Rise of Rurik - Chapter 1417

[Chapter 1,516 Playing the Family Card]

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The Ross reinforcements arrived in Trier after a noisy night. The newly arrived soldiers were young and vigorous. After learning that the first round of arriving soldiers had successfully won a great victory, they only regretted that they had been kept in the dark at the Koblenz camp. Drum.

They also learned that there were over a hundred prisoners of war in the city.

These prisoners were not captured armed peasants, but lower-level nobles such as knights and knights’ retinues.

Have the noble warriors of the Franks become prisoners?

They suddenly transformed into soldiers loyal to the county of Nassau-Koblenz, and the enemy prisoners became friendly forces?

The soldiers were curious about these prisoners of war, but they were not allowed to tease them because of the law.

They are indeed the elite warriors of the Franks. The four newly formed flag teams have been fighting with the Slavic tribesmen and Prussian tribesmen in the east in the past era. The Frankish warriors are still shrouded in mystery in everyone’s hearts.

The prisoners of war were all punished as stone haulers, so on a new day, the soldiers on leave became extremely bold onlookers.

The young soldiers hope to learn a lot from these stone-moving prisoners of war and think about how to defeat such enemies with their own hands on new battlefields.

A noble prisoner of war is under house arrest in a stone chamber.

Count Gilbert of Ramongo, he was disarmed and imprisoned in a separate room these days. Although he was provided with good food and drink, a stubborn nobleman fell here. He still had not thought about it for several days. Countermeasures for the future.

Although what King Rus said was very reasonable, publicly announcing his betrayal of Emperor Lothair was a huge psychological blow to him.

Because when he was sixteen years old, he swore allegiance to Lothair, who was still the crown prince at the time. Over the years, Gilbert watched the crown prince advance to co-emperor, and then to Roman emperor. As the consort, he played a leading role in the imperial system. Power is also rising.

Although there are many embarrassing past events here…

There was a heavy knock on the wooden door, and Gilbert got up from the wooden bed and pushed the leather blanket aside.

For several days, the Russians would regularly bring themselves food, water, and even ale, and at the same time, they would take away the wooden basins containing the filth and send new ones.

He felt like a cow or sheep in captivity, trapped in a dark but not cold house, and only God knew his future fate.

Gilbert said nothing and listened to the sound of unlocking. After the wooden door opened, there were several more Ross soldiers with familiar faces.

After entering the house, they took the waste basin away, but strangely, no more food was provided.

The unusual sight made him suspicious.

“Where’s the bread? Where’s the ale?” He asked sternly in a deep voice, still emphasizing his extraordinary status.

The soldier glanced at him, scolded him to shut up, and then moved away the filth, leaving the door open.

The cold wind poured into the room, and Gilbert shivered suddenly and huddled up on the wooden bed with his legs in his arms.

After a while, a man in a plain white burqa walked into the room with his head tilted and carrying a cloth bag.

Judging from her body shape alone, she is clearly a rather tall woman.

“You? Who are you? The new food delivery person? Why are there women among the Ross people?”

The woman first hung the cloth bag on her shoulders and pulled down her hood to reveal her face.

The light was slightly dim, and Gilbert looked at the woman’s face, feeling a bit familiar.

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But for Gilbert’s face, the blackbird disguised as a food delivery man is all too familiar – she can’t let go of the man who took her sister away from her.

Looking at Gilbert’s face, she concluded that this was her brother-in-law.

Her brother-in-law was really in such a miserable state as King Ross said. She had no regrets, and she was not as happy as the villain was punished. Now that the weather was cold and cold, an inexplicable sadness arose in her heart.

How should the words be spoken?

The scene fell into an awkward silence for a while.

“Are you the food delivery guy? Give me the bread and you can go out.” Gilbert became obviously impatient.

“You…really don’t know me anymore?”

“Who are you? A woman, a village girl captured by them. But you speak Frankish well.”

“Gilbert!” Blackbird made up his mind and walked forward solemnly and boldly.

A woman approached him aggressively and called him by his name. This scene was so inexplicable that Gilbert was so shocked that he backed away from the bed.

“You actually forgot me? I am Gisla! Your wife’s sister, Gisla!”

As she spoke, she had already walked to the bed, placed the cloth bag containing the bread and cheese cubes on the wooden bed, then shook her hair and continued to emphasize her status as a princess.

“Gisla? Gisla…” Since we had long been told that Princess Gisla was alive and well after being kidnapped to Ross, it was natural to feel familiar when looking at the woman in front of her.

