Chapter 61

It's snowing heavily.

The Duke of Buckingham stood outside METZL castle in his scarlet cloak, watching the king's carriage go away. The wind blows his white hair and his back is straight as a sword.

The king's carriage rolled the snow on the road, and the rose flag of the motorcade was as red as blood and as fierce as fire.

General John, the son of the Duke of Buckingham, stood behind him. With doubt and disapproval on his face, the young general could not help asking his father, "why don't you dissuade your majesty? He's in danger! Can't it be someone else? "

The Duke of Buckingham took a look at his son.

"Because he is the king."

He replied.

Just like that time when the king went to Yuehe fortress for negotiation, this time he still watched the king go to the dangerous situation. The most important duty of a king is to guard his country. The king is the shield and sword of this country.

This is the responsibility of the king, and no one else can replace it.

He once watched his elder brother lead the soldiers to battle again and again, and now he becomes his nephew.

General John was stunned. The Duke of Buckingham was always strict with him, but the tone of this sentence was low and contained too many things.

The old Baron raised his head, and the ice blue pupil printed the trail of snowflakes flying: "in the past, when brother Wang was crowned, I threw my armor and long gloves on the floor of the banquet hall of the Royal Palace and swore to challenge anyone who dared not support the king. At that time, brother Wang was still very young, and I was only one year older than you now. "

General John bowed his head and listened.

He knew that his father was the "defender" of William III, and that General John had more than once pieced together the thrilling ceremony from others.

The coronation of William III was held in the turmoil. At the banquet of the ceremony, the nobles of the participating countries were haunted. Under the splendor, there was a turbulent undercurrent.

At the banquet, the young Duke of Buckingham, as the "defender" of the king, rode into the banquet hall on the same armored horse in the brilliant candlelight. There were no other knights around him. He was William III's army.

The horse's hooves are as powerful as a war drum on the cold rock.

The young Duke took off his iron glove, threw it to the ground and swore to challenge all those who did not support the king.

In the conventional coronation ceremony, this part is just a political performance, but when William III was crowned, it was extraordinary. Legrand revived, coveted the thirty-six States, and war was brewing in the process of killing. So the past political performance has become a vicious battle.

The iron gloves collided with the rocks, making a clear sound, and the warriors of various states responded.

They drew out their swords and took this opportunity to swear to the death that the majesty of King Legrand would be tarnished.

It was a battle of glory, a battle of dignity, a battle of life and death.

The Duke of Buckingham faced all the challenges alone.

General John heard from all the people that his father was brave when he was young. He fought with the same famous knights one after another without fear. All the candles in the Rose Palace burned for him that night. In the collision of armor and sword, the young Baron was a worthy sword of the Empire.

When the Knights challenged by angar state were cut throat and fell from the horse, the Buckingham Duke's armor was full of blood. He strangled his horse with one hand and sword with the other. For the last time, he threw the iron glove on the ground.

This time, no one dares to pick up the bloody glove.

No longer dare to challenge the Duke of Buckingham.

He succeeded in defending the glory of the king.

All the ladies applauded for the most dazzling Knight today. All the Knights bowed their heads to pay homage to him. Xinjun stepped down from the throne and raised his gilded glass to his brother and his defender.

It's a contract of life and death.

From William III to his death. When William III was alive, the Duke of Buckingham fought with him and defended his territory. After the death of William III, the Duke of Buckingham guarded his son for more than ten years until the new king grew up.

General John grew up listening to his father's glory.

But he seldom heard his father talk about it himself.

"Your Majesty asked you to form a new army for him." The Duke of Buckingham turned his horse. "Do you know why I didn't let you be your Majesty's defender?"

"I don't know."

"Because at that time you didn't know what a king was." The Duke of Buckingham said faintly, "now, do you understand?"

General John took a subconscious look at the direction of the king's motorcade. He grasped the reins and breathed a long breath: "I see."

The Duke of Buckingham patted his son on the shoulder. "One day, you will take off your gloves and fight for your majesty."

"For the glory of the rose."

General John raised his hand, clenched his fist, and rapped his heart. He took the oath in a low voice.…………

Angar state.

As a state subordinate to Legrand, angel's palace is far less than the Rose Palace. To be honest, it is not as good as the castle of the rich count of Legrand. But in the barren Angier, it's already the best building.

With mountains all over the country, virgin forests and swamps like lakes, the anguls are trapped in such a dangerous environment day after day and year after year.

This year, though, the winter for the anguls is much better than usual.

This must be attributed to the king of Legrand.

The royal family of Legrand set a good example and had business contacts with them first. Businessmen came back from all over the world, and a commercial town appeared on the border of Engel. Affected by the cold current, they have very little grain reserves this winter. They thought that hunger would be a big problem this winter.

But the king solved it.

Affected by the blockade of the southeast port, the agricultural products that could not be exported were guaranteed by the royal family of Legrand. The angers and the southeast manor owners reached an agreement that was more acceptable to both sides. Engel obtained cheap food from the southeast, and the manor owners were able to avoid all the food rotten in the warehouse, barely recovering part of the losses.

It was the coldest winter, but the anguls were more comfortable than ever.

King angel's cousin, general Edmund, hurried into King angel's study.

At the beginning, he was sent to METZL castle, the capital of Legrand, to attend the meeting. Later, as an important member of communication with angel and Legrand, he was responsible for the communication between the two sides.

Mount lewelin, king of angar state, was frowning with a dark yellow secret letter in his hand.

