Forgot? Of course I won't forget! How can we forget the tragic tragedy of this broken and lost wife and separated from each other! It was like a sharp steel nail, stuck in the chest, tearing at the heart-rending pain. +◆, "My fist needs the combined force of your hard fingers very much right now, help me, friend." I pleaded sincerely, and my tone softened, "You and I, stir up the pattern of this troubled world!" ”

The old earl did not reply, but turned his gaze away, "Do you see a room full of people who are spending a lot of money?" He bowed his chin quietly, "including the attendant who deferentially poured wine for us just now...... From the moment you swagger into Constance, the various eyeliners in ambush in the city will spread the news, and within half a month, the whole of Germany will know the news of the return of the Duke of Nijmegen, and fly faster than you have grown wings! Think about what they're going to do, huh? I wish you had no place to die, but there are many people! ”

His words slammed into my ear, vibrating my eardrum swiftly and swiftly, piercing the nerve endings with a loud sound, like the original mint water, which always woke people up immediately, "No matter how much you show affection, you will always hate me if you hate me, just as you can't wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep. ”

"Showdown? Why, with the little remnants of the defeated army you brought, or these playboys in my hands? The old earl chuckled and shook his head, "Everyone praises you for your brilliant brain, and you have been doing it step by step along the way, but you should tell me what is the way to do it?" ”

I looked at the playful eyes of the Count of Basel, and then at the drunken knight in front of me, and felt a different kind of sadness in my heart. "There is indeed a way, but ......" I wanted to say but stopped. Deliberately staring at the old earl with a blank face, "I can't do without your cooperation." My friend. ”

The old earl was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what I meant, "This is murder. Although his tone was angry, his expression was indifferent as if he was discussing how to pinch an ant to death, "He's a 'Salian'!" ”

"'Salian' is also a human being, and everyone dies."

……

2 January, six days before Candlemas, Upper Swabia, Ulm Castle.

The climate in the mountains during this season is cold and humid. It rained unexpectedly rarely, from Konstanz all the way to Ulm, soaking the entire journey intermittently, and even the air was floating with a strong musty smell, and the woods on both sides of the road were wrapped in thick rain curtains, vaguely like an impressionist oil painting. I shifted to a comfortable position and lay on the foul-smelling straw pile, my consciousness flying out of the clouds with the rickety cart, the horses pulling the cart panting. I must have fallen into the mud again.

As its name suggests, Ulm is located on a delta plain where the rivers Iller and Blau flow into the Danube, and is bordered by unattainable mountains to the east and west. It is no wonder that Otto the Great once set up the Imperial Palace here as a transit point between Swabia and Bavaria, and today Ulm owes it to its strong stone fortress and deep moat.

Through the gaps in the rough carriage. You can see the heavy solid wood wheels mixing with the dark sludge, and the gray and dirty water is no more than a quarter of the wheel. Become a terrifying bottomless pit, entangled in dragging the prey that has finally reached your mouth down the abyss. A few feet hurried around. It was the attendant of the cart helping, "Get some wood, this damn mud!" A man scolded angrily.

"Mountain man, grumpy, with a rough accent like chewing a mouth full of broken glass." I pursed my lips and quietly put my hand into the crotch of my pants, scratching at the itchy spot comfortably, I could easily distinguish the difference in the accent of people in different places.

The rain became heavier and heavier, and finally spread from the trickle to an unstoppable majestic, and the fresh tone of literature and art instantly changed the style of the symphony of thousands of galloping horses, and the noise of the people and horses could not be heard clearly, "Go to the village in front and call some men to help, it is not far from Ulm, and you must rush to the castle before dark." It was another knight's words, his voice was shattered by the rain, but he still couldn't hide the thick mountain accent, "Send someone to report to the Earl, we are in some trouble here......"

As soon as the words fell, there was a sudden sound of hooves in the whistling of the torrential rain, and everyone who was busy pushing the cart stopped what they were doing, staring nervously into the hazy distance, obviously surprised by the unexpected encounter. "Be on guard! Alert! Archer! The knight who had just commanded roared, and his horse spun uneasily, and many people ran to and fro, and the carriage sank sharply, presumably the archers who were ready to draw their bows jumped up.

