Rise of Rurik

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According to the descriptions of those who escaped from Hazeby, the people who stayed behind in Ross's shops all ended in death.

If the blue fox really died, it would not be a loss to the majority of Rus people. But the loss of the shops meant that the Rus lost their market in Denmark, and the Danes' behavior of war was to force the Duchy of Rus to launch a commercial war for revenge.

Of course, Ross can use this as an excuse to start a war between countries, and even pull in the Kingdom of Sweden, which has not been cheapened in the previous war, and the two countries join forces to beat Denmark.

Many people thought that the blue fox was dead, but he was not only still alive, but now he was passively disguised as a brand-new and extremely safe image and ran to the northern border where the East Frank king passed.

A group of black priests marched south with crosses in hand. Eskil was a noble and old man. He sat in a carriage and watched over a pile of people's traveling supplies, as well as the most precious sacred artifacts taken from the monastery.

There is also a black-clothed fat man who does the job of pressing the warehouse. He is none other than the blue fox.

He was almost alone, rushing towards the unknown south wind, extremely curious but also extremely fearful. He didn't know what he would see and hear when he entered the Frankish kingdom, and he was afraid that he would encounter an accident.

Now, I can only follow the request of the old guy Esquill, and first be a believer and a priest.

"Maybe their gods will bless me..."

On the way, everyone was speechless. They walked on a road in the rugged forest. The so-called road was just a yellow line exposed in the grass. Obviously, there were not many people walking on this road on weekdays.

Everyone has been gone for many days, and many young priests feel that this departure is to cut off with the Hazelby Monastery. The teacher's sacred work of spreading the faith to the north ended in failure as Hazelby went through the war. Maybe there really is a turning point here! Joseph Blue Fox, a fat Russman in a carriage, became a friend of the teacher.

After walking through a mass of oak forest again, a strange open space appeared in front of me.

There is a meadow here, and the wonderful thing is that no one grazes the cattle or sheep.

Take a closer look, and there is an existence that looks like a rammed earth dam in front. It can even cover up the woods behind, which seriously interferes with people's sight.

No doubt the blue fox noticed this geographical vision.

"Eskil, what is that?" he asked.

"do not you know?"

"How do I know? This is the first time I've come so far south."

Eskil pointed at the wooden stick with a smile: "That's the Schleswig Wall! Back then, it was ordered by the Danish leader Godfrey to prevent the kingdom (specially made Frank) from invading. Unfortunately, the kingdom is still Owned the city of Schleswig."

The blue fox is really indifferent to the distant past. The most important thing for him to come to the south is naturally to seek refuge, and the second is to inquire about the business atmosphere here.

He asked casually, very vulgarly: "Is there any merchants in the city? Are there prostitutes?"

Some words were taboo for priests, and Esquil shuddered, not knowing what to say for a while. He held it for a while before staring at the blue fox with a blank face: "Joseph, you have been baptized, don't use some devilish words. You have to keep your heart pure, and you can't do dirty things that are not allowed by the scriptures!"

"I see. But I just asked if there are prostitutes in the city. If there are prostitutes, there are merchants, and I want to talk to them."

"Forget it! I warn you, the identity you can protect yourself is Priest Joseph. If you do something outrageous, I can't protect you."

"Whatever..." Lanhu shrugged, secretly scolding this old guy for being a man, but in the end, he believed in the so-called sacred belief and was not close to women in his life.

The wooden crosses carried by the priests are very conspicuous, which was easily noticed by the squires of Viscount Schleswig, who guarded the border.

A solid rammed earth wall cuts off the Jutland peninsula in the middle, and there are trenches on both sides of the earth wall. Only this so-called "Great Wall" is not an insurmountable line of defense at all.

Its greatest effect was actually that Chief Godfrey obstructed the entry of the Frankish cavalry.

In 835, the control of the entire Great Wall was controlled by Ludwig of the Kingdom, which belonged to the territory of East Frank. The specific management of the Great Wall fell in the hands of the Earl of Hamburg, and several viscounts under it controlled the military points on the side of the Great Wall. . One of the dead cities is the largest border military town!

In general, the Danes crossed the Wall, because they believed in Odin and other Norse gods. If they crossed the Wall and entered the south, they would be arrested and even executed for their wrong beliefs.

A month ago, a large number of refugees escaped from the Great Wall, and the identity of the believers was confirmed under the personal inspection of the Viscount, and only then did they get safe asylum.

Now that even the toughest priest has withdrawn, what terrifying thing happened on Hazelby's side? !

Viscount Henry realized the complexity of the situation, and quickly mobilized the squires in the city to enter the border gate.

The thick wooden door was opened, and a group of armored soldiers stepped out.

