(chūn) At night, the moon is white and the wind is clear, and the poem (qíng) is picturesque! The breeze blew through the dense forest, driving the emerald foliage to the ear with the rustle of the leaves.

Nearby, it was brightly lit, with camps stretching for hundreds of meters, and flags and coats of arms of various colors indicating that the owners of this place were a group of aristocratic lords. Surrounded by a roaring bonfire sat aristocrats, feasting, talking, and drinking sweet and mellow wines. Holding a banquet is always a pleasure (qíng), and enjoying the prey you have caught with your own hands adds a bit of flavor to it.

If there was anything unusual, there was a dark-haired man sitting around them, who was eating a plate of vegetable salad in his hand. Fresh lettuce, served with cherry tomatoes and fried rusks, topped with a layer of cherry-flavored salad dressing, accompanied by a few pieces of crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, oily and fragrant roasted (ròu), preferably fat and thin, it is really a nutritious meal with proper meat and vegetables~

This person is naturally our protagonist Han Xing, when he was feasting on lettuce, the surrounding nobles looked at him with a surprised look, what he didn't know was that for the nobles of Europe, vegetables were eaten by commoners, and the nobles ate them very cheaply! The nobles probably thought that Han Xing's eating of vegetables was some mysterious custom from the East!

If Han Xing knew what they were thinking, I was afraid that he would give them a good idea of "some benefits of proper intake of dietary fiber for the human body"!

However, Han Xing was their lord after all, the prospective duke of Braunschweig, and he was justified with only a letter from His Majesty the Emperor! Of course, it may be necessary to go to His Majesty the Emperor to show his loyalty.

However, these are just formalism, unlike the emperors of the Celestial Empire, the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire were elected, and the serious "emperors take turns to do it, and they will come to my house next year". It is very binding on the local dukes, and the vassals are loyal to the emperor of the empire, not a certain person or family!

Soon, the feast was over, the bonfires were reduced to scattered embers, and the brightly lit tents were lit one after another. At this moment, I heard a rustling sound in the forest, but it was as if some animal was passing through the shade of the trees and the shadows of the trees under the cover of night.

The soldiers in charge of the night vigil immediately became vigilant, and several of them raised their spears and carefully stared at the shade of the trees under the thick darkness of the night, and they could not see their fingers. But I saw a thing rushing out of the darkness, it seemed to be an erect animal, and several soldiers present were nervous, what else could an upright animal in the forest have except a bear?

However, the voice did not let out a howl, but staggered two steps, and fell to the ground with a "plop". Several soldiers looked at each other, but finally mustered up the courage and walked up together, intending to find out, but found that it was a big living person.

In the bright tent, the ragged mysterious man had been put on the (chuáng), as Han Xing fed him a spoonful of warm water, he opened his eyes suddenly, sat up subconsciously, looked around in horror, as if he felt that he was safe, he lay down silently again, but with a pair of eyes flashing, looking around.

"Who are you? What happened? Han Xing saw that he was awake, so he came to his (chuáng) and sat down, and asked with a pleasant face. Wealth cannot be (yín), poverty (jiàn) cannot be moved" has always been Han Xing's life principle. Of course, the article "mighty and unyielding" is up for debate, after all, Han Xing's ancestor is the Huai (yīn) Marquis who has been humiliated by the "crotch"~ What is particular about is to take a long-term view and not to fight for will.

"Where is this?" The man looked left and right, and when he saw the blue zither-shaped shield on a white background hanging in the tent, he stared quietly for a long time before he looked away.

"This is my camp, you're safe here!" Han Xing said this to reassure him, and then turned his back (shēn) Zi, stood up with his hands and asked, "You haven't told me yet, who are you?" What happened? ”

"I'm Huo ???? Stephen, a messenger to His Majesty the Emperor, was going to Göttingen in Paderborn to deliver a letter to Hanschel, Count of Paderborn? Segaard! The guy who called himself Ho Stephen first said Ho Stephen, then paused before continuing.

"Hostephen? How could there be such a strange name? Han Xing asked in surprise.

"That's right, my name is Hostephen, and my parents got the name! I had come on horseback with a servant, but just a few hours earlier I had come across a flock of mad boars, five or six large and small, and my horses were frightened and carried me through the woods, and then I was swept off my horse by a tree trunk! Then I got lost, and it wasn't until a while ago that I vaguely saw a light here, and I followed the light and walked out! Mr. Horsestephen said with a hint of horror.

Until this time. Han Xingcai noticed the appearance of this Mr. Horsestephen, he looked like a young man in his twenties, with a capable dark brown hair that looked a little scattered because of his escape, dark pupils, looking bright, with a healthy and fair complexion, and a young (rì) earman with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes. (It deserves to be a high-value nation~)

"Brother, you look handsome and are struck by lightning! You're too memorable, aren't you? A large and small group of crazy wild boars are chasing you? Wouldn't it be the daughter-in-law and child of the wild boar I ate today who came to the door to seek revenge? You're too decrepit! No, I need to get out of this place of right and wrong! When Han Xing heard this, he immediately thought that dinner was the "Wild Boar Brother" he ate, which didn't taste very good. (What Han Xing didn't know was that the fishy smell of boars was certain at this time, and it was the season of (chūn), which was the season when everything germinated and stupid (yù) moved)

"Wait, you said you were the messenger of His Majesty the Emperor?" Han Xing suddenly realized, isn't this guy just a messenger who sent a letter to himself?

