Chapter 332 The Glen Family

Whenever Gawain started talking about these things involving power struggles and noble games, Rebecca and Amber would have a rare chance to reach a consensus and form a cute group. In the eyes of these two girls, the intrigue between the king and the nobles The rules of the game are really complicated and esoteric and have no practical use at all.

But thinking about it this way, the two of them didn't dare to speak out in front of Gawain, Amber would always worry that Gawain really used an eggplant to slap her on the wall, and Rebecca couldn't forget being beaten by the elders hanging on the beam. Terrifying, after listening to Gawain's words at this time, the two of them thought for a while, and Rebecca looked thoughtful: "So, the king is worried about the process of restarting diplomacy between Ansu and Typhon. Are there any nobles making trouble?"

"That's about it."

"But why did the nobles make trouble?" Rebecca looked confused, "Isn't it a good thing that the war between Ansu and Typhon can be postponed?"

"This is good for the king, and good for the commoners, but what good is it for the nobles who are enfeoffed in various places?" Gawain chuckled, "The king's war is just a routine fulfillment of obligations for most of the enfeoffed nobles. As long as the knights and squires who bring their own rations are sent to participate in the war, they have fulfilled their obligations. As for the outcome of the war, does it have anything to do with them? After winning the battle, the knights sent out to plunder a large amount of wealth and merits come back, If they lose, even if the country is subjugated, they only need to swear allegiance to Emperor Typhon, and their titles and fiefs will not change at all - at least, for many Ansu nobles, the rules of the game are like this. , they don't even know that there are other rules of the game in the world."

For Gawain in the previous life, this was an incomprehensible "rule", but in this life, Gawain had to face up to the fact: the noble wars of this era are generally a carnival of scumbags and robbers, and noblemen. They may be greedy or barbaric, but they will invariably abide by the rules of the nobility game, and the war between them will rarely be a fight to the death. This goal is achieved, then everyone will immediately stop tacitly, and carry out a set of conventional "finishing" process——

In the war, only a few nobles will die, and the worst outcome for most of them is to be captured. No one is willing to kill the noble captives, because these captives can be exchanged for a large amount of ransom, and these ransoms are completely reasonable and legal—— The most famous example is Ansu's 576 year, a battle between two field counts in the west. In that war with the acquiescence of the royal family, the count of Tokber was defeated, and even the count himself was captured, in order to redeem himself. The lord of Tok Bell paid twice the weight of the earl himself and nearly 30% of the land ownership. After the war, the two earls and their descendants and blood relatives all survived safely. Those captured knights (bottom nobles) The barons and viscounts also returned safely after paying enough ransoms for their respective families.

Except for a few unfortunate nobles who died on the spot on the battlefield, "only" 6,700 civilians died.

Not killing noble captives, not completely ending any "glorious surname", and using ransom to settle the war, these are the three rules of noble war.

No one will break this rule, because this rule is jointly observed and implemented by all nobles. It maintains the "glory" of the nobles, and has also ensured the stability of the country's system of division and division for the past seven hundred years.

The nobles called this kind of war "the civilized man's war" and said it was "as graceful and dignified as a duel witnessed in the presence of the gods." At first, this rule was to prevent the unsettled human kingdom from being Serious internal divisions and struggles have been mired in the quagmire, but now, it has become a means for the nobles to demonstrate their nobility and temperance. The nobles of Ansu seem to believe that,

Even if Typhon really came over, even if Ansu really lost, they could still use this set of rules to maintain their decency - as long as they swear allegiance to Emperor Typhon in time.

So they don't care about the outcome of the negotiations between the king and Emperor Typhon, they only think about whether they can get some benefits in the process, and Francis II, in order to prevent the instability of the domestic nobles, can only A portion of the "benefits" go to...

Those nobles would never have thought about what purpose the Typhons came to attack this country-Typhon, who was in transition, was like a gluttonous beast. This hungry beast would care about the availability of its food. Not loyal to yourself?

Gawain glanced at the scroll in Rebecca's hand, and sneered softly: "Francis II admitted my actual rule over Kant's territory, this is just a favor, and he took a piece of the royal family on the east side of Kant's territory. As a gift, I hope that the Cecil family can keep 'quiet' during the negotiation period. After all, although the Cecil family has left the power center of the kingdom, I have returned. Under certain circumstances, my call Force may bring him unimaginable trouble..."

"Anyway, who doesn't want it for nothing," Amber summed up the meaning of the document in the most concise way, and then frowned, "but the king sent a hurried messenger to deliver the letter, too imprecise. Well...Although I don't understand the rules of your nobles that bother people, but no matter what, this is a transaction between the king and the duke, at least there must be a canonization ceremony or something?"

