If there's one thing that makes people happy in this so-called 'bloody May', it's the coronation of the Earl of Don Jr. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Coronations, this is not something that can be easily overlooked, the last coronation of a Duke on the island of Ireland was twenty years ago, when Duke Ed had just succeeded to the throne, and the last time was thirty-five years ago, when the great justice of Mulchid was in its prime.

Incidentally, the reason why this May is called 'bloodshed' is because North and South Ireland are at war at the same time.

In the north, negotiations between Duke Ed and the Northern Earl's alliance broke down completely, and both sides gathered their own troops and horses to prepare for a big killing; In the south, around the battle for the position of Grand Duke of Munster, the Earl of Don Jr. and Prince Diarmatt had a good fight, and places like the castle, especially in the corridors inside the castle, there was not even a place to dodge, and a large number of corpses fell every step forward. The final result was that Prince Diarmat's side surrendered at the cost of more than 200 casualties, followed by nearly ten knights who were declared rebellious and suffered a series of punishments such as raiding their homes and being exiled.

In the past, the spring ploughing time has always been a peaceful May, but now it has sucked a mouthful of the blood of war, and even the last piece of pure land in this beacon time will be lost, no wonder this May will be named 'bloodshed'.

But now the bitterness is coming to an end, at least in North Munster, in the eyes of the average peasant.

As mentioned earlier, the reputation of the Earl of Little Tang is well-known in Ireland and is passed down by everyone, and the transformation of the county from the poorest to the richest is also obvious to all. The average peasant had long hoped that Count Don Jr. would come and rescue them from misery - so you see, Count Don Jr. killed Prince Djarmat, not just to kill him. As the saying goes, the time is not as good as the location, and the location is not as good as the people, and it is precisely because of the people in his hands that Count Xiao Tang can act recklessly and not be afraid of arousing the disgust of those nobles.

But after all, it is better to block than to loose, and blind oppression will only make the final resistance come faster and more fiercely, and Europa is not China after all, what kind of monarchy does it want to climb to the sky in this place...... Boy, did you take the medicine today?

Therefore, it is still necessary to use interests to tempt, use sugar-coated cannonballs, tie these nobles to the chariot of Count Xiao Tang, and then cut the meat with a little soft knife, as if eating cake, layer by layer, and by the time they noticed it, they were already terminally ill and terminally ill.

"These are the proofs of Prince Djarmat's conspiracy, the confessions of the Assassins, the blacksmith who helped the Assassins build the darts, the physical evidence we have gathered, all here."

A thick confession was casually thrown on the table by the Earl of Don Jr., this confession was the brainchild of the insider, and it was so informative and reliable that anyone who looked at it would believe that it was indeed Prince Dialmat's conspiracy - but none of the four counts present wanted to see it, and they were not even interested in turning it over.

Everyone is not really stupid, that kind of flawed scheme, deception was almost the same at the time, now calm down, who can't see that this is Prince Dialmat's fault?

But you can't just kill him!

This is the true thoughts of the three counts, it is good that Prince Diarmatt is at fault, but the internal contradictions are dealt with internally, whether you imprison him or exile him, even if it is for the rest of his life, but how can you kill him on the spot?

If you can kill him today, will you be able to kill me tomorrow?

That's it, similar to this kind of rabbit death and fox sorrow, in the hearts of the three counts, endlessly, but they just can't beat Count Xiao Tang, and they don't dare to say it, the scene can only be stalemate like this.

But what kind of person is Count Tang, as soon as his head turned, he thought of what was wrong, and immediately laughed.

"Let's just open the skylight and say something." Count Tang said bluntly: "I know that you must be dissatisfied with me today, and I don't want to go around in circles with you, I killed Prince Djarmat because I was really angry at that time - if you don't want me to be the Grand Duke, say it, we will win and lose on the battlefield, above board, and everyone will be convinced." But what is the difference between your use of assassination, conspiracy, and other means, and ordinary indiscriminateness? What about our honors? Have they all been fed to the dogs! ”

said that it was not going around in circles, but Count Tang still didn't tell the truth, he was an Oriental who crossed over, where did he come from the inexplicable aristocratic glory of the West, but on the contrary, the three counts took it seriously.

"The alliance leader is right, assassination is really not what we should do."

In the dreary, the Count of Osoruny spoke first, which was regarded as breaking the deadlock and selling the Count of Little Don a favor, and then his good friend, the Count of Kildel, immediately picked up:

"Yes, the assassination is too despicable, and the person who did such a thing should be locked up, but ......"

"But you killed him, and that's the only thing we can't accept."

The Count of Leinster, who had never had a sense of presence and was always playing soy sauce, finally spoke, he had to speak, and it was impossible for anyone to take a step back in such a matter that involved his vital interests.

"Yes, it was my mistake."

Count Xiao Tang simply admitted his mistake, then raised his hand and said sincerely to the three counts: "I swear to God, in my lifetime, there will never be any murder of the three counts in front of me, no, I swear that I will not even have the idea of murdering them, otherwise my soul will fall into hell, and I will never be able to live beyond life."

"Also, as a token of my apology, I'm willing to donate the clover that grows honey as compensation for the killing of Prince Diarmat, is that okay?"

The three counts looked shy, they really didn't expect Count Xiao Tang to put forward such generous conditions, and swore a poisonous oath not to talk about it for the time being, but that honey, relying on honey in the past two years, Count Xiao Tang has made a lot of money, and several counts have long been greedy, and now Count Xiao Tang is willing to hand it over, how is this possible?