Viscount Henry took off his helmet to greet the priests, and stood there watching them enter.

Soldiers and nobles treated these priests with a high degree of courtesy, and they showed discipline by standing on either side of the gate and poking their heads before witnessing them enter the city.

Esquil and the Viscount exchanged glances, and Blue Fox, keenly aware of the risk, shrewdly hooked his head down without looking at anyone's face.

As Lanhu said, of course there are prostitutes and floating merchants in this city. The fief of Viscount Henry is here. In today's era, Schleswig is not only a bitter and cold place in East Frank, but also the political and economic forms are intertwined. With the Kingdom of Denmark to the north, the Obertides and Pomeranians to the east, and the fief of Viscount Henry on a bad salient. It is impossible for him to collect too much taxes from the nearby villages, and he solves the problem of financing by collecting tolls from the passing merchants.

The village-like city with a small population is now overcrowded. Now that a group of priests have also withdrawn, many war refugees have gathered, hoping to receive the blessing of the priest with open arms.

Because the cross that was carried was also hung with a special sign, which meant that a regional bishop was coming. Who is he? It was "Bishop of the North" Eskil.

The people knelt down, opened their arms and called for redemption. Esquil got off the carriage and motioned the little priest to open the bronze urn containing the holy water containing the fragrant rose essential oil, and sprinkle some withered pine branches in the holy water as a blessing.

Do you get divine power? The blue fox was amazed at it, thinking that maybe Prince Rurik could learn one and let the high priest "sprinkle water".

The blue fox also got off the carriage, and after a while, he saw a man in black with a wrinkled face and no beard coming hurriedly, presumably this is the priest of the city.

After many days of walking, the small classrooms with weak legs finally got a chance to rest.

Schleswig was a border outpost city established by the Danes at the time, but now it is occupied by the Franks, and the role of the city has not changed substantially. In such a small city and surrounding sparsely populated villages, only a dozen or so priests can stably support them.

Compared with the national organizational structure of the Frankish kingdom, the organizational structure of the Holy See invented and determined by the Roman emperor is more complete. The Holy See is like a tree trunk. The bishops of many regions under its jurisdiction are thick branches, and there are archbishops. The cities under the large regions have bishops (patriarchs), and finally, when they reach the village, they have a priest. This tree-like management model allows the Holy See to manage every village in Western Europe.

In terms of status, Esquier is much higher than the bishop (patriarch) of the city, and he also has the right to arbitrarily exercise his own authority on matters of faith in Schleswig.

He placed many little priests on the spot in the city of Schleswig, handed a bag of silver coins to the bishop of the city, and instructed: "This is the fund given to me by His Royal Highness, and it will be placed with you for the time being. We all You need to live on, you continue to teach young priests, and when we are spreading the faith to the north in the future, Danish village after village needs many pure priests, and they are the children around us."

This old fellow, Eskil, has been appointed by the Holy See to become a bishop of Bremen in a few years. He has a good relationship with Archbishop Sinkmal of Reims, and also has a good relationship with Prince Ludwig.

The Bishop of Schleswig respected him, and Viscount Henry had not only respect, but also many worldly questions.

On that day, Henry confessed to Eskil himself in the monastery of the city on the grounds of repentance.

He claimed that he did not protect the people with sacred beliefs, and was sitting and watching them flee, and the only thing he could do was to open the door to let them in, and then take some rye from the warehouse and cook it for them.

Although the Viscount is a nobleman, his performance is like a little saint!

Eskil believed it, and then thought of another figure, Rurik, Prince of Ross.

"Henry, my child. You have done a great job, you have practiced your beliefs, you have saved many people. The Lord has forgiven you, as long as you continue to stick to your principles, your soul will be redeemed... "

This seems to be a scene, and Henry's heart is really warm to hear. At this point, Henry's real purpose began to show.

"Padra, I only have one question. Why? Why did a large number of merchants and villagers from outside the city walls retreat to the city, could it be that there is a war in the north? I learned that the person who came was Horrick, the Dane, not Harald Clark. The nephew of the prince? Not the prince's servant? Does he not call himself the Count of Flanders? Why does he bring disaster."

Speaking of this, Esquill changed his calm demeanor, and he sighed to hint at the complexity of the matter.

After the procedural work was completed, Esquil invited Viscount Henry to a secret room for a detailed discussion.

There are some things Eskil will not explain to a lower-ranking noble, and it is no use to say it. He specifically explained the war events in Hazelby Freeport, and even Horrick's true attitude.

He pledged his honor, claiming that Horrick had betrayed the kingdom, and everything might have gone back to thirty years ago.

