Continental Warriors Yoo Ma

"I didn't expect that Lord Marquis would be frustrated in front of the saint..."

The girl who had been having troubles since last night suddenly became happier.

After Joan left, she followed Ma Youfu's topic and chatted about novels: "Master Marquis, your works are very popular in Provence. The only bookstore in Arles also sells your novels. I read "Frederick and Theresa" is a refreshing work, and I have shed tears several times over the ending of this couple. However, another masterpiece of yours "Young Alfred Bentley, but my father forbids me to touch it."

When the Second King heard his daughter's words, his old face blushed immediately: "Uh, that book is not suitable for unmarried girls to read."

He discovered that after his daughter read the "intense" novel, he confiscated it with a straight face.He once instructed his wife to teach Antoinette many techniques to please men, hoping that she would be favored by those big men.But reading this kind of novel that stimulates the senses, if you can't hold back your desire and go to a poor boy knight or even a groom to have an affair, and waste your pure and delicate body in vain, wouldn't it be a big loss?

In order to sell his daughter for a good price, the second generation has broken his heart in terms of education.

However, after confiscating "Young Alfred Bentley", he himself quickly became addicted to it. Before having sex with his lover, he often read a short story together to increase the interest.Needless to say, the effect is comparable to high-grade drugs, and it does not hurt the body.

But he didn't know that his daughter had already secretly read the novel with her girlfriends, and was moved by the content of the book, she shed "tears" several times alone.

"As a creator, I feel very honored that someone likes my work." Ma Youfu said with a smile.

Whether it's a compliment or the truth, it's a good thing to have someone read your novel.The more readers there are, the more achievements he can make in the field of culture and entertainment.This is why he still finds time to create despite his busy schedule.

"Master Marquis, can you reveal the content of the new book? A novel about war and conspiracy, is it set in the ancient Roman era?"

"It was indeed in the Roman era, but this is a story that happened in Siris, about the grievances and hatreds of the three kingdoms."

It is nothing new for travelers to copy "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".However, the opportunity for Ma Youfu to make up his mind to write such a super long novel came from his first mission to Burgundy.

At that time, he used Wei, Shu and Wu as an example at the banquet to analyze the situation of Britain, France and France during the Hundred Years War, and finally persuaded Philip III to change sides.

Later, many people asked Ma Youfu about this history that Chinese people are familiar with.

Thanks to Marco Polo's bravado and the legend of King John, Europeans on the eve of the Age of Discovery had unrealistic visions and fantasies about the mysterious and distant East.Otherwise, Ma Youfu, who had nothing at the beginning, would not be able to enjoy the double bonus of race and nationality. With the buff of "foreign master", he can get along like a fish in water in the courts of various countries.

Seeing that so many European aristocrats are interested in Eastern history, Ma Youfu decided to write.

Although Ma Youfu can't remember much of the original text, as a senior player who has played hundreds of hours of "Three Kingdoms" from the sixth to the fourteenth generation, he has already memorized various characters and events in this period. Version of the Three Kingdoms is not difficult.

In this era, novels are still a brand-new literary genre, no matter in the East or in the West. Even if Ma Youfu writes a random book "The Shura Field of Me and the Tsundere Red-faced Second Sister and Vitality Black-faced Third Sister", it is also the founder of the rivers and lakes status.Coupled with the celebrity effect of being the Marquis of La Manche, the speed of transmission must be no problem.

It is estimated that it will take several years for the horse version of the Three Kingdoms to be written, and it will coincide with the promotion of the exhibition for a while to gain the greatest influence.At that time, you can definitely earn a lot of points.

Moreover, in addition to earning points, Ma Youfu also placed greater hopes on this book.

In the more than a year after crossing, the middle and upper class in France, from food, clothing, aesthetics, literature, living habits and other aspects, have more or less changed because of him.

There are even extreme conservatives who call this change the "Seres trend" and criticize it, believing that this blind pursuit of imitating the East is destroying local traditions.

But not many people paid attention to their noise.

What will happen to France, which has always occupied the cultural highlands of Western Europe, after being strengthened by the "Seres trend" that is covered with oriental mysticism on the surface, but is actually very modern on the inside?

