In the years that followed, King Edgar was found to have entered and left the Emperor's court with Madame Matilda of Canossa, and during the dinner, he often talked in public, and the young Edgar sometimes let out the laughter of "just because I am the king", and reveled in the great courtesy. This had already angered the King of France, who immediately decided that he had to do something for his sister, such as intervening before what happened to his brother-in-law and the Italian woman. Godfrey de Boouillon also began to feel uneasy, lest the bloody king of England be seduced by his aunt and even change his position.

Emperor Henry's attitude was much more ambiguous, he had other things to plan, so he only laughed at the affair of King Edgar. The Emperor was brilliant from an early age, and in his eyes, no opponent could escape his fate - such as the smug Pope Hildebrand.

As if fearing that he would not be ostentatious enough, Edgar then made an unheard-of proposal to the other two monarchs of Cambrai: to hold a jousting tournament of knights in the next few days, and he would take the competition with his own gun.

No one of his days had ever heard of a king taking part in such a dangerous game, and Philip, though he occasionally watched such a performance from behind the high walls of the castle, did not think of stepping on his horse in the open air and breaking his spear in a profuse sweat.

However, this did not mean that this suggestion of the King of England was not welcomed, the nobles present were all warriors on horseback, and they appreciated martial arts the most, and were naturally full of interest in such a lively scene, but some French nobles maliciously speculated that the King of England wanted to show off some aspects of his skills in front of the Tuscan beauty? Rumors of Xiangyan were the easiest to circulate in the court, not to mention that it was the top people in Christendom who were involved in the matter, and soon the matter entered the ears of King Philip.

"It's too much!" The King was furious, for though he was amorous, he did not want his brother-in-law to do the same, and Philip could not help but think of his mother's scandal, and the more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became, until he threw his glass to the ground, allowing the rich fruity aroma to fill the air.

At the banquet that night, Emperor Henry announced in public that he would also participate in the competition, this statement immediately made the atmosphere of the scene warm, the emperor has always given people a deep and sharp impression, it is rare to decide to use martial arts for entertainment, and it has won rare unanimous support among the nobles of the empire.

Not surprisingly, Godfrey also joined the competition, but King Philip had a gloomy face and refused to give the knights present the "honor" of seeing the king's fighting skills, which disappointed the French nobles who had many knights.

At the suggestion of King Edgar, the nobles participating in the competition would be marked by a shield representing their own family, and in this era, many families did not have a fixed flag emblem except for the noblest dukes, and before the later heraldic system was developed, Edgar himself set an example by drawing a golden two-legged wyvern on a red shield to symbolize the royal family of Wessex.

This immediately led to the emulation of the nobles, and the knights of the lords traced their origins to the appropriate emblem for their families, and King Philip finally became interested in the matter, and although he did not participate in the game, he ordered the production of a red shield dotted with white bees, the emblem of the Frankish royal family, which is said to have originated in Merovingian times, and a reference to the banner given to Charlemagne by the Pope.

Western Europe's weapons and armor once lagged behind the Byzantine Empire in the East, and in the time of Basil II, Henry II's German knights wore old-fashioned infantry chain mail and star-shaped helmets without arm guards to fight against the elite of Eastern Rome. Today, however, most of the knights of the Empire and France were equipped with high-quality cavalry armor, the thickness of the lining armor was greatly increased, and the throat defenses that were once ridiculed by the Greeks were improved, and in fact, even the Danes in the north now had strong chain throat guards on their cuirasses.

At the suggestion of King Edgar, the outskirts of Cambrai shone with the light of armoured soldiers, and if a merchant from near and far came to this town at this time, it was inevitable that this meeting of kings would have turned into a sword fight.

The King of England was a West Saxon who could not compete with the Frankish knights on horseback, so the Boulogne, led by Godfrey, represented the King of England in competitions. And the knights from all over France, most notably from Burgundy and some returning from the Iberian Peninsula, armed with coloured spears embroidered with blue and gold patterns as dazzling as meteors from the sun, would represent the proud France and compete with the elites of regions such as Anjou and Orleans, competing with the King of England and the Roman Emperor.

