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

There was a creaking sound, and a servant was carrying a plate of food, lowered his head and put the food in front of Hadlard respectfully, and behind the servant was an old priest, wearing a small black cap trimmed with gold and silver.

"Good morning, Father Balda." Hadlard scraped a smear of butter with a knife and put it on the bread.

"Good morning, Duke Hadrard, may the Father bless you." Father Balda saluted Hadrard slowly.

"My daughter sent me three letters recently, all asking me to go north." Hadlard took an oak wine glass, poured a large glass of Hamburg Light Ale, and downed it.

Priest Balda still squinted his eyes slightly, and sat hunched opposite Hadrad: "Uda has been killed, Your Excellency, when shall we rescue?"

Hadlard scratched the bread with a knife: "Did the priest hear what happened to Caribelda yesterday afternoon?"

"heard."

"How about it?"

"It's miserable."

"How miserable is it?"

"Caliberda doesn't even want to leave the house now."

"So miserable?"

"It's so miserable that you should be angry about it." Balda's voice was calm and gentle, "Your Excellency feels that Caribelda has been insulted."

"The Earl of Hamburg insulted us." Hadlard drank the beer in his glass, and sandwiched a piece of raw beef between two pieces of bread. "This kind of Thuringian youth, who is full of glory, defeated the East Frankish nobles of the Uda rebels. He has made great achievements. How can he be humiliated like this? It's not peeing in his mouth, it's peeing in my eyes."

"Your Excellency the Duke, what do you think of His Highness Theodoric's handling?"

"Very good, better than better!" Hadlard chewed the rougamo and replied inarticulately, "Without him, Caribelda would have died. Maybe by that time, I would be so angry that I would lose my mind and do something irreparable."

"The Earl of Hamburg has 9000 men."

"Half of them are prisoners of war, right?" Hadlard handed the half-eaten raw beef sandwich to Balda, "the Hamburgers call this a hamburger."

Balda smiled and waved his hands: "I live on clear water rye to save food and grass for the counterattack going north."

"We need more preparation time." Hadlard forked a piece of fruit into his mouth, "Theodoric wanted to discuss with me yesterday, but I said I was in evening prayer, so I shirked it."

"Maybe you can talk to him today."

"How about Astolfo and Vollard?"

"Not yet crossed the Lauworth."

"Send twice as many spies, and let me know as soon as they cross the Lauworth River."

"Of order." Balda stood up and greeted Hadlard with a smile, "I've finished what I wanted to talk about. Please, Your Excellency, enjoy your breakfast slowly."

"May the Father bless you, priest."

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As a settlement and fortress of the Franks, Hanover also has complete military and civilian facilities inside. Although there is still morning light in the morning, in the evening, there is only a waning moon in the sky, reflecting the cold gray world.

Standing in front of the gate of the castle, Feng Sen was riding a black horse, and Theodoric was riding a white horse, one behind the other, watching the castle rope bridge descending slowly. Amid the creaking sound of the chains, Theodoric said softly to Feng Sen behind him: "People have been killed, and their anger has been vented. It's time to restrain yourself."

"Are you afraid of him?" Feng Sen looked straight at the wide cable bridge and the strong gate in front of him without changing his expression.

"I'm not afraid." Theoderic lightly clamped the white horse under him with his feet, and walked towards the castle. "It's not Hadrad that's afraid, but he has ideas."

"what idea?"

"The nobles of East Francia have the same idea."

"I have an idea too."

"Do you have any ideas?!" Theodoric almost yelled, he glanced at the guards on the wall, lowered his voice and said, "Hadrad is not Calibert, nor is this place Aachen or Rome, the old duke died, and Hadrad is now the leader of the [-] Frankish defenders.

The soldiers and priests directly under His Highness have followed His Highness to the north, and those who stay here are the troops of the vassals. Most of these vassals are nobles from East Frank, do you understand?They were all from Hadrad, even if Lord Astolfo came here, he would have to behave with his tail between his legs. "

"Whoever he is, you have to go north with me to King Qin." After crossing the cable bridge, Feng Sen gently stroked the mottled wall and said softly.