Conquering victory is not the only option, maybe cultural victory is a better solution.

M16 in one hand, rock coke in the other hand, this is the advanced experience of the universal empire in the future!

A strong and advanced culture can effectively reduce the cost of conquest and assimilation.

The creation of novels, the holding of exhibitions, and even the renovation plan of the city of Paris are all means to enhance the attractiveness of culture.However, limited by the objective material conditions of this era, Ma Youfu can only imperceptibly implement his own cultural victory strategy among the middle and upper classes.

However, in this era when people's wisdom is still undeveloped, culture has always been popular from top to bottom.

The European men's style of protruding shoulders and cuffs, tightening the waist, and narrowing the lower body is popular among European men. In the final analysis, it is actually imitating the inverted triangle overall outline of a knight in full armor to highlight the courage of men. .

Small people can't afford a set of armor, but it is still possible to have a tailor make a set of clothing in the style of a knight's armor.It's the same reason that future generations can't afford a Lamborghini, but they have to buy a Lamborghini key to pretend to be aggressive on social networks.

Antoinette and Youfu Ma had a very happy chat on the topic of novels. She offered to be the writing assistant of Lord Marquis. Youfu Ma readily agreed and agreed to have a detailed discussion in the study in the afternoon.

With the opportunity to further deepen the relationship with the Marquis, the girl was very excited. After lunch, she dressed up carefully and changed into a dress that could highlight her intellectual temperament.

But just when Antoinette was ready and confidently going to impress the Marquis, her father Jean II brought a very regrettable news: After the Duke learned that Mayouv had appeared in Menelles Manor , and immediately sent a messenger to invite him to go north to Tarascon Castle as a guest.

"My lord duke? Which lord duke?" Antoinette didn't react for a while.

"My poor Antonia, of course the Duke of Anjou, the Duke of Barr, the Count of Provence-His Royal Highness René!" Let the second pat his daughter's head.

Let the second know how much Antoinette has worked hard to impress the Marquis of Lamanche-of course, this is also encouraged by his father.

As a result, the Lord Marquis stayed in the manor for one night, either focusing on the boy of the Bayard family, or busying himself with this and that. He didn't pay much attention to the most beautiful girl in Provence.

Is this still called nobility?Why are you so busy?Wouldn't it be nice to eat and drink all day and play with a few mistresses?

René I only invited Ma Youfu and his party to make it impossible for the second king to lick his face even if he wanted to go up to the camp. A mere country knight, if he arrives at the castle but is turned away, wouldn't it be the ancestors? Lost all the accumulated face?

"I heard that the castle of Tarascon started to be built when the father of His Royal Highness René was in power. There were two generations of dukes' hard work, and the wisdom of many famous architects and artists. It is comparable to the Palace of the Duke of Dijon top buildings..." Antoinette said quietly.

Jean II didn't know whether he was cheering up his daughter or comforting himself, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Antonia. Although you haven't been favored by the goddess of luck these two days, you have lost the point of letting the Marquis get to know you better. Opportunity. But I believe that your beauty must have left a deep impression on him. Maybe in two days, we will be invited to visit Tarascon Castle."

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From the small town of Arles, along the Rhone River for more than ten kilometers, is the town of Tarascon.

The name of this town comes from the dragon-Tarasque who settled here in BC.Later, the saint Martha left Jerusalem, crossed the Mediterranean by boat, and landed in Marseilles.She traveled upstream along the Rhone River, subdued the evil dragon Tarasque that ravaged the local area, and settled here until her death.

People transformed the house of the Virgin Mary into a tomb, and after they were buried, a temple was built on it to preserve the relics left by the Virgin Mary.

Under the protection of the holy relic, the town has never been disturbed by the celestial-sphere convergence phenomenon since then.Perhaps it was because of Saint Martha that the two generations of Dukes of the Anjou family spent decades of time and countless sums of money to build an unparalleled castle in Tarascon.

Along the way, when the erudite and talented Donatello talked to Ma Youfu about the origin of the name and historical allusions of the town of Tarascon, what Ma Youfu thought about was that the real image of the dragon-taming saint, Martha, was related to a certain How big is the gap between the fictional image in this two-dimensional mobile game?

