Chapter 1034, About the Candidates for the 10 Marshals

Chapter 1033 , About the Candidates for the Ten Marshals

In 2515 Imperial Calendar, on the evening of the day when the Knight King's army was disbanded, the capital of Brittany, Courona, the Knights Club of the Order of the Holy Grail, "House of the Round Table".

As the name suggests, this is a club under the Korona branch of the Holy Grail Knights. It provides board and lodging, and also provides a lot of entertainment facilities for the Holy Grail Knights to relax and entertain here. Of course, the entry threshold here is extremely high. If you are not The Holy Grail Knight, at least you must get a letter of introduction from the Holy Grail Knight or be brought in by the Holy Grail Knight before you can come in for entertainment. The drinks, food, and many entertainments here are basically free, and the money is allocated by the tithe of the Fairy Church in the Lake .

Bohemond and Francois chose a seat by the window to sit, and the waiter brought drinks and food, and Francois immediately signaled the waiter to go down, and the two old dukes took their seats and dined face to face.

The two people have different views on their own army, but they all don't care about the army's affairs, and choose to have a meal together during their busy schedules.

Bohemond, the old duke, is fine in terms of rewards for meritorious deeds, but let him arrange the specific amount of rewards, how to balance the distribution of Bastogne knights and serfs, and who should be promoted. It was a headache. The old duke had always been very bad at these things. He was only good at fighting, and he was very hard on internal affairs and diplomacy.

Coincidentally, Talleyrand came to the door with Ryan's intentions, and the King of Knights politely asked whether Mr. Bohemond had a hard time in this area? Do you need us to arrange it for you?

good good good good! Bohemond was very happy, and immediately said that it was just right for you to help me arrange it. After reading Talleyrand's plan to promote freemen, obtain the title of knight and the corresponding rewards, Bohemond felt that the other party Is it a bit of a "grassroots plot", everyone agrees, the problem of awarding rewards has been solved so simply, he is now relaxed.

Therefore, Bohemond also likes to appoint bureaucrats. He just has a very bad vision for selecting people, and he doesn't know how to manage and control. As a result, every time a bureaucrat is appointed, he will pull his hips very quickly within a year or two. , Eat Naka, constantly beat the serfs to suck the marrow and deceive the knights and nobles. Finally, after Bohemond found out, he could only be forced to kill or replace him. If Talleyrand was not Ryan's private minister, Bohemond almost Just wanted to hire Talleyrand as his chief home secretary.

"No, Pelliot, you can't control people like Talleyrand." François was still full of elegance and wisdom for decades, and he directly saw that Percymond was thinking What, the old man shook his head again and again: "That high elf is simply synonymous with cunning and hypocrisy. Except for my son-in-law, few people can suppress him, because many times you can't detect his hints and deceptions at all. It is simply the incarnation of Ranolde, only when you understand him, understand and understand everything about him, can his talents be truly used by others.”

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One of the eight great gods of the old world, the god of deceit and theft, he was once a mortal, but relied on the success of deceiving the goddess of mercy, Sally, and drinking Sally's tears to become a god.

"No way? I think he is quite enthusiastic." Bohemond complained: "At most, it is a bit of a grassroots plot. In the rewards, it is more inclined to civilians and serfs, but considering his origin, it is normal."

"Ah, ma'am, you've been tricked by that cripple!" Francois said helplessly: "What kind of grassroots plot, he is trying to please His Majesty and make you feel at ease, think about it, if his The rewards are biased towards the knight nobles, what will be your first reaction? Do you think that he is in collusion with the knight nobles under your command? Then you still want to trust him? Can the list of rewards he draws be approved by you?"

"...Is that so?" Bohemond was stunned for a while.

"That's why Talleyrand, a cunning man, will keep testing you and hinting at you. As long as you don't understand his hints and his subtext, he will deceive you and play with you!" Francois sighed He said: "It means that my son-in-law has enough skills and knows everything to control such terrible talents as Talleyrand and Beria."

"You are good, Francois, you are good at internal affairs, you can handle everything yourself." Bohemond muttered, but the Red Dragon Duke quickly focused on his pork tenderloin egg ham sandwich Come on, eat it with a big mouthful.

François and Bohemond are completely different existences. Ryan's father-in-law has long been on the road and has drawn up all the list of rewards and rewards as well as those specific candidates for promotion. Gerald will take care of the rest. Do it, my father-in-law is also free.

Francois also picked up his own sandwiches, which were the old man's favorite fried chicken drumstick sandwiches and pineapple pie. He took two bites, thought about it, and put it down again: "Percy, about the Ten Marshals, where do you have Any more news?"

