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Conrad leaned forward hurriedly: "What can you teach me?"

Although the king didn't understand Heribert's wishes, it wasn't a bad thing.

"Please don't send Horten away from Göttingen, or from the entire north. If there is no wooden wedge, the two beams and columns that run into each other will loosen because of the gap." Heribert said very euphemistically, Even drew an analogy.What he was referring to was the process of driving wedges between two pieces of wood to make them stronger.

Conrad's talent was not high, but he understood the meaning of Heribert while savoring such euphemistic words.

Only by having a bargaining chip to check and balance Bernard Billon and his son can we cooperate closely with them.

Soon, Archbishop Tarquino saw the king and made a proposal that he thought was very reasonable.

"Let me mediate?" Conrad didn't expect Tajino to think so.

"Yes. Your Majesty the King, Saxony is a big country, and Göttingen is a small country. It is irrational to disobey a big country with a small country; it is inappropriate to humiliate a small country with a big country." Tajino Gently and kindly said, "My personal suggestion is to suggest that you move Horten Bowenden and his wife and subordinates to the border of the empire, and give them more land, such as the Brandenburg Domain Hou?"

"No, no, the war has not yet been decided, so I can't make a judgment." King Conrad was not interested in this.

Brandenburg is actually just a parish, and it has been destroyed in the Slav uprising, and only a few churches are left.Although Brandenburg is dozens of times larger than Göttingen, it is a completely wild place, a place only for exiles.

Conrad liked Horten's suggestion very much, so he would not adopt Bishop Tagino's act of sacrificing the Earl of Göttingen to satisfy Saxony's appetite for expansion.

After being rejected, Archbishop Tagino was not particularly disheartened.

Out of his own kindness, he felt that since Huo Teng couldn't bear it, it would be better for him to take his family on a peaceful expedition to the border first.The territory of Brandenburg is large enough to become a principality, so how can it not be considered an equivalent exchange?

For a small and weak country, it is already very good to receive such courtesy.

……

Horten still did not dare to go to the Duchy of Thuringia.

He sent spies and found out that Bernard and his son seemed to be preparing to increase their troops to castles such as Halberstadt and Wernigerode on the southern border.

These two castles have a long history. They are like the west gates. Bernburg not far to the east covers Magdeburg behind and guards the plain corridor used by northern soldiers when they go south.

Wernigerode Castle is only separated from Horten's fief Millhouse by a mountain forest.If the old Bernard took advantage of Horten's appearance in the Erfurt Imperial Council and sent troops to cut off his way home, he would really be in a trap, and he might die.

Therefore, Huo Teng must obtain the approval of Eckard I, Duke of Thuringia and Marquis of Meissen before leaving.

As mentioned earlier, Eckard I's wife is the younger sister of Bernard I, Duke of Saxony, Swanhild Billon.

But he is not the original match, the original match is the previous feudal lord, and that is the real ally chosen by the old Bernard.Eckard I just had no wife when he took over the territory later, so he happened to marry his sister.

It’s like the old Bernard’s father, who was a subordinate captain of Siegfried Luxemburg, because he cut off the heads of two generations of the enemy earl (the earl of Saxony and his son), and took over the wife of the earl’s son, and the surname Biron generally.

This kind of substitution, even the behavior of the wife accepting it together, is very common at this time.

Huo Teng also knew that Eckard I had always been wary of his uncle in the north, and would never live in an unsafe place.

And the Saxon family is a family that is very good at showing off their assassination skills.

Huo Teng then called his only legendary unit, the relatively tasteless black assassin couple, Essen Schmidt and Bumo Schmidt.

"You go to Merseburg. Eckard I is now hiding in his hometown and watching the situation change. Go and try to assassinate him. If you fail, don't leave anything behind. Come back immediately." Huo Teng ordered.

"No...isn't it easy to assassinate?" Essen was a little embarrassed and resisted.He felt that Huo Teng let them die in a whimsical way.

