Chapter 413: Toriyama Castle
The success of the peace negotiations is a good thing for everyone, even those nobles who feel that they have gained nothing and have not bitten a piece of meat from the karst, although they feel very unwilling, but they are also happy to see this result, after all, they are the victors of the battlefield war in the last second, which is enough, as for the slightest unwillingness, but it is not a big deal. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
If this matter is bad for anyone, Jung thought to himself, probably it is those foreign principalities who covet the Susa region, such a great opportunity to tear off a piece of meat from Susa, but they did not expect that the war would end in such a dramatic way, for them, they will definitely be stunned for a long time, and then have a bad Christmas.
But this is a very happy thing for the nobles of Susa, how many years, only the surrounding nobles shouted at them, so that they could not have a good time every festival worth celebrating, this year has not done anything, so that those old men are depressed and unable to eat, just thinking about it, many nobles hold back a smile in their hearts, in the future, they will go out again, see who dares to look down on them these nobles from the Susa region.
It can be said that the two successive wars of Il in a year, with lightning speed to steal the bell of the whole of Susana under their control, such a means, indeed made many nobles outside the country very jealous, and for all the nobles inside, whether it was Saluzzo, or Monferrato, or Piedmontese, to a certain extent, it played a role in rallying people's hearts, which for many people, is the most important lesson of the war to them.
The Susa do not fight the Susa, this is now the most common phrase in the entire army returning to Saruzo, although many people in the army have blood feuds with each other, but after this series of wars, they are all broken by the courage of Eli, and finally all of them are integrated, from then on, the hearts of these armies, there will be a lot less local atmosphere, when they encounter the enemy, they will no longer say which nobleman's army they are, but will say that Susa army, when Jung saw all this, he had to admire Il, and only he was able to reunite the three territories that had been divided for hundreds of years, and gave them a new faithThe person who can do this is definitely not simple.
During the march of the army, in order to let the army arrive at his own residence in Saruzo as soon as possible, Toriyama Castle, so the entire team was strictly forbidden to drink, and the soldiers also wanted to complete all this quickly and return to their hometown as soon as possible to reunite with their relatives, so everyone was very passionate, and the original five-day journey was scheduled, but on the afternoon of the third day, Il and the others had already seen Toriyama Castle, which was named Toriyama Castle because it was built on the slope of an extinct volcano like a bird's nest, and everyone's face was filled with a relaxed smile。
The reason why the soldiers laugh is very simple, as long as they get here, the war is really over, and they soldiers can go home, no one is not excited about going home, home for them, maybe the only belief in the world that can give them a reason to live.
The reason why Christianity has developed into a world religion is that in its core concept, the family occupies the most important position, which is related to the fact that human beings attached more importance to the concept of family in the Middle Ages, an era of scarcity of materials, so it can develop to the present day and become an existence beyond royal power.
And the nobles are also very happy to see this Bird Mountain City, but their happiness is not because they can go home, for them, the level is too low, the requirements are too low, the reason why they will be very happy, because in the next few days, Yir will hold a knighthood ceremony and wedding, two consecutive days, during which there will inevitably be large-scale celebrations, which is what makes them happy for those nobles who have not really lived in the castle for a long time.
And in addition to these physical pleasures, the more important thing is the mental stimulation, Il's dukedom ceremony is not just his own ceremony, but a common ceremony for all Susa nobles, because Il became a duke, then there are three counties in the entire Sasu region, plus there is now one more Genaya, according to the strength, it can be regarded as a county, although the earl here has been appointed by Il, but a merchant descended from a nobleman to be the count of Genaya, this is not a decision that all nobles will accept, at least in Saruzo, there are many nobles who do not agree。
In their opinion, this merchant was nothing more than an opportunist, and there was no one to testify to him with the blood of the nobles in his body, and it was very likely that he himself made it up in order to add glory to his family, how could such a person become an earl, and become a person who stood at their heads, which was intolerable for the heroes of Saluzzo.
Therefore, in their eyes, the four earls of the entire dukedom, even if there are two of them will be the earl of Il, then there will be two of them will be divided into their own courtiers, which is undoubtedly a huge attraction for all the viscounts, even Jung, who is rumored to be the earl, many people can't help but look at Jung's position, either want to replace him, or come to the bottom of him, want to get some relevant information from him, every time he meets such a person, Jung can only be perfunctory, but he is bitter in his heart。
For the sake of this earl, Jung has been deliberately keeping a low profile recently, so as not to be targeted by people with intentions, just to prevent such a very embarrassing thing from happening now, many of these people who come to him are people from their own factions, and many of them have a good family, and the bloodlines of the two families have been entangled with each other for hundreds of years, they came to ask, Jung is not good, not to say it is not good, in the end, looking at their slightly unfamiliar eyes, my heart is also very uncomfortable, I can only look at Jonas, helpless smile.
Jonas didn't have any sympathy for Jung's helpless look, but he felt that this was also something that he had to go through before becoming an earl, he was jealous of talent, he was counted by others, and he had the power to be struck by lightning, the land and population of this world are already limited, and the counties are naturally limited, a place like Saluzo, no matter how you count it, will only give birth to three counts at most, and Il will definitely be a strong duke, so he must master two of them, that is, the land of Saruzo, the land of dragons, and the rich land of Piedmont, he will definitely not fake others, can be divided into the commercial city of Monferrato and Genaya, which are in ruins.
