Today's day is very special, even the sun is extraordinarily bright, shining warmly on the new green earth, overlooking everything in the world with a compassionate gaze.

The maids and attendants of the castle began to clean and decorate the hall very early, the little workers in the back kitchen were busy slaughtering livestock, bringing out large vats of mud-sealed ale from the cellar, and the guards all polished their armor the night before, and stood at their posts with their heads held high, full of majesty and heroism!

In the street outside the castle, the long-dormant grocery store miraculously opened, filled with flies-like merchants from all over the world, shouting at the strange things they were selling.

Brightly coloured fabrics and precious incense were the most popular, and most of the patrons came to me from all over the world, and the goods that had come all the way from Italy and Flanders were soon snapped up, and even the feathers of birds of all colors and sizes were robbed, and the merchants who had made a lot of money laughed so hard that their eyes narrowed into slits, and they did not hesitate to praise their beautiful words, and sincerely praised the generosity and wealth of the Earl of this territory.

I didn't know I was being praised yet, and I was being woken up outside the window in a daze by the noise of chirping, and the fatigue of yesterday had not yet dissipated, and I struggled to escape from the warm bed, hoping that it would let me go, but failed, and the cold pressed me to death again.

I wrapped the quilt made of animal skins around my body, and began to remember the temperature of the soft cotton quilt at home, until Hans's gentle knock on the door interrupted my remembrance of my past life, and the slightly open crack in the door, and the window with only a curtain of animal skins formed a cold air through the hall, and I instantly woke up with my hairs standing on end.

"My lord, it's time to get up and get ready!"

Hans cautiously bent down and asked me, since he came back from Italy, although Hans is still my personal attendant, but obviously I have paid less attention to him, who should have been the closest person to me, but now ranks behind Bull, Kohler, Wangcai, and a few people, and has become a descendant who is excluded from the lineage, and the status is far from the near and not close, which is very embarrassing.

Knowing the status quo, he has also restrained a lot during this time, and his domineering attitude has changed a lot, and he has done his own things cautiously.

"Hmm!"

I sat up from the bed, and although Hans knew his mistake and corrected it, I was still ready to examine him, after all, there were not many trustworthy subordinates around me now, and in order to successfully establish rule in this strange new land, I must rely on my own lineage to control power and build a reasonable superstructure.

I put on a thin linen shirt and walked briskly to the next room, where the maid had prepared a large wooden basin full of hot water, and sprinkled with precious flower petals to incense my body, according to the popular bathing method of the day.

Although I feel a chill at this kind of hypocrisy in the form of returning the pearl check, I have to say that there are too few things that can be used for cleaning in this era, the black and swarthy round object that is said to be soap, let alone let me use it, even if I just look at it, I will be disgusted for several days without eating, it is just a primary mixture of animal fat and plant ash, and the cleaning ability is very doubtful.

The comfort brought by the warm bath water suddenly jumped from the heel to the top of the head, and the 36,000 pores on the body all opened desperately, comfortably immersed in the dense water vapor, the fresh air in and out, ironing wandering in the wet and wet respiratory tract, the brain was numb and crispy, and the things to think about clearly appeared in the mind.

In the Middle Ages, even the wealthy nobles did not bathe often, so they were crazy obsessed with all kinds of spices from the Far East, because this could help them cover the sour smell and sweat that were difficult to hide on their bodies.

After the bath, there was a maid with a clean shirt, who did not shy away from coming in to change my clothes, her eyes were hot and aimed at the things under my crotch, which made me blush with shame, it was still difficult to adapt to the bold culture of the West for so long, although I had always fantasized that there could be beautiful women who favored me, but only beautiful women and not mares.

Dressed in a shirt and tight red trousers, a professional barber from outside the city respectfully trimmed my hair and beard.

You must know that in this era, the doctor of the castle is the barber, the barber is the doctor, the two scales are inseparable from the unity of the profession, only they have a delicate knife and needle-nosed pliers, easy to shave and also suitable for bloodletting treatment for patients, the hygiene standard is difficult to guarantee, so I will not hesitate to spend a lot of money to invite professional barbers from other places, those local Mongolian doctors can't believe it at all, if I don't know how to shiver my hand, I will die, provided that the knife in his hand is sharp enough, Judging from the current conditions, it is estimated that it is very likely that even the skin will not be cut.

To be honest, I also thought about being like the suave knight in the movie, not to mention how chic the long hair is, but the ideal is very plump, the reality is very skinny, the long hair is easy to get oily, and it is very ugly to stick to the head like an earthworm, so I decided to cut a short hair that is also popular among the aristocracy, clean and easy to manage.

The luxuriant beard was neatly trimmed, and my whole body looked radiant, and the eyes of the maids became more eager and debauched, as if they would knock me unconscious and do beastly deeds if I did not pay attention, so frightened that I quickly put on the new robes made by the tailor, and fled from the bathroom as fast as I could.

Before the sun had reached the middle of the sky, news had already been received that the village chiefs and merchant representatives who had arrived from all parts of the territory, as well as the lords and nobles of the surrounding territories, including the duke's envoys from all over the principality, arrived at the castle hall one after another. Use this opportunity to expand your relationships and find opportunities for the rest of your life.