Alas, Two-dimensional harms people, making people unable to think normally.

Reminiscing about the scene of the iron fist saint "Ola Ola" beating the dragon more than 1000 years ago, Ma Youfu and his party walked along the scenic Rhone River.

Not far away, there were suddenly quarrels and shouts on the road ahead.

Mayouf and Donatello each cast a Eagle Eye spell, then leaned forward slightly to observe.

Two groups of people are facing each other across the road.The side with fewer people is all well-armored and well-armed warriors. On their shields and cloaks, the symbol of two crossed keys is painted.

On the other side, there are more people, but there are men, women and children. Most of them are unarmed civilians. Only a small part are equipped with various weapons ranging from swords, bows and crossbows to flails and rakes. There are even a few The individual is holding a primitive fire door gun.

The difference in combat power between the two sides is clear at a glance.

Chapter 330 The Pope Has How Many Legions

"Why is there the army of the Pope here?" Seeing the familiar cross-key pattern, Ma Youfu had doubts in his heart.

But without anyone else answering, he immediately found the answer himself.

Starting from Tarascon, about [-] kilometers to the northeast in a straight line is Avignon.

This city is well known by later generations because of the "great filial piety" of King Philip IV of France against the establishment of the Holy See in Rome.Later, through the efforts of Emperor Sigismund of Shinra at the Constance Religious Assembly, the split Avignon Holy See and the Holy See of Rome were reunified.Incidentally, a man named Jan Hus was also burned at the synod.So after Sigismund solved a big religious problem, he caused a bigger religious problem.

Although Avignon is not the seat of the Holy See today, it is still the territory directly under the Pope. It is not surprising that the Papal State army appears nearby.

It's just that these soldiers didn't guard the former Pope's Palace properly, so why did they clash with a group of civilians on the road?

However, the identities of that group of civilians did not seem to be ordinary.

Two flags flew in their convoy.On one side is a red cross flag on a white background.Ma Youfu knew at a glance that these people were probably the civilians who Donatello said before who spontaneously joined the Crusades.

The other flag, with a black background, is painted with golden books, gears, and beakers.

Ma Youfu knew that many different sects participated in the unorganized civilian crusades, but he couldn't recognize what organization these people belonged to.

"Mr. Donatello, do you recognize that black flag?"

"That should be the sign of the Wisdom School." Donatello concluded after observing it.

There are many sects in the Seven Sages, some of which are more moderate in thinking and act in a low-key manner, and can be recognized by the Holy See.Like Little Brotherhood.Some sects are very radical, even preaching "fallacies and heresies" that are contrary to the seven holy books, shaking the foundation of the church's rule, then they will be labeled as heretics and then have a jihad.

This is true both of the Cathars of the past and of the Hussites of today.

There are also some sects, although they are heterogeneous in the eyes of the orthodox believers of the Seven Saints and suffer from discrimination and oppression, but they have not been officially declared as heresies, and they are struggling to survive in the cracks.

The Wisdom faction in Donatello's mouth is such a group of believers.

The core of the wisdom sect's belief is that, in addition to the seven saints, there used to be a god of wisdom, Ke Luo, who was in charge of civilization, knowledge, creation and other functions, and was among the holy gods worshiped by mankind.

The seven sages are actually the eight sages.

It's just that during the destruction of the Roman Empire, Corot, the God of Wisdom, also disappeared and disappeared into the long river of history, and even the relevant records in the seven holy books were erased.The greatest wish of the Wisdom School is to bring Ke Luo back to the Kingdom of God again through continuous offering of faith, and to lead the believers to create a perfect kingdom with their supreme wisdom and knowledge.

Therefore, most of the followers of Wisdom School are scholars, mages, alchemists and other intellectuals.Even among the working class, most of them are watchmakers and other technical jobs.

There has always been a debate in the Holy See about whether Gnosticism is heresy.Some people think that Gnosticism’s practice of secretly excavating and translating Roman-era classics is robbing the right to interpret scriptures and will shake the foundation of church rule.However, some people think that the practice of subsidizing education, focusing on technological development, and striving to preserve ancient classics is beneficial to the whole society.