But this is how rare and strange a few counts are...... Honey is very profitable, but the market of the whole Europa is so big, even if every corner of Ireland is covered with clover, it can't provide half of the Europa needs, in this case, why not take it out and make a favor?

What's more, if these three counts really go crazy and pull out all the grain and plant clover, then Count Tang will really laugh haha! Honey is just a dessert after all, and it can't be eaten as food, even if you want to sell the honey for food, Limerick is also in the hands of Earl Tang, and the merchant ships that come and go must be approved by Count Tang, Count Don doesn't nod, I see who can transport a grain in!

This also means that the lifeblood of the three counts will be pinched by the little Tang earl, and if the little Tang earl is unhappy one day, the noble earl can only be hungry!

However, it seems that this kind of 'normal business behavior' of eating up and touching and eating both ends is limited to the times and knowledge, and no one can really see it, so the three earls agreed very happily.

"In that case...... Surely Diarmatt will forgive the impulse of the alliance leader. ”

After holding it for a long time, Count Osoruny only said this, and then looked at Count Kildell and Count Leinster with green eyes and nodded desperately...... By the way, do you want to lose the festival so quickly?

But the word is the head, not to mention just losing the temperament, even if it is a matter of losing the head, there are also a lot of people who are willing to do it, in contrast, the three earls can still eat the sweetness - although it is terrible - no wonder the attitude has changed so quickly.

May 15, 1076, the Sabbath, was destined to be a grand day.

In the ancient St. Patrick's Cathedral, under the tall dome painted with countless religious motifs, the coronation of Donchester Mackaffaye began, illuminated by the sunlight of the open-hole stained mosaic glass windows.

The civil and military officials, the Earl of Osoruny, the Earl of Kildel, the Earl of Leinster, the envoy of the Duke of Eddard, the envoy of the Northern Earls Alliance, the envoy of the Duchy of Dehebas in Wales, the knights under the various counts, and the merchants who received the news, and even King William, who was still fighting and died in France, sent a generous gift.

In the presence of more than 100 guests dressed in various costumes, armor and robes, the new Duke's personal priest, Bishop Philip I, who was in charge of all religious and health affairs, smiled gently and kindly, and solemnly declared to the Duke of Munster, the Earl of North Munster, the Earl of Desmond, the Earl of Ormond, the ruler of Moe Island, the guardian of Dublin, Limerick and Cork:

"In the name of the great, merciful, creator of all things, seeth all things, I declare you Duke of Munster."

"Yes, according to the will of the Lord."

Earl Don Jr...... No, the little Duke replied, and then stood still, letting the knights of Alcoba and Wade to the left and right, and put swords and spurs on him, symbolizing that he had worldly force.

Then the Elder Duke of Tang knelt down on one knee and pressed the Gospels of the Bible with one hand, and swore to protect the Church and his people in accordance with justice and law, to be loved by God, to ensure the privileges of the Church, to protect the lives of widows and orphans, and to protect the peace of the peasants in the realm from internal and external enemies.

After that, there was a ritual that symbolized power - a scepter, a crown, and a emblem ring, because the little Tang Grand Duke was not yet a king, so there was no crown, and there was no oil ceremony, which was somewhat regrettable.

But even this is not bad, such a solemn ceremony, such an inviolable majesty, has not been repeated in the whole island of Ireland for nearly twenty years, and some of the nobles of the small character have never even seen such a grand scene, and everyone held their breath, and the whole audience was silent, and the pin drop could be heard.

Taking the scepter, the little Tang Grand Duke stood up, and the blazing sun at noon shone on him impartially through the colorful glass window, reflecting him like a god.

"Hail to our Grand Duke! Thank you the Lord for giving Him to us! ”

Bishop Philip I fell to one knee and saluted the Grand Duke of Don Jr. After this, the ministers of the Duke of Munster, the other envoys who had come to watch the ceremony, and the knights, were either emotional and willing; Or have a complicated mood and are reluctant...... But, in any case, they also knelt on one knee and paid tribute to the new duke, just like Philip I.

"Finally...... Although there have been many accidents, although it is still just the beginning, I have finally come to this point! ”

Now on the high platform, Xiao Tang Dagong is almost a little excited and can't help himself, thinking that at the beginning, he came to this cold and barren place three years ago, and started to work hard from the most dilapidated little earl, building roads, digging canals, making paper, training soldiers, fighting wars, and starting education, step by step, and now he has come to this point today! How could he not be excited! Don't sigh!

"This is just the beginning...... I can't be proud yet, this is just the beginning...... But—"

Although he kept reminding himself in his heart, don't be proud, this is just a duke, the whole Duke of Europa doesn't know how much, even if it's a king, the whole King of Europa doesn't know how much, in this case, what else does he have to be proud of?

However, when the little Tang Grand Duke lowered his head and looked at the many noble gentlemen kneeling on one knee in front of him, as well as the countless peasant citizens who were waiting for the news outside the church, he could no longer suppress the impulse in his heart and raised his right hand with all his might!

"La-la-la-la-la--"

Noisy, flustered, festive, joyful, all kinds of sounds mingled together, and finally condensed into one. Suddenly there was a sea of cheers in the crowd, deafening, continuous, resounding in the sky, everyone was elated, everyone was from the heart, everyone shouted out even if they broke their throats:

"Long live the Grand Duke of Donchester!"

PS: From today onwards, I will say goodbye to Count Xiao Tang, and I always feel a little sad.

Goodbye, Count Don Jr.; Hello, Little Tang Grand Duke.