The referee of the competition was stunned, not knowing whether to judge Zheng Dayong for a foul or to judge Zheng Dayong to win.

Sharpland, who served as the emcee of the competition, also had a hard time making a choice about this, and subconsciously looked at the Queen Mother in the audience.

Queen Anne doesn't know what to do, if Zheng Dayong is sentenced to a foul, it will seem that the French royal family has no energy. If Zheng Dayong is judged to win, the captain of the royal guard will lose in one round, which again seems that the French royal guard is too rubbish.

Zheng Dayong lifted his helmet with a smile and rode to Sharpland: "Let's score." ”

There is also a rule in the knight's joust, the one who falls off the horse will not lose directly, but will deduct points like a broken spear. This rule is mostly used in small competitions, and countless spectators come to watch the excitement, and there are only a few fights, and they can't just start and end it, so they will get up and continue to fight after falling off the horse.

Since Zheng Dayong is representing China in the competition, of course, he must understand the situation.

A few days ago, he was even sharpening his gun to get used to this special brittle wood riding gun.

After hearing the translation, Sharpland hurriedly went to ask the Queen Mother.

Queen Anne felt that this move was feasible, and that China and France would not lose face. She smiled and looked at Zheng Dayong in the field, and felt that this Chinese knight was very good, not only good at riding, but also knew how to be flexible.

Navarra had already been picked up by his teammates, and his first instinct was to untie his shield when he knew the game was going on.

It is estimated that from now on, the knight competition in Europe will either modify the rules and not be able to pull the belt, or the knight's shield will not be hung with a belt.

Like d'Artagnan, Navarre came from a local aristocracy.

Only nobles can afford to be an officer, and only then can they be the captain of the guards company, and this position is worth 100,000 livres.

The subordinates of both sides do not have to fight anymore, and all the honor and challenges go to the knights.

Swapping positions, the two of them moved around the obstacles, approaching about ten meters and accelerating again.

Zheng Dayong felt that this kind of competition was very stupid, and the brittle wood riding gun limited too much technology. For example, if he can't charge and sweep over, if he sweeps over with a cavalry spear, can he sweep the opponent off the horse and not talk about it, the cavalry spear in his hand will definitely break and deduct points, this thing is deliberately very brittle to protect the contestant.

"Pounds!"

"Bang!"

Two crunching sounds were heard.

Zheng Da used a shield to separate Navarre's cavalry. He quickly lowered his right arm and plunged into the gap of the opponent's shield, and Navarre was a little too late to react, and slammed the lower end of his shield on Zheng Da's riding spear. The cargo was stabbed in the thigh, and Zheng Dayong scored again.

Everyone can see that there is a huge gap in strength between the two sides.

Zheng Dayong first followed Zhang Tieniu to fight, turned into a dragoon halfway, and then transferred to Liaoning as a cavalryman. He was killed with a real knife and a real gun, and the Navarre in front of him had never been on the battlefield at all.

With a two-game scoring lead in a row, Navarra was already a little intimidating.

At the start of the third round, Navarra bred his spirits. He no longer dared to play tricks, but only wanted to defend effectively, and then scored by breaking Zheng Da's mounted spear.

"Ahh

Just as the two sides were about to make contact, the aristocrats in the audience let out an exclamation.

But it was Zheng Da who threw the rifle out with a daze, aiming at Navarre's head. Navarra hurriedly moved the shield up, subconsciously protecting his face, and when his vision was blocked, he raised his gun and stabbed Zheng Dayong completely by feeling.

Zheng Dayong was wearing bulky full-body plate armor, and half of his body leaned out. After narrowly avoiding the rifle, he instantly regained his balance, and the shield shifted to his right hand, and the horizontal shield slammed into Navarre's ribs.

"Bang dang!"

A large lump of tin cans tumbled over the horse's back again.

This time, it was a rollover and fell, and the armor was heavy, so I didn't get up for a long time.

The referee was stunned for a long time, then came over and reminded: "Mr. Chinese Knight, if you get rid of the cavalry spear, your opponent will score points, you can't throw the cavalry lance." ”

Zheng Dayong asked: "I just rode a gun and got off the ground, but he fell off his horse and fell to the ground, who scored more points in this round?" ”

"Of course it's you." The referee said.

