People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

Chapter 82
Lothar and Uldin walked side by side in the narrow and gloomy corridor.

Of the burning candle on the iron lamp stand, only the bottommost piece of cotton thread is left, which is inserted in the debris piled up by candle tears.

Lothar, who had been informed by his servants in advance and was summoned, took Urdin and stepped into the palace that was regarded by most of the Jerusalem nobles as the place where the king waited to die.

Incense was still burning in the room, but the faint smell of decay could hardly be concealed.

Baldwin IV, who was sitting in front of the table, seemed to have a rare energy, and was pressing his seal on the wax dripping on the paper.

"coming."

He raised his hand, beckoned Lothar to sit down, and handed him the paper again.

Lothar was a little surprised: "Appoint Hans von Seger as commander?"

Baldwin IV smiled and said: "He handled the affairs of the Knights in an orderly manner, but you still only awarded him the honor of flag officer, which is unreasonable."

"Or, because Knight Hans was once your squire, do you think doing so will make people feel cronyistic?"

Lothar was slightly stunned: "This"

"Indeed, Your Majesty. I hope that everyone will think that I am a fair head of the regiment. As long as they are talented, I will never be stingy in promoting them, instead of only thinking of seeking personal gain for my subordinates."

"Baron Lothar, your idea is correct, but there is something wrong with your approach. If even your cronies are not treated fairly, why do you convince others that you are a fair head?"

"This"

Lothar wanted to distinguish between two sentences, but facing the pair of intelligent eyes under the mask of the other party, he lost the mood to distinguish.

"I understand."

Others will not understand the degree of intimacy between him and Hans, nor will they understand that Hans does not value these things.

From their point of view, they did treat this talented and hard-working knight who had followed them for a long time.

Baldwin IV spread his hands, motioned for Lothar and Uldin beside him to sit down, and said with a smile: "This is the new priest of your territory, Mr. Uldin, right?"

Uldin saluted solemnly and said: "Your Majesty, it is an honor to have an audience with you."

He looked up and down the legendary monarch who had left a strong mark in the historical Levant region.

His complexion changed slightly. In his opinion, the flame of life of Baldwin IV flickered like a candle in the wind.

Lothar said: "Your Majesty, Uldin is a divinely favored person. He is not a wizard, but possesses the divine power from the Heavenly Father. This power can slowly cure all diseases—so, I I hope you will give Uldin a try."

He told a white lie about Uldin's inability to cure leprosy.

But this is not a lie, as long as Uldin can help Baldwin IV survive, sooner or later, Lothar will find a way to save his life.

"God's favored one?"

Baldwin IV frowned: "Father Ulding, if you want to get donations, I can give you ten large gold coins right now. As for the treatment, there is no need."

Even witches could not cure leprosy, and the long period of despair made Baldwin IV calm and completely accepted his fate of dying from the disease.

For him, death was a relief.

"Your Majesty, please trust me."

Lothar's firm expression made Baldwin IV sigh lightly.

He still didn't have any hope, and just said: "Lothar, I am very grateful that you have taken care of my health. As your patron and lord, I cherish the friendship between you and me, so I am willing to accept the benefits you bring. The treatment of someone who is not here, but I hope this is the last time."

"Please wait and see."

Lothar looked at Uldin and said, "It's time to start."

Ulding nodded slightly: "Your Majesty, please sit down. Next, I will preach to you. During this process, the power of the Holy Light will shine on you—but this is not the divine favor that the Baron said. It's just an insignificant revelation, please don't move around during this process."

Baldwin IV glanced at Lothar, and said helplessly, "Oh, even if it's to make you give up, I will cooperate."

In a daze, Lothar actually had the feeling of an elder brother being patient and playing around with his young brother.

This friendship between monarch and minister is really heavy.

Ulding said again: "Master Baron, the treatment process will be very long. After all, His Majesty's illness has been going on for a long time. During this time, please leave the room."

Baldwin IV looked at Lothar with a little question in his eyes.

Lothar nodded and said: "Your Majesty, to tell you the truth, Father Uldin is actually one of my most trusted confidantes. He just came to Jerusalem today. If you trust me, please trust him too."

"Ok."

Lothar put a book on the table.

"This is?"

"Your Majesty, you are a book lover. I happened to write a story. If the treatment is really effective, please regard it as a gift to celebrate your regained health."

Baldwin IV was slightly startled, nodded and said, "Okay, let's put it there."

He didn't know why he trusted Lothar so unconditionally. He didn't even think about how dangerous it would be for the king to leave an outsider whom he met for the first time alone in the room with him.

Before going out.

Lothar added: "Your Majesty, please summon your personal servant in advance and tell him, otherwise I am worried that Uldin will suffer misfortune due to a misunderstanding during the treatment."

Baldwin IV nodded: "I will tell Abraham."

Ulm and his fellow hussars enjoyed what the rest of the royal knights considered dull work of "patrolling".

When the majestic war horses carried them on the street, he could always feel a pair of eyes full of envy and admiration.

This is an unprecedented experience for peasants and soldiers in the countryside in the past.

Although it will look bloated after wearing the burqa, the heat will be unbearable after a long time under the scorching sun.

But the hussars still cherish their armor and mounts very much, and spend a lot of time taking care of them every day.

This honor is enough for them to cherish for a lifetime.

"Have you heard clearly?"

"It's them!"

"We met face-to-face that night. Although it was too late to see clearly, there were not many pagans with distinctive features like them in the entire pagan gathering place."

"You go back and report the news, and the rest of them, keep an eye on them, and don't attack rashly before the arrival of the adults."

"Ulm, there are only a dozen of them, we only need one charge to wipe them all out."

The rest of the people also looked at Ulm helplessly.

Someone muttered: "I know that there are too few lords who cherish the lives of their subordinates like an adult, but we are hussars, brave and fearless hussars, how can we not dare to deal with such a small group of heretics?"

"Exactly, if this continues, how can we protect the safety of the Holy Land and the lord?"

Ulm looked around the crowd, swallowed, and said seriously:
"Don't think about those personal gains and losses. As you said - we are hussars, not those self-righteous master knights. For us, it is the most honorable act to carry out every order of your lord."

Ulm knew that his companions were full of anger.

Many knight lords, even the cavalry attendants of the Royal Knights, often ridiculed that they were simply a guard of honor, had never made any impressive feats, and did not have much actual combat experience.

But the unreserved implementation of Lothar's orders has been deeply rooted in Ulm's bones.

In fact, the reason why Lothar issued such an order was not all because he cared about the safety of his hussars.

The fledglings are always going through trials.

But Lothar believes that since these Turkic people plotted for the werewolf corpse, they probably possess some kind of extraordinary power, which cannot be easily dealt with by the secular army.

Grinding is not killing one's life. The usefulness of hussars on the battlefield is much more useful than small-scale conflicts.

(End of this chapter)