Marin took the younger brothers to swear loudly again, which made Emperor Maximilian I feel extremely comfortable, as if eating ice cream on a hot day, feeling refreshed in his heart.
"This is a good oath. In the future, the army will swear allegiance, so let's use this." After the fun, Maximilian I ordered Count Frederick.
"This...not so good..." Count Frederick felt that this oath was too nasty. Moreover, the phrase "the emperor's order is above all truth and law" will definitely annoy the big bosses of the Imperial Council. You know, the gangsters of the Imperial Parliament are the spokespersons of the so-called "imperial law". Above the law, just don't take the imperial parliament into consideration... However, since the emperor is happy, so be it. Anyway, the relationship between the emperor and the imperial parliament was not good. Moreover, the salaries of the emperor's army were not borne by the imperial parliament. Only when the war is expanded, does the Imperial Parliament need to increase the war tax.
As soon as the emperor was happy, Marin's application for the enlistment was simple and passed directly. Although many people are inconsistent, but what can you do? against the emperor
Then, with a happy mood, the emperor summoned the so-called "young talent" Marin...
As expected, Ma Lin is also an acting school. After the body search, as soon as he got on the high platform, Ma Lin immediately changed his face, just like those idiot fans who saw their idols face to face in the later generations, and almost jumped on it.
Then, like a pilgrimage, Marin half-kneeled in front of Maximilian I with admiration on his face, and was about to kiss the emperor's boots-this is the etiquette that those nobles only had when they met the Pope. Of course, this scene sometimes appears in the knight's promotion ceremony, showing the knight's submission and obedience to the lord.
Maximilian I was a little stunned. The foot-kissing ceremony is the highest surrender ceremony in the Christian world. This little knight in plate armor is so devout to me
On the other hand, Frederick, Earl of Hohenzollern, pouted secretly—this guy is really shameless, super shameless, even more shameless than the old man...
"Arise, my subject, what is your name?"
"Marin von Hoffmann, an apprentice knight from Uncle Mark's country, salutes His Majesty the Emperor!" After Marin stood up, he immediately raised his right hand and performed an ancient Roman military salute.
"This is… "
"This is a military salute in ancient Rome. Since we are the Holy Roman Empire, it is very appropriate to perform this kind of military salute." Marin said loudly.
In fact, the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy nor Roman. However, the title of "Emperor of the Romans" was not granted by the Holy Roman Empire, but by the Pope of Rome. So, legally speaking, it's not wrong.
"Well, okay... By the way, young knight, are you still an apprentice knight?" The emperor realized that such an outstanding talent, why is he an apprentice knight? Is Earl Mark blind
"That's right, Your Majesty, I'm only 17 years old, and I haven't had time to go to Earl Mark to be enshrined. I heard that His Majesty is recruiting troops, and I hurried to Vienna immediately. Later, I saw that many people in Vienna were not as good as the previous time." To recruit soldiers, we simply recruited 100 people to train for more than a month..." Marin pretended to be embarrassed and said "shyly", no matter how you look at it, he owes a round...
"It's only 17 years old, no wonder it hasn't been formally conferred..." Maximilian I regarded Marin as the eldest son of the Hoffman family. In fact, Marin is the second son, and he is not qualified to meet Earl Mark.
"What? You said that you have only trained the 100 people under your command for more than a month?" Frederick, Earl of Hohenzollern, screamed.
Originally, Frederick thought that this team was brought by Marin from the family, and it should have been trained for a long time, otherwise the movements would not be so uniform. Unexpectedly, it turned out that he had only trained for more than a month. Therefore, he was a little shocked by Marin's military training ability.
"More than a month?" Maximilian I was also a little shocked. He is not an emperor who does not understand military affairs, and he knows the difficulty of training. It would probably take a month for those lowly soldiers to figure out what to do, not to mention other training. Only the noble children with high quality are easier to train. And it is impossible for the children of the nobles to be ordinary infantrymen in this day and age. Therefore, Marin's military training ability suddenly became more prominent.
"That's right, Your Majesty, I was born in a family of knights. I practiced martial arts since I was a child and learned a certain amount of military knowledge. Moreover, I once studied with a great sage who traveled all over the world. He taught me some methods of training soldiers."
