042. The King of Justice
Two hundred years ago, Poland was briefly united, but was later attacked by the Slavs of the Kievan Rus' region, and the country was torn apart.
So it's the same culture, but it's very hostile.
To this day, Poland is divided into principalities, countdoms, and even valley states.
The same is a mixture of beliefs, with Slavic polytheism being the most common, but also very tolerant of other religions
However, such a belief has also caused the centripetal force of various countries to be unified.
Especially in Vadiv, who has experienced far more outnumbered than the Livonian Order, but still failed in the operation to snatch Alain? Duke Falawi comes.
It was time for Poland to renew.
The current Polish-Slavic Union, without a certain supreme chief.
Whoever has the greatest strength will become the main Grand Duke.
But this is just convention, and even disobedience to the strongest is a matter of course.
The loose tribal confederations were so scattered that they couldn't even compare to the Vikings, who had always looked down on them.
Vadiv thought for a long time, and summoned all the dukes, counts, and barons to his castle for discussion.
Wadiv was only twenty years old, no more than 1.53 meters long, and was nicknamed the Duke of Dwarves among the generally tall Poles.
He is the fifth king in the Song of Heroes, a descendant of King Kamiqi, who has the title of "King of Justice".
As a young man, King Kamic was loyal to the Byzantine Empire, studied in the Empire, married a nobleman, and later used the power of the Empire to stabilize his rule, and then took the opportunity to become independent, and was the first king to unify Poland in the Dark Ages.
Because of this, his family has a high status in Poland.
Vadif's father and himself built a huge statue of the Righteous King on the outside of the castle.
It is 16 meters long and high, which is extremely eye-catching.
Let the pedestrians, travelers, and nobles know the heroic stories of their ancestors.
Remembering your ancestors also pushes you to catch up with your ancestors.
Whenever he thought of Alain, Wadiv's heart ached.
There is nothing more shameful about a man than "snatching a marriage".
Mrs. Wadi has a wide range of faces, and in the last battle of Alan, she fought with all the Polish lords again, and became more friendly, and this time almost all the Polish lords arrived.
If it doesn't happen, send someone to explain the reason.
And Vadiv's warm hospitality was not for any reason, but it also made everyone leave a little later, until everyone could not bear their curiosity, and he finally presented his plan to the noble lords in the council hall.
The lords thought that it was another expedition, and for the Slavs in the land of the four wars, war was also commonplace, and they had nothing to worry about.
"But, don't rob women again, it's really unbearable...... "There are acquaintances with the nobles who are familiar with Kaivadif."
"Your Highness, you have never been married, and it is time to find a partner later, I have a cousin, she is ......"
The aristocrats gossiped and used this place as a market for goods.
But Vadiv clearly didn't want that, and he brought the conversation back to him.
On his lord's seat, looking at everyone, he raised his glass and said, "This glass of wine, to all of you." It worked hard last time. ”
"To the King of Justice, to the Duke of Vadif."
After the wine was appetizing, the spirits were high, and the emotions of the people also rose, but no women came out to accompany the banquet.
I saw Vadiv get up and say with a straight face.
"Ladies and gentlemen, our ancestors, led their cavalry across the Black Sea, no more than the Magyars, and during the time of the Righteous King, the Vikings in the north did not even dare to go south from the inland rivers, and they always had to trade with our country at a regular distance. Now there are friendly tokens sent by the priests of the Bright Sect in my castle, you, our current population is one million more than at that time, and the land is hundreds of miles larger, but why is everyone no longer afraid of us?"
"Whoever is not afraid of us, we will fight him together."
"The Poles cannot be defeated, and we will get up again if we fall."
As soon as several nobles of the martial arts faction spoke out, the scene became agitated.
Vadiv looked at one of the loudest nobles and asked, "Count Scherche." How have you been doing this lately?"
"Returning to school"
"But I hear that your territory is unstable? Now you have to pay the Vikings every year, otherwise some Viking princes will send troops to the south while you are busy with farming, and rob your wealth, am I right? What about you, didn't we help you, but didn't they come? No, after we wounded them, they came more fiercely and more diligently. Is it really impossible to defeat?"
Scherche's face flushed when he heard this, and he replied helplessly.
Vadiv looked at another count, "I inherited my father's land as much time as you do, your territory is close to the Rosrong district, and every year, pastures and farmland are always invaded, even if we princes strike together, we can run away again and again, right?"
"Yes, Your Highness." The nobleman nodded, "I think you're right, the Poles should be more united." ”
Vadiv addressed each of the lords and understood the problems encountered in their realm, and every question was acute.
Then Vadiv returned to his seat and looked at everyone, "Our courage is not inferior to that of our fathers and ancestors, and the number of horses and armor is far greater than before, but the Poles are always regarded as a vassal state of Kievan Rus', and everyone dares to bully. I am in love with the princess of Alain of Bohemia, but the reason why the Livonian Knights dare to rob is because we are not united, and our forces are scattered......"
In fact, Wadiv was not familiar with Alain, but after he went to Bohemia to meet the princess of Alain, he took possession of it, so he deliberately caused a war incident, and finally pitted the nobles of the entire Polish region.
"So I think we need to change some of the old ways of history."
"Change of style? Is it a technological innovation, sending students to Byzantium, Frankish, Rome? Learn their tricks again?"
"No, that can only reform the surface, we have to start from the fundamentals, change the system."
"What is institutional reform?"
"A country should have a strong and centralized lord who governs the country together with his nobles...... I propose that in the future Poland be changed to a monarchical electoral system, and that all the lords' territories be merged to form a kingdom. You can compete with the lords of other regions and change the situation that has been divided for a long time, as for commerce, mines, ......"
