Chapter 19 Section 3 Charlemagne Crown

Joan of Arc's dizziness frightened Richard very much.It must be known that a master like Joan of Arc rarely gets sick on weekdays, and once she gets sick, she will die.Richard has a little knowledge of medicine, and hurriedly placed his palms against her back, and suddenly felt that the inner breath in her body was very disordered and flowed wantonly.It's just that Richard didn't know the internal strength characteristics of the Beguin Society, so he couldn't restrain it at all. Carlisle happened to come in with a wild pheasant from outside the house at this moment. Seeing the posture of the two of them, he quickly dropped his belongings, stepped forward, and said loudly: "Quickly go straight to the two houses of Cancer and Taurus! Then turn the balance and Capricorn, Let's go for a short week." Richard didn't have time to think about it, and he did as he said, and sure enough, the breath in Joan's body became much more stable.Suddenly he felt another internal force joining, and opened his eyes, it turned out that Carlisle also sat cross-legged opposite Joan of Arc, with his palms on her shoulders, and worked together with Richard to transport energy.

Strange to say, this Carlisle seemed to be very familiar with Joan of Arc's internal force habits, guided by him, the true energy in Joan's body was quickly led on the right track by these two external forces, and gradually calmed down.Richard checked that her breathing became even, and then he was relieved.Carlisle also heaved a sigh of relief, and turned to leave, but was stopped by Richard. Richard pressed his shoulders and said: "Brother Carlisle, the way you saved Miss Joan of Arc just now is very clever, you must not be an ordinary bard." Carlisle smiled awkwardly, and whispered: "Brother Richard Sure enough, my eyes are like torches." Richard said: "Although I am not good at martial arts, I am still good at seeing people. As early as in Fontainebleau, I saw that you have hidden secrets, brother, but I didn't expect you to be so familiar with the internal skills of the Peguin Society. " Carlisle didn't answer, bent over to pick up the wild pheasant, and walked out of the house.Richard understood and followed him out.

When he reached the fire outside, Carlisle rubbed his hands together, and the wild pheasant's feathers peeled off, revealing its white flesh.He bowed his head and waited on it for a while, ripped open the chicken, put it on the fire, and then sighed a long time: "You have taken great care of Miss Joan, monk, I shouldn't have kept it a secret, let's just say it. Richard made the sign of the cross and said, "Although I don't have the office of a priest, I have the integrity of a priest. I definitely won't know each other. You can speak freely." Carlisle pondered for a moment, then said: "Jean and I The origin of the girl, however, starts with the bishop of Beauvais, Cochon." Richard was surprised:

"You actually know him?" Carlisle said angrily, "Not only did he know him, but he and I have a deep blood feud! Actually, I am not a Frenchman, but a Venetian. Although my family background is not as good as Medici's, it is also very rich. Ten A few years ago, Na Kexiong went on a pilgrimage to the Vatican and passed through Venice. He took a fancy to my sister's beauty and revealed her wolf nature. My sister fought hard, but he failed to rape her, so he used the power of the bishop to frame her as a witch. My family was thus banned I was forced to move out of Venice, but I never thought that Cochon would conspire with bandits to ambush at the pass of the Alps, almost all of my family of thirty were killed.” Carlisle said here, his eyes were slightly red, and he paused before continuing: “At that time, although I I know some martial arts, but I am outnumbered. Luckily, Aunt Gabriela, the head of the Beguin Society, passed by and rescued me, and my life was saved. At that time, Aunt Gabriela was holding a baby in her arms and said it was French The daughter of Louis, Duke of Orleans in the kingdom, is Miss Joan of Arc." Richard's heart moved, and he asked in a short sentence: "Is Joan the daughter of the Duke of Orleans? I have never heard of it." Carlisle said: "The Duke of Orleans is the daughter of the royal family. Dear, she died early, and at this time a daughter appeared, who was not good-looking to Charles VII, so naturally she had to keep it secret. But you see, a young girl like Joan of Arc holds military power in her hands. If she is not a descendant of the emperor, how can she be trusted so much? "Richard remembered what Joan of Arc said, saying that she had the blue of France in her hand, so she won the trust of Charles VII.When he thought about it carefully, he always felt as if he had thought of something, which was difficult to describe at the moment.

