At the end of the Tang Dynasty, it was a feudal town, but in Western Europe

Could it be because of this incident that made Charlemagne so angry?

And in Einhard's "The Biography of Charlemagne", Charlemagne even tried to amend the will to leave more property to the Ador mother and daughter. Could it be out of guilt?

However, whether the Saxon died or not was none of Feng Sen's business. As long as he honestly escorted Ador to Charlemagne, he could get a lot of start-up funds.

"So, are you going to save my mother?"

"Every one of my soldiers is raised by their fathers and mothers. They are loyal to me, and they can be said to be my close relatives."

Ador said aggrievedly, "So, how are you willing to send troops?"

"The Lord can't raise the army in anger, and the general can't go to war out of anger." Feng Sen paused, and said heavily, "We need more money."

Chapter 4 Look up to me, I'm going to make an announcement

Sending Ador to Kang Dezhen to take care of him, Feng Sen pondered for a while, and then ordered several subordinates to call all the generals above the rank and above of their respective subordinates, and he wanted to make an announcement.

Soon, there were about forty generals standing in the spacious tent, and they whispered to each other. It was not until Feng Sen came out from behind the tent to change his clothes that he became quieter.

"Jieshuai, what do you want me to do?"

"Naturally, there are important things to discuss." Standing in front of this group of junior officers, Feng Sen asked, "Everyone, have you ever heard of those barbarians who have just entered the camp?"

"I heard, is she still a little orchid?" A team with a beard laughed and laughed.

"Then do you know the identity of this little orchid?"

The bearded man froze for a moment, shook his head and said, "We don't know how to speak her bird language, how do we know?"

"This orchid is the daughter of a king of Europa. In other words, she is a princess." At this point, Feng Sen changed the subject.

"I told you before that the Jade Emperor was a blessing, allowing me to fly thousands of miles, escape danger, and come to this continent of Europa, but I have never told you about the situation here. You should also tell the brothers below, brothers in the province They think about it.

Besides, I just want to talk to you about what to do after this. "

A team with a square head is smiling and said: "Jie Shuai, our group of people either grew up with you or watched you grow up. I don't know anything else, I just know it, and it's over if I follow Jie Shuai. What Europa Harrowpa."

"Then you have the right to chat with me. Since my father was seriously ill, I had to do military chores, and I went to the four towns again. I haven't had time to drink with you brothers for a long time." Feng Sen smiled and waved, "Come here, serve food and wine, hey, but it must be moderate, don't be greedy."

"Okay, okay!" The bearded team applauded and laughed, "Since Jun became the commander-in-chief, I thought I looked down on my old brother, and I was sad for a long time. Now it seems that I was wrong. Come, I will punish myself."

"Fart your mother, you just want to drink." Feng Sen smiled and kicked the bearded man's ass.

There was cheers in the tent.

Soon, the food and wine were served by the people in the supply camp. They said it was wine, but it was actually just fermented glutinous rice wine.

Taking a sip of sweet and sour rice wine, Feng Sen sat cross-legged among these old brothers: "Then let's start with the country of little princess Ador?"

"it is good!"

"Jie Shuai, you say so."

"Princess Orchid's country is called Frank, and you have all seen her, and she is similar to the Persian Kucha people.

He has grown-up facial features, often with deep beards and deep eyes, high nose and eyebrows, and often has body odor. He calls himself a Frank.

Although they are similar to the Persian Sogdians, they do not have the same origin. The ancestors of the Persians are Aryans, while the Franks and most of the local barbarians are descendants of the Germans.

You can understand that we are Tang people and Han people, but in the final analysis, we are still descendants of Yao and Shun, and descendants of Yan and Huang.For the Franks, Germanic is their Yanhuang. "

"Jieshuai, I'm sorry to say so bluntly, I don't quite understand, why don't you tell me how big this Frankish kingdom is?"

"Okay, then let's talk about the Frankish kingdom. This Huren kingdom is about half the size of our Great Tang and Han land. Its king is Charles, who is the second monarch.

His father, just like the Sima family who usurped Wei, usurped the throne as a palace minister, bribed him extensively, and donated land to the Church of the Heavenly Father, allowing them to recognize the throne.

Although they are both called the Frankish Kingdom, they are two dynasties, one is called Merovingian and the other is called Carolingian. Instead of calling it the Frankish Kingdom, according to our habits, it should be called the Carolingian Empire. "

"It's actually half the size of the Han land, which can even catch up with Anxi Duhu. It's much bigger than those small countries in the Western Regions. Hey, how rich is the Central Plains?"

Feng Sen shook his head and laughed: "It's not as good as it is, these Germanic people are like the five chaos in the past, they are all barbarians who migrated from the north, so they naturally don't know industrial farming.

You guys know, what is the law of the Frankish kingdom?Zong Zhou's enfeoffment system!

Do you still remember the countries of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty that I told you about?This group of people is in this period, so most of the territory is wild. "

"That's not bad." A one-eyed team member was clapping his hands and laughing, "It's better to build a country as a commander-in-chief, and we will be the whole prime minister and general."

