In the center of the camp, a group of men and women are building a fire around several large cauldrons. A group of people carry bags of ingredients and deliver them here, while the others are busy chopping vegetables and cooking rice.

On the other side of the clearing, there was a table and a pile of paperwork. Princess Ma sat at the table, writing hard, and a group of people stood by and waited. If you look closely, Shi Huizhen and Joanna are in the crowd.

Princess Ma finished writing one and handed it to a middle-aged man dressed as a businessman waiting next to her. The man took the paper, bowed, and walked away quickly.

"Everybody's busy." Tuhuan said with emotion.

"Yes, there are so many people in the camp, it is not easy to manage them to eat and drink Lazar every day." Zhu Wenkui said: "We are too busy, but fortunately, my mother has recovered a lot, and now she is helping with these accounts." ”

As he spoke, he saw them over there. Shi Huizhen stretched out her hand to greet them, and everyone walked over.

Princess Ma wanted to get up and greet them, but Tuhuan hurriedly stopped her.

"Just sit down." He beckoned: "I heard Xiao Zhu say that it was our fault that you suffered an accident before and made you frightened. Now there are still things to be busy, and it is even more important to save energy. ”

So saying, he asked his attendant to bring a box of clothes, gold and silver, and other things.

"This is a gift from my mother and sister, and they are also very busy, so I brought them over first to talk about condolences." He said: "I hope that the palace can return to normal as soon as possible." ”

Princess Ma thanked him and excused herself. Tuohuan still wanted her to accept it, so she said, "Since it's a gift from your family, then I'll take these clothes." It's been cold these days, and my family needs to keep out the cold. ”

"As for gold and silver, our side is functioning normally now, and we don't need that anymore. Please tell the princess that we thank them for their kindness, but there is too much gold and silver, and the help we have given to your country has not reached such a point, and it is worthy to take it. Please bring these back. ”

Tuhuan thought for a while, and did not continue to shirk, but turned his head and asked Zhu Wenkui: "I heard you say that when the situation in the palace is critical, I will distribute a batch of precious treasures at the bottom of the box to you and your ministers, and let them take them away." Now that the thieves have perished, these treasures should have basically been brought out. ”

"yes." Zhu Wenkui nodded and counted: "At that time, we separated the most precious treasures. The portrait of Taizu was recited by Miss Jeanna. The golden books of the palace and my mother, as well as seals and documents, were sealed and carried by Mr. Yang. ”

"After the explosion of the palace, we were confronted by a large group of thieves. At that time, I didn't know anything about the rest of the city, and I didn't know that these people were just thieves who took advantage of the fire, and I thought they were coming at us. Miss Jeanne was so relieved that I hastened to tell her to go first; He also asked Mr. Yang to tie the golden album box to Nurhachi, and let my sister ride it and rush out while there was chaos. Later, they were all rescued by the Guo family, and the two treasures were also placed in the Guo family for safekeeping. The day before yesterday, Mrs. Huang came to visit, and when she saw that the camp on our side had settled down, she brought them all over and returned them to us. ”

"That's good. That's fine. Tuohuan nodded: "But I remember, there are other treasures that are distributed to everyone, right?" ”

"yes." Zhu Wenkui didn't understand what he meant, and replied.

"So be it." Tuhuan turned his head to Captain Jeska and said, "The things that flow out of the palace must be very valuable, but those jewelry and jewels can't be spent directly after all. And it is precisely because of the rarity that it is inconvenient to shoot. Small merchants often dare not take over this kind of treasure, and those who have the financial resources and vision to buy it are old Greek slippers who resell antiques and works of art, and if they don't do it, they will have to be cheated. ”

"Otherwise, if you sell me all those treasures, I will exchange them for gold and silver, and I will not let you suffer." He suggested: "After they are exchanged, I will return them to their original owners, which is to help my mother and sister send their hearts out." ”

"Absolutely." Captain Jeska hurriedly said: "After running out that day, I told them not to sell the things they sent and not to lose them. Later, I was afraid that these guys would get used to it and not keep it well, so I deliberately took them back. It's just that we don't have much culture, we don't understand the etiquette of the Central Plains, and we haven't found a chance before, so I don't know how to say it. We appreciate your help. ”

As he spoke, he instructed some of his men to go and bring the things.

Tuhuan looked at Guo Kang, and Guo Kang nodded at him, indicating that there was no problem.