Carlisle continued: "Aunt Gabriela repelled the bandits, left a copy of Virgil's "Pastoral Mind Method" for me, and then drifted away. Since then, I have been traveling around, practicing kung fu and being a bard at the same time. When Joan of Arc raised the army, I knew that she was Sister Gabriela's closed disciple, and I wanted to repay her kindness, so I accepted the hero invitation and came to Paris to help out. I only hate that I am too cowardly. "Carlisle spoke of the sore spot and slammed his fist hard on the ground.Richard said in relief: "That guy Ke Xiong is really good at martial arts. If it weren't for Miss Joan of Arc, you and I would both be dead. It's a fluke to be able to escape. The ancients said: If you stay in Beihai, you won't be afraid of death." Why fight with him at this time?" Carlisle said: "The old dog Cochon is extremely cunning and skilled in martial arts. Now England's rule in northern France is entirely up to him. I don't care about my personal grudges. For the German girl and the French army, he is also a confidant." Richard thought to himself that it would be of no use if he was told about the relationship between Cochon and the Gospel of Judas at this time, so he kept silent.Seeing that Richard was deep in thought, Carlisle thought he was doubting himself. He put his fist on his chest solemnly and said, "I swear to God and the reputation of the Carlisle family that I will protect General Joan of Arc until he dies." Then Richard responded Come over and quickly said: "I was just thinking that Beguin's relationship with the French royal family has nothing to do with you." The conversation between the two came to an end.For three days thereafter, Richard took good care of Joan of Arc and Theron, while Carlisle went out to look for food and inquire about the military situation.It turned out that when the army was about to attack, a messenger suddenly sent an edict from Charles VII, saying that negotiations would start immediately, and the army was strictly ordered to withdraw from Paris.The two leaders, Joan of Arc and the Duke of Dunoy, were not in the army at the time, and the military orders were so overwhelming that the French generals had to lead their troops to leave. Missing the opportunity, the British army took the opportunity to retreat into Paris.

At this time, the two armies confronted each other, and there was no new progress. At this time, most of Joan's internal injuries had recovered, and after listening to Carlisle's description, she just sighed and shook her head.Seeing that Joan of Arc was haggard and slumped on the bed, without the heroic appearance of that day, Richard felt very sorry.She has devoted all her efforts and painstaking efforts to the great cause of restoring Paris, but now she has fallen short, so she is naturally a great setback.For a girl who is only sixteen or seventeen years old, the burden of this matter is really too heavy.

After all, Theron is a young man with a strong physique. At this time, he has recovered to seven or eighty-eight, and is guarding outside the house.He was young and energetic, and when he heard the change in the battle situation, he blurted out and cursed: "That Charles VII is so ignorant that he wants to retreat at this time, and I have let you down, girl, for all your hard work!" Jeanne glanced at him, and said lightly: " The code of chivalry requires knights to respect the king and not to disobey. Since you swear to the golden iris, you are your majesty's subject, how can you utter foul words?" Theron didn't expect that she would protect Charles VII, so she shut her mouth angrily , looked at Richard aggrievedly.

Richard patted the child on the shoulder, took a bowl of vegetable soup to the side of the couch, blew on the hot air, and handed it to Joan of Arc.Joan took a sip from the bowl, raised her face and forced a smile and said, "These few days, you have exhausted you, monk." Richard said, "It's okay, when I was doing disaster relief in Troyes, I spent all day That's it." Joan stood up and looked out the window: "I'm 50% recovered now, and I can go back to the camp tomorrow." Richard said anxiously: "Girl, you need to recuperate for a while, otherwise you will fall into the root of the disease and cause endless harm. "Joan of Arc said: "I have used the internal strength of the Beguin Society to adjust my breath, and there will be no problem. State affairs are the most important thing, and the French army must not be without me for a day." Richard whispered: "Mr. Carlyle has already inquired Clear. This Paris retreat was proposed by the Duke of La Tremoille, the minister next to Charles VII, and was approved by Charles VII. It can be seen that you have many enemies in the court, girl, and your majesty has begun to treat You have suspicions. Going back at this time is tantamount to entering a dragon's pond and a tiger's lair, please think twice, girl." Joan raised her arm, touched Richard's left arm lightly with her right hand, and said with a wry smile, "Why don't I know?" , It's just..." She opened and closed her cherry lips, but she remained silent in the end, as if she was full of thoughts.Seeing her in such a shape, Richard felt pity in his heart, and couldn't help saying: "Now that you know, why don't you leave early? Girl, you have taken several cities of Orleans and Reims for your majesty, and helped him become king. Wa, I have dozens of acres of gardens, wouldn’t it be nice to practice and believe in the Lord while having fun with the people?” Joan of Arc shook her head, picked up the Saintess Sword that had been kept by the bed, and two light white jade Fingering the blade of the sword, he said quietly: "Since I have picked up this saint sword, I have to bear the responsibility of a saint, and I cannot escape it. The patriarch Jiade and the leaders of the Beiguin Society have all been like this. Only It was only when I was called by the Lord that I was greatly relieved." Richard wanted to speak comforting words, but Joan of Arc suddenly said, "Brother Richard, help me up, I want to comb my hair." The words were languid, but there was a kind of heart-wrenching Charm.Richard brought a basin of clean water from outside the house, put it on the head of the bed, and carefully helped Joan up.Joan let her blond hair hang down, loosened her skirt, turned her head and took out a wooden comb from her bosom, and combed it strand by strand in front of the water basin.