Theodoric glanced at both sides, slowed down his horse and joined Feng Sen: "If you want Hadrad to go north, he has to want to go. It's useless if you say it. If he doesn't go, he will pay for his food." Insufficient, His Highness will fine him some food, grass, gold and silver at most, I will say good things, talk about money, talk about land, he can't say that he is in-law with Your Excellency Meginhal, so he went."

Feng Sen looked at the three-story fort on the top of the hill, with a huge cross and an archery tower: "Then what if you read something good and he doesn't listen? I have to say something too."

"All right, all right, that's it. I'll coax him to click, and you force him to click, and the matter will be settled."

When they came to the stables of the fortress, they handed over the horses to the servants on the side. Feng Sen and Theodoric stepped on the mud with their boots making a "crack-crack-crack" sound. On the gray wall with green moss, a black crow with its wings curled up stood firmly on the tip of the wall.

Before Feng Sen and Theodoric came to the top of the hill, a gust of hot wind mixed with the aroma of food and wine, accompanied by the smell of feces and urine, rushed towards Feng Sen's somewhat stuffy nose.

"Welcome, welcome, welcome to the arrival of His Excellency the Earl of Hamburg and the Inspector of the Kingdom of Bavaria." Hadrad stood in front of the gate, wrapped in a bearskin cloak, with a happy face.

"I know that both of you are very particular about people and know etiquette very well, but we Thuringians are too far away from the central government, too far away, so we can't learn the etiquette of the Frankish royal family, you two can teach me more."

"It's easy to say, easy to say." Before Theodoric could reply, Feng Sen replied first.

"Hiss—hey! It's too cold outside, let's go in and say, two, please." Hadrad shook the bearskin cloak on his body, turned around and walked towards the hall.

Led by Hadrad and the butler, Feng Sen and Theodoric walked into the heated hall heated by the fire. The floor of the hall was covered with luxurious Persian carpets, and the pillars on both sides of the hall , with precious Byzantine curtains embroidered with gold and silver, and two Slavic female slaves holding two bottles of wine, waiting on both sides of the long table.

"You two, please sit down. I don't understand your complicated court etiquette. Just think of it as marching in the field. You can be casual, I can be casual, and everyone can relax." Sitting on the main seat, Hadlard bared his yellow and black teeth, and pointed to the two seats, "Sit, sit."

"Heavenly Father bless you, Your Excellency, it is very kind of you to prepare such a sumptuous dinner for us." Theodoric stood up with an elegant smile on his face, "I propose, it is better for me to Come and preside over the pre-dinner prayer, thanking the Father for His love.”

"Don't worry, Your Excellency Inspector, you sit down first." Hadrad grabbed Theodoric's arm and told him to sit down, "The main course hasn't been served yet, don't worry, let's chat."

"Coincidentally, Your Excellency the Duke, I also want to talk." Feng Sen immediately turned around and cupped his hands at Hadrad.

"We have to talk, we have to talk." Theodoric grabbed a bottle of wine and poured himself a full glass.

Hadrad turned sideways and looked at Feng Sen carefully. Feng Sen immediately puffed up his chest and turned his left and right sides to look at Theodoric. He looked directly into Hadrad's eyes and asked, "Your Excellency ,do I look good?"

"Like, very similar." Hadlard couldn't help sighing, he slammed the table and pointed a finger at Feng Sen's nose, "Like the Avar slave I just bought a few days ago."

"Really?" Feng Sen narrowed his eyes.

Theodoric immediately raised the wine glass in his hand, toasted Hadlard and said, "I have seen the Avars, they are all heretics, how can they compare with the righteousness of His Excellency the Earl of Hamburg? Your Excellency, come, let me toast you first."

"Okay, come." Hadlard immediately drank a whole glass of wine, he turned to look at Feng Sen, "Your Excellency, drink, why don't you drink?"