This description shocked the Viscount. Although some things have indeed become legends because of the records, some old men still living in Schleswig were also members of the expedition to Denmark following Charlemagne when they were young. They are not old enough to forget. The grandfather of the viscount was successful in the war that year, and was named a baron to guard the captured city of Schleswig. When his father inherited the title, he was awarded a viscount for his contribution to the frontier.

"Could the Danes attack us? No way! They don't know the consequences of doing so? The kingdom will be angry." The Viscount couldn't believe it or didn't want to believe it.

Originally, as Esquil, he should not pay attention to the world, and he should not interfere even in the war of life and death.

However, the new king of Denmark, Horrick, forced himself to retreat by force and killed the people of Hazelby. They dared to attack the monastery, this is the most direct act of war!

Horlick did not declare war on Frank, and even had a letter to hand to Prince Ludwig himself.

Naturally, Esquil would not tell Viscount Henry about this. He emphasized one point: "You must protect the people at all times, just like Moses used his life to protect his people. This is what you must do as a lord."

Henry was moved to tears by a bishop who was dressed in simple clothes, had a firm belief and was highly respected and taught himself personally.

Regarding the fact that Esquil was going to continue south to Hamburg, Viscount Henry was also willing to send a few knights to be his squires along the way. Eskil kindly declined, because this is already a safe area, although the road to the south is also accompanied by desolation, after all, it is already safe here. Dangerous beast? Bears and wolves have long been slaughtered by hunters, otherwise how could the hides of the Russ be flocked by the merchants of Hazelby? In fact, Eskil also noticed that many of the soldiers under the Viscount had clothing that was obviously made of squirrel skin, and its origin must be Ross.

He didn't have to worry about bandits, even barbarians wouldn't dare to do anything to the priest. Eskil has never heard of a priest killed by a bandit, and based on his personal experience, he can be described as a "lone ranger" for many years. When you are older you need help.

They rested three times in Schleswig, and most of the young priests regretted not being able to continue their journey south with their teachers, and envied the chosen ones having the opportunity to see the Bishop of Hamburg.

During these three days, the priests ate black bread and clean water, accompanied by some cheese and carrots.

Such a meal can be described as light, not to mention that brown bread is much inferior to wheat bread in terms of calories.

The current life really makes Lanhu speechless, he can only comfort himself that "the father also survived in this extreme state back then." The blue fox not only consumes physical strength, but also eats light and oil-free water every day. What's worse is that he learns that whenever he stays in Frank for a day, the food is the same.

why is that? That's the rule!

This is the stipulation of the Pope of Rome a hundred years ago. The so-called only people with a simple and frugal style will have no miscellaneous desires in their hearts, and their hearts will be pure, so that their souls will enter heaven.

In contrast, it is difficult for these priests to imagine the days before the blue fox. The blue fox can splurge on money, maintain illicit intimacy with many women, and eat meat unscrupulously. Such a way of life is diametrically opposed to the "ascetic model" of the priests.

The blue fox is enduring, and this kind of endurance can be called torture.

What's worse is that he will continue to endure this torture in the foreseeable future.

A fat bear will be tortured into a skinny idiot! He feels that he has lost a lot of weight. If he continues to live like this, he is afraid that within two months, he will become a thin existence like those little priests.

"If I get thin and come back to Ross, will my father still know me? Will my brothers and wives and concubines still know me? The prince... can he still accept me as a thin man?!"

The image of a fat seal like a seal is a family feature. The so-called warrior's beard and muscles are a symbol of combat power. A businessman's fat body is better than a hundred amber hanging on his body.

The sour brown bread can only be eaten barely, and the slightly sweet and bitter yellow-rooted carrots are hard to eat. Slightly smelly cheese has become the only delicacy that the blue fox can enjoy, but this thing is still lacking.

For the first time in his life, he tasted poverty, but he did not know that Henry, Viscount Schleswig could only provide such meals to Esquier and his party who were about to go south.

The viscount still wanted to prepare more delicious food for the noble Esquil and his followers, but he really couldn't come up with any treasures.

The viscounts and squires, as well as the knights living in the village, all eat brown bread on weekdays, and wheat bread is eaten only on festivals. Humans eat brown bread, and horses eat oatmeal in small amounts.

This is already the border of the Franks, and the food culture is indeed different from Denmark or the world further north. The staple food of the local people, no matter the poor or the lowly, is rye, and almost only rye is grown in the fields near the city.

This is an optimal solution. The local area is still cold, and the growth of wheat is weak, but the growth rate of rye and oats has been stable, but rye is more suitable for making bread. The sour taste is carefully chewed and has a sweet aftertaste. The dull life needs this kind of adjust. But oatmeal, it's hard to say...

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