In His Majesty's royal tent.

The chessboard has changed from a square black and white grid to a warrior, a shooter, and a siege

Lothar counted the points and realized that even if he threw the only "sunny day" left in his hand, he would not be able to turn the tide of the battle, so he decisively threw away the card and conceded defeat.

"I lost."

He leaned back in his chair and calmly picked up the wooden wine glass beside him, and drank the tea inside.

From chess to Gwent, he lost both of these things badly, and the ending was the same as when he played chess or cards with Prajna, he was completely crushed, and in the last game, it seems that Baldwin IV still let go of a little water.

Otherwise, the GWENT card with two wins in three games, he will most likely not be able to survive the fourth game.

Lothar, who finished his throat, said solemnly:

"Your Majesty, your achievements and wisdom in the layout are really incomparable to me, no wonder the Chinese army under your personal command, no matter how the battle situation changes, is still as stable as Mount Tai - next time you invite me, let's play dice."

Unless the dice cheated in a thousand ways, it was all a matter of luck, and he felt that only by playing this game could he have a chance of beating Baldwin IV.

"People don't have to be proficient in everything, you are now recognized by everyone as the best cavalry commander, even Saladin and his generals may not be able to refute this, this is enough."

Baldwin IV smiled and shook his head: "If you have a broken body like me, you can only go around in the dark and gloomy palace all day long, and even go out of the innermost hut all day long, except for a few rays of sunlight through the window, there are cabinets full of books, and this chessboard, you will definitely be able to achieve something on this path." ”

Lothar sighed: "You are good at breaking the enemy in wisdom, and I can only fight on the battlefield, which is higher and lower, at a glance, I am the best cavalry commander, then you must be the king of the best cavalry commander's loyalty." ”

Baldwin IV tugged at the corners of his mouth a little helplessly: "Lothar, if this continues, I will believe it." ”

"It's as if Jerusalem wasn't torn apart under my rule..."

Baldwin IV's tone was a little stunned: "At the age of 16, I led the army to defeat Saladin, who made the princes and nobles tremble. That year, I was in high spirits, thinking that I was destined to open up the kingdom of heaven on earth and make immortal achievements—but then, when I fell ill, the imperial physician told me that I would probably not live past twenty. ”

"At that time, the government and the opposition thought that I had committed an unpardonable sin, that I had been forsaken by God, destined to fall into Hell and be tormented forever."

Lothar stood up and listened quietly.

Baldwin looked out of the tent, his voice still calm and soothing, as if the high-spirited young king had died since then, and had become the man he is now, as calm as if he would never have a violent emotion.

"I asked Bishop William, and he said that there are two kinds of kings – one is good and the other is good. Pretty good, it means that you have tried hard enough, but you have not been favored by God. The good one is that you were born with God's special favor, and you have the grace and favor of God that others do not have. ”

Lothar asked, "He thinks you're a decent king?" ”

Baldwin nodded, but shook his head again: "He said that he thought I was a good king. ”

Lothar was silent for a moment, the meaning of this sentence is by no means "talent is more important than hard work", what Baldwin IV wants to express, most likely is: God is a double-edged sword, which can not only lift you to the sky, but also push you down to the clouds and shatter your bones.

But you must not know, my majesty, that in the future, Janhus will kick off the mighty Reformation, and when Martin Luther writes the Ninety-Five Theses, the flame of the Reformation will burn all over the continent.

Because the Pope did not allow him to divorce his wife, Heng Laoba simply founded a new branch of Christianity in England, the Anglican Church, and made himself the supreme leader of the Church.

If Baldwin IV had lived in that era, he might have been able to grab Bishop William by the collar and make him claim that he had suffered the curse of a despicable pagan demon, and that whoever opposed him was a lackey of the pagan demon!

"Your Majesty, what you said, I will take to heart."

Lothar nodded solemnly.

To be precise, the power of faith is indeed terrifying, and this power that sustains countless crusaders and buries their bones in foreign places is an incomparably sharp sword, and what he has to do is not to bury this sword, but to hold the hilt of this sword in his hand, and the blade is always pointed at the enemy.