"That's right, I'm on my way to Göttingen in Paderborn!" The guy who called himself Horseffin nodded.

"Don't bother, I'm Hanschel from Paderborn? Count Segaard! Give me the letter! Han Xing stood still, stretched out his right hand, and said loudly.

The young man who called himself Hostephen stretched out his hand into his arms, but suddenly his face was suspicious, and he looked at Han Xing vigilantly and said: "This lord, although you saved my life, I (shēn) as a messenger, but I am principled, I must send the letter to Paderborn, and then hand it over to Hanschel in Paderborn?" Lord Count Segaard! ”

"I'm not myself anymore········" Han Xing suddenly felt speechless for a while, and he remembered the question of the god of the bank in the later world, "How do you prove that you are yourself?" ”

"Well, since you are so persistent, I will not force you, just as I am going back to Paderborn, you can come with me! By the time you get to Göttingen, you'll know I'm right! Han Xing was amused, but this guy is so principled, it's not a bad thing.

The next day, Han Xing's troops moved out again, and in just a few hours, they returned to Göttingen Castle.

"Now you must believe that I am the Count of Segard in Paderborn, right?" Han Xing sat on his throne, leisurely playing with the sapphire ring (tào) on the index finger of his right hand, and said to Stephen with a playful face.

"Of course, Lord Earl!" Horstephen looked frightened, and hurriedly said shēn, handing over a letter with both hands. It seems that because he was too panicked, his owe (shēn) ceremony was nondescript, even a little funny, not like a noble swan, but like a little yellow duck with its wings flagged. But Han Xingquan thinks he is young, jerky, and has never seen the world!

The letter is not ornate, with yellowed parchment folded together and a red stamp wax seal in the center presenting the image of the Imperial Eagle. Unpretentious, without too many ornate decorations, it exudes a simple taste, just like the Germans, serious, straightforward, and revealing a bold flavor.

The letter reads as follows:

To, Count of Paderborn, Hanschel? Your Excellency Segaard

I have received your letter, now that the Duchy of Saxony has recognized your ownership of Braunschweig; Then, (shēn) for Caesar of the Holy Roman Empire, your lord, I, Frederick I, officially recognize your share of the rightful owner of the Duchy of Braunschweig.

I grant you the legal right to rule over Braunschweig and shelter you and your rightful heirs. In exchange, you must fulfill your (shēn) obligations as my vassals, pay the corresponding taxes, and lead your army to join me in the war at my call when I need you;

In addition, in a month's time, I will be hosting the greatest tournament in the history of the entire Reich in Mahaul, Mainz, and I hereby solemnly invite you, Hanschel of Braunschweig? Duke Segard, the best knight in the entire Duchy of Braunschweig, is leading this grand event!

Caesar Frederick I of the Holy Roman Empire

"Tournaments? The grandest ever? Han Xing laughed when he heard this, quite a few years, the first time Han Xing participated in the martial arts tournament was in the [Song of Ice and Fire] world, and more than 7 years have passed. Now that he heard about the tournament again, the memories of the past (rì) came flooding out, and he said sadly: "I don't know, how are Robert and Ed doing now, alas~"

"Congratulations, Lord Count Segaard, and No, Lord Lord Segard!" Horsestephen patiently waited for Han Xing to read the contents of the letter, and then congratulated. It was as if he already knew what the letter was about!

"Well said, well said! Hans, give him a reward! Han Xing immediately called Hans and asked him to give some reward money to Horstefen, after all, it was good news, so naturally he couldn't be treated badly. Hans immediately took a small purse and stuffed it into Horsestephen's hand.

But I saw Horseffin take the money bag, look at it, and put it in his arms with satisfaction, but there was still no trace of leaving.

"Why aren't you leaving? Isn't it too little? Han Xing saw that he was still not leaving, but asked with a smile. He didn't care if he had money or not, and it didn't hurt to give more, he just thought that this young man was weird and interesting.

"No, no, no, Your Majesty still has orders. He wants you to attend the jousting tournament in Mainz in January, where he will officially accept your allegiance! ”

"Feeling (qíng) is that I misunderstood him!" Han Xing's ears are red, it turns out that people don't think they have less money, but they have something to explain, this is their own villain's heart, and they are a gentleman's belly!!

"I see, I'll be there on time!" Han Xing nodded and said, "Now you can go?" ”

"Well, Your Majesty has orders, I have to accompany you to Mahaoer, if you don't arrive, Your Majesty will probably think I am derelict in my duty and punish me!" The brown-haired young man said with a frightened expression.