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Wearing chain mail, she led two knight retinues and eight sergeants, and escorted a carriage loaded with gifts to set off.

Huo Teng was unable to build roads, so he took a purely rural dirt road.Among the lush forests, you can also see small shrines built by devout believers on the side of the road.It is said that worshiping here will make the road safe.

Jones walked south along the path by the river, and fishermen could be seen fishing in small boats by the roadside from time to time.These fishermen are still under Huo Teng's custody.In the same way, the farmers who went into the forest to cut firewood and the woodworkers who specialize in cutting wood were all under Huo Teng's custody.

So, when they saw the hostess passing by holding the Huo Teng flag, they all came over to salute.On the one hand, it is to pray for peace of mind, and on the other hand, it is also to look forward to the alms of the nobles.

But unfortunately, Jones has a standard knight temper.She just nodded slightly to the farmers, and led the team to move on.

If it is not controlled by Huo Teng's guardianship, then the attitude of travelers and businessmen on the road towards Jones will not be as respectful as that of farmers and carpenters.

After walking for more than an hour, Jones came to the reconstructed Bowendeng Village.

The tenacity of human beings is actually beyond imagination.

In the past two months or so, most of Huo Teng's family died in the war, and when the new grave was still erected in the church, Bowendeng Village was rebuilt in sevens and eights.

This is certainly due to the fact that Huo Teng, as a forest patrol officer, can let his own people into the forest to chop wood, but it also depends on the Bowenden villagers' own desire to struggle to survive.

When Jones came to the entrance of the village, she happened to see the fence erected to defend against the enemy. She was both a villager and a farmer guarding the entrance of the village, and rushed out to greet her.

His house hadn't been fully restored and had a large section that allowed Jones to see what was going on inside.

The guard's family all lived in this longhouse.On the left side of the room is the big bed and the kitchen. The whole family, including parents, children, brother and his wife, a total of nine people sleep on the same bed.On the right is the livestock pen, which has a cow and many birds.At night, the cow will also be taken to bed.

Because in the Middle Ages, clothes and quilts were precious items, and keeping warm at night was a headache.So the more people crowded into the bed, including the more animals, the warmer everyone would be, and the less they would freeze to death.This is a practical need, not subject to spiritual constraints.The dead have no say.

Like some games, such as the male protagonist of Salvation in Heaven, who can still sleep in a separate bed, it already belongs to the stage from the very end of the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, when productivity developed, and everyone was eligible to sleep in separate rooms.

At this time, the bed was not just for sleeping.Receiving guests, having dinner with the whole family, and even making love to give birth, all have to be done on the same bed.Since there is only one bed, there are many couples in a family, which leads to the objective fact that the medieval people did not have the concept of privacy and did not have this material condition.

It is possible that the elder brother is making a villain with his wife, and the younger brother is happy to make a villain with his wife.At night, it is clear at a glance what the family is doing.It has even been recorded in the UK that people often engage in fringe sexual behaviors such as masturbation and oral sex on the main road, and they do not feel that it violates harmony.All are inherited from the poor living environment in the early and middle ages.This could be a real example of matter determining consciousness.

Even the aristocrats sometimes couldn't afford to sleep in separate beds and build multi-room villas.

If you can't keep up with the heating, you will really freeze to death.

The news that Jones had arrived with a gift made Amelia greet her in a hurry.

According to the etiquette, she greeted Jones, the wife of her younger brother, to enter.

But since Jones is not a formal marriage, the corresponding treatment is relatively simple.

Of course, Jones and Amelia have the same attributes. They are both female knights born in a knight family. They share the same goals and have a good relationship.

When the two entered the room, they happened to see Huo Teng's father, old Ma Di, sitting on the stool in front of the court and sighing.

Feeling embarrassed, Amelia explained in a low voice: "My father... blames Huo Teng for not resolutely stopping the Grand Duke's decision."

"Huo Teng...he doesn't have that much power." Jones looked at old Ma Di and said loudly on purpose.

After hearing this, old Maddy sighed even more.

He would rather expect such power from his only remaining son.

"Advanced room."

Amelia pulled Jones to the door.According to traditional etiquette, when entertaining relatives, it is to sit on the best bed in the bedroom.It's a bit like chatting on the couch in the Northeast.

The maid took out dried fruits, apples and other treasures from the cabinet and put them on the table for later use.

Amelia was cautious, and all the money Huo Teng gave was used to rebuild the territory, so she couldn't afford not only honey, but also white bread.

Jones noticed it, and said enthusiastically, "Huo Teng just harvested a piece of beehive in the northern forest. I'll have someone bring it to you tomorrow."

Amelia shook her head slightly, still paying attention to the current situation: "Honey is just an oral dessert. If your head is lost, what are you still eating honey for? Tell me honestly, is Huo Teng really ready to succumb to the decision of the Principality?"

"This..." Jones was a little embarrassed.

She was caught between Conosha and Huo Teng, so she shouldn't have talked much.

