Chapter 926, Founder and Self-Identification

The news of Chantillon's victory did not reach Mousillon so quickly. Even if there is a canal, it will take at least two or three days. However, Lawn and Callard discussed it and felt that since the victory was won and the loss was not large, Norsca After experiencing such a failure, people will not dare to fight again in a short time. There is no need to fully recruit all the troops. They just send people to report to Ryan who is in Mu Xilong, detailing the battle situation and attaching their judgment that this may be a The news of the harbinger, waiting for Ryan's decision.

While the courier was still on the way to report the military situation, Ryan was preparing to go to the ancient church area of ​​Freya in Moussillon to visit his childhood playmate and Patriarch Alfred of the West Britannia parish.

Since the Great Expedition of Eight Peaks, Alfred's presence in Ryan has decreased a lot. The reason is simple, because Alfred has a family, and he and Ingrid are in the Vicmar archbishop's house. Married under the witness, and now he is the patriarch of the diocese and the head of Freya's ancient church area. He has a lot of affairs and is not under Ryan's nose. Naturally, the two parties have less contact than before.

Moreover, Ryan also vaguely felt that Alfred himself was rejected to a certain extent by the knight nobles and the Church of the Lake Lady. The knight nobles and the Church of the Lake Lady were not hostile to Alfred, but they seldom communicated and interacted with him. .

On the road leading to Freya's ancient church area, the old guards guarded along both sides of the road, with dragoons in front and infantry on both sides, escorting the king's convoy.

Ryan strolled leisurely on his pure-blood elf warhorse Putao, chatting with soldiers or Bertrand, Davout and others from time to time.

"Your Majesty, the Forest of Arden has been relatively peaceful for a while, but you can occasionally see beastmen." Bertrand, the commander of the old guard, said casually to Ryan, "and Pelliot in Bastogne Your Excellency Mond’s greatest pleasure is to personally lead the Red Dragon Guards and the Brotherhood of Red Dragon Knights to go deep into the forest to slaughter Beastmen. Occasionally there will be a small group of Beastmen in Freya’s ancient church area, so Alfred The German Patriarch also formed his own army, including two teams of paladins, two teams of ascetics and some militia troops, and he often asked the residents to participate in military training together after worship every week."

"How many residents are there in Freya's ancient church area?" Ryan asked casually after hearing this.

Immediately, Mu Xilong's local attendants came up to report: "There are about 30,000 to 40,000 people, Your Majesty."

"It's normal to maintain an army of hundreds of people." The King of Knights didn't pursue it further: "In recent years, there have been occasional Skavens and Beastmen in Freya's ancient church area, and an army is needed here."

Bertrand nodded, he didn't say anything more, but Davout took over the topic: "Your Majesty, the situation of Musillon is special, especially in the area of ​​the ancient church of Freya in the east, where many immigrants from the empire gathered, while the locals Relatively speaking, Madam Blessing, there have been no major conflicts, but small conflicts have occurred from time to time, Patriarch Alfred once sought the help of Your Excellency Juan and others."

Immigration is also a big problem, Ryan frowned, and the King of Knights sighed softly.

There are advantages and disadvantages to immigration, but there is no doubt that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages when it comes to Musilon, because when Musilon recovered here, there were only about 100,000 aborigines left, even if he immigrated from the empire There are 300,000 people here, which is 400,000 people. According to Ryan's investigation, there is no pressure at all for Mu Xilong to live here with 2 million people.

At this time, Ryan needs immigrants very much, because he needs people to farm, work, and labor.

And imperial immigration has one advantage,

That is, historically speaking, the imperial people and the Bretons are of the same origin, that is, they are basically the same race in essence, which can greatly reduce the hostility and confrontation between the two sides. At the same time, the eight major churches of the old world It is also spread here, and the beliefs are generally not very different, it is easier to integrate, and the degree of recognition is also higher.

But even so, there are so many contradictions and differences in the history of the empire and the same origin of the Bretanian race, so you know how difficult this problem is to solve. Ryan thought that fortunately, the relationship between the Knight Kingdom and the Empire is very good now. Coupled with their own prestige enough and a series of victories, internal conflicts have eased. After a long time, most of these immigrants have recognized themselves as Musillons. As long as they are well controlled in the future, the problems will gradually decrease.

In this regard, what Ryan admires the most is Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in his previous life.