Sunlight poured in from the window, and her silk hair was as smooth as golden waves, making her face white and jade-like, like a goddess in the forest. When Richard saw her showing her beauty, he was momentarily fascinated.Joan of Arc combed halfway, turned her head and said: "Brother Richard, just combing your hair is a bit boring, can you sing me a song?" Richard was fascinated, and after listening to Joan of Arc calling several times, he realized: " Mr. Carlisle's singing voice is a hundred times better than mine, and I am such a vulgar person, how can I sing." Joan pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Creator, don't you know how to roar the fire dragon of the Holy Gate? Even if you roar a little, it's good to relieve boredom." Both of them smiled.Richard pondered for a moment and said: "I don't know how to sing, but I have read a long volume of poems, which is quite elegant and vivid, called "The Divine Comedy". If you want to hear it, you may wish to recite it to you." Joan of Arc said happily: "It's so good. I've heard of its name a long time ago, but the master said that this book is not conducive to the cultivation of the mind, so I haven't read it yet." Richard said: "This long poem is called "The Divine Comedy", which was written by a Florentine a hundred years ago. Dante’s poem is very long, can you understand Florentine?" Joan of Arc said, "My master is a Florentine, so I understand it naturally. I will continue to comb my hair, and you can read it to me." After speaking, she turned around Turning away, Richard looked at Joan of Arc's slender back, showing her curves. He was stunned for a moment, and then chanted:

Halfway through my life, Fang Wu was in a secluded forest, lost track and went astray. The situation is unstoppable, Lin Huangman is so tragic, the heart is full of fear after thinking about it! Qi Qi is suffering, what is the choice of death, but if you can benefit from it, I would like to see what he has experienced. Xi Zizi fell into Xi's arms and disappeared; Yu Meng fell asleep but didn't wake up, so she abandoned her husband Zhenkui... After reciting this chapter, the sun has set and the sky is full of haze.After listening to Joan of Arc, she was silent for a long time, as if she was intoxicated and couldn't extricate herself, she sighed after a long time: "I didn't know that there are such beautiful poems of desolation and loneliness in the world." Richard said: "This is just a poem about hell. There are chapters on Purgatory and Kingdom of Heaven. It is about Dante and his lover, the Saintess Beatrice, who traveled through purgatory and heaven, and everything they encountered had profound implications and was beneficial to the hearts of the people.” Joan of Arc Said: "A saint can also be a lover? Is there such a thing?" Richard explained: "This love is not the other. The relationship between Bedelice and Dante has nothing to do with the body, but purely spiritual sympathy. It does not violate the way of God. The love between two people is a good story that has been passed down through the ages." Joan of Arc said "Oh" and stared at Richard, her blue eyes shining brightly: "When I return to the army tomorrow, Richard Brother Zha, can you recite all of this "Divine Comedy" to me?" Richard said: "If the girl likes it, I can do it now." But Joan covered his mouth with her hand and said, "Sage Peter Lak Zengyun, long-term love is endless. I really can't bear to listen to such a good thing once, it would be too wasteful. Wait until you return to the army tomorrow, and you can tell me." Richard hesitated for a while, the old man Honestly said: "The girl will return to camp tomorrow, I can't follow, there are still things to do." Joan of Arc showed a slightly disappointed look, but it was fleeting, and said lightly: "Oh, that's okay, I have troubled you too much, brother. It’s over.” Richard said: “Girl, don’t be too disappointed, after I’ve done it, I’ll finish reciting the Divine Comedy with you, General.” Joan of Arc said angrily, “That’s naturally good, but you just open your mouth, General, and shut up, Miss.” , don’t you really know her name is Joan of Arc?” Richard could only smile apologetically, looking at Joan of Arc smiling like a flower, thinking that he had never seen her smile so happily.

