The villagers were obviously nervous about Hong Tao, a big man in a weird dress. Several young girls who were helping their parents do farm work in the fields lowered their heads and ran away. The remaining men and women were ignorant of them, and they only shook their heads and didn't speak. They probably couldn't understand Hong Tao's Latin. Seeing that he had become an imperial army and entered the village without anyone paying attention, Hong Tao was not depressed at all. He walked straight to the door of a farmer and looked into the house.

The house is not big, more than 30 square meters, and it is made of stone and wood. The roof is full of straw. The furnishings in the house are simpler. One big **, one wooden table, several clay pots... It's gone! That big ** is so big. Hong Tao probably can sleep with three or four people with a wide body like his own body. Oh, no, there is also a furniture. There is a large wooden box under the **. It looks like it is more like it compared to other furniture, with metal hoops and corners on it. Hong Tao has also seen this kind of thing in the palace. It should be soft and soft. Europeans seem to be ready to run away at any time. They like to pack all the valuable things at home into boxes.

It is impolite to look at other people's heads, and it is even more inappropriate to break in again. Hong Tao did not intend to enter the house because the house smelled very strong, with both smoky and livestock. There seemed to be animal feces on the ground. It seemed that the family lived with their livestock, like sheep feces. Hong Tao also looked at two small houses, one was full of straw and the other was a chicken coop, one was a big, two small and three houses, and there were no walls and fences. It was a rural family in central France.

According to Hong Tao's understanding of the Song Dynasty, the living standards of European farmers at this time were lower than those in the same area as those in the Song Dynasty. They also farmed landlords, and the houses of tenants in the Song Dynasty were similar to those of European farmers, but the furniture inside was more, the hygiene was better, and the farm tools used were also higher. Along the way, Hong Tao did not see many iron tools, and there were only two cattle on the farmland, and it seemed that each family was using it as a turn. As for food, Hong Tao didn't see it, and it was not much better to come. It was nothing more than shredded bread and beans.

After walking around the village, no one came to disturb him. At most, he hid behind the crack in the door and watched secretly. Hong Tao enjoyed the feeling of the noble master for a while and felt it was quite boring. There was no one talking. He started walking back. When he passed by the farmland, he found two pigs urging seeds in the field, and immediately rushed over. The pig had never seen such a vicious person, and he screamed and ran towards the village. He screamed so miserably. I guess he wouldn't dare to wander around here again for many days. This action also made Hong Tao get the smiles of two farmers who farmed in the fields. Hong Tao was very satisfied and felt that he should have evil spirits on his body, otherwise the two pigs would not be scared like that.

Speaking of pig farming, Frederi II also told Hong Tao a little story. It is said that a French prince was walking slowly in Paris on a horse, but two pigs suddenly rushed out. The prince's horse was shocked and directly lifted the prince off the horse. As a result, the unlucky prince actually hit the stone road and fell to death. Hong Tao was indeterminate in the authenticity of this story. However, it is definitely a fact that Europeans raised pigs in the city in the medieval period. Hong Tao had seen them in Palermo and Genoa. One was the imperial capital and the other was a commercial city. Pigs were running all over the streets. Other places can be imagined.

When he returned to the monastery, Frederi II had already gotten up and was having breakfast. It was very simple, just milk and shredded bread. Hong Tao also made some food, and then continued to get on the horse and rush out. He looked like he was about ten kilometers away. There were suddenly more people on the dirt road, not only knights riding horses and servants, but also many female nobles wearing skirts and covering their heads and faces.

"Which one good news or one bad news do you want to listen to first?" It is said that learning bad news is easy to learn well, and Frederick II is also unavoidable as an imperial emperor. After spending a long time with Hong Tao, he becomes very unlucky and is willing to joke. He still has to make fun of the answers asked by the riders who came back before he is willing to tell Hong Tao.

Speaking of these knights, although Hong Tao and them didn't understand the language, they finally understood some things about knights along the way. For example, what does it feel like to wear knight armor? Why do knights have to prepare more than two war horses?

Hong Tao tried the chain mail that the knight wore, which was dragged to the feet, and it was very uncomfortable. Put the weight aside first, and the temperature alone would be unbearable. In order to avoid the chain mail from getting hurt, he had to wear a cotton robe before piercing the armor, and then put on a chain mail, and then put on an outer jacket. The same is true for the helmet, and he also had to wear a head cover inside. After ten minutes, Hong Tao began to sweat all over his body. This was just riding a horse and walking slowly. If a war broke out, it would probably be the same as taking a sauna.

