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"Is this... is the fighting power of the Earl of Göttingen?" Imdin was shocked.

If Göttingen is not weak and fights around the Rumer River with the Saxons, how will Northheim be destroyed?

Huo Teng's army settled next to the Rumer River, and did not tell Imdin how long they would stay or how long they would fight.

But Huo Teng very wisely gave the army a death order. There is food in the camp, prostitutes, gambling, and small traders from all over the country. They are absolutely not allowed to harass the local people.

The locals who found that the Göttingen army had committed no crime also came to open a small stall with their belongings.

So Imdin, who is addicted to food, tentatively wrote to Huo Teng, expressing euphemistically, can we not fight in Nottheim?

"This is Imdin's notice? You are really naive." Huo Teng rushed to his subordinates to show Yang Imdin's letter: "I decided to set up a dinner here and treat him to a meal."

What to eat

Hongmen Banquet!

Chapter 150: Love to Eat and Play

Not to mention, the cooking skills in the German and French regions of Western Europe in the Middle Ages are almost non-existent.

The reason why I say almost is also because there is still worse England as the bottom.Until modern times, English cuisine was the equivalent of airy and unpalatable.

Is anyone really crazy enough to like English food?

Even at this time England was far less important than later records make it out to be.When the survivors of the Roman Empire called the Germans in the Frankish region of Germany and France barbarians, but they had to deal with them, and were even forced to sign various treaties, England was still treated as a barbarian area by the French and Germans. Almost the same treatment as the Kingdom of Denmark.

The mainlanders of Frank laughed at the island nation of England collectively, and that was an old joke for a long time.

Of course, at this moment, France and Germany have not completely split, and everyone still has at least a consensus based on the Carolingian Dynasty, that is, everyone is Christian, God, and the Great Frank (Romania) whose official written language is Latin. )empire.

The so-called empire at this time has a completely different connotation from the imperialist countries after the rise of nationalism in later generations.Here, in addition to electing the emperor to be crowned in Rome, there can be different languages ​​and different institutional systems, and ethnic groups with different national cultures and languages ​​live in different lands.The Occitan-speaking Aquitaines may not feel that the king of Paris is qualified to rule the south, and the High German-speaking southerners may find it difficult to understand Low German in the north.There are city-states, bishoprics, castles of nobles, and various monasteries. Countless countries and city-states of different forms are contained and coexisted in the empire, forming an organizational form that transcends countries and cultures (the original version).

But the basic etiquette among nobles still has a default general rule.

Huo Tengyan invites Earl Imdin, who is equal in name to himself, to have the necessary etiquette.

So Huo Teng went hunting in the mountains to the east, and caught two wild boars, a dozen rabbits and foxes, and used them as kitchen supplies for nobles.

Then, I bought some Indian spices from the small market accompanying the army, as well as many local specialty sauces, etc., as seasoning for the kitchen.In addition to seasoning, there are also a variety of kitchen utensils such as saucepans, some of which are even handmade on the spot.In order to heighten the atmosphere, at the military camp banquet without women, Huo Teng also let a few decent-looking country prostitutes serve as maids during the banquet after a few days of dressing up, praying in the church, and being temporarily exonerated by the local priest .

Imdin never thought about meeting Huo Teng for dinner at first.

But he found out that Huo Teng had prepared a sumptuous dinner seriously, using two pigs alone.At this time, this is considered a very high standard of treatment.

People have sent you a formal invitation letter, and the preparations are extremely grand. There must be maids, spices, all kinds of meat and thick soup,

Bernard Imdin had never experienced such respect, and he didn't know how to respond to Huo Teng's strongman for a while.

If you don't go, it's really embarrassing.And wouldn't it be a loss of face?Imdin will hang around here for decades to come, and his reputation will be ruined when he first arrives, but what should he do?

Going, danger or not, let alone mentioning it for the time being, how should the Principality of Saxony treat itself?

When the appointed day was approaching, that is, October 10, Imdin finally made up his mind the night before.

His pastor told him that in order to prepare the maids for the banquet, Huo Teng specially invited the priest to pray and exorcise several beautiful prostitutes, temporarily pardoning their sins and allowing them to go to the hall.

"It doesn't matter if the prostitute is a prostitute or not. What I value most is this respect."

There is something to eat and something to play.

In the eyes of Imdin, who is extremely lacking in entertainment and eats raw sawdust bread every day, it is simply an apology to God not to go.

The careless earl left the city in a hurry, and arrived at the agreed place with a dozen guards and attendants at the appointed time.

As soon as he arrived at the gate, he looked at the two soldiers in chain mail guarding the gate of the camp, and Imdin was in awe.

So rich.

Then, it is an exquisite military camp that is located in an orderly manner, staggered, and has different tunnels and trenches inside the military camp to prevent other bombing camps from implicating the entire army.Although it looks like shit in modern times, Huo Teng's barracks can be said to be top-notch in this era when even little prostitutes can run around in the barracks.

