Richelieu's expulsion made the squad leader relieved.
He left with people in a mess.
He will go back and report to his master.
His master was not Trumpus, the master of Burgundy, but the nobles of Trumpus.
It was Trumpus's order to gather the men in the territory to make weapons for the lord.
His master just used the topic to rob passing travelers and looted their money.
Throw people into prison and lock them up, and then threaten them to write letters asking their families to send ransom to redeem them.
Otherwise, they will be regarded as fugitives, put on shackles, and thrown to work with the villagers.
Recently, his master has also been eyeing the village that lost its man.
Prepare to loot these villages for food.
But this cannot be done blatantly.
Therefore, these days, they are sent to rob passing merchants in the name of patrolling.
While investigating the situation in nearby villages, he was ready to arrange for people to pretend to be bandits and loot the villages.
Unexpectedly, I hit a brick wall today.
If this group of people finds out what the master has done, the master will definitely be in bad luck.
Even Mr. Trumps will be unlucky!
Therefore, he had to go back quickly to report to his master and let him make up his mind.
Should we send troops to kill this group of people on the way, or let them leave.
Seeing the team leader leading people away, Nok also hurriedly urged Rhodes and Roger Fite to pack their things quickly.
At the same time, Finette, who was hiding among the villagers, also rushed back.
The group of people immediately drove the carriage and left the village.
"Quick, Roger Fite, faster. At least leave this territory before dark."
Nok urged.
Finette was puzzled: "Lord Ryan, why should we escape? With just that cavalry,
Not even enough for the three of us to clean up. "
Nok rolled his eyes at him and explained: "What do you know? If this noble just forces the villagers to work for him,
That's just his private matter. After all, the villagers are his subjects,
He could have made an excuse afterwards by saying that this was to allow villagers to use their work to deduct taxes.
But if he still robs tourists, then he is committing a crime.
And we found out about his crime. If he doesn’t want to be deprived of his noble status by the kingdom,
Someone will definitely be sent to shut us up!
Your strength is indeed good. In a rural place like this, you can be considered invincible in a duel.
However, don't underestimate the private armed forces of the nobles.
They are an army, they have powerful crossbows and a large base of reinforcements.
They even borrowed the private armies of other nobles under the pretext of suppressing bandits.
As long as we are not given the opportunity to speak and prove our identity,
They are fully capable of surrounding and killing us!
So, don't underestimate any army. Even if their individual strength is low,
No one can match it! Unless you have saint level strength. "
Finette was shocked by Nok's explanation.
"No way, how dare the nobles be so crazy?"
This time it was Richelieu who spoke.
"Don't underestimate the nobles. Although among the people, many people think that the nobles are arrogant, stupid and incompetent.
Every day I only know how to be arrogant and domineering, drunken and dreamy.
But in fact, nobles are far more self-disciplined, patient, and ambitious than you think.
Otherwise, the country's ruling class would not be aristocrats. Didn't you see that the king has to pay three-point salute to the nobles?
Don’t look at the huge territory of our Kingdom of France. But you can know if you analyze it carefully,
The so-called territory has actually been divided up among the great nobles.
The Norman duchy in the north, the county of Brittany in the northwest,
The Duchy of Bourbon, uncle of His Majesty the King of the Middle Kingdom, the Grand Duke of Bourbon,
The Principality of Toulouse in the south, etc., have actually become autonomous.
But they still recognize the existence of the royal family and pay taxes for the royal family.
Even when the benefits are sufficient, he will still fight for the French royal family.
The current Burgundy Territory once belonged to the Kingdom of Burgundy. Although it was conquered by the former king,
It became the territory of the Kingdom of France, but the Burgundian lord Trumpus was ambitious.
He has always wanted to make Burgundy an independent principality so that he could become the Grand Duke of the principality.
Presumably the Marquise of Champagne was under too much pressure, so she had no choice but to find Ryan as the bishop.
He wanted to use the power of the church to suppress the Trumps in Burgundy.
In fact, if Burgundy was just like Brittany in the northwest,
There is no problem at all if we just establish an uncle state, and His Majesty the King will not object.
The other lords would not object.
But if he wants to establish a principality and become a grand duke, the resistance will be great.
The kingdom has more or less grand dukes. Those grand dukes do not have great achievements from their ancestors.
It is they who have immortal achievements in themselves.
But Burgundy was different. He was a Earl who surrendered and was granted the title, and he wanted to become a Grand Duke.
Climbing to the top of most nobles in the entire French aristocratic circle.
The opposition was naturally louder.
Therefore, it is normal for him to make small moves in private.
As for the Champagne Territory, it is said that the previous lord planned to establish a county.
