Everyone present did not have much opinion on why Marin was canonized by the "Holy Spirit Warrior". However, everyone had a big opinion on erecting a statue next to the Latrand Temple Square.
Generally speaking, only Jesus and the saints can set up statues in the core cathedral of the Holy See. Or, the late Pope, what is Marin? A young boy from the countryside! Kings of all countries are not qualified to set up statues in the square of the Holy See’s headquarters. Why is he?
Therefore, representatives from various countries protested one after another, especially French diplomats protested the most. But Julius II was calm and said calmly:
"Who can help the Holy See conquering Florence and Siena like Marin, and help the Holy See negotiate to get back the Rimini area. I will also help the monarch of the country erect an statue on the Temple Square of Latram!"
Speaking of this, everyone suddenly remained silent. Because, when it comes to the contributions to the Holy See, other countries are really incomparable. Everyone understands where the Republic of Florence and the Republic of Siena are. That is the third and fourth economic power in Italy, which is stronger than the Pope. If other countries capture these two places, they will definitely swallow them by themselves instead of offering them to the Holy See. Speaking of which, Marin is so stupid, aren’t he brainless?
However, it is said that this guy snatched millions of gold coins from the bank vault of Siena. As a result, he heard that the cardinals of the Holy See had deposits in it, and then returned the money in shame... Moreover, it is said that this guy was stabbed in the ass... Everyone felt very happy after hearing this...
Of course, this news was deliberately sent by Marin to release it. After all, there are too many benefits and it will be jealous of others. Therefore, Marin deliberately sent someone to release it, describing himself as a tragic one.
But the messengers did not inquire carefully, not knowing that Marin had killed all the family members of more than a dozen shareholders of Siena Bank. Although the money was returned, the shares of Siena Bank also fell into Marin's hands. After all, all the original shareholders were dead...
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With the envious and jealous eyes of the envoy and hatred by the envoys of the envoys of various countries, Marin rode the second-generation war Marcart out of the gate of the Temple of Latram. Then, he was there to be a model for Michelangelo. After all, if Michelangelo wants to carve a statue of Marin, he must let Marin pose and demonstrate it.
In order to make his image more glorious, Marin specially rode on the snow-white war horse carter, creating the illusion of "Prince Charming". At the same time, he also put on a black cross vest on a white background to express his devotion to religion. As for how to pose on a horse, Marin thought about it and asked a priest to go to the church to get a book of the Bible and a cross. Then, he rode on the horse, holding the Bible in his left hand and holding the cross with his right hand...
"This posture is good!" Julius II praised with satisfaction.
The Bible and the cross in the other hand definitely show Marin's piety to Christianity, which is very consistent with the taste of the church. After Julius II praised, many bishops and priests present applauded Marin's posture and praised his piety to religion.
"Bah——the flattery..." The French envoy spat privately. Of course, he did not dare to do this publicly. After all, this would offend the church. But in his heart, the French envoy despised Marin's shameless behavior of flattery.
But at the same time, the French envoy had to admit that Marin did pretend to be like... the Bible in his left hand and the cross with his right hand... This image, when placed among the people, will definitely increase the favorability of those devout believers...
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Julius II saw everyone's envious and jealous eyes, but was very happy. Because this shows that erecting an image in the square of the Holy See is still very attractive to all countries. It is easy to attract everyone...
So Julius II took this opportunity and announced loudly:
"Everyone, the 'Holy Spirit Warrior' is not the only one. The 'Holy Spirit Warrior' is under the saints and belongs to the warrior among mortals. If you can make great contributions to the great cause of the Lord and the Holy See, you are also qualified to be enfeoffed and set up an image on the Temple Square of Latrang."
"For example, the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of Aragon are fighting to recover Morocco, a region occupied by pagans. If they can successfully occupy the entire Morocco, then His Majesty Juan III and Ferdinand II are also qualified to be 'Holy Spirit Warriors' and set up statues in the Holy Church!"
"In addition, whoever has the ability to retake the holy city of Jerusalem, then after his death, he will be canonized by the Holy See as a higher saint!"
"saint!"
"saint!"
"saint!"
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When the future Pope Leo X - Giovanni di Lorenzo de Medici saw it, he immediately raised his arms and shouted, turned into a cheerleader, led the priests in the square to shout together, helping Julius II build momentum.
Spanish Foreign Minister Joaquin was also very proud to learn that his king had the opportunity to erect a statue in front of the Holy See's temple. However, he proposed that the statue of his monarch could not be placed behind the statue of Marin.
In response, Julius II expressed his opinion on the spot that Marin's statue stood on the left side of the gate, while the statues of the two Spanish kings stood on the right side of the temple gate, and were no longer far from the gate than Marin's statue.
Seeing the Pope give face so much, Joaquin was proud and accepted the congratulations from envoys from various countries. Marin glanced at him and said to himself:
"What's so cool? No matter how awesome you are, you're still behind me. I'm the first to stand an statue at the gate of the Holy See Temple, and the first one is the first!"
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After the issue of "Holy Spirit Warriors" and the standing of the statue came to an end, Julius II announced another commendation for King Edward of England:
"In view of the fact that the Kingdom of England sent the Newcastle Legion (Fourth Legion) to assist in the siege of Siena, and the royal family of the Kingdom of Scotland has already been extinct, I decided to grant the throne of Scotland to King Edward of England..."
"Wait!" At this time, the French envoy Mbappe suddenly shouted.
Julius II paused and asked in a bad tone:
"Amistantor Mbappe, do you disagree with my point of view?"
French envoy Mbappe immediately bowed and said:
"Sorry, Lord Pope. You just said, 'The Scottish royal family has been extinct', this statement is not the final conclusion!"
"Oh? Are you trying to say Bishop Alexander Stewart of the Stewart family? But he has decided to dedicate himself to God, serve the church forever, and give up the right to inherit the throne."
Mbappe shook his head and said:
"I'm not talking about him, but his Majesty John Stewart's descendant!"
"What? John Stewart's descendants? Isn't he children? Do you want to say his illegitimate son? Mr. Mbappe, don't you know that the illegitimate son has no inheritance?" Julius II said angrily. Moreover, he felt that he was offended by the French.
The French envoy Mbappe did not panic, but said calmly:
"No, Lord Pope. You should know that before Edinburgh was conquered, His Majesty John Stewart..."
"No, Mr. Mbappe, John Stewart, cannot guarantee the legitimacy of his throne for suspected murder of His Majesty James IV!" a bishop corrected.
Mbappe nodded and said:
"Even so, the identity of Duke of Albany, Lord John Stewart, should be recognized by everyone, right?"
Everyone nodded...
"That's it. No matter what, the children of Lord John Stewart, or the children of the royal family, have the right to inherit the throne..."
"But, as we all know, Duke John Stewart did not leave any legal offspring!" Giovanni di Lorenzo de Medici couldn't help but say.
Mbappe shook his head:
"No, his legal wife, Queen Margaret, found pregnant after fleeing to France..."
Chapter completed!