Chapter 385: The Embarrassment of the City

Author: Poison Devil

But life cannot always be smooth sailing, especially in Constantinople, the eye of the storm of power, no one can be immune to it.

As we all know, although the Archbishop of Constantinople is the new bishop of Rome and the second archbishop, he is a plaything made by the Roman emperor, and can be abolished at will according to his own likes and dislikes and policy changes, so that the seemingly noble archbishop often appears to be a eunuch or a prostitute of the emperor's cronies, which is also the reason why the two Romes attack each other.

The Vatican's unwilling to admit their sins to the prostitutes and eunuchs dressed in pure religious robes is simply a challenge and betrayal of Christianity, and a scandal that slips into the world.

Poor Bendinik, as a close confidant of the archbishop, was easily the target of the powerful nobles and the military, and after withstanding the sugar-coated bombardment for a long time, he finally fell helplessly.

Because this time it was the Roman Emperor who sent someone to win over him, and he couldn't refuse the object no matter what! Basil II, who was well versed in the art of vertical and horizontal, disgusted with Sergius's growing temper and unscrupulous hair, and was more wary of the other party's reluctance to make friends with the powerful, he had to do it, and the thief and the king destroyed the enemy's strong fortress from within, so Bendenik became the best candidate to pry the node of the stalemate.

The archbishop who noticed the clue was extremely angry, he would never have imagined that the most trusted person would secretly help his opponent dig his own wall, the power struggle at the top of Rome has always been bloody, and on the road to success, there are only hypocrites and the accumulated bones of losers, and their own fathers, sons, and brothers can draw their swords against each other, not to mention the life-and-death battle between secular and clergy.

Bendenik was too conspicuous to be sacrificed, and the emperor and the disillusioned archbishop, who had sworn to protect him, abandoned the son of a minor Ionian nobleman like garbage, and sent him far away to Italy to serve as the bishop of Calabria, which was actually equivalent to a disguised exile and house arrest, and the power of Rome here was so weak that it was an indescribable embarrassment that the decree could not leave the city gates, and quite a few times I am afraid that it would not be able to get out of the church gates.

When people fall into despair, they generally go to two extremes, to the right to be aggrieved and depressed until they die, to the left side of the abdomen black looking forward to a turnaround, the first half of his life is the vicissitudes of Bendenik, he chose to go out and turn left, he wants to let the people who live up to and calculate themselves kneel at their feet and beg for mercy!

The man full of anger is not terrible, but the beast full of anger is terrible, he no longer pays attention to the method of revenge, only pursues the pleasure of revenge success, of course, the most terrible thing is that the beast full of anger meets the unwilling ordinary speculator, Bendenik, who is trapped in Italy, and Vibius hit it off, and I found two partners without much effort, at least until I returned to the center of power in Constantinople, and their alliance with me was still solid.

"Send another emissary."

I was faintly a little breathless, after all, it was a shame to eat in front of my friends.

"Tell the people in the city who they are facing, what the price of resistance is, do they think that a small wall can stop Nijmegen's progress?"

I waited at Rollo and told him that Bills was too young to get everything done, so Rollo still had to watch over me most of the time.

"We don't have siege weapons, my lord, of course the Romans have nothing to fear."

Rollo reminded me worriedly, "The Romans are watching our jokes, and I mean the Romans. After saying that, he tilted his chin slightly, obviously, this Roman was a Roman in the carriage.

I certainly understood what he meant, but insisting on marching into Rome alone was not a matter of stubbornness, it was a potential demonstration against allies, who would otherwise look down on themselves and cause some unfriendly surprises in the process of cooperation.

"Hmm."

I only snorted lightly, and Luo Luo stopped continuing to admonish in time, he has been with me for so long, and he is naturally familiar with the psychological hints represented by every detail, and it is time to let the master be alone.

He bowed and left, and at the same time pulled Bills, who was still stunned, who stared at him inexplicably, and met Rollo's sharp gaze and instantly wilted, and walked away with him in a daze.

"No matter who is against me, he must be broken into pieces after the city is broken!"

I gritted my teeth and swore an oath, and out of the corner of my eye, I couldn't help but glance at the carriage in which Bishop Bendenik was riding: "It's shameless to let the Romans see the joke......

