Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 248 The Cross of the Commander of the Knights Templar

"Didn't you say you weren't going home for Christmas? Why did you decide to go home now?" Joan of Arc asked Liang En in a teasing tone after sitting on the plane the next morning.

"I really didn't plan to go back at first, but then I realized that everyone is off at Christmas and almost all the shops are closed. It's really boring to stay in London at this time." Liang En said with a shrug.

The main reason for this kind of error is that Liang En's soul is from another world, so even if the memory has been integrated, sometimes there will be some accidents.

For example, the question about Christmas is like this. The Christmas in his mind has always been used by young people in his previous life as an excuse to go out and play and promote sales.

As a result, when he came out of the auction yesterday, Liang En realized that Christmas was similar to the Chinese New Year for the people here when he looked at the shops on both sides of the road that were about to close.

After realizing that staying in London would be rather boring, Liang En bought two air tickets without hesitation, and then boarded the plane back to Dublin with Joan of Arc.After saying hello to my parents.

Liang En returned to the ranch.To be honest, since he has this ranch, he feels that the relationship with his family is better than before.

After all, for parents, if their children don't come back, they will miss them very much, but they will feel a little annoying after squatting at home for a long time after returning.

And this kind of house that is very close to the parents' residence perfectly solves this problem, not only can enjoy family affection, but also can avoid all kinds of troubles caused by living under the same roof.

"Uncle Jack, why are you still busy?" When he returned to the ranch, Liang En was surprised to see that Uncle Jack was walking out with a few farm workers pushing a cart. "I remember there's not much to do right now."

"Ah, Little Lawrence is back." Seeing Liang En and Joan of Arc dragging their luggage, Uncle Jack stopped, looked at them and said.

"Isn't that why the dairy products made with the recipe brought back before are very popular in the town, because Christmas is coming soon, and everyone's demand for these things is not small, so we temporarily work overtime."

"Then go and do your work first." After hearing Uncle Jack's words, Liang En greeted him and returned to his room.

"It seems that they helped me bring back the things from the Copts." After entering the door, Liang En saw the familiar small wooden box on the coffee table at the first sight, and then remembered the wooden box. The history of the box.

"Let me see what's inside." After confirming what it was, Liang En stepped forward to open the box, and saw a cross inside.

"Sure enough, for those Copts, the most important thing is religious belief." Picking up the blackened silver cross, Liang En showed a thoughtful expression.

This is a small cross that looks only half the size of a palm. The pattern on it looks extremely simple, and at the same time, the entire surface of the cross has also turned black due to complete oxidation.

"There are words behind this." Because Liang En held up the cross while looking at it, Joan of Arc who was standing opposite him quickly discovered the words behind the cross.

"Let me see—" After hearing Joan's reminder, Liang En turned the cross over, only to see a line of writing on the back of the cross that was obviously carved with a sharp tool and a coat of arms.

"This is French, and it's a person's name." Soon, Liang En judged the language of this line of text, and then spelled it out. "Gerard-de-Ridfort, yes, Gerard de Rodfort."

But Liang En frowned after spelling out the name, because he found that he didn't have any information about it in his memory, but Joan of Arc on the opposite side showed a thoughtful look.

"Do you know this name?" After seeing Joan's expression, Liang En immediately raised his head and asked, "Judging from this name, he should be a French nobleman."

Liang En said this because the French middle name De, like the German middle name Feng, the Dutch middle name Fan, and the Spanish middle name Tang, can be regarded as a symbol of nobility.

Although speaking of modern times, this thing can no longer be used as a criterion for judging, but this cross is an old thing, so the name on it should most likely come from a nobleman.

In addition, the coat of arms with a cross and a standing lion on it next to it can also provide important help in searching for this person's identity, but it is still a bit difficult for ordinary people to find the corresponding information.

However, to Liang En's surprise, just after he casually asked Joan of Arc, she actually gave an affirmative answer after staring at the coat of arms and name for a few seconds.

"I know this person, this person is the head of the Knights Templar." Jeanne nodded and said, "According to the records, this person served as the head of the Knights Templar from 1179 to 1184 AD."

"He is a secular soldier himself, understands Arabic, and is very experienced in managing the government. At the beginning, he was the Count of Tripoli and served under Raymond III, the regent of the Kingdom of Jerusalem."

"However, Raymond III promised to marry a rich heiress to him, but he made a mistake. This incident led to a conflict between the two parties, and then Rodford voluntarily defected to the Knights Templar. .”

This kind of reason for the collapse may seem ridiculous in the East, but it is very reasonable for the Western aristocrats, because for those who are capable but slightly lower in status, they have higher status and wealth than themselves. Marriage is the best way to improve your status.

Therefore, this practice of breaking one's promise is actually equivalent to destroying one's future, and it is also understandable for vassals to abandon their lords for this reason and to dissolve the vassal relationship between the two parties.

"Then, has the head of the Knights Templar ever done anything important?" After learning the basic information about the head of the Knights from Joan, Liang En asked curiously.

"In fact, the evaluation of the head of the Knights has always been complicated in history. On the one hand, the struggle between him and Raymond III seriously affected the Kingdom of Jerusalem at that time, and it was also an important reason for the failure of the Kingdom of Jerusalem."

"But on the other hand, he and the Knights Templar fought to the last moment to protect the True Cross in the Battle of Harding, and even he himself died on the battlefield, so even our time thought he was a Pious people."

"People are complicated, so a cunning politician and a pious believer can be the same person." After listening to the story of this person told by Joan of Arc, Liang En thought for a while and said.

At this time, because Liang En obtained the details of the cross from Joan, three new cards appeared in his mind.

However, Liang En did not go to check the new cards, but took out the two items bought at the auction of the exchange meeting from his luggage and checked them.

(End of this chapter)