Chapter Five, this year, the year 1408 in the Gregorian calendar
Not long after, Wang Wuchen initially grasped the language spoken by the people around him.
Isabella's current age minus 8 seems to be less than 10. Wang Wuchen, who has always believed his arithmetic skills to be quite good, felt a sense of regret once again. His 'father' Lionel actually had feelings for this underage girl who was not yet ten years old eight years ago. Upon learning this information, Wang Wuchen immediately unzipped his pants and urinated on the baron, leaving him in a state of utter defeat. His 'father' Lionel actually had feelings for this underage girl who was not yet ten years old eight years ago. Upon learning this information, Wang Wuchen immediately unzipped his pants and urinated on the baron, leaving him in a state of utter defeat.
The rise of the Neville family was also attributed to the initial Battle of Crécy during the Hundred Years' War between England and France, when King Edward III of England led his army across the sea to invade France. King Philip VI of France commanded an army of over 30,000 men to confront them, while the Neville family at that time was merely an ordinary knight under the French king's banner
In this battle, King Philip VI was injured and forced to retreat, leading to a great victory for the English army, which subsequently advanced into Normandy. In this conflict, the French suffered over ten thousand casualties. The knights and nobles seemed to be sold off like items in a clearance sale, as the French king relentlessly transferred them to the English king. Feeling significantly wounded, the French king deemed it necessary to bolster his forces. Observing the vast empty spaces on the map, he began to devise a plan. With a wave of his hand, the Neville family settled in the region of Lyon.
On that day, during the battle at Crécy, the English longbowmen inflicted heavy casualties on the French army. When it was the turn of the first generation head of the Neville family and his knights to charge, wielding their great hammers and risking being shot like porcupines, their heroic demeanor after returning alive from two assaults left the French king, who was known as an outstanding knight, quite impressed. The first generation head, having had a stroke of luck, once again charged out at the invitation of the king's confidant.
It is utterly outrageous; this beast has begun to gaze upon a 10-year-old child whose chest has not even developed properly yet
Wang Wuchen's subconscious still believes that the place he lives in is a mythical era where one can casually stroll out and encounter dozens of earls, several dukes, and a prince or princess or two
To understand how much control can still be exerted over atomic bombs, it is indeed quite unsettling to see those so-called sword saints and magic gods meddling and causing destruction to the delicate flowers and plants. Wang Wuchen does not see any difference between paper and a wooden board when placed in front of a bullet fired from a handgun: both are susceptible to being pierced.
When the book is needed, one regrets having read too few. In France, Wang Wuchen only knows three figures: one he cannot recall whether it is the Sun King Louis XIV or XV, the other is Napoleon, and the remaining one from the books is Joan of Arc
If these are not sufficient to illustrate the uniqueness of the Neville family, the name Étienne, which Lady Isabella bestowed upon her son, offers a glimpse into the friendship between the Neville family and the current French royal family
So far, the knight, as the cornerstone of the feudal society, still ranks at the bottom after ten thousand years. Society has yet to develop to the point where the viscount, a rank situated between the baron and the earl, can be understood through the modernized knowledge bombarded into the brain by the royal ministers. It is indeed somewhat forced to comprehend what a French baron's identity represents; in essence, a baron is merely a small landowner in the countryside.
For the first time, Wang Wuchen eagerly wished to grow up faster, but time always seemed to pass very slowly when you were watching it closely
This year is the year 1408 in the Gregorian calendar
On the two hundred and twelfth day of arriving in this unfamiliar world, the cradle in the bedroom has since become the place where Wang Wuchen sleeps, accompanied by the young baron and baroness who always make some embarrassing noises in a location where Wang Wuchen cannot see them but can hear them.
Among the three famous figures, two are short. As for who King Charles VI of France is, the minister of state does not know. Regarding which twenty-year truce agreement coincides with the *picture* book annual meeting, he lacks the mental acuity to pinpoint the exact year and date. However, considering the occasional disdain of the hundreds of people in Lyon towards the English, he manages to arrive at a vague concept.
Through the murmurs of "Mother," the debates among the knights, and the conversations of the castle servants, he gradually understood his situation. King Charles VI of France and the Kingdom of England across the sea had concluded a twenty-year truce twelve years ago, which halted large-scale confrontations under the treaty, although localized conflicts continued. His "father," Baron Neville, happened to be involved in a skirmish against the English in the fourth year after the treaty was signed. According to the memories of the beautiful lady, the valiant Baron unfortunately sustained injuries during that battle. After the fighting ended, he recuperated in a manor near the capital, Paris, and soon after, he encountered the lady.
French, this is the language used by the people in Lyonburg. Originally, in that harmonious society dominated by English, the space for the survival of French is quite limited. It is no wonder that one often feels that the intonations of those around them sound familiar yet cannot be articulated.
The fact that he is still an Earthling has not made life any more exciting or complicated, but it has allowed Wang Wuchen to resolve a concern. He enjoys this Earth, which has an overall combat power of only five scraps. Although he feels somewhat regretful for not having the fortune to obtain an alien household registration and traverse to a mythical era where noble kings are worse than dogs and sword saints and magic gods are everywhere, it is still a very fortunate thing not to have to worry about those sword saints and magic gods whose power is equivalent to a pile of atomic bombs.
An emerging noble family whose strength does not match its status, with a comprehensive potential power roughly equivalent to that of a not particularly strong earl. As long as the Valois dynasty of France remains intact, the Neville family can continue to thrive.
Etienne, the meaning under the crown, Lady Isabella is a bloodline outside the three branches of the Capetian royal family. If the Neville family and the original French royal Capetian branch, the Valois dynasty, do not have some connections, then even a bloodline outside the three branches of the royal family would not be something a baron could marry into
Understanding the figure of Joan of Arc also requires gratitude towards Luc Besson or Marc Besson, as his film "The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc" left a significant impression on Wang Wuchen. In the future, when seeking fanatics or those who would crash into the World Trade Center, one must recruit such spirited individuals: steadfast in their beliefs. More importantly, this girl has issues, she is quite foolish.
If the first generation head of the Neville family were to hear the disrespectful words of his unworthy descendants, would he not be enraged enough to leap down from heaven and give them a good beating? He worked tirelessly, nearly sacrificing everything, only to be belittled in such a manner. Indeed, those who do not understand the efforts of their predecessors are truly ignorant of the toil involved in planting trees.
He is currently in the intermission of the Hundred Years' War between the English and the French, a contest for the French crown. When will the two sides clash again? Wang Wuchen clearly stated: he does not know, as his university major was not history.
As winter gives way to spring, Baroness Isabella Neville has greatly improved after more than half a year of recuperation. One evening, when the royal minister was placed in the cradle by Lolly's mother, he had a bad premonition. A few minutes later, his cheap "father" burst into the bedroom with a cheer!
What he did not know was that after half a century of development, although the Neville family still bore the title of baron and was not as unrestrained in the kingdom as the old aristocracy, it was nonetheless a rather formidable entity, possessing a territory significantly larger than that of ordinary baronial nobles. It served as one of the essential thoroughfares for the Mediterranean federations through the heart of France and to the north, with annual tax revenues nearly comparable to those of a count.