Volume 2: Soaring! The Overlord of the Region Chapter 211 Tianshu reaches the top today
"Ding-Dong~Ding-Dong~Ding-Dong~"
At nine o'clock in the morning on January 10 , 1613, all the churches in Madrid, the new capital of the Kingdom of Spain, began to ring their bells in unison.
In the most magnificent Cathedral of San Francisco in Madrid, choirs from Rome and all over sang hymns in Latin. Hundreds of nobles from Spain and Europe stood solemnly, as well as hundreds of guards with high spirits. The whole cathedral was filled with a sacred atmosphere.
Under the guard of Basque Grand Duke Rudolf, the current Prince Philip of Asturias of Spain, dressed in royal attire, slowly entered the church from outside and walked steadily, step by step, to the throne placed at the highest point in the church hall.
There, the current Pope Paul V, who had come all the way from Rome, began to recite the blessing. When the blessing came to an end, the Archbishop of Madrid, followed by many Roman cardinals, jointly escorted a crown made of gold, inlaid with various jewels and diamonds, and emitting infinite dazzling light, into the church hall from the side door.
As if they had rehearsed it beforehand, when the crown guards walked in front of the Pope, Philip also walked in front of the Pope, and the Pope finished his blessing just right. The choir's singing also stopped abruptly. The entire church hall suddenly became extremely silent.
Taking the crown from the velvet tray, the Pope's steady voice rang out: "I, the faithful servant of the Lord, Pope Paul V, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, hereby crown myself..."
Before Paul V could finish his words, Philip, who had been half-kneeling at first, actually reached out his hand in public and pulled the crown directly from the Pope's hand.
“Oh~~”
There was a burst of exclamations in the entire hall.
After a brief moment of shock, Paul V's face, which had been flawless white due to the heavy application of makeup, suddenly turned blue.
However, the Protestants are now in full swing, and the position of Catholicism in Europe has been severely challenged. Among the countries in Europe that adhere to the Catholic faith, the French royal power has overwhelmed the church power, and the only support of Catholicism is the Habsburg royal family. As the Austrian Habsburg royal family becomes weaker and weaker, it can be said that the most powerful protector of European Catholicism is the Kingdom of Spain. Moreover, it is said that when Philip was born, there was a miracle of Michael's appearance. Therefore, the Roman Catholic Church has long placed all its hopes on Philip, who is about to ascend the throne. Otherwise, it is not the coronation of the Holy Roman Emperor, but the coronation of a king. Why would the Pope come all the way from Rome in person?
But now Philip's actions are simply a slap in the face of the Pope in public!
But in any case, Spain is the military and wealth reliance of the Holy See. Apart from other things, Paul V, who is famous for the trial of Galileo in the historical plane, is also a super money-grubber. And much of his wealth comes from the donations of the previous kings of the Spanish royal family.
So, no matter how angry he was, Paul V could only suppress his anger and whispered to Philip: "Your Majesty, please step back first. I want to crown you."
"Huh~~" Philip let out a sigh of relief, feeling a little nervous. But after hearing the explanation from the time traveler in Thailand and the confirmation from the Spanish (Portuguese) subjects in Bangkok at the time - the promise that the miracle would reappear on the day of his accession to the throne, he wanted to use this feature to do something.
"My throne is a gift from God, why do I need someone else to crown me?"
After saying this, Philip turned around, with his back to the Pope, and faced the many nobles who were attending the ceremony.
"I, Philip, 4th For My Name, crown myself today. If my actions are approved by the Lord, then when the crown descends, there will be miracles from the Lord!"
Under everyone's gaze, Philip put the crown on his head. In an instant, a holy light descended from the sky where he was standing, completely covering him. Then, the figures of the four archangels appeared. And above the four archangels, three phantoms loomed!
"Lord! Your glory has once again descended upon the world! Your servant prays to you devoutly and asks for your forgiveness."
