Am I the only one who would like a button to remove events?

Started playing with b70 so I'm definitely newer, but I have >500 hrs already so I know my way around a fair amount of the game. Personally, I have yet to find any of the pop-up quests, or events, to be my cup of tea. I don't mind the weather related ones (heat wave and cold snap), but the other events dealing with characters within the world really irk me. I get the need to add randomness and spontaneity to the game, but the way it is currently handled just ain't my jam. So, is there a way to turn off events? Is there a mod or an internal setting?

The game has enough going for it (for me, at least), I want to focus on building my empire, not save scumming through the various options for dealing with wandering priests. I love the game, just need to streamline it to really let the immersion take over.