He glanced over Joan's chest, and suddenly found that the blue gem hanging around his neck was gone.Joan of Arc said: "The empress dowager has borrowed that gem for the crown prince's enthronement in Reims. I am away on an expedition, so I have no time to retrieve it." Richard said "Oh" and stopped asking.The corners of Joan's mouth were raised slightly, and her eyes teased: "Could it be that you just want to find an excuse, monk?" Richard's face turned red, and he said quickly: "Don't dare, don't dare." Seeing his embarrassment, Joan of Arc Look, giggled again.The next day, everyone packed their bags, and Carlisle got a horse lost on the battlefield and put Joan on it. He and Theron stood guard on both sides.Richard told Carlisle and Theron: "It's very dangerous to go back to the camp, you have to take good care of General Joan of Arc." Theron wondered: "There are not many English dogs around here, why are you so worried, monk?" Richard smiled wryly, thinking that the danger I mentioned was not only from the English, but it was inconvenient to say so.Carlisle heard what he said, so he nodded knowingly: "Go ahead, we will naturally protect the general and prevent the enemy from succeeding." Joan of Arc rode on the horse, gripped the scabbard tightly, and said to Richard: "When you come back, take me to visit purgatory and heaven." Theron and Carlisle were startled when they heard her words.Only Richard looked at her with a smile, made a sign of the cross on his chest, and turned to leave. After bidding farewell to Joan of Arc and his party, Richard headed east alone.In a few days, he had crossed the whole of Flanders and came to the city of Bruges.Bruges is an important town in Flanders. A Rhine River runs through the city. The waterways are networked, merchant ships are like weaving, and thousands of merchants meet. It is extremely prosperous.After Richard entered the city, he first went to the Church of the Holy Blood to pay homage to the casket of Christ's blood, then hired a small wooden boat, and wandered to a monastery in the northwest of the city.This monastery is built of white stone, with high walls and domes, quite ancient Byzantine style.Looking at the mottled rock cracks, it has a history of hundreds of years, at least.Richard walked to the main entrance of the monastery and saw a statue of the Virgin Mary standing tall, thinking that this was the main rudder of the Beguines. Carlyle once said that Beguin would act in a low-key and mysterious way, but he never avoided people in his residence, and the main helm was set in the city of Bruges.Throughout Flanders and even Western Europe, women often came here to seek asylum. Richard walked to the gate of the monastery, reached out and patted the wooden door.After a while, an old lady sweeping the floor opened the small door next to her and poked her head out.The nun looked at Richard and said, "If the monks come to worship the Holy Spirit, please go to Saint-Saëns Cathedral, and you will be escorted by brothers in the Lord. This is a nunnery, but it is inconvenient." Richard Respectfully and respectfully: "Excuse me, is Dean Gabriela here?" The nun said: "The dean is recuperating and sees no one else." Richard said: "I am Brother Richard from the Situs Society in Troyes. , I have something important to discuss with the dean, please let me know." When Mammy heard this, her complexion changed suddenly, she slowly opened the door to let him in, then turned around and left without saying a word. Richard followed her through a long corridor to a reception hall in the monastery.This hall is in the shape of a square, with a high dome and a wooden door on each side. There are many painted sculptures on the surrounding walls, all of which are feminine and delicate, and one can tell that it was made by a woman at a glance.The leading nun said: "You can wait here, I will report." Not long after, Richard suddenly heard footsteps in disorder, and when he looked up, he saw dozens of nuns entering from the four entrances of the hall, all with expressions Solemn.An old nun at the head pointed at Richard and shouted: "What a villain, dare to come and break into my Beguin's meeting!" Richard was stunned, and quickly argued: "I came here to ask the dean for something important. Shang, there is nothing malicious." The old mother waved her hand and said, "I still have to quibble now, set up an formation!" She gave an order, and the dozens of nuns stood like flying, and quickly stood in several lines. One cluster, one cluster to the west, guarding the four exits.The old mother sneered and said: "You villain, you have cast yourself into a trap. Let me see where you can go now." Richard looked at the positions where the nuns were standing, and couldn't help gasping. The layout of Li Gaoli's choir suddenly felt bad. Hundreds of years ago in the Vatican, there was a pope, Gregory, who was a generation of martial arts wizards.He realized