On a warm spring day, in the court of Metz, the capital of Austrazia, one of the four major administrative regions of the Frankish Kingdom, King Hildrik and his ministers were discussing a book called "Chronicles of Prussia's Journey to the East".I only heard Cyldrik say loudly: "I have read this book more than a dozen times, the country of England is too mysterious and beautiful, Prushac said that Britain is rich and full of jewels and gold, it is really enviable!"
If one day I can be like Sergio.
What a blessing it would be to take a trip to the country founded by the Serisians, like Prushak!
”After saying that, Cheldrick sighed, he looked at the ministers present, and then said, "Prussia said that England is a country founded by a branch of the Seris, and it is hard to imagine that just a country established by a branch is so strong, then how prosperous and rich those countries of Seris should be?"
”As soon as Hildrik's words were finished, his palace minister, Vuervald, immediately continued: "Your Majesty is so resourceful and loves to read this book, which shows how charming this book is.Your words speak the wishes of all your courtiers, and they also represent the wishes of our Franks, and my wife Emmath has dozens of dresses made of English silk, and my brother is fascinated by English ceramics, and he has spent a great deal of money to buy more than a hundred pieces of English porcelain crafts from the hands of those hateful Roman dealers, and has become a British fan. ”Before Vuerwald could finish speaking, the other ministers scrambled to speak, each giving their own opinion of the country of Great Britain.For a time, the palace was full of people, and there was a British fever, as if anyone who did not say a few words about Britain was an ignorant and ignorant laggard of the times, and was not worthy of associating with people in the high society of Metz.Seeing that the courtiers were getting more and more talking, Cheldrick raised his hand and made a pause, and when calm was restored in the hall, Cheldrick said in a slightly sad tone, "It's a pity that none of us are Sergio.
Prussiac can only talk about it, and England is thousands of miles away from our Ostrasia and has no contacts, so it is not easy to talk about it!
Alas!
When will I be able to go to England and take a look, even if I die and see God, my face will be bright!
Right now, it's a privilege to be able to talk to an Englishman!
”It is not surprising that Cheldrick said this, don't look at him as the king of Ostrasia, one of the four kings of the Franks, but after reading the book written by Prushac, his pride was instantly shattered, and his courtiers were the same, when they heard it, they also felt the same way, and the court fell silent for a while, which was like a group of scumbags talking about a super scumbag, and they only had the share of looking up."
Your Majesty, I advise you of the idea of going to England, for England is a land of heathens......."
Just as they were silent, an unopened voice sounded, "and, as far as I know, this England is not as friendly as Prussian wrote, they are as warlike as the Avars in the east, and it is said that his borders have reached Gniezno, in the eastern part of the Avar Empire......"
Hilldric looked, and the person who spoke was Arnulf, Bishop of Metz, who was a fanatical friend, Most of his knowledge of Britain came from a few missionaries who had gone to England to try to preach, and from them, Arnulf learned that Lelu did not like them, so Arnulf was very hostile to the British."
Archbishop Arnulf, what do you say?
Did the British advance to Gniezno?
”Hildrik was taken aback, Gniezno was located near Poznan in later Poland, and it was only seven or eight hundred kilometers away from Metz, if the other party was really as powerful as the Byzantine Grand Duke said, if they went west, the consequences would be unimaginable."
Yes, my friend Fermino went on a mission to the West Slavs some time ago, and when he crossed the Danube to Gniezno, he found that the Slavic tribes that had lived there had changed owners, and after he inquired, he found out that the English ......were coming," Arnulf said, "According to Fermino, the English did not allow us to spread the glory of God on their territory, they were our enemies........""
Archbishop Arnulf, as far as I know, the British are still allies of the Romans, and the Romans are also God's people, so they won't be unkind to us, right?"
Gong Xiang Wuervad said suddenly.Arnulf and Vorvald had never been at odds with each other, and when he saw his political enemies making sarcastic remarks, he had no better explanation, for no one present, including him, had ever seen a real Englishman, and all they knew was N-hand information that was spread falsely.Cildrik saw the two arguing, but he didn't stop it, because he was nominally a Christian, but he wasn't actually very religious, because he hated it when a Christianity bishop like Arnulf rode on his head and, and it wouldn't be too good if his courtiers were all monolithic, wasn't it, so this thing looked like a good show.At this moment, a doorman suddenly ran in in a panic and reported to Hildrick: "Your Majesty, there is a seventeen or eighteen-year-old woman outside the door, who said in blunt Latin that she is an Englishman who has fled from the country, and insists on breaking into the palace, saying that she wants to meet His Majesty, can you let her in?"
”The Franks of this era did not speak French, but Latin, the ancestor of French.When Cheldrick heard this, his eyes lit up, and he thought to himself that this is strange, I was about to see the Englishman, and an English girl came to the door, could this be the Cyrisian saying written in Prushac's book, "If you want to sleep, someone will hand you a pillow", he only thought for a moment, and said, "Let her in." ”When the doorman led the man who claimed to be an Englishwoman into the palace, everyone's eyes widened, and they saw that the Englishwoman's clothes were embroidered with the dragon and phoenix patterns on ceramic handicrafts, and a chic hat was hung with strings of beads.Cheldrick asked, "Are you really British?"
”Unbelievable that the woman could understand Latin, she replied in stumbling Latin: "Your Majesty, I am not only an Englishman, but also the daughter of His Majesty the Emperor today, and my name is Lisa. ”When Cheldrick heard this, he was surprised and asked, "Since you are a princess of the British royal family, why did you come to Metz in my Frankish kingdom?"
How did you come to be in England, a long way from my Frankish kingdom?
”Seeing that the princess frowned a few times, shed tears, and sighed and said, "Your Majesty, what happened to me is a long story!
In order to establish good relations with the Axum Empire in the eastern part of Afilika, my father betrothed me to Prince Axum.On February 2 this year, when the second dragon raised its head, my father sent 50 elite officers and soldiers to escort my mother and me to Aksumum on a luxurious ship to complete our marriage.In order to protect me, all the British guards and my mother fought against the pirates, and I was left alone with an English girl who was trembling and guarding a dozen chests of gold, silver and jewelry.After two days of triumphant sailing, the pirates were intercepted by a warship of the Eastern Romans, who threw them all into the sea and drowned, and divided the dowry of gold, silver, jewelry, and jewels that I had brought with them.Fortunately, there was an old helmsman on the warship who could speak Chinese, and he was from your Frankish kingdom, and when he learned that I was an English princess, he took care of me in every way, told me what he knew about Frankish history, taught me to speak Latin, and took me to Metz and helped me find an old house to live in.Because he was about to go to the Romans as a mercenary, he specially directed me to the court to ask His Majesty for help. ”When she finished, she bowed deeply to Hildryk.Although the English princess stammered in Latin, Cheldrick and the ministers could hear her unusual plight most clearly, and sympathy arose.Because after all, she was the first English woman to go to the Frankish Kingdom, and everyone was like a rare animal in the world, pointing and talking about the English princess, but the British princess was calm and generous, smiling, and looked extraordinary.