A team member on the opposite side sneered and said, "Just you, the one-eyed one, still want to be prime minister?"

And the one-eyed captain turned fierce: "What are you talking about? I think you already know the way to die."

"Oh? You donkey..."

"boom!"

Feng Sen slapped the table violently.

"Fighting is not allowed in the military tent!" Feng Sen squinted his eyes, "Do you also want the Five Army Sticks?"

After suppressing the grumpy warriors, Feng Sen continued: "It's really not easy to build a country. Although this place is wild, there is no unclaimed land.

The countries of Europe are mainly divided into two big forces and countless small forces. The two big forces are Frank and Eastern Rome.

As for the small forces, there are the Vikings and Slavs in Northern Europe, the Avars and the Magyars, and the Germanic tribes here.

If you want to build a country here, you have to deal with them. Among them, the only ones we can bully and have fertile land are the local Germanic tribes. "

"Aren't the Franks all Germanic? Why are they separated? Aren't they all relatives?" A team raised their hands and asked.

"Businessmen and Zhou people are also descendants of Yan and Huang. Didn't they also fight? If you want to compare, the Eastern Romans are the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and these Germanic people are the Five Hus. The Five Hus each established a country and fought against their own people. , isn't it also very ruthless?

Speaking of which, the Eastern Roman Kingdom has a long history with our country, and there were exchanges as early as the Han Dynasty. When Gan Ying was an envoy, his destination was this country.

The people of this country are the same as our Tang people, with black hair and black eyes. The big Han called it Xiqin, while the current dynasty called it Fushu country.

Its country has a long history, and its culture is enlightened and prosperous. It did not lose to the Han Dynasty, but in the end, it was invaded by the Germans and took the country.

The remnants on the east side of its land are convenient for the Byzantine area, and another country is established. The local people call themselves Rome, but the rest call it Byzantium. "

"It turns out that this Roman country is the Fufu country in "Jing Xing Ji." Wang Sima murmured, "Then this Byzantium is still considered orthodox."

"It's not our decision whether it's orthodox or not, it's what the Father taught the Church of Rome to decide." Feng Sen chewed a mouthful of venison and said.

"Heavenly Father? Hey, isn't that the one from Master Zhenhui, that..." Zhang Shicheng slapped his head and couldn't remember the word for a while.

But Zhenhui said with a smile: "The name of what I learned is Nestorianism. Although the patriarch is consistent with the teaching of the heavenly father, I have integrated Jingshi, Daoism, and I am no longer in the old sect."

Wang Sima frowned and said, "Why is it up to the Heavenly Father to tell whether this is orthodox?"

"As I said before, the Frankish kingdom is divided like the Western Zhou Dynasty, but likewise, he is formulating rituals and music.

Our rites and music are rites and music, and their rites and music are the teachings of the heavenly father.

The priests on their side are just like our Confucian scholars, all of whom are scholars of high status, but what we read is "The Analects" and "Spring and Autumn", while they read "Sun Worship" and "Zhu Wang Ji". "

Han Shizhong drank a bowl of fermented glutinous rice in one gulp: "Sure enough, there is nothing new in this world."

"And what I'm going to say next is the key point, and that's our way out." Feng Sen said, wringing his fingers, "Everyone, we 300 people can't just wander around like this forever.

When I first came here, I told you that this place is thousands of miles away from my hometown, and the army almost mutinied, have you forgotten?A dozen more escaped later.

The people below want to eat and live in a big house, we also want to honor our ancestors and find a beautiful wife.

For this, we have to find a piece of land of our own. Although the people here are wild, there are more people after all. If we want to gain a foothold here, their support is indispensable. "

The bearded team was drinking up the fermented glutinous rice in the bowl, and said with a smile: "What I want to say as the commander-in-chief is nothing more than finding a family to take refuge in. If there is anything to say about this matter, it is up to the commander-in-chief to decide."

"Yeah, it's a gamble to do what we do. If you have a bite to eat, it counts as a bite. As long as the price is right, who is it not to sell?"

"I see, Jie Shuai means that he wants to join the Franks?" Han Shizhong slapped his head violently, "So that's the case, today's little princess is a good opportunity."

"Although the value of this little princess is great, it is also limited. I have another idea, but this idea will inevitably cost my brothers their lives. We are here, isolated and helpless. I feel sorry for the death of an old brother."

Feng Sen sighed: "Please everyone, go to your respective teams to find out what the brothers mean. I have said the truth just now. If you say you want to fight, then fight! If you don't want to fight, then we can safely go and receive the reward from the little princess. It is not a bad thing."

"Here!" The captains all knew that this was a serious military order, and they all replied solemnly.

Chapter 5 One Gold Coin Contract

On a moonlit night, the dry branches in the forest looked like witches' fingers, and Frank's king's tent was standing under the intertwined black dead branches.

On the towering and pointed throne, covered with soft fur tanned from wolf fur, a middle-aged man sat upright on this luxurious seat inlaid with green emeralds, gold and silver.

