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People call him 'Bear Killer', which means he beat Bernard the Great Bear of the North.

And as the Yachi River gradually appeared in front of his eyes, Huo Teng finally got the question he had been concerned about.

Was Jones' child a boy or a girl?

"It's a boy, but it's a pity that his future depends on his own struggle, and he may not even be able to bear the surname of the Bowenden family." Amelia said regretfully and entangled.

Due to Jones's friend's marriage status, her children should be counted as illegitimate children with certain legal inheritance rights, and their status is similar to that of William the Conqueror.If Horten does not have any other heirs, he will be chosen to inherit.

But these are all minor details. After hearing that he was the heir, Huo Teng only felt that a stone fell from his heart, and everything was beautiful.

Chapter 180 Five Women's War

In the early morning, Huo Teng was awakened from sleep by Amelia.

The widow emphasized very deliberately: "This is a very important day."

Indeed, today, Horten will return to his loyal Gottingenburg.

Before returning to Göttingenburg, Horten had to meet with the landowners, knights, and even representatives of half-bandit villages near Notteheim who were willing to pledge their allegiance to Horten.

In simple medieval cognition, people should divide the ancient times according to the current clear and clear administrative boundaries.

But for the most part, borders in the Middle Ages were blurred, fluid, and elusive.Feudal lords would constantly be at war over certain villages, stretches of river valleys, or even just a few trees on the frontier.And the local frontier villages, those spaced between the two territories, are always vacillating.

They may be loyal to the South in this generation, and the next generation finds that the North is stronger and goes to the North.This kind of fluidity made Huo Teng meet more than [-] knights, landlords, and free groups of separatist regimes today.

Even with a conservative estimate, the territory ruled by Huo Teng has been greatly expanded. After annexing Nottheim and the surrounding area to the north, the area has increased by two-thirds.It may have reached thousands of square kilometers.This number is not small, already approximately equivalent to a medium-sized mountainous county.It is true that most of Göttingen is also in the mountains.It's just that the population of Göttingen is far less dense than that of modern mountainous areas, only about one-tenth, and the total population is estimated to be about [-] to [-].

There are hundreds of similar regions. After simple arithmetic problems, you will notice that the population of Germany at this time may have exceeded 500 million.The population in Huo Teng's hands was not even as large as that of Earl Pingyuan.

Huo Teng can proudly call himself the magistrate of a state-level poverty-stricken county.

But in fact, Huo Teng knew very well that it was all puffiness.His core territory has not increased, and his loyal people are few and far between.The gathering of these people is just to add a few more mouths during the battle.

On the other hand, he also needs the support of these people very much, and it is up to them to publicize his reputation and wave the flag.Promote your reputation in the north.

There is power in numbers, not just words.

This kind of contradictory mentality made Huo Teng look down on them, but also really needed them.

Such a double view also made Huo Teng better know how to please these people in a certain sense.

Amelia was holding a hard-edged robe inlaid with all kinds of shiny objects. Horten found a tailor and sewed it overnight according to the Roman style. Huo Teng has a tall and straight figure, inlaid with a row of shiny gold and silver beads, from the neck to the waist.

In fact, the orthodox Roman lolo robes were all inlaid with jewels, but Huo Teng was too poor, so he could only find some bronze and tin castings to make himself glittering.

To be honest, the Romans looked at this outfit to laugh at him for wearing a monkey crown.

But bullying these mountain people is enough.

So Huo Teng, wearing a golden Roman-style robe and an iron crown, appeared gracefully in front of the knights who came from all over the place.

Brother Morris came to host the meeting, and he praised Huo Teng: "The one standing in front of you is the Earl of Göttingen, the hero of Göttingen, the bear killer, the enemy of greenskins and bandits, who has fought many battles. He is a heroic knight who is victorious, and a monk who is capable of both literature and martial arts. He is a master of martial arts of knights and literature of the church. He possesses and possesses seven virtues, and is a model for all of us."

"Oh, it looks like a Roman!" The country bumpkins looked at Huo Teng's radiant appearance, and immediately exclaimed again and again, praising Huo Teng's bravery, tenacity, knowledge and wealth.

They kept flattering in a rustic tone, expressing their blatant and direct desire to be valued by Huo Teng.

For today's banquet, Huo Teng ate dry food for a few more days, and prepared a sumptuous Roman-style banquet for the knights and landowners who came here.Tighten your belt, and don't pull your hips at the last step.