"I'm not like Your Excellency the Duke. Your Excellency is a good drinker and can drink. When I think of His Royal Highness Charlie who is trapped in Bremen and lacks food and clothing every day, I can't drink any wine." Feng Sen shook his head slightly, his eyelids The children squeezed together, almost crying.

"Hey!" Hadrad pinched a blackberry, "Your Royal Highness is burning steel, the king of the believers chosen by the heavenly father, and Vidukind and the King of Denmark are like this blackberry in the hands of His Royal Highness."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and handed the blackberry to Feng Sen. With two fingers, he squeezed the blackberry in his hand and said, "It's so easy to defeat them."

"That's right, that's right." Theodoric applauded and laughed, "Is the Duke not going to get involved in this kind of money grabbing? After this battle, it is estimated that there will be tens of thousands of slaves." , and gold and silver treasures, which have been saved by the Danish king for hundreds of years, comparable to Crassus' treasury."

"Hiss, this..." There was a strange light in Hadrad's eyes.

"What the hell, Theodoric, under the watchful eyes of the heavenly father, you dare to talk about money." Feng Sen bounced up like a parachute, and slapped the table with a slap, "Your Excellency the Duke really loves His Highness, are you looking down on His Excellency the Duke or His Highness the King when you talk about money?

I tell you, Theodoric, that I, Antony von Rosan, traveled thousands of miles to defeat Uda, not for money!Do you think His Excellency the Duke will go north for money?Do you think he is inferior to me?If I save His Highness, I won't take any money! "

Turning his head in disbelief, Theodoric shot Feng Sen with a look of "Can you please stop talking?"

"Hahahahaha well said!" Hadlard yelled loudly, and then spit on the ground as if his throat was uncomfortable, "Your Excellency, that's very good, have a drink!"

"Please!"

Watching the two happily clink glasses, Theodoric's lower eyelids trembled inexplicably. He was about to speak, but he smelled blood in the air. When he looked up, it was a servant Walked over with a plate covered with a black cloth.

The servant placed the plate in the middle of the dishes, then turned and left.

"Well, just in time, the main course is here, let's chat while eating." Hadlard looked at the complete dishes and stood up with satisfaction. He pinched a corner of the black cloth with one hand, and suddenly opened it.

"squeak--"

The moment the black cloth was lifted, Theodoric stood up abruptly and knocked the chair backwards, while Feng Sen remained unchanged, drinking his wine with a smile on his face.

Blood flowed from the plate onto the table. In the center of the plate, a head with huge eyes was staring at Feng Sen. It was Caribert's head.

"Please."

Chapter 155 Who Are They?

Silver candlesticks shaded the flickering candlelight, and the salty-sweet aroma of roast meat and broth lingered above the hall. On the precious wooden table of mahogany, and on the mountain of ceramic bottles and jars, green, bright red, black and purple fruits were piled up. The head of a roast goose was protruding from the plate and hanging on the table.

On such a sumptuous dining table, Caribert's gray eyes were looking up slantedly, and he was leaning against a can of chicken soup. The candlelight stretched out the round shadow of his head. The crackle of burning wood.

"What a head! Isn't this the Duke's confidant, Caribert?" Feng Sen put his fingers together and pointed at the head obliquely, as if he wanted Hadrad to introduce him, "Who did this? Who has such courage? Is there still a king's law? Is there still a law?"

"I did it." Hadlard opened his eyes wide, knocked on the table with his knuckles, raised his chin, "Damn him! He deserves to die!"

At this time, Theodoric, who knew he had lost his composure, sat back at the dining table again. Hearing this, his angry eyes at Feng Sen also turned into doubts.

"Kalibert is a warrior who led [-] elite soldiers to resist Uda's [-] soldiers. The future is promising! Why did the Duke kill him?"

"Damn Karibert!" Hadlard turned the plate containing Karibert's head, aimed Karibert's gray eyes at Theodoric, and then leaned against the red velvet backrest, "Guess, why did he die?"

"Is it because he violated military discipline and attacked the army of the Earl of Hamburg?" Theodoric frowned, leaned forward, and asked with his head slightly tilted.

