From shepherdess to prisoner, from prisoner to commander of France, and from commander of France to prisoner. Joan of Arc stayed in a prison in Paris, thinking to herself, "Am I going to go back to herding sheep again?"

Of course not.

During this time, Egil was busy arguing with the French and wanted to sign a treaty that was as favorable as possible to him. So she didn't care about Joan of Arc anymore. But that doesn't mean he's forgotten about Joan of Arc. In fact, Egil just didn't think about what exactly should be done with this guy. So I don't want to face it for the time being.

Like it was said before. Cutting Joan of Arc with a knife is something you can't do. And now, it seems, doesn't make any sense. It will only disgust the French. Although Egil has given up on the idea of opening up new territories in France for now. But that doesn't mean he will give up his coveting of France. Therefore, the popularity of the French people is also one of the very important factors.

And in this negotiation, Egil also intends to pit France.

What was the most crucial point in the negotiations between France and Norman?

Paris.

Paris, naturally.

Paris, Île-de-France. The heart of France and the capital. The city was something that the French had to recover. No matter the cost.

Egil said he didn't want to. It was even proposed that Brittany and half of Normandy in exchange for Île-de-France, such a scheme.

The French don't do it. Philip II said that he was willing to pay any price for Paris, the capital of France, even if there was another Norman-French war.

Diplomats from both sides traveled back and forth between Orleans and Paris. Sneering and arguing. No one will budge.

Of course, this is just an illusion. Egil in Paris really didn't care. What he cared about was the war reparations for the campaign. According to public opinion, the battle was won by the French. And if Egil wants to act to the end, he must also give France a certain amount of compensation - what are you kidding?!

That's where Egil struggled - not because he lost face because he lost the land reparations. Rather, losing the land reparation will reduce their own strength.

So, Egil is a pragmatist. This must be firmly remembered.

Therefore, Egil decided to bargain with the other party, and the maximum compensation for the surname was 1,800 gold coins. And Egil's biggest chip is Paris, the capital of France. This is one of the most important cities in France. In that case, how could Egil not take advantage of it?

So, Norman and France went back and forth, arguing for a month. In the end, Egil was ruthless. Write a private letter to Philip II, saying that if you don't compromise on labor and management, you will put Joan of Arc back and make trouble for you. Knocked Philip II half to death. Although he still shouted: "I don't believe it, if you let her go, I'll tell this matter in one go." It's a big deal, everyone is breaking up!"

However, despite the ferocity of the mouth. But Philip II relented. Speaking of which, he is now genuinely afraid that the anti-Joan of Arc will come back. Originally, Joan of Arc photographed the thousands of elites around him, although he had already controlled it, and found an excuse to kill Lahair. But this does not mean that Philip II will be able to control this powerful army - this is Philip II's greatest capital now! He expected the future royal guard! How could he let others get involved.

Especially during this period, many people in this army made suggestions to Philip II, hoping that Philip II would be able to bring Joan of Arc out. Philip II was vague on the surface, but he was very uncomfortable inside. I thought to myself: If Joan of Arc comes out, then it is not certain who this army will listen to.

In this way, at the end of October, a peace treaty was finally concluded between the Norman Kingdom and the Kingdom of France. Philip II recognized the Norman kingdom over Normandy and the Celtic kingdom over Brittany. The Norman kingdom returned the Île-de-France region to Philip II intact. and compensate Philip II for the war indemnity of five thousand gold coins. The two kingdoms were in a truce for five years. War shall not be waged in any form for any reason for a period of five years. In addition, the two sides abolished the punitive tariffs that had been added during the war and increased the revenue of each other's business travelers, and reopened bilateral trade.

In addition to this, there are two ancillary treaties to the contract:

First, it is about the status of Aquitaine. The Norman kingdom recognized the Duchy of Aquitaine as a vassal of the Kingdom of France. At the same time, the reparations owed by the Principality of Aquitaine were again reduced. At this point, the amount of compensation required by the Duchy of Aquitaine was reduced to 3,000 gold coins per month. The principal and interest are paid in five years. In other words, the total amount of compensation to be paid is only 180,000. Edward finally didn't have to eat bran and drink thin anymore.

