Chapter Twenty-Four: I am very sad to be separated from you
In the early morning, the darkness in the eastern sky gradually faded, revealing a clean and refreshing pale blue. The cool morning breeze swooped down from above, and the small flag in front of the hotel was ringing.
The coachman was at the door of the inn, fitting the two beautiful English baggage horses to the carriage. Although he doubted that the two nobles would be able to get up early, he still got ready early according to the order and waited at the door of the hotel.
It is a small village on the border of the Duchy of Austria, near Exxenbach Castle. From here, a half-day drive southeast will take you to the end of the trip, the art city of Vienna.
When the coachman had loaded the carriage, he leaned half-leaning on the ruts of the carriage, fiddling with a wooden pipe into which he was filling with crushed foam. There was still an unextinguished fire in the pipe, and after the crushed smoke was filled in, the coachman took two puffs, and a wisp of green smoke slowly drifted from the pipe.
With a soft creak, the door of the inn opened from the inside out, and the fully dressed Eugen and Rambo stepped out of it. Seeing this, the coachman kicked his pipe into his cuff, and then pulled the door, and waited for Eugen and his wife to enter the carriage.
Then they strode to their seats, took their pipes out of their sleeves and put them in their mouths, and with a flick of the reins, the carriage began to move slowly.
"Rack!" After the two loud shouts, the speed of the carriage gradually increased, and it sped along the boulevard in the direction of Vienna.
Eugen sat in the carriage, playing with a small scroll in his hand, unfolding it from time to time to look at it, with a certain inexplicable smile on his face. The handwriting on the scrolls is stamped in lead, filled with words of holiness, blessings, praises, etc., compiled by the high archbishops of the Holy See.
The lower part is one on the left and one on the right, with a seal representing Jesus Christ on the left and a floral signature on the right side of the pope. It seems that with these two patterns, the whole scroll itself has a certain sacred meaning. It can even forgive sins committed in the world and open the door to heaven for the dying.
This is the banknote ---- indulgence issued by the ---- pope, which has been criticized by countless people in later generations.
On that day, at the behalf-time request of Father Martin Luther, Eugen waited to meet the priest at his lodgings to hear what secrets he had. Eugen thought that in private, Father Martin Luther would talk to him about religion and denounce the corrupt and greedy moths within the Church.
To Eugen's surprise, the priest was just carrying the others behind his back and secretly handing him a small scroll. And hinted very bluntly: "This thing, as long as one Kild gold coin, is definitely worth the price." ”
This was a real surprise to Eugen, who never expected that this priest in a priest's robe, who had dedicated his body and mind to God, would actually resell indulgences to him.
As far as Eugen knew, Father Martin was not qualified to sell indulgences because he was not old enough to teach. The origin of this indulgence in his hand is a bit intriguing.
Surprised, Eugen was also disappointed. Who would have thought that this religious leader in the eyes of later generations would secretly do such a thing when he was young, or that Eugen simply recognized the wrong person?
I couldn't think of this kind of thing, and Eugen simply didn't think about it. After all, fate is mysterious and unpredictable, and who knows what kind of fate everyone will have.
After taking out a gold Kild coin and buying the indulgence from Father Martin, he didn't bother to talk to him further. Finding a reason, he sent Father Martin away.
Eugen now remembered his excitement when he first met Father Martin Luther, and he felt a little funny. Whether or not he saw the religious leader remains to be determined. History is inherently unreliable, especially when he is in the midst of history, and perhaps some things have begun to change in some way that is unpredictable.
Right now, for example, Eugen is on his way to stop the terrible disease that is killing and injuring the continent. What impact this event will have on history, Eugen is completely unclear. All he knew was that he had to do it.
"Rambo, when you get to Vienna, you can get straight to action. Head south from Vienna to the port of Venice, where you can take a boat straight to Messina without stopping for a moment. ”
In the car, Eugen looked at Rambo with an unbearable look in his eyes.
The port of Messina in Sicily, Italy, where the Black Death first stopped on the European continent, began deaths.
Rambo was well aware of this, and although Eugen did not tell him what it was, he had warned him that there was a terrible outbreak of disease in that place, and that this disease was a deadly threat to humanity.
"Obey the master of the family, I will definitely follow your instructions and stop the ---- terrible disease you mentioned." Rambo said with a firm look in his eyes, even if he was about to face a terrible calamity, there was not the slightest cowardice in the Italian knight's eyes.
"Also, I love Italy, it's my hometown. No matter what, I'm going to stop disaster from befalling there. ”
Eugen asked himself if he didn't have the courage to remain calm in the face of death. I have to say that the quality of the will that is not afraid of death in these chivalry is indeed awe-inspiring.
Looking down and pondering for a moment, Eugen took out a letter from his bosom, which was the certificate of 50,000 kild gold coins issued by Owen Ross himself.
"Well, then you take the 50,000 kilds and do what you have to do. Remember, your task is to find some reliable people in the south to monitor the spread of the disease and report the situation to me. ”
Eugen patted Rambo on the shoulder and solemnly instructed.
Rambo nodded, reaching out to take the letter. This is also part of Eugen's plan, what Rambo is going to do requires a lot of start-up capital. And Corleone, who took another 50,000 Kild gold coins with him, which he used to recruit famous doctors from all over the country.
When he gave it out, Eugen was bleeding in his heart, it was 50,000 gold coins, which he got by fighting desperately to win a battle. Although he was doing great things, Eugen couldn't control the heartache. Maybe after all, he is still a little person with little consciousness.
For the past two days, the letter had been carried by him, in the closest place to his heart, but now he had finally handed it over.
Rambo didn't feel much about this, he grew up in the Habsburg family, received an orthodox knightly education, and was deeply influenced by the idea of chivalry. This little gold coin didn't tempt him much.