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Once the old Duke Bernard hooked up with Archbishop Heribert of Cologne the problem was too bad.

Archbishop Heribert of Cologne, and the former Archbishop of Mainz, Willikis, are equally famous figures within the empire.Heribert was once rumored to be canonized, and he was actually canonized.

The problem is that Willikis, who is number one in power, is on the right side to crown Conrad when it comes to the Imperial Emperor's election.And sent his good apprentice Burgard as his successor.

But Heribert, who was second in power, turned against the emperor.lead to loss of status.

Herribert's resume is complicated.He is an excellent talent cultivated by the Otto family.In 994, five years ago, he served as Prime Minister of Italy, and he returned to China the year before last to serve as Prime Minister of Frank.He was a talented and excellent minister, but he was excluded from the imperial parliament in which the emperor ran.

Last year, the kidnapped Archbishop of Cologne resigned, and Heribert was removed from the position of Frankish Prime Minister.And the position of Archbishop of Cologne, the second most powerful in the empire, was actually set by the former Pope Gregory V, who is the dead second brother of the current emperor.This made it inconvenient for Emperor Conrad II to remove him immediately.

What's more, Heribert's talent and fame are enough to make the emperor shy away.

Huo Teng couldn't help asking his wife Jones: "My shining knight, you are from Upper Lorraine, do you think Herribert will ally with the notorious old Bernard?"

Judging from the data on paper, the Archbishop of Cologne should be at odds with the old Bernard.

The former opposed the emperor, the latter supported the emperor; the former respected the faith, and the latter assassinated the duke.

"Why not? Heribert can manage Italy and Frank in an orderly manner, and Duke Bernard is also the king of the north. If they join forces, the consequences will be disastrous. They may even take the Principality of Saxony and become an independent kingdom." Jones But it was answered in the affirmative.

This also tells Huo Teng that at least the camp should not be used to define the logic of the opponent's behavior.

Frank is a lesser used term, and Deutsche is almost nonexistent during this period.

It is more customary for people to divide the empire into the lands represented by the five old kingdoms.

Such as "Land of Saxony", "Land of Bavaria" and so on.Because when the East Frankish Kingdom collapsed, the five old kingdoms were on their way to become independent kingdoms.They almost succeeded, but they encountered obstacles.

That is the Pope and the Church.

The Church and the Pope, who vowed to maintain the existence of the Roman Empire, chose to strongly support Otto, Duke of Saxony at the time, to maintain the existence of the Empire.This is the biggest driving force for the Roman Empire to maintain the status quo.

In fact, counting forward, it is only seven or eighty years.The five old kingdoms may become independent kingdoms at any time.

Last year, the Imperial Council almost had no children because of the early death of the emperor, so they decided to share their luggage and return to Gaolaozhuang.This is one of the reasons why Archbishop Willikis of Mainz chose to unilaterally support Conrad.

"Fortunately, we have monks."

Having figured this out, Huo Teng, apart from lamenting Bernard's steady, precise and ruthless methods, couldn't help laughing at the operation of the young Bernard when he was about to siege the city last year. The essence of it is simply painting tiger dogs.

Brother Morris then came to Horten's study.

After hearing about Bernard's deadly method, he said with emotion: "If Bishop Willikis and Burgard didn't come forward to stop you, then you will definitely be in bad luck."

"Indeed." Huo Teng nodded repeatedly.

But Brother Morris went on to say: "However, Bishop Herbert is very powerful. He is from Worms and belongs to the city of Worms where Archbishop Willikis is now. His half-brother Hai Inrich is the bishop of Würzburg in southern Franconia, and his family is related to the Duke of Swabia. His half-brother is also a count of Franconia. You know such a huge lineup , how to deal with the enemy?"

The reality hit Huo Teng again.

Although everything was expected, it was no match for the qualified friends that old Bernard had found.

"Unless, I make Bishop Heribert retreat in advance. Then how should I do it?" Huo Teng could only bite the bullet and continue solving the problem.

How to do?

