Just as Marin was busy suppressing the grazing behavior of Europeans, Martin Luther, the capital of the Saxony Electoral State, was also fiercely arguing with Professor Calvin (James Bond, a spy from the North Sea Kingdom). The upcoming "Ninety-Five Outlines" was being posted.
Martin Luther originally planned to fight against the Holy See as in history, and his position was clearly opposed to indulgences. However, Professor Calvin strongly opposed it. He believed that Martin Luther would do this too recklessly and would seriously anger the Holy See and the Pope. If the Holy See was angry, he would likely order the burning of Martin Luther.
Because of Marin's intervention, Pope Julius II, who was supposed to die in 1513, was still alive. This was not the gentler Pope Leo X, who later had a gentle personality, liked pleasure, and had no enterprising spirit. Julius II was known in history as the "Political Pope" and the "Pope of the God of War" and was very tough. If he angered the pope, his life might be lost.
Even if Malincoln comes forward to plead, it may not work. After all, Julius II is not only Marin's father-in-law, but also the Pope, and he must guarantee the authority of the Holy See. For this, he is likely to be a warning to him.
Seeing Martin Luther unable to persuade him, Calvin (James Bond) had no choice but to invite Martin Luther's most respected Elector Frederick III of Saxony.
Frederick III was also shocked after reading the "Ninety-Five Outlines" drafted by Martin Luther. He knew that if such a clause was posted, Martin Luther would probably die. At least, he would be imprisoned or exiled, and the punishment would be light. After all, this is an open provocation of the Holy See.
Originally, the reason why Leo X did not move Martin Luther at the beginning was that Leo X was elected as the pope from a small auxiliary sacrifice, and his prestige was seriously insufficient. Therefore, at the beginning, Leo X was busy with all the affairs within the Holy See, busy grasping power, and had no time to pay attention to Martin Luther. It was not until 1521 that he announced the expulsion of Martin Luther. But at that time, the "Ninety-Five Outlines" had been released for more than three years and had a great impact. Even Martin Luther had already had many fans at that time, including many great nobles. With their support, Martin Luther broke with the Holy See and established Lutherans.
But now it is different. Pope Julius II, the God of War, is not dead yet, and has a high prestige and tough methods. At this time, he is easy to get rid of the Holy See. Therefore, Marin instructed James Bond to stop Martin Luther from his stubborn behavior. After all, he still had to use Martin Luther to carry out the Reformation...
Under the dissuasion of Frederick III, Martin Luther finally calmed down. Many of the suggestions that "Professor Calvin" gave him came to his mind.
"Brother Calvin, what do you mean is to let me criticize indulgences in a more tactful way?" Martin Luther reacted.
James Bond nodded and said:
"Yes, Martin, I hate indulgences just like you. However, we cannot openly provoke the Holy See, otherwise we will not only die, but also be punished and ruined."
Frederick III nodded repeatedly, agreeing with the words of "Professor Calvin":
"Yes, Professor Calvin is right. We cannot openly break up with the Holy See for the time being."
Martin Luther was silent for a while and asked:
"Brother Calvin, do you have any good suggestions?"
James Bond nodded and said:
"I certainly have suggestions. First of all, you must modify the words and cannot directly deny His Majesty the Pope, but instead question the role of indulgences."
Martin Luther frowned:
"But, the indulgences were created by the Pope. Isn't it just a question of the Pope?"
James Bond shook his head and said:
"Indulgences were not created by the Pope today, but by Pope Urban II hundreds of years ago. Questioning indulgences is not deliberately targeting the current pope. In addition, the issuance of indulgences in Germany this time was not created by His Majesty the Pope today, but by Archbishop Giovanni of the Medici family. Therefore, if you target indulgences more and more, you will avoid direct conflict with the Holy See. At least, Bishop Giovanni has no right to order you to burn or punish you."
After a pause, James Bond suddenly smiled and said:
"And, I have a plan to make indulge in indulgences lose credibility!"
"What strategy?" asked Martin Luther and Frederick III at the same time.
James Bond smiled and said:
"Didn't the Holy See peddling indulgences, claiming to be able to exempt the buyer from his sins? What if a person who had just purchased indulgences was arrested, tried and executed by the government? In that case, wouldn't indulgences become a joke?"
Martin Luther shook his head and said:
"No, Brother Calvin, the indulgences exempted original sin, which allowed the purchaser to go to heaven after his death. There was no saying that the purchaser was forgiven for worldly crimes. The execution of the purchaser by the government had nothing to do with original sin, and Jesus was also executed by the Romans."
James Bond said:
"I know, but ordinary people don't know it! Many ordinary people think that buying this can even be exempted from the crime of illegality. If someone is arrested, judged and executed just after buying an indulgence, isn't it a slap in the face of the Holy See? Will ordinary people who are not familiar with the doctrine question the effect of the indulgence? As long as they are confused, you can post your outline at that time."
Frederick III nodded:
"Good idea, but how?"
James Bond turned to Frederick III and said:
"I need to ask Lord Elector to help..."
“How to help?”
"Send people to keep an eye on the churches for sale indulgences to see who buys more indulgences. Generally speaking, those who buy a lot of indulgences must be very sinful and commit a lot of things. At that time, you can send someone to investigate and basically find out the problem. If there is a murder case, the criminal will be directly tried and executed. If there is no murder case, it can also be tried according to law. The imprisonment for the imprisonment must be tried publicly, and it is best not far from the indulgence sale point, and the momentum is greater..."
After hearing this, Frederick III immediately understood:
"This idea is good or bad, but I like it very much, haha!"
Martin Luther was also shocked - Damn, this idea is so bad. He just bought the indulgence and thought he had been pardoned. You caught and killed him in a blink of an eye, and even made a public trial to make a reputation. If you do this, who would believe that such a criminal can go to heaven after his death?
Chapter completed!