Zheng Dayong smiled: "That's enough." ”

The bout continued, and the fourth round began.

After the initial shock, the audience seems to have gradually gotten used to it, and even became interested, wanting to see what other special ways to play with the Chinese knights. Such a novel trick is much more interesting than a one-glance competition.

And any nobleman who knows how to ride will not think that Zheng Dayong is cheating.

As for the change of tricks just now, you must have clever riding skills, terrifying waist and abdominal strength, and accurate grasp of timing. Without any of them, Zheng Dayong couldn't score, and he just rode the gun in vain.

Navarra was helped to his horse, he was already a little dazed, and his whole body was aching.

Although it was protected by armor, it fell not lightly twice.

On the fourth on-hand charge, Navarre became noticeably sluggish. His riding spear was easily blocked by Zheng Da, but Zheng Da's riding spear changed direction in confusion and stabbed his helmet straight and straight.

This is a lethal attack, and you can simply declare the victory.

"Zheng! Zheng! Zheng! ”

The French ladies have forgotten their nationality and collectively cheered for Zheng Dayong, this knightly contest is really exciting.

Louis XIV personally presented the award: "Congratulations, brave and fearless knights!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zheng Dayong said happily.

I was really happy, and the prize money was about five thousand taels of silver. In addition, it also comes with a divine steed war horse and a French long sword.

This is a Persh horse, also known as the Splash Snow Dragon Horse. As a heavy-duty pull horse, its best use was to haul goods, and it later became the horse breed that had the greatest impact on American agriculture.

But it can also be used to fight, and the French heavy cavalry of the Middle Ages rode this thing under the crotch.

Its combat characteristics are: tall stature, thick limbs, strong running balance, high combat tolerance, and not easy to be injured and fall when stepping on rugged battlefields and corpses. Physical strength can be called perverted, suitable for long marches and heavy combat. Not as fast as a light horse, but far superior to other heavy horses. Meek, protectorate, obedient to command, extremely disciplined.

This kind of war horse is a heavy cavalry weapon, but it is not suitable for light cavalry.

As for the French long sword, you can refer to the "embroidery needle" in "Game of Thrones", but the sword body is obviously longer and wider. The scabbard and hilt of the sword are made of gold, and they are also inlaid with blue-green gemstones, which you can know by looking at those gems that they are not cheap.

Lu Tianxiang and Zhang Ruifeng have already said that Zheng Dayong can distribute these prizes by himself.

The three guards who went with them each received a thousand taels of silver. Zheng Da took 1,000 taels for himself, and used the rest of the silver to entertain guests, and when he returned to Nanjing, he invited the other guards to dinner.

War horses and long swords became Zheng Dayong's private collection.

He specially asked for a mare, and if he could survive the sea voyage, he could return to Nanjing and breed cubs. This kind of foreign war horse can be fostered in the Nanjing Royal Horse Farm, and the breeding cost is provided by the Ministry of War. Most of the mixed-race cubs born belonged to the imperial court, and a small number belonged to Zheng Dayong himself.

Zheng Dayong rode his newly won prize, hung up the French long sword, rushed to the audience and turned over and dismounted. Gave up to Lu Tianxiang and Zhang Ruifeng respectively, which means that he is fortunate not to be dishonored.

"Wow! Zheng! ”

The ladies threw objects at Zheng Dayong, throwing handkerchiefs at close distances and jewelry at far distances. If he picks up an object, he is accepting the courtship of its owner, even if the noble lady has a husband.

Zheng Dayong was a little restless, after all, he had been out to sea for too long, and he had never touched a woman. He pretended not to see anything, and left straight away, to share the money with his friends.

At the end of the banquet in the evening, Zheng Dayong was summoned by Queen Anne.

Running to the woman's room at night, and the other party is still the queen mother, this is really a bit inappropriate, although the queen mother is in her fifties.

Zhang Ruifeng looked at Lu Tianxiang, he was not easy to decide.

Lu Tianxiang said: "Go ahead, just don't do anything out of line." ”

Zheng Dayong stubbornly went to Queen Anne's bedchamber. The maid carried him on, and soon entered a room, which turned out to be the bathroom of the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother was bathing.

