"Honestly, father. When I returned to Paris, I was not at all surprised to hear about the performance of the Raya Knight in knightly jousting and the fact that he had won the title of Perfect Knight. ”

According to Catalino, it is normal for Xu Siling to win this title, and it is not surprising or undoubted.

"I'm sure my father has also heard that before the battle, the Raya knights did not wear any armor and humiliated Lord Khamis in front of all the soldiers under the city of Tamu Fort."

"Master Khamis was so angry that he ordered the arrows to be shot, but none of the soldiers moved, and none of the soldiers dared to carry out Lord Hamis's orders."

Marquis Boggs nodded slowly: "I've heard about it. But no one seems to believe it. ”

"It's not that the soldiers don't want to listen to Lord Hamis's orders, it's that they're really scared."

"So, kid, this is the second reason why Khamis lost so thoroughly in the battle of Tamuburg?"

"That's right, the morale gap between the soldiers on both sides is too great, especially Lord Hamis's soldiers, so low that some people surrendered as soon as the Raya soldiers landed in the city. Because Miss Raya declared at the beginning of the war that the soldiers would be innocent as long as they surrendered, and that she had only come to crusade against Lord Hamis. And in fact, she did, and not a single soldier who surrendered was convicted. ”

"And the last reason, what's it?"

Catalino gave a familiar look, "What else could it be, father." ”

"yes. What else could it be. It can only be a Raya knight."

In the battle of Tamu Fort, the reason why Raya was able to win a big victory in the siege battle with this battle loss ratio is as simple as that.

The siege equipment is complete, and the morale gap between the two sides is huge, as well as Xu Siling.

Blanche and Chrissy on the inside of the bookshelf naturally knew Xu Siling's stakes, but they didn't know that he was so powerful.

Blanche suddenly realized, no wonder the knight competition, no matter what Xu Siling did and what surprising choice he made, Phil and An Li would not panic and worry, and they had such firm trust in Xu Siling.

Xu Siling's strength is enough for anyone to believe in him, and he will never lose.

Chrissy peeked at Xu Siling's indifferent face, her heart was a little short, her face was flushed, and she wanted to reach out and pull Xu Siling's sleeve, but she didn't dare.

"So. That's what you said, there is a secret about Raya? ”

Marquis Boggs was a little strange, although he was curious about what kind of hatred Raya had with Hamis, and why he had to destroy Hamis, including all the people in the Hamis family.

This kind of behavior, in the eyes of the aristocracy, really can't be tolerated.

"No, that's not a secret I'm trying to tell."

"What's that?"

"It's this."

Catalino pulled a letter from his bosom and handed it to the Marquis of Boggs' desk.

Xu Siling looked through the gap and frowned subconsciously when he saw the letter.

He was a little surprised by this letter. How did it get here? It's still in the hands of Chrissy's brother.

Chrissy was keenly aware of the change in Xu Siling's expression, and immediately understood that the letter that her brother had just taken out was very important to Xu Siling.

"Father, take a closer look. The contents of the letter are about Miss Raya's secrets"

Xu Siling frowned, he didn't know what the content of the letter was.

But before he was beheaded, Khamis said that this letter was left for Amis when he returned to the town of Raya to seize power and kill his father.

It is clear that as long as something happens to him, relying on this letter, he can justifiably crusade against Phil Raya.

It is even possible to take this letter and ask for help from other nobles.

At that time, Xu Siling searched through the inner fort and the Jewish colony but could not find it, and even burned down the Jewish residential area with a fire.

It doesn't matter if you can't find it, as long as it doesn't show up and doesn't affect his and Fei'er's plans, that's fine.

Now since the end of the battle of Tamubao, it has been so long now, and there is no news that has been spread.

Xu Siling thought that this letter was burned by herself.

I didn't expect that

After reading the letter, the Marquis of Boggs had a surprised expression, then silence, and a very low tone.

"Catalino, how did you get this letter?"

"It was given to me by a Jew named Frank before the Battle of Tamuburg."

"Jews? Why did he give it to you for no reason? ”

Catalino shook his head: "He didn't elaborate, it's just that he had planned to frame the Raya Knight, before he didn't know the strength of the Raya Knight." It seems that he sensed in advance that the situation at Tamuburg was not good, so he secretly handed me the letter, because he knew that I was the son of the Marquis. ”

"What did he ask for at the time?"

