85_85536 In this way, the letters written by William in the name of the Countess of Chersk, and the letters that William forwarded to his father, Baron Otto, were passed on to Plock, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Mazovia. After that, the letters were as if they had been robbed halfway, and no news came out.

Sometimes, nothing is good news. But more often than not, there is no news, but bad news that can't be worse.

William had a lot of experience in his previous life. There are also many cases. I won't list them all here - in general. William had no idea what the Grand Duke, to whom his father had allegiated, was in mind. What the hell was he thinking?

With the death of a large number of nobles who had problems with inheritance in the past, and with the fermentation of the effects of the previous disaster, the chaos in the Grand Duchy of Mazovia began to intensify. The peasants revolted everywhere, and the nobles everywhere attacked each other. Reports were sent back daily to the scout cavalry around the county of Guò.

These messages are one or two, and the individual ones are not remarkable. But when all this information is added together, it is as if William thought that the Grand Duchy in which he lived was about to end. The chaos is getting bigger and bigger. Gradually, the news of the death of the nobles in this **** came. This also means that the chaos of the Grand Duchy has developed to a certain extent.

"Under such circumstances, His Excellency the Grand Duke still has no movement. It seems that there is no hope for it. ”

In Charlumie's study, William said to Charlumie - usually not to be seen. But in the face of such a chaotic situation, the difference between him and Charlumi is once again highlighted.

In the face of such a chaotic situation, William was not only stern but also excited. A sense of heroism arises. On the other hand, in addition to being nervous, Charlumi is more afraid. More than ten years ago, the family's castle was breached, and the nightmare of the death of her parents once again surfaced in her heart, making it difficult for her to sleep.

Fortunately, William was by her side for a while, otherwise, Xia Lumi would definitely not know what to do. And in this fearful situation, her dependence on William also grows day by day. Now, although she can be said to be obedient to William's words, like a brainless fan, she is whatever she says, but it is almost the same.

The difference is that she still needs a reason - in the face of something serious or difficult, as long as William can give her a reasonable reason, then she will listen to William. And to give, or make up a reason or something, this is naturally difficult for William. So now, say that William will listen to whatever Charlumi says. There is no problem with everyone understanding this.

So, after William said that Archduke Leszek of Mazovia was unreliable, Charlumi asked as a matter of course: "So, what should we do?"

"Hurry up and protect yourself. William said this, which made Charlumi a little baffled - self-preservation was indeed correct. But the question is, how?

"First of all, we need to train the troops. William replied.

"Training the troops......" Charlumi seemed to grasp a little key. But she still didn't know what to do.

"Leave this matter to me. William said, "Of course, I need a name to do this—didn't you ask me before if I wanted to be your knight?" ”

That's it, in the afternoon of the same day, after more than ten years, the knight's canonization ceremony was held again at the Chersk Castle. William fell to his knees on one knee in front of Charlotine, who was then slapped on the shoulder with a long sword. Then he said the knightly code that prevailed among the knights of the nations. Asked if he would like to comply, William replied "yes".

Later, Charlumi granted Wilhelm a village as a fief, and awarded a canonization stamped with the name of Countess Charlumi von Hereford, Count of Chersk, a knighthood in the shape of a cross, and a sword. William swore allegiance to Charlumi and became a vassal of Charlumi. In this way, the entire knight's canonization ceremony is completed.

Some people may think this is child's play. It's like a kid playing around - but it's not really - both William and Charlumie take it very seriously. After all, they are all from aristocratic families, and in this era of strict feudal hierarchies, canonizing knights is naturally a matter that needs to be taken seriously.

In addition, the whole set of rituals done by Charlumi and William is also very correct. What's more, the fief canonized by Charlotine, the documents given to William, and the knightly medal are all genuine. With these two things, William will recognize him as a true knight in all the kingdoms of the human world, wherever he goes, no matter who he is.

And with the end of this canonization ceremony. William's identity has changed. From a noble son who eats and waits for death, he has become a real knight.

The change in status is very strange - the title of noble son sounds a little more powerful than that of a knight. But in reality it is not at all - although the vast majority of ordinary people regard the children of the nobility as nobles. But in reality, this is not the case. Because they don't have a title, let alone a fief. They are not dukes, not counts, not barons, not knights, and even less kings, lords, emperors. In the strict sense of the word, they did not differ from peasants, workers, merchants, or anything in the feudal hierarchy.

Their power comes from their fathers, brothers, and elders. Derived from their titles and power - but of course, when they are old enough, their fathers and brothers usually make a series of arrangements for them. At that time, they will be able to get rid of this embarrassing identity.

One of the best is the eldest son. That is, the son of a nobleman like William. Usually, they are given a fief to manage as a liege and gain experience through guò to take over in the future.

And the children of the nobles who are slightly worse depend on whether they are favored or not, and whether their father's power is strong.

Here, the king, or the sons of the great nobles of real power, are extremely popular. They have a good chance of getting large fiefs. Become a middle and high class nobleman. Even the real power of the duke. As for the slightly worse ones, it is likely to be the earl, the baron. The worst kind - let's say that if William had a brother, and Baron Otto would not have been able to do anything more than William thought. He was a baron until his death. Then William's brother can only be like the vast majority of noble children who have no way out, and only obtain the status of a knight.

If William had been more affectionate to his younger brother, he might have been able to get a small fief, such as a village. As a vassal of William's subordinates. And if William is more cold-blooded and ruthless, it is not impossible to directly kick his younger brother out of the house.

Therefore, for the children of the majority of small and medium-sized nobles, their identity as "children of the nobility" is not only a tiger skin, which can be used to fool people, but also has a time bomb meaning. Maybe when, as soon as my father dies, my identity will change. Either in power, or on the streets. There may be all of these.

It is for this reason. Every aristocratic family with more than one son is indispensable for open and secret fighting, bloodshed, civil strife and even civil war. But in other words, such inheritance rules are not without their benefits. The second sons and concubines who know that their future is unknown, it is natural that they will redouble their efforts. This indirectly ensures the success rate of the children of the nobility.

Of course, the second sons and concubines who worked hard one by one and then became talented, seeing that their incapable eldest brother grabbed the jackpot just because he had a good tire, became cynical and unbalanced, which indirectly increased the probability of civil war in the aristocratic family, which is another matter.

In short, don't talk about that. The significance of William's canonization as a knight is significant. This means that he is in the world...... At least in the political arena of the Grand Duchy of Mazovia, temporarily freed from the influence of his father, Baron Otto.

From now on, his first identity is no longer that of Otto von Hereford. Rather, it was a knight loyal to the Countess of Chersk, Wilhelm von Hereford.

From then on, he would be an independent individual in the political arena of the Grand Duchy of Mazovia. As for the absence of his father's patronage, at least in identity and name, what kind of deeds and achievements can William have...... That's another story