People in this chapter: (Edward Harlengoth), (Ryan Rizzison), (Hecarim).

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Chapter 039: (Like a Knight)

The Rhodoc region was originally part of the ancient Karad empire and is now an independent state. It is a land of mountains and dense forests.

The terrain here is steep and the mountains are all over the place, so the Rhodoks have castles near various transportation points and important towns, and most of these castles are built along the mountain.

Marasburg and Culmar Fort are both the first line of defense in the north of the Duchy of Rhodok, and these two castles are also built on the top of a mountain, making them easy to defend and difficult to attack. At the same time, these two castles were also the border fortresses that held the interior of Rhodoc.

The biggest difference in this castle is the layout of the hall. There are no lavish decorations and expensive and extravagant furnishings, but several benches scattered together. It doesn't look like there are so many meetings here, and the host prefers to sit by the fire with others.

Count Ritson looked at the young man in front of him with a suspicious gaze who was gulping hot soup, and if it weren't for the fact that the young man in front of him was wearing a monk's robe, he would have suspected that this guy was a Svadian knight.

Hekarim introduced him as a descendant of Sokala, the goddess of the forest. But Count Reisson thought there was nothing strange about the young man, except that he was particularly cruel in his drinking. Probably for the hungry!

He doesn't remember my face!, Edward thought to himself. Should I tell him who I am?, maybe the Count of Rhodok will imprison me in the castle dungeon, and then wait for the war to end and release me in exchange for a lucrative ransom, but also maybe he will order my execution!

"Would you like some?" said Hecarim, who enthusiastically scooped another spoonful of soup with his spoon, and asked the count opposite, who shook his head as the goldsmith from [Estina] poured it on his plate in high spirits.

In the light of the fire, the red, almost ochre-colored face of the Count of Richson seemed to have been made of clay, and as if it had been smelted in a kiln, and appeared strong and hard. Edward noticed that he had lost a lot of weight, and his cheekbones protruded on his collapsed face like a reef after the tide had receded.

Other craftsmen dressed in monk's robes devoured venison and creamy bread and gulped down wine from Viruga. It was the sumniest dinner they had ever had since they escaped from Estinina.

The Count of Richsen and the craftsmen sat around the fire pit in the castle hall. The old earl, who was over forty years old, took a sip of wine and said, "Mr. Hecarim, I can't believe that you have escaped!"

"My lord, I took a big risk to escape from the city!"

"You should stay in town!"

"Oh, my lord, it is more dangerous to stay in the city," Hecarim confided in frustration. "The Svadian knights will defeat Estinina, and then I'll be in a worse position than that. ”

When Count Rizisen heard this, his face became a little displeased, and he said solemnly: "Baron Metz will never let the Swadians easily take his city, there are more than 2,000 defenders in the city, and the excellent archers of Rhodok will make the Svadians retreat." ”

The resolute old earl thought that the Swadian army would retreat from the Rochester Bridge Pass to Svadia after burning and plundering the flat northern plains, as they had done in the past. But that's not the case!

Hekarim undeniably said, "Yes, our archers, with the cover of the walls and their precise archery, are indeed able to withstand several times the number of Swadia soldiers. His tone sank. "But they can't resist the Knights of the Harongoth family!"

The owner of the castle was taken aback, and the voice of the other party was as loud and terrifying to his ears as the trumpet of the Last Judgment. He looked at the other party with some suspicion, and couldn't help but ask, "Are you sure you saw the knights under the command of the Harongoth family?"

"My lord, the armor on their chests and the robes on their shoulders are embroidered with a black eagle," said the chief goldsmith, looking dejected. "What other knights would use this pattern besides sanctioning the Knights?"

"For all these years, the knights of the Harungus family have never set foot in the Rhodoc region, why are they following the king's army south this time?" said Count Rezison in a low voice. His expression was gloomy, and it looked as if he were talking to himself.

Hekarim hesitated for a moment, then hesitantly said, "My lord, are you asking me?"

"If you could tell me the answer!"

"Have you forgotten that the Rhodok region originally belonged to the Harungus family's fiefdom. Hecarim whispered in response to Count Rezisen. Few people in the territory of the Duchy of Rhodoc dared to say this, as it would cause anger and hostility among the people of Rhodoc.