But Huo Teng said: "It is for you to fail. Remember, you are only allowed to fail, not to succeed!"

If it succeeds, the old Bernard's nephews will take over as Marquis of Meissen, then the fun will be great.Because Eckard I was related to the Polish king in the east in order to ensure the stability of his family.At that time, the Polish army will drive straight in, and I don't know whether Bernard Biron is crying or laughing.

"Leave no trace?" Eisen suggested.

Huo Teng shook his head.

It is to have no trace at all, which can make Eckard I suspicious.

Chapter 120 Three

Merseburg, the capital of the feudal vassal of Merseburg at that time.

Eckard I hurriedly paced around the room, not knowing what he was thinking about. On the shrine next to him, there was still a portrait of his father, Gunther, Marquis of Merseburg.

"Father, how should I choose?"

Gunther is the only feudal vassal of Merseburg.In 972, he participated in the Battle of the Three Henrys against Otto II, so he was captured by the Marquis of Meissen and occupied the Marquis of Merseburg.But Gunther is a man who can bend and stretch. He immediately turned his head and knelt down to ask Emperor Otto II for forgiveness, and the two sides also reached a settlement.After the death of the then Marquis of Meissen, Gunther recaptured Merseburg.After Gunther and Otto II died together in the Battle of Stilo against the Sicilian Muslims, Merseburg fell into the hands of Marquis Rick Dager, who was selected and supported by the Duchy of Saxony.Rick Darger is a direct relative of the Saxon family. He grew up at the court of Meissen and married Bernard's sister Swanishild.

The lucky one was not Eckard I.His mother was an aristocrat from the Principality of Bohemia (now the Czech Republic), and he was not considered a part of Germany at that time, so he couldn't interfere and couldn't keep his family's territory.

Including Merseburg, Zeitz in Meissen, and Meissen, the two vassal states, these three territories that have now been merged into the Meissen vassal state are all the territories of the former Grones vassal state.The so-called Marquis of Grones refers to the territory established by the Germans on the territory of the Slavs when they crossed the Rabe River eastward.

The Marquis of Grones is very large. Generally speaking, it is about the size of the East German Republic after World War II. Unfortunately, despite its large name, it is a fragile colony.Such a large colony was also divided afterwards.They are based on Brandenburg and Berlin respectively, the Northern feudal state to the north, the Eastern feudal state to the south, and Meissen, Zeitz and Merseburg on the southern border (merged into Meissen).From top to bottom, North, East and Meissen line up.

Both the Northern Marquis and the Eastern Marquis are vassals of the Principality of Saxony.However, these two families were not stable more than ten years ago, and they were destroyed in seven or eighty-eight under the circumstances of the Slav uprising.Zeitz in the southwest corner was also destroyed, and Merseburg above Zeitz was so damaged that Meissen was able to merge the two neighbors.

Werner, Marquis of the North, also abducted Eckard I's eldest daughter last year and made him his wife (and was recognized afterwards and forced to become an in-law).Forcibly taking over, forcibly replacing, forcibly robbing relatives, the behavior of the German nobles is not much more civilized than the Slavs next door.

Rick Dag died in the aftermath of the Great Slavic Uprising.

This allowed Eckard I to take back his family property, and even expanded and annexed it, merging the Marquis of Great Meissen.

"You are a waste, what are you afraid of if you kill a little earl?" Eckard I's wife, Ms. Swanishilde, who he took over, was swearing at him while knitting needles.

Eckard I is 39 years old this year, and the Swanhild who he took over is already a 55-year-old old lady.After Swanihild married Eckard at the age of 40, she gave birth to seven children in one breath.It proved that she was indeed born in a family of knights, otherwise her physical fitness would have collapsed long ago.

The age difference between the two is huge, and the female is taller than the male, which fully proves the family status of Eckard I.

In 985, when Eckard took over, the Slavs ravaged the land, and a large number of Slavic tribes migrated south to restore their homeland.Although he took over the Marquis of Meissen, Eckard must also get the support of the Saxon family. This is why he is willing to marry a woman 16 years older than himself, and he can tolerate Werner snatching his eldest daughter and marrying him forcibly.