“Is it really you? God bless you, you are really still alive. No!” Gilbert suddenly came back to his senses: “Are you really hanging out with the Ross people like the rumors? It’s incredible, you are not Gis La. No way…”

“Don’t believe me? I can understand. Just like I can’t believe that Count Ramongao was captured in Trier.” Next, she described many details of her past palace life, and even her relationship with her third sister Iminga. The revelation of intimate affairs between Germany’s sisters.

There are even details of the wedding of Gilbert and Immingard at the Prince of Aachen.

Gisla was a witness to the incident at that time, and she watched all the ritual performances with mixed emotions.

How do outsiders know those secrets?

At this time, Gilbert had no reason to question the girl’s identity, and could only lament that things were unpredictable.

Gilbert raised his head slightly and whispered with a wry smile: “I have announced my betrayal of the emperor, and you… don’t even want the relationship between father and daughter. Now you are going to be the adopted daughter of King Ross, or are you talking about the unheard-of Earl of Gothenburg? Madam, your choice is worse than mine. Is this what you came here to tell me?”

The words pierced the girl’s heart like a dagger, and Blackbird felt uncomfortable.

Because she did not voluntarily betray her emperor father, but due to reality she could only completely accept the mercy of the Russians, coupled with the thrilling encounter in Mainz…

Blackbird also lowered his head: “I can’t turn back. Not only did I betray my father, but I also betrayed my faith.”

She stretched the backs of her hands and pulled away the bangs on her forehead, revealing the complete “rune of life” on her forehead.

“What’s going on? Why do you have tattoos on your body like Danish barbarians? These are runes. It’s just… just like my deceased mother.” Although he didn’t want to admit it, Gilbert couldn’t deny the fact that his mother was a Dane. .

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Tattoo Removal: In this era, the only way to remove a tattoo is probably to cut the skin and burn it with a red-hot iron bar.

Gilbert’s mother died of illness a few years ago, but fortunately her mother converted to God.

He couldn’t believe that the little princess of the empire had accepted this trick of the Normans. By doing so, Gisla clearly betrayed her faith and was no longer as simple as a heresy – she was already a witch who was in league with Satan.

Gilbert didn’t have the pedantry of a priest, and had no intention of criticizing the princess’s choice. He was just shocked that this matter was true.

Blackbird let go of his hands: “I can’t look back now. I am now a priest of the Kingdom of Rus, and I still have the status of a princess in Rus. The King of Rus has given me very high courtesy. Besides, in two years at most, I will marry the Count of Gothenburg. That is a powerful northern noble.”

“Hey, it’s a Norman pirate, right? I didn’t expect you to fall in love with such a person. Or is the marriage also arranged?” Considering the girl’s face, Gilbert did not dare to say “you were occupied.”

“Yes and no.” Blackbird recalled the past with Blue Fox. Although the man was almost twenty years older than him, he was the real man he had seen in his life.

“The Count of Gothenburg came with three thousand troops, and they set up their troops in Coblenz. And the Count himself is actually in the city of Trier. I came here to reunite with him this time.”

“You? Already have your heart set on something?”

“Moreover, the attack on Aachen, the attack on Maastricht, the attack on Liege, and earlier on the attack on Trier, burning the city to this state, were all his masterpieces.”

“What?!” Gilbert was shocked and held his head in disbelief at the information.

“That’s the truth. The commander of the war is here, and it’s King Rus’ claim.”

“Why are you telling me these things? You…are stupid!” Gilbert didn’t want to scold his sister-in-law, unless he couldn’t hold it back: “You are really crazy, you actually worship the murderer. You even want to be the murderer’s wife. You are like this If you don’t tell your father, your sister will also be chilled.”

“Why not?” Douda’s tears fell, and Blackbird shook his head regretfully: “I have already said that I can’t look back. I love that man, and I will be the Countess of Gothenburg. Moreover, those three thousand soldiers Everyone will protect me! In the past, I was like a canary in a palace, but now I am extremely free. Maybe I am not bad like this. By the way, although the Earl of Gothenburg is a Norman, he has actually converted, and his godfather It’s the Northern Saint Eskil. King Rus is not stubborn in his beliefs, so it’s not impossible for you to cooperate with him.”

“I heard it. Gisla, you are here as a lobbyist for King Rus.”

“Yes.” Blackbird wiped away her tears: “The King of Rus advises you to cooperate with him. He requires the Count of Ramongao to form an alliance with the entire Kingdom of Rus. In this way, the Count of Flanders, the Archbishop of Cologne, and Nassau-Cobb The County of Lenz and the Principality of Saxony are all your allies. As long as you are willing to form an alliance, King Rus declares that your territory will not be attacked from the north.”