"Frank's request is simple, to find someone to protect him and his family when necessary." Catalino was silent for a moment, and then said slowly: "The battle of Tamuburg ended very quickly, and Raya was executed very quickly. Not only the Khamis family was wiped out, but even the Jews living in Tamuburg disappeared, and it is said that the executioner who executed the two families was the Raya knight himself. ”

Xu Siling couldn't help rubbing his chin, this Catalino can, this kind of news can be inquired.

You must know that the burning of the Jews and the burning of the Khamis is forbidden among the Rayan soldiers.

It seems that the Raya soldiers, the loopholes are still very big.

Think about it, too, what is it to ask such a high level of temporary conscription soldiers for low quality.

As long as the nobility and the royal family have no evidence, it is nothing.

Hearing what Catalino said, Blanche and Chrissy turned pale with fright.

Although this is Catalino's testimony, and there is no substantial evidence to prove that this happened, it is really imaginative to see Xu Siling's expression still indifferent and unchanged.

"It has been many days since Miss Raya arrived in Paris, but His Majesty the King still has not set a date to meet with her, is there something that has happened?"

When Catalino handed the letter to his father, he was relieved and asked curiously about what he cared about.

"It's simple. The king is putting pressure on our nobles. ”

"Pressuring?"

Marquis Boggs put down the letter in his hand and said seriously: "Raya's power is very great, not to mention the influence. Now that the entire kingdom has been ravaged by the Black Death, only Raya's realm has not been affected by the Black Death. She attributed everything to God's revelation, and even bluntly confessed that the king was French orthodox and wanted to support the king in recovering the lost land. You say, what are we going to do? ”

"What should I do?" Catalino shook his head, "Didn't His Majesty start the Estates-General before, didn't he raise money to fight?" ”

"He didn't raise any money, because we nobles didn't let go of each other!" Marquis Boggs gritted his teeth, "How can our money be wasted on him like this!" What have we gained by fighting the war for so long? Going to war for someone else's territory? Catalino, clear your mind. To put it mildly, the loss of the Northern Territories has no effect on us. The king wants to fight, so let him pay for it himself! ”

Catalino was silent, unwilling to continue on the topic.

"The matter of war. Is it directly related to Miss Raya? ”

"Otherwise, what do you think the king is doing with Raya all the time?" Marquis Boggs snorted coldly, "Of course, it is to give time for Raya's influence to slowly ferment among the nobles, coercing the nobles to listen to him, and now we have to add the influence of Raya Knights. You say, in the eyes of the French aristocracy, what is she Raya? ”

"A key to saving the kingdom from its woes."

"That's right, though I hate to admit it. But no one can solve the Black Death at the moment, not even Pope Cressy VI! Every day, people in the kingdom die of illness due to the Black Death, and in the territories of our nobility, there are no intact people to work and produce, and no one in our territory works, where do we get our taxes? What to do with the nobles who contracted the Black Death? ”

Marquis Boggs slammed his desk angrily, startling Catalino.

"Do you want the nobles who contracted the Black Death to lie in bed and wait to die, and before they die, shout the slogan of God's will, like the Knights Templar?"

"No!"

"The lives of our nobles are not so low."

"And now, Raya is the bargaining chip between the king and our nobles."

"When Raya's influence is almost fermented, then the king will only be willing to let Raya help us, or should he say, save us!"

Catalino looked incredulous: "Impossible, the Holy See will not allow His Majesty to do this, you must know that Raya may be a Holy Woman of the Holy See!" ”

"What's impossible? The current Pope Cressy VI is a pig raised by the king! If the king really wants to do this, do you think the Pope dares to say anything? The Marquis of Boggs was full of displeasure, "What else can the Pope do if he is playing tricks in private at most, using the reason of the Black Death to erase all the eyeliner that the king arranged for him?" How dare he say a word to the king? ”

Truly.

It is still under the influence of the captivity of Avignon.

The Holy See moved from Rome to France, and the French Pope was indeed a pig raised by the French royal family.

"Could it be. Miss Raya, will she really obey His Majesty's orders to coerce us? ”

Marquis Boggs, seeing his son's bitter face, felt a lot of distress for the people of the kingdom, and couldn't help sighing.

He took the three gemstone rings from his finger and placed them in front of Catalino one by one.

"Look, kid."

"This ring represents the royal family, they are the supreme power of the kingdom, the most prominent family in the entire kingdom, in charge of everything in the kingdom."