"Oh I got it."
"Then, how did you make these lowly commoners so obedient in just one month?" Count Hohenzollern asked curiously. As a great nobleman, Frederick II, Earl of Hohenzollern, looked down on those uneducated commoners. He felt that it was quite difficult for those stupid civilians to figure out the various instructions.
However, Marin didn't want to tell Earl Hohenzollern the secret, that was his housekeeping skill. So, he could only vaguely say:
"It's nothing more than a whip and a stick. If you don't complete the prescribed actions, you won't be given food!" Marin began to mislead the earl. But Frederick really believed it. Because, right now, those nobles are training the civilian army, which is indeed what they do. In his opinion, Marin is nothing more than a more ruthless method, so the effect is faster. Or, it just so happens that the group of people recruited by Marin is more talented.
At this moment, Emperor Maximilian I suddenly said with a straight face:
"Knight Marin, you said you are still an apprentice knight, so how is your martial arts? Are you willing to risk your life for me?"
Marin was startled, but quickly reacted and said:
"Your Majesty, I have practiced martial arts since I was a child. At present, there is no problem except for the need to grow in height and strength. The emperor's will is Marin's pursuit!" After finishing speaking, a Roman military salute was formed again.
"Very good, I am very relieved. Knight Marin, I now officially canonize you as a royal knight in the palace, and command the infantry for me, are you willing?" Maximilian I said seriously.
The reason why Maximilian I canonized Marin so easily was because of his deliberate consideration, and it was not a casual award. For one thing, he really appreciates fans like Marin. Secondly, it is also for other nobles in the empire to see—look, to serve me, I will not treat him badly... This is a bit like a show like "buying a horse bone with a thousand pieces of gold". In modern times, it is estimated that many people will see through it, but in In this day and age, it is still very effective. And Marin became the "horse bone" bought by Qianjin...
Moreover, Marin's flattering oath is very in line with Maximilian I's taste. Although Maximilian I was capable, he had a very good face. This oath was tailor-made for Maximilian I, which made the emperor extremely satisfied and planned to promote it. Canonizing Marin as an official knight, in addition to "buying horse bones with thousands of dollars" for others to see, also rewards Marin for making up such a "good" oath.
Marin shuddered all over, and after he realized it, he quickly bowed and thanked him. At the same time, he winked at Garland, the standard bearer in the audience. Garland was not stupid, and quickly sent Marin's rectangular knight flag over. There is a swallowtail-shaped slit at the end of the flag, which represents an apprentice knight.
The emperor's attendants also took out the scissors with satisfaction, and cut off the split of the Marin Knight's flag, which represented that Marin was officially upgraded from an apprentice knight to a formal knight.
Then, according to the routine, Marin half-kneeled in front of the emperor to swear allegiance. The emperor announced that he would bestow Marin with a cloak, armor and spurs. Of course, there was none at the scene, and Marin had to follow him to the palace treasury to get a set afterwards.
At this time, Marin was also very pleasantly surprised. No, he hasn't fought yet, and he was made a knight just by pleasing the emperor. If you make a few military exploits... Ma Lin is so beautiful that I dare not think about it...
"It's no wonder that people in later generations like to flatter leaders so much, they can get rewards and promotions without doing practical things..." Ma Lin realized. If I had realized it earlier in my previous life, I wouldn't be just a small employee...
And he looked at the emperor with even more fiery eyes - the emperor is a cow, just a casual sentence, and he straightened Lao Tzu from a trainee. You know, there are at least tens of thousands or even more than 100,000 apprentice knights in Germany. But in the end, there are very few who can be named formal knights. And Marin, in terms of martial arts, can only be regarded as ordinary, and it is almost difficult to pass normal knight competitions and tests. However, just relying on a shocking flattery show, he successfully crossed the gap that many people would never cross in their lifetime... At this moment, Marin felt that he was not looking at the emperor, but at a knighthood conferring machine...
The emperor, who feels good about himself and has strong vanity, automatically interprets Marin's fiery gaze as his admiration for himself, just like the surging Danube water, endless...