Second, on the status of Burgundy. Because Burgundy was reluctant to aid the Norman kingdom during the previous war, Egil did not call Burgundy at all during the negotiations with France in order to retaliate against others. Rather, it was a separate contract with France. The inclusion of this subsidiary treaty annoyed the Burgundians:

The Norman kingdom does not comment on Burgundy's status. However, the question between Burgundy and France is recognized as an internal affair of France. On the premise that there was no threat to the interests of the Norman kingdom, the Norman kingdom would support whatever measures France took against Burgundy.

That's it. When it comes to Burgundy, Egil has a few tricks. The so-called "interests of the Norman kingdom" were spoken of by Egil. Can you find a reason? Now there is a truce between France and Norman. France and Burgundy were still at war. Egil was more than happy to see a major French civil war unfold...... After that, the Normans began to leave France in batches. Transfer to Normandy, and from there, take a boat back to Scandinavia. It was then that Egil remembered that there was a Joan of Arc in the dungeons of Paris.

It's really hard to do.

Speaking of which, the peace treaty with France was also interspersed with a secret treaty. This was also the most crucial point that the French were able to agree to the Normans' terms so quickly.

Philip II made an agreement with Egil. Joan of Arc could never return to France again in this life, never again in public. And what Egil wants to deal with is Egil's own business. In short, in France, there can be no more Joan of Arc.

Egil was struggling.

If he could, he wanted Joan of Arc to retire, and if she wanted to, Egil would even be willing to build a monastery dedicated to her for Joan of Arc to live out her old age. Although Joan of Arc is only seventeen years old this year.

However, Egil didn't know what Joan of Arc was thinking. So Egil decided to meet the former French Messiah. Let's talk a little bit. It would be great if she could be persuaded to retire.

And so it is, prisoner, and king. It's as if history has come into a cycle. In the prison cell, Joan of Arc meets Egil. If anything, Joan of Arc was left with special handcuffs and shackles made by absolutely modern metallurgical processes, which were basically immobile.

Other than that, Joan of Arc hasn't suffered much in recent times. In fact, she was fed even better than the average Viking warrior. There was fish, meat, and wine, and the portions were plentiful. Speaking of which, if Artoria had known about this kind of thing, I don't know what she would have thought.

With a depressed face, Egil blasted away all the knights and jailers of the guards with ambiguous expressions, and threatened them not to tell the story about it.

And when they smiled and said, "I understand, really." I will never say it - especially Her Royal Highness. At such words, Egil's depression doubled. And began to seriously consider a credible surname for murder - even though he had done nothing.

But then again. Nowadays, the mainstream thinking has a kind of understanding of witches as creatures, that is, witches are not virgins at all. And according to Egil's vicious eyes. Joan of Arc was a virgin. So, if Joan of Arc were to be tried on witch charges, it would seem like a little work would have to be done in advance...... Well, just kidding, Egil wasn't shameless enough yet.

Although it's about the same.

So, after blasting everyone away, Egil took the key and opened the door to the cell. Walked in.

After hearing the sound, Joan of Arc, who was dozing off with nothing because she was tied up, woke up. Seems to want to rub his eyes. But it was not possible because the hands were cuffed together.

Afterward, Egil sat next to Joan of Arc's straw-covered bed.

The two sides looked at each other for a few seconds. Looking at the other party's plain eyes, Egil suddenly felt. If it's this girl, shamelessness isn't a big deal at all.

Finally, Egil spoke.

"Miss Joan of Arc?"

"King Egil?"

After that, there was silence again. At this time, it was Joan of Arc who spoke first: "I want to know how the outside is doing." ”

"Eh, didn't you ask me what your fate was, or why I came to you?" asked Egil, slightly surprised.

"I think that since Your Majesty has come to me, Your Majesty will tell me that kind of thing even if I don't ask. Joan of Arc replied.

Egil nodded inwardly, thinking: this girl seems to be a little smarter than Artoria.

"Well, I'll tell you a little bit. Egil nodded: "Anyway, this kind of thing is not a secret. ”

"Thank you. Joan of Arc nodded politely.

"First of all, I think it's your biggest concern. Egil chuckled: "As you wish, the war is over." France won, I lost. Some time ago, I was busy signing a peace treaty with France. ”

Joan of Arc opened her mouth slightly when she heard the news, as if she wanted to refute something. But in the end, nothing was said......

(To be continued)