Chapter 114: The Pilgrimage Route
After the allegiance ceremony was over, Duke Robert looked around at the crowd and declared: "Since the promise of the Duke of Mandy, my hands have not known how much blood they have stained, and they have long been unable to wash away their sins, so I need to go to the holy city of Jerusalem to atone for my sins to God Almighty and Knowing."
After my departure, the two regents, Lord Arun II, Duke of Brittany, and Robert, Count of Evreux, will take William's place in charge of the affairs of the Duchy of Normandy, taking turns ruling in the Duchy's Court!
I will grant them the power to deal with rebellion, to convict crimes, and to decide together the internal and external affairs of the Duchy of Normandy.
Earl of Kaye, Earl William the Younger, my lords! You have to obey the two regents, and you must not disobey, you know? ”
With Duke Robert's loud shout, all the nobles present were all in a daze, and they all bowed their heads and said that they would obey the arrangements of the two regents.
Seeing that the nobles were so obedient, Duke Robert nodded with satisfaction, and waved his right hand to ask the nobles to retreat.
All the nobles and adults present were like Meng Dahao, touched the cold sweat on their foreheads, and turned around and left the Duke's Palace.
After the ceremony of ordination of the heir, Robert took off his magnificent robes, golden crown, cloak and ring, put down his scepter and precious gold sword, and walked barefoot on the road in shabby clothes.
He was followed by only two retinues and thirteen knights, and drove along with four grooms in two four-wheeled carts.
One of the two wagons was carrying food, supplies, and money, while the other carried a large coffin.
This was specially prepared for himself by Duke Robert, who knew that this pilgrimage to Jerusalem and the search for the Golden Civilization Sacred was an extremely dangerous adventure, and he had a premonition that he would die on the pilgrimage or on the way back to Normandy.
If Robert dies on the way without finding the artifact, the coffin will be used to hold his remains; If Robert succeeds in finding the Hallows but dies on the way back to Normandy, the huge coffin will return to Normandy with the Hallows and his remains.
In order to show his devout pilgrimage, Robert asked two of his attendants to carry wooden sticks and knock Duke Robert on the back from time to time along the way.
William, who was following behind Robert, looked at his father's scarred back, felt very distressed for Robert in his heart, and stopped the two servants behind him from continuing to beat Robel on the back with wooden sticks, and gently stroked the scars on his father's back with his right hand, and said with concern: "Father, please don't continue to hurt your body like this, so you will die on the road, I will never allow you to do this!" ”
Robert pulled my hands away, turned around and pressed William's shoulders with both hands, looked at him and said, "William, please don't stop me!" It was my own choice and a way for me to practice my devotion to God! ”
"But, but......" said William, who was reluctant to speak.
"I know what you're trying to say, I'll take care of my body and won't let myself fall down before I retrieve the relic and return to Normandy!
Rest assured, I promise to come back safely, and I will do what I say! Robert looked at William with both eyes and said sincerely.
"Please take care of your health and come back safe and sound, this is more important than anything!" William said affectionately.
"I promise you!" Robert stroked William's face with his right hand, wiped the tears from his cheeks, and persuaded, "Go back, William!" We're ten miles out of town, so let's part here! ”
"No, I don't want to part with you, I'm going to Jerusalem with you!" William twisted his body and cried.
"Goodbye, William! Take care! ”
Robert let go of his embrace, stood up, and turned away without looking back, leaving only a string of crystal tears on his cheek.
"Father's ......"
William looked at the back of Duke Robert as he left, and said in a choked voice.
"Young Master William, please go back to the Duke's Palace! Lord Duke Arlen, Lord Robert, and everyone is worried about you! Steward Osborne put on a cloak for William and said with concern.
"Well, go back, Steward Osborne." William said as he wiped tears from the sides of his cheeks with both hands, revealing a strong countenance.
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Duke Robert traveled all the way on foot, handing out bread and grain from the wagons to the poor people in the locality, while he himself lived a hard life unimaginable to ordinary people.
Sometimes, when Duke Robert saw a commoner seriously ill, he would stop and use what little medicine he had learned to treat the patient.
Sometimes, when Robel was plundered by robbers and bandits, he would personally lead his soldiers and thirteen knights under his command into the bandits, scatter the bandits and save the surviving villagers.
Occasionally, when a villager's house was damaged by a storm, Robert would take his thirteen knights with him to help the villagers rebuild their homes.
1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 4 months, 5 months......
Robert gave alms to the poor along the way, did good deeds along the way, and helped all those in need along the way.
When he stopped in Constantinople, Robert deliberately threw his beautiful big on the ground, sat on it himself, and did not take it back when he left, but deliberately left it on the ground.
When he nailed the horse's horse, he deliberately loosened the horse's horse, and when the horse's shoe fell, someone would pick it up.
It seems that all Robert does is give everything he has to everyone he meets along the way, helping others in any way he can.
Everywhere he went, people who were touched by Robert's good deeds helped him in any way they could, while artists and bards from all over the world wrote poems and songs about Duke Robert's good deeds, which were sung all the way.
By the time he finally arrived in the holy city of Jerusalem, Robert was destitute and the entire wagon he was carrying was empty.
If it weren't for the help of the other pilgrims along the way and the help of the thirteen knights, Duke Robert would probably have starved to death on the pilgrimage.
Airplanes.... Airplanes...
Robert heard a buzzing sound in his ears, turned to look towards the source of the sound, and found that the mountain peaks not far away were shining with dazzling golden beams.
"Do you hear anything in that direction?" Duke Robert asked left and right.
"Back to the Duke, there is no sound in that direction!" A knight replied.
Robert nodded in response, determined the location of the creature in his heart, pointed with his right hand to the peak, and said, "That's it, go to Mount Golgotha!" ”
Golgatha, also known as Mount Golgath, Calvary, is a relatively remote mountain in the Roman period of Israel, located in the northwestern suburbs of Jerusalem, and is said to have been the place where Jesus died.
According to the Bible. The four Gospels in the New Testament record that the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was crucified on Mount Golgotha.
For many years, the name "Golgotha" and the cross have been a symbol of the murder of Jesus Christ.