Roman banquets usually have four procedures.

While Huo Teng was sitting at the banquet, another girl with delicate and graceful appearance and sweet appearance appeared in a floor-length skirt with silky embellishments and a round hat.

"Hi everyone, my next question is Goldiu Billon. As Huo Teng's fiancé and the new mistress of the Bowendeng family, I am very happy to meet you here." Goldiu's small white nose twitched twice. Now, she is well-mannered and her performance is not imperfect.Although she has a northern accent, she still tries her best to imitate the speech of the people of Göttingen.

The poor local knights still had an incomprehensible admiration for the powerful and powerful families. They feared Gadisdiou even more than Huo Teng, even though Huo Teng had just defeated the Patriarch of the Biron family.

Some knights even voluntarily withdrew from the table, fearing that their indecent behavior would cause the hostess to despise them.His fear of famous nobles is simply engraved in his bones.

Huo Teng was very surprised, and his heart was extremely strange.

Who set Godius Dieu free?Isn't she under house arrest?

Huo Teng didn't pay attention to who this person was.He noticed that the local knights were in awe of her, and he guessed that those guards did not dare to offend the famous family and let her go.

Up to this moment, despite some surprises, Huo Teng felt that he was still under control.

But the appearance of Goldiu still attracted a lot of attention.The awe of Huo Teng among the knights in these places should come from his illustrious military exploits, rather than from Gotisdiu's family background.

Amelia was in the corner, showing a relieved smile.

She saw that the light of the famous family had come to the Göttingen family.Next, she just needs to wait patiently, choose a son of Huo Teng for herself and Schneider, and then educate him carefully.

But all of this was also seen by Friar Morris.

For the friar from Franconia, maintaining the close relationship between the Holy See of Mainz and Horten was not to be missed.He should stop Horten's excessive intimacy with the Billund family in due course.

After the second program, spicy soup and bread, Brother Morris sent his staff to go back to Göttingen.

He knew that Huo Teng's intimate women were all at the ferry, waiting for Huo Teng's return home.

Before the meal was finished, someone outside suddenly announced: "Countess Connorsa Northamburg, Flash Knight Jones, and our trade master Ms. Greya are here together."

This second surprise made Huo Teng completely lose control of the fork in his hand.

Goldilocks also clenched the little fork nervously, only the 15-year-old girl did not expect that the 'enemy' would come so soon.

There was no time to dodge, the curtain was lifted, and three ladies came in one after another.

The first girl, with skin like pearly white jade, wears a light red dress, has an astonishingly graceful figure with sharp waist and narrow buttocks, and a small waist. Conservatively dressed but full of swelling, Shuangfeng shows off her familiar beauty.With a delicate face like frost and snow, eyes like emeralds like a majestic lioness, scanning the knights present.

The next seat was a woman, wearing a well-tailored black dress, with a baby in her arms.She has a healthy and lovely wheat-colored skin. Although her figure is not as delicate as Connorsa's, she looks well-proportioned. Her plump buttocks and slender legs hidden under the skirt add a lot to her.She followed Conuosha's side, with black hair and black eyes, she was like a sharp sword, making Huo Teng dare not easily offend her.

The last woman, wearing a long gray-blue dress, hopped and jumped when she walked, looking lively and lovely. Her chestnut curly hair was casually scattered on her shoulders, and her big eyes curiously and ignorantly tested the banquet among the nobles. It was Huo Teng's childhood friend, his trade master Greya.

The three women were glamorous as soon as they appeared on the stage, crushing the 15-year-old, still very young, Gotisdiu to the soles of their feet.

And Connorsa's sword-like gaze let Huo Teng know that he was in trouble today.

Chapter 180 Six Two Ladies

"My God, the countess is here."

The knights of the country saw another kind of power.Compared with the quiet and docile Gotisdiu, who seemed to have a lark in his small eyes, Connorsa, who had a large number of people and overwhelmed everyone with her glamorous appearance and cold temperament, was obviously more convinced by the knights.

Huo Teng was caught in the middle, his scalp was numb.

Of course, Conosha and Goldiu were easy to deal with, and the two of them were weak women in this era.Just the lethal second-class status of being guarded by the family inside and guarded by their husbands outside proves that they can't overwhelm Huo Teng no matter what.

But what is fatal is the decision-making power behind the marriage.

To explain in simpler words, it is the people behind them who can determine the problem.