The news of the top ten marshals really made all the Britannian nobles feel itchy. Most of the nobles are still hot on the parliament. Who will be named marshal and get the title of marshal. This title undoubtedly represents the highest rank. The king's trust and unique power.

The title of marshal comes from the empire. As early as in the period of Charlemagne, the marshal meant "head of the royal stables", responsible for managing the emperor's war horses. In the period of the conqueror Sigismund, in order to deal with the situation of the empire's four-sided campaign, The Marshal position began to appear to ensure the independent marshal power when the emperor's attention could not be taken into account in one aspect, and then this position was fixed, symbolizing the highest military rank. Both the Empire and Kislev had Marshal positions, such as Rick Marshal, Marshal Nur, Marshal Middenheim, and a bunch of marshals appointed by Kislev, etc.

Brittania also has the title of marshal, but it is not a permanent position. For example, in the history of Brittania, there was a famous admiral Henry Lamotte who defeated Nicohara at the famous barbaric point The Tomb King naval fleet sent by Settra, the King of Kings in the desert Khamli, the Eternal King, and the Immortal King (more than a hundred titles are omitted below and including but not limited to the above), and killed the opponent's general Amonum Hetum the Great was named admiral of the navy.

By the way, this defeat caused Settra to launch a two-hundred-year-long revenge attack for this, until the grave of the completely dead Britannian Admiral Henry Lamotte was dug up, and the ashes were taken by Sete. It came to an end after La personally swung himself clean.

Now there is only one Marshal in Britannia, and that is Roland Marshall, Marshal of the border guards at the junction of Britannia and the Empire. As we all know, Britannia and the Empire have a disputed area in the West Territory. It has the right to claim, so this border area was once stationed with heavy troops to guard each other. Marshal Roland once led a huge border guard to build a large number of forts here, confronting the imperial army in the swamps and dense forests, and seized every opportunity to expand. The territory of the Knight Kingdom.

However, after Ryan became the King of Knights, he made a major breakthrough in the diplomacy of the empire. The two sides decided in principle to peaceful coexistence and common prosperity, re-demarcated the border and signed documents, and have not fought any war since then. Marshal Roland The frontier guards are useless, and now the entire border guards only have a team of knights and two serf infantry regiments to guard against and deal with possible invasions such as green-skinned beastman bandits.

When everyone was excited about the title of Ten Marshals, a few great nobles had already noticed it very keenly. This is very likely to be the time when the political situation and power of the entire Knight Kingdom will be reshuffled again.

For example, Ryan, a politically sensitive father-in-law, Francois wiped his mouth and waited for Berhemond's answer.

"The news I have is similar to yours." Bohemond said in a low voice, "But I got the latest news from the witch lady in Callad. Doesn't she often come and go in and out of the palace to join Queen Suria's organization?" Afternoon tea party for the noble lady? From the tea party, Catherine learned from Suria's maid Sylvia that it is said that His Majesty the King intends to make Mrs. Kisler one of the ten marshals of Britannia, and he is the only one. A marshal of a foreign nationality."

"Rokossovsky, it can only be him." François frowned after hearing this, and the old man leaned back slowly, leaning on the backrest, thinking endlessly.

According to the information that can be made public at present, those who will definitely be canonized as marshals are: Bohemond, François himself, Boderick, Bertrand, Lawn, Callard, and Rokossovsky.

There are already seven people, and these seven people are not too controversial, including Rokossovsky, everyone admires the marshal who guarded Erengrad and led the Bagration operation, destroying it like a storm And crushed the Norsca Mountain Legion, and let the Norsca High King Aislin die outside Groward Forest City.

Now that Rokossovsky has naturalized and joined Brittania, he is also planning to marry the local aristocratic singer of Brittania. The noble blood is Eva Green, a close branch of the Leo Cornwall family, and Ryan married Suria, which symbolized that he had gained the approval of the knights and nobles.

He will be the first person in the history of the Old World to be awarded the title of Marshal by two countries at the same time.

Now there are only three places left, so in addition to these people, there are also very competitive candidates including the following:

Marshal Roland Marshall of the border guards, as mentioned above, his personal strength is average, and his level of commanding the army is also quite satisfactory, but he has the only title of marshal, and his qualifications are very deep. Before Ryan came to Brittania, he He is already the leader of an army.

Hagen, the Duke of Gisoleoch, is as bad at internal affairs and diplomacy as Berhemond. His advantage is his seniority and noble status, and he has also participated in many wars, but does Ryan value him and his command ability? How exactly is a question.

