"Duke Segaard, your new castle is truly beautiful!" Prince Henry patted the polished marble wall lightly and looked into the distance with interest.

"I'll go, this guy still has a crush on my castle? Damn, I knew he was here to find fault~ He must be communicating a personal vendetta! Han Xing secretly said that he was unlucky, and said in his heart.

If he had seen the unpretentious look on Prince Henry's face, he would have known that he had wronged Prince Henry!

"Henry~ If Your Highness likes it, I will definitely ask the craftsman to build one for you... It must be better than mine! In Han Xing's short sentence, there were two slips of the tongue.

First of all, out of desperation, Han Xing had to call him Henry. But after blurting it out, I felt that it was not appropriate, so I added a highness. Secondly, he wanted to say, "Build you an identical one", but considering that the highness in front of him was the heir appointed by the dignified Emperor Shinra, it seemed a bit inappropriate to let him live in the same castle as himself, so he hurriedly changed his words.

"Duke Segaard, I have come this time, on the one hand, on the orders of His Majesty, to ask how many muskets and cannons are available in your warehouse! On the other hand, ask what you think of this holy war! Henry took a small sip of rum with lemon juice from a silver plate on the table.

"It's a holy war again, why do people always mention holy war to me today!" Han Xing said bitterly in his heart.

"So, is it true about jihad? In the past few days, there has been a lot of rumors in the market, I originally thought it was just a rumor! Han Xing pretended to be stupid and said.

"This is not a rumor! His Majesty intends to respond to the Pope's call to join this crusade! That's why I was sent to ask you, the Minister of War and Industry, how many guns are available in the warehouse! Prince Henry said with a straight face.

"I have about 5,000 smoothbore guns, fifty artillery pieces, and enough ammunition in my warehouse to supply His Majesty's army and support His Majesty's Eastern Crusade!" Han Xing said immediately. This bit of weapons and ammunition is just a drop in the bucket for Han Xing, who has mastered the world of Napoleon!

"Listen to your voice, aren't you ready to answer the Pope's call to join this crusade?" Prince Henry looked at Han Xingdao in some surprise.

"Nonsense, of course I don't want to join the crusade of any Rauschzi! I traveled a long way to Jerusalem to eat sand, and I didn't have a hole in my brain! "Han Xing is not a Catholic fanatic, so he naturally lacks interest in this~ Even if this holy war is won, the Ark of the Covenant will not fall into his hands~

"I, the Duke of Braunschweig, have not been in office for two days, and I will have time to assemble a strong army and run thousands of miles to Jerusalem with a group of farmers with pitchforks, what is the difference between sending me to death!" Jihad is a very sacred thing in the eyes of Europeans, and Han Xing didn't dare to say that he was not interested in jihad, but just used a witty tone to say that his army was not powerful.

"Duke Segaard, are you joking? As a realm master in the world of technology, how could you not have a hundred battle heroes under your command? Less to say, there must be thousands, right? "Prince Henry's heart is like a mirror, where can Han Xing be fooled like this!

Seeing that his lie was exposed, Han Xing suddenly sweated profusely, became wise in a hurry, and changed the topic: "I don't know how many people Your Majesty plans to send to the war this time?" ”

"King Philip II of France, has decided to send 7000 troops into the war! And the newly crowned king of England, Richard I, even decided to personally lead an army of 9000 to Jerusalem! And the king of Spain, João III, also decided to send 6000 troops into the war! Your Majesty, how can you be left behind? He decided to send 10,000 troops to participate in this crusade, and I will lead it! I also hope that tens of thousands of people can be mobilized to join the German Crusaders within the empire! Prince Henry's tone was full of pride when he mentioned Barbarossa's intention to send 10,000 troops.

"Barbarossa didn't actually go out in person? This doesn't seem to be historical! Han Xing didn't dare to say that he was familiar with history, but he had ridiculed Barbarossa's strange death several times. After all, Barbarossa is the same guy who accidentally fell into the river and drowned because the armor was too heavy! And at that time, he was on his way to Jerusalem~

As if sensing the puzzled gaze in Han Xing's eyes, Prince Henry explained: "Your Majesty originally planned to take the imperial expedition in person, but there has been some unusual movement in Henry Welf of Bavaria recently······" The so-called Henry Welf is the one who fell out with Barbarossa after the last Mainz tournament with the Duke of Bavaria, "Henry the Lion"!

At this point, Han Xing's doubts were finally solved! It turned out that it was because of the constraints of Henry the Lion, which caused Barbarossa to stay in the empire!

"By the way, speaking of His Majesty Richard I, I have heard an interesting fact!" Prince Henry's serious expression changed and he suddenly said with a smile.

"Fun fact?"

"Yes! I heard that the crown of the new king of England was set with one of the largest diamonds in the world! Prince Henry said with some longing and envy.

"What's so strange about that?" Han Xing was disdainful in his heart. Because in the real world, the world's largest diamond is set in Queen Elizabeth's crown!

