Chapter 16: The Centaur Appeal
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When the Norman army of 50,000 soldiers divided into two routes, wanting to uproot the Kingdom of Burgundy and the whole of Europa, something happened to the Norman Empire itself, Eastern Europe, and Krakow, the capital. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info This is not to say that there has been another rebellion, or a plague and other evil incidents. But if one is not handled well, I am afraid that it will really become very bad.
In Eastern Europe, the Norman Empire carved out the pastures of the centaurs. In recent times, there have been a series of demands to return to their homeland, located in the Rus' province, in the Kazan region of the lower Volga River. The centaur Ayujie Khan was also actively campaigning for this matter, lobbying the Norman officials. even hoped that his daughter Printhia could influence the Norman Emperor.
And Principia, who may be a powerful conductor of cavalry, but a mess when it comes to politics, seems to think that it is a good thing to be able to let her people return to their homeland. So I readily agreed to my father's request. Whenever Egil went to look for her to snap, she would take the opportunity to say it.
And this idiot doesn't have any language skills. will not beat around the bush, let alone be like the columnists of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, or the orators of the Greek era, who can talk eloquently. She would only ask Egil in the simplest and most stupid way: "Is it possible to let the centaur tribe return to the Kazan area?"
Egil didn't want the centaurs to go back. Not in every sense of the word.
If the centaurs continue to stay in Eastern Europe, they will have been in contact with the Norman civilization for a long time. Egil believed that they would be like dwarves, fully integrated into the Norman Empire and become one of the Norman minorities. In this way, the empire can gain more population, as well as a cavalry force that can be called up at any time.
In addition, the strength of the centaurs also makes them the most popular agricultural workers in various agricultural areas. In the development of Eastern Europe, when manpower was generally needed, these forces were comparable to that of ploughing oxen, and they had the upper body of a human being, and they could do farm work, and they were extremely rare laborers.
When the centaurs made a request to return to Eastern Europe, Egil received letters of request from many royal estates, agricultural reclamation areas, and even some towns and counties in Eastern Europe, claiming that the centaurs working there had become an indispensable force. Hopefully, the emperor will find a way to keep them.
This is a reason that can be said in a high-sounding manner from an administrative point of view. On the other hand, Egil has some ulterior reasons. If in Eastern Europe, the centaur tribes were all surrounded, east, west, north and south, and if they tried to cause chaos, they would soon be wiped out by the superior Norman army.
And if the centaurs were to go back to the steppes of Rus', it would be tantamount to returning to the mountains. In such a place where the sky is high and the emperor is far away. If the other party rebels and rebels, it will be very difficult to destroy them. Not to mention anything else, the mobility of the centaurs is stronger than that of the Norman hussars. This worried the emperor.
If they were to be returned to the Rus' province, then perhaps after a while, the entire west of the Ural Mountains would become the territory of the Centaur tribe again.
Either because of immunity, or because of different species. In short, while the Black Death was raging and Europe was generally depopulated, the centaur tribes were left untouched. On the contrary, there has been an increase in the number of accounts. The small tribe of less than 5,000 people who originally fled has recovered to about 10,000 people after years of multiplication. If they are given a few more decades, I am afraid that they will become a large tribe of tens of thousands of horses. It's too late to control them, where can they continue to indulge?
In His Majesty's plan for the Emperor, he wants to completely split the centaur tribe, and the finer the division of the north and the south, the better. It is better to let them be like the dwarves, and divide each city and town into a little. Even in the few colonies of the Norman Empire in the Caribbean, it is better to have a few more centaurs. In this case, the scattered centaurs are nothing to worry about.
Of course, this plan has not been implemented so far, because there is another obstacle to this plan - that is, Ayujie Khan. Leader and spiritual symbol of the Centaur tribe. As long as he is alive one day, then the centaur will serve as a political system of reading power for one day. Egil felt a little helpless about this - he had a million ways to make Ayuj Khan die silently. But considering Printhia's feelings, Egil wouldn't have done that.
Because His Majesty the Emperor, although he seems cold-blooded and ruthless many times. But for the woman he really likes, he is quite accommodating, and even willing to live and die with him. Egil also knew that from the ruler's point of view, such a surname was really bad. But that's what he is, and he can't change it anyway.