"Sending a letter in a low-key manner is the only choice Francis II can make," Gawain laughed. "Otherwise, what would you do with him? He, an illegitimate son of the royal family seven hundred years later, came to consecrate one seven hundred years ago. The ancestral-level founding duke? Not to mention, at the canonization ceremony, when the two faced each other, he bowed first or I bowed first? Or did we both bow together? Back then, I didn’t have to bow when I met Charlie, and he, Francis II, was not afraid of losing his life!”

Amber thought about the embarrassment of the scene, and suddenly took a breath: "...Oh, it's so troublesome."

"All in all, keep this thing first," Gawain waved his hand, "I have another more important thing. Rebecca, you know... um, you shouldn't know, you go and find Heidi."

"What?" Rebecca listened dazedly, she was a little nervous when she heard that Heidi was called, "Can't you tell me, Lord Ancestor?"

Gao Wen squinted at the girl: "Tell you? Do you know the pedigree of the nobles in the South?"

"...Oh, then I'll find my aunt!"

Rebecca ran out in a hurry, and after a while, Heidi came to Gawain's study.

This elegant lady not only has outstanding beauty and internal affairs ability, but is also quite intelligent in the set of rules for nobles and kings. As soon as she came in, she opened her mouth and said: "Ancestor, the messenger should be the king's. The canonical document?"

"That's right, the hills to the east of Kant and Kant belong to the Cecil family now, but it doesn't matter," Gawain waved his hand, "I called you here to ask you if there is a surnamed 'Glen in the south'. ' of the noble family?"

"Glen?" Heidi frowned slightly, and nodded after thinking for a while, "Yes, Viscount Grant in the northeast—ah, now Lady Grant is ruling that land."

"Dress?" Gawain raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but think of Rebecca—Rebecca was also a baroness, "Did the previous Viscount Grant pass the title to his daughter?"

He had already learned from Patty in the mind network that the current Glenn family was in charge of a hostess, so there was no surprise at the moment, he just asked one more question out of curiosity.

"No, the former Viscount Glenn is the husband of the current Countess," Hetty shook his head. "The former Viscount died unexpectedly a few years ago. According to the will he made during his lifetime, this title was passed on to his widow. , Ropeney Grant."

Ansu's inheritance laws are relatively loose, and it is not uncommon for husbands and wives to inherit or transition titles. In fact, many nobles rely on shrewd marriage calculations to continuously expand their family's power - not wanting to take it lightly. In the case of provoking noble wars, marriage is also one of the important means for nobles to seek benefits and land.

"Ancestor, why did you suddenly inquire about the Ge Lan family?" Hetty was curious about Gawain's sudden mention of an aristocratic surname that he didn't have much communication with, and couldn't help asking.

Gao Wen pondered for a while, and bluntly said, "I suspect that this family is involved with the Eternal Sleeper."

"Eternal Sleeper?!" Heidi was taken aback. She didn't question the reliability of the news, or even asked how Gawain got the news. With great trust in the ancestors, she directly asked the threat degree, "Is it the same situation as Kant's collar?"

"I'm not sure yet, but at least one of their family members is deeply involved with the Eternal Sleeper," Gawain said with a serious expression, "This Gelan family... Has there been any unusual changes in recent years? There's extra output, or suddenly it thrives in something or something."

"...Not at all. In fact, the situation is even the complete opposite," Heidi shook his head after thinking for a while, "The Gulen family was originally prosperous, and the young former Viscount Gulen was a very successful character, but after a magic spell In the experimental accident, Viscount Glenn died unexpectedly, and the Glenn family and the territory they ruled declined rapidly... Although Lady Ropeni has controlled the situation in the past two years, and put the territory on the right track again and gradually developed, but everything There is no trace of the cultists participating in secret..."

Speaking of this, Hetty added: "Of course, the Eternal Sleeper is acting treacherous, and everything is uncertain."

"Accidentally died in a magical experiment accident..." Gawain frowned slowly, "I'm going to go over and check the situation."

"You want to go there in person?" Heidi frowned slightly, "A duke always visits the lower-ranking nobles in person, which doesn't seem to fit..."

"The rules were all set by us back then—and anyway, I visited Kant's collar last time, and it's the same with multiple Glen collars," Gawain waved, "Let's go and see for yourself, otherwise I'll never be at ease. "

"Okay, I'll make arrangements," Hetty lowered her head, "just in time, Grantland is just to the east of Kant. After we obtained the new fief in the east of Kant, Cecil has already made contact with Grantland. ...As new neighbors, we have no less reason to visit."

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