Because the person who appeared here was a middle-aged knight with slightly curly black hair, deep features, and bronze skin. He was also an old acquaintance and friend of Friar Delan. He was born in a noble family in the Bivar area and received traditional higher knight education since childhood.
Rodrigo Diaz de Vival.
According to the tradition of naming nobles of the Holy Kingdom, he was born in Vival Castle. He belongs to the Diaz family, which is also one of the three major royal families of the Holy Kingdom and a vassal of the Prince of Catalonia. Therefore, he entered the Barcelona Knights very early.
Regiment, with armed page boys, has become a Knight of the Square Banner.
Then, in the local chivalry competition, he quickly stood out and was valued by Prince Sancho II of Catalonia. He was recruited as the chief of the imperial stables. He also had his cousin from the royal family enter into a marriage contract with him.
It can be said that there is nothing better than this when a young man achieves his ambition and is high-spirited.
The late great mentor who adopted Teresa from childhood was Rodrigo's baptizer. He witnessed almost everything he grew up with. After his father died and his mother entered the monastery, he became Rodrigo's virtual godfather.
He plays the role of an elder like a guide in life; however, the good times do not last long.
The conflict between Prince Sancho II of Catalonia and the Duke of Aragon, a close relative of the royal family, eventually turned into a sworn duel between their respective knights. As the chief of the stables, Rodrigo defeated many knights along the way.
Tuan Yingjie narrowly defeated his opponent in the last game.
However, this was the beginning of all tragedies, because the opponent he won with all his strength in the last battle was Inmanuel, the branch leader of the Knights of the Icon under the Duke of Aragon, and one of the most powerful knights in the contemporary era.
Er, he soon died on the spot due to emotion, shame and anger.
But he also has another identity, that is, the royal daughter to whom Rodrigo has been engaged, and the guardian/adoptive father raised by Jimena; this is a big problem. Although this vassal is doing it for the glory of the monarch,
They swore an oath to duel, leaving life and death at the mercy of fate and not allowed to carry out blood revenge.
But the engagement could not be maintained. In order to avoid subsequent disputes and embarrassment, although Sancho II tried his best to retain and commend him, he could not stop him from self-exile to the southern front; he formed a mercenary army of many nationalities and faiths.
, and became famous in central Imbilia.
In fact, in the long-term tug-of-war between the Holy Kingdom and the Cordoba Dynasty, due to the intertwined forces of each other and the frequent changes of hands, it was not very rare or worthy of hesitation to serve the Nazi or Christian forces as mercenaries.
They are all hiring a large number of mercenaries of each other's faith.
At the same time, due to the years of tug-of-war and confrontation between each other, the Holy Kingdom and Cordoba also had pagan lords with different beliefs and sworn allegiance. This even gave rise to some who specifically paid large shield taxes in the rear and no longer
City lords involved in military obligations.
In fact, when Teresa last heard from him, it was said that he was suspected of apostasy because he defeated several groups of armed thugs and rescued the family records of the pagan nobles on pilgrimage. He was then ostracized by the vast majority of Christian lords.
, had to spend several years serving the court of a certain emir.
As the military instructor of the local emir of Zaragoza, he even defeated rebellions from the emir's own clan several times, and before his death, he was designated as the guardian of the new heir and the de facto captain of the palace guard.
; It can be said that gold will shine wherever it is.
However, what Brother Teresa did not expect was that he would be able to see his childhood friend Rodrigo in the fortress city on the border of the Kingdom of Zealand. What was even more surprising was that the other party was also a potential prisoner in prison; therefore, in
After the guard left, he couldn't help but ask:
"Rodrigao, my good brother, I haven't seen you for a long time; I miss the past time very much. But I don't know why you are here. Shouldn't you serve the Zaragoza well?"
The Prince of Saracens? Could it be that something new happened there?"
However, Rodrigo, who had been completely disarmed and whose face was covered with scruffy beard and hair, was haggard and tired, but still had shining eyes, his face darkened slightly when he heard this, and then turned into a meaningful wry smile and said: "Brother Delan,
Zaragoza is safe, but something has happened to my prince."
It turned out that it was at the same time that Rogrigo was fighting in the south and defeated other Christian lords many times; the former prince of Catalonia, Sancho II, was visiting the territory of his sister, the Grand Duchess Urraca.
At a palace banquet, he suddenly died of food poisoning.
Therefore, when Rogero's father had passed away, as a vassal for generations, he also received a letter from his fiancée Jimena; and claimed that there were many doubts in the death of Sancho II. Therefore, he appeared
Due to his obligations as a vassal and chivalrous morality/sense of justice, he returned home resolutely.
As a result, it turned out that this was a political conspiracy against him. Because the Catalan prince who finally succeeded Sancho II was actually his exiled brother Alfonso. It was Rogrigo who was ordered to suppress Alfonso.
