Continental Warriors Yoo Ma

"Parents?" Louis frowned.

Because of his childhood upbringing, he was not very close to his parents.Especially the father, whose attitude is not even as good as that of strangers, and his heart is full of contempt.

"Yes. Your Royal Highness, please let go of your personal emotions and listen to my careful analysis." Gioni Palas said, "Youf Ma was invited to France by your father from Italy, and then reused all the way, and now he has been canonized as Ru Count Ang is a rare political star in the court for more than ten years. Coupled with the existence of Miss Jeanne, the relationship between the two parties is good. However, your father is the king, will he go to someone for his son? What about the unreasonable demands of the hot new dignitaries? That's debatable."

After thinking about it for a moment, Louis shook his head and said, "No, I don't want to beg my father."

Gioni Pallas had long guessed that Louis would react this way, and continued: "In this case, you can only ask your mother for help. This is the last choice and the best choice. Her Royal Highness the Queen of Anjou and Lu Earl Ang runs a sugar workshop together and works closely together. I think Yofu Ma is willing to listen to her words."

"Okay. If it's my mother, she'll be willing to help me." Louis agreed with Gioni Pallas' suggestion, and asked, "Then what should I exchange for that staff? Then buy it with money. , I'm afraid Yofu Ma will not agree."

"His Royal Highness, I misjudged. Yofu Ma is greedy, but he is not short of money. He is also a spellcaster, a powerful magic item, far better than a box of gold coins. Therefore, you'd better take out a magic item. Items, exchange with him."

As a crown prince, although he lived a hard life with his father in the past few years, Louis has long been rich and has collected many magic items presented by nobles or purchased by himself.

"How about the Balrog Bracers? Or the Mirror of Nipax? Or..." The Crown Prince proposed the names of several magic items, but Gioni Palas rejected them one by one.

"Then... What about the Ring of Aegis, this item should have enough weight to be able to exchange that staff, right?" The crown prince said with a painful expression.

Aegis, the aegis created by Hephaestus, the god of fire in Greek mythology.As the name suggests, this ring, like the Aegis Aegis, has a strong protective power that can completely resist a fatal attack for the bearer.

This ring is very important to Louis, who grew up in the court, was suspicious by nature, and felt that he was facing all kinds of calculations and assassinations all the time.

However, as a young man, his desire for growth and strength still overwhelmed his cautious self-preservation.

"This ring is a high-level magic item with a market price of at least five thousand livres, and Yofu Ma should be tempted. Coupled with your mother's lobbying, there is an [-]% chance of success."

Seeing Gioni Pallas nodding, Louis took the ring and went to his mother.

In the queen's living room, Louis saw his mother and explained his purpose.

"Louis, do you want me to persuade the Count of Rouen to exchange this ring for a staff?" the queen asked.

"Yes, mother. That idiot Gioni Pallas screwed up and offended the Count of Rouen, and now I can only rely on you." In front of his mother, Louis scolded Gionipa very rudely Ruston.

"Louis, you should show the demeanor of a prince. Even if Gioni Pallas makes a mistake, you should scold him face to face, not behind his back." The queen educated her son.

Seeing that Louis couldn't stop nodding, with a well-behaved look, she took the Ring of Aegis and said, "Okay, I'll help you, Louis."

Seeing his mother agree, Louis said some words of gratitude and praise, and then retired.

"Count of Rouen, Youf Ma..." The queen recalled the night when the two of them were alone, muttering the name of the Seris.Although nothing happened, she could feel that there was something hidden in the eyes of the man looking at her.Women are always sensitive to this kind of thing.

The queen came to a floor-to-ceiling mirror.She looked at the dignified, noble, beautiful and mature woman in the mirror, and said to herself: "Marie de Anjou, you are only 30 years old, and you are still attractive. That stupid husband was seduced by the whore of Toulon, and there is nothing in his eyes." You. But it doesn't matter, a man with vision will definitely understand your beauty."

Later, the queen called the maid: "Tonight there is a new play in the city of Chalon. You go and invite the Count of Rouen to reserve a private room in my name."

Seeing the maid take the order to leave, the queen's heart skipped a beat, as if she had done something bad.

Chapter 93 Leaning Over the Wall

After the Court of Purification stayed in Sharon for just three days, they set off to return.As soon as they left, it was as if the invisible black curtain shrouded in the sky was lifted, and the city regained its vitality.

Even on a big winter night, citizens who don't have to worry about being dragged by the Purifying Court to roast and sizzle are still active in various entertainment venues.

In particular, the only theater in the small town, "Little Athens", was even hotter tonight.