It all depends on the comparison.

Imdin once again admired Huo Teng's personal ability.He had heard about this person a long time ago, and when he went to Minden and Paderborn, the core cities of Anglia, he often heard local people talking about Horten.

"Please come in."

The two minor aristocratic retinue knights acted as welcome envoys, and greeted Imdin's team at the gate of the second battalion.

Imdin and his party are like grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. They are curious about the rules of conduct in the army. Looking at the dozens of noble flags planted all over the barracks, they can't help but feel their own weakness.His Earl of Northheim is only the size of a Viscount in Göttingen. It cannot be said to be poor, but the upper limit ends here.

When they came to the door, the welcoming guests shouted in a loud voice: "Count Northheim, Bernard Imdin, grandnephew of the hero Siegfried, is here to attend the banquet of the hero of Göttingen, Horten Bowenden. "

So the nobles in the camp responded together: "Please come in and pay homage to the greatness of the heroes of Göttingen."

The sudden question and answer made Imdin's heart tremble, and he didn't dare to refute that he didn't come to pay homage to Huo Teng.

The curtain of the army tent opened slowly.

Two well-dressed prostitutes gently rolled up the door curtain.

In the room, the young and majestic Huo Teng sat at the head, a total of 52 noble families sat behind tables and chairs under different flags, surrounded by Huo Teng with a calm expression, like a king from the south.

After being shocked all the way, Imdin no longer had the courage to interact with Huo Teng on an equal footing. He saw that the tables and chairs under Huo Teng's left hand were vacant, so he hurriedly greeted Huo Teng: "Göttingen My hero, thank you for your invitation to the banquet, I am deeply grateful."

"It's okay, please sit down, count."

Huo Teng is confident that his preparations are foolproof.

As soon as Imdin sat down, two of the most attractive prostitutes rushed up from the left and right, and put their arms around his shoulders.

Some other nobles who were qualified to sit were also surrounded by prostitutes.

Imdin and his subordinates were lost in the beauty, while Huo Teng and his knights were sitting in front of each other, not close to women. The difference between the two was so big that some squires and priests invited from the local area were shocked. Feel superior or inferior.

At the dining table, according to Roman etiquette, Huo Teng prepared a multi-course meal.

The first is the bread dessert before the meal, adding precious honey to make honey bread without adding a trace of wood chips.

Imdin's mouth was full of white flowers, and he almost gnawed off his fingers.

The second main meal is a whole roasted wild boar carried by two wrestlers.

The wild boar has not been fanned, and the meat is rough and tastes bad, so Huo Teng's method can only be to pile up a lot of spices, earthy sauce and salt, and bury it in the ground and bake it to make the taste and meat fully cooked.

The taste was mediocre, even comparable to the sweet and sour pork that Huo Teng remembered from his father.

However, it was such a dish that made all the nobles move their index fingers.Imdin almost jumped out of his seat.

Seeing this, Huo Teng raised the table knife himself, and said: "I heard that people who are qualified to be the prime minister of a country can often achieve a balance between everyone when dividing the meat at the banquet. Today, I will show you that I can The ability to become a prime minister."

There has never been a word for modesty and restraint in Germanic culture.

Huo Teng divides the meat, and everyone gets roughly equal parts. As a distinguished guest, Imdin tastes the best tenderloin, and the knights taste rib meat and pork thigh meat. The old knight has bad teeth and eats roasted buttocks, pig cheeks, etc. .

After some operations, Huo Teng received thunderous praise again.

Although it was just a banquet, Huo Teng's charisma was greatly enhanced by the standard and tasteful behavior.

The third course is a spicy stew, which is stewed with rotten rabbit meat and many vegetables.

Imdin, who was already full, ate and drank again and stretched his belly. In the eyes of the local gentry and priests, he was far inferior to Huo Teng himself.

The fourth course is mainly a tooth-making offering with some sketches.

At this time, Huo Teng began to discuss with Imdin: "I have been in conflict with the father and son of the Principality of Saxony for a long time. I am deeply worried that I will go to war again in violation of my promise. Therefore, I hope to use ten carts of white flour How would you like to lease the Castle of Notteheim for three months?"

Suddenly, several nobles standing behind put their hands on the hilts of their swords.The atmosphere in the camp was like a battlefield.

Imdin was terrified and trembled all over. When he entered the camp, he guessed that there would be a catastrophe.

Want to refuse?

Refuse to be a fart, my life is much more important.

After Huo Teng's consecutive arrangements were broken, the proud Imdin nodded hastily: "Yes, yes, you can rent it. But I... have one condition!"

"What? If you think the rent is not enough, you can increase it." Huo Teng said politely.

Imdin held the two prostitutes in his arms: "Can they be counted in the rent?"

……

The nobles of Göttingen were surprised.

Huo Teng almost didn't hold back: "Yes."

If I had known that this child loves food and women, why bother to do so many dramas.

Chapter 150 The third is not material for success

There is a habit called convention.

