"Rodrigo, you have found 30 people for me to play chess pieces, and I want to have a real chess duel with Lord Count Hugo!"

Before the chess duel between the two sides, William had a flash of inspiration, caught an interesting point, touched his chin and nodded, and ordered Duke Rodrigo with a smile.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll go down and prepare." Duke Rodrigo owes a debt and asks, "I would like to ask, Your Majesty, why do you want to play such a real chess duel with Count Hugo?" ”

"Of course, it's because it's so interesting, don't you think it's boring to watch me play chess against Count Hugo in a very small chessboard?

If it's a live chess, everyone can participate in it, and at the same time, it's fun to watch. William replied with a smile.

The chessboard in William's mouth is actually not small, and there is also a chessboard with real-time updates of the battle situation under the stage, and there are two commentators on the side of the chessboard who are responsible for explaining the battle situation for the nobles present.

However, in William's eyes, this is very boring, and he finally has the opportunity to have a chess duel, so he naturally has to have fun.

"I understand, Your Majesty, please wait a while, I'll come when I go." Rodrigo bowed and retired.

Due to William's impromptu intention and no preparation in advance, it was difficult to find 30 noble knights who played chess pieces, and it took a lot of effort for Duke Rodrigo to gather the number.

But even so, no one to play the queen has been found, and William's two maids can only be temporarily found to play.

By the time the actors entered, William and Count Hugo had already dressed up and stood on high platforms on either side of the improvised checkered board.

William's attire is naturally his crown and fancy cape, while the Count Hugo on the other side is an ordinary aristocratic attire, he is just an earl and a captive, and he is not qualified to wear a crown in the hierarchical Middle Ages, even if it is impossible to role-play.

Looking at the chess pieces played by the thirty noble knights in red and blue costumes, they felt that they were standing on the chessboard, and this scene reminded William of a good live chess game, Battle Chess: The King of the Game.

William's idea for a real-life chess game came from a game he had played.

"Fourth infantryman, two steps forward." William stood on the high platform and gave orders.

With William's order, the fourth soldier from left to right took two steps forward and stood on the black lattice.

When William finished playing, the Count Hugo on the opposite side also gave a quick order, ordering a knight on his left side to make a move forward.

"It's not bad, Count Hugo seems to be very comfortable with this game of live chess, obviously it is the first contact, but he still plays a lot of six, and he is worthy of being a well-known chess master in France." William chuckled.

As the game progressed, the pieces of William and Count Hugo were already fighting each other, and the pieces on both sides continued to lose.

Of course, the pieces of both sides do not really fight, but after the positions are exchanged according to the orders of both sides, the captured pieces automatically leave the game, and the attacking pieces occupy the position of the captured pieces.

Most of the Norman aristocrats were very fond of chess, and they would attend every Winchester chess tournament held by William, but it was rare to see such a lively live chess duel as it is now.

Therefore, whenever a piece from both sides was played, the Norman nobles erupted in cheers, and it was clear that they loved the game of live chess.

Count Hugo's style of play was very aggressive and fast, breaking into our position at the beginning of the game, but Willian relied on a steady style of play to thwart the opponent's attack again and again.

In the middle of the game, the situation on the field was clearly in William's favor, while Count Hugo's side could only use the last remaining pieces to resist stubbornly.

In the final duel, William's chess pieces killed Count Hugo's chess pieces one by one, and in the end, only the last person left left was left, and Count Hugo had no choice but to throw in the towel.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty on your easy victory." Duke Rodrigo stepped forward and congratulated.

"Well, Count Hugo's strength is still quite strong, and he is worthy of being a famous chess player in the Kingdom of France, and it is very fun to play against him this time." William took the towel handed by the attendant, wiped the sweat on his face, and said, "By the way, Count Hugo." ”

"Your Majesty, he's already here." Rodrigo nodded.

"Oh? Is he ready to keep his promise and pledge allegiance to me? William asked, with a smile on his lips.

"Yes, Your Majesty, he has already lost this duel, so naturally he has to obey the agreement with you and be loyal to you, he has no other choice." Duke Rodrigo nodded and chuckled.

William followed the Duke Rodrigo's gaze to the man who was Charlotte and Hugo, Count of Chalon, who were fighting against him. Morality. Samuel.

Count Hugo's expression changed uncertainly, hesitated for a while, and under the gaze of William and the Norman nobles, he finally knelt on the ground and swore to William:

"Your Majesty, I lost this chess duel convincingly, and your strength is indeed far superior to mine.

In accordance with my agreement with you, I will offer you my allegiance and swear allegiance to you. ”

"Count Hugo, I accept your allegiance, and now I canonize you as Earl of Charlotte and Chalon, and bestow upon you the lands and estates in the name of your title." William drew his sword from his right hand, slapped it on the opponent's shoulder three times, and said, "You are my courtier, you and your family will also be protected by me, and anyone who dares to harm you is my enemy." ”

"Your Majesty, I am willing to follow you to the death and never abandon you." Count Hugo was convinced.

Count Hugo did not feel unhappy about the pledge of allegiance, and even a little delighted, not only did he justifiably switch allegiances, but also did not lose a single bit of territory, which was really good news for him.

Originally, he expected William to deprive him of at least one earl title and domain, but what was unexpected was that William actually canonized his territory to him, which was really unexpected.

What's more, Norman and the king of England, William I the Conqueror, was a famous monarch in the world, and his allegiance to him was obviously much stronger than following Robert, Duke of Burgundy, and the future was even brighter. It is not impossible to think that with his ability, it is not impossible to be named a duke.

"Count Hugo, this duel is very exciting, you deserve to be a famous chess player in the Kingdom of France, I am very happy." William picked up Count Hugo and chuckled.

"Your Majesty, you are the strongest chess player in the world, and I am really ashamed of myself." Count Hugo shook his head and said in shame.

"It's just a duel, it can't say anything, next time we'll have the next game, just have a good fight." William patted him on the shoulder and said in relief.