"wrong!"

Theodoric turned his head and looked at Feng Sen. Feng Sen asked again, "Is it because he was incompetent and failed to protect his honor as a warrior?"

"wrong!"

Hadrad shook his fingers: "Damn it, it's because he made me lose my glory, Carybert, ah, I still remember the look on his horse when he defeated the Uda army, unfortunately, I can't see it anymore."

While talking, Hadlard turned the plate around and pointed the head at himself: "Karibert, did you hear that? You are very angry with you because you dare to damage my reputation and glory!"

Having said that, Hadrad's chest has begun to rise and fall violently. He pressed the head tightly with both hands, and the veins on his forehead burst out:

"The next time people mention you, what are they going to think, oh, is that the knight who got pissed? What are they going to think of me, oh, the lord of the knight who was pissed.

Damn you, damn you, I go crazy every time I think about it, I want to tear you apart, I want to hang you and your soldiers!Remember, damn Carybert, I won't let you go!Never will! "

Hadrad stared at the dead head, roaring in a low voice, as if the dead head could really hear him.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly stretched out a hand, and pointed the head at the man himself.

Holding the head and looking into the gray eyes, Feng Sen said loudly: "Calibert, although we only met once, your voice and appearance seem to be just yesterday. Although I killed your man, I also pissed on your face. Let's clear up.

It's a pity that you have offended His Excellency Duke Hadrard. You asked for it yourself. You can't blame others, and I won't make it up to you.I still have to go north to King Qin with His Excellency Hadrad, and when we come back from victory, I must flog you to death.Remember, it is specified that there is no good juice for you to eat! "

Feng Sen put the heads back on the plate, thought for a while, and then dropped the plates one by one, aiming at Theodoric who was directly opposite with a complicated expression.

Under the gaze of Hadrad and Feng Sen, Theodoric was a little hairy. He put his hand on the man's head, said "Amen" softly, and covered the man's head again with a black cloth.

Pursing his lips and laughing through his nose, Hadlard leaned back on the backrest: "Let's be clear about it, the two of you came to me because you want me to go north to rescue His Royal Highness Charlie."

"Your Excellency the Duke is a straightforward person. We came this time to ask for soldiers and food." Feng Sen bowed his hands to Hadlard and said with a smile.

Turning his body sideways, Hadlard put his left forearm flat on the table and stretched his head, as if listening to Feng Sen's words: "Who do you want?"

"Have you not?"

"I can have it, or I can—" Hadlard spread his hands, "No."

Feng Sen laughed twice: "Your Excellency, can you tell me when it will be available and when it won't be?"

"I'm afraid you two are wrong. I think that I, Hadrad, is the leader of these East Frankish vassals." Hadrad laughed loudly, "Unfortunately, there is only one lord of them, and that is His Royal Highness Charles. I look at the prestige, but I am just a puppet pushed to the front of the stage. If you want to send troops, you have to talk to them."

"who are they?"

"Who could it be, those dignitaries of East Francia!"

"Your Excellency Hadrad, you are the lord of Thuringia, a majestic duke, can't you let them talk?"

"No way, no way." Hadlard replied shaking his head, "I'm a duke and I can't help it."

"This is strange." Feng Sen stroked the stubble on his chin, "How can they remain indifferent to the matter of rescuing His Royal Highness Charlie?"

"Tsk tsk, Your Excellency Earl, not everyone is as loyal as you and me. The people below have two hearts!" Hadlard lowered his tone and responded softly.

"Then is there any way to get them to send troops?" Although he didn't know what kind of pretend game the two in front of him were playing, Theodoric could only follow suit, "Your Excellency, do they have any requests?"

"Yes! But I dare not say."

"What is there to dare not say?"

"Hard to say."

"What kind of difficulty?"

"These people are too bold. I feel too blasphemy to speak out my mouth."

"You said, we will never spread the word!" Feng Sen pointed at the cross on the wall with three fingers, "I swear."

Theodoric also quickly echoed: "I swear!"