The answer of the Romans in the city was very simple, they did not wait for the messenger to finish reporting my name, they directly greeted the unsuspecting knight with their bows and arrows, and the archers who had been preparing for a long time aimed at the horses, and each arrow was accurately inserted in a place close to the horse's hooves, so that the beast screamed and jumped, and violently overturned the master on his back, and one of the knight's feet was entangled in the stirrups and could not move, and he was dragged back alive by the frightened horse, and his face was covered with blood marks from gravel scratches, and the embarrassment could be imagined, and the Romans who succeeded in their tricks burst out with ugly mockery and scolding like crows.

"Bastard! It's too much of a deception! ”

I roared like thunder: "Come on, give orders to attack the city, I will kill all these shameless villains!" ”

"Adult ......"

Rollo cautiously admitted, instigated by everyone's gaze: "We don't have enough arrows to cover the charging knights, the horses won't climb the city walls on their own, and we don't even build ladders for climbing. ”

He swallowed and spat, "We're going to get a lot of damage." ”

"Do you want these impudent bastards to continue humiliating us?"

Having said that, I had calmed down in a rage, and there was no adequate siege weapon to attack a well-fortified city, and a fool knew that nothing could be done, so I instead pointed my whip at the empty shacks and shacks outside the city, and their owners had gathered up their belongings and fled into the city with chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep.

"The materials are ready-made, go build them now, and attack the city early tomorrow morning!"

With the cheers of the Romans on the city walls, we lifted the siege and withdrew, in fact, it was difficult to encircle one side of the city gate, let alone blockade the whole city, and the siege of the city with ladders was nothing more than my words to cheer up my men and the Bendinik in the carriage.

Anyway, it's a big talk, whatever!

The attendants chose the largest hall to be cleaned up and for the rest of the night, and Bendenik was arranged to be in the next room.

This so-called hall house is a relatively exaggerated and polite name, but it is actually a relatively reliable board house, which can withstand several levels of strong winds, but it is enough to climb through the cracks of the wooden planks of a three-year-old child, and it is estimated that it is difficult to withstand the watering of the torrential rain.

The windowless room gets darker and darker the further you go, and the hearth in the middle of the stove is not only responsible for cooking rice but also assumes the responsibility of lighting and heating, and the main room that doubles as a living room, kitchen, and bedroom is separated by a door, which is connected to the pigsty and livestock shed next to it, and the disgusting smell can't be concealed through the thin wooden door, but this smell is much better than the stench of unknown objects emitted from the corner of the black hole, barely within the range of bearing.

"My lord, this is already the best."

Rollo was visibly frustrated by his dereliction of duty, and Bills accompanied him to bow his head and admit his mistake, one tall and one short, standing there almost blocking the glimmer of light from the doorway.

"The pigsty over there...... I'll send someone to deal with it. ”

"Forget it, I'll only sleep for one night anyway."

I comforted the self-reproaching attendant and kicked away some unrecognizable piece of trash.

"Hurry up and organize people to work overnight, tomorrow I will spend the night in the courtyard of the bathhouse in Rome!"

Luo Luo took two steps forward and whispered in his ear: "There is not much grain and grass, my lord, the peasants who fled into the city have not left even a single wheat, and besides, with ladders alone, our troops are ......" He did not finish his words, but the meaning of his words was self-evident.

"Your Excellency, Bishop Bendenik wants to see you." An attendant stood in the doorway, announcing in a proper manner.

As Bendinic walked into the room with his floor-swaying robe, I was busy tying the collar of my shirt, and several armed guards in charge of protection were left outside the door, standing on the left and right like door gods.

"May God bless you, Lord Duke."

Bendenik tugged at his robe in one hand and crossed in the other: "Thank you for your time." ”

"It is my honor to serve the noble bishop, please feel free, although the conditions of this house are a little simpler, fortunately we will not sleep in the open air, God has given us life, not for enjoyment, what do you say?"

I invited Bendenik to sit down, and Bills immediately offered freshly boiled hot water: "The wine brought with me is spoiled, and I am afraid that it will not enter your honor, so let's talk with some hot water to quench your thirst, this is the clean well water that my squire has carried, and the enemy has withdrawn in a hurry, and has not had time to destroy the well, which can be called a blessing in misfortune." ”

Bendenik took the cup, took an elegant sip, and replied with a smile: "As you say, God has not given us life to enjoy. ”

Perhaps the hot water was too hot, he put the cup on the table next to him and continued: "You just called the Roman citizens enemies? ”

"That's right, the enemy."