"Exactly, this is a problem. But if you can come up with an army to help Bishop Willikis and Burgard clean up the green-skinned orcs in the north and south of the Linhe Plain, then..." Morris suggested with a smile.

Okay.

It turned out that Huo Teng was suggested to hug the thighs of Willie Keith and Burgard, the master and apprentice.

"I can send out a hundred knights, but if farmers need spring plowing, Bishop Burgard must provide qualified infantry and archers." Huo Teng immediately agreed.

"That's no problem. Bishop Burgard can give you the money." Morris said.

Damn, so rich.

"I'll send troops." Huo Teng stretched out his hand.

Brother Morris shook hands with him: "The archbishop will write to Archbishop Heribert to support his rule over many cities and churches in the Duchy of Lower Lorraine. So, you don't have to worry. Heribert is still young, he should know two things The importance of the joint name of the two bishops. After all, his relationship with the Duke of Lower Lorraine is also tense."

Although it is a friendly exchange in name, it is full of benefits.

Holding hands together, Huo Teng felt a little regretful.

Huo Tengqi lost.

He is a monk, but his vision is narrow after all.

Although Brother Morris did help, he also got enough help for the side of the Archbishop of Mainz.Horten had to stand on his chariot, lead the knights to charge and fight against the princes of Franconia.

If Horten had known earlier that the relationship between the Duke of Lower Lorraine and Archbishop Herribert was tense, he could have directly used the [Diplomatic Words] to make diplomatic contact with Herribert.

……

At night, Huo Teng sneaked out of the Free City of Göttingen on the grounds of patrolling the city.

He came to the countryside, located in a stable at the junction of Liberty City and the castle.

Here, Conosha, who has been busy for two days fighting for loyalty with nobles from all over the world, is eagerly looking forward to meeting Huo Teng.Although Huo Teng is the palace minister, in fact, he is more in control of wars and diplomacy related to foreign affairs, but the countess seems to be Huo Teng's palace minister, maintaining the stability of the nobles internally.

Connorsa, who has learned swordsmanship, court etiquette and dance since she was a child, poses in an amazing split-horse pose, enjoying the feeling of gradually getting along with Huo Teng.

After all, socializing, sword skills, and dating are indispensable etiquette needs for adults.But it is very difficult to have a friend with benefits who can experience each other's climax.

"Have you ever played with Jones like this?" The jealous countess hugged Huo Teng's neck while tightening her long legs.

"Of course not. Jones is a very traditional monk. She doesn't allow me to light a lamp, nor does she allow me to lift the bed..."

When he was sharing the joy of his boudoir with Conosha, Huo Teng was suddenly pinched by Conosha's waist, and said coldly and dangerously: "Then you can explain to me why Andreas' wife Xia Madam La, you are pregnant just a few months after leaving here?"

"what?"

Chapter 90 The conflict is so intense

At the end of winter, Mrs. Sharra's belly was so big that even winter clothes couldn't hide it.

Originally, this matter was not a big problem.

After all, the Middle Ages was an era where freedom coexisted with isolation and backwardness.A nobleman may be as pious as a saint, and his wife or her husband may be an overindulgent rotten person.There are so many such combinations that they are often famous in history.Why did Christianity not allow divorce at will?

But it was Horten himself who had the problem.

Under Horten's eager instigation, those hot-headed knights in Göttingen County, who could not see the future in a week, immediately chose to support Conoza von Nossenburg as the new earl, and Horten as the whole territory The palace minister, presided over the overall government affairs.

When the news came back to the Duchy of Upper Lorraine, the fellow tribesmen in the hilly area didn't really care much.The Upper Lorraine people on the other side of the Rhine, on the one hand, have the common memory of their own independent kingdom, and on the other hand, they have close contact with the people of the Kingdom of France, and even have the same blood relationship.In the absence of any personal interests, they are more willing to ask the most powerful bishop of the Kingdom of France, Archbishop Sens, what famous words have been said these days.

Incidentally, it is worth mentioning that in the middle order of Western Europe established by the Roman Catholic Church at this time, every country was a part of the Roman Empire.So in theory, it is normal for the French king to run for the Roman emperor.People who sit in this position do often run for election.It's just that the German region has more votes, so the emperor's position is often in Germany.Moreover, France was still fighting the Hundred Years' War during that time.