the method of controlling rhyme with breath and transmitting breath with sound, and created choir chant.The chant in the choir pays attention to the complementary rhythm and cascading response. Even if the internal strength of everyone in the formation is normal, they can rely on the chant chorus to exert several times their power.Later, in the era of Hildegard, she was proficient in music theory and wrote more than a hundred hymns by herself. Therefore, the power of the choir hymns of the Beguines is still higher than that of the Vatican. Richard recognized this formation, and thought to himself that it was a shame that Beguin would use this formation to deal with him.He knew that once the formation was completed, it would be impossible to escape, so he thought he had to act first, and make a breakthrough while the formation was not completed. When he saw several young nuns standing by the west gate, he waved his palms and attacked them.As soon as the nuns saw him start to fight, they quickly stood up and chanted in unison.This is "May God's Spring Bath Deeply" composed by Hildegard, with profound meaning and ingenious melody. Richard rushed to the front and cast the Gospel of Luke on a young nun in the choir.In front of the palm wind, the nun remained motionless, only let out a soft whistle from her lips, and the companions around followed the melody and harmony, as if tens of thousands of hands poured internal force into her.When Richard's palm quickly attacked her, he was already at the end of his strength, and he felt that the opponent's internal power was overwhelming. Richard had no choice but to slam his legs and dodge it, but the other three nuns raised their voices and built a thick invisible wall in front of him; , the spiral went straight up, and Richard had to take a few steps back to stabilize his position.It was only then that Richard truly realized the power of the choir array. Although the four choirs were divided into four sections, the bass, alto, and treble parts relied on singing to cooperate with each other, and they were skillful and tacit.The bass is deep, the midrange is thick, and the treble is intense, just like the combination of various long and short weapons, without any flaws, one wave is higher than the other. When the climax was gradually approaching, the four nuns leading the singing of the four gates took a step forward, with high-pitched voices, stabbing at Richard like four long swords: "Our Father in heaven, He has mercy on us and has promised us!" Richard was taken aback. , dodging with his body, but all the nuns sang in unison: "Holy, holy, Father in heaven." Enveloping him. This involves a soloist leading a stanza, and then the choir repeats the first half of the stanza.The two asked and answered, and the melody became more and more fancy, which is the highest form of Gregorian chant.There are four lead singers in the four gates. If the four masters join in the joint attack, there will be many harmonies in the alto and bass parts.Richard had nowhere to go under the siege, but retreated to the middle of the hall.Fortunately, Bei Guin's martial arts are gentle, he does not push forward, but stops with silence. Seeing that the villain had nowhere to go, the old mama was very proud, and was about to order him to tie him up, when suddenly there was an old woman beside him.This old woman is over seventy years old, with walnut-like wrinkles on her face, but she has kind eyebrows and kind eyes. There is a red mole between her two white eyebrows, and her eyes are as clear as water.Seeing her, the old nanny bowed quickly and said, "Master Gabriela, why are you here?" The old nanny called the dean said indifferently: "I'm in the chapel, and I still wonder why today's morning prayer There are a lot fewer people here, and they were all called here by Sister Laya.” Sister Laya hastily bowed and said: “Principal, the accomplices of the villains in Natroy city came back today, I'm going to capture him." Then he told the story of Richard in detail. Sister Gabriela stepped into the hall, looked around, and suddenly pointed at Richard, "Brother, did you lose that book?" Richard turned his head and found Carlyle's "Virgil's Mind" 》 landed on the ground, and hurriedly said: "This is from a friend of mine. He pointed me to this place." Aunt Gabriela nodded, "It turned out to be Mr. Carlyle's old friend. I haven't seen him for a long time." Turning around She smiled and said: "Sister Laya, you are a bit arbitrary. Since the villain has already escaped, how can his accomplice go back without concealing it?" Sister Laya said: "This person is not the same as that villain. They are all dressed like thieves, and they are all from Troyes, so people have to guard against them." Sister Gabriela said: "This person is using the Gospel skills of the Vatican. It’s so smooth. I think I’m a righteous person, so don’t be too difficult.” The dean has a high authority