Although he was extremely angry, after seeing such a miracle, Pope Paul V knelt down first and prayed continuously to the shadow in the holy light.
In the entire hall, except for Philip, everyone else, including the former King of Spain, Philip III, who voluntarily abdicated, knelt devoutly before Philip, who was wearing the crown and standing proudly and independently.
"I said, the king is my messenger, and he came here on my orders to unite all believers."
"We will obey the Lord's command. We will be loyal to His Majesty the King."
"I say that keeping clean is a believer's duty to the Lord."
“Follow the Lord’s instructions.”
"I say, respecting science and encouraging creation are the means for believers to protect the Lord."
“Follow the Lord’s instructions.”
The miracle did not last long, and Philip could only take advantage of this short time to quickly say three sentences. The first sentence was of course to make the royal power higher than the religious power, and to lay a theoretical basis for future religious reconciliation.
The second sentence is a little more complicated: It is true that some people in medieval Europe did not like to take baths, but not all of them did. On the contrary, some nobles took baths very frequently.
The reason why devout believers did not want to take a bath was that the public health environment in medieval cities was really terrible. Taking a bath in a public bath really had a high chance of contracting various infectious diseases. So gradually, in the ignorant Middle Ages, it was said that taking a bath would kill people, and even that taking a bath was impious.
As time travelers, Philip and Rudolph could not stand having to take a bath secretly or being looked at with strange eyes by others. Besides, health is the basic requirement for a country's citizens - how can a country develop if all its citizens are sick? Therefore, although the miracle lasts for a very limited time, Philip still cherishes it and puts it in the second point.
As for the third point, of course it is to help scientists like Galileo - from a historical perspective, the Pope behind him is the enemy of scientific progress!
"Ding Dong~~ Detected that the host has reached the top of the king in this era, the system is activated."
Since a time traveler from Thailand had informed him in advance through a letter, Philip was not surprised by the emergence of this system. What he cared about was the talent bonus brought to him by his natal star.
"Your natal star is the first star of the Big Dipper, Tianshu. Among the seven stars of the Big Dipper in China, you are the star of Tanlang. You are the master of power, and as a monarch, it is extended to the centripetal force of the country. After you ascend to the top, all the subjects of your country will spontaneously recognize the tendency of the monarch's centralization, the loyalty of the subjects will increase, the national tax revenue will increase, and the centrifugal tendency of the colonies will weaken. In addition, Tanlang is inauspicious, so you have a very good relationship with the opposite sex and are easy to get the help of the opposite sex."
"System, can I check the attributes of other travelers' natal stars?"
"...It has been detected that Tianxuan is now your subordinate. You can only query his attributes."
"What are Tianxuan's attributes?"
"Your Tianshu is the sky, Qian, and is responsible for the centripetal force of the country. Tianxuan is the earth, Kun, and is responsible for the production of all things. Therefore, if Tianxuan is killed by you, your new feature is that the domestic agricultural output will increase by at least 10%, with a certain chance of reducing the incidence of famine, and a certain chance of increasing the rate of obtaining a good harvest."
"Hmm... this property is excellent, but unfortunately, now is not the right time..."
In less than half a minute, the miracle had disappeared, but the enthusiasm of the people in the hall had not subsided. The cheers of "Long live the king" were still heard.
Philip, who had recovered from his shock, gently raised a finger and then pressed it down. Then the hall quickly went from being lively to quiet.
"The Duke of the Basque Country."
"At your service, my Lord."
"I hereby appoint you Prince of the Basque Country and my Minister of War."
“ Hua La ~” Rudolf, who was also a time traveler, drew out the long sword from his waist and stabbed the ground with the sword: “I will always be loyal to you and destroy all enemies for you! My Majesty!”
"Count Osvalles."
"At your service, my Lord."
"I hereby crown you as the Grand Duke of Lorraine and invite you to serve as my Prime Minister!"
"You will have all my talents and loyalty, my Lord!"