Later, several kingdoms that were feudalized by the barbarians had similar thoughts.

Therefore, the Roman Empire headed by the Roman Catholic Church is still a great empire with the true universality of the ancient Roman Empire, rather than national characteristics.But being universal does not mean that he is advanced, and the universal empire with low productivity is nothing but a fantasy and a bubble that some people work hard to maintain.

Of course, the serious Roman Empire in the east is also a great universal empire.And the elves over there think that all the human lands in the west belong to them.Under the guidance of the church, the humans in the west angrily denounced these elves for losing their ancient glory, and they are no longer worthy of being called Rome.But both sides said that they have the legal principles of the other party, or that we are one Rome.

So, this is also a one-and-done story.

The topic returned to the ongoing rape activities.

The independence of Göttingen led by Huo Teng and Conosha is actually out of line in a sense.Because many enclaves where dukes and princes are away will become independent after one or two generations.But it won't be so intense in name.

Because of this, the child in Mrs. Sharah's womb was soon revealed by someone with a heart, and it was revealed that she and Huo Teng had committed adultery.

After all, there are not many famous people in Göttingen County, and Mrs. Shala's contact with Huo Teng is almost in a semi-open state.Who made it so that the war hadn't happened at that time, and Andreas was eager to win over capable people to help him overthrow Conosha's rule.In such an urgent situation, what's the point of being a green turtle.

What's more, Dean Andreas has lost his sexual ability at this time, and his combination with Mrs. Shara is just to pursue a stable political alliance.

Knowing this, the duke's court in Nancy must also know.

"Don't play dumb for me. Now someone in Nancy secretly told me that Duke Diodoric is going to use this as an excuse to deprive Mrs. Shara of the custody of Saarburg. Don't just use force, you You have to think about how to prevent Mrs. Shala from being deprived of her territory. Otherwise, your reputation will be ruined. Think about whether Diodoric will take advantage of this and send troops to the north?" Connorsa used a very realistic political alliance Need, pat Huo Teng on the shoulder.

She didn't care about Huo Teng's illegitimate children, but Huo Teng had to keep his reputation first.

She didn't care how many mistresses Huo Teng had, but if she couldn't even keep her own mistress, the nobleman's life would be a failure.It is also equivalent to Conossa being a failure.

"Having said that, it's absurd to use such an excuse to deprive her of custody." Huo Teng was thinking carefully while stepping up efforts to meet Conosha's needs.Although the guardianship of the territory is theoretically granted by the lord, due to the tradition of succession from father to son that exists all over the world, this guardianship should still be returned to the family if it is not necessary.

But Mrs. Sharra, she has not many relatives.After all, it was only the initial stage of the feudal system at this time.

"The problem is that Mrs. Sharra's Saarburg is exactly located on the south side of the Bliss Highland of Fulmar III, the Minister of War Strasbourg, the capital of the city). This dangerous location is the coveted fruit of countless nobles. According to the information I have heard, the Nancy court is planning to organize a large-scale bishop’s court to rule that Mrs. Chara’s illegitimate child’s behavior is illegal .ah~"

After a few minutes, the Countess of Conoza, who had recovered from it, was panting heavily, and her twin peaks kept moving up and down, as if it had put a lot of unnecessary pressure on her.

"Accordingly, the guardianship of noble women will be handed over to their husbands, sons or fathers if it is not necessary, followed by distant relatives. The Nancy court currently has two considerations. The first is to pass the court ruling that Andreas Divorce Mrs. Shara, and then designate Mrs. Shara to marry a male nobleman who is loyal to the duke, so as to realize the plunder of Saarburg." Connorsa said, sitting down on the straw On a burlap mat.

Huo Teng's heart skipped a beat.

There are actually hidden dangers in Diodoric's actions like this.It is a good thing to deprive a female nobleman of her territory without authorization, but it would be a bad thing if it is handed over to her loyal servants.None of the other nobles would be happy.

