The Golden River was too deep to draw water. It started to scrape the bottom when it went up to Rouen and could not go up any further. So Hong Tao and Fredrich II got ashore in Rouen. [Read] This is the Duke of Normandy, and his castle can be seen when standing on the Golden River. Such a large ship came to the Duke's territory, and there was a royal emblem. If the people didn't know it, someone in the Duke's family must have known it.

Soon, a team of French knights surrounded an old man to the dock. At this time, Frederick II's language talent played a role. He didn't care about chatting with others, and even the loaders on the dock had a while chat.

"Oh... it's good to have an emperor's name. I borrow a car... Oh no, I don't have to pay a deposit if I borrow a horse, and I also send the police to the way!" When Hong Tao saw the old man kneeling on one knee to salute the emperor and then knocking off the horses, he was really envious and jealous. There were people holding stinky feet wherever a foreign emperor went. Not only were there free horses, but more than a dozen knights escorted to Paris.

"Why didn't they salute me?" Hong Tao rode on the horse and remembered that his duke didn't seem to be respected enough, and he was a little angry.

"You didn't tell them that you were the Duke. I've always wondered why you used a mouse head as an emblem. Does it have special significance in the East?" The emperor pointed to the long coat embroidered with emblem on his body, very proud.

"Oh, they regard me as your servant, right? I am a rat, and I will be called Duke of Rat in the future!" Hong Tao was not in the mood to explain the attributes of China to the emperor, and he couldn't explain the thing clearly in one sentence. Now he is more concerned about the situation in the mainland of France in the 13th century. After looking on the left, he looked at the right. When he saw pedestrians, whether they were farmers or priests, they bared their teeth at others, but they basically had no smiles when they gained. The French in this era seemed not very friendly.

The straight line from Rouen to Paris is not far, about 150 kilometers, but the crooked Seine River is similar to the nine bends of the Yellow River, and it takes at least 200 kilometers to go around. It is definitely not enough to walk in a day, and you have to stay in the middle of the journey. You must not be able to live in a civilian home with the emperor, but you did not encounter any decent castles along the way. In the end, the knights found a monastery in the Knight's territory. It was barely possible to stay in the emperor for a night.

"William, why are there no nuns in the monastery?" Hong Tao was not very concerned about whether his bedroom was dry and tidy. He was even more curious about the monks in the monastery, and he narrowed his eyes and touched them.

"Mr. Hong, please pay attention to your identity. Is this the Lord's church? Don't say that." Although Frederick II has been fighting with the Pope and is not very interested in the church, he is a Christian after all. Hong Tao's naive hints made him very uncomfortable.

"Okay, if you don't say it, good night!" Hong Tao was poked back and couldn't fight back, so he had to push open the door of his room and crawl in.

Like in the castle, the room is not small. But it is very dark. Only a small candle can barely let people see the furnishings in the house. In fact, there is no furnishings. A **, a chair, and a small wooden table are all the belongings. Above the fireplace is a portrait of Jesus. The life of the monks is indeed very boring. After riding for more than a long time, Hong Tao was tired. He was about to lie on the **, but suddenly stopped again. He turned his head and stared at the ** several times, reached out to pick up the candlestick on the fireplace. He lifted up the ** and looked at the straw below.

"William! Get up quickly... This ** can't lie down!" A few minutes later, Hong Tao held the candlestick and drilled into the room of Frederick II next door. Regardless of whether the emperor was wearing clothes or not, he directly pulled him out of the bed.

"What are you doing? Can't you knock on the door first?" No one was happy for being tossed like this. Not to mention an emperor, if it weren't for the night, Frederick II would probably roar.

"I'm saving your life! There are fleas and bed bugs on the **. I looked carefully and found several of them. They will bite people!" Hong Tao also lifted the emperor's **. After getting close to the candlestick, he pulled the straw with his carry-on, trying to prove it to the emperor.

"The Song Empire has no fleas and bed bugs? Are you just for these little bugs to prevent me from sleeping? They will bite an emperor to death! There are also in my palace, why haven't you ever attacked me?" Frederick II rubbed his eyes. He was very sleepy now and had no time to study the little bugs with Hong Tao.

