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

After these few days of communication, Astolfo and Feng Sen gradually became acquainted. Thanks to Astolfo's high EQ and Feng Sen's extremely broad knowledge (tieba Zhihu Minke), the two talked more and more speculatively, and soon became good friends.

After visiting the church, the two continued on and left the town.

It had just rained at noon, and the damp air smelled of cow dung. Green moss covered the low fences on both sides. An old yellow cow was putting its head on the fence and mooing.

Going forward at the corner of this fence, you will arrive at the pre-determined meeting place by the Aller River. Wooden benches are neatly arranged.

On the bench, many Saxon nobles were already seated. They stared at each other with blue or green eyes, chatting and fidgeting.

Most of these Saxon nobles surrendered after the defeat, swore allegiance and were granted titles.

At the same time as the noisy sound came, there was also a smell of marinating herring in the cesspit, then boiling it into fish soup with golden juice and then sprinkled it into Marsala.

Feng Sen almost suffocated before he took five steps.

At the assembly site, there was a special little noble standing at the door, and with a loud voice, reported the name, place of origin and title of each person who came, and Feng Sen and Ah Fu were no exception.

"From Mercia, champion of the king's court, inspector of the Kingdom of Frisia, Prince Astolfo of Mercia who defeated the giant, to—"

"From Seris, a warrior in front of the king's palace, a descendant of the royal family of the Yan Dynasty in the Seris Empire, the son of Duke Jingnan who defeated the [-] Saxon army with a thousand soldiers, Luoshan Sen Feng, to—"

The congratulatory speeches reported by this little nobleman were all written after asking the parties in advance, and Feng Sen, in order to put money on his face, insisted that his ancestors be called Feng Ba, Wencheng Emperor of Northern Yan, and got himself a noble bloodline.

Under the guidance of the waiter, Feng Sen found a bench near the front and sat down, and Feng Sen began to wait.

Soon, riding a tall horse, Charlie strutted into the rally, like a triumphant return, followed by countless dejected Saxon prisoners whose hands and feet were tied up with ropes.

There were 3500 prisoners of war, of which 2000 were Charlie's own prisoners, 1000 were the remaining prisoners after Feng Sen selected slaves, and 500 were traitors confessed by the Saxon nobles.

When everyone got up to salute, Feng Sen quickly glanced at Charlie who was sitting tall. He seemed to have stayed up late yesterday, his eyes were red.

He sat down again, but Astolfo beside him looked worried. He kept crossing himself and praying to the Heavenly Father.

"My subjects, I am the chosen king of the Franks, the co-lord of all the Franks, and the shepherd of all the believers of the Heavenly Father——Charlie!"

Riding on the horse, Charlie screamed in a voice that was almost a roar, and beside him, soldiers kicked and kicked the legs of the prisoners of war, forcing them to kneel on the ground.

"Seven days ago, I heard a shocking news, a news that made me extremely sad. The Saxons rebelled again!" Charlie waved his horsewhip. "Yes, once again, they violated their oath of allegiance to me."

In order to cooperate with Charlie's declaration, the rest of the Saxon nobles shouted and cursed at the prisoners of war. They spit and made contemptuous "wows".

Soon, several prisoners of war had their heads smashed. They glared at the nobles who were watching, and their blood flowed on the mud.

"I, the ruler of the Frankish Kingdom, the God-chosen King Karl, I have tried countless methods and forgiven them countless times." Charlie shouted through gritted teeth, "Look, which one of them is not the nobleman I conferred before, Who is not baptized in my presence! They betrayed and my heart is broken! Where are your oaths? Where are your allegiances? Tell me!

Under the leadership of Widukind, they destroyed the church in Bremen, not only killing four earls and as many as twenty nobles.This includes my Steward Adalgis, Magistrate Gallo, and almost even my daughter.

If it weren't for Earl Vollard and Feng from Eastern Siris, my daughter Adortrud would have been murdered!

Is this how you bloody heretics treat my kindness? "

Charlie's tone gradually turned cold. He narrated their criminal evidence concisely and forcefully, and his voice became colder.

Wait, this flow is not right, isn't it because of Ador that Charlie is so angry?Ador has been rescued!Feng Sen sensed something was wrong.

Could it be that Ador's life is not the decisive factor?No, no matter what Ador does, he will slaughter these Saxons. This is not the result of anger, but a predetermined plan!

This is the result of his rational thinking, a decision that does not change due to personal will.

Feng Sen raised his head and looked at Charlie's tall figure. For the first time, he felt that there was a deviation between the Charlie in the book and the Charlie in front of him.

"In the Nikkei, after defeating the Moabites, King David, the virtuous king of Israel, took the captives into the wild and executed two-thirds of them, because their demonic souls could not be saved!" Charlie gently pointed at the prisoners of war with an extremely calm gesture, "They are the same."

At the same time as Charlie's voice fell, in addition to the impact of the head falling to the ground, there were also exclamations from the Saxon nobles, and Astolfo's sigh.

Countless sharp axes were raised high, and then fell heavily. The nobles present, especially the Saxon nobles, turned pale and even trembled.