However, strolling around without armor is very dangerous for a medieval knight. Once you encounter an enemy, it will be too late to wear it. What should I do? This problem was solved by the knights themselves. They agreed to form a knight culture and were recognized by the church. No knight can attack an unarmed knight. They must give the other party time to wear armor, and they cannot bully the few, and can only fight one-on-one. In this way, the knights can go out and walk around with confidence, ride a horse and carry the armor and weapons on another horse, without worrying about someone sneaking into their arms, let alone putting them in their armor all day long to wash a sauna.

As for being sneak attacked by farmers, this is a very extreme situation, and you basically don't have to consider it. The farmers of this era did not have this ability or courage. Under the dual constraints of law and the church, the peasants in medieval Europe were very docile and had no risk of peasant uprisings at all. The hero of the Green Forest of Robin Hood was just a beautiful legend. There is no historical record about him so far. If there is, he would become the public enemy of the entire Christian world, and the pope would have to jump out and attack him first.

Why did the knights have to go out for a walk? Frederi II told Hong Tao the answer, it was not that these knights were idle and had nothing to do, and going out for a walk was an indispensable part of the knight's life. Especially young knights, they had to ride horses around to participate in martial arts competitions to improve their reputation and make other noble girls. No one would know you just stay in their own territory, and they could not even find a girlfriend. Hong Tao felt it was reasonable. In this era, transportation was inconvenient and people could not be replaced by TV, the Internet, or newspapers, so they could only go out by themselves.

What is the competition like? Don't worry, you will see it immediately. The good news brought by Frederick II is that you can meet King Louis IX of France without going to Paris. The bad news is that the Pope and Louis are together. They are watching the largest knights' competition of the year at Vernon. They will arrive after walking a liga.

"Pope! What is he here to do?... Oh, I understand. He is here to conspire with Louis to deal with you. Hehe, William, you are in trouble. Why don't we go back? I don't really want to watch the martial arts competition." When Hong Tao heard that the Pope was there, he immediately stepped back. He didn't want to take this risk. If Louis really reached some consensus with the Pope, even the emperor took him to arrest him, the emperor and the others dared not execute him, and he was a pagan in minutes!

"I am the emperor, and I am also the emperor when I come to France. You can escape me. But you don't have to be afraid. There are many nobles from all over the world who come to participate in the martial arts competition. The Pope and Louis can only treat me with courtesy. Even if I killed his queen before, he can't touch me now. Let's go, Duke, you are too timid and do not match your name. You are the spokesperson for the devil. You said that if I reconcile with the Pope and hand you over to the Pope, will he burn you to death in Rome?" Frederick II grabbed Hong Tao's reins, for fear that Hong Tao would turn his head and run away, but he was still trying hard to scare people.

"Tsk, then I'll expose all the things you did in my cabin, and there are all personal evidence and physical evidence. No one of us will feel good!" Hong Tao did not want to join in the fun, but he also understood that the emperor would definitely not turn around and leave. Maybe the housekeeper of the Duke of Normandy would have sent someone to notify the Duke or King Louis that the emperor had come. It would be better to retreat directly. It was too embarrassing and could not continue and would be ridiculed by the nobles. Since the emperor dared to take his own boat to explore the North Sea, he could only take risks. Sometimes he could not help dealing with these people.

The history of the Knights' Martial Arts Conference has been around for hundreds of years, and part of its origin is also the promotion of the church. Christianity opposes all battles with the purpose of plundering property. It advocates the spirit of "God's Peace" and "Divine Rebellion". Not only private fights are sins, but wars between feudal lords are also strictly restricted. From this point of view, we can also see the differences between Europe and ancient China. There is only one imperial power in China, but there are two emperors in Europe. Sometimes their claims are contradictory, so they will restrict each other and are also a balance. In the Middle Ages when the power of church has not yet declined, there were few large-scale wars in European countries. The reason for the change of dynasties is often not because of war, but because the family has no male heirs.

"I will not attack unarmed priests and monks; I will not attack farmers, peasants and merchants, not steal their money, not seize them for ransom; I will not burn houses unless there are enemy armed knights or nobles in the house. I will not cut off or pull out the grapes of others; I will not attack noble women who have no husbands accompanying them to travel. From the beginning of Lent to the end of Easter, I will not attack unarmed knights, not rob his finances."

This is a vow made by medieval knights and nobles to the church. In medieval Europe, where oaths are generally regarded as their own lives, almost no one will violate it once such vows were made to God. Because they firmly believe in the existence of God, even emperors like Frederick II who rebel against the church did not dare to deny God himself. He was just dissatisfied with the church making up lies and deceiving people.
Chapter completed!