“He said this before, but you are just repeating his words. Do you think that if you, the princess, come to lobby in person, I have to agree?”

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“Gilbert, just agree for the sake of my sister and my nephew.” Blackbird frowned and kept begging as her sister-in-law.

“You like my sister so much, you can do anything for her. I don’t like war, and my sister doesn’t like it either, but if you are attacked by all forces, both you and my sister will suffer. King Ross has no intention of asking for your Territory, I don’t want you to spend any money to buy peace. Gilbert, as long as you declare a formal alliance with King Ross, your territory will be safe. For the sake of my sister, I beg you.”

Blackbird is playing hard to get here. She doesn’t want to and has no intention to make a fuss about the aristocratic game anymore, so she just talks about family affection here.

Following the line of marriage, she also had something to say: “The Earl of Gothenburg has two younger brothers. One is already the Baron of Wiesbaden, and his son is the next generation Earl of Nassau-Coblenz. The other one lives at the mouth of the Rhine. His wife is the daughter of a Count of Flanders. Think about it, Gilbert! My husband’s brother’s wife, that woman’s brother will be the next Count of Flanders. We are all related by marriage to each other, You have been fighting on the border with the Count of Flanders, will this kind of fight be necessary in the future?”

“Count Gothenburg?” Gilbert’s heart relaxed again under the pressure of his sister-in-law.

“He is here, maybe you have seen him. He is…a Norman nobleman with a round face.”

“It’s him?!” Gilbert suddenly realized. After asking for a while, he finally understood. When he was captured on the battlefield in Hexi, there were two round-faced nobles standing next to King Ross.

One guy has a round face and a fat body, while the other guy also has a round face and a strong body.

“Originally, I led troops to reinforce Aachen. If the speed was faster, I would fight with him. Now that we have really fought, I… lost.”

He muttered to himself for a while, since Princess Gisla has become King Ross’s lobbyist, it would be better to listen carefully to what other conditions King Ross has.

Blackbird did get a special mission from Rurik.

She simply sat by the bed, because she and Gilbert were relatives, and now in this capacity, she preached the peace strategy that King Ross had explained to her: “King Ross hopes that you will form an alliance with him. After forming an alliance, you can withdraw from the war. Lead your army back to the city of Namur. Because of your alliance, the King of Rus will write a letter asking the Count of Flanders to stop encroaching on your territory. We can gather together to discuss any matter later.”

“Withdraw from the war? I still have a large number of infantrymen who are staying in the Luxembourg military camp. Now I heard that the life and death of Count Jürichgaard is uncertain. If the count dies, the Archbishop of Liège will be left in the camp to manage everything. .I… do not want my army to be commanded by others.”

Seeing that his brother-in-law’s mentality was shaken, Blackbird secretly rejoiced: “The Russians and their allies came with ten thousand soldiers. I saw with my own eyes that all the soldiers were wearing iron armor. You can’t defeat such an army. Keep fighting. If this continues, countless wives will lose their husbands and countless children will lose their fathers. Do you still have more than 2,000 soldiers? Let me tell you the truth, the Russians will soon attack Luxembourg. Will your soldiers? Death is just a thought in your mind. Let them go home! As long as you declare your alliance with Rus, the King of Rus will swear that he will not persecute you and your army any more, and he also promises never to attack you. territory.”

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Logically speaking, we have already talked about this person, and rationally speaking, Gilbert should not be stubborn anymore.

The self-proclaimed warrior did not take a decisive stance.

His heart was shaking violently. Seeing his hesitation, Blackbird, who was eager to get the answer, simply said: “They all say that this war was started by my father regardless of family ties. I am a member of the royal family, and so is my sister. Gil. Bert, if you hadn’t… taken my sister away by force, Immingard might have spent her whole life in a monastery. Just like my eldest sister and my second sister. You, let my sister live like a real Woman. You saved her! My father is like a wicked person. If I had not been kidnapped by the Russians, I would have been sent to a monastery to live out my life in a few years. Maybe, my father is not qualified to be the Roman Emperor.”

“Such words…” Gilbert clenched his fists.

“My father also imprisoned my grandfather for three full years in Thionville, south of Trier. My grandfather was the real Roman emperor. If he did not promise to make him co-emperor, he would be in prison. Spend the rest of your life here.”

“How…how do you know about this kind of thing?” This was the first time Gilbert heard these royal family insider stories.

“I am a princess, of course I know! I was not qualified to discuss these things before, but now…I don’t know who will be the emperor in the future, and I don’t care. Gilbert, you’d better care about yourself. My uncle Ludwig has already The King of Rus formed an alliance, and this time the Rus came to help him fight.”