The two sides quarreled and quarreled, but in the end they didn't come to a result, so the matter has been put on hold.The views of the local people and nobles on the Wisdom School also vary according to the folk customs and the attitude of the ruler himself.Fortunately, the teachings of the Wisdom School are similar to those of the Holy See. The only difference is whether to place statues of the Seven or Eight Saints when holding sacraments.

Therefore, although the Wisdom faction was often regarded as a heterogeneous group and was suppressed and excluded, it was not regarded as a heretic and then violently eliminated.

After listening to Donatello's explanation, Ma Youfu has a general understanding of the situation.Seeing that the situation ahead was getting more and more tense, and the Pope's army had already begun to assemble into an offensive formation, he knew that he had to intervene, otherwise a bloody incident was likely to erupt.

He made a gesture, and the newly appointed captain of the guards behind him, Bayar, immediately gave the order and shouted loudly: "The guards get off their horses and assemble in a fire formation!"

The guards of the Marquis are all elite fighters who have undergone strict selection and can use all kinds of weapons, whether it is riding or foot fighting.In addition to Bayar, the commander, there is also the orc Oruk, the big man who is the vanguard, and can deal with almost all situations in small-scale battles.

Under Bayar's order, the guards held matchlock guns and quickly assembled.The six holy knights and 24 think tank sergeants who followed Donatello also lined up at both ends with melee weapons.

Ma Youfu pulled out the Peacemaker from his waist and pulled the trigger towards the sky.

The gunshots startled two groups of people who were confronting each other in the distance.Especially the troops of the Papal State, when they saw such a small army with extremely sophisticated mounts and weapons suddenly appearing in the distance, they suddenly became nervous.

They immediately changed their formation, turned their fronts towards Ma Youfu's side, and then slowly retreated.

Seeing this, the Wisdom faction hurriedly drove the carts of oxen, horses, donkeys and donkeys away from the road, while the men capable of fighting gathered and stared at the flanks of the Pope's army.

It seems that among these wise civilians, there are also smart people who can see the situation clearly.

When the distance between the two sides was shortened to about 200 meters, the Papal State army had already retreated to the Rhone River.The other party didn't want to fight an inexplicable battle with a powerful enemy that suddenly appeared, so he suggested a talk.

Ma Youfu said, I just came here to resolve the dispute, and I don't want bloody conflicts, so it's better to bring in the Wisdom faction to discuss and resolve the conflict thoroughly.

Thus, in the middle of the battlefield, a negotiation on horseback began.

The leader of the Pope's army was a middle-aged man with a beard and a scar over his left eye. He looked like a seasoned warrior who had experienced many battles.He galloped to Ma Youfu with two adjutants, nodded as a salute, and said, "I am the Captain of the Corsican Guard serving the Supreme Holy See, Alexander Caesar Vitale, who is your Excellency? "

Ma Youfu almost laughed out loud.Such a messy name of stitch monster was only obtained by the arrogant and uneducated mercenary leader.

"I am the Marquis of La Manche, Mayouf of Siris. This is Mr. Donatello, one of the twelve wise men of the Purification Court."

Seeing the elite level of the opposing guard, Vitale had already expected that this man's identity was unusual.But he did not expect that the famous Marquis of La Manche was right in front of him.

He hurriedly made a more formal meeting ceremony.

At this time Donatello said: "Captain Vitale, since you are serving the Holy See now, why are you attacking those civilians?"

Vitale shook his head and said: "No, sir, those people are not civilians. They are criminals who refuse to pay taxes. Just now we were just going to capture these criminals back to Avignon and let them atone for their sins."

Hearing what Vitale said, the representative of the Wisdom faction, an old man riding a skinny horse and coughing dryly from time to time, immediately reprimanded: "Nonsense! Our convoy just passed through the St. Benezet Bridge and stopped in the city. In less than half a day, that greedy Bishop of Avignon is going to charge each of us a 'special tax' of five sous! This is nothing short of robbery!"