"Duke of Nanyang, do you know how many French knights have died in battle under the city of Rena? Three hundred and twenty people! More than a hundred knights were wounded and could no longer be a glorious knight. Whether or not you ordered them to be killed, it's dishonorable, it's undesirable for the Lord, you say? Your Majesty the Emperor! "The Pope is not a waste, seeing that there is no way to classify Hong Tao as a pagan who has invaded Christendom, the spearhead has turned around, and he has begun to play the trick of provoking the masses to fight the masses.

This statement is too vicious, and the Knights Templar suffered the heaviest losses in the city of Rena, because they stood at the front and were still in the center, and more than half of the large iron ball was borne by them. The Knights Templar was a predominantly French knightly army, and regardless of the cause, course, and outcome of the war, the mass killing of French knights would certainly be undesirable in the eyes of the French. As soon as these words came out, Hong Tao could feel that there were many cold rays coming from behind him, and the discussion on the viewing platform became louder.

"I don't think so...... On that day under the city of Rena, I personally commanded the battle, and there was not a single contingent of troops present under the banner of France or the Knights Templar, but I was faced with a rebellious army, mercenaries at best. As to whether they are knights of France or knights of the Templar Order, with all due respect, Louis, can you tell on the battlefield without looking at the flag? Friedrich II was quite righteous, did not flinch at all, took up the topic of the Pope, answered quite loudly, and finally threw the difficult question to Louis IX. As the host, he must take this responsibility, and it is his fault that the guests are provoked and blamed.

"Let's talk about the game today. Don't let war ruin the annual event. Your Excellency the Duke. I don't know if you're interested in competing in a knight's race. It would be my pleasure if I could. "Louis IX, who was not young at all, had no shortage of eyes, and he put aside the difficult questions thrown at him by Friedrich II, and said neither yes nor no. But his later words have already shown that he also sees Hong Tao as unpleasant and wants to vent for the Pope, and he is more insidious than the Pope. Once Hong Tao participated in the knight competition, it would be life and death, wealth and fortune, and he would not necessarily be killed, and Friedrich II, who had a broken arm and leg, could not say anything. And this kind of invitation to others can't make decisions for Hong Tao, for European nobles, unless you are a vassal of whom, you have to make your own decisions.

"I'm sorry, but I'm good at naval warfare, not good at land warfare, and I'm not even familiar with horseback riding. If His Majesty the King is interested. Let your ship go to the sea and compete with me. "Hong Tao's thickness of face is destined not to be agitated, and Louis IX was also countered by Hong Tao.

"No need to ride a horse. The Duke of the Eastern Empire will not even know how to use a sword, and you can participate in a sword fighting competition. Hong Tao shrank a step, the pope went further, Louis IX's idea gave him a wake-up call, he wanted to punish Hong Tao in front of the emperor He also knew that it was impossible, but torturing Hong Tao and peeling the emperor's face was also a happy thing.

"To be honest, I won't ...... swordsmanship" Hong Tao saw that Friedrich II was shaking his head slightly at him, definitely not wanting to let himself participate in the swordsmanship competition. Even if he didn't shake his head, he wouldn't have participated, he had learned a little European swordsmanship with Carl in Jinhe Bay, but he couldn't even beat Carl, a half-knight, let alone come to participate in professional competitions.

"Hahahaha......" Hong Tao's answer caused a burst of laughter in the stands.

"That's a pity, in our place, ten-year-old children have to practice swordsmanship, I doubt the authenticity of His Excellency the Duke, don't you fight in the Eastern Empire? Or is it up to someone else to protect you? "The Pope is not only immoral, but also cautious, and likes to persecute people to death. Hong Tao kind of understands why Friedrich II is at odds with him, you can't tolerate this kind of person, if you take a step back, he will take a step forward.

“…… I can participate in wrestling, according to the custom of our country, if there is a bet on the match, I came in a hurry this time, and I didn't have anything too valuable on me, so I put these three buttons on my clothes, and who can help me identify how much they are worth! "When it comes to digging technology, Hong Tao is the best, since he has to let himself be slapped in the face, then he has no reason not to shoot, not only to slap his face, but also to charge! How can I say that I am also a duke-level character, where can I fight for nothing? I don't do it if it's cheap!

"They're worth at least a thousand livres! Each! I've never seen a ruby this big! There is definitely no shortage of people among the nobles who are familiar with jewelry, this is their instinct, and two of them came over at the moment, took a magnifying glass to look at the buttons of Hong Tao's clothes, and then gave a unanimous evaluation.