in the Beiguin Society, and he speaks his mind.Sister Laya saw that the headmaster had spoken, so she turned around and said loudly: "Sisters, stop fighting!" The group of nuns had been trained strictly, and when they heard the order, they shut up and calmed down at the same time, without any confusion.Richard was panting and terrified in the middle of the hall.This formation is airtight, even if Joan of Arc comes, I'm afraid she may not be able to break through.Richard picked up the book and held it respectfully with both hands: "You must be Dean Gabriela, right? Mr. Carlyle is my good friend, and he asked me to return this book to you." Aunt Gabriela Said: "Since he is a friend of Mr. Carlisle, he is naturally a guest of our faction." She took the idea and put it in her arms, and said: "Everything just now was purely a misunderstanding, I hope you don't mind, brother. It can't be all Blame Sister Raya. A few days ago, there was also a monk who claimed to be from Troyes, and we were happy to receive him, but he broke into the secret cabinet of the Peguin Society at night and tried to poison me." Richard was surprised and hurriedly said "Is that man called Longtailos?" Aunt Laya snapped, "Could it be that you know him?" Richard said with a wry smile, "I came here half because of him. What is the current whereabouts of this man?" Laya The nanny said: "Your Excellency is such a character, he saw through his treachery early on. He wanted to escape and injured several of our sisters. In the end, the dean personally shot him and severely injured him. He fled." Richard said: "So that's the case. This man is a disciple of Pierre Cochon, Archbishop of Beauvais." The dean's eyes froze. Surprised: "Master, do you know him?" Aunt Gabriela snorted coldly: "Not only do you know him! That Kexiong used evil methods to deceive and rape several young nuns of the Beguin Order, and I sent experts to chase them all the way. I killed him in Italy. In the end he happened to be hit by me in the Alps. I wanted to kill him, but he begged hard and swore a poisonous oath, so I let the thief live. Unexpectedly, he will cause trouble again today!" Richard I thought to myself, probably Mr. Carlyle was able to escape from this battle. Seeing Richard's expression, Sister Gabriela seemed to have countless words to say, so she waved her hand and signaled him to come with her.Sister Laya was a little worried, but seeing the resolute attitude of the dean, she had to stay in the hall.The two walked towards the back of the Beguinage one after another. Sister Gabriela had a kind face, but she had a majestic demeanor without anger. Richard followed behind, not daring to say a word. The two went up and down and came to a secluded hut.The cabin is quite narrow, with only a long oak table and two chairs, a candlestick and a Bible on the table, and nothing else.Sister Gabriela asked Richard to sit down, poured him a glass of water, swung his sleeves, and the door slammed shut.Richard was dumbfounded by this out-of-the-box effort. Aunt Gabriela said: "This is the exclusive prayer room for the dean. Without my permission, no one is allowed to come closer than fifty steps. Brother Richard, you don't have to worry about it." Richard said: "I'm here this time , not to return the book for Mr. Carlyle, but for Miss Joan of Arc." The nanny raised her white eyebrows slightly, as if she had guessed what he was thinking, and said with a slight smile, "Didn't you come here to track down the life experience of that child Joan of Arc?" Richard was surprised when he heard the words: "Master, how did you guess it?" The nanny said: "She has been out of the mountain for nearly a year. This child is arrogant and not good at hiding it. Sooner or later, someone who is interested will notice the clues. I want to prove here—but I didn’t expect it to be a monk of the Order of Situs—brother Richard, how did you meet Joan?” Richard then explained his origins with Joan in detail.When Sister Gabriela heard that Joan of Arc returned to the army regardless of her injuries, she sighed softly, tapped the table with her nails and said, "This child is still so stubborn." After speaking, she narrowed her eyes again, with an interesting expression on her face : "Brother Richard, it sounds like you and Joan of Arc just met by chance, and you have only met twice. Why are you interested in this?" Richard said, "I am for the happiness of Miss Joan of Arc, and for the fate of France." Aunt Gabriela When Mammy heard the second sentence, she was slightly surprised: "Brother Richard, you have good eyesight!" Richard didn't feel the slightest change, but became more worried: "I just heard a few words and made some inferences. But Miss Joan of Arc Acting in a high-profile manner, and never having any intentions, even I, a dull person, have doubts, let alone others? Then Lanteros must have been aware of it because of his master, the Archbishop of Cochon, so