After a comfortable nap, I fully felt the benefits of being the host of the banquet and the nobles, as long as I sent my own stewards and servants to entertain those nobles and knights, all the people who came to the banquet, there was no one of the same value, I needed to entertain the nobles in person, and I was happy to use the lazy noon to recharge my energy, and reserve energy for a sleepy afternoon that was about to begin.

Today's canonization ceremony is a sign of my authority in this region, so the castle attaches great importance to this matter, especially those knights who hope to be canonized, and do not hesitate to break the bank to buy new armor and ornaments to make themselves more handsome and fashionable, in order to attract the attention of a certain nobleman who participates in the ceremony, recruit himself to get started, and then naturally inherit the realm and enter the upper class.

The lords of the surrounding territories, and the main archdukes of the empire, also took advantage of this opportunity to send envoys to attend, ostensibly to congratulate me, but in fact, more to let henchmen spy on how powerful their new neighbor is, if he is a soft persimmon, these nobles who are good at falling into the well and digging behind the wall do not mind taking a piece of the pie from their poor neighbor by various means.

Just in time, Wangcai walked into the hall and gently tapped the ground with a gilded scepter to remind everyone that the ceremony was about to begin, please be quiet.

A small attendant, dressed in exaggerated baggy trousers, announced in a high-pitched voice characteristic of a teenager: "His Majesty Emperor Otto III of the German Empire, Count of Nijmegen, the Wise, Lord Randy Adrian Hoffmann has arrived!" ”

In his deliberately long and garish tailing, I walked into the hall in a red robe of beaver skin, with a small crown of elaborate thorns on my head, a belt set with precious stones and pearls around my waist, the hilt of my sword in my left hand, the golden cross symbolizing God in my right hand, and the bull and Kohler, who were also in full costume.

The knights on both sides flashed out of the road beside them, holding their right hands on their chests and saluting, and I smiled and nodded in acknowledgement, each step was difficult.

Before the ceremony, Wangcai specially trained me in etiquette, especially explained that at this time, I must hold the shelf and have a soft smile, a set of procedures, the muscles up and down the body are highly tense, and the strength of physical overdraft is no less than wearing heavy armor, and the enemy under the scorching sun fought for 300 rounds, tired and my shoulders are sore, but I can't show it, I can only continue to perform with a smile.

"First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to all the dukes, envoys and nobles who have come from afar to attend the ceremony, and thank you for your love and attention to me."

"Secondly, I would like to thank these knights who gathered under my banner and willingly gave their lives for God, it is the sword in your hands that defends the glory of God."

"Finally, I would like to thank His Holiness the Pope, Father Djokovic, the Plenipotentiary who is stationed here, for coming all the way to this humble and desolate little place, so that we can all feel the warmth of God, praise the Lord, Amen!"

I pretended to draw a cross on my chest, and the whole audience immediately resounded with a low prayer, and the scene seemed a little inexplicably sacred for a while.

"Bull, get on your knees!"

I took the unedged sword handed over by the squire, and said to the bull who stood at the front of the crowd as strong as a hill, only to see that he was a little excited and trembling and fell to one knee.

"In the name of the supreme God of the world and of His Majesty the Emperor of the German Empire, you are canonized as Baron Herrosbeck of this land, with all the powers of this land, and to fulfill your feudal obligations and to be loyal to my family, and this sacred covenant is borne witness by God!"

As he spoke, he slapped him on the shoulder and back with the back of his sword, and then Father Djokovic next to him blessed him with a biblical proverb, and the simple canonization ceremony was completed.

The bull burst into tears of gratitude, stumbling to renew his vow, a farmer's son finally became a nobleman through his own efforts, the hardship and joy of this identity change is beyond my imagination.

"Kohler, get on your knees!"

I smiled heartily at the most trusted archer, raised my sword, and said, "In the name of the supreme god of the world and His Majesty the Emperor of the German Empire, I canonize you as Baron Huberchen, with all the power of this territory, fulfill your feudal obligations, and be loyal to my family, this sacred covenant is borne witness by God!" ”

Kohler watched as I watched steadfastly, repeating my vow, making a promise never to betray.

I placed the cross in my right hand over Kohler's head, symbolically circumferentially around it to bless him, and then began to read the name of the next person: "Hans, come forward!" ”

Hans, who was read by my name, didn't react at once, and stood there in a daze, completely unthinking that he had done something wrong still had a chance, and happy tears instantly filled the large and small pimple pits on his face.

"In the name of the supreme God of the world and of His Majesty the Emperor of the German Empire, canonize you as a knight, pledge allegiance to my family with the sword in your hand, and shed your last drop of blood to defend its glory, this sacred covenant is borne witness by God!"

I struck him three times on the back with my sword to complete the canonization, and the child who couldn't find the north was trembling and speechless by the sudden arrival of happiness, and only came to his senses after being kindly reminded by Father Djokovic beside him, and repeated his vows earnestly and reverently.

"Modiunas, in the name of the supreme God of the world and of His Majesty the Emperor of the German Empire, canonize you as a knight, pledge allegiance to my family with the sword in your hand, and shed your last drop of blood to defend its glory, a sacred covenant borne by God!"

"Wangcai, in the name of the supreme God of the world and His Majesty the Emperor of the German Empire, canonize you as the chief minister of the earl's court!"

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I then canonized a dozen knights and surrounded Nijmegen with stars and moons to help me better manage and protect the rights and interests of the territory, and as the ceremony wore on, the most anticipated celebration finally began.