"Well, these three gems are in the custody of His Majesty the Pope...... Excuse me, where is the venue for the wrestling match? Hong Tao didn't talk nonsense, a thousand livres is a thousand livres, and immediately took out the dagger, took the three buttons off his shirt, and put them on the plank in front of the pope, and walked down without looking back. Halfway through, I remembered where to race, and I turned around and asked.

There is no special field for riding, spearmanship, swordsmanship, and wrestling, but one by one, and the rectangular field where horses were originally hedged is the playing field. Since both the Pope and the King are going to watch wrestling, they must immediately stop other competitions and change to wrestling. With a series of horns sounding, Hong Tao came to the middle of the field, looked back and forth, left and right, and hugged his fists to make a circle, but all he got was boos.

This scene is far from the same, when Hong Tao participated in the ice hockey final in Toronto, the audience was more than ten times more than now, and the scolding was shocking, what a fart! Boo yourself, huh? Okay, this feud is settled, whoever comes to compete with him will be retributed. Just now, Hong Tao just wanted to punch the pope in the face, but now he has changed his mind, he must be ruthless, and breaking one of the opponent's arms is the lightest, this is the price of booing himself. As for whether he will lose, Hong Tao didn't think about it at all, none of the executors of those professional ice hockey players in later generations are good at stubble, they all weigh more than 200 pounds, they don't have ball skills, and they are first-class in fighting.

Some people will say that ancient people are stronger than modern people, but Hong Tao feels that this is all nonsense without scientific basis. What do modern people grow up with snacks? What did ancient people grow up with snacks? I have traveled over the past ten years, and I have never seen a strong man who is more than two meters tall and weighs more than two hundred and fifty pounds, and it is the same in Europe and Asia. Don't forget, in the Middle Ages, when beer bellies were still proud, it was lucky to have a full meal.

However, it is true that ancient people should be stronger than office workers in modern cities, because in ancient times, there was more manual labor, and the living environment forced people to be stronger. However, this theory cannot be applied to professional athletes, modern athletes have been professionally trained since childhood, and their physical fitness is several streets stronger than any ancient knight, and they are even more than the ancients in terms of nutritional intake, and there is no comparison at all.

Hong Tao is even less worried about technical problems, any skill is improved with the passage of time, and any lost stunts and cheats are nonsense and do not conform to the materialist scientific outlook. The professional boxers of 2000, no matter how stupid, were better than the boxing champions of 1945; The top professional footballer in 2000 took out any random one, and he also had a higher overall quality than Pele. If Pelé is brought to fifty years later, he is not even eligible to be selected for the Chinese football team, and he will not pass the round-trip run! It's called the difference of the times, and it can't be changed casually through training and talent.

"I'm the king's chamberlain, call me William......" The opponent against Hong Tao was a big man, at least not shorter than Hong Tao, and his body was strong enough, his arms were like other people's calves, he was wearing a pair of leather cropped pants and leather shoulders, and his unkempt hair was not as carefully combed as his beard.

"My name is Aite, wait a minute, I'll dress up!" Hong Tao has to think of a bad idea again, since no one has come to announce the rules, it means that there are no rules, this is easy to do, and he must take advantage of all the advantages to make it happen. How to occupy it? Take off your shirt, and if you don't have clothes on your upper body, the other party will lose the grab to borrow your strength, which is not a small bargain. But he can't let others see that he is taking advantage, and after taking off his shirtless, he must put on a few poses to show the ladies in the stands and around him. Now Hong Tao's body is much stronger than in his previous life, and his perennial sea life has trained his tendons and flesh, and his skin is brown.

Where have the aristocratic women of the thirteenth century seen this scene, but this does not prevent them from throwing waves at the waves with red faces, especially the big colored mouse head on his back that constantly changes its expression with his muscles, which is even more concerned by all women. Women are not interested in war, and a man who is strong, neat and funny is what they care about. Especially the duke, who has replaced the buttons of his clothes with three large gems, needs more attention, and maybe he can become a prisoner under his skirt.

Here is a problem, the European noblewomen of the Middle Ages were basically married, and the knights pursued these married women, and the unmarried girls were too young, so they didn't have anything, and they were all locked up in the castle and didn't go out much, and it was not interesting to chase them as adult women. Their so-called pursuit does not necessarily have to be to roll the sheets, it is a formality. Only by hooking up with a married aristocratic woman can you get honor, if you hook up with an unmarried girl, you can only get a machete from the girl's father, and people will play with you. So, what is the story of a young girl and a knight is also a deduction, the relationship between a real medieval knight and a noble woman according to the Chinese language, is something that has to be said between a group of warriors in heat and a group of broken shoes.

(To be continued.) )