If there was anyone who hated Henry the most in East Francia, almost all the nobles would have given the same answer: Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIf you ask who has the most noble blood in the East Franconian kingdom, the answer is the same: Arnulf Leopoldin.

As a descendant of Emperor Arnulf, who reunited the entire Charlemagne Empire less than a hundred years ago, and as an orthodox descendant of the Carolingian dynasty, the current Duke of Bavaria hated Henry the Birdcatcher. Therefore, when some tribal nobles proposed to elect him as Henry's rival king, Arnulf immediately agreed to this proposal, despite the fact that his territory was being invaded by the Marzas, and directly declared that he did not recognize Henry's throne. Soon, however, Henry made it clear to him who the king was.

After Henry's direct arrival in Regensburg, Arnulf gave up his confrontation with Henry on the battlefield. After a series of games and intrigues, he gathered a large group of nobles who were dissatisfied with Henry's way of governing the country and formed an alliance against the royal family, causing great trouble for Henry the Bird Catcher.

Although Arnulf was quickly defeated by Henry in the original war against Henry, this does not mean that Arnulf is inferior to Henry. In fact, even after the defeat at the beginning, Arnulf relied on the deep strength of Bavaria to consume Henry's army in Regensburg for nearly half a year, and was finally forced to surrender by Hermann. In the end, in the post-war negotiations, Bavaria maintained its maximum independence, and even the power to appoint and dismiss the bishop, one of Henry's most important rights, was firmly in the hands of the duke.

Therefore, it is no wonder that Carolan and Rudolph looked so murderous when they saw Arnulf's convoy, Arnulf was the biggest backer behind all the people who attacked the Klose family. However, the Klose family is unhappy and can only hold back now, firstly, the strength is not as good as Arnulf, and secondly, I don't know what is going on recently, the relationship between Bavaria and the royal family is easing day by day, Henry has forbidden Hermann and they are going to find trouble with Bavaria, and even hinted at cooperating with Arnulf in some places, which made Rudolph, who had just known at the beginning, angry enough.

However, Rudolph's anger doesn't mean anything, anyway, everything that makes him unhappy can be angry enough. Although Herman only mentioned this incident and did not reveal too much about what was behind it, according to the records of future history, Carolan had already guessed the cause and effect of this incident.

As I said before, the Duke of Bavaria, although only an illegitimate bloodline. But after all, they are also descendants of Carolingian, so they theoretically have the right to claim all the kingdoms of Europe. And now, Arnulf has his eye on one of the richest lands in Europe: the Kingdom of Lombardy.

Henry was well aware of Bavaria's ambitions and was happy to see them come to fruition, because if Arnulf was going to enter Italy, he would have less energy to invest in the country, which would make it easier for Henry to consolidate power; Second, Henry himself may not have had any thoughts about Lombardy. Moreover, the Bavarian march into Lombardy would have had little to lose to Henry, and if Bavaria had succeeded, the Alps between the Italian peninsula and the German lands would have cut off all Arnulf's delusions about East Francia; If Bavaria fails, what could be more gratifying to Henry than the loss of Bavaria's strength.

In any case, to the south of Lombardy is Rome! It's St. Peter's Church! It's the Roman Empire! Add to that the abundance of cities on the peninsula of northern Italy, and no king could resist the temptation! Henry couldn't refuse, neither did the Spanish Cha Wuye and the French Francisco I, Napoleon, and the last Austrian Habsburg dynasty couldn't refuse. Northern Italy! One of the ultimate dreams of kings!

"Let's go, we should go back too." When Carolan saw that Arnulf's convoy was almost completely inside Memleben, she clamped her mount's belly between her legs, signaling Rudolph that he had almost seen enough and that it was time to enter the city.

"Yes." Rudolph saw Arnulf's gorgeous and huge convoy, and seemed to feel great pressure in his heart, after all, this was one of the biggest enemies of the Klose family. So he didn't seem to want to speak, but apparently Rudolph didn't realize that his rival Harald, who was far away on Sealand, was the strongest enemy of the Klosers. Denmark's strength is not what it seems. A hundred years later, Canute the Great relied on the strength of Denmark to establish the North Sea Empire, well, he is a descendant of Harald~

When the Bavarian convoy was about to disappear from Caroland's field of vision, he suddenly felt a heart move, and he took one last look at the convoy. Caroline saw that at the end of the convoy there was a young man with a beautiful but smiling face, and at the same moment he looked back at him, and his eyes staggered, and the young man like the fox disappeared into the streets of Memleben.