At this time, the knightly contest was more inclined to the collective impact in the narrow field, and the armored knights in formation were like chariots on the Constantinople racecourse, and the gorgeous and bloody scene could make anyone who could take their breath away and not squint. The king's long-haired guards were unmoved by such a gallop, except for the occasional rough cry as the Flemish knights of King Edgar snapped their spears, and their Saxon language was not as soft as an otter skin as its Welsh neighbours, nor as bright as the language of the Irish, but like apples falling on the table with the sound of a drum, but full of roundness, fullness, and tumbling vigor. The foreign warriors, both French and Teutons, were curious, and their huge horns reflected the golden light of bronze, and although they preferred mead to the elixir made from white, red, and purple grapes, these northern warriors still drank merrily, letting the red juice spill on their beards, and provoking some Germanic ladies and girls with braided hair like linden honey to eat and laugh.

The Flemish men were by no means weak, but they were not as glamorous as the Burgundian knights, and therefore lacked the capital to stir the crowd to cheer, but this did not seem to affect the mood of Godfrey de Bouillon, who calmly gave the command in place of the King of England, and the Flemish of Boulogne let out the roar of a steel beast.

The King smiled as his knights marched forward in the dark, breaking up Edgar and the Flemish in a new round of fighting, and the pursued Flemish horses rushed frantically to the left and right, and he caught a glimpse of the noble Italian lady's nervous expression, which was even warmer than enjoying a piece of apple boiled with wine and spices.

Then the king of England suddenly made a gesture to Godfrey, who immediately began to turn, and the knights who were scattered in the crowd came back, and their great horsemanship was like mercury, and the knights of Champagne fell from their horses, and in this way, the ranks of the French were torn apart, and Edgar leaped over a bloodied and unconscious knight, and knocked the next opponent off his horse.

The speed of the Flemish has slowed down, but it is difficult for either them or the French to continue to maintain a wide line, in fact, in such a sport, only the French can barely maintain a formation that is close to a wedge, but this iron porcupine-like wedge is being constantly torn by the Flemish wolves, and the break is inevitable.

When the smoke cleared, Edgar lifted his visor and saw Philip's bee-patterned shield turned—only the Germans remained.

Emperor Henry was not required to participate in the previous contest, and as a sign of fairness, he announced that the contest would be postponed for a day so that the winning King of England would have a night's rest.

In the eyes of many nobles on the outskirts of Cambrai, the next thing was to have fun, after all, the goal of the meeting was basically accomplished, and the Anglo-French and the Empire finally reached an agreement that the inheritance of Verdun in Upper Lorraine would be inherited by Godfrey for the most part, and Madame Matilda would retain the part of the territory that belonged to her mother's dowry. For Philip, supporting the Boulognes into Lorraine was a diplomatic breakthrough, and if done right, he could even gain access to the heights, where Emperor Henry was now in trouble in Swabia and Thuringia, and had less influence over Lorraine than his predecessors.

"Your Majesty must be very satisfied." Lady Matilda watched Edgar take off her helmet and suddenly said angrily.

"If Madame knows what I think, why do you ask that?" The King of England had no courtesy on his face, and was so serious that Matilda was a little unaccustomed to it.

"Even if I believe in Your Majesty, but this time Your Majesty has really harmed my interests, why should Your Majesty believe that I will agree to your conditions?" In the end, she said through gritted teeth.

"For Madame is afraid that she is not willing to put all her bets on Rudolph, and how many kings can be won by the righteousness of the Holy See in the whole of Christendom, from Hadrian's Wall to the Pillar of Hercules?" Outside the walls, the crows were still circling themselves, and Edgar finally showed the posture of an emperor, his back clearly projected into Matilda's eyes.