The Deputy Commander of the Old Guard, Nicolas Davout, the world-renowned Holy Grail Old Guard is brave and tenacious in battle, and has a firm will. He is also generally recognized by knights and nobles and trusted by Ryan, but Davout has a fatal flaw It's just that his qualifications are too low, and it seems too late to join the core circle. There is already a lot of controversy when he is directly promoted to the deputy commander. If he is directly promoted to the marshal, it is bound to be controversial.

Hubald, the Duke of Carcassonne, is also one of the candidates for this cold and perverted self-disciplined Duke. He is strong and good at commanding, and he is the Holy Grail. Duke Hubald never fought with Lane, nor took part in any Great Crusade, except the Egil invasion.

The Sun Knight under Ryan, the Baron of Biocari Juan Carlos-Sungazer, the Earl of Devin Hux, and the current Marquis of the Badlands, Lucien, the commander of the three guards of the Badlands, also have certain competitiveness , and the flag bearer, Baron Armand of Merovingian. Of course, this flag bearer has a very weak sense of existence because he has been sitting in the Merovingian castle for a long time and is reticent.

In addition to these candidates, Casvann, Duke of Palaion, Theodoric, Duke of Berleon, and Gerald, François' cousin, also theoretically have a chance.

"Looking at it now, there is no doubt that we will all be named marshals." Francois considered his words, and the father-in-law swallowed the grilled chicken drumstick sandwich in a few mouthfuls. After thinking about it, he still tentatively said: "But We are also worthy of the title of Marshal, Pelli, do you think I am right?"

"Hmm..." The Red Dragon Duke nodded again and again, and Bohemond looked indifferent: "Yes, no one will miss us, come, come, Francois, drink and drink."

"Hey!" Seeing Berhemond's "can't teach" face, the old man was so angry that his goatee couldn't stop shaking, so he could only clink glasses.

After each drank a glass of wine, the father-in-law had no choice but to clarify his words: "But we can't just think about ourselves, Percy, what about the people under us?"

Bohemond just nodded, and the Red Dragon Duke said meaningfully: "Seven people have been confirmed so far, and I have already occupied two in Bastogne. François, ma'am, I will not be greedy." oh."

"What does this have to do with being insatiable!" Francois' eyes lit up, and the father-in-law understood, and Bohemond knew about this matter, so he simply struck while the iron was hot: "We all know, the ten marshals, the criteria for canonization What is it? Is it the blood? Or the degree of intimacy? Then why didn't His Majesty designate his close minister as a marshal?"

"What do you mean?" Bohemond was stunned for a moment, and the old prince didn't understand what Francois meant.

"Ability! It's ability!" Francois had no choice but to speak more clearly. The old man was really speechless about Berhemond's political obtuseness: "There are nothing more than two reasons for Ryan's canonization of Marshal, one is ability One is seniority, the ability represents the future commanding the army to fight independently, and the seniority represents loyalty and whether he can convince the public. Pelli, on this point, the one that should be contested must be contested. The marshal is essentially a court military position that directly belongs to the knight king. If you don't fight, why would your Majesty care about a cowardly person? Your Majesty likes people with performance, ability, and ambition. He is not afraid that he will not be able to control him, even Beria, who is vicious and vicious, and Talleyrand, who is extremely cunning. He can control everything, so can't he deal with these guys?"

"Then what do you mean?" Bohemond thought for a while and felt that Francois's words made sense: "Davout? He's from Bastogne."

"We must fight! And we must fight." Francois nodded: "The position of marshal is a big cake. I am sure that His Majesty will soon completely centralize power. Occupying a favorable position in the cake, I will go to see Su Liya tomorrow to see if Davu still has a chance, to find out, Davu's ability and loyalty are not a problem, I am doing a good job for the country."

"Then I'll also visit the old families of Korona and the Holy Grail knights." Bohemond nodded slowly, and the Red Dragon Duke thought for a minute before raising his head: "So... Gerald? "

"Jerrod can't." The old man stroked his goatee and smiled: "I know he can't, think again, Pelliot, who is able to pass the test, lead the army outside, and contribute to the country , to add to our friendship with the dwarves?"

"Commander of the Three Guards of the Evil Land? Marquis Lucien?" Bohemond understood.

"He's already on his way back home to report on his duties." Francois nodded: "Well, let's split up."

"Pellie, I'm here to use my relationship and the influence of Suria to recommend Davout."

"And you, go mobilize the influence of your family connections and those noble bloodlines, and recommend Lucien!"

"Let's split up!"

"make a deal!"

Two crystal goblets collided, splashing wine.

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