As the horse's hooves drew nearer, I pulled open the wet straw and pulled out the dagger hidden underneath, breathing uncontrollably and rapidly. "This is the car of the Count of Basel, who is coming!" The knight shouted, and at the same time I dodged into the corner of the carriage.

"May God bless you, friends from afar, we are knights of Ulm, and we have been ordered to patrol here." The person who came showed his identity neither humbly nor arrogantly, "If you take the liberty of ramming the Earl's car, it will be our reckless trouble, and I hope the Earl will forgive ......"

"The Earl is magnanimous, and I will not blame you for it." The knight reined in his horse and replied politely, "But the weather is bad, why do you patrol in the rain?" ”

"The Duke led the crowd to garrison the city yesterday, so we had to step up our vigilance." The knight of Ulm, who was the leader, instructed his subordinates to give way to the road behind him, "You can reach the city by walking along this road, the banquet has just begun, and the arrival of the Earl will definitely make the Duke very happy!" ”

Lord Duke? I squinted my eyes, and the rain flowed slowly down the folds of my eyebrows, like a wriggling caterpillar, "The Duke he called him must be the child of Carinthia, Conrad of Salzburg, I didn't go to him, but sent it to the door myself, and it was really hard to find a place to find it." I smiled lightly, put the dagger back in its place, and covered the straw with my heart.

“…… Wait! The Ulm knight suddenly interrupted the procession, and his voice was very close, it should be near the left, "Dare to ask what the cart is loaded on?" I'm sorry, but I hope not to be surprised, it's my job, after all, it takes care of the Duke's safety, you can understand it, friend? ”

"Of course, I understand that." "The carriage is a gift that the Count is going to give to the Duke, and it is so rare and valuable that it must be ......presented to the Duke," he lowered, as if he was afraid that others would hear, "Honestly, I don't know what is in it, why don't you go and ask the Earl?" ”

"This ...... Forget it, I'll just casually ask, how can the Earl's things be checked, the rain is getting heavier and heavier, please hurry up and get on the road. The Ulm knight's tone softened, he still knew how to do things in a measured manner, what should be done and what should not be done, and which people could not afford to offend.

The car swayed again, and I wiped my face and smoothed my messy hair, saving myself from being too embarrassed to meet each other. "Your Excellency." Who else is there besides code name four? I turned my face sideways to see her emerge from the corner dressed in black.

"How's it going?" Although I didn't ask very specifically, code name four understood what I wanted to say.

"There are two annoying flies that have been dealt with since Constance, and other than that everything is fine." She said lightly, "As for the birds that Kohler called them, there are indeed some of them lurking deeper, and they are all connected one after another, if they are really as capable as his, at least they can ensure your safety and do some cleaning and cleaning the periphery......" Codename Four didn't wait for me to speak, and immediately continued, "I don't trust them in the core work, because I can't confirm the loyalty of these people, and the tragedy of luring the wolf into the house must not happen again." ”

I shook my head and let out a long breath, my eyes falling on her injured part, "Your injury, is it okay?" ”

"It's not that I haven't experienced ...... more serious than this" At this, we were both shocked at the same time, and the reflexive gaze immediately separated, and no one wanted to touch the forbidden minefield," ...... I am, it doesn't matter if it's hurt, don't worry about it. ”

The atmosphere at the scene became awkward, and I broke the silence first after a dull while, "Since Conrad of Salzburg is here, I can't rule out the possibility of an opponent appearing, if it is only you alone, I am afraid that it will ......" Carefully considering the wording, I don't want to hurt the feelings of Code Name Four.

"I understand your concerns, my lord, and I've discussed with Kohler a detailed plan of action." She paused for a moment, her eyelashes flickering imperceptibly, "As I said before, his people will be responsible for cleaning up the perimeter, and I will only ensure the safety of one person, and I can definitely handle it." ”

"Really? So......" I shut my mouth and said nothing, "I'm actually quite curious, how does the child in Carinthia react when he sees me?" (To be continued.) )

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