Located in the historic city of Chalons, most of the original plays performed by Little Athens cannot escape the end of the Western Roman Empire.Tonight's new play, called "Aetius and Placidia", is about the love-hate relationship between Aetius, the last famous general of Western Rome, and the imperial queen, Placidia. .

Although this is not a serious historical drama with rigorous research and noble intentions, the nobles who have been in the small town for a long time and have been waiting for the Faber Peace Conference to be held still regard it as a rare entertainment in the near future.

Not only many nobles, but even the family of Charles VII will attend the premiere.

Yofu Ma originally planned to spend the night in the book, but the Queen sent an invitation during the day, and he couldn't shirk, so he could only come as promised.

Too bad Jeanne didn't come.The injury caused by the curse has not improved for a long time, and there are even signs of deterioration in the past two days, which is eating up the girl's vitality more and more.

If it wasn't for the blessings of the Seven Saints to help her resist the power of most of the curses, I'm afraid it wouldn't be as simple as "a little weak and need more rest" now.

Yoo Ma was a little distracted.

He hoped that the British attack would come as soon as possible, so as to kill the Viking leader as soon as possible and cure Joan of Arc's curse.But they were worried that the French aristocrats headed by Charles VII were too optimistic and lacked preparation. Once attacked, they would panic and lead to an irreversible failure.

"Forget it, don't think about it so much, just let your head go and enjoy the performance. Although it can't compare to the special effects blockbusters of later generations, this kind of stage performance also has a unique charm."

Most theatrical performances in this era are to randomly find a piece of open space to build a set for the performance.A more professional team has its own theatrical car as a mobile stage.And those plays with strong religious significance and the role of educating the people are often performed in churches.

It is rare to see theaters with a layout similar to that of later generations, such as "Little Athens", where the first floor is for ordinary guests, and the second floor has VIP boxes.It's probably due to the change in the world line.

Anyway, when Yofu Ma looked at a pair of pointed ears and the Roman empress dowager with elf blood came onto the stage, he was already taken aback by this magical world.

"Queen...after..."

"Okay, don't be too polite, I have something important to discuss with the Earl of Rouen, so don't let anyone disturb you."

After a low-pitched conversation, the Queen of Anjou walked in gracefully, and a fragrance filled the box.

"Good night, Your Highness, what's the matter?" Youfu Ma got up to greet him.

The queen sat down beside Youfu Ma with a gloomy face: "I originally wanted to enjoy the drama with Charlie and Louis, the family tonight, and bring the relationship between father and son closer. But unfortunately, my husband thinks mistresses are more important than family. Not only did he invite Agnes to the premiere, but he was always absent-minded in the box, and in less than an hour, he made three excuses to leave!"

"That's such a pity. No man can deny your beauty." Yofu Ma glanced at the stage, where the two leading actors and actresses were hugging each other, "Just like Aetius facing Placidia, it's hard to control ."

"You really know how to talk." The queen smiled tenderly, leaning her body towards Yofu Ma.

In the end, whether or not to use the opportunity to help her son to seduce You-Fu Ma, to seek a little stimulation, to prove that she is still attractive, the queen has actually been hesitating.

But my husband's performance tonight was really disappointing.Seeing Charles VII's absent-minded face hollowed out by wine, as well as Louis' estranged attitude towards his father, made the queen, who wanted to maintain a harmonious family, upset.

In order to relieve the accumulated pressure, she decided to indulge a little.

"Your Majesty, I came to you, in fact, for Louis," said the queen.

"His Royal Highness?"

"He likes the staff you got from the undead archon very much, and sincerely hopes to get this magic item. However, his teacher Gioni Pallas had something with you during the first negotiation. Misunderstand……"

"As expected of Louis XI, who has the nickname of the "Spider King", he actually came up with the idea of ​​making his mother a lobbyist... But I like it." Yofu Ma thought to himself.

Seeing the Seris showing an inexplicable smile, the queen asked, "Your Excellency Count, Louis is willing to exchange a 'Ring of Aegis' for that staff."

She took out an antique ruby ​​gold ring and told Yo-Fo Ma about its function.

Youfu Ma carefully observed the ring, the magic inscription on it was clear and delicate, exuding powerful magic fluctuations.

"It is indeed a powerful and practical magic item." He was a little moved.

Donatello spent the night with a large magical device carried in ten carriages to test the Staff of the Undead.The final conclusion is that the wand contains powerful necromantic magic, but it requires extremely harsh conditions to activate, so most of the time, there is no danger and it does not need to be kept by the Purification Court.

Now the undead staff is back in his hands, but Ma Youfu found it difficult to use this magic equipment effectively.Perhaps the best option is to sell it for something more useful.