“It’s really like this.” After the words came out of the princess’s mouth, Gilbert was finally willing to believe that King Ross really had this plan.

He muttered: “If I had known that the Russians had arrived with ten thousand people, I would have gone crazy and listened to the Archbishop of Liege’s call to organize an army expedition. It would be better… to just stay in Namur and wait and see what happens.”

“It’s not too late. King Ross also said that as long as you declare an alliance, he will immediately give you your freedom and return your sword. Think about it carefully. Now that the wooden door is open, it’s time for me to go back and report to King Ross. . King Ross said there is no need to close the wooden door anymore. If you think about it, you can go out to find him on your own. King Ross will be waiting for you at Nicholas’ door.”

After saying that, Blackbird jumped out of bed and walked out of the wooden door with his back on his back.

When she just walked out of the room, there was a sudden voice behind her: “Wait a minute! Gisla, I’m going with you.”

The girl stopped and smiled slightly at the corner of her mouth under her burqa.

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Before noon, Rurik deliberately chose a good place in the city and invited the generals and the key Danish King Ragnar to have a good chat in the afternoon.

Last night, Blackbird and Verica slept in the temporary palace on Nicholas’s doorstep, wrapped in a blanket just like they did in New Roseburg, as if they were twin sisters.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liurik arranged a special task for her early in the morning.

Regardless of whether Gilbert agrees to form an alliance or not, the strategy of attacking the Frankish armies in Luxembourg still needs to be carried out. It is best to win over Gilbert. If that guy is still stubborn, we can only say that he will finally kill all the local Ramongao expeditionary forces. If you ask for a hammer, you will be hammered.

Unexpectedly, Gilbert actually followed the blackbird who came to return to life. Seeing the boy’s face, Rurik guessed that the matter was settled.

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“Isn’t this the noble Count Ramongao?” Rurik, who was dressed in casual yet luxurious clothes, opened his arms with a hint of irony in his smile.

Gilbert, who had to bow his head under the eaves, had no choice but to bow his head slightly in greeting, but his mouth was still stubborn: “Originally, I didn’t believe that you would really treat Princess Gisla kindly, but now it seems that I was wrong. I cherish mine very much. My wife is my sister-in-law. Gisla is indeed very healthy, which shows that you are worthy of my trust.”

Did you change your attitude just because of this?

Rurik was sure that this man was planning to find a decent place to get off.

“Gisla should have successfully conveyed my request. Plus I’ve asked you to think carefully these days. Gilbert, are you willing to form an alliance with me?”

“Yes.” He answered simply.

“It’s really the most perfect choice. Then, I now announce to you that Ross will no longer conduct any military operations against your Ramengao. It’s a pity that we met on the battlefield. I… admire your courage to move forward. You are A respectable opponent. I think we can also become very good friends now.”

Rurik himself said some beautiful words, which moved Gilbert, who was basically the same age.

He said to this guy again: “Since we want to be allies, your clothes are too inappropriate. I will return your belt and sword. UU Reading www.SonicMTL.net There is no need to live in that cramped little house anymore.”

“Hey, at least it’s a warm little house. I like it quite a lot.”

“You are really good at joking. I won’t stop you.” Rurik’s smile did not change: “You are a smart man. If you become my ally, you will not run around. The war may end next year. I appreciate it very much. Your rich Ramon, I think we can do business happily in the future. I buy your grain and wool, you buy my ironware, we can all cooperate happily.”

“Ah, if I had known that you were someone we could talk to, I wouldn’t have had to fight with you.”

Rurik nodded deeply: “There are still many prisoners in the city. Some have declared their surrender to the County of Nassau, and some are still wavering in their attitudes. Among them are your knights and retinues. Since you have formed an alliance with me, they must I am willing to return to you. I am merciful. If the prisoners of war are willing to submit to you again, I will approve their decision.”

After some mediation, the relationship between the two parties made a breakthrough.

The army coming from the northwest was judged to be “entirely recruited and commanded by the Archbishop of Liège”, which in disguise meant that La Mongo’s army was deceived by the Archbishop and thus fought tooth and nail with the Ross army.

In this statement, Gilbert’s personal ambition is completely ignored.

Considering this guy’s face, Rurik subjectively did not admit his personal ambition, but he also understood that this person was self-interested and self-interested. Although he had some concerns, he finally chose to rebel.

The alliance with Gilbert must be limited and temporary. The Ross army can no longer attack his territory in the future, but if it involves large-scale commercial trade, don’t even think about it.

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