"And this ring represents the Holy See, which is the existence of the faith of the people of the kingdom, and is also the organization that supports the legitimacy of the royal family."

"This third ring represents the nobility, we are the power of the entire kingdom, we are the sword of the kingdom, and we are the shield of the kingdom."

The Marquis of Boggs tapped his finger on the ring representing the Holy See and the nobility.

"It seems that the Holy See and the nobility are mainly serving the royal family."

"But that's not right."

"If the Holy See is influential enough, it can even easily strip the royal family of everything, making the legitimate king illegitimate."

"And the same is true of us nobles, as long as the nobles unite and raise our shields, the royal family will not be able to threaten us, even. Our swords, in turn, can threaten the royal family. ”

Catalino thought for a long time and nodded slowly: "I see, father." You're trying to tell me. His Majesty wants to control us, and in order not to be controlled, we need to unite and even assist each other with the Holy See. ”

"That's right."

Unexpectedly, the Marquis of Boggs once again removed a ring from his finger.

He placed the ring in front of the three rings, and asked meaningfully.

"Catalino, you say, this ring represents Raya and her knights, then they. Which side does it belong to? ”

"This" Catalino was stunned, not knowing how to answer.

"Whether it belongs to the royal family, or to the Holy See, or to our aristocracy."

No matter what Catalino thinks, it doesn't feel right.

In terms of identity, Raya's foundation is noble, and it would not be wrong to say that she belongs to the aristocracy.

But now she is very likely to become a Holy Lady of the Holy See, but this influence is even greater than the status of a nobleman.

But it would be wrong to say that Raya belongs to the Holy See.

Because Raya has already said frankly that she will support His Majesty the King and support His Majesty's legitimacy. and support for His Majesty's selfish intentions - the reconquista.

After thinking for a long time, Catalino came up with an answer that seemed right.

"I think the current Miss Raya belongs to the royal family. Although Miss Raya does not have the status of a royal family, she is a double status of nobility and the Holy See, but she supports the royal family in the name of God. ”

Marquis Boggs's expression remained unchanged, he didn't deny or affirm, he just nodded slightly.

He tapped his finger lightly on Raya's ring.

"Raya is special, so you're right and you're not right. It should be said that Raya belongs to a third party. ”

"A third party?" Catalino didn't get it.

"To put it simply, Raya does not belong to any side of the kingdom, and she can belong to any side in the same way."

Marquis Boggs pressed his finger on the ring representing Raya and pushed it in front of the royal family.

"She can speak frankly, support the royal family in the name of God, stand on the side of the royal family, assist the king, and regain the lost land."

Marquis Boggs pushed Raya from the royal family to the Holy See.

"Again. In the name of God, we can also support the Holy See, stand on the side of the Holy See, assist the Pope, and revive the Holy Church. ”

"Or, more."

The Marquis of Boggs pushed Raya from the Holy See to the nobility.

"In the name of God, support the nobility, stand on our side, defend the interests of the ruling power of the nobility, and unite!"

Catalino shook his head in disbelief.

"How is that possible, father. I have heard that after the Battle of Tamuburg, His Majesty the King and the Pope arranged for people to go to the town of Raya and invite Miss Raya to meet her. Faced with the choice of going south or north, Miss Raya told everyone with practical actions that she would go north to support the royal family! ”

Marquis Boggs snorted: "That's why I said, this Raya is not simple, if she is really firmly on the side of the royal family, she should have directly refused to invite the clergy who went south to meet that day, instead of saying nothing, making everything full of possibilities." ”

Xu Siling blinked, and couldn't help but be amazed in her heart.

The decision to go north and south, he and Fei'er didn't consider it at all.

Because of Xu Siling's mistake, he ignored the impact of the prisoner of Avignon, and subconsciously believed that the Pope was in Reims Cathedral in the north.

It can only be said that this is another wonderful misunderstanding

"But now. Miss Raya is already in Paris. ”

"Yes, is it possible that if she is in Paris, the Pope will be helpless, obediently tied and unwilling to struggle? My good boy, look at the Pope's means behind you. It probably won't take you a few days to find out. ”

Catalino couldn't help but swallow his saliva: "Then father, you said earlier, Miss Raya may also support us?" Why? ”

"Why?"

Marquis Boggs couldn't help but grin, and the solemnity on his face dissipated.

He held up the letter in his hand and waved.

"This letter can now be one of the bargaining chips for our nobles to negotiate with Raya." (End of chapter)