The reason for the incident was that Princess Ma didn't think about it so much at that time, and directly distributed everything in her hand. In the past two days, the palace has prepared Christmas and New Year's banquets, and she has also been routinely invited. Before, Princess Ma had not participated much for various reasons. But this year, she still decided to take little Jeanne with her.

It's just that her previous dresses, accessories, etc., were all lost. Those things that were sent out couldn't be directly returned, so Tuhuan and Guo Kang thought of a way. With the two of them coming forward, it won't be embarrassing.

Captain Jeska actually prepared in advance, which was beyond their expectations. However, Guo Kang thought about it and felt that it was understandable. In fact, he is not only capable of fighting, but also a figure who can unite factions with different needs. It is also normal for such people to be good at dealing with various problems.

After a while, they did bring a wooden box. Captain Jeska opened it, took out all the jewels, gold and jade, and placed it on the table, leaving only a black cup inside.

"As I said before, I'll call the shots on this matter and exchange them all for cash." He turned to the crowd and said, "Are you okay?" ”

"Nope." A veteran smiled and said, "Give it to us, we don't know where to put it." My mother-in-law is not worthy of wearing this. ”

Everyone laughed and agreed.

On the other side, Tuhuan also asked people to carry the two boxes over and said, "All these gold coins are given to you." Divide yourselves. ”

"Give it all to ......," Captain Jeska was a little surprised.

He probably felt that the dehuan meant that both parties would go down the ladder and exchange these sensitive treasures for some more practical rewards. Unexpectedly, he really put on a posture of "buying".

"You have worked hard, you have fought for your life for the things on our side, and you have lost a lot of people, and you should be paid." Guo Kang explained next to him.

"And I've heard that there's still a lot going on in your hometown. Now that you are the most capable Ding Zhuang, you are all here to help, and it is estimated that your hometown will have a harder time. These can also be regarded as our compensation, after you take it, remember to keep more for your relatives, friends, and the families of your comrades who died in battle. He admonished.

"I always felt like the place was going to be messed up. That's where you're from, I guess it's clearer. Tuohuan also said: "If there are no flowers, you don't have to use them all up in a hurry." Just save it and save it for big things. ”

"Or Taiji is right." Other veterans also agreed: "In this chaotic situation, there is no point in returning to the hometown to buy land, and it will be snatched away by the hateful Alemanni at any time." If you don't buy land, you don't have anything to invest in, so you can't go to the Jews to play the money game, right? ”

Captain Jeska agreed.

In fact, he himself was a victim of this situation. The Jaska family originally owned half of the village's land, which was in the hands of his uncle. As a result, the Rosenberg family, a great nobleman from the German court, took advantage of the chaos and wantonly enclosed land in southern Bohemia and annexed his family's land.

When Jaskka was young, she married a young lady from a small aristocratic family named Katerzhna, and the two sides were close to each other, and their lives were not bad. But at that time, another minor nobleman from his country, who had borrowed usury from Jewish merchants, was deceived and persecuted by his creditors.

Jasca was young and vigorous at that time, and his sense of justice was bursting, and in order to help his fellow villagers keep their territory, he vouched for others and went to fight a lawsuit with the Jews. As a result, the lawsuit was not won, and he lost a lot of money, so he could only sell Mrs. Katerzhna's territory to pay off the debt.

In this way, Jeska himself became a wandering knight, and could only go around as a mercenary to live a life until now. He is very clear about these hardships and difficulties.

As soon as everyone said this, he understood what Tuhuan and the others meant. He turned around and said to everyone, and took everyone to thank him, so he stopped refusing and accepted the gold coin.

"We each have a little bit. For the rest, let Charlie take it back. He told the crowd: "I have always felt that the citizens of Prague are not very reliable. These people seem to be powerful, but they don't have a firm goal at all and don't even know what they should do. When you see that it is profitable, you go and join in the fun; Seeing that the emperor was going to suppress it harshly, he immediately began to waver. With such a person, I am afraid that you will not be able to do things well. ”

"The kings and the bishops are not fools, and the strategies of each defeat, we will, and they certainly will. When the time comes, as long as we compromise a little and give up some leftovers to these citizens, they will probably abandon us immediately. So I think we still need to find a way to build our own base. ”