After general Edmond said hello, he handed the letter to Edmond.

"Here! I object to... " After reading the letter, general Edmond raised his head and looked at his cousin in amazement. "Those guys have never been kind to angel. Their words are totally untrustworthy."

Monte raised his hand and interrupted: "I know."

"What do you mean?"

"We made two bets on him. The first time we won, and the second time we won. But this time it's too important to be careful. So I want to know what you think of your majesty purland

General Edmond looked serious: "a real emperor."

"Are you sure? He can be called a tyrant, and has been criticized a lot recently. " Asked Monte in a quiet voice.

"Yes." "The world mistook him for a defeated dog, but the lion's tusks will come out and bite the enemy's throat," general Edmond said firmly

"A real king."

Montessori repeated, and suddenly he was full of pride.

"Then make another bet!"

He put the secret letter on the candlelight, and he had a choice in his heart. He asked Edmund just to seek an affirmation. The tongue of fire beat and devoured the letter from the other side of the abyss channel.

Monte watched the letter turn to ashes as if he saw the flames of war burning on the earth.

He felt that the undercurrent that had enveloped both sides of the abyss channel for hundreds of years had begun to surge.

The raging waves of blood and fire will eventually sweep the whole world. In the surging waves, strong and powerful characters like Legrand, Blaise and the holy see are the ones who are qualified to fight head-on and fight desperately. These protagonists set off a whirlpool in the world, and small countries like them are doomed to be carried by the whirlpool.

To survive, angel, like katani, has to make his own choice.

It's a big bet.

Angel bet on Legrand!

………………

Kosia.

Charles and his men quickly arranged everything.

The largest port city on the southeast coast is now a hell on earth, with crows hovering over the city and the death knell banned.

Thanks to the team of architects who had a habit of cleanliness some time ago, they carried out some preliminary cleaning work. After the outbreak of the black death in kosiya, the epidemic situation was not as serious as those cities Charles had witnessed with his own eyes.

But it's just a comparison.

There are only a limited number of plague doctors left by the devil in kossia, and they are not easy to appear directly in front of people's eyes, so they just turn into crows and follow the Warwick pirates and the rose riders to ensure that these people who are more important to the king will not be damaged.

The rest of the people are not so lucky.

Every day, the soldiers of the rose cavalry gather to incinerate nearly a thousand corpses, and the whole prosperous city quickly quiets down in just a few days. Thanks to the help of plague doctors, the black death has not spread to other cities.

If this is not solved, it will only be a matter of time before the Black Death spreads to other cities.

At this time, the king made a decision that shocked everyone -

he left the palace and wanted to come to kossia to hold the "King touch holy ceremony" [2].He came to face the challenge of death with his subjects.

With the efforts of Charles, Sean, Hawkins and others, the news spread all over kossia in just one day. In recent days, people in this city have witnessed too many deaths. They are almost desperate and collapsed. In this case, the king's decision has become a sudden sun in the haze.

"Your Majesty has never abandoned his people."

Charles, a professor, made an inspiring speech. He stood in the wind in his black coat, his voice clear, steady and powerful. He inspected the king's soldiers day and night, took the Royal Navy as the first line of defense to face the plague, and paid close attention to the king.

"Your Majesty's soldiers are here. We come by your Majesty's will. Your majesty is defending his people!"

The soldiers raised their hands, clenched their fists and knocked on their hearts.

"For Legrand! For the king

They roared in unison.

Some people can't help crying on the spot. Tears of joy, guilt and regret flow on the faces of the people who are facing the plague. The holy court doesn't care about them, the priest can't save them, and heaven abandons them. At this time, the king they blame left the safe palace.

It was the king who shared their sufferings and their misfortunes.

For the first time, all orders were executed as never before. The isolation of the cavalry in the city was supported, and people no longer tried to break through the city gate, to escape from the city, or to take advantage of the night by boat. Some brave people spontaneously joined the cleaning and finishing team.

The soldiers of the rose cavalry will no longer be attacked by rotten vegetables and rotten eggs flying out of nowhere. Some people even copy the rose pattern on their armor and engrave it on their own door, thinking that they can get some protection from the king.

When Charles found out this, he immediately selected one of the plague doctors who were in short supply and turned him into a crow to patrol. If he saw a patient with a rose pattern, he would be saved.

The rose pattern became the talisman of the black death, and for the first time surpassed the Holy Cross.

People waited eagerly for the king to come.

Charles, they're preparing for this.

Now that the king has taken the risk to come in person, he can not be allowed to take the risk in vain. It will become the most outstanding political show ever. They want the majesty and glory of the king to be engraved on the city from now on, and let the rose bloom in front of the shadow of death.

In the early morning of winter, Charles, general Hearn, Captain Hawkins and others gathered at the gate.

Here we are, king.

The author has something to say: (1) in Medieval England, the "defender" of the king existed in 1327, and at first it may belong to the Mamian family. In 1377, it was decided that at the coronation ceremony of the king, defenders would throw gloves on the ground in the banquet hall and swear to challenge anyone who dared not support the king. If no one picks up the metal gloves thrown on the ground, it means that no one dares to challenge. At last, Xinjun raises his gilded wine glass and cheers to the defenders.

[2] The "monarch touch" in the Middle Ages was considered to have the ability to cure diseases. It appeared in the Edward period of the Confessor and was perfected in the Henry period of the Tudor Dynasty. At first, it was cured of lymphatic tuberculosis, and then its scope expanded.