By the moonlight, a dozen cavalrymen recognized Otto's flag. The leading knight rode forward and saluted Otto.
"Is it Count Otto? The gift the Duke gave you is on this carriage."
Otto nodded and signaled the bodyguard to hand over to the other party.
"Brother, what gift is this?" El asked curiously from the side.
"Don't pry if you shouldn't. You'll know when you get back."
Otto ignored El and the carriage at all, and took advantage of the darkness to lead everyone on their way home.
This time he came to the Principality of Saxony and helped the Principality of Franconia, and gained more than Otto expected.
The land of an earldom, a huge amount of wealth, a very high reputation bonus and the revenge of a great enemy can be said to be a perfect result.
More importantly, through this time, Otto confirmed that El is a child with potential. With more training, he will have another helper in the future.
In the carriage, the gift sent by the Duke of Franconia was undoubtedly the Saxon Bishop Jason.
The reason why Otto agreed in the first place was because of Jason's problem.
For a regional bishop at the principality level, it would be okay if Otto accidentally "accidentally" killed him due to hostility during the war. After all, the war was chaotic, and even the king could not guarantee safety. It was normal for a regional bishop to die.
Coupled with the protection of the Moon Gods and the internal operation of the church, this matter can probably be suppressed.
At any rate, Otto is now considered a powerful earl, and his strength should not be underestimated.
However, due to Bach's surrender and the evil intentions of the Saxon nobles, the rebellion that shocked the entire East Frankish Kingdom came to a dramatic end.
So, if Otto wants to continue to cleanse the church and attack Bishop Jason, the risk will undoubtedly increase.
Accidentally killing a church bishop during a war has completely different meanings than killing a church bishop openly and openly.
The former can be excused with their own reasons, while the latter is just a matter of waging war against the church and slapping the church in the face.
With such provocative behavior, Otto did not think that the church would give up easily, even with the help of the Luna family.
With Otto's current strength, he doesn't think he has the capital to fight against the behemoth of the Church. The current strength gap between the two sides is still too big.
What's more, public opinion these days is in the hands of the church.
Although there is no excommunication operation in the Roman Church today, if he is given the name of a "blasphemer", it will definitely be harmful to Otto's future development.
Even if he wanted to avenge his cheap father, he still couldn't do it under the banner of justice.
It was precisely because of this that the Franconian Duke proposed to use Bishop Jason and Otto to make this final deal.
Otto was afraid of the church, but the Duke of Franconia, who held two principalities and was supported by the heir to the kingdom, the Duke of Bavaria, was not afraid.
As the Duke of Franconia, even if this matter were brought to Rome, the Holy See would probably turn it into a minor matter.
The Carolingian family seems to be in decline, but this declining family is actually even more difficult to deal with than Charlemagne back then.
Because when they were strong, the Carolingian family might still consider the impact due to development and other reasons, and choose to give in.
But in the face of decline, the Carolingian family will only choose stronger methods to declare to the world that their rule is still unshakable and that they are still the most powerful family in Europe.
Otto understood this clearly, the Carolingian family understood it, and the church naturally knew it too.
As for how the Duke of Franconia obtained Bishop Jason, it couldn't be simpler.
With his status as a duke, and with the eagerness of those Saxon nobles to show their loyalty, he had someone to help him with such small things, so he didn't have to worry about it.
Thinking of this, Otto couldn't help but shake his head.
Although his strength has grown rapidly in the past few years, compared with truly powerful people, he is still far behind, and there is still a long way to go.
Everything is difficult at the beginning. Now that the most difficult part for Otto has been solved at the beginning, all he needs to do next is to go step by step, and everything will develop in the direction Otto hopes.
After returning home, it's time to find a suitable marriage for El.
Now, El has become a count, and he has his own support. Presumably, the powerful families in the kingdom will be happy to be friendly with the Habsburg family.
This needs to be carefully chosen, so as not to disgrace the Habsburg family's illustrious reputation for marriage in history.
Now, the city of Bremen should be bleeding like a river.
"Your Excellency, the gift has been delivered to Count Otto."
A knight outside the city who had a close relationship with Otto put his right hand on his left chest and bowed slightly.
"Yes." The Duke of Franconia waved his hand, signaling the knight to leave, and turned to look at Werner standing aside with a smile.
"Do you think Otto will like this gift?"
"Yes, isn't it because of this gift that Count Otto came to Saxony?" Werner also smiled.
"It's a pity." The Duke of Franconia shook his head. "He is a talent, but he can't be used by me."
"Yeah, it's really a pity to stay in Swabia." Werner also looked regretful. He really admired Otto very much.
"It doesn't matter, maybe he will change his mind the next time we meet." The Duke of Franconia didn't care and looked in the direction of the church.
Tonight's banquet was held in that huge church.
"Those Saxons should be very happy at this time."
"Perhaps many people are drunk."
"Send these happy believers to meet the gods, and the gods will surely be happy too.
Tell Bach it's his chance to show off."
"Understood." Werner nodded and quickly walked towards Bach who was waiting on the other side.
"Count Bach, the time has come." Werner looked at Bach with a mocking smile. He did not have the slightest fondness for this former enemy who suffered a lot of losses but finally chose to surrender.
"Your Excellency, I'm waiting for your good news."
Bach glanced at Werner with a complicated expression, and then at the Duke of Franconia whose face was obscured by the night and could only see his figure. He gritted his teeth and nodded, speaking in a low voice.
"Please tell the Duke that I will complete the task and there will be no surprises."
After speaking, Bach turned and left. Following his figure, dozens of fully armed knights also moved. These knights, without exception, all had Saxon faces.
Watching Bach leading people into the church, Werner also felt a little emotional and couldn't help but sigh.
Fortunately, fortunately, it was our side that won this war.
"What are you sighing for?" Werner was tapped on the shoulder, and the Duke of Franconia walked next to him.
"I haven't seen such a beautiful moonlight in more than a year.
Werner, what do you think of the moonlight tonight?"
"It's beautiful!" Werner looked up at the moon.
The moon was indeed very round and bright, but around the moon, Werner saw a touch of blood gradually shrouding it...