novelslam Chapter 504 Hang the Doge of Venice!
Chapter 504 Hang the Doge of Venice!
Chapter 504 Hang the Doge of Venice!
As a historian of magic, in Bagshot's research career, he came into contact with the word Deathly Hallows more than once.
When she was young, when she was writing the manuscript of the book History of Magic, she wrote on the title page:
The History of Magic Classic Mansion is complete, all that's left is a few touch-ups.
In the distance of the clear sky, there are two seemingly insignificant dark clouds.
The first dark cloud is prehistoric mysteries; the second is Death and his Deathly Hallows.
After thinking about it again and again, she was afraid of causing the wizard to chase her, so she deleted this passage when she published it.
So she has mixed feelings about possibly guiding two young wizards to the Holy Grail tonight.
For one thing, Bagshot doesn't want anyone finding the Deathly Hallows.
Most people can only see the holy vessel, but ignore the word death.But countless history proves that the gift of the god of death is extremely bloody.
Death is also deliberately luring the wizard to chase.
But because of this, she desperately hopes that someone can study the God of Death thoroughly and end the story of the three brothers.
Bagshot knew that he was dying, that he would not live for a few years, and his memory was getting worse.
But not tonight!
At this moment, her heart was beating strong and fast... Her thinking was sharp.
There are still responsibilities to be fulfilled!
Whether it's saving a city that's about to be submerged, or helping this pair of young wizards... find the Holy Grail.
Coincidentally, when someone first asked her to learn about the Deathly Hallows, it was also two young people.
She had great expectations for those two people, but what happened afterwards made her regret it!
It only took one summer for the pair of talented wizards to break up from acquaintance.
50 years later, they have to raise their wands and kill each other!
It can be said that the 50-year history of the magic world was completely changed by that noisy summer.
History is like this, an accident may lead to a different ending.
Bagshot thought that there was no hope of solving the Deathly Hallows in this lifetime.
Unexpectedly, after a hundred years, the gears of fate kept spinning, and two young people were selected and sent to her.
They even held two Deathly Hallows, and their relationship was stronger than that pair of wizards back then.
Is this destiny?
Bagshot pondered for a long time, and finally said softly in a hoarse voice:
"O man who bears the crown of wisdom,
Follow in the footsteps of the Doge of Venice. "
"He has lied,
cut off the horse's head,
Take the bones of the blind man..."
"Child, the beginning was obviously referring to you," said the old man, turning his head in the direction where William and Hermione were breathing.
"As for the doges... from the first doge in 687 to the destruction of the Republic of Venice by Napoleon in 1797.
In the past thousand years, 120 governors have been produced. Who do you think they refer to? "
Hermione raised her hand habitually, but she realized that this was not a classroom, and put it down as if nothing had happened.
But William still noticed, and glanced over with a smile, she gave him a look, and stuck out her tongue playfully.
Hermione ignored William, sorted out her thoughts a bit, and said:
"At first, I thought that the Governor of Venice in Death's Guide was the one who cheated St. Mark's body."
Thousands of years ago, with the rise and independence of Venice, they began to want to upgrade the city.
The original patron saint of the city was St. Theodore.But this saint who was born in Greece has a low status in the rank of saints and is just a third-rate guy.
How can this work!
Look next door in Florence, where the patron saint is St John the Baptist; in Rome, St Peter.
The Venetians were suddenly unbalanced. Why do your saints have a higher status than ours?
As a result, the second governor, Justinian, set his sights on the remains of St. Mark.
St. Mark is one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and holds a high status.
On the orders of the Doge, two merchants tricked the remains of St. Mark from Alexandria and sent them back to Venice.
This is one of the most famous deceitful governors in history.
Hermione originally thought that the governor was this one.She shook her head lightly and said:
"But Nico said that the Holy Grail was traded to Constantinople during the Crusades."
"The Crusades are too far away from Justinian's history, so the governor can only be excluded."
She coughed and said:
"The Holy Grail was traded to Constantinople, but not long after, it ended up in Venice... Then, there is only one possibility..."
Hermione paused and said confidently:
"It was plundered by Venice during the Fourth Crusade!"
William looked at Hermione appreciatively.
What the girl showed is not only a strong memory, but also a wide range of research and a strong ability to analyze problems.
In terms of memory, William really hasn't met a few wizards that can compare to Hermione.
Not to mention reading, when William first met her, he was obviously only 11 years old, holding a thick Encyclopedia Britannica in his arms!
"However, I can't remember the name of that governor." Hermione frowned slightly, as if she was not satisfied with her memory.
She could only vaguely remember what she had seen four or five years ago!
Simply unforgivable!
Hermione was good at everything except this.She is like the top student in the class, every time the papers are handed out, people cry...she also cries loudly.
Others were one point short of a pass, but she was one point short of a perfect score, and she cried even more sadly, causing the students who failed to pass, all came to comfort her.
Fortunately, Hermione is not a boy, otherwise she would definitely be beaten.
"William, do you remember the name?" Hermione asked, not knowing what the young man was thinking.
William nodded and said without thinking, "The Venetian governor is called... Enrico Dandolo."
In fact, when Nico mentions the Crusades, he immediately thinks of Dandolo.
As an avid P Club player and member of the elite, how could William forget this famous governor?
How do you say that?
One, three, five shed tears, two, four, and six were furious, and hanged the Doge of Venice on Sunday!
The Venetian doge to be hanged is Dandolo.
Who were the villains in the Fourth Crusade?Basically, everyone has a fairly consistent understanding that it is the Republic of Venice.
The goal of the Fourth Crusade was originally Egypt.
Pope Innocent III launched the campaign, which was originally planned to be led by Theopold III, Count of Champagne in the Kingdom of France.
By attacking Egypt of the Muslim Ayyubid dynasty, and then using it as a base, they rescued Jerusalem controlled by the Muslims.
After a series of events, the governor deceived everyone, took the army elsewhere, and captured Constantinople.
Moreover, this ancient capital was looted.
"That's right, it's indeed the governor." Bagshot sighed, "Too many things were robbed by the crusaders."
"Cut off the horse's head... the horse in this sentence is not a real horse, but a four-horse that is regarded as the treasure of St. Mark."
"In order to transport the horses back to Venice, Dandolo saw off the heads of the horses, and then decorated them with collars to cover up the marks."
"He once lied and cut off the horse's head..." Hermione was a little excited. "These are all in line, so how about taking away the bone of the blind man?"
Bagshot asked suddenly: "How did you come to Venice?"
"Take the train." Hermione didn't know why the old man asked this.
"Which train station did you get off at?" She asked again.
"Santa Lucia Station."
"Then... do you know the story of Santa Lucia?"
Both William and Hermione shook their heads.
In his previous life, William had heard the Italian Naples boat song - "Santa Lucia".
"Santa Lucia is one of the four martyrs of Christ," Bagshot explained.
"She is extremely beautiful, and her eyes are magical. Every man desires her. In order to ensure her purity, Rukia dug out her own eyes."
"Blind..." Hermione exclaimed.
"That's right." Bashart nodded. "Governor Dandolo was over 80 years old when he plundered Constantinople.
His purpose is not only for money, but also for Rukia's remains.
Rukia's bones have the same effect as the Sorcerer's Stone, which can prolong life. "
William breathed a sigh of relief.
"The flood will cover the sky, and the Holy Grail will burn at the bottom of the tomb."
So, everything is clear.
The Holy Grail is either in Dandolo's tomb or Rukia's.
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(End of this chapter)