Vadif put forward all the merger policies that he had been preparing for several months.
Whether he has mental calculation or not, he can answer almost all the questions of the nobles, and put forward the benefits of serving.
"This!"
"I'm afraid it's not that simple, right?"
"I think it's good now."
The nobles didn't say anything, but there were also a few nobles who were very afraid of this proposal, their territory was not large, but they were always independent monarchs, and now they changed to Vadif's proposal, so wouldn't they have to pay taxes to Vadiff?
Maybe you have to kneel down when you hand it over.
Predictably, Wadiv continued to throw out the controversial topic, "In addition to changing to an electoral system, we should return to the Orthodox faith, so that we can renew relations with Byzantium."
"What, you're going to throw away the faith of the Lord God, Sventovites?"
Shelche, who had just spoken, opened his throat again, although he was not taboo about spreading in other faith territories.
But his family crest is the image of a god with a four-faced, riding on a white horse, holding a sword and a mao.
Changing to an electoral system, this is no problem, just now Vadiff divided the votes according to the territory, and he also has one vote.
There is even a qualification to be elected as king, although this is delusional, but at least this proposal is still proof
"Don't worry, let me ask you, do we speak the same language as the Kievan Rus'? Are the words used the same? Is it the same way to cook food? Is the method of sacrifice the same as the day?"
The lords understood these questions at all, and the righteous king was baptized by Orthodoxy, and although he rebelled, he still brought the Byzantine faith and technology of the most advanced civilization of the time.
Integration into the territory of Poland made the Poles different from other Slavs.
Even now the Polish aristocracy, almost everyone can speak Latin and read theological books written in Latin.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Orthodoxy has long been integrated into your blood and blood, and if we restore our old faith, we will be able to cooperate with them, do you know? In the Mediterranean turmoil, Ashclay had already defeated the Venetian coalition, and in time, Jin would enter Rome and achieve the 'merger of the Eastern and Western Churches'.
The so-called merger of the Eastern and Western Churches is one of the noblest ideals in the hearts of thousands of Orthodox Christians.
Reunite Rome and Castle to the same faith.
The Mediterranean was a sea of bounty and war for the Polish nobles who came to the meeting, and half of the luxuries from the south were brought from this place, and then went north.
"I know this, the makeup materials I have recently spent on a few lovers have tripled their monthly spending, all of which are because Ashuklay has blocked the Mediterranean." A nobleman answered.
"Very urgent answer, so, guys, the situation of all countries is related to Xi Xi, now look east, the goods that came from the Silk Road, through the steppes, the Magyars, the Ottomans, the Byzantines, and finally to us, sometimes after a bag of pepper, to exchange us for a pig, or even a sheep.
Goods coming up by sea go through the Mediterranean, first through Zhu, the Abbasids in the valley of the two rivers, the Sinai Peninsula, Jerusalem, the Mediterranean...... Although we have mines and plains in Poland, but we are very short of materials in other aspects, we first realize the unification of laws, languages, controls, and cultures, and then we have a strong enough capital to negotiate with the Byzantiums and talk to the Vikings..."
"Believe me," Wadiv became more and more excited, "Believe me, a mighty Polish kingdom will be born. ”
The twenty-four lords looked at each other, and in less than one moment, the amount of information given by Vadiv was too great.
But the benefits of these proposals are also very exciting.
This meeting was the first step in the reunification of Poland, and although it was not successful, it had planted a seed in the hearts of many people, and Wadiv did not give up and continued to advance his path of unification.
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When a war cannot be won, it is necessary to make another plan.
When the invasion of Bavaria reached 100, the economic pressure on the Yellow Fur King was also heavy.
Part of it was laid, and the territory that was verbally promised to be given to the subordinate nobles was taken back by the enemy.
Many mercenaries and knights are almost overwhelmed.
Even part of the troops had to be dedicated, and they would go back to the upcoming farm work.
So the yellow-haired king made a decision, and after the last battle, he negotiated to increase the advantage.
More favorable conditions for negotiations.
He got some clippers and marched from somewhere on the banks of the Rhine.
The number is not large, only five hundred. It's all elite.
In addition, 9,000 soldiers were divided into three routes.
Attack three towns at once.
In this battle, Bran also followed Desley.
This battle was the largest battle between the two countries to date.
Bran is also going into battle, acting as Desley's knight.
At this time, Desley was already in command of 25 knight nobles.
Those in the army called him "the knight from the east".
Lonal even summoned him and offered him a drink.
Before setting out on the expedition, Bran repeatedly asked the princess to stay, not to act rashly, and to wait for his return if he had something to do.
The princess nodded in response, and Bran departed with suspicion.
When they arrived, they were half-cultivated.
In Bran's area, the horn is sounded at nightfall, and the battle ends completely in the early morning.
In this battle, Desley was seriously wounded, and his troops were almost completely wiped out.
Only he and Bran were left.
Arnold also survived, because Bran took care of it.
They fought by the moat on the outside of the castle.
Surrounded by a mountain people's army, Arnold was hit with five arrows by the bow and arrows, but these five arrows did not penetrate the vital point, and the enemy's head was cut off without hurry, and he was completely killed by Bran with a seven-star sword.
Bran's battle did not trigger the spark of the Seven Star Sword, because it had already exhausted the ability of the Seven Star Sword, and it would take a while, but relying on his force, he still saved his life.
However, he was left with a longer sword scar.
The sword scar was left by a powerful young knight named Uller.
When Bran saw this man wielding two swords, he remembered a story.