Many people think that the founder of the main culture of the Han nationality is Qin Shihuang, but in fact it is not. The first emperor did achieve unity, but it was only in form. The people of Qin, where are the people of Chu, where are the people of Qi, and where are the people of Yan. It has been debated for hundreds of years whether Qin will destroy the Six Kingdoms or the Six Kingdoms will destroy Qin.

So when did the national identity really come true, and when did everyone think they were Han Chinese and be proud of it?

It was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and it was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who attacked the Huns in the north. After completing the great unification, everyone formed a self-identity. Since then, the concept of great unification and the main culture of the Han nationality have been thoroughly established. He is so great that it cannot be seen directly, he is worthy of the name of a sage, because he is the founder of the main cultural circle, beliefs and spirit of this nation, and after that, Jutang radiated these to the whole world.

So don’t be too diode-minded in life. If you say that Emperor Wu made a mistake in his later years and the people are not living well, you will immediately put on the label of “XX black” and completely deny it.

(Lian thinks that the Emperor did something right. After the return of the Emperor, the era of the Great Crusade and the 40K era after he entered the Golden Throne will not negate each other.)

The same is true in this world. When did the empire realize its self-identity? It was after Charlemagne led an army of twelve electors to completely defeat the Greenskin Frenzy at Blackfire Pass and personally led the army to defeat Moka, the first Chaos Eternal Chosen Unifier, after Ludwig the Savior After defeating the second Chaos Eternal Chosen Anointed Isa Kuval in the Great Crusade.

When did Brittany achieve self-identity? It was after Arthur's twelve founding battles, and after Ryan completed the Eight Peaks Mountain Expedition.

This is the truly clever way to unite the whole country. Ryan has always felt that some slogans are too cheap. It’s okay for civilians to shout out, but he can’t think that way as the King of Knights. Why?

Brother, races can be divided infinitely.

For example, in the origin of races on Earth in Ryan's previous life, the Indo-Europeans originated from the north of the Caucasus Mountains, which is the origin of races in West Asia and Europe.

Indo-Europeans are divided into Aryans, Tocharians, Latins, Greeks, Anatolians, Armenians, Europas and more than a dozen people.

During the Roman Empire, people north of the Alps were collectively called barbarians by Rome.

The barbarians were divided into Germanic, Scarf and Celtic.

The Skas were divided into Eastern Slavs, Western Slavs, and Yugoslavs.

The Yugoslavs continued to be divided into Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, Montenegrins, Macedonians, Bulgarians, and Bosnians.

Divide it into as many subdivisions as you want, as detailed as you want, many countries can be divided into a big fart, and then there will be an all-out war, and finally they will all die together.

This is why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty were called sages, so I won’t say more here, you know.

Our King of Knights thought for a long time in his head, and he suddenly felt that the Emperor is the greatest. There are more than one million planets in the entire human empire, and there are twenty-one...or twenty-two people with completely different personalities and preferences. He was able to cope with the original Primarch (although it collapsed in the end), and after Ryan became king, he became more and more able to understand the hardships.

The army continued to move forward and went along the main road to Freya's ancient church area. The King of Knights turned his head and glanced at the luxurious carriage behind him, wondering what the fairy in the lake was talking to Suria? Been there for a long time.

Inside the luxury carriage, the Fairy of the Lake, Su Liya and Olika are three women in a scene. The Fairy of the Lake is sitting on the small bed in the carriage. Today, she is wearing a set of Rainbow Honey Butterfly Azul Romantic Floral Dress skirt, long blond hair tied up with a simple hairpin, and under the long skirt are delicate legs wrapped in flesh-colored ultra-thin pantyhose. The goddess has finally married herself, but it is different from before marriage. After marriage, the lake Fairy's personality has changed a lot. She is very shy when getting along with Ryan, and she always takes Suria with her.

Suria is wearing a royal copper-gray dress from Moussilon Manor, paired with black velvet opaque pantyhose and a white fox velvet waistcoat, showing her graceful and luxurious temperament and elegant manners, while Olika is the most Classic black and white maid outfit, white suspender stockings and black woolen jacket.

The goddess is playing military chess with the queen, Olika is the referee, and the score is 1500. The fairy in the lake uses the wood spirit army, and Suria uses the Breton army. As a result, the female knight casts two sixes in a row, named Ryan The knight king's chess piece instantly killed Lilith's Alaros hero, causing the goddess to smile coquettishly, and repeatedly praised the kill.

