of those priests who talk about the gods but only care about profit!"