"Your father and first wife both died of diseases, right? Fleas and bed bugs can contagious many diseases, such as if I was sick, they sucked my blood and then sucked Your Majesty's blood. The viruses and bacteria in my blood will enter Your Majesty. If there are enough numbers, Your Majesty will also get sick. Don't underestimate these small insects. They and mosquitoes are a source of infectious diseases. If they can be killed, they will kill them." Hong Tao did not know much about the diseases in the Middle Ages in Europe. He only knew about typhoid fever, malaria and the Black Death. He was not very clear about which of these three diseases would be transmitted by bites by insects. But it doesn't matter if it is serious. No one knows these things now, and they don't know what bacteria and viruses are.

"...It's so terrible?" No one in the world is not afraid of diseases. The higher the status, the more afraid it is. Frederick II is the same. When he heard Hong Tao say so conclusively, he still had one set of things, the emperor dared not believe it, and even reacted, and involuntarily touched around whether there were fleas and bed bugs.

"100% true. I don't think I can't sleep anymore. I have to find a place without fleas and bed bugs. Do you know where it is?" Hong Tao's real purpose is actually here. He is not familiar with the monastery and cannot find other places to sleep, so he came to disturb the emperor.

"...We go to the chapel, where there is holy water, there should be no these little bugs!" Even the most learned emperor of this era could not escape the shackles of the times. He actually believed in holy water.

There were indeed no fleas and bed bugs in the chapel, at least they could not be seen on the surface, because there were no straws, bedding, and only a few rows of wooden benches. Hong Tao carefully illuminated it with candlelight, but no trace of small insects in the gap. It was probably too simple, and the little insects didn't like to come. An imperial emperor and a duke, two people hurried on the bench, without even the bedding, which was even worse than beggars. In order to deal with the long night, the two had to start chatting, chatting everywhere, yawning while chatting.

"Tell me about Louis IX, the king of France. What kind of person is he and his hobbies? Have you ever seen him?" Although it was a chat, Hong Tao also tried his best to let himself know more about Europe. He didn't know much about the surname Louis XIII and Louis XVI. The former is a cognac wine with a very expensive price, and the latter has a prodigal girl, and is one of the few kings executed in Europe.

"I only met Louis once when I was young. He was a child. It is said that when he grew up, he was a very stubborn, harsh, and pious king. You should restrain yourself when you go to Paris, especially if you don't make any remarks to the church, he is afraid he will not be as easy as me. Everyone calls him St. Louis! Private wars are forbidden in his kingdom. Before the war begins, the two lords must notify each other's relatives and friends and tell them the reason for the war. If one party asks for a truce to the other party, the other party must accept it, whoever violates this principle will be judged by the royal court. This court is located in Paris. From this point of view, you two should have more to talk about, and you are also a guy who advocates the law." When Frederick II talked about another king, he did not make evaluations or subjective analysis, but only narrated the facts, which is very fair.

"How is your relationship with him?" In fact, this is what Hong Tao wants to ask the most. He doesn't want to know too many rulers in Europe. Frederick II is enough. If there are too many, it will be troublesome.

"We are still allies in dealing with the German lords, but this relationship cannot last long. He is a devout believer, and we have a great disagreement on the issues of Jews and Crusaders. About ten years ago, I also organized a crusade. Although I occupied the Holy City, many people were not satisfied with my approach. They always believed that killing many pagans and robbing many pagan cities was a merit. Among them, King Louis, so let alone talk about the expedition. We just passed by Paris to take a look and stayed there for a day." Frederi II's answer made Hong Tao feel sad. This emperor was really relieved. He dared to run to other people's territory alone. This person was not a very reliable ally, and even had a great disagreement. They really didn't understand their world.

The two of them chatted in the chapel for most of the night, and then fell asleep on the chair. When Hong Tao's biological clock came into effect, the emperor had already slipped out to the chair and slept half-lying and half-lying. Hong Tao took off his coat and covered the emperor with a little better than nothing, so he walked out of the chapel alone. This monastery was not big, with only two small courtyards, one in front and one behind. At this time, there were monks cleaning in the yard. After seeing Hong Tao, he just stroked his chest and lowered his head slightly, and then continued to do their own things.

Hong Tao walked out of the monastery and walked along the gravel path to the village. The village is very small, so small that there is not even a castle, with only more than a dozen families. It seems that they are all tenants of the monastery. They rented not the lord's land, but the monastery's fields. These fields formed a semicircular shape around the small slope of the monastery. There were no earth ridges used in rural China to divide the fields, but wooden signs engraved with various ghost-painted talismans. It was probably the boundary piles used by the villagers to distinguish the fields of each family.
Chapter completed!