(These two days because of the New Year's home,No update.,Now make up.,Although I said before that no one watched the New Year.,So I'm ready to change one a day.,But it's still two changes a day.。 )

Shinon.

Leaning against the window of the castle, looking out of the window in a daze, it was a gloomy sky covered with dark clouds, which was depressing and breathless, and looking at the sky, the crown prince's face was silent.

“......”

Holding hands unconsciously, the crown prince lowered his head.

Ever since Jeanne had gone with the army, Charles had been depressed and in a constant daze, for for he had gambled his entire fate on the country girl.

Every time he recalls this incident, this Charlie feels that he must have been crazy at that time, in a big disaster, and rushed to the doctor in a hurry, but he really believed a village girl who claimed to be here to save France?

"I must be crazy. ”

The French crown prince obviously did not know that there was an emperor in the Far Eastern Empire who was also like him, and when the capital was besieged by a large army, he chose to believe the words of a Taoist priest in desperation, and let him lead a group of ruffians to fight against the Jin, which led to the fact that both the father and son emperors were taken captive and the empire was in ruins.

If he knew about this, he would have been even more pessimistic about his future.

However, he was helpless after all.

There was no money in hand, no extra army, and even the territory was about to fall, except for the empty name of the king of France, only some nobles and generals who were still loyal to him. He had placed all his bets on this country girl, and if that country girl had failed, he might not even be able to be a little count.

Yes, in addition to his status as the crown prince of France, he is also the Count of Anjou, and he has a large number of in-laws at home and abroad in France, in any case, even if the King of England really takes away the throne of his French king, he is still a nobleman with his own territory and army, but ...... What else can he do when he has no money in hand?

In order to keep the throne, he sold many of his estates and many fragments of territory, and now he is in great poverty, and what is a lord who has no money to maintain an army?

The monarch of the Eastern Kingdom, the power of his courtiers comes from royal power, and the king can depose any courtier with a word. However, the monarch of the Western feudal kingdom, the power of the courtiers comes from the army in his own hands, just like a small monarch serving the great monarch.

The so-called aristocracy, the so-called prestige, the so-called power, the so-called elegance...... The prestige and power of the nobility were not maintained by those false names and titles, but by their own real territory and army.

Lords have their own territories and armies, and the lord's allegiance to the king is essentially like the obedience of the king of a small country to the king of a large country, but it is a closer vassal state.

Because of this, even if the lord has an obvious rebellion against the king, as long as there is no direct rebellion, the king is often helpless, for the lord, it is a big deal that you come to my territory to fight me, see if your king's army is strong or my army is strong.

But it is also because, when the lords are not able to maintain their own armies, what is that?

It's just a vase with a noble title.

If the country girl fails, even if it is due to the opinions of other nobles, he can't kill him openly, but Charlie pays for it, and I'm afraid he will end up with an "accidental death".

Leaning on the windowsill in front of him, he stared at the ominous dark clouds in the sky, as if it was about to rain, and the crown prince prayed silently.

"O God, please bless that girl. ”

Charlie didn't pray directly for herself, but prayed for the Lorraine girl, wishing her success, anyway, when the girl failed, he could only be caught.

The whole of France has reached the most critical moment, and this hope of saving France is pinned on the body of a country girl......

It's incredible, but it's true.

......

On the afternoon of May 8, 1429, the defenders of Shinon spotted a cavalryman approaching in the direction of Shinon on the watchtower.

"Who!"

Even though it was just one person, the raised castle drawbridge, the soldiers with weapons and bows everywhere, and the nervous look on their faces as they looked at the cavalry, all proved that these soldiers were nervous to the limit.

During this time, there were countless news of defeats all over the country, so that these soldiers were already depressed to the extreme, and it seemed that France could no longer hold on.

But then, a man at the head of the city recognized who the cavalryman was.

"Charles?"

Above the city, someone said in surprise.

Charles, a guard who had been in the garrison at Chinon but had joined the Orleans reinforcements a month earlier on the orders of the Dauphin, had followed the Lorraine Lady into the war, and he had returned.

Could it be that the war was lost and he fled back?

At the bottom of the city, Charles gasped for breath, and it looked like he hadn't slept all day, and on the way there, he even ran and killed three horses, and the rest of the horses were about to be overwhelmed.

"O'...... Orleans!"

Husky throat, trying to shout out.

"Orleans, Orleans?"

The soldiers at the head of the city did not dare to slack off, and immediately lowered the drawbridge, and the Charles turned over and dismounted, and fell straight down, but he didn't even bother to pat the dirt on his body, he just ran towards the castle.

At this time, Charlie, who had already received the news, could not hold back, and he walked out of the hall quickly, and met the messenger in the hallway.

"What's wrong? What's wrong with Orleans???"

He didn't care about any aristocratic etiquette anymore, and desperately shook the shoulders of the panting soldiers in front of him, and his blue pupils looked nervously at the overly excited face.

"Orleans...... Orleans ......"

But the soldier hurried all night, his throat was blown by the cold wind, and he was too excited, even if he was dancing, he could only repeat "Orleans" in his mouth.

Hearing this, Charlie's heart sank, and the assumption that he never dared to think about in his heart still had to be faced at this moment.

"Orleans...... Or has it fallen?"

Some muttered in silence.

Unexpectedly, when he really heard the news, Charlie didn't have much loss in his heart, not even anger towards the country girl, nor fear of the future he seemed to foresee, only an inexplicable sense of dazedness and untruthfulness.

It's as if I've been in a dream all along, and I don't know where I'm until I just ......

I finally woke up from my dream.

"yes, it's time to wake up. ”

There was an inexplicable bitterness in his heart, how could he, a person who was not even sure whether he was the biological son of the previous French king, be qualified to be the king of France?

For a while, my heart was bitter, but I was discouraged and disheartened.

But at this moment......

"No, it's not...... Orleans was successfully saved! The English fled in defeat!"

In his ears, an excited voice sounded again.

Sure enough, it failed, forget it, it's ...... anyway Uhhh?!!!!!!!!h

Charlie, who suddenly reacted, looked at the excited soldiers in front of him in disbelief, and his face was already dumbfounded.