Han Xing followed Horsestephen through the patches of colorful tents and camps, and along the way, you could see the nobles who had just arrived, some nobles were ordering their servants to set up camps, and some knights were gathering together to discuss the current news; Others watched those talkative masters coldly like lone wolves, silently polishing and wiping the shiny blades. Don't underestimate these lone wolf-like knights, they are the dark horses in this martial arts competition~

After all, Lu Xun has a good saying, "Where is the genius?" I spend all my coffee time at work! "While others are talking, these knights are taking care of their weapons. Outliers are either withdrawn or arrogant, and they often have a new idea of their own, and without knowing it, they will be a blockbuster and a surprise, just like the one Bonaparte.

Of course, Mr. Lu Xun's words are not all right, and proper exercise and leisure are also very important. He himself died of tuberculosis and respiratory illnesses, in large part because he gave up coffee in favor of a heavy cigarette to refresh himself. Therefore, the benevolent see the benevolent, and the wise see the wise, and it is still necessary to adapt to the needs of the self (shēn) situation!

After passing through a dense tent area, the scene in front of me suddenly opened up, only to see a huge yellow and black colorful hood not far away, surrounded by hundreds of tents, large and small, fluttering in the air to symbolize the emperor (shēn) of the double-headed eagle flag, at a glance, the flag is displayed, it is magnificent.

"This is it, Duke Segaard, please come with me!" Horsestephen stood up in front of the camp, and immediately several servants came up to him, took hold of the reins of his horse, and helped him to dismount. He turned (shēn) off his horse, clapped his hands, and said to Han Xing.

Han Xing nodded, and a few servants came to lead the horse for Han Xing, but Han Xing waved his hand, easily dismounted, and entered the [Seaside District] by telegram. The servants who were going to lead the horse for Han Xing were suddenly dumbfounded, and looked at each other dumbfounded.

When Han Xing followed Horsteffen slowly to the camp, he saw that the knights in the camp who were either chatting or chatting in a group suddenly quieted down, and spontaneously lined up into two long queues, welcoming Han Xing and Stephen Huo in the middle of the road.

As the two walked slowly, the knights on both sides put their right fists on the mouth of the (xiōng) and bowed their heads at the two of them. There were thousands of knights in the emperor's camp, so it took more than two minutes for Han Xing and Huo Stephen to complete this long dragon. Seeing the noble knights laying their arrogant heads in front of him, Han Xing's vanity was greatly satisfied, and he thought to himself, "You are worthy of being a person under His Majesty the Emperor, but you know how to be polite than those local tyrants and inferior gentry outside!" ”

When Han Xing and Huo Stephen finally walked to the extraordinarily luxurious yellow-black tent, they saw three trumpeters standing on the left and right sides of the tent. It was a way of announcing the arrival of important people and was considered part of court etiquette in Western Europe.

At the moment when the trombone sounded, the curtain of the tent door was opened by two servants, one on the left and one on the right, and a well-dressed courtier cleared his throat and said aloud: "Please note that His Majesty Frederick I, Caesar of the Holy Roman Empire and Duke of Swabia Hohenstaufen, has arrived!" Hearing this, Han Xing and the others knelt down on one knee to show their respect.

But I saw a burly middle-aged (rì) earman man walking out of the tent, with a slightly curly brown beard, walking with a dragon and a tiger, as soon as he opened his mouth, his voice was like a bell, and his laughter was even more hearty: "Ha~ Henry, you're back!" He took Horsefan around him very intimately, put his hands on his shoulders, looked at him carefully, and then patted him on the shoulder.

Then he turned to Han Xing, looked at Han Xing's appearance with great interest, and then brought his right hand wearing a ruby gold ring to Han Xing and said, "Presumably, this is the Duke of Braunschweig from the Eastern Celestial Empire who has been rumored recently-Hanschel?" Lord Segard, huh? "The ruby ring is beautifully crafted, like a blood ruby in the shape of a flat and upright octagonal shape.

"Your Majesty, as your vassal, it is a great honor for me to be invited to participate in such a grand event held by you!" Han Xing immediately understood, and hurriedly leaned down (shēn), gently kissed the ruby gold ring on Frederick I's right hand, and said with a humble and unapprehensive expression. Of course, to be honest, Han Xing is a little resistant to this kind of behavior, God knows how many people have kissed this ring, it's just indirect kissing and cross-infection, just thinking about it makes me feel a churn in my stomach!

"Duke Segaard, clear it up!" Frederick I was obviously very satisfied with Han Xing's attitude, so he personally helped Han Xing up and said with a pleasant face.

It was also at this time that Han Xing saw the true face of the "red-bearded" Frederick I:

He has thick eyebrows and big eyes, bright eyes, ruddy complexion, full of energy, and a strong physique. The slightly curled thick beard on his chin and the pair of tiger eyes brought him a dignified momentum that was not angry and self-threatening, and if he was really angry, the appearance of anger would be quite terrifying.

However, the beard of the "red beard" in front of him is not red at all, his hair and beard are tan, a little messy, but it adds a bit of heroism and ruggedness to him. Come to think of it, he got the honorary title of "Barbarossa" because of his years of conquest and killing of Italy!

