In this era, the more famous people are, the more black materials there will be. After all, this era was a barbaric era, and people were not cruel and could not stand firm. As a top grain merchant in Vittenberg, Sherlock is definitely not a good person, and black materials are easy to find.
But the problem is that it is easy to find black materials, but it does not mean that it is easy to start. So, after several spies found the black materials, they gave them to Umot, which made Umot frown. Why? Sherlock is a backer!
Sherlock himself is a businessman, but his backer is so strong that Umot is sweating coldly. No wonder this guy has caused so many troubles and is still out of trouble. For example, in the information collected by his subordinates, there is a major case where Sherlock destroyed another grain merchant in Vittenburg a year ago. Although there is no direct evidence, many people know that it was Sherlock. Because, before the food merchant who was destroyed had been unlucky, Sherlock publicly told him to get out of Vittenburg. Then, the merchant did not obey and was wiped out soon after.
Several of Umot's subordinates have found out some of the cases and are even about to collect important evidence and witnesses. But the problem is that the backer behind Sherlock made Umot so scared that he dared not move, and they all planned to change their own actions. Why? Because Sherlock's backer is John, the wife of Anhalt Kerten's brother, Frederick III, Saxony Elector, Margaret.
Some people may think, what is the younger brother of the Election Emperor? But the problem is that because Frederick III was born into a priest, he did not get married and did not have legal children to inherit the position of the Election Emperor. Therefore, John was determined to inherit the position of the Election Emperor. In other words, John is now the "Crown Prince" of the Election State of Saxony. John's wife Margaret is equivalent to the "Crown Prince" of the Election State.
With the support of the "Crown Princess", Sherlock could basically go sideways as long as he did not conflict with the nobles and priests of the electorate state.
In fact, the unlucky grain merchant Lauder, who was destroyed by him last year, originally had a big backer. Lauder's backer was Baron Westberg, the last elected Justice of the Marquis. But the problem is that Baron Westberg is older and has no heir yet. The last year, Justice of Justice of Westberg died, and Lauder lost his backer and began to be excluded by Sherlock.
Then, Lauder began to "please pray to God and Buddha" everywhere, hoping to find a new and powerful backer to withstand Sherlock's pressure.
But the problem is that the nobles of the electorate also knew the identity of Mrs. Margaret's "Crown Princess" and did not dare to offend him easily. Therefore, Lauder worked for several months but did not find a great noble who dared to protect him.
Sherlock also saw this and became bolder and began to openly threaten Lauder. Seeing that the nobles refused to accept him, Lauder began to follow the path of the church's top leaders and really talked to some church leaders in the electorate. Then, he was arguing, mainly because of the issue of sharing interests. After all, if you defect to the boss, you must give the sharing interests. As for how much you offer, it depends on the result of the exchange between the two parties.
Sherlock was a little anxious when he learned that Laudell and the church had joined the line. Although the Saxony Electoral State was a secular country, the church was too powerful these days, and the princes were unwilling to offend the church head-on. Therefore, once Laudell officially joined the church line, Sherlock could not easily suppress Laudell.
So Sherlock simply did everything and hired a group of desperate people. On a dark and windy night, he raided the manor on the outskirts of the Lauder family and created a massacre. Afterwards, he burned down Lauder's manor with fire and destroyed the body.
Seeing that Lauder's family had finished playing, the church leaders who were negotiating with Lauder had to give up. After all, he would not turn against the "Crown Princess" of the Election State for a dead man.
Afterwards, the Supreme Justice of the Election State pretended to investigate and did not target Sherlock. Because the new Justice was John's person, it was impossible to have a dilemma with Sherlock, whom Mrs. John supported.
As a result, the "accidental" death of Lauder's family was characterized as "accidental fire" and had nothing to do with others...
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At this point, Umot had planned to give up. Unexpectedly, at this time, the spy under Umot accidentally discovered that Lauder's youngest son, Lauder, was still alive, and was hiding in the house of his former maid.
It turned out that when the family annihilation case happened a year ago, Lauder knew that it was impossible to escape, so he hid Little Lauder in the chimney of the fireplace in a stone cottage in the manor. Little Lauder was only 8 years old and thin, and easily hid in the chimney of the fireplace. Others in the Lauder family could not hide like this. Later, when Lauder's manor was burned, the stone cottage where Little Lauder was located was not burned because there was no furniture inside and it was not burned, and Little Lauder escaped by chance.
