According to the "Golden Seal" issued by Emperor Charles III a hundred years ago when he summoned the princes of the empire, the system for the emergence of the emperor and the status, responsibilities and obligations of the princes were determined.
The edict gave the princes in the empire the status of princes in the form of imperial law. There were more than two thousand princes in the entire empire. They controlled the administration, justice, diplomacy, taxation and many other privileges of their own territories. According to the modern point of view of William, he was a There were two thousand independent sovereign states within the empire.
William was once confused. There are many princes and princesses appearing in British fairy tales, Italian fairy tales, French fairy tales, and Danish "Andersen's Fairy Tales", but only the German "Grimm's Fairy Tales" are the most special.
The reason is that princes and princesses are everywhere in "Grimm's Fairy Tales". It seems that without princes and princesses, there would be no corresponding fairy tales.
In fact, the Brothers Grimm, the authors of Germany's "Grimm's Fairy Tales", died on the eve of German reunification. Before the iron-blooded prime minister Bismarck unified Germany, Germany had 1,789 divided regimes. According to European families with independent territorial sovereignty, male members can be called "princes" , female members can be called "princess".
Therefore, Brant, as the son of a baron, can be called a prince, and the daughter of a baron can also be called a princess.
"His Royal Highness Prince Brant, hello!"
William slightly saluted Brandt behind Klein. He was full of curiosity about this prince. In this world that seemed to have the background of "Grimm's Fairy Tales", there was no doubt that the prince and princess were the protagonists of the legend.
Prince Brant frowned, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes, but Klein shook his head slightly. Prince Brant said in a deep voice with a straight face, "William, you should go back to see your father, Master William first! "
William was stunned for a moment, perhaps because of the residual power of the lucky gold coin, he was keenly aware of Prince Brant's hostility towards him.
It was simply inexplicable. William didn't understand how he had offended the prince just now. He recalled the tone of his words and it seemed that there was nothing wrong. Even if he glanced at Prince Brant a little more, it was not a big sin.
William felt confused, but under Captain Klein's eyes, he nodded and walked towards home.
The one with the big windmill logo is the Hess bakery, and the logo of William's own home is a large chimney. Blacksmiths in the Middle Ages were heavy manual laborers and people who mastered advanced technology.
From pots and pans, door bolts, nails, to swords and armor that the villagers need, old William was honored as a master. He was once recruited by King Thorne to join the army, and he also built trebuchets for King Thorne. Its trebuchet always throws the largest stone.
Trebuchets, siege machinery, are the most sophisticated weapons of this era. Therefore, the William family's blacksmith workshop has a certain status in various countries. In terms of wealth, it is not inferior to the knight Hans family.
"Captain Klein, why don't you let me teach this arrogant guy a lesson?"
Prince Brant looked at William's retreating figure and said angrily, as if he was dissatisfied with William's eyes.
"My dear Prince, how did little William offend you?" Klein looked at the sulking Prince Brant, clasped his hands in front of his chest and said with a half-smile.
"Captain Klein, don't you think William is arrogant? I admit that old William is a master, but young William is just a half-baked blacksmith. The way you look at him, his expression, the way he looks at me and talks to me , the same way he talked to these militiamen."
Prince Brant frowned and said with some displeasure, "Who does he think he is? He is just a free citizen of my father's territory. Facing his future monarch, he actually talked to me with such eyes and attitude. It's simply He just thinks that he and I are the same person."
William was very arrogant. Prince Brant recalled the way William looked at him just now, that disregard for dignity, which was completely different from the way the girls in the village admired him and the people in the village looked in awe of him. Even Wang Han, a child in the village Si didn't dare to use this attitude.
Maybe William could be arrogant to other civilians and even other people, but he had such an attitude towards himself, a nobleman, a prince, a future baron, and his own monarch. Prince Brant wanted to give him a whip.
"It seems that little William is going to be in trouble. A mere freeman treats everyone with such a disrespectful attitude. He needs to be punished."
Klein said casually, looked at Prince Brant and said, "If a person does not have the power to gain respect, then it is best to remain humble. In my impression, little William does not seem to be such a person who does not understand humility."
If you want to gain the respect of the nobles, you must either have talents, artists, scholars, sword masters, or businessmen, because the nobles rely on them to gain fame and power, and they turn to them in order to maintain their rule, even old William, who is a blacksmith. , because he can build trebuchets, he cannot be called Master William respectfully, but even such a person cannot do anything to look down on the prince.
"Then Captain Klein, what do you think makes him have such a reliance that ignores inferiority?" Prince Brant said angrily. Even William William's father, Old William, couldn't look at him with that kind of look.
Brant is a prince, and William is just a freeman in his territory. Does he regard himself as a prince?
"Maybe our little William has slain the evil dragon and is waiting to marry the princess of Thorne and become the king. You must know that Thorne is an earl country, and then little William's status will be more noble than His Royal Highness the Prince. "
Klein said sarcastically, although unmarried men and women from independent sovereign lords' families can be addressed as princes and princesses.
But after all, prince and princess are just nice-sounding titles, not noble titles, with no actual power and status. Perhaps only in a centralized country like the Ottoman Empire in the East, for the sons of the monarch Sultan, just the title of prince is noble enough.
In the empire, they are also princesses, so the status of count princess, viscount princess and baron princess is naturally not the same.
"Little William is worthy of it! That brave man is a monster that even the dragon can't defeat."
Prince Brant said disapprovingly that little William was worthy of being compared with the brave.
"Then he must have had some adventure. Prince Brant, you should understand that God is light, just like the sun shining on the world, impartially, but the stupid people always share God's blessings unequally, thinking that they are being When the light shines for a while, it feels superior to others, but in fact, in the eyes of God, there is no difference between a king and a beggar. Even the shepherd David could become a king if God wanted."
Klein said in an understatement that in this fairy tale medieval world, as long as God is willing (fate favors), even a poor boy who was previously penniless can create a great career.
Even the Supreme Emperor only claimed that he had imperial power because of God's favor rather than his own virtue.
If the brave Francis had not failed to slay the dragon, perhaps he would have been able to ascend the throne of the king because of God's favor (fate favored him).
Who makes this an era where miracles will appear and prayers will be answered.
Prince Brant's face was ugly. It was two different things that a stranger was exposed overnight due to a miracle, and that a beggar at his doorstep suddenly became rich overnight and became richer than his own family. This was enough to make anyone's mentality unbalanced.
"Andag Village does not allow such an awesome person to exist, and I, Prince Brant, do not allow it."
Prince Brant said calmly, looking at Captain Klein, "Master Klein, don't you have an idea to deal with William?"
"Of course, His Royal Highness Prince Brant, I only obey your will. You are the future king. If you say you don't allow it, then you won't allow it."
Klein said slowly, "Everyone died, and William came back. I felt the need to report to the church. Did William use the power of Satan to sell his soul and be resurrected? Or could he be a human being?" The devil of skin.”
The brave men were all dead, the dragon-slaying mercenary group was wiped out, and William ran back alive and well without any injuries.
How could such a son of fate, a powerful character like the protagonist in an epic story, be allowed to exist?