This is a terrible psychological suggestion.With the spread of Christianity, robbers in the north generally only plunder farmers.It wasn't until ordinary civilians couldn't squeeze out any money that they would turn around and plunder the nearby, fertile and defenseless monastery. They didn't even dare to plunder the priests, they only had the guts to rob the money.

This kind of psychological suggestion is so terrible that the nobles will be so shocked when the Viking pirates rob the monastery without any cover.

What, robbers dare to rob the monastery these days?

This strange mentality of daring to rob poor peasants and not daring to rob rich monasteries, on the side of the nobles, is another psychological implication, that is, they can seize territories from inheritance rights, claims, and many reasonable and legal or edge-of-the-box methods , but it cannot be seized without reason.

Of course, it can also be called customary law.

But Huo Teng is a time traveler. Although he has integrated into the ordinary feudal class society, he still can't smooth out some edges and corners.

His method is simple, create an excuse without an excuse.

Others still put on a show, play a show, find your distant nephew to fool you, and quickly step aside, while Huo Teng is blocking your door with a big sword, your castle is very good, lend me three months to do it around .I don't take it for nothing, I will give you ten carts of white flour later, there may not be a trace of sawdust in it.

It seemed quite sanctimonious, but he tied Nottheim to his chariot. It must be known that old Bernard was a narrow-minded man, and he would definitely retaliate if he had the opportunity afterwards.Its attraction is strong and its nature is bad, comparable to the first half price of some restaurants and supermarket gyms, and the second bundle.

If he is a stubborn earl, then Huo Teng really has nothing to do with him.Who made Huo Teng want to borrow the castle?

When Uncle Liu Huang borrowed Xichuan, at least he could be named as a relative of the Han family and a righteous family. Huo Teng is a mud-legged knight from the Anglia tribe. His surname is the name of the village. How can there be any royal relatives? identity of.

Fortunately, Imdin is self-aware.

Before being killed by old Bernard's killer and poisoned wine, he had to save his own life in front of Horten.

Besides, a terrible silence has just erupted in the Principality of Saxony.

At the end of the banquet, Imdin complained to the knights in Göttingen about the terrible things that had just happened in Saxony through the strength of the drink and the words of satiety.

"Count Val of Paderborn, was imprisoned by the old duke and had... (gesturing to cut off)... gouging out his eyes!" Imdine conveyed the news to each knight that an earl had just become blind.

"hiss!"

Suddenly, there was a sound of breathing in the room.Every knight couldn't help touching his eyes, and couldn't imagine that one day it would leave him.

Imdin was so drunk that he lay down on the wine table and cried: "Paderborn is the second largest area of ​​our Anglia tribe and the most famous earl. If he is humiliated today, we will be humiliated in the future." It’s hard to even think about how it will be treated.”

Seeing Imdin crying, the knights all expressed their sympathy.Many people also have relatives in Paderborn, and some people directly asked Horten: "Can we define this war as a battle to help Earl Val?"

"No, absolutely not. Earl Val is currently being held in a monastery in Lüneburg. I heard that he will be released only recently. If there is any noise from our side, Earl Val may be arrested." Huo Teng hastily stopped him .

The knights and Imdin wanted to understand the crux of the matter, so they had no choice but to remain silent.

It can be said that half of the cause of this disaster was caused by Huo Teng's own involvement in it. Whether he was guilty of a crime or harbored sympathy, Huo Teng didn't dare to torment this blind man any longer and ruin his own life.

But Huo Teng also knew that Imdin, although he pretended to be such a thing, actually had a little boy in his heart.

Otherwise, he is a member of the Luxembourg family, why would he call himself an Anglia tribe?These are all old titles hundreds of years ago, who still recognizes them now?It's clear that he wants to get close to Huo Teng and build a relationship.

It doesn't look really stupid, just pretending.

"Today, we had a good time with the banquet, and it is our reputation to help Earl Val escape from old Bernard's prison. I suggest extending the banquet for another two days to attract squires, knights, and various free people from the vicinity of Nottheim. And come to visit." Huo Teng suddenly proposed at the end.

This proposal is a bit odd.It is equivalent to inviting people from all over the world to have a feast at your own expense.

Everyone, including Imdin, wondered how Huo Teng could waste food before the war started.

Only Huo Teng himself knows that wars are fought against people's hearts.

In order to win the hearts and minds of Nottheim and the surrounding areas, Huo Teng not only invited these local tyrants to have a feast.

If you come to eat at my table, aren't you accepting my favor?

Then I invite you to join my army, and I will send you money, is this reasonable?

When you entered my army, didn't your whole family, your clan, and your territory also boarded my chariot?Isn't it reasonable for everyone to work together to fight against the Army of the Principality of Saxony?

After such flickering, Huo Teng spent a lot of money, but even coaxed and tricked him into recruiting dozens of knights and more than 200 self-cultivating farmers and gentry, and asked them to be responsible for maintaining the communications of various ministries in the army. It looked majestic. .