Until now.
"Ayujie, what exactly does that guy want to do? force me to deal with him, or do you think I'll look at his daughter's face and turn a blind eye to his potential rebellion?"
On this very day, on a whim, His Majesty the Emperor went to Principia's room and asked her to go out on horseback in the suburbs - Egil rode on Principia's back, of course. Then find a place where no one was and continue riding in another way - this is the favorite way for His Majesty to play with Princia.
It was only at this time, when the Emperor was on the rise, that Printhia made such a request in a big way, hoping that the Emperor would let the centaurs return to the Rus' steppe.
This made Egil feel infuriated.
For Principia, he couldn't get angry, so all his anger was directed at Ayujie Khan.
Sometimes, His Majesty the Emperor also wondered if Printhia could be like Ain, turn all her castes into pets, eat and sleep, sleep and eat. When you don't eat or sleep, it's just popping, how good is that. But the fact is that this fool, although he has already accepted his fate, has adapted to life at the court of Krakow. But there is still a little bit of a sense of responsibility as a centaur lord. This is also the thing that annoys Egil the most.
"So, Printhia, why do you want to do this, do you want to leave me?" asked Egil as he snapped Printhia in the back of his life.
"Why do you say that?" said Printhia, leaning her upper body against the tree to fend off the Emperor's constant onslaught from behind, "I just want my people...... To be able to return home, I ...... I'm here personally. ”
"That's fine, naturally. "It's a little out of breath to talk to a little mare. His Majesty the Emperor, who had been in the battle for a long time, still seemed to be at ease, so he stepped up his efforts and then asked, "Is it because my policies are not good enough, or that my life in Eastern Europe is not ideal?"
"Also...... Not so really...... Don't push so hard...... It's just that...... You're doing a great job...... We...... The centaurs are grateful to you too...... But...... But the homeland is hard to leave...... No matter how good life is outside, it can't compare to her hometown...... "Feeling Egil's increased strength, Printhia leaned her whole body against the tree, only feeling that her lower body was about to lose consciousness.
"Your father taught you these words?" said Egil, who was angry and amused. He asked rhetorically, and then saw a "How do you know?" expression on Princeia's face. I realized that I had guessed correctly. Before Principia could react, Egil pulled it out, then put Principia down on all fours, changed to that position, and inserted it again.
"You, how do you know......" Printhia asked in fits and starts.
"Of course I do. I know everything. I also know that in fact, the vast majority of centaurs do not want to go back to the Rus' steppe to live a miserable life. They wanted to stay in Eastern Europe and enjoy the same life as the Normans. Eat fragrant toast and grilled meat with spices and salt. As for the inseparability of one's homeland -- what nomad have you ever seen say such a thing?"
"But, but my father said ......"
"--What do you think of your father?" asked Egil, and without waiting for Printhia to reply, he went on to say, "a man of great ideals, great ambitions, and very ...... What about ambitious guys. It's good to be ambitious. I can also understand how he felt when he went from a great khan who controlled a large amount of land and an army of 400,000 to a small patriarch with only a few thousand soldiers and horses. But understanding is understanding. If I had treated him leniently, it would have been impossible. ”
"You...... What are you talking about......" Printhia probably understood a little more by this moment. But I can't believe it yet. Her father would cheat on her. and betrayed the Norman Empire, which took in the centaur tribe so that the centaurs would not perish.
"That's what it means. I just regained a little strength, and I want to go out and continue to work hard. Or maybe you want to rebuild the pomp and circumstance of the Centaur Khanate. After that, I guess there will be a conflict with me. War breaks out between the Norman Empire and the Centaurs. I and Ayujie Khan are two people against each other. The final result is aside, but what are you going to do when that happens, Princia?"
"I ...... I ...... "Hearing Egil say this, and feeling Egil stepping up her attack again, Printhia felt like she was going crazy. The brain was in a mess and I was completely overwhelmed. And the emperor looked at her like that, and he couldn't stand it, and once again sped up, and then shot inside the little mare.
Then, looking at Printhia, who was in a state of confusion and drowsy, Egil walked up to her, kissed Printhia on the forehead, and said, "Well, you don't know what to do, do you?" ”
(To be continued)