People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

Chapter 73

A moment later, Baldwin IV's attendant returned from the corridor, and he handed a note to Earl Raymond.

He opened it up, and a trace of surprise flashed across his face. Then, he held up the note and motioned everyone to come closer and look at it: "His Majesty the King has agreed!"

There was silence in the hall, and then there were shouts one after another.

"Long live!"

"In the name of the father, go to war!"

"Kill all the pagan bastards!"

Lothar came to the king's bedroom immediately after the court meeting.

Before Lothar could speak, Baldwin IV said, "You think it's weird too, don't you?"

"But going north is a move that conforms to people's hearts."

"Not only Earl Raymond can see Saladin's intentions, Leonard, Hugo, George Lin... They are not idiots, Saladin's intentions are obvious, but this is not a conspiracy, but a conspiracy."

Baldwin IV pointed to the opposite chair, signaling Lothar to sit down.

"If when you followed me to fight, your territory Yogryu Fort was attacked by heretics, wouldn't you have the feeling of immediately bringing your soldiers back to Yogryuh Fort for rescue?"

Lothar was silent.

This is human nature.

For many people, although the safety of the Holy Land is important, it is not so important compared with their own territory.

"Let those who should go back, and let those energetic Crusader knights go north to clear the court, so that we can better unify the power of Jerusalem."

"I understand."

Baldwin IV said again: "Also, I saw that Saleh, this little guy. Although he is much older than me, I still think he is a young man full of vigor. He told me that he has united They captured the Armenian mountain people and prepared to raise the banner of rebellion against Saladin's rule."

"I also made a covenant with him. According to the agreement, after defeating Saladin, I will return Aleppo to him and conclude a non-aggression alliance."

"This time the army goes north, it is also an opportunity for him. Maybe he can really cooperate with us inside and outside to recover Aleppo and Antioch."

"Syria is the most important horse farm for Saladin's army. Without Syria, his Mamluk cavalry will be greatly reduced in threat."

"I hope so."

Lothar thought for a moment, and asked: "Your Majesty, those Assassin assassins I met yesterday, they can stimulate their potential and increase their combat effectiveness by taking some kind of potion. Don't we have anything similar? ?”

"Potion."

Baldwin IV chuckled and said, "The potion is not far from us. The aroma burning in this room is made of frankincense and no (end) medicine, which can relieve my illness."

"As for Assassin's magical medicine that stimulates the potential of the human body, after taking it, it will undoubtedly lead to death. It is an evil medicine that violates the will of the heavenly father."

Lothar came to a sudden: "Your Majesty, I have always had a doubt. Those wizards have such mysterious and powerful power, why should they serve the secular king?"

"If they want to assassinate the king, how should we respond?"

Baldwin IV asked with some doubts: "Didn't your two Miss Witches tell you?"

Lothar shook his head. Prajna and Fringilla are not the orthodox witches of this world, and the power they possess is by no means as simple as magic power, so naturally they will not understand these secrets.

Baldwin IV raised his hand and pointed to the inlaid gold edges on the tables and chairs, the golden reliefs on the window frames, and the statue of the holy angel on the cabinet.
"These are all artifacts made of magic-resistant gold, which can limit the magic power of wizards. If the arrows are made of magic-resistant gold, they can even easily penetrate the defenses of wizards. They do have powerful power, but the secular They are equally dangerous."

"The vast majority of wizards are travelers and potion experts. They travel like ordinary people, maintain a long life with magic power, and live the life they want-they are completely different from humans. species, and no longer have the human desire for power and wealth.”

Lothar pondered: "So, wizards prefer to be a detached existence, rather than really throwing themselves into the power field to fight?"

"Yes, that would be too dangerous for them."

"Or, they think that what they get is too big compared to the risk they take."

Baldwin IV paused slightly, and said again: "As for why they would devote themselves to the secular monarch, maybe you know better than me."

"love?"

"Yes, but not entirely."

"For example, materials for making potions, building wizard towers, and guards to protect themselves. These are all the feedback they can get from the world."

Lothar suddenly realized.

Baldwin IV continued: "There are more wizards in this world than you can imagine, but you rarely meet them because they are rarely in the world."

Leave the king's chambers.

Lothar returned to his job.

Today's Jerusalem is extremely chaotic. After the call-up order was issued, Jerusalem had already turned into a large military camp.

Now that it has been decided to go out today, many preparations must be put on the agenda.

The nobles have to count how many conscripts formed by pilgrims need to be led, how many mules and horses to transport baggage, and pack animals.

Where to get supplies along the way.

Ritual of departure.

Waiting for a series of tedious and necessary things to do.

Everyone has to shoulder their own responsibilities and coordinate the relationship between these people, rather than simply gathering a group of people together to forcibly build an army, which is a complicated and meticulous job.

The preparatory work was done for three days in a row.

In the early morning of the third day, it was the day when the army set off and went north.

Early in the morning in Jerusalem, the temperature began to pick up.

Lothar was using a brush in the stables to clean the fur of Nissaan warhorses and Arabian horses.

Saleh sent ten excellent and tall Arabian horses, all of which were kept in the stables of the Royal Knights and looked after by special grooms.

Fringila stood on tiptoe, worried that the water would splash her beautiful long dress—in the palace, this beauty-loving girl finally no longer needed to wear a face scarf.

It's just that her snowy white hair still needs to be covered up.

She lifted the hem of her skirt and turned around in front of Lothar.

"My lord, do you think my dress looks good?"

Lothar nodded perfunctorily: "Yeah, it looks good. I've seen Princess Sibilla wear similar ones, but she looks far less noble and beautiful than you."

Lothar's perfunctory is not just perfunctory.

He would quickly organize a set of plausible compliments in his mind, which made his perfunctory rarely arouse Fringilla's dissatisfaction.

"Tch, can that old woman who gave birth to a child compare to this princess?"

The corners of Flynn's mouth raised uncontrollably, and a look of joy and satisfaction appeared on her face.

Banruo picked up a brush, approached, and helped Lothar clean the horse.

He said: "Model has sent a letter. The blacksmith Marles found a piece of good-quality iron ore near Hans' fief. I hope we can purchase some tools and equipment to send back."

Lothar frowned, shook his head and said: "Let's forget it first, let them prepare for the war, and be ready to respond to my call at any time. To be honest, I am not sure about defending the villages around Fort Yogryus. It is too early to open mines now." .”

Banruo shook her head and continued to scrub the horse: "Go and tell Hans yourself, I just brought you a message."

Lothar froze for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay, I see."

He thought for a while, then raised his hand to wipe off the splash of sewage on Banruo's cheek, and said sincerely: "You are also very beautiful today, even if you don't dress up much, you are still much better than all the women in this world."

Banruo remained expressionless, but asked in a rare way: "Compared with this little vampire? Who is more beautiful."

Flynn keenly grasped the key words, leaned over and said, "Yes, my lord, you can judge me, who is more beautiful, me or this stupid big man?"

Lothar didn't stop moving his hands, but felt a sense of weakness in his heart.

This is a Taoist proposition, and only a fool would answer it.

At this time, Hans shouted: "My lord, it's time to set off to participate in the expedition ceremony. We have to stand in the innermost part as His Majesty's guards!"

Lothar hurriedly responded: "Okay, here we come!"

Thank you Heavenly Father!

Thanks Hans!

Thank you His Majesty the King!

(End of this chapter)