"Duke Segaard, I heard that you often go in and out of the world of drama (qíng), and you are also a realm master of the world of technology?" Just when Han Xing was worried, he saw that this "Barbarossa" had a bright smile on his face.

"Alas~ I still have to come!" Han Xing now knows that the reason why His Majesty the Emperor is so easy to talk is not because he covets the technology and weapons in his hands?

"Of course! Your Majesty, do you know that Count Segaard has established a thriving business district in Göttingen in just over a month, and I have seen it with my own eyes! Horsestephen suddenly interjected.

"I'll go, are you afraid that I won't bleed, and you will deliberately lift me to the sky?" Han Xing suddenly panicked, the higher he held, the worse he fell!

"Your Majesty, it's not as miraculous as Sir Stephen said! Götting was strategically located at all, with the Lena River running through the city, and it was the land and water trade hub that controlled Hesse to Braunschweig, and I only made a slight expansion and it immediately prospered. Replace anyone, think about it, it's going to be like this, there's nothing special! Han Xing focused on Göttingen's geographical advantages, attributing Göttingen's prosperity to this.

"Even so, doesn't that mean that you have a very unique vision? If it weren't for the von of Austria? The Duke of Babenberg is in his prime, and I want to recruit you into my court as Chancellor of the Exchequer! Frederick I smiled heartily, returned to his throne, took a glass from his servant, and took a slight sip.

"Chancellor of the Exchequer ~ poof! Who doesn't know that managing the wallet is a first-class drudgery~ In such a big country, you have to use money everywhere, if you become the Chancellor of the Exchequer, I'm afraid you won't have to get through, "the morning is like green silk and twilight into snow" mile ~ "Judging from Frederick I's "bad record" who went to Italy many times, this typical is a master who works hard and hurts money, and he is afraid that he will have to live a few years as his Chancellor of the Exchequer~

"Your Majesty, I have a gift for you!" Han Xing prepared a gift in advance, after all, this Frederick I is the emperor of the entire Holy Roman Empire, and he is also his superior, although the superiors and subordinates in the HRE aristocratic system are actually not rigorous, Han Xingda can listen to the tone or not listen to the announcement, but now that he is newly promoted to the duke, if he wants to gain a firm foothold, he also needs the support of the emperor.

As he spoke, Han Xing took out a gorgeous silver box decorated with intricate patterns, held it in both hands, and handed it to the servant. As soon as it was opened, two flintlock pistols decorated with gold veins lay quietly in the soft red silk, which looked beautiful, exquisitely made, and the streamlined wooden grips felt as smooth as ceramic. Oily

"What is this?" Frederick I trembled and picked up one of the short guns and rubbed it in his hand, feeling the smooth touch of his fingertips.

"Your Majesty, this is a kind of musket, called a pistol, also called a short gun, a hand cannon!" Han Xing smiled slightly. Han Xing made a lot of such a flintlock short gun by the craftsmen of the [Seaside District], and he planned to use it to give it away. However, there are only these two gold-patterned ones, and the rest are silver-patterned, such as for Heinrich, Duke of Hesse the Younger? Feng? Hesse's one.

"This is the legendary firearm? OMG, it's a perfect work of art! Frederick I made a splash of the gold-painted pistol in his hand, obviously not knowing the point, but Han Xing was shocked (ròu) when he saw it. This lord actually pointed the muzzle of the gun at his eyes and fiddled, if there was ammunition in it, if it went off, Han Xing was afraid that he would not be able to escape the charge of "assassinating the king and killing the driver"! Even if he doesn't die, "Redbeard" will become a "one-eyed dragon" at that time!

"Your Majesty, may I show you this?" Han Xing really didn't want to be inexplicably charged with "killing the king", so he came to Frederick I and said.

"Of course, of course!" Frederick I also felt that it made sense, and to be honest, he had been tinkering with it for so long, and he hadn't figured out how it worked. He was still thinking to himself, "This thing is so small, how did it kill someone?" ”

The first layer is two muskets, and the second layer is the primer pot, the powder pot and the projectile, and the whole strip.

Han Xing took out the tong, demonstrated the loading method in front of Frederick I, and then suggested: "If this weapon wants to exert its power, it has to go to a wide place!" ”

Frederick I also knew that the room was not a good place to try on weapons after all, so the group went to the camp outside, where there were already some scarecrows in armor and wooden mounds, which were used by knights to practice chopping skills, but now they were used as targets.

Just heard the sound of a gunshot of "pop~", and there was immediately a hole in the mouth of the scarecrow (xiōng) with green smoke, although the armor worn by the scarecrow (shēn) was eliminated because of rust, but it was also a serious iron armor! Now that he has been shot out of a hole, isn't it staggering?

In fact, this power was average in Han Xing's eyes, but in Frederick I's eyes, it was already shocking, so he took the lead in applauding and said, "Good! Well, Duke Segard, you are willing to sacrifice such a sharp weapon, it is really selfless! ”