The Fairy of the Lake wants the ranger to kill a paladin, but Suria always rolls dice with high points and leads to Miss. The paladin can't die.

"Suria, I wonder if you have been blessed by Ranolde?" The lake fairy said casually with a smile: "You are so lucky today, I admit defeat."

"Only once in a while, and if I'm not wrong, ma'am, are you a casual match?" Surya smiled at her good sister: "Of course you can't beat the serious match."

"Lilith~ As I said, call me Lilith in private, aren't we good sisters?" The fairy in the lake stretched out an index finger, and touched Suria's exquisite face. Obviously, the fairy in the lake She is very satisfied with her married life, and the goddess knows that if there is no nod from Suria, she will not have any chance. Suria is recognized by the Emperor, Angron, Fulgrim and that birdman The real daughter-in-law, if she didn't take the initiative to agree, let alone the wedding, she wouldn't even think about it.

"Lilith, even a good sister has a limit." Su Liya said angrily, "You don't have to pull me up every time...and you must 'warm up' me and Ryan first. ah."

"But... I don't know why, I have a special feeling when I look at you and Ryan..." The fairy in the lake blushed, and the goddess was very embarrassed: "So I always..."

"That's always a bit..." Su Liya was also very embarrassed, the female knight thought about it, and took the initiative to hold the jade hand of the fairy in the lake: "It's a bit embarrassing, next time I will make arrangements for you and Ryan to try alone ?”

"Well." The fairy in the lake has never been able to adapt to the transformation from being a goddess who can tease her god-chosen champion to being a wife at will, which makes her still not know how to face Ryan.

Olika, who was sitting next to her, couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth. The dark elf was full of malice and wanted to tell you to be possessed by Suria all day long. After a long time, you have developed a strange hobby, right?

That’s right, it’s more convenient for my layout. Countless thoughts passed through Olika’s mind. Her heart was full of disdain for the fairies in the lake. With your level, you’d be ashamed to fight me. called.

Let's watch a play, watch a play, the dark elf thought to himself that except for Suria, who is a real wife and can't move, those people in the backyard are not very good: "Madam, will this year's turkey banquet be held as usual?"

"If there are no accidents, yes, and Emilia will come this year." Suria happily took out a bronzing letter from her bosom, from Nur, the high-spirited nobleman Deta appointed by Ryan Leland conveyed that this high-skilled diplomat has been very popular in Nur recently and has become the most beautiful boy in the whole Nur. He has profound knowledge, elegant manners, profound etiquette and humor. , the ability to make jokes, and the lack of elf arrogance made him very popular with all Nuer nobles, and he was known as "Nur's Banquet Star".

Then this guy took the opportunity to obtain a lot of information from Nur, and sent it to Ryan continuously.

The time for chatting was quite pleasant, and after a long day of driving, in the evening, Freya's ancient church area was already in sight.

The appearance of the Old Guards first aroused the strong vigilance of the defenders, and then they were relieved when they saw the red, white and blue tricolor military flag, the golden "L" pattern surrounded by olive branches and the gilded plaques on the places where the Old Guards fought. Gold embroidered font, the guards did not dare to neglect, and immediately opened the door without notifying Patriarch Alfred.

The ancient city of Freya appeared in front of Ryan in this way. The King of Knights thought carefully, this was his first visit to Alfred's residence.

The entire ancient city is monotonous in color, most of which are simple wooden buildings and two-story buildings. There are not many residents here, but most of them are clean and tidy. You can see signs of war hammers, twin-tailed comets and balances everywhere. Obviously due to Alfred's identity, the Justice Church has a high influence here.

Just behind the gate of the ancient city, Ryan noticed a large group of people listening to what a spirited boy from Kislev was saying. The King of Knights became interested, and he reached out his hand to signal the old guards to stop and listen to him.

Kislev's eyes widened, and he said excitedly: "Our Mu Xilong is really safe, I really like Mu Xilong so much!"

"Red cabbage soup, it's not good!"

"Mousilon's truffles are added, it's delicious!!!"

"Wow, our Mu Xilong's guns are really getting better and better, I give Mu Xilong a thumbs up!"

"I want to be a real Mousilon citizen!"