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“。。。 Ledeen, what's wrong with you. I'm talking! Calvin looked at Leding, who had asked him to come to such a dangerous place to meet him, who was now absent-minded.

"~~~~ It's okay, I just felt that the road of life was lost a little bit. Calvin, you have big breasts, if you have something, say it first~" At this time, Ledin, who had been smiling, teased Calvin, and his face became serious. He wasn't idle enough to let Calvin venture here to meet, knowing that if the Bavarian insiders saw Calvin here, then things would be a big deal, and it was possible to cause a national scuffle in East Francia. Thinking of this, Leding glanced at the long box on Calvin's back.

"You shouldn't have been infected by Arnulf's stupid breath, why do I think you're so slow to react today?" Calvin was still dissatisfied, but he also knew that time was pressing, so he hurried to get down to business. "I've already done the matter of you letting me get into that ghost mercenary group, and I'm sure I'm going to participate in the divine judgment of the Orton family and the Klose family in half a month. What do you want me to do? Looking for a chance to cut Herman? Then I don't guarantee success. ”

"Why did you cut Herman, I asked you to make trouble, not for you to help Arnulf." Redin rolled his eyes, if he wanted to kill Herman, would he have to wait until today, the night he left Memleben, if he really wanted to, Herman would have died a hundred times.

"Cut, I saw that you were so close to that Arnulf guy lately, and I thought you were going to mess with him with all your heart." Although Calvin seemed to be complaining about Leding, his expression seemed to be relieved. "Tell me, what should I do."

"During the duel, find an opportunity, cut your regiment commander, and then leave the battlefield directly to this location, I arranged for someone to wait for you there, they are all trustworthy guys, you dispose of the gold coins inside。。。。。。。。。 Well, stay safe. Reding quietly slipped a note to Calvin, then left the back of the convoy as if nothing had happened, returning to his place.

"Oh, the Orton family is really pitiful, and they ran headlong into Ledin, who was ready to make trouble for Bavaria~. But I'll have to find someone to store this thing with. Calvin muttered as he felt the long box on his back and left the bustling neighborhood.

Leiding, who returned to the convoy, saw his brother Bell who was currying favor with Eberhard, the son of the current Duke of Bavaria, at first sight, but Leiding glanced at Bell's disgusting expression and walked directly into his carriage without saying anything, and now Leiding is already the right-hand man of the Duke of Bavaria, and some people even say that if it weren't for Leiding being too young, Arnulf might have to appoint him as the Bavarian court minister to head the Bavarian court.

"Your Highness, look at the eyes of that lowly bastard, he is provoking your status and dignity!" Bell, who had been cautious, naturally saw his brother's contemptuous eyes, but he had no choice but to viciously slander Redin in front of Eberhard.

"Hehe, Bell, I know your hatred for Ledin, but he did my father and me a lot of favors, I don't care what you think, if I hear these words next time, I'll cut out your tongue." Eberhard smiled and watched Bell say what he had to say, and then replied dryly. He was not stupid, and as the only son of the Duke of Bavaria, his position was undoubtedly secure. And since Reding came to Bavaria, although he is not like Bell, he has praised himself many times in front of Arnulf, so that his father has been a lot more pleasant when facing him recently, and he will not be stupid enough to be a swordsman for Bell.

It has to be said that Leiding's unique experience made him a fish in water in the Duchy of Bavaria. But the Bavarians did not know what a vicious snake they had introduced.

At this time, Caroline also returned home, but Carolan, who had just walked to the door of her room, was stopped by Lisa. Said that Mrs. Canossa asked him to go to the study.

"Mom?" Caroline walked to the study with a confused look.

But as soon as she entered the study, Caroline knew why she had been called, because next to Canossa sat a smiling little girl, a girl he knew very well, it was Michael's daughter, Diana Tobias. If that name wasn't enough, then looking at the look of satisfaction in Canossa's eyes that was about to overflow as she looked at Diana should say something.

"Brother Carolan! I've come to see you! It's been a long time since you've been looking for me, I miss you so much! Seeing Carolan enter the room, Diana immediately stood up and shouted.

"Damn,,, are girls so tough these days?" Caroline turned out everything about this girl in her memory, and suddenly felt that she didn't want to have a good rest today, so she could only cover her forehead with one hand and scream.