In his left hand he held Joyeuse, a symbol of power, the legendary golden holy sword made from the tip of Longinus' spear, and in his right hand he held a small moccasin boot.

The man has silver-white hair, is about 1.9 meters tall, has big eyes and a round nose, and is naturally lively.

But at this moment, he couldn't laugh like usual, but his eyes were red, and his face was full of sadness and anger.

In the camp, neither Alcuin nor Astolfo dared to speak, and even Malajiji kept his mouth shut.

Charlemagne's chest heaved violently, and only his rougher breathing could be heard in the camp.

"Theodoric!" Charlemagne gritted his teeth and said, "You not only ruined the lives of twenty nobles, four earls, and thousands of Franks, but even my poor little daughter Adortrude. You deserve hell, Theodoric!"

No one dared to answer, and there was silence in the king's tent. In the end, the court bishop Alcuin stood up.

Stepping on the Persian-style wool carpet, Alcuin said bravely, "My lord, in fact, the coalition forces of the nobles were not commanded by Theodoric.

According to the soldiers who escaped, the earls were afraid that Theodoric would take the credit, so they launched an attack without waiting for the rendezvous.Earl Theodoric is now holding on to Fort Barker north of Santer Mountain, we need to send troops in time..."

"Damn it!" Charlemagne stood up abruptly, grabbed the back of the chair behind him, and the chair weighing three hundred kilograms was thrown out by him.

Sawdust was flying, gemstones and gold particles scattered in the tent, and even knocked down the stove beside it. The red-hot charcoal rolled on the expensive carpet, and sparks danced in the air with the wind.

Charlemagne stared angrily, and his growling voice could be heard even by the guards standing guard at the gate of the camp, "He took the life of my poor daughter, should I thank him?"

Alcuin stroked his cross pendant: "Heavenly Father bless you, my lord, but it was not Theodoric who took the life of Princess Ador, but the Saxons."

After panting violently for a while, Charlemagne's expression finally calmed down gradually, and when he looked up again, there was no expression on his face, neither sad nor happy.

Picking up the moccasin boot from the ground, Charlemagne walked out of the camp. When he reached the door, he suddenly said: "Tomorrow at the latest, I want to see a legion of no less than 5000 people."

"I respect your will." Alcuin and other courtiers saluted the sad king one after another.

After Charlemagne left, Alcuin, Astolfo and the others looked at each other, and left with wry smiles helplessly.

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"Ah!" Ador sneezed.

Kang Dezhen gently touched Ador's little head, with some questioning eyes in his green pupils.

Kang Dezhen is another Orchid that Han Shizhong said, she was invited by Feng Sen using the resolution [Invite Doctors].

However, due to the inexplicable process of her appearance, Han Shizhong and the others misunderstood that Feng Sen snatched it from a Sogdian tribe.

Ador had a good impression of this soft-chested Persian doctor, and she said with a silly smile, "It's okay, but the nose is a little itchy."

Although Kang Dezhen couldn't understand, she could still judge Ador's words by the tone of her voice.

Holding the edge of the saddle and continuing to rest his head on the soft chest, Ador cast his eyes on Feng Sen who was still feeding the horse, and asked softly, "Feng, when shall we set off?"

"It's coming soon."

After being pestered by Ador for a whole day, Feng Sen finally agreed to send troops.

On the surface, he was moved by Ador's filial piety, and finally accepted the employment with a gold coin contract, but the essence of this contract was purely to amuse children.

Although Feng Sen came from a modern age that pays more attention to moral etiquette because he is full, after nearly 16 years of iron and blood influence in this era, Feng Sen's moral bottom line has become more flexible.

For him, if there is a benefit, he will go, and if there is no benefit, he will avoid it. It is a great achievement to find Charlemagne with the princess, and that Geersu Yinda is just a concubine.

History only records Charlie's abnormal doting on his daughter, but never mentions how deep his affection for his wife is.

The captains have been talking about it for a day, and most of them actually mean that it is up to the commander to make the decision, and the remaining small number of people also say that they want to have the upper hand.

Therefore, Feng Sen's final decision was: go and take a look.

If you can fight, then you can ask for a lot of money from that troubled son, Earl Dio, and if you can't fight, turn around and run away.

Anyway, Feng Sen's Yajun army's per capita horse distribution rate is almost [-]%. Judging from the current information, the Saxons are still mainly infantry, and they probably cannot catch up with Feng Sen's Jingnan army.

Another reason is the lack of logistics and food in the army. If you can't get enough supplies from the earl of Theodoric, you can only plunder.

Then Feng Sen's moral bottom line is about to drop again.

Ador has been complacent these two days, thinking that Feng Sen was convinced by his intelligence and true feelings.

After feeding the horses, Feng Sen began to check his equipment.

He was wearing a white military uniform with narrow sleeves and a round collar. His hair was tied up with a black gauze and silk furrow, and a red forehead guard was worn on his forehead, and a light leather armor was over his coat.