Amelia suddenly became agitated. She slapped the table angrily, stood up and said angrily: "If you want me to say, everyone should rise up and fight against him. Grand Duke Diodoric doesn't protect us according to the feudal contract, and we will We should not continue to be controlled by him. We fight our own!"

"Yes, it's against him!" As he said, his father, Ma Di, also came in, "Several nearby companies have already negotiated, Huo Teng raised his troops, and we will follow up!"

Chapter 60 Brain hole flying out of the atmosphere

"No, you must not rebel!"

Jones was terrified.

How could these low-level knights know the power and strength of the Grand Duke?

Not to mention Göttingen County, even the several earldoms on the entire northeast border are bundled together, and I am afraid that they are not enough to fight against the knights controlled by the Grand Duke.It is said that among the Knights of the Principality, there are powerful knights unmatched by ordinary people, as well as flying horses and griffin mounts flying near the Alps, and even skilled swordsmanship instructors, each of whom is an inhuman person exist.

"I can't turn back, and people will be called to the capital to die. How do you die?" Old Madi was angry and angry, but facing his son's wife, or legal mistress, he had no choice but to squat in front of the porch, Chewing the grass in front of the court, as if it was Grand Duke Diodoric who gave the order.

This is the tragedy of hierarchical society.

Grand Duke Diodoric wanted Conosha to bring people to the capital to help, but Conosha either bit the bullet and agreed, or had to lead the knights to rebel.

Of course, rebellion is hard to win.Although there are many cases in history where low-level knights and barons lead the people to rebel, they are either defeated or occupy the mountain and become kings until the lord can't bear to be recruited.There are very few records of successfully overthrowing the lord.

But, is there really no other way?

Horten denies it.

……

"His Excellency, this way."

Even though it has not been officially confirmed, the male and female servants in Göttingenburg, all kinds of small officials, and the clerks from the church have all agreed that Huo Teng is the second in command of this small place, or even the first in command. Mutually.

He was taken to a living room that only nobles of the earl rank and above were eligible to build, and waited for Conosha to return after hearing the news.

For this important event, the Countess was forced to drive to the Göttingen Abbey in person, to chat with Dean Andreas and Mrs. Shara, hoping to learn the specific thoughts of the Principality's high-level officials.

As for Huo Teng, he already knew who posed the question.

I still remember that in Millhouse Castle, Huo Teng triggered the main task of the next stage.

[The wind and rain are still and the waves are raging: Göttingen County, where the trees want to be calm but the wind keeps on blowing, is facing a huge crisis again. Adler, the kingdom's wardrobe manager, seems to be eyeing this not-so-fertile land.Mission Objective: Solve Adler's threat.Task reward: a random treasure, and the reputation in the vicinity will increase. 】

At that time, Huo Teng didn't understand why it was called "The Wind and the Storm Doesn't Move, the Waves Rage".

Got it now.

The gentle wind and drizzle in the principality remained unchanged, and the waves in Göttingen County on the border were turbulent, and they wanted to swallow people alive.

In the past few days, noble knights came to Huo Teng's gate from time to time.Especially those knights who have confirmed the relationship between feudalism and the relationship between monarch and minister, they are filled with righteous indignation, wishing to cut off their fingers and swear.

None of them wanted to leave their homeland.

Even if you die, you have to die in your hometown.

Europeans are not devoid of local concepts, they also attach great importance to hometown and family.

"Ah, ah, ah! What can I do?"

While frowning and thinking about how to resolve Adler's wishes, Huo Teng heard continuous lamentation from outside the door.

Standing at the door and watching, Huo Teng saw Bishop Matt.

Obviously, Bishop Matt at this time is the only happy person in Göttingen County who does not need to consider the impact of the war.After all, his reputation and career basically collapsed because of the illegitimate child incident.The west side of Göttingen County is the territory of the Earl of Kassel.Bishop Matt is under fire for allegedly casting a shadow of infidelity on a baronial family.

Almost everyone agreed that the last time Bishop Matt was in this position was a bit extravagant in hours.

This is probably also because the Archbishop of Mainz has sent a letter to publicly investigate the blasphemy incident of Bishop Matt and give the Earl of Kassel justice.

Seeing Bishop Matt running like a headless chicken, not even wearing his bishop's robes, as if thinking that he was going to be defeated in a panic, Huo Teng suddenly laughed and felt sad.

Don't those people who are manipulating the situation in the principality's capital laugh at the same way Huo Teng looked at Bishop Matt?

"Find some problems."

The Countess of Conoza pushed open the back door dignifiedly with a trace of panic, and walked into the living room.

She didn't have time to sit down, so she hurriedly said: "Do you know that it is my elder brother who drafted this plan!"

"Adler Northenburg? It doesn't seem to be a surprise. After all, your other brother is also very troublesome." Huo Teng pointed to his head.

He was talking about Schmallen.