Although Connorsa belonged to the Northumborg family and came from Upper Lorraine, it was King Conrad who decided on her marriage; Goldis Dieu came from the Billon family, and it was Bernard Billon who decided on her marriage.

Some people may wonder, didn't Horten just beat Bernard Biron?

But personal success or failure is not entirely related to family success or failure.Bernard's decision to arrange a marriage for Huo Teng was made after he strongly persuaded the king. It can be said that it represents the interests of the Principality of Saxony behind it, and also highlights the strength of the local princes.

After King Konrad seized the Duchy of Swabia and recuperated for more than half a year, his posture level has also improved to a relatively high level. The marriage he arranged for Huo Teng was replaced by Gaudius Diu, which might make him have doubts about Huo Teng.

In short, to choose King Conrad and the church, you have to face the rejection of the local princes headed by Bernard.

However, choosing Bernard as the head of the local princes will be rejected by the church and the king, who Huo Teng needs most.

Coming and going, choosing between these two fiancées is no longer within the control of Huo Teng's personal fate.

Want all of them?

Of course Huo Teng tried to ask for all of them, but Gottis Diu immediately rebounded, didn't he?The daughter of a well-known family, married her home as a pagan, and asked myself, would the people of the Principality of Saxony be happy?

In any case, in Christian countries, there are few shortcuts to legally opening a harem.Except for the marriage of friends who play hooligans before marriage, find a mistress after marriage, and marry a Danish wife who is nominally a heretic, maybe the only thing to do is to find slaves and maids.If it is more advanced, there are three more operations.One is to confer the title of court nobleman on the mistress, and let her stay in the court, in fact, she becomes his concubine in disguise; the other is to find a successor for the mistress, which is the most common routine. Take over for others and make a fortune; finally, arrange mistresses in monasteries or churches, and go to 'pray' every week.

Huo Teng certainly admits that the monogamous system of Christianity is very advanced and very good.But in the actual practice of the Middle Ages, for a dignified man who longed for power, unless his religious beliefs entered his mind and chose to keep his virginity, there was almost no man who would not try sex.In most cases, secular lords and kings always have their own ways to avoid the strictness of monogamy.

For Huo Teng himself, the two fiancées stood in front of him, but when he chose, what he thought about was the group of old men behind them. This kind of experience was very bad.

"This is my place."

Kang Nuosha moved her lotus steps lightly, and suddenly sat on Huo Teng's left, which was symmetrical to Gaudius Diu who was sitting on the right, forming a famous scene where the two fiancees sat at each seat.

The 15-year-old girl was not stage-frightened, and sat on Huo Teng's right hand with very standard etiquette, moving slightly closer to the center.

Huo Teng knew that the party could end here.Going further down, it is a family ethics drama, a collision between two women and the family they represent, as well as the naturally formed power network behind the family.

It only takes a little thought to come to a conclusion.

Conrad himself on the side of the king, the Principality of Swabia represented by the queen, the Franconia region represented by Burchard's master and apprentice, and Henry V, Duke of Bavaria of the Luxembourg family.

On the other hand, considering the complicated relationship, the Duchy of Upper Lorraine, the former suzerain, may swing left and right in the middle. If there is more hatred with Huo Teng, they will side with Saxony; if they consider the overall situation, they should support Conoza and the king .

The rest of the Duchy of Lower Lorraine, Saxony, Friesland, Thuringia, Meissen, etc., are bound to be more inclined to support Gaudius.Although they certainly didn't like Bernard, they definitely didn't want the king's power to be further expanded.

"Ahem, today should be a day for the guests and hosts to have fun, but I'm sorry about my family affairs..." Huo Teng coughed twice, before finishing his sentence, he was actually ordering to evict the guests.

The local knights and landowners got up one after another to bid farewell to Huo Teng.

It's just that when saying goodbye, which hostess to say goodbye to is particularly troublesome.

"Good afternoon, may God bless you, your... two ladies." Some people were very pleasant, and said goodbye to Huo Teng vaguely, and the two ladies mentioned were Connorsa and Jones, In fact, it expresses a fair view of Conosha and Goldiu.

No one is to blame.

Many people followed suit, and all of them took Huo Teng's gift and ran away without offending them.

When the scene gradually emptied, Huo Teng looked tired.

"Boss, Jeffrey just sent a letter back. He said that many bandits in the Harz Mountains died and intercepted the grain road very successfully. He has already mastered two river valleys, five fortified cities, and thousands of counted population."