"How is it not strange? That's such a big one~" Prince Henry gestured on his chest.

"Poof~ a diamond the size of a watermelon, on the head? Hahaha~" Han Xing made up this picture with a single brain, and suddenly couldn't help laughing. With such a big diamond on the door of your head, I'm afraid you will feel top-heavy!

"Richard the Lionheart and Barbarossa? This is the Third Crusade! Napoleon's voice suddenly sounded in Han Xing's mind. Now that the world of Napoleon has been taken over by Han Xing, Napoleon can also join his own spirit link group like Louis XVI and others.

"So where?" Han Xing was not interested in the Eastern Crusade, and he was noncommittal about it.

"This is a big battle rarely seen in history! The Third Crusade can be described as a gathering of capable people, with Lionheart and Barbarossa on the Christian side, and Saladin the Great on the *** side! Such a wonderful war, if you miss it, you will regret it for life~" Napoleon's war maniac nature was exposed at this moment.

Han Xing also faintly remembered the original war masterpiece - "Heavenly Dynasty" at this time. In the final ending easter egg, Richard the Lionheart appears. It's a pity that I waited for more than ten years, and I didn't see the second part appear!

"Your Highness, can you give me some time to think about it? Now that it's nearly dusk, would Your Highness be willing to spend the night in Göttingen? For a while, Han Xing also had some contradictions in his heart, on the one hand, he wanted to return to the real world. But on the other hand, these adventures, as well as the wonderful and exciting war scenes, stirred his nerves and made him fascinated. For a moment, he didn't know what decision to make!

"How can this be considered a general? To be able to spend the night in such a beautiful castle, I can't ask for anything~ What's more, it also takes time to load guns and cannons! Prince Henry said reasonably.

In the evening, Han Xing held a grand welcome banquet for Prince Henry, needless to say. After the banquet, Han Xing summoned his own small cabinet, intending to brainstorm and discuss whether to participate in the holy war:

Han Xing's conference hall is located on the second floor of the castle in the North District, facing due south, overlooking the entire South District and the lights of thousands of homes on both sides of the Lena River. The white moonlight and orange firelight danced on the marble, and the night breeze blew through the beaded curtains, making a pleasant "shala-la" sound. (Pearls are not uncommon in the Caribbean)

"I think you should take part in this crusade! This is a supreme honor~ Lord Duke! Baron Bird, who was in charge of military affairs, said. He was an orthodox medieval knight with a sense of honor, so it was not surprising that Han Xing felt this way about him.

Han Xing waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down, but he would have mistaken Han Xing's intentions, and hurriedly persuaded him bitterly:

"Lord Duke, you have the title of "Celestial Favor" Segard, and you have always been considered to be the one who is favored by our lord. If you don't participate in this holy war, I'm afraid it doesn't make sense! When the time comes, the image of a believer that you have managed to establish with great difficulty will collapse with a bang! ”

"You have a point!" Han Xing also nodded heavily when he heard this, which was also one of his concerns. If you, an Oriental, do not participate in the holy war and show loyalty, will you incur the disgust of the Holy See and Barbarossa and cause trouble for yourself!

"Lord Duke! Before I say this, I must say this to you, as your court priest, your royal ghostwriter, and your advisor on religious affairs, that you are one of the finest Catholics, even though you are an Oriental! Judging by the construction of the Göttingen church, monasteries and orphanages, you are a righteous man worthy of praise and respect! "Han Xing's palace sacrifice, Brother Marven said.

He was proficient in rhetoric and heraldry, and even helped Han Xing write letters to Emperor Frederick I, so he spoke quite beautifully. first patted Han Xingyi on the back and stated his position, and then said:

"It's just that the nobles in the empire probably don't think so! The attack on Saxony, the capture of Braunschweig and Feldenburg, and the intervention in the succession of the Duchy of Hesse have already made some nobles complain about you! Now, they covet your wealth, and if it weren't for the patronage of His Majesty the Emperor and the endorsement of His Excellency the Archbishop of Münster, they would have invaded the country! If you provoke the wrath of the Pope because of your refusal to send troops to participate in the holy war, the nobles of the empire will have an excuse against you, even His Majesty the Emperor, I am afraid that there is nothing you can do! Brother Marvin euphemistically explained the current situation and clarified the disadvantages that may result from not participating in jihad.

To end it simply, it means: Because Han Xing is a member of the Celestial Empire and belongs to an alien species, the surrounding Germanic nobles have been unhappy with him, and now they are even more greedy for his money. If Barbarossa hadn't protected him, he would have been beaten up a long time ago!!

Similarly, because of being mixed with Barbarossa, Han Xing has also become a thorn in the side of Lion Henry's faction, if he does not participate in the holy war, he annoys the Pope, and gives Han Xing another excommunication, and Lion Henry will definitely take the opportunity to attack! Barbarossa may not be able to keep him at that time~

"So, this holy war, I have to go?" Han Xing's mood suddenly became solemn when he heard this.