he ordered him to come to Beguin to visit It's a lie." He continued, "The court of France is turbulent, and England hates Joan of Arc. If you can't tell the truth, Sister, I'm afraid Miss Joan will be in danger." Aunt Gabriela Mammy pondered for a long time before slowly saying: "Brother Richard, how much do you know about Joan of Arc's life experience?" Richard said: "Mr. Carlyle once told me that Joan of Arc was the daughter of Louis, Duke of Orléans, but it is true. ?" Sister Gabriela nodded and said, "It is true." Richard took a deep breath and said: "Then Joan of Arc's biological mother is Queen Isabella?" Sister Gabriela saw that Richard's words revealed the mystery, her eyes were half surprised, half approving, she patted her knees and sighed: "The monk is really insightful." , it seems that I don’t have to keep this secret any longer.” Richard said: “The truth is not passed on to the ears, so don’t worry about it, Mammy.” Mammy got up and refilled some water for Richard, and prayed to the statue of the Virgin for a while, Sitting back again, he said slowly: "This matter is a long story. Nineteen years ago, France was ruled by Charles VI. Charles VI was a lunatic who could not bear state affairs. The whole country of France relied on Princess Isabella. At that time, there were two great powers in the French court, one was Louis, Duke of Orleans, and the other was John, Duke of Burgundy. Both of them were jealous of Princess Isabella. The current Charles VII was actually Isabella Son of the princess and Louis. When Charles VII was nine years old, the identity of his biological father was learned by John, Duke of Burgundy.John was furious, not only sent someone to assassinate Louis, but also led the crowd to surrender England, causing France to be torn apart. Richard nodded. This historical fact is known to everyone in France. There have been rumors about Charles VII's life experience, but it was not found in the official records. Sister Gabriela continued: "In the year Louis was assassinated, Princess Isabella happened to be pregnant. At that time, the political situation was unstable, and the princess was doing her best to keep France from chaos. She knew that if she gave birth to Louis again The posthumous child of the country was out of control, so I had to come to the Beguin Society for help. The princess is a lay disciple of my Beguin Society, and I have always taken good care of her, so I went to Paris in person, secretly took the baby away, and detoured Alps returned to Bruges. I rescued Mr. Carlyle. At that time, I only told him that he was the son of Louis, but I dared not say that it was related to the princess. Since then, Joan of Arc stayed in Bruges and was raised by me carefully. Teach martial arts. Since Hildegard, the patriarch of the sect, she can be regarded as the most outstanding martial arts wizard in the club." Speaking of this, Aunt Gabriela showed a loving look on her face. Richard said: "In this way, the jewel hanging around Joan's neck is the French blue on the French emperor's crown?" Aunt Gabriela said: "The monk's eyes are like a torch, and he can tell it by seeing a leaf." Han Qiu, I really admire it. The French blue is the decoration on Charlemagne's crown. When Princess Isabella handed Joan of Arc to her old body, she stuffed the French blue into her swaddle, saying that if she knew each other in the future, she would have someone Evidence." Richard is quite familiar with the allusions of the French royal family, and when he saw this gem that day, he vaguely guessed its origin.The crown of the French Emperor was originally a relic of Charlemagne, and it was embellished with several jade stones, as well as the fragment of the holy cross handed down from the time of Jesus' martyrdom.When Charles VII was enthroned in Reims, he wore this crown, which won the hearts and minds of his officials. The nanny said again: "I originally wanted her to be a nun and spend a peaceful life in the Beguinage. But in recent years, the affairs of the French state have become increasingly difficult. Although Joan of Arc has lost her will to be the master, she has royal blood after all. I will Concealing her life experience, she bestowed the Guardian Sword on her. This Saintess Sword is a treasure handed down by the patriarch of Jiazi Nvde. Anyone who holds the sword must inherit the name of the Saintess to help the world. After getting this sword, Joan is very happy. I was overjoyed, and made the oath of a saint, and regarded the restoration of France as my own responsibility. Only then did I feel relieved to let her go down the mountain with the blue of France to help my mother and brother." Richard frowned: "This is a big deal. Wonderful. Miss Joan of Arc’s background is so sensitive, how can Charles VII tolerate her?” Aunt Gabriela said: “Charles VII doesn’t know the truth. I asked Joan to give the French blue to Isa Look, Bella, Isabella saw it, and