But afterwards, the little Laudell was scared and hid in the house of Alice, the maid of the Laudell family in a nearby village. The maid worked for many years in the Laudell family, but later she got married and left the Laudell family. However, the maid had a good relationship with the Laudell family before, and was responsible for taking care of the little Laudell family, so she took in the little Laudell without hesitation.
Sherlock did not expect that the Lauder family would have a living after the manor was destroyed. Because the secret rooms of the manor were opened at that time, no one was found hiding. So, Lauder survived so much and was not chased.
Since then, little Lauder has been hiding in the house of maid Alice, and he dare not show up. Moreover, he is particularly afraid of strangers and hides when he sees strangers.
Just so happened that Umot's spies went to the village to inquire about the family killing case last year. When the 9-year-old little Lauder heard the wind, he immediately hid, which attracted the attention of the spy. Then, little Lauder was discovered...
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"Such a good witness... It's a pity to give up..." Umot felt a deep regret. But facing the future wife of the electorate, he dared not act rashly.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! As a result, after James Bond learned the news, he took Umot directly to find Frederick III. James Bond will leave the Saxony Electoral after Martin Luther and the Holy See. Unlike Umot, he will have to lurk for a long time. Therefore, he doesn't care what John's wife thinks.
When Frederick III heard the news, he was stunned for a long time. After all, his sister-in-law still had to give his face. However, when he thought of the "century-year plan" to collect tithes taxes in the future, Frederick III still felt that religious issues were more important. Because, in addition to obtaining one-third of the tithes, Frederick III also planned to learn from Marin's practice in the Bishop of Munster and use redemption to deprive most of the land from the Catholic Church (the church had more land than the nobles in this era). Therefore, the issue of the Reformation was more important than the face of his sister-in-law.
So Frederick III secretly called his younger brother John and talked with him for a long time. John obviously knew the importance of the matter. Compared with the "filial piety" of a large grain merchant, it is more important to obtain at least one-third of the tithes and a large amount of church land in the future.
In this way, John went back to persuade his wife Margaret and allowed Umot to take action. Of course, Mrs. Margaret offered the condition that after Sherlock was confiscated, half of the assets obtained from the confiscated house belonged to her.
Why is Mrs. Margaret so passionate about money? This is because she is not John's original wife, but her second wife. John and her first wife have a son, John Frederick (this man lost to Charles V in the Reformation War and was deprived of the title of Elector and most of the territory). In the future, John Frederick will inherit the Electorate, while Mrs. Margaret's children have no right to inherit. Therefore, she intends to save more money and leave a way out for her children. After all, according to regulations, John's future inheritance will be mainly inherited by John Frederick, but Mrs. Margaret is not John Frederick's biological mother, and her property can be inherited by the children she has given birth to. This is also the reason why Mrs. Margaret saved money.
After receiving the permission of John and his wife, Umot immediately became fearless. Then, on a sunny morning, when Sherlock approached John Decill, the "man of the future pope" as usual, Umot took a team of guards to arrest Sherlock in front of John Decill and a large number of indulgence buyers, and announced Sherlock's charge in public...
Suddenly, the believers who were here to buy indulge in amazement - What's going on? Didn't Mr. Sherlock buy so many indulges? He bought them almost every day, but why were he arrested? Could it be that this indulge is not atonement? So their eyes were filled with suspicion...
John Dechell thought something was wrong and quickly stood up to stop it. But behind Umott, the support of the Electoral Emperor, how could he stop? Even if John Dechell brought out the title of Archbishop Giovanni (the future Pope Leo X), he could not scare Umott.
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Then, according to the original plan, Martin Luther struck while the iron was hot and posted a poster questioning the effect of indulgences on the gate of the castle church, which caused a huge sensation. John Decher was extremely angry and planned to arrest Martin Luther. However, Martin Luther was strong in the backstage, and this was Martin Luther's home court again, and John Decher had no choice. Because Martin Luther did not directly criticize the Holy See and the Pope in this poster, he only targeted indulgences, and the church could not convict Martin Luther.
What made John Techer even more crazy was that three days later, in the square in front of the church of Wittenburg, Umot actually held a public trial and announced Sherlock's death penalty in public. Moreover, near the indulgence sale point, when Sherlock was hung in front of a group of believers who bought indulgences, she was hanged. While struggling, the indulgences in her pockets were spread all over the floor (this was a plot designed by James Bond).
Chapter completed!