Edward knew a lot about this history, and in his uncle's study, he had gone through the genealogy of the Harongoth family, an old and old book that recorded the glorious past of the Harungus patriarchs and their valiant knights over the centuries.

He vividly remembered that in 817 Calradia Calendar, when Emperor Augustus and his friend Count Hera marched east to the Kugit steppe and south to the Rhodok Mountains, Emperor Augustus promised his best friend that all the territories he conquered would be his future fiefdoms.

The Count of Hera, with the assistance of the House of Harengoth, defeated all the Gronian defenders in the Rhodoc region. However, Count Hera was killed in the last battle to protect Emperor Augustus.

Originally, the title of Duke of the South fell to the Harungus family, which contributed the most and had the most outstanding military achievements.

The years of war have resulted in most of the men of the Harongoth family dying on the battlefield. At the end of the day, Duke Harengoth, who had inherited the title of Duke of the South, had vast fiefdoms, but did not have enough relatives to rule over them.

As a result, Duke Harungus sent many lower-class nobles with few or no fiefs to various areas of the Rhodok Mountains. And demanded that these lower-class nobles pay his taxes on time.

The problem arises, these nobles have to manage the security, commerce, agriculture, military and other issues in the fiefdom. But in the end, the fiefdom was not theirs at all.

Each year they receive only a certain amount of dinars and pay all the taxes they collect. However, the Duke of Harongos was far away in the [Harongosburg] and had a good time with the nobles from Suno, Palauven.

At the same time, there was no fiefdom in practice. The lords of the Rhodoc region have always been in a discriminated position in the aristocratic circles of the entire Karad Empire, dubbed quasi-nobles and even disparagingly referred to as country lords in the mountains.

The long-standing contradictions have finally intensified. In 1088, the lords of the Rhodoc Mountains united and began to refuse to pay high taxes to the Duke of Harungos.

In the same year, Duke Harungoth led an army to attack the Rhodok region to defend his interests. and defeated the coalition of lords of Rhodok on the slopes outside of Fort Kurma.

After the war, in order to show the mercy of the Empire, all the lords of Rhodoc who participated in the war were pardoned, except for the main organizer who was executed. The lords also had to sign the 'Black Hawk Act', which was later hated by the Rhodocs.

The content of the bill can be summarized in two simple ways:

1. The number of lords' armies in the Rhodoc region will be limited, and the empire will uniformly arrange for officials and troops to be stationed.

2. The lord of Rhodoc no longer has the right to enforce the law, and local cases of Rhodok are handled by officials stationed in the empire.

At this point, the lord of Rhodok officially became a money-making tool for the Harungus family. And after this defeat, both the lords and the people of the Rhodok region were classified as a more inferior group, and the estrangement from the empire grew.

The management of imperial officials only exacerbated the situation for Rhodok. Rough management and abuse of power made the people of Rhodok increasingly dissatisfied with the rule of the empire.

Eventually, more and more villages rioted under the high pressure of heavy taxes and harsh government, and the results were all sad. Imperial garrisons usually brutally suppress/suppress these villages.

And the peasants who were suppressed/suppressed would have been reduced to slavery if they had not been killed on the spot.

In the midst of blood and violence, the estrangement between the people of the Rhodok Mountains and the Swadias finally turned into hatred. Violence has also begun to change from mere rebellion to revenge and counterattack.

"Young man," Hecarim asked, patting Edward on the shoulder. "What are you thinking?

Edward, who had fallen into silence, awoke from the memories of that period of history, and said politely, "I beg your pardon, sir, what do you want to ask me?"

Count Reison looked carefully at the young man opposite, he stopped at the other side, and then asked noncommittally, "Hekarim, are you sure he is the son of the forest?"

"He has a bear birthmark on his chest!"

"What does this prove?"

Hecarim confidently said, "This is enough to prove that he is the son of the forest." ”

"Young man," said Count Rizison, in a casual tone. "Unbutton your chest and let me see your birthmark. ”

Edward looked at Uncle Hecarim to the side, who nodded slightly, signaling him to obey the castle master's orders. Edward hesitated for a moment, then unbuttoned his shirt, revealing his strong chest.

Earl Ridzison saw the peculiar birthmark on the chest of the young man in front of him, and it was indeed a bear's head. "He's got a sturdy body and looks like a ...... Knight," the old earl's face changed suddenly, and he asked in a deep voice, "Hekarim, where did you find him?"

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