Chapter 40: Urgent Summons
If Martin heard this, he would have forced an orc to poop on Jaime's face.
In fact, as a time-traveler, Martin was smart enough to take down the orcs, but he lacked the political wisdom to measure the victory.
The human heads of six thousand orcs caused a far greater sensation than he had imagined.
And the success of the Lorraine family also straightened King Keane's waist, and the knock-on effect caused by this was absolutely unexpected.
On the seventh day after the great victory, he welcomed the envoy of the royal capital.
"What? Your Majesty has summoned me urgently, and wants me to participate in the triumphal ceremony of the Arc de Triomphe?" Martin was shocked.
Originally, he just wanted to clean up the orcs, and then play and farm in his own one-acre and three-point land, and consolidate the territory first. Unexpectedly, an edict from the king came down, which disrupted all Martin's plans.
Thankfully, it's a good thing.
"Yes. Your Excellency Martin Lorraine, you will enjoy this triumphal ceremony with the treatment of an earl. His Majesty specially ordered, please don't worry about the safety of Lorraineburg, the Golden Horse Knights have already camped on the border near the wasteland province, and if the orcs make any changes, the Golden Horse Knights will rush to the city of Lorraine within a day. ”
Hearing the words of the messenger, Kouden and other old knights were very excited.
I have to say that the king is so sincere that he has nothing to say.
Titles are not granted until the children of the nobility reach adulthood. If it was really a tiger father and a dog, such as a guy like Martin who couldn't even be a trainee knight, the king could have refused to let Martin inherit his father's title when he came of age.
The status of a noble child depends entirely on what treatment he enjoyed in the kingdom before he became an adult. Generally speaking, if you can enjoy the title treatment two levels lower than your father, it means that the king will allow the succession of the title this time, and if there is no accident, it is a sure thing.
On the other hand, the Golden Horse Knights are the main standing army of the kingdom. Although there are only more than 2,000 people, in Martin's eyes, if this is placed in the Celestial Empire, it will be at most the scale of a big village fighting with another village, but in this era of poor resources, it is already an out-and-out main battle legion.
After all, it is a standing army that includes hundreds of knights and knights' servants, and its combat power is guaranteed. It is not at all the same thing as the so-called army of peasant soldiers who have joined a large number of unscrupulous peasant soldiers.
Moreover, if the army does not enter the country, Lorraine will not have to bear the grain and grass of the Golden Horse Knights, you know, it is a damn duty that every lord must fulfill to be responsible for the food and grass of the king's troops.
Bigger surprises are yet to come.
As soon as the messenger raised his hand, two servants immediately carried up a large box of gold coins.
"Your Majesty has verified the exploits of the knights and warriors of Lorraineburg, and this batch of gold coins is their bounty. As for His Excellency Lorraine's bounty, His Majesty hopes that Your Excellency will go directly to the palace to collect it after the triumphal ceremony. ”
In fact, for a moment, Martin, the traverser, almost thought that the king was coming to pick peaches. Obviously, he lived the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.
Baccaria founded his country on chivalry, with an unprecedented emphasis on chivalry and justice. Maybe the group of internal affairs officials will do things behind their backs, but in the face of this kind of major right and wrong, it is absolutely immaculate.
Besides, Martin's battle gave the king a lot of face, how could the king abuse the son of his old friend who died?
"Well, thank you for me, Your Majesty, and I'll leave as soon as I can after arranging the affairs of Lorraineburg." ”
"Please as soon as possible, after all, those orcs are already starting to stink in their heads......"
Martin was a little embarrassed.
There was no formalin in this era, and the pickling technique could not be so good.
Well, Martin could only take Gal and a few other personal guards, pretend to be a fart, and set off with the messenger.
Who knows, as soon as Martin got on the horse, the messenger let out a "huh!".
"How?"
"No, I've heard of Lord Lorraine's riding skills before...... "The messenger is simply.
Martin's 'old' face flushed, knowing that the previous owner of this body had come in a carriage and had been caught and dismembered as he escaped from the carriage. Martin's riding skills are terrible, and he is recognized in the royal capital. The messenger didn't warn, and Martin himself didn't notice that his movements on the horse were not chic, but at least coherent.
The right foot first stepped onto the top of the wooden staircase prepared by the servant, the left foot stepped into the stirrup, the front end of the saddle was raised with both hands, and finally the right foot stepped up, and finally sat down firmly on the right foot.
Actually, it's Martin's award-winning "Basic Riding" that comes into play.
Martin hesitated: "When I came here before, because I couldn't ride a horse, I was almost caught and killed by the orcs. So then I practiced a little more. But the riding is still terrible, not too fast, otherwise I'm afraid I'll fall off. ”
The messenger grimaced.
This is indeed true.
As a traverser, Martin had never touched a horse before, let alone a world-famous tall horse like Bakaria.
Big-headed, that's a very apt adjective.
The horses seen in the Celestial Empire, the horse's back is at most one and a half meters above the ground, and it can already be regarded as a horse. This can't be helped, because many horse breeds in the Celestial Empire are bantam horses from Mongolia, which are not conducive to sprinting, but they are better than endurance, and are more used as pack horses.
When it comes to Bakaria, those with a horse back less than two meters after adulthood are not qualified to be a war horse.
For a novice, it is not uncommon to ride a high-headed horse with a height of 2 meters on the back of a horse galloping in a place with bad road conditions, and once you fall, it is not uncommon to fall to your death.
The messenger was completely considerate of Martin: "It's okay, just drive a little way, and when you enter the province of Bakaria, a boat will meet you." ”
As Martin hurried like a dead dog, more information about him was sent to King Keane's desk.
"Interesting! It's so funny!" the Marfa guy told me that the boy of the Lorraine family was not single but had a faint murderous aura, and had learned to ride a horse, although only at the level of a pack horse...... "The king smiled at the corner of his mouth.
General Carlos also smiled: "It seems that war can indeed change a person. Fourteen years old doesn't seem too late...... Just get him a famous teacher. ”
"Fart! Didn't Bart have a famous teacher for him before? There are a lot of champion knights who can teach him well. The king held his cheek in his left hand and unconsciously tapped the table with a few fingers of his right hand rhythmically.
"Your Majesty. Mary Valley, the leader of the witches, spoke, "Aren't you troubled by the lack of a suitable official position to reward Lady Sylvie Grants......?" How is the Wang family's teaching?"
Mary Zhuo's words made the kings and generals in the study smile at the same time purer than the fox's treacherous smile.
"Hey, hey!"
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