naturally understood. You see, as soon as Joan of Arc arrived in Chinon, she immediately took control of the military power. Darling, Empress Isabella loves her son, I'm afraid Charles VII knows all about it now." Aunt Gabriela said: "It doesn't matter even if he knows, as long as Joan brings the blue of France with her, Charles VII didn't dare to do anything." Hearing this, Richard got up suddenly, his face paled instantly: "This is too bad! When Miss Joan of Arc was recuperating near Paris, she didn't wear the French blue on her body. She said that it had already been borrowed by the Queen Mother to crown the crown prince." Aunt Gabriela's originally calm expression was shocked when she heard this, and her eyes froze: "But why did Isabella do this? "Richard said anxiously: "Isn't this obvious? She cherished her son, so she tricked the jewel into her hands and embedded it in Charlemagne's crown, successfully fulfilling her son's wish to become the throne. The girl has no scruples." Aunt Gabriela doubted: "If it hadn't been for Joan of Arc to turn the tide, the French royal family would have been uprooted long ago. How could Charles VII do the stupid thing of cutting off his own arm?" Richard was impulsive and didn't care Politely, he opened his mouth and said loudly: "Mother, you have been in the monastery for too long, and you are so naive to the world! Charles VII is mean and jealous, how can he tolerate Miss Joan of Arc? Since he was crowned in Reims First, she reduced the military power of Joan of Arc, she was not strong enough, so she had to spread heroic invitations all over France; later, she suddenly ordered the withdrawal of troops in Paris, which made Joan of Arc's painstaking plan fall short, which is a clear proof!" Gabriel After listening to Richard's words, Aunt Ella was not disobedient, but twirled the rosary in her hand and fell silent.She is highly respected in martial arts in Europe, and is recognized as a top expert, but she has lived in seclusion in a Beguin monastery for many years, and does not communicate with the outside world.The disciple Joan of Arc taught by her own hands is naturally even more scheming. After a long while, the old nanny hesitated and said: "So, I sent her down the mountain and actually harmed her?" Richard said seriously: "Not necessarily. Miss Joan of Arc turned the tide and saved France from being destroyed. This is a righteous deed that God should also praise, and it is worthy of the demonstrative intention of the Holy Maiden Sword in her hand. But now the situation has changed drastically, the French Royal Army has taken the initiative, and a large number of nobles are attached to it, and even Burgundy is wavering. On the other hand, For the English, the king is still young, and the powerful minister, the Duke of Bedford, is assisting the government. The weak ruler is strong and the minister will change sooner or later. Even if there is no Joan of Arc, the French army has enough chances to defeat the English." At this point, Richard stood up , paid a deep obeisance to Sister Gabriela: "I came here this time to implore the dean to come out of the mountain in person and persuade Joan to let go of the saint's sword and the duties of the saint. She is still young, and the fate of France will be on her shoulders." It's really too heavy a burden." Aunt Gabriela couldn't help being taken aback when she heard him say this suddenly, and then said, "Why does the monk care so much about Joan of Arc, could it be..." Richard knew what Aunt Gabriela was thinking. Doubtful, he said calmly: "I have sworn to abide by the precepts of the Situs Society since I was a child, and I have devoted myself to serving God. Everything in the world is like a passing cloud to me. Miss Joan of Arc responds to God at the top and humanity at the bottom, and she has an exquisite natural heart.我只是不愿让这样的姊妹被浊流污染罢了。”嬷嬷却笑道：“你果然这么想么？”理查迟疑片刻，方道：“在下对贞德姑娘，正如但丁之于贝德丽采。”加布里埃拉嬷嬷显然看过《神曲》，眼神非喜非怒，理查有些窘迫，又不敢回避视线，只得暗暗运起内功，压住自己心头涌出的异样情绪。 嬷嬷也不继续逼问，起身在胸口划了一个十字，慢慢道：“贝居因会的这一把圣女剑，承载着神圣职责。自嘉德祖师以降，历代拿起这把剑的人，无不尽心竭力应誓履职，不是死于非命，就是心血耗费过巨，以致年华不永。想不到这圣女剑的宿命，到这一代还是逃不脱……我当初授剑给她，只是希望她无须知道自己身世，也能靠着圣女剑的誓约全力协助法兰西复国，早知如此……也罢，老身便破例出一次山，把贞德带回贝居因会，这圣女剑，不拿起来也罢。”她语气忽而放缓，似是提醒理查一样：“可理查弟兄，你该知道。倘若贞德放下圣女剑，等若是卸下圣女之责，便要做回普通修女，立下守贞誓言，一世隐在贝居因会不问世事。你可愿意？”这“你可愿意”四字，说得大有深意，理查也划了一个十字道：“有贞德姑娘这样出色的人物虔诚信神，实在是我教之幸。”他口中如此说，心里却没来由地钻出几缕遗憾，虽轻描淡写，却如同附骨之蛆，无论如何运功都无法平抑。 加布里埃拉嬷嬷见理查答得言不由衷，默默摇头，也不说破，摇动铃铛唤了两名修女，转头对理查道：“贝居因会不便留男客，今晚权且委屈修士你寄居附近的教堂，明日等我交代好事情，咱们就出发。”理查连忙称谢，既觉欣慰，又感别有一番滋味。 Nothing to say all night.次日加布里埃拉嬷嬷安排了贝居住因会的诸项事宜，又安排了一辆马车一匹骏马，与理查两人一乘一骑，朝着法兰西赶去。 一连数日赶路，理查在路上陆续听说了最新的战况：贞德挥师北上，绕过巴黎，正在贡比涅地区与英格兰、勃艮第人对峙，看来查理七世忌惮贞德在军中的威望，还不敢掣肘得太过明显。理查听到这消息，长长松了一口气，只要贞德待在军中，就可安然无恙。 这一日他们两人不觉已经进入贡比涅地区。理查忽然听到远处一阵马蹄急响，手搭凉棚望去，看到塞隆正骑在马上在狂奔。塞隆是贞德的贴身护卫，为何只身在这里出现？理查颇为惊奇，勒着缰绳大声呼唤。 塞隆听到声音，急忙纵马过来，快到马车身前时，整个人竟一下收束不住，从马背上滚下来，他显然是疲惫至极。理查心中悚然一惊，赶紧扶他起来，连声问道发生了何事。就连加布里埃拉嬷嬷都掀起了车帘，投来疑虑一瞥。 塞隆一看到理查面容，突然哇哇大哭起来，一时间涕泪交加。理查连问了数声，塞隆才哽咽道：“修士……贞德将军她，她……被英格兰人捉去了。”