A real man has to be patient.

But the problem is that Eckard I can't stand it anymore.

After his eldest daughter was taken away last year, Eckard I almost died of anger.He knows that his tolerance has caused his reputation to be bad all the time, but the eldest daughter can be robbed, do you think he can bear it?

After retreating again and again, Eckard I knew that if he did not prove his strength, the world would regard him as a vassal of the Saxon family.Although now outsiders have long regarded him as the dog of the Saxon family.

This time King Conrad held the Imperial Conference in Erfurt under his command, which is also a great opportunity for him to revive his independent glory.

With such a good opportunity, how could Eckard I allow his uncle to kill his guests in his own home?

Can anyone step on the threshold of his family?

Eckard I was extremely upset, so he found an excuse to go to Erfurt to deal with the problems that erupted when nobles from all over the country arrived.

In fact, according to the current situation of Eckard I, although outsiders don't know it, he should start an underground alliance with Horten, secretly guaranteeing that Göttingen has always been a steel needle inserted in the ass of Bernard, Duke of Saxony.

However, after Eckard I came to Erfurt, he suddenly got an unexpected news.

Count Arendser, Count of Weimar next door, is not coming.

The Earl of Weimar, Kassel and Göttingen were once vassals of the Duchy of Saxony, and were brought into the Duke of Upper Lorraine's family as a dowry because of their marriage.

But in fact, the Earl of Weimar was originally the territory of the Duchy of Thuringia. It was taken away by the Saxony family decades ago as its power expanded.Eckard I became the Duke of Thuringia under the nomination of the nobles, and he must also maintain the unity of Thuringia.

Therefore, the Count of Weimar was regarded as a pure three-surname house slave between Saxony in the north, Thuringia in the east, and Upper Lorraine in the southwest.

Arun Desai released goodwill to the three dukes at the same time, and no one will be offended.

This time the Imperial Council, the three dukes came together.

What should Arun Desai do?His house is only half a day away from Erfurt, and it is impossible to see him.

If Saxony and Upper Lorraine go to war, Arendser will naturally fulfill his feudal obligations on both sides, giving as much as he should.But the three dukes are all there, and it is still the Imperial Parliament. If he appears, there is no place to arrange his position.

It can't be cut into three pieces, Bernard, Eckard, and Dioderic each have one piece, right?

It is precisely because of this that Arendser integrated all parties and proposed to refuse to go to Erfurt for an audience.

Not only that, Alen Desai also creatively and vaguely proposed the concept that he would also follow the Earl of Göttingen and leave the entanglement of the three dukes together.

This naturally made Eckard III furious again.

Bernard looked down on him, Bernard's lackey, Werner, Marquis of the North, looked down on him, and now even the lackey's lackey, Alen Desai, dared to look down on him?

"We're out of town, I'm going to Weimar to whip this idiot myself!"

Eckard I hurried out without even having time to check the situation on the side of the road in detail.

On the side of the road, why would there be no assassins?

Halfway through the run, the horses also rode out temporarily, so they were very tired.Eckard I and dozens of attendants stopped temporarily at a farmer's house on the side of the road.

When Eckard I entered, he shrugged his nose in doubt.

Why is it so smelly?

At this time, farmers and peasant women brought water and fodder to replenish the strength of the Duke's war horses.

"All right. Everything is ready."

Essen Schmidt and Bumo Schmidt are the operators here.They lurked here for a few days, paying to buy a house left by a farmer who moved.

Then, the two of them went to the countryside to collect a lot of worthless excrement, which was piled up on the outer wall.

Composting is a technology that Huo Teng has just begun to implement on a small scale in the territory.However, compost has a rare situation, that is, it is flammable.

Composting produces methane and ammonia, which the general public would not know about, leading to several minor fires.The initial application of composting technology has come to an end.All folks agree that compost catches fire easily because the stench attracts demons.