Fortunately, there is a bathtub, and the lid of the tub covers half of the water. Milk was put in the water, causing the bath water to be cloudy and unable to see what was going on underneath the water.

Putting milk in the bath water is not only for skin care, but also for covering shame and respecting guests when meeting guests.

Medieval Europeans didn't take a bath, that's pure nonsense.

The real situation is that the aristocracy liked to meet guests while bathing, and the commoners often ran to swim in the river.

The church and the law could not control the aristocracy, but they could restrain the commoners, and it was expressly forbidden to bathe in the river or to open public baths. However, it is possible to bathe in the sea or go to a hot spring, as doctors say that these two methods can cure diseases.

A nobleman, if he receives you in the bath, and also covers his body from looking.

Then congratulations, this nobleman really treats you as a guest.

If it's slippery, let you look at it casually. Then I'm sorry, but in the eyes of this nobleman, you belong to the unpopular servant or pariah.

Voltaire's "The Illustrious Emile" depicts that Madame de Châtelet asked the valet Longchamp to refill her with water while she was bathing. Not only did he not wear clothes, but he also left his legs open to avoid being burned by the hot water.

Later, the lady changed her clothes in front of the manservant. When participating in the salon, the duchess and several marquises, because the weather was too hot, all stripped naked, leaving only a few ceremonial ornaments on their bodies, and ate in front of the valet like that.

The manservant had never seen the world, and at first he was so frightened that he closed his eyes and did not dare to speak, but then he gradually understood and became angry: "The noble lady treats the servant as a lifeless machine...... In her (Madame de Châtelet) eyes, I am no different from the kettle in my hand. ”

As for Louis XIV, he really didn't bathe it, but only washed it a few times in his life to show his devotion to Jesus.

Europeans, who rarely bathe, are almost always devout Christians. This thing originally originated from sectarian disputes, and gradually became associated with the Black Death, believing that the mud on the body was similar to armor, which could ward off all kinds of diseases, and it would be easy to get sick after bathing.

"You are very brave, Mr. Chinese Knight." Queen Mother Anne sat in the bathtub, her arms leaking out, and looked at Zheng Dayong with silky eyes.

The interpreter was a little embarrassed, coughed and said, "Mr. Zheng, the Queen Mother is praising you for your bravery." ”

Zheng Dayong had never seen this kind of scene, if there were only two of them, it would be better, and the key translator was also beside him, he cast his eyes on the wall and said crampedly: "Thank you for the compliment." ”

Queen Anne smiled, "Please be seated." ”

Zheng Da sat down tremblingly, still not daring to look directly.

Queen Anne asked, "Have you ever been to war?" How many enemies have you killed? ”

Zheng Dayong replied: "There are probably dozens of people killed with his own hands. Because of his courage in battle and his ability to defeat enemy generals, he was chosen by His Majesty the Emperor as a guard. ”

"Then you are a true warrior," Queen Anne liked more and more, and turned to lie on the edge of the tub, with her shoulders exposed, and stared at Zheng Dayong, "Can you tell me how you fought the enemy?" ”

Zheng Dayong had no choice but to tell the truth, and the more the Queen Mother listened, the more moved she became, and kept asking about the details of the battlefield.

Finally, the bath water got colder.

Zheng Dayong and the interpreter were invited out of the bathroom, but the maid was left behind to serve the Queen Mother and get dressed. The manservant, who was in charge of adding water, also stayed in the bathroom and witnessed the Queen Mother dressing the whole time.

"Your Highness, it's not too early, let's retire first!"

Zheng Dayong stood outside the bathroom door, his face was red with shame, and he didn't wait for a reply from inside, so he ran away and left with the interpreter.

went back and told the story, Cai Yuncheng laughed when he heard it.

In the big villa in the suburbs, Pan Wei was having a good time with a marquise. His actions were acquiesced, for many secrets could be heard from the noblewoman's bed, which would be included in the work report.

I just hope that this old man will not be infected with flower willow disease.

Syphilis or something, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, was transmitted to China by Europeans. Brought by the Portuguese, it first appeared in Guangdong, so it was also called "Guangdong sore", and later spread along the coast of Zhejiang.

By the way, the level of syphilis treatment by doctors in the Ming Dynasty was the most sophisticated in the world at that time......

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