But he died unexpectedly, and he only had time to pass the throne to his wife.
A Marquise is already conspicuous enough. Who would be willing to let her establish a county?
To rule yourself? Although those earls and viscounts were nominally under her jurisdiction,
But in fact, they all take orders from the royal family.
After all, no matter how cowardly the royal family is, it is still a royal family, and it is better than taking orders from a widow.
This is why Trumps are eyeing champagne collars.
Firstly, except for the Champagne Leader, there are strong enemies all around.
Even though the royal family only has territory near Pali, he dared to attack the royal family and was the first to let him go.
It was the Grand Duke of Bourbon next door to him. Then there’s Toulouse in the south.
Everyone wants to be a king, but not everyone is qualified to be a king.
After all, the royal family is orthodox recognized by the church, coupled with the complicated in-law relationship of the royal family.
No one is stupid enough to attack the royal family.
unless……"
Unless there is something else, no matter how stupid the people present are, they will understand what Richelieu did not finish.
Unless the royal family is abandoned by the church, someone will come out to compete for the throne and become the new king.
But without the support and approval of the church, all efforts will ultimately be in vain.
No principality can resist the Crusaders of the Church.
Not even the strongest Principality of Prussia!
It must be said that Nock and Richelieu's guesses were very accurate.
After the squad leader went back to report the crime, the nobleman jumped with anxiety when he learned that his crime had been exposed.
Hundreds of private troops were mobilized on the spot to intercept and kill Nok and others.
But Knock and his party had already taken a step ahead, and they rode on horseback to catch up.
But in the end, they still failed to catch up with Nok and others.
There was no way, the noble's territory was not large, and it took Noke and others less than two hours to do it.
He drove his carriage and fled from the lord's territory.
The nobles did not dare to pursue him any further, otherwise they would enter other people's territory and cause misunderstandings among other nobles.
Without this little disturbance, Nok and his party resumed their smooth sailing trip again.
A week later, they finally arrived in the southern Principality of Toulouse,
Arrived in Gascony, south of Toulouse.
The Gascon people have always been famous for their bravery and fighting skills, but they are also famous for their recklessness.
However, the situation on the mainland is now relatively stable.
The Kingdom of France has been at peace for many years.
The Gascon people have also lived and worked in peace and contentment and no longer fight and kill.
Only some declining nobles still miss the glory of their ancestors.
Nok and his entourage entered the small town of Gascony in a dusty way.
I plan to recuperate for a few days and recover from fatigue before hitting the road.
Because if they advance further, they will leave the territory of the Kingdom of France and enter other kingdoms.
At that time, I will not be familiar with the place and may have language barriers.
They couldn't help but stop and prepare.
Nock and Richelieu discussed it and planned to stay for five days.
Because they are not the candidates farthest from the Holy Court. Compared with the Red Bull Kingdom to the west,
They still have plenty of time.
Although the Red Bull Kingdom is closely related to the Black Bull Kingdom, they still believe in the Holy Lord and support the church.
Only the Black Bull Kingdom took advantage of the steep terrain, and the Red Bull Kingdom stood in front to help them deal with the situation.
Only then do you dare to support the Red Fire Sect against the Holy Church.
Compared with the Red Fire Sect, which believes in the God of Fire, the Natural Sect, which believes in the Goddess of Nature,
It's just ringworm and scabies, nothing to worry about.
The topic has gone far away, let’s get back to the topic.
On the first day they settled in Gascony, Nock and others rested in the hotel.
After a good sleep, the fatigue of the five people finally dissipated a lot.
So, the five decided to go out for a walk.
Nock and Richelieu had already made plans in mind.
Richelieu took Roger Fitt to the church in the town, intending to have a good relationship with the priest here.
Knock took Rhodes to a nearby village with a church, intending to keep the situation secret.
If the priest or priest in the village church is capable, Nok will go out to recruit them.
Along the way, Nock and Richelieu divided labor and cooperated in this way.
Mainly the clergy in the city, who may not like the churches in the Champagne region.
Although Champagne is prosperous on the surface, smart people know that the female lord cannot calm down the situation.
There are too many people working underground.
Those who are more well-informed can even deduce that the Champagne collar is in danger.
Without foreign aid, it would be a matter of time before it was annexed by Burgundy.
So Knock left Richelieu, who had the gimmick of a future cardinal, to deal with the ones in town.
He went to find those who had been pushed out to the countryside, or those who voluntarily went to the countryside to contribute.
These are the kind of people who are suited to the cathedral of Reims.
However, Nok was not prepared to take Finette with him and give him a holiday.
Send him to the city to gather information about the next stop.
Knock took Rhodes to the village where he found a church.