Baldwin IV said earnestly:

"As a king, there may be many things that do not go well to you, and you are now a powerful nobleman, and your lords are well organized under the rule of your Sacred Treasury Governor, and you have climbed quickly, ten steps at a time, and even one step into the heavens, the hope of reigning over Egypt—but you must still remember that the arrows always come from behind you, or from the gaps between the steps under your feet."

His Majesty's eyes were a little complicated.

He may have remembered the assassination of the crown prince, suspected to be from the House of Anjou, or from Princess Isabella, or Queen Mary; Or perhaps he remembered the chaos of the kingdom that had been torn apart, and when he, the king of Jerusalem, who was considered the most holy, lost his sanctity, he sat in that chair and felt in danger for even a moment.

The king's words were subtle, as if to warn Lothar to be careful of being overshadowed by his men.

Lothar must also admit that he is indeed suspected of being a shopkeeper.

Although the doctrine of jurisprudence is so deeply entrenched that it is almost impossible for Curos to replace himself in the world's terms, Baldwin IV should not be referring to Curs alone, but to the old aristocratic alliance that is about to follow him in a new round of crusades, and is likely to be inextricably linked with each other.

If Lothar were just an ordinary person, there was a good chance that they would have chosen someone else to be the king of Egypt in the elections after the capture of Cairo or Egypt, and kicked themselves out.

Lothar was silent for a moment, then said firmly: "There is no doubt about Cours's loyalty to me, I never doubt him, just as you never need to doubt me, I will not hesitate to stand by your side whenever and wherever I am, as I know - you will not hesitate to stand by my side whenever and wherever you are." ”

Baldwin IV opened his mouth, but stopped talking.

After a while, he just chuckled and shook his head: "Don't be so sure, I am also the king of a country, how can I stand on your side for everything?" ”

Lothar smiled and said: "Your Majesty, it has always been the most honorable thing for me to be friends with you, and I believe that if one day you are destined to choose between me or others, you will definitely choose me." ”

Sincerity was written all over his face.

This sincerity, even Baldwin IV, couldn't help but feel heavy, he held his forehead a little distressed: "Then I really have to think about whether I should be friends with you." ”

The two looked at each other for a moment, and they couldn't help but laugh, which attracted a sideways glance from Lord Bailian, who served as the king's guard outside the tent.

"Don't peek, don't eavesdrop, it's a kingdom secret."

Lothar said half-sarcastically.

Bailian hurriedly defended: "My lord, I swear to you, I didn't deliberately eavesdrop on half of what you said, I just."

"Then run away, people who have drunk dragon blood potions can't control their ears like you."

The king looked helplessly at Bailian, who ran away: "You are a dignified marquis, the leader of the crusaders, why do you still make such jokes with young people?" ”

"Your Majesty!"

Lothar stood up, he bowed, held the table with one hand, and pointed earnestly at himself, and then at His Majesty: "You, and I, are you still young people!" ”

He stretched: "Young man, you should make this kind of young man's joke, instead of knowing how to visit the kiln every day." ”

The king was slightly stunned, and said with a smile: "Okay, you have been delayed with me for too long, it is time to return to your banquet, as the protagonist, you should not be absent for so long." ”

"Goodbye, Your Majesty."

"Hmm"

Looking at Lothar's back, Baldwin IV was silent for a moment, but still shouted: "If you fail, come back and inherit the throne of Jerusalem." ”

Lothar paused slightly, turned his head, looked at the king opposite, his eyes were a little stunned, and then changed to a relaxed smile: "No, it's not interesting, don't forget, Empress Lagaia, but she invited me to be the co-emperor." ”

This time, it was His Majesty's turn to be stunned.

"Is this true?"

He also thought it was a rumor.

Lothar raised an eyebrow: "Of course." ”

Although the empress never officially invited him, Anna did mean this, if he really had the idea of eating soft rice one day, work hard, show his talent, he felt that the probability of eating this bowl of soft rice was still quite high.