I nodded firmly: "It is the enemy who disobeys, they not only prevent the Nijmegen army from entering the city by force, but also refuse a respected bishop like you, it is simply arrogant, someone must teach them how to obey the rules well." ”

Bendenik tugged at the corners of his robe, the edges of the well-made robes were delicately embroidered, and the dirt on the floor was a little stained when he entered the room.

"So you're going to punish them by force?"

The bishop pointed out the door: "On the way over, I saw your soldiers, who were busy demolishing houses and making siege ladders, will there be a fierce battle tomorrow?" ”

"These are not on your radar, Lord Bishop, and you can pray for our warriors."

I smiled rather tactfully: "The sword of Christ is needed now to defend Christ, and they will be very happy if you can preside over the morning prayer before tomorrow's battle." ”

The bishop, who was said to have been white-headed overnight on a ship in exile to Italy, was in fact not yet forty years old, but the mental torture of a long period of depression made him look far older than he really was, and he stroked his gray beard and said:

"I beg your pardon for being abrupt, Lord Duke, I have followed the Roman Emperor's chariot to the battlefield several times, and I have heard of the fact that I have been marching and fighting......

He slowed down his speech and observed my face: "According to my observation, although your army is strong, it is difficult to complete the siege of a huge city like Rome, coupled with the lack of necessary siege weapons, it is not easy to hope that the city will be broken tomorrow in one night. ”

I really underestimate you, Roman, and I quietly sipped the hot water in my cup, and secretly looked at Bendinik.

"Don't worry about these details, so to speak, I, like you, have followed the Emperor and His Majesty Henry on many expeditions to Rome, and know every corner of the city as well as in my head."

I knocked on my temple: "There is no castle in the world that can never be attacked, the only thing that can last is the pious faith, and my warriors have this excellent quality." ”

"Hehe, you are really already in your chest, it's me who is disturbing myself."

Bendenik stood up and took his leave: "Tomorrow I will have the honor of presiding over the morning prayer for the knights of Nijmegen. With that, he nodded politely at me, grabbed the corner of his robe again, and walked out the door with a pace.

As I watched the bishop disappear into the darkening evening gray, I sat back at the hearth lit by Bills and roasted the fire, what was the purpose of this Roman visit? He said so many inconsequential things, was it just to confirm that the attack on the city would go well tomorrow? I wrinkled my eyebrows in confusion, my stomach growled out of place, thinking about the hunger that I hadn't eaten for a long time, and simply threw the problem until tomorrow.

When I break through the gates of Rome, all my troubles will naturally disappear, and he will have words and arrows in his words!

Sleeping until midnight, three poles on the moon, Luo Luo appeared on time, full of worries I got up, the fire in the dark hearth has long been extinguished, only the faintly red charcoal is still emitting heat, the light and extinguish shine Luo Luo's serious side face, he is more and more like his old father, the rigid poker face of Wangcai.

"Okay?" I wore my boots lightly, Bills stood by with chain mail in hand, and there was another insect chirp in the corner.

"We made contact, and the other party promised to open the gate on the other side at night." Rollo and Bills helped me put on my chain mail and fasten the belt of my sword.

I straightened up the unfolded chain mail and suddenly asked, "Do you think it's credible?" ”

Luo Luo stopped his movements and was silent for a long time, obviously doubtful, "Is there a better way?" ”

His low voice was like a white ice cube fluttering in the cold wind: "I have seen the person who delivered the letter, it is the old butler of the Demar family, and his credibility is seventy percent." ”

"It's also a last resort."

I sighed softly, "If I had brought even a few cans of oil with me before I set off, or carried two sets of detachable hook ladders, I wouldn't have been so passive now." ”

I flattened the last fold and looked at the two people waiting for the order: "Let's go!" ”

The direction of the walls is so dark that it is impossible to tell where the walls of the outer city are and which are the palaces of the Vatican on the hills, but the hidden pressure rolls in, reminding us sneaky visitors that even sleeping lions possess indescribable power.

There was only a little fire left at the head of the city, and it was as far away as the waning moon that still hugged the pipa on a rainy night, and the people standing guard hid in the shade of the battlements and dozed off, and fell asleep with the whole city.

In order to increase the safety of the movement, none of us rode horses, and a group of a dozen or so people lined up in a column with the necessary ropes and tools on their backs, and quickly crossed a crumbling bridge in the dry riverbed outside the city.

The scout who started was the one who should be in contact with the city, and his sparkling eyes resembled those of a nocturnal wildcat, ://bqg3

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