The tenderloin is the most delicious beef tenderloin, marinated in olive oil, salt and black pepper on both sides for half an hour, then grilled on a charcoal fire and reversed every few moments, during which some garlic juice and butter are coated, and finally sprinkled with vanilla and lemon juice to enhance the flavor.

"It was perfect! The art of food is truly wonderful! The Teutonic knight from Nassau stuffed a handkerchief in front of his collar, tasted a kilogram of black pepper steak with a knife and fork in his hand, took a sip of wine, nodded and praised: "Although the wine cellar is too short and not perfect, it is not indispensable to taste this delicacy, isn't it?" ”

"Yes!" Kira Yoshitoki also uses a knife and fork to try to deal with a smaller steak, and the fragrant steak is cut open to reveal the cooked beef, which is not the most delicious but not the most delicious.

"Want to hear my advice? I think black pepper steak is good medium rare, medium rare is too old, the most delicious soup is not good if you lose it, I believe my taste will definitely bring you good luck! Hans raised his eyebrows and showed a wonderful feeling, enjoying the abundance of food in a foreign land, which he had never eaten before, even in his own homeland, where there were only endless wars, and the occasional bloody beef of never-ending black bread was a gift from God.

"Maybe you're right, but at my current age, I should still eat more cooked food, and medium-rare is just right for my taste, I think it's not bad!" With a handkerchief tucked in front of his neckline, Kira was holding a knife and fork and trying to compete with a steak, a completely Western way of eating that was still too foreign to him, and he used a knife and fork like Hans used chopsticks. There's an indescribable awkwardness.

"You know, I've never touched anything like a fish belly. Because there is something unclean in uncooked food. I don't like the bloody steak either, but I still think it's better cooked. Kira shrugged his shoulders in defiance of a completely Western style.

"Oh! That's a shame! Praise God that I can taste such a delicious taste of the world! "The steak in front of him had already eaten more than half of it, and Kira Yoshitoki had not even eaten half of it in front of him, and the Germanic man was not only super strong in force but also a big stomach, and he had to eat a large piece of steak in one lunch, a plate of vegetable salad and three glasses of wine, and he showed no signs of gaining weight. In his forties, he is still as strong as a governor, and he is simply ruthless.

Looking at the Teutons feasting, Kira Yoshitoki smiled and asked, "Doesn't the knight of Hans have to pray?" I mean the Teutonic knights, as Catholics, should pray before the meal, right? ”

"I'm a Protestant, or rather a Lutheran Protestant." Hans put down his knife and fork and explained to him: "As we all know, our Teutonic knights were founded very late, and their role was like that of the Knights Hospitaller, and later evolved into a military order to Eastern Europe, and now His Royal Highness Albrecht of Grand Master Ansbach has converted to Protestantism and established the Duchy of Prussia. We've always been Protestant. ”

"Oh!" He also knows a little about this history, Albrecht of Ansbach was the first duke of the House of Hohenzollern. The Duchy of Prussia he established was later known as the Kingdom of Prussia and the German Empire, and several Frederick the Great of this family began in this era, and in order to change the Knights into a Duchy and convert to Lutheranism, this is not a small courage, and it is no wonder that he can become the founder of the Prussian dynasty.

"Isn't it said that there are still many conservatives in the Order?"

"Yes! Your Excellency knows about the Reformation, right? Because the Church deceived the ignorant people in the name of the will of God and the Bible, and because the people did not know the Latin Bible, and what the Bible said was entirely up to the bishop, Martin Luther translated the Latin Bible into German and posted it everywhere in the public ......"

The Reformation in Europe is interesting because the enlightened clergy opposed the unreasonable tax hikes of the Holy See, especially Martin Luther, who translated the Bible into German and made it available to the public, allowing God's will to be interpreted by the public at will, which seriously violated the authority of the Holy See and destroyed the means by which the Holy See relied to make money, so he was wanted by the Holy See.

However, this interpretation was supported by many kings, nobles, merchants, and craftsmen who were dissatisfied with the misdeeds of the Holy See, and the weakening of theocracy made the suppression of royal power by the Holy See gradually weakened, so the theory of the Reformation emerged.

There were also several major sectarian differences within the Teutonic Knights, the Duke of Prussia Albrecht converted to Lutheranism, and at the same time maintained a close relationship with Calvin, and the Teutonic knights belonging to the Duchy of Prussia were basically believers of both factions, although Martin Luther and John Calvin had conflicts because of the liturgy of the Eucharist, but for ordinary believers, the Protestant denominations were better than Catholics.

The other part of the Teutonic knights still adhere to the Catholic doctrine, even if the Knights no longer exist, the Grand Master became a duke did not change his original intention, this part of the Christians still insisted on all kinds of prayers before the meal, and the sacrament also had to drink red wine and eat leavened bread according to the rules, while Lutherans and Calvinists only needed bread and wine, regardless of the difference between the material, form, taste, and color of the cake and the wine.

"Because we are justified by faith, and the essence of faith is to believe that grace is obtained through Christ, it is the duty of the Church to spread the gospel of divine grace, the Bible is the witness of the gospel, the authority of the Bible is supreme, all traditions should be judged by it, and no one should be given unlimited power, even if it is His Majesty the Pope or His Majesty the Emperor, so we have many believers and supporters, and everyone is disgusted with the insatiable greed of the Church, of course I support the reform of His Royal Highness the Duke, only the Duchy can give the Order a better future."