It is the devil who unleashes magic and sets fire to houses to terrorize the people.

Facing such public sentiments, Huo Teng has no choice but to lament that every technological advancement is precious.Then the promotion experiment of composting technology was stopped.

But this composting led to a flammable situation, which instead inspired the Essen couple.

As a legendary unit, they are good at using various techniques to assassinate the enemy.

The fire caused by composting was minor, so it just met Huo Teng's request, which was to launch an assassination that was doomed to fail.This fire, it might not even be considered intentional.But Eckard I must be more vigilant and tense.

So Essen threw a torch near the compost while the Duke and his subordinates were resting in the yard.

Then, according to the established plan, Bumo ran out and shouted: "Dear Duke, there is a fire! Run!"

The Duke's subordinates suddenly turned pale with fright, hurriedly picked up Duke Eckard who was still in the river, and ran to the stable.

The plan went very smoothly.

But the only problem is, it's so smooth.

The flames quickly burned the reeds on the roof, and then spread everywhere and swallowed the roof of the stable.

A beam suddenly fell from the sky, and a stick hit Eckard I's waist and thigh.

Eckard I was seriously injured.

His guards took him in a panic and fled back to Erfurt, which surprised King Konrad even more.

The Schmidts were shocked and fled overnight.

This... can't be explained!

Chapter 120 Four The 13-year-old Empress (Queen)

It's not that Huo Teng has not considered the extremely advanced compost blasting technology in the legendary Middle Ages.It's just that it turns out that it really doesn't work.There is no such thing as a compost explosion, and it is much more realistic that compost causes fires.

The use of green fertilizers has existed since ancient times. Ancient Roman farmers used pigeon manure as fertilizer.Although it is not known whether the anus of Roman pigeons can withstand the demands of farmers, it is believed that the accumulation of pigeon manure should not pose a risk of fire.

Who knew that the first show of composting technology in Western Europe turned out to be an assassination that seriously injured a self-appointed duke?

Oh yes, Germany currently does not officially recognize the position of Eckard I, Duke of Thuringia, only recognizes his title of Marquis of Meissen.In official documents, he is the Marquis of Meissen, neither the Duke of Thuringia, nor the Marquis of Zeitz or Merseburg.

At this time, the gap between feudal lord and earl is not big, and there is no strict distinction in status.After all, the original intention of a vassal is to be a lord on the border, which can also be called the count of the border.

The Schmidts fled back to Fort Millhouse overnight, and Jeffrey Knight, who was guarding here, hurriedly blocked the news, ensuring that only he knew the news.Later, when the news reached Göttingen, Horten fell out of bed in shock.

"Eckard...is dead?"

Huo Teng was in a trance for a while, and didn't even notice that Eckard was only seriously injured rather than dead.

Essen Schmidt reported in a low voice: "Your Excellency, Eckard I did not die, but was seriously injured in the waist, and is now lying on the bed being treated by the priests. But I heard that many wizards and witches have been summoned to participate, maybe Uncertain future."

Huo Teng felt relieved.

The healing techniques of wizards and witches are more metaphysical.But since even priests with formal medical (primitive) education can't cure them, it is normal operation to choose wizards and witches to take a gamble.

"Are you...are you crazy?" Connorsa, who was hiding behind the curtain, was out of breath when she heard the conversation between Huo Teng and his assassins, her full chest was shaking up and down with her rapid breathing. , as if wishing to jump out of his chest and beat Huo Teng violently.

"How could I expect...the world line will end..."

Huo Teng muttered to himself.

It is indeed the end of the world line.Because historically, Eckard I died in the Imperial Parliament and was assassinated by his uncle Bernard.

The reason why the eldest brother killed his brother-in-law was because Eckard's independence has always been unpleasant, and on the other hand, it was because of Eckard's eastward plan.The son of Eckard I was engaged to the daughter of the Polish king next door, and completed the alliance with Poland; alliance.