"There are still people in the countryside who welcome us." One of his men said: "Some believers gathered in the hill south of Prague and called it the Biblical Mount Tabor. They have invited everyone to go there to gather righteousness before, should we also go to their cottage and spend money to expand it? ”

"If we hadn't had a choice, we wouldn't have been able to go over there. But now, let's think about it. Captain Jaska hesitated and said, "There are more people over there, but the situation is too chaotic, and I don't know what to do." It really can't be done, we can build a base on our own. ”

"You don't need to dwell on it, Captain. It doesn't matter where. One monk comforted: "Mount Tabor is originally an image in a doctrine, and it is not necessarily a specific mountain. As long as we can build it well, all the places can be called Tabor. It doesn't matter where you gather, as long as it's convenient. ”

"As you can see, that's all we need." Captain Jeska then said to Tuhuan and the others: "On the Roman side, do you have any other expectations for us?" If you have other requirements, you can also let us know. ”

"Then ask him." Tuhuan immediately pointed at Guo Kang: "He is a great patriarch, religious issues, strategic issues, in fact, you can ask him." ”

Everyone here, when they settled the refugees before, had a lot of contact with the Rus' people in the city and knew Guo Kang's deeds. Hearing him say this, they immediately looked at Guo Kang and wanted to ask him.

"Don't say that about me." Guo Kang smiled: "On the side of the Roman Catholic Church, our reputation is not good. Don't look at what he said nicely, my religious understanding is afraid that it can make many priests angry to death. Do you really want to listen? ”

"We don't care." Captain Jeska admitted, "We've made a lot of priests angry. Not to mention the priests sent by the Holy See, even many heretics do not like us. Our situation is actually similar. ”

"Those who are opposed by the church are not necessarily good people. On my way here, I saw quite a few Adamites going on. How do we get along with them? ”

"So what?" Dehuan said curiously.

"It's an old sect." Guo Kang told him: "The earliest Adamitians are recorded in the writings of Augustine. These people believed that everyone should be freed from the moral constraints of the world and return to the innocence of the days of Adam and Eve. They are opposed to all rules, believing that secular rules cannot define good or bad people, especially against marriage as a social relationship. The Adamites refused to wear clothing during religious ceremonies, so they were easily recognized. ”

"Now in Europe, this sect is also being revived. They engaged in communal life, opposed private property, and believed that marriage should be abolished and that humanity should be emancipated from the institution of the family. These people behave the same as before: they are naked all year round and do not wear clothes in public places. Therefore, other sects that are regarded as heretics by the Catholic Church do not necessarily like them. ”

"That's really outrageous...... "Tuhuan said in surprise, "How can there be such a person?" ”

"In fact, it is not outrageous, in the past thousand years, Europeans have not had much innovation in their opinions on social reform." Guo Kang disagreed: "Oppose the country or the family, hope to suppress desires with religious feelings, realize public ownership, return to ancient times, and put an end to corruption...... It's going back and forth, it's still these sets. ”

"No wonder none of them can make it happen." It's clear to be happy.

"yes." Guo Kang nodded.

At one point, the Adamites took part in the Hussite struggle, as both sides opposed the hierarchy that the church adhered to. In particular, the radical forces of the Hussites, the "Taborists", do have some common language.

The Tabors, who consisted mainly of poor Bohemian peasants and bankrupt petty aristocrats, also preferred to live in groups, supported communal ownership of property, and emphasized organizational discipline, so they were also good in combat. Jaska's later main supporters included these people.

However, the Taborites adhered to strict monogamy and were more conservative in terms of marriage and love. The Adamites, on the other hand, supported free love, arguing that 'a chaste man is not worthy to enter the Messianic kingdom.' Their group life is obviously not the militarized collective life that the Tabors understand. Therefore, the contradictions between the two sides soon erupted.

Historically, Jeska, who has always advocated tolerance and even united the great nobles, went against the norm this time and personally suppressed the Adamites. Some of their leaders were executed, and the rest were driven out of the town of Tabor. Due to its lack of combat effectiveness, this faction was quickly wiped out by the Church forces, and the remaining people became scattered bandits.

Later generations also believed that Adamitism was also one of the early sources of Protestantism. This statement is very doubtful, but it can also be seen that not all advocates of church reform are people who can cooperate. Some of the so-called reformers are more difficult to stress than the church itself. And this is also a feature here.

(End of chapter)

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