And Kang Nuosha's second brother is actually very troublesome.It was a monk who was sent to a monastery. He used to be a bishop in the Principality, but the letters of complaint surrounding him flooded in like a torrent. Both nobles and commoners had great opinions on him.As a result, Connorsa's second brother was dismissed and rushed back to the monastery.

From this point of view, the Conuosha family is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

"Of course I know. But the problem is, according to Andreas, the autumn prevention plan this time is an attempt by Adler. What kind of attempt... He asked me to come back and ask you." Conosha wrinkled Embroidered eyebrows.She is also a woman who is good at using conspiracy, but she can't understand what her elder brother is doing.

"Ask me? How could I know." Huo Teng tapped the simple map of the principality on the desk case speechlessly, "I'm afraid Andreas didn't know it himself, so let's play tricks here."

Not to mention Huo Teng, even Conosha thinks so.

The two could only dig out the family coat of arms of all the knights in Göttingen County that had just been signed, and flipped through aimlessly, looking for a tiny hope.

After searching, Huo Teng discovered that the badges of many knight families did not actually originate from the Lorraine family.

Each knight's family crest has its own fixed lore.Different patterns in different positions symbolize every aspect of the family.The small animal gap may mean that this is the source of the two families.

That's right, Huo Teng found that many family articles have traces of Saxony and Franconia.

These two grand duchies are one of the five major duchies in the German region, one in the north of Göttingen and the other in the south of Göttingen.

And Göttingen County, as the northeast protrusion of the Grand Duchy of Lorraine, is actually inserted between the two duchies.

I thought it was nothing before, but now I look at the map, it's awkward no matter how I look at it.

Such a deformed territory must not have been brought about by war.

"I see!" The countess also went through her careful analysis and judgment at this time.

Like Huo Teng, Conosha also noticed the surprise of the knight family badge.

She jumped up against the table, so anxious that even her tall, tender and white peaks trembled.

"Hotten, Göttingen County, like Weimar County, is actually the product of the marriage of the previous generation of nobles. Before the Grand Duchy of Upper Lorraine separated from the Grand Duchy of Lower Lorraine, the Duke of Saxony, the uncle of the current Holy Roman Emperor, He once married his daughter to the Grand Duke of Lorraine at that time. Göttingen, Weimar, and the three counties of Kassel were brought into Lorraine as dowry because of this."

Conoza quickly grasped the essence of the problem.

The Grand Duchy of Lorraine is also one of the five major duchies of Germany.

But because the Principality of Lorraine is located between France and Germany, it is not only connected by blood, but even once an independent kingdom.

Therefore, the Grand Duchy of Lorraine often has the habit of flirting with France, and the Grand Duke of Lorraine is often a relative of the King of France.

Therefore, the last Holy Roman Emperor, who couldn't bear it anymore, split the Grand Duchy of Lorraine into the North and South Duchy of Upper Lorraine, and the Duchy of Lower Lorraine.

The three counties of Göttingen, Weimar, and Kassel were naturally incorporated into Upper Lorraine as a dowry.

After decades of development, many people have forgotten this old thing.

But now, Adler's weird order made Conosha have an astonishing suspicion.

Adler is probably going to sell Göttingen County in exchange for some promise or guarantee.In short, Adler chose to use his sister for surgery.

The reason for this choice is probably because Conosha is more obedient.

You must know that Weimar County is almost an independent faction, and the Earl of Kassel often thinks that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, so he goes his own way.

Göttingen County, which is caught in the middle, is the best bully.

After listening to Conuosha's meticulous analysis, Huo Teng lamented that his geography knowledge had not yet been mastered, and on the other hand he secretly despised Adler in his heart: "Others are always bullying outsiders, but your family likes to fight against others." own people."

But after complaining about the shameless actions of my uncle, I still have to face the reality.

How can we avoid Adler's blackmail?

How can I confirm that Adler really wants to sell Göttingen County, and even sell the entire northeast frontier, and shrink the eastern front of the Duchy of Upper Lorraine to the vicinity of the Rhine.

Huo Teng thought carefully, wandering at the door.

In fact, Huo Teng didn't have many cards to play.

He has only a group of loyal knights, and a large group of warriors who need funds to support.Advanced archers such as crusader archers and rangers are all paid for.At present, Huo Teng's monthly income is not even enough to pay them wages.Unless Huo Teng can continue to expand his trade city into a nearby trade center.

However, more than half of the large amount of funds obtained before has been consumed.

Huo Teng is still looking for a blacksmith, hoping to unlock some new architectural blueprints from the blacksmith.

While thinking about it, Huo Teng unexpectedly saw that Bishop Matt was kneeling at the door like a servant, probably kowtowing to someone.

If he didn't guess wrong, Huo Teng felt that the person Bishop Matt bowed to should be the Earl of Cassel, begging for forgiveness.

"Yes! We will let Bishop Matt, who will not be able to get the other party's forgiveness at all. It will even irritate the other party!"

Huo Teng clapped his palms, happy.