It rained again in the sky, and the rain cut the sky into countless pieces. The blood mixed with the rain, gathered into countless red streams, and flowed into the Aller River.

The attendants carried the corpse back and forth, and a large pit had already been dug on one side of the venue.

A total of [-] human heads and [-] headless corpses fell into the huge hole dug in advance, and several attendants were shoveling and filling the soil.

When the nobles at the scene dispersed in the misty drizzle, Feng Sen and Ah Fu did not leave. They braved the drizzle and came to the pit. Astolfo stood in front of the grave with an expression on his face like It is painful and seems to be confused.

Throwing a white flower into the grave, Astolfo silently read the Nikkei.

When he looked up again, the heavy expression on his face had disappeared, as if it had never appeared before: "Let's go to the church, the baptism ceremony is ready, don't be late."

The two were riding on horseback, but they lost the interest in walking and chatting together.

Chapter 15 Fake Loyalty, Regret It Every Day

"Isaiah, our Savior and Head, thank you! In the presence of you and all the witnesses, baptize the lost lambs who hear your gospel!"

In the wide church, Charlie raised the scepter in his hand intoxicated. He dipped the scepter in holy water and hung it over Feng Sen's forehead.

"Pursue the baptized lamb, you can go forward, cross the sea with Isaiah, and finally get the glory you deserve. You can also go back at this time. Those who are not ready and have the final decision, you can go back now.

Now, devout lamb from the east of Siris, are you ready to enter the world of the Father? "

"Ready."

"Are you willing to abide by the conduct that a believer should have?"

"I am willing."

With a smile on his face, Charlie tapped Feng Sen's forehead with his scepter, and a few drops of holy water flowed down from Feng Sen's temples.

"Get up, my child, from today on, I will be your godfather." Charlie gently stroked Feng Sen's head, "As your godfather, I will give you the Christian name——Anthony, from today on , your name is Luoshan Anthony Feng!"

Anthony?Feng Sen carefully touched the name, he seemed to have heard it somewhere, Luoshan Anthony, Luoshan Anthony... Luoshanan?An Luo Mountain? !

No no no, how is this possible?I, Feng Sen, am a devout believer and a loyal minister!

Yes, being a loyal minister is Feng Sen’s new target. His pride has been washed away by the red-stained Aller River. When he found out that Charlie was massacring prisoners of war, it was not out of anger but the result of calm thinking , he knew he was on a pirate ship.

This is not Emperor Guangwu, but this is Cao Cao. Speaking of which, Charlie’s father, Pepin the Short, is also the Frank’s palace minister. It’s right, everything is right!The dragon begets the dragon, and the phoenix begets the phoenix. Cao Cao's son will be beheaded for public display.

At the beginning, Feng Sen chose Charlie because of his reputation of being gentle and forthright in later generations.

Feng Sen once saw a piece of information. Once, Charlie had a meal with a priest. He watched the priest praying to the barbecue for a long time. He prayed that it would be cold before cutting off a small piece for himself. The meat was furious, and said: You might as well eat it all yourself! (historical facts)

But even so, Charlie didn't do anything to him.

The important ministers who worked with Charlie in the early years basically got good results, just like Theodoric's son William, who started his business after his father died in battle, and Charlie specially granted him the fertile land of the Earl of Toulouse.

But looking at it now, good guy, this is not like a good guy!

Feng Sen also has a final moral bottom line, such as the identity of the Han people, such as some religious issues, some of which will cause great contradictions to the Western European monarchs at this time.

He originally thought that this Charlie is a relatively emotional person, if there is any conflict, as long as he intercedes, he may be punished, but at least his life will not be lost, and there will be no major incidents.

But looking at it now, isn't this a cold-blooded monarch?Where is my heroic emperor?Xingyue, you liar, stereotypes kill people!

Now it's hard to get off the pirate ship.

After comparing their respective strengths, Feng Sen was finally shamefully counseled, or temporarily counseled.

He has only one goal now - to be a great loyal minister while Charlemagne is alive!

Who said that feudal towns will definitely rebel, but I, An Luoshan, will not!I just want to let future generations see that feudal towns can also be very loyal.

"Get up, my child." Charlie supported Feng Sen's shoulders, looking at this tall and brave godson, he suddenly thought of himself when he was young, when he was 16 years old, only a little shorter than his godson.

It would be great if this was my own child, Charlie inexplicably popped out this sentence, and the image of a short and hunchbacked boy appeared in his mind.

Blinking his eyes and putting aside this trace of emotion, Charlie smiled again and pulled Feng Sen to the front of the stairs: "Witnesses, today is not only Anthony's baptism ceremony, but also his canonization ceremony."

This time was in the early Middle Ages, and there were not as many cumbersome canonization ceremonies as later generations. Most of the canonization ceremonies were just a few words in the church.

Under the sign of the priest of the church, everyone sang hymns together, including Saxon nobles and immigrant Frankish nobles. In a corner of the church, there were still several generals of the Tang army standing.

"Thanks to the grace of the Heavenly Father, the noble Seris who witnessed the miracle of the Heavenly Father, the son of Duke Jingnan, Luoshan Anthony Feng, made outstanding contributions in this war.