Fangsuo territory, and imprisoned him to the Saracen territory of Toledo.
What was worse was that in the previous battle in the south; Rodrigo, who commanded the Zaragoza army, even defeated and captured Ordoñez, who was now the steward of Prince Alfonso VI and his wife's brother;
And demanded a large ransom. Therefore, his position became more and more sinister.
Despite this, he did his best to return to Barcelona and appeared at the funeral of Sancho II. Then, at the succession ceremony of the new prince Alfonso VI; in front of the envoys sent by the Universal Pope
, questioned Sancho II about the cause of his death; he was then arrested on the spot.
While in prison, he finally met his fiancée Jimena who came to visit; however, the other party brought him two bad news. First, the letters he had received before were forged by people with ulterior motives.
; Secondly, Simone was ordered to terminate her engagement with him and marry another.
However, the political turmoil set off by him in the outside world continued. His questioning in front of the Holy See envoy led to the collapse of Sancho II's original vassal line and the cronies brought by Alfonso VI.
The hidden conflicts between the two completely broke out; as a result, many private fights and assassinations occurred.
Therefore, under the interference and questioning from the contemporary high king/general commander; as the apparent culprit of all these incidents, Rogrigo was finally sentenced to be deprived of his vassal status and all family titles and honors awarded by the royal family.
;Assigned to the border as an ordinary sergeant to redeem himself.
And at this point, how could he not know that his chivalry and his righteousness as a vassal were being taken advantage of by the black hands hiding behind the scenes. In addition, his fiancée was about to marry someone else. So he was disheartened.
Afterwards, he was exiled to the border area between Aquitaine and Zealand.
According to those former palace friends and cronies, this was actually a way to protect him from persecution by the new monarch and his vassals, or even assassination by some enemies. Therefore, hiding his name and honor,
Arriving in areas outside Catalonia's jurisdiction.
Although he was once a well-known knight model and the chief of the imperial stables, not many people here know him anymore. They only know that he was a knight who made a mistake, an ordinary sergeant who was demoted/demoted and convicted. Despite this,
, he still cannot avoid being outside of right and wrong.
Because the Tabe City/Fortress occupied by the Tomahawk Knights is just a border city with a population of 30,000 to 40,000 people. In a short period of time, a large number of fleeing royalists/old nobles and their family members poured in,
Vassals and servants immediately strained resources and caused frequent contradictions and conflicts.
Rogrigo, who came with the border guard, once again became the patrol sergeant major who maintained street order. However, out of some inertia and instinctive persistence, he also acted too conscientiously. Not only did he reject the old offer many times,
At the request of the nobles, some soldiers were even punished for their atrocities.
If this was the case, the upper echelons of the Knights would not treat him particularly; after all, he was once a member of the Knights. But it was unexpected that when a local priest accused a knight of committing the crime of annihilating a bank, he would actually stand up.
Coming out to prove it also made it difficult for the Knights to dismount.
Therefore, the last knight with unavoidable suspicion was sent back to his country to receive training and punishment; but as the sergeant of the patrol, Rodrigo was also quickly accused of colluding with the underground black market in the city to receive benefits.
, directly deprived of his position and entered the review process.
Of course, with the passage of time in prison and the routine review, he was somewhat aware of it. He seemed to have committed some kind of public outrage among the knights, and even the military judge of the knights, who was known as the most just and strict,
I don't want to waste much time and energy on him.
Therefore, in this narrow confessional room, while slowly recalling and reflecting on the gains and losses of the past, I could see my childhood playmates and friends; instead, it was the unexpected surprise and great surprise that Rodrigo was trapped in the ring.
Solace. So after briefly explaining the past, he also asked about the other person's experience.
"Perhaps, I am a sinner of the Holy Kingdom and the Knights." However, Brother Delan also sighed heavily and said: "Because with the failure of the advance team, after I saw the enemy's power and means, I actually
Shaken confidence and oath; wants to prevent subsequent war."
"Oh!" However, when Rodrigo heard this, he couldn't help but asked with interest: "Then what kind of existence can make Brother Delan, who has kept his oath in front of the altar since childhood, pay such attention and special attention?
?Are they already powerful enough that you find it difficult to defeat them?"
"Strong? This may be one aspect!" Monk Delan immediately smiled bitterly: "My brother, I heard that you have fought with various enemies in the south, but have you ever seen that after hundreds of miles of distance?
An army that came all the way and defeated a large city in just a few hours?"
"Did you ever know that there are still several attacking companies composed of knights of glory and glory (bloodline inheritance) in that hostile army?" Delan asked again: "I witnessed them with my own eyes.
, wearing heavy armor and holding a giant shield, they rushed up the city wall, bringing death and carnage.”