These two places, in fact, according to Jonas's own observations, Ilr should have already settled on the belonging, not surprisingly, it is his father, Jung and Viscount Muller, if you want to ask why, there is nothing else to say, nothing more than these two are the most powerful, and they can be regarded as loyal to Il, and Jonas will not be surprised to hand over the territory to them.
Of course, Jonas doesn't think these nobles are stupid, they don't know where the two counties should be, but they can't see clearly in it, after all, the wealth is moving, so they will do these things that look very stupid, so they don't have to be friends with their original friends, in Jonas's opinion, it is really unnecessary, but since they want to fight, Jonas will naturally not break it, after all, it is sometimes more terrible than cutting off people's money, anyway, the duke's ceremony is coming, and they will naturally wake up at that time, and Jonas is not worried about what they do。
After all, this world depends on strength, just like the merchant of Genaya, even if Yir promised to give him the status of an earl, but without his own army, he does not have any administrative power in Genaya, he just doesn't even have the possibility of being mentioned by Jonas, as for the promise, heh, he will get the title of earl, but only the title, and the real power will naturally not be given to him.
As for whether the merchant will agree, no one cares what he thinks, I heard that he has also come to Toriyama Castle recently, Jonas decided that it is better to go out less in the past few days, otherwise if he is bumped into, who knows how he will complain about his dishonesty, Jonas has done bad things, but to face this fatal consequence, he thinks it is better to let the merchant bear it alone.
After the army came to Toriyama Castle, after some rectification, many of the nobles' armies left Toriyama Castle one after another and returned to their own territory, originally Yi'er was planning to let the soldiers stay, ready to let them enjoy the joy of the party, but because of the shortage of food and the limited space, he finally terminated his idea and sent most of the soldiers back to their hometowns, and in the end, most of the remaining soldiers were meritorious soldiers or private soldiers of the Saluzo nobles, the number was about 7,000 people, just such a few people, for Toriyama Castle, it was an unprecedented burden, and there was no wayThis castle was originally built by Il when he was a count, and because it is a mountain city, there is no town, just a military fortress.
And after Il obtained Monferrato, he immediately started the second war, and between the back and forth, there was no spare money to build his own castle, so that this castle was naturally a little unworthy of Il's current power, but there was no way, now it was winter, even if the construction started as soon as possible, it would have to wait until after Christmas to start building and expanding, as for now, only the nobles could live in it, and the common people could only live outside first.
However, Ilr did not let them suffer, since they came to the hinterland, and it is also around their own city, what coal, quilts and other warm measures, Ilr is still very well prepared, basically let the soldiers live in tents will not be frozen, and the soldiers have no complaints about this, such living conditions are undoubtedly much better than when they were fighting, especially in terms of eating, there are a lot of meat, which is already a great satisfaction for them, and there is no ambition.
What's more, as a soldier, being able to see the ceremony of the count's coronation as a duke, and being able to celebrate the wedding of His Royal Highness the Duke with the nobles, for them, it is simply a great cause that can be boasted of for a lifetime, and it is worth bragging about than cutting off a dozen heads.
Three days later, when the cardinal of the Holy See appeared in Bird Hill City, the roar of tens of thousands of people up and down the entire castle was as deafening as a volcano erupting again, Jonas was in it, countless flowers and applause kept pouring into his ears, accompanied by the Holy See's exclusive holy band, not to mention ordinary people, even nobles like Jonas had never heard such a high-level band play at all, as soon as this means came out, everyone immediately fell into it, unable to extricate themselves, and had to sigh that the Holy See's means of winning over were really very clever and moisturizing things silentlyand drew everyone's hearts closer to the Lord.
When Jonas saw the cardinal's motorcade passing in front of him, Jonas had to admire Il's mind, he was able to get the Holy See to recognize the legitimacy of his duke's title in such a short time, this is really not a simple thing, I really don't know how much it cost this eighteen-year-old boy who is about to become a duke to get back this coronation ceremony.
In stark contrast to the delegation of the Holy Roman Emperor, although the people of Toriyama City also cheered for their arrival, but the momentum was much smaller than the cardinal's arrival, which can also be seen that although this empire claims to be an empire, but the power of this emperor is really not even comparable to a religious leader, I have to say, this is the sadness of the secular regime.
However, the person who is the representative of the emperor does not feel sad, as a courtier, he is just a court earl, although he is known as an earl, but the so-called court earl, that is, an earl without land, once the nobleman is separated from the land, then his status is naturally declining rapidly, of course, this court earl is also the same, there is a lot of glory and wealth, but to talk about rights, but there is no right of a viscount, people like him can also represent the emperor to attend a duke's coronation, I have to say, this is indeed his honor。
And compared to the consent of the Holy See, the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire did not even have the right to consent, these vassals often come and go at will, free to fight, the emperor is only as a nominal symbol, as long as there is a new powerful nobleman rising, as the emperor, in order to please these local ministers, he must add their titles, this may be the sorrow of the royal family.