"What about the second?"

"The second method is similar to the first. One is to directly divorce Mrs. Shala and marry Theodoric's son to realize the transfer of territorial custody. The second is to have Andreas and Xia You can't get a divorce, but you have to adopt the grand duke's son, and the effect is the same as above."

In short, Diodoric is eyeing Mrs. Sharra's Saarburg, and he is bound to win.

"Then what if I want Mrs. Shala to keep the territory?" Huo Teng asked greedily.

Connorsa pinched Huo Teng's waist, and rubbed and pulled the flesh with her delicate fingers: "Are you so concerned about that old woman? Let me tell you, unless you can fight all the way along the Rhine to Saarburg , otherwise this will have to be done at the latest after the spring plowing is over."

Spring plowing cannot be delayed.What's the matter, let's talk about it after planting the land.

"How can you say she's an old woman? She's just pregnant with her first child." Huo Teng laughed while studying the map in his mind.

Not to mention, he could indeed go directly to Saarburg.

The specific map is to carry a boat in Liberty City, take the river and turn into the Yachi River, then go south along the Yachi River, enter the tributary of the Rhine River, and reach Frankfurt.

After arriving in Frankfurt, to the west is Mainz.

A few tens of miles south of Mainz is the big city of Worms.Worms went further south to Strasbourg, and could go west to Saarbourg to save Madame Scharra.The land route only needs to take the last part.

These place names were like this thousands of years ago, and they have not changed much.

"Do you have a plan?"

"Yes. However, the County of Kassel is an obstacle before us." Huo Teng shook his head.

The Yachi River is actually closer to the water source, and it flows south to the Rhine.But in the nearby county of Kassel, the water there flows northward into the Weser River, which empties into the sea in Bremen.

But the southward section of the Yachi River happened to be stuck in the territory of the Cassel County.

If Mao attacked rashly, he might have problems returning home.

But Göttingen County, happened to have another battle with Kassel County in the summer.Earl Teppler lost so much that he regarded Horten as an enemy.

"I have a way."

Connorsa suddenly proposed when she was wearing a skirt.

"what?"

"Earl Teppler's family has a mediocre relationship with the surrounding forces. Why don't we...why don't we pretend to be Saxons?" Connorsa chuckled and came up with an idea.

Coincidentally, the flag badge of the Saxon family is still stored in the warehouse, which is guaranteed to be exactly the same as the original.

The nobles in the Middle Ages didn't have so many tricks.

Once the flag of the Saxon family is found on their own territory, it must be the Saxons who are making trouble.

"You've learned badly."

Huo Teng laughed and put on his clothes.

The two cheating men and women, who were victorious and victorious in each other's intrigues, took advantage of the twilight of the moon and hurried to their respective residences.

After a while, I am afraid that such days will be over.Because Huo Teng's new rural plan is flourishing, a large number of exiles choose to settle in Huo Teng's 11 villages.They need more reclaimed land to survive.

Just in time, Huo Teng added a plow wall to the big plow, which can dig deep soil that was difficult to dig before.This provides a technical reserve for opening up new fields.

So driven by human subjective initiative, these farmers quickly dug up the fields between Göttingenburg and Göttingen Free City.This stable is also about to be abandoned and replaced by a settlement.

But unfortunately, Horten did not find a cheaper way to build a house than a mud-wood structure.He also failed to develop the bricks, which caused people to freeze to death from time to time in winter here.

……

Spring has begun.

But the county of Kassel is flying like a chicken and a dog.Bandits appeared on the northern frontier with the Saxons.

Not to mention the robbery and human trafficking, the bandits also openly used the banner of the Saxons, causing widespread dissatisfaction among the Kassel people.

For this matter, the Principality of Saxony did not ask itself.Among their border aristocrats, there were indeed many slave hunting teams, capturing fellow Christians as slaves.

And because of the sudden death of the Saxon army under the walls of the Free City of Göttingen at the end of last year, and the fact that Huo Teng led Göttingen to fight for independence, it gave the surrounding small counties an inexplicable courage.