A good subordinate should be considerate, but Greb rushed in in a daze and reported Jeffrey's success to Huo Teng.

Good results, indeed good results.

But in front of the two hostesses, they wanted to overwhelm Huo Teng's other fiancée and gain the initiative in the territory.

Conosha has at least taken care of government affairs, and she quickly said: "Jeffrey should be canonized as the Viscount of Mount Hartz, and let him bring his people to provide us with copper ore and iron ore in the Hartz Mountains. Jeffrey He did so much for our war, he is a Saxon, and he really needs to be rewarded."

Goldistein, who has never understood secular government affairs, also said wittily: "There is no doubt that Conorsha's proposal is very good. But I think that perhaps we should send priests into the Harz Mountains to spread the Lord's message in the mountains." Grace and teachings, build churches and monasteries, and let the people in the mountains live and work in peace."

Both ladies had good proposals, one focused on political influence, the other on reassurance.

What else can Huo Teng say?

"According to the suggestion of the two... ladies, please ask the Prime Minister Morris to write a letter of appointment, canonizing Jeffrey as the Viscount of Mount Hartz, he can control the five castles, and he will be responsible for the affairs of the mountain. "

Chapter 180 VII The Three Families Take Rotation

Horten returned to his loyal Gottingenburg.

This small, narrow castle no longer seemed to match Huo Teng's current inflated status.

Although in terms of basic strength, Horten is not even as strong as Eckard I, Marquis of Meissen next door and Duke of Thuringia (self-appointed).They hold two territories in their hands, hundreds of thousands of people, and thousands of troops. Judging from the paper data, it seems to be a regional power.It's just that Eckard I turned to the left, and all the lords of the Principality of Thuringia were rebellious and did not want Eckard to interfere too much; when he turned to the right, there were a large number of Slavic tribes in the Marquis of Meissen, and he couldn't take care of himself; When he goes inside, there is the remote intervention of the Bernard family; when he goes outside, the King of Poland (only self-proclaimed at this time) has always been eyeing Meissen.

At Meissen's position on the eastern-central border of Germany, Eckard I's strength does not depend on himself. He is weak when he is at a disadvantage relative to the Grand Duchy of Poland, the Duchy of Saxony, and the Duchy of Bohemia.

But in the central part of Germany, Huo Teng held two thousand soldiers and horses, and looked left and right to sweep the central land. Kassel, Weimar, Fulda, Paderborn, Goslar and many other counties that existed around Göttingen , Ziguo, no one can persuade him.So among the many weak chickens, Huo Teng was the strong one who stood out from the crowd.

At this time, Huo Teng must thank Emperor Otto, who founded the Otto Dynasty, and thank him for overthrowing Franconia's centralized power system, so that this most important central duchy has not had a strong ruler for decades.Decades later, on the tip of the northernmost tip of Franconia, Horten popped up. There are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys are called kings.

Nevertheless, most of the great nobles of the empire originated in Franconia.For example, many aristocrats Huo Teng met, especially religious aristocrats, knew that they were from the famous city of Worms without asking.

And the first trouble just came back here.

Where does Goldilocks live?

Huo Teng is a free man who looks down on ancient people from the bottom of his heart, but Conosha is different.

Not to mention she was extremely wary of the little girl from a powerful family, she also seemed a little bit inferior in her pride.

Huo Teng also clearly felt Kang Nuosha's rising vigilance.Huo Teng had a headache just because he had to ride in the same one-horse carriage as Gottisdiu on the return journey.The two girls, one big and one young, plus Jones who had just given birth, and Greya who came over to watch the fun, prepared three carriages, wasting a lot of animal power.

Back in Göttingen, Connorsa's first sentence was: "In any case, Göttingenburg should be my residence, and I cannot let the noble little princess condescend. How about this, please live in Göttingen Let’s go to the monastery. It’s a brand new building just built, and it happens that you were also a nun before, so it’s quite appropriate to live in the monastery.”

This seemingly proud, but actually inferior, elegant woman is far more wary of the 15-year-old girl than when she competed with Jones for her husband.

"Of course, as the fiancée arranged by my father, I also think that owning my own residence alone is the minimum standard for a wife." Goldis Diu was quick-witted, but he did not lower his status for the sake of flattery.

She is a candidate for wife, how can she live in the same hut with a usurper?

Only those humble mistresses and concubines will follow the hostess like servants, like a bitch begging for food in the morning, whimpering and making obscene pleasing sounds.