The Ring of Aegis is very good, the only concern is that it may not be a good thing for Louis XI to get the staff.

This young and thoughtful crown prince should have a way to use the power of this staff.

Seeing that Youfu Ma seemed to be weighing the pros and cons, the queen said: "Mr. Ma Youfu, when the times were difficult, I wanted to run around and use the strength of the Anjou family to win the support of the nobles for Charlie. So Louis lacked the company of his parents since he was a child. I just want to It is my only wish as a mother to compensate my children more."

"Please promise, and I will make it up to you later." The queen bit her lip, her voice so sweet as if it was covered with a layer of honey.Her cheeks were flushed, and she felt like a little girl who was coquettish with her lover.

"Hmm..." Youfu Ma pondered, and put his hand on the queen's round shoulders.

This woman wants to help her son, why not meet in the castle, but rather in this dark and private theater box?

This thought is too obvious.

So the question is, should we taste this flower that took the initiative to come out of the wall?

In the past, in order to maintain a good relationship with Charles VII and avoid unnecessary trouble, Yoof Ma chose to keep his distance from the queen.

But now, things are different.

Chapter 94 Signals of War

Among the Valois royal family, there is a crown prince who is jealous and hostile to himself, and this is something that he needs to take seriously.

Even though Louis is still very immature now, he cannot underestimate this gloomy boy.

In history, this kid dared to participate in and lead the nobles against Charles VII's Prague rebellion when he was 16 years old.

"Perhaps we can strengthen the influence of the Valois family by deepening the relationship with the queen, and then make a move at the right time to abolish the title of Louis' crown prince, and solve the problem once and for all. The prince of Valois is not the only one Louis... ...Well, is this Cao Mengde's behavior or Dong Zhongying's behavior?"

In the end, Yoof Ma made a decision.

Seeing that the queen was cradled in his arms, although her body trembled slightly, she did not resist, so he was no longer polite, and lifted the beauty's chin up.

"Mary," Yofu Ma directly addressed the queen by his first name, "you said that you would make up for me after the incident. Are you still looking for someone else like last time? I can't allow this to happen again."

The queen looked at Yofu Ma's face, as if fascinated by the mysterious oriental temperament.She was so dizzy that she wanted to turn and run away, and she wanted to plunge headlong into that sweet and dangerous abyss.

"Mr. Yofu Ma, wait, give me a moment..."

The queen wanted to get up, but Yofu Ma easily pressed her on the sofa. After a while of panic, she completely obeyed the man.The closer the two of them were, the more they could feel each other's hot breath...

On stage, Aetius and Placidia finally kiss each other.Although it was only a visual illusion caused by the actor's borrowing, it still made the audience emotional and stood up and applauded.

"I like forbidden love!"

"Cheers for the Protector and the Queen Mother!"

……

"Cough cough... Your lord, General Jean de Dunois, Count of Perigueux, is here." Suddenly, a servant's voice came from outside the door.

The servants around Youfu Ma were all from the Anjou family and were gifted by the queen. They were loyal and tight-lipped, and perfectly fulfilled their duties as watchmen.

The women's coquettish gasps in the private room came to an abrupt end.

"****!" Ma Youfu raised his head and scolded angrily.I just enjoyed the dessert, and before I could eat the main course, I was interrupted by someone, even a man couldn't stand it.

Queen Xiang stood up straight in sweat, panting and tidying up her messy hair and clothes, and was about to cry, "Youfu Ma, what should we do? If we are found, we will all have to go to the guillotine!"

"Don't panic, baby." Youfu Ma kissed the beautiful young woman, "Just stay here, organize yourself, and leave as soon as there is no one outside."

After he finished speaking, he took a deep breath, closed his eyes and said silently: "External meshing spur gear transmission, external meshing helical tooth cylindrical gear transmission, external meshing herringbone tooth cylindrical gear transmission, rack and pinion transmission..."

After finally dispelling the anger in his stomach, Youfu Ma packed his clothes and left the private room.

Jean de Dunois was pacing back and forth in the aisle, and when he saw Yofu Ma appear, he immediately greeted him: "Count Rouen, I have important news."

Although being interrupted for good things made Youfu Ma feel very uncomfortable, he still patiently asked, "What news?"

"According to my informant in London, a large amount of military supplies, including cured meat, brown bread, cheese, beans, ale, lumber, rope, nails, etc., are constantly being shipped out of the city."

When the British mainland launched an expedition to the mainland, a port was often established first to gather troops and materials.Then the "five port alliance" composed of towns such as Hastings and Dover provides ships for transportation.

Although I don't know where the opponent's forces are gathering, this large-scale material mobilization is obviously a signal of war.

"How long ago was this?"