People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

"Brothers, where are we going?"

Derem, who was caught in the middle, was still a little unable to react.

"Of course I'll be whipped."

"what?"

"Don't worry, kid, we know the severity and we won't really hit you with anything, but you have to cooperate, you know?"

"How do I cooperate?"

"Can you scream? The more miserable you scream, the better."

The Varangian guard who was escorting Derem spat: "What a bullshit king's envoy, that's what we are responsible for, otherwise we would have to ask him to receive a fist."

The banquet can no longer be held.

Countless onlookers followed the Varangian Guard.

"That knight stood up so that we would not be punished. I would rather go and receive a flogging than stay at the banquet to eat and drink."

"What's his name?"

"I know, his name is Derem. We prayed together in the Lazarus Temple last night, and today we were canonized as knights by the Marquis."

"That Derem seems to be a Kurd."

The outpouring of support seemed to have suddenly become much smaller.

In the crowd, a knight suddenly stood up and shouted: "Guys, listen to me, is Knight Derem a Kurd? Should his bravery and integrity be erased? Isn't it just because he is a Kurd? , his actions are even more noble, isn’t it rare?”

"Lord Ulm is right!"

The one who stood up to speak for Derem was none other than Chief Hussar Ulm. His generosity and integrity were well known among the lower-level soldiers. Many people had benefited from him. When he spoke, the responders naturally gathered. .

"I would like to advise you to take back your life."

"Even the Marquis cannot punish an upright person."

Ulm stood up again at this time and shouted: "My brothers, don't you think Ulm deserves this whipping? Didn't he violate military discipline and take the lead in provoking an attack on the envoy in the military camp? ?Although each of us knows that he is trying to defend the dignity of the Marquis and the honor of his master, this does not erase his mistakes."

He paused slightly and then said: "Your Excellency has rewarded his loyalty and integrity by promoting him to the heavy cavalry company, but correspondingly, his punishment will never be reduced and should not be reduced. Are you still Do you think your punishment is too harsh?"

All the knights and would-be knights couldn't help but look at each other.

The most famous thing about the heavy cavalry company is of course the winged cavalry, which are the Guards Cavalry that follows the Lord. This honor made many people feel a deep sense of envy for a while.

On the contrary, many winged cavalry who were originally in this order and were canonized as knights today, as well as mounted archers, shouted.

"I am happy to accept Derem as our companion, because on the battlefield, I can safely hand over my flanks or back to him!"

Derem, who didn't expect that he would make such a big fuss, was still looking at this scene in a daze.

The Varangian guard, who was holding the end of the whip, reminded him in a low voice: "What, is this whipping not unjust?"

Derem nodded. With his intelligence, he knew that after being whipped, he would be completely accepted by his colleagues - he had already considered this when he stood up decisively.

"Then get ready."

After being flogged for a long time, the thunder was loud and the raindrops were light.Derem, who was being guarded by two Varangian guards, or escorted to the wounded barracks, looked at the white linens hanging in the sun to dry, and the white-clothed monks who were hurrying in and out of various camps. , somewhat at a loss.

Derem asked: "Brothers, when can I return to my camp?"

"Don't think about it. Now everyone knows that you have received thirty lashes. During this period, you can stay in the wounded barracks and don't wander around. It will damage your reputation."

Derem nodded quickly. Thinking of the Marquis, his heart was filled with gratitude: "I know I won't run around during this period."

"Well, go in, we won't support you."

After saying goodbye to the two Varangian guards, Derem gathered his emotions and walked into the wounded barracks.

He tried to talk to people, but almost everyone on the road was in a hurry to do the work in hand. For a moment, he didn't know what to do, so he had to pick a tent at random and prepare to come in. Ask where Bishop Uldin is.

There were two wounded soldiers living in the camp. Their injuries were obviously almost healed, and they were sitting on the bed chatting.

"We are about to march to Egypt. I hope we have recovered by then. I heard that the land in the Nile Valley is incredibly fertile. As long as you scatter the seeds without any care, you will be able to fill your home with them during the harvest season. granary."

"In comparison, the land in our hometown is too barren, hard, full of rocks, and difficult to cultivate. Why do the Gauls always arrogantly mock us poor people in the military camp? Isn't it because of their land? More fertile?”

"I hope we can make great achievements this time and get a piece of land, even a small piece of land in the Nile Valley. I will rent it to tenant farmers, watch them work every day, and enjoy the treatment of a noble lord."

"that."

Derem coughed lightly: "Excuse me, where is Bishop Uldin?"

"who are you?"

The two wounded soldiers immediately became alert.

"I am Drim, who has just been knighted by the Marquis. This is my coat of arms. This morning, I made an appointment with Bishop Uldin to meet here, but he didn't tell me where to find him specifically. "

Derem quickly took out his heraldic ring to prove his identity.

The two wounded soldiers looked at each other, and one of them said: "It turns out to be a noble knight, but I'm sorry, I still can't reveal to you where the bishop is, because during this period, I want to find Bishop Uldin for help. There are too many noble gentlemen who have cured their own illnesses, and they have all heard about the miracle of Bishop Uldin curing His Majesty the King of leprosy."

Another person said with some indignation: "Those aristocratic gentlemen, for their minor problems such as not lifting in bed, toothache, and hemorrhoids, they want Bishop Uldin to come and see him personally - but we still There are so many brothers lying in the tents wailing and waiting for treatment."

"Yes, I know that in the eyes of noble gentlemen, we soldiers can't even compare to one of their toes, but no one of us will disturb Bishop Uldin at this time."

Derem hurriedly said: "Brothers, please believe me, I swear on the name of the Marquis to whom I am loyal, that I am definitely not a broker invited by any noble lord.

Before that, I was an ordinary soldier in the scout camp. Guys, please look at the sun marks on my body. No one knows the suffering of our lower-class soldiers better than me. "

The two soldiers looked at each other. In this era, swearing to the master is a very serious oath. Once he dares to violate it, he will insult the reputation of Marquis Lothar. The price is definitely not something that a knight can afford. of.

But they still hesitated.

Bishop Uldin has rejected many invitations from nobles during this period. In their simple values, every time the bishop refuses, it means offending a group of nobles.

One or two doesn't matter, but if there are more, no one knows what the consequences will be.

This made them reluctant to reveal Uldin's location easily, not just because they were worried that Uldin would be invited to treat the minor ailments of the nobles and leave the wounded soldiers to die.

They knew very well that Bishop Uldin was not that kind of person.

Derem said angrily: "Don't you even believe the Marquis? Don't you know that the grand leader of the Lazarus Redemption Order who established this wounded barracks is the Marquis himself?"