Chapter 2062： Ligation for Vasily III?

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In fact, in addition to plundering the population and forcing King Vasily III to give up his claim to the Byzantine throne, Marin also has a third hidden mission, which is to plunder the high-ranking Orthodox church in Moscow! Then, take it to Rome and let them "anyway."

Since the fall of Constantinople to Ottoman Turkey in 1453, the influence of the Orthodox Church has been hit hard. It is even ironic that even the Orthodox ecumenical capital of Constantinople should be appointed by the Sultan of Peace.

In addition, Turkey also converted the main church of the Orthodox Church, Hagia Sophia, into a mosque, and became a puppet universal patriarch, and was forced to change the Patriarch’s residence to Faneuil St. George’s Basilica. Although it is also in Constantinople, its influence is not comparable to that of Hagia Sophia.

Because the appointment of the universal patriarch was taken away by the pagan sultan, many senior priests of the Byzantine Empire were not reconciled to the decline of the Orthodox Church and fled Constantinople. But where can you leave Constantinople? The west is full of "heresy" Catholicism, and only the Slavs region has a few Orthodox countries. But most of these Orthodox countries are too weak or face the giant Turkey. Therefore, the Moscow Grand Duchy, far away from Turkey, has become an ideal place for those Orthodox priests who are unwilling to sink.

A large number of high-ranking priests of the Orthodox Church went into exile in Moscow. They missed the glory days under the support of the Byzantine Empire, and they also needed the support of the secular regime. Therefore, many Orthodox priests pin their hopes on the rulers of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, hoping to support the Grand Duchy of Moscow to unify Eastern Europe. Conversely, I also hope that the Grand Duchy of Moscow after the unification of Eastern Europe can feed back the Orthodox Church.

The Grand Duchy of Moscow has always been ambitious, and it also hopes to get the spiritual and ideological support of the church in order to stabilize the legal system. Therefore, the two sides hit it off. Even, when Princess Sophia married Ivan III as the successor, it was all caused by church figures in Moscow.

Why do people in the Moscow Orthodox Church do this? Isn't it to get the blood of the Byzantine royal family? Vasily III, is a person of Byzantine royal blood. In fact, as the youngest son, Vasily III was able to rise to the throne, and after the death of his elder nephew Dmitry, he was able to sit still, thanks to the support of the Orthodox Church of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. After all, the believers are more obedient to what the church says. If the church promotes that the monarch is reasonable and legal, most people will blindly follow and trust it.

Although it is said that Princess Sofia married Ivan III as a matchmaker for the Roman Catholic court. Originally, the Holy See hoped to promote the merger of the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.

However, the Roman side was actually used by the Orthodox Church. The priests of the Orthodox Church did not intend to merge with Rome. After all, who wants to be governed by "heretics"? Moreover, the favored Grand Duchy of Moscow did not send troops south to drag Turkey as the Holy See had expected, but instead beat the Catholic country Lithuania vigorously.

Therefore, the result of this political marriage is that the Muscovites have eaten the benefits, but failed to fulfill their promises. As for Rome, he really lost his wife and broke down.

In other words, the reason why Vasily III sought to seize the throne of Byzantium, in addition to the ambitious mother and son, the encouragement and support of the Moscow Orthodox Church is also an important reason.

Even if Vasily III succumbed, if the people on the Moscow side of the Orthodox Church were not happy, they would continue to encourage Vasily III to seek the Eastern Roman throne. No matter how bad it is, it will fool the descendants of Vasily III to conquer.

For security reasons, it is actually safer to kill Vasily III directly, including the descendants of Vasily III. However, there is no practice in Europe to kill captured monarchs. Marin doesn't want to break this convention, because if he kills Vasily III, it means that others can kill him or Caesar unscrupulously in the future. This risk is a bit big.

In addition, Marin hopes to take advantage of the population from the Grand Duchy of Moscow. However, I don't want the Grand Duchy of Moscow to collapse like this. Because once the Grand Duchy of Moscow collapses, it will be cheaper than Lithuania, as well as Turkey and Crimea in the south.

Both parties are already very powerful forces, no matter who annexes the Grand Duchy of Moscow, it is a terrible thing. The population of the Grand Duchy of Moscow is tens of millions, and whoever swallows it will swell into a giant and become a hegemonic existence.

If Lithuania swallows the Grand Duchy of Moscow and is subject to its system, there may not be a particularly big threat. If the Turks took the opportunity to go from the south to the north and annex the Grand Duchy of Moscow, it would be a real disaster.

This means that Turkey will add tens of millions of Peaceists. In addition, gain huge granaries and sources of troops in Eastern Europe. Turkey is already very powerful. If it annexes the maimed Grand Duchy of Moscow, don't mix up the world of Christ...

Therefore, Ma Lin would rather keep the ambitious Vasily III than kill him. After all As long as he is still alive, he can barely support the Grand Duchy of Moscow from being annexed. Then, a balanced situation was formed in Eastern Europe.

Marin is not worried that Vasily III will not yield, as long as he is caught, he is not worried that he will not publicly give up his coveting for the Eastern Roman throne. After all, the throne of Byzantium is just an illusory thing that cannot be fulfilled. At least, the current Grand Duchy of Moscow can't make it. Not to mention the current Grand Duchy of Moscow, even the Tsarist Empire, later known as the European road roller, failed to truly obtain the Eastern Roman throne. Mainly, Constantinople has always been in Turkey's hands, and will remain in the 21st century.

But for the group of high-ranking Orthodox churches in Moscow, Marin was fierce this time to tie them back to Rome. In addition to inviting credit to the Holy See, it also means dispelling the ambitions of the Moscow Orthodox Church.

After all, the high-ranking Orthodox churches who encouraged the Grand Duke of Moscow to seize the Byzantine throne were almost all concentrated in Moscow, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. As long as you break through this city, you will be able to catch those priests who preach "Third Rome". As for the remaining Orthodox priests, most of them are not too enthusiastic about this statement. Because, those who are enthusiastic about this argument are basically promoted by Vasily III and arranged in the center of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, and the ranks are not low.

As long as the high priests in the city of Moscow are wiped out, basically, the forces advocating the "Third Rome" will lose more than half of them. Even if there is a fish that slips through the net, it is not a climate.

But what if this statement is revived in the Grand Duchy of Moscow in the future? Or kill Vasily III?

Marin struggled for a long time, and finally thought of a way--or else, ligature Vasily III? As long as he can't give birth to a child, there will be no future troubles...

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