He accepted God's call to follow a truth that has existed since ancient times-a truth that points out one thing irrefutably: believers in the Heavenly Father should love each other as brothers and sisters.

Feng from Seris, with great courage, he led a thousand troops, defeated five thousand enemy troops, and suppressed the rebellion. In recognition of his meritorious service, I, the king of the Franks, the earth The controller of God, the believer of God, canonized him as the Earl of Hamburg and granted him three years of tax exemption! "

Charlie put the sword on Feng Sen's shoulder, he put away his smile, and his face gradually became serious.

"Anthony, would you like to be a follower of God and a shepherd of the people?"

"Yes." Unless this god is not easy to use.

"Anthony, are you willing to be my vassal and be loyal to me forever?"

"Yes." Unless you want to kill me.

"Anthony, this is an oath made under the watchful eyes of Isaiah. If you break or lie, your soul will not be able to go to heaven after death. At the same time, I will hang you to fulfill the glory of the heavenly father." Charlie's eyes became sharper. "So let me ask again, is your oath true?"

"It's true!" Feng Sen said firmly, every word of his oath was true, that is, half of it was spoken, and half of it was silently sworn in his heart.

"Okay! Hahahaha." Charlie put away his long sword, hugged Feng Sen, and kissed his forehead, "My child, I believe in your oath."

In line with Charlie's words, the hymns around him also stopped, and Charlie put his arms around Feng Sen's shoulders: "Today is a day worth celebrating. Heavenly Father has gained a new believer, and we have also gained a new one. Brother, I have punished the wicked heretic, and I have gained a loyal and brave warrior.

I think a grand banquet will be the perfect end to this perfect day. "

Putting down the cloak and long sword on his body, Charlie stretched his waist. He glanced around the nobles at the scene: "My royal chefs just bought sugar from Egypt and spices from India a few days ago, but the quantity is scarce, so first come, first served!"

After saying this, before everyone could react at all, Charlie rushed out of the church door, laughing and running towards the square.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and a few lively nobles also ran after him in big strides.

"How is it?" Astolfo walked to Feng Sen's side and asked, "How do you feel?"

"It feels like that." Feng Sen replied with a smile, but in his heart, he was not as calm as it looked.

[Complete Achievement: Earl's Vision]

[Requirement: Obtain an earl territory. 】

[Reward: Obtain an off-map workshop for a period of sixty months. 】

Off-map workshop?In the game, this refers to factories that cannot be displayed on the map, foreign or folk factories, but in the real world, does this mean: a void workshop?

Just when Feng Sen was about to take a closer look at the off-map workshop, he felt that his clothes were being pulled, and when he looked back, a small white hand was pulling his clothes.

"Princess Ador? Are you looking for me?"

Ador nodded heavily, but she didn't have the vivacity she had before. She just stood there awkwardly. Behind her, Vollard, Earl of the Palatine, stood smiling. After several days of recovery, he finally regained consciousness and was even able to walk with a cane.

"Thank you for your rescue. If it wasn't for you, Ador and I might have died in that forest."

"This is what I should do. Heavenly Father will not treat His devout believers like this."

"The palace I host is in Friesland. You are welcome to visit anytime."

"After I settled down, I went back to visit."

After finishing speaking, Vollard limped away, leaving only Ador and Feng Sen in the huge church.

Ador suddenly whispered something, but Feng Sen didn't hear it clearly, so he bent down, leaned close to his ear and asked, "Your Highness, what are you talking about?"

The moment Feng Sen approached, Ador moved her head closer and kissed Feng Sen's face. When Feng Sen was still in a daze, she quickly said a round object and stuffed it into Feng Sen's hand , Then covered his face and fled like the wind.

What is this?

Feng Sen spread out his palms.

In the palm of his hand was a golden coin, shining with a different brilliance.

The head of little princess Ador is printed on this gold coin, and on the back of the gold coin, there is a line of small characters engraved in Latin.

"To my dearest knight, Feng."

Chapter No.16 Hamburg is a Han Chinese Fort

The clean blue sky is like a piece of refined silk in the long run, and the forest with a few traces of green in the withered black covers this flat land.

The wooden clogs crushed the withered leaves, revealing half of the blue-iron-colored signpost stone. On the stone surface were several indistinct rune characters—these rune characters mean Han (Ham), which in ancient Saxon refers to the land along the Ulster River.

Feng Sen didn't know the rune script at all, but although the priest sent from Bremen didn't know it either, he remembered the stone, and he knew that it meant they had arrived in Hamburg or Hammarburg.

However, the name Hamburg was established in the Holy Roman Empire, and now it is only called Han, and the Hamburg in Charlie's mouth actually refers to a castle in Han, just like Baddeck Castle.

Behind the long horse team, some local Saxon prisoners of war showed both joy and sadness.

"Honorable Earl of Hamburg, we have arrived." The young junior priest pointed forward and said respectfully, "After turning over the hill ahead, we have arrived at your fief, Han."

"Okay, then I'll trouble you to lead us another way."

"My honour, sir."