"Well, I don't understand that either!" Kira Yoshishi didn't want to talk about such a boring topic, so he shrugged his shoulders and smiled: "You don't want me to join these sects, I'm a Buddhist, although I don't respect the doctrine and prohibit meat food, but my faith is still very strong, please don't mention things that bother me in the future." ”

"As you wish, I really don't have that idea." Hans also spread his hands and said that he had no other meaning, he would not be stupid enough to persuade the lord to convert to Protestantism, this was not the Crusader era three hundred years ago, in the words of their Grand Master, knights were gradually being eliminated, but chivalry would be passed on forever. He is a pragmatic knight who abides by the spirit of chivalry and insists on making a living.

After a while. Bendo was walking briskly into the hall and didn't look at Hans. He bowed directly and said, "Your Excellency, all the preparations you need have been made." ”

"Hmm." Put down the knife and fork, pick up the handkerchief, wipe the grease stains from the corners of his mouth, take a sip of sparkling wine, and then turn his face sideways and ask, "What's the reaction of the dealer?" ”

"It seems that there is an unusual movement in the city, and I was probably taken aback by the silent statement of the color department repair hall, in short, there are some unusual appearances in the city, and the possibility of a commotion cannot be ruled out." Hondo was smiling at the corners of his mouth, secretly thinking about how panicked Honjo would be.

Kira nodded thoughtfully and said, "That's good." Go down and get ready, and you'll be ready to move soon! ”

As he was retreating, he picked up his knife and fork again and continued to fight with the steak, and the sound of clanging cutlery against porcelain plates was heard from time to time, and the silence did not last long, and Hans asked very rarely: "Your Excellency, why don't you take the initiative to attack?" The knight should charge ahead, this is the fate of the knight, and you should give your knight more opportunities. ”

Kira Yoshitoki raised his eyebrows and replied with a smile, "Maybe you're right." But the premise is that you must not deal with the enemy in the castle, and it must be very unwise to use brave knights to do the siege work. The knight's war should be on horseback. ”

“…… Makes sense! Hans nodded silently, for the knight who was full of attacks, the strategy was too difficult to understand, he still thought that the Kira family should be given more opportunities to hone their horses, of course, he was only a hired instructor, and did not have the right to command.

"Appropriate means are also necessary to promote victory in the war!" A piece of Black Reef steak was finally settled, he picked up a handkerchief to wipe his mouth, he raised his glass again and said, "Okay, don't talk about that!" Let's have a toast! For victory! ”

"For victory! Cheers! ”

After the hearty lunch was eaten at the end of the last fruit bowl, Hans got up and took his leave: "I need to go and see the lads, who are gearing up for battle, and hope they will have a good harvest." ”

……

In Honjo Castle, Honjo Sun Goro was sweating profusely, because the Kira army recruited civilians everywhere to collect dry firewood, and the collected dry firewood was put on a flatbed truck, and then poured grease, sulfur, saltpeter and other fire-causing things, which was simply to force them to burn the jade of the Honjo Castle, and the lesson of the destruction of Hojo Castle made the people of Shimoetsu realize that the cage city battle that had been tried and tested in the past was no longer safe.

"What to do? What are we going to do? The retainers of the Banker looked at the young lord, they were already tied to the same boat as the Banker, and could only hope that the Governor would come up with a better solution.

After the incident half a year ago, many people in Shimo-Etsu also heard about the cause and effect, although the Nagao family did not punish the Banker, but the Banker still noticed that the atmosphere in Shimo-Etsu was becoming more and more unfavorable to themselves, including the Sekobe Katsucho and Ayukawa Kiyocho, many of the people began to consciously keep their distance from Honjo Shiranaga.

Secretly, there are also some retainers of the Honjo family who secretly scold Honjo Shirancho for having no eyes, if the pair of golden boys and jade girls really have three longs and two shorts, the Honjo family will face the joint revenge of the Kira family and the Nagao family, and even the imperial court shogunate in Kyoto will not let them go, just because his momentary recklessness almost pushed the Honjo family into the abyss of no return.

Honjo's face was ugly at this time, like a sleepy beast walking around impatiently, and he roared hoarsely with a gloomy face: "Get out of battle immediately!" ”

"What?" Sun Goro of Honjo was shocked: "Why do you still want to go out of battle now? We should submit! ”

"That's right! It's out of battle! Honjo stood up and encouraged his skeptical retainers, "If you stay in the city, you will be burned, so why don't you fight if you don't fight like this?" Contact the Dabao Temple family immediately and ask him to cooperate with the family! ”

Honjo's eldest brother Honjo Zongshu also strongly said: "That's it! If you unite with Kurokawa Shimono Moriya, you may still have the strength to fight! ”

For this rebellion, the dealer gathered 2,000 troops, and the Kurokawa family also had 1,500 troops, plus the 500 troops of the Daihoji Temple, that is, 4,000 troops, and the opposite Kira army had 3,300 troops, and the two families of Kokoku and Jinzu jointly sent 1,000 troops, and the most fatal Nakajo Fujishi of Torisaka Castle led 2,000 troops.

In addition to the Kira army, the small country and the Kanazu families each took out their own family funds to help, the Honjo clan, the Kurokawa clan, the Nakajo clan and other families are all strong agents, and the recruitment is far more than the actual burden of military service, and the Kira army is enough to have 6,300 troops, and the rebel side is at a disadvantage in numbers, this is still the result of the other people in Shimoetsu not falling into the ground, if it were not for Nagao Keiren guarding Hojo Castle to appease the people, there would be more than 1,000 Nagao troops. (To be continued......)