The signing of the Treaty of Melson marked the official demise of the Kingdom of Lotharingia. It also marked the end of the sharing of the cake between the two kingdoms in East and West Frankia. Next came the eagerly awaited nobles in the two camps. .
As the most favorite thing that nobles usually want to see, that may be war. Without war, they would have no way to make a fortune, no way to expand their territory, and no way to gain enough family prestige. Therefore, war is the only secret for nobles to make a fortune. .
There is nothing more satisfying than dividing the spoils after winning the war. You must know that this time the Kingdom of Oriental Rank won most of the territory of the Kingdom of Lotharingia.
Although most of the nobles of the original Kingdom of Lotharingia are still alive, they lost the war after all, and it is normal for them to lose territory and interests.
The nobles of the East Frankish Kingdom, especially the nobles who gained military exploits in this war. They couldn't wait to start activities, because they also knew very well that sometimes the distribution of spoils was not simply determined based on military merits, but sometimes different distribution results were obtained based on the closeness of the relationship with the lord. .
So at this time, they not only need to have a good relationship with the lord, but also with their colleagues in the city, so that they will have someone to help and put in good words when distributing the spoils.
Otto was not worried about this problem.
Otto had already reminded the Duke of Swabia to fight for territory before the Duke of Swabia started to snatch the spoils. This gave the Duke of Swabia a head start. From this point of view, the Duke of Swabia was unlikely to I will treat Otto badly,
Secondly, Otto's military exploits in this war have reached the limit that a baron can achieve, and they are not inferior to many great nobles.
He conquered from the central part of Lotharingia Kingdom to the southern part in one go. Although his record was very impressive, who would dare to deny this meritorious service.
There were only a few dukes and commanders, no more than ten, who had more merit in this war than Otto.
Even the Duke of Swabia, strictly speaking, had far less military exploits than Otto.
After all, Otto was victorious, while the Duke of Swabia suffered the biggest defeat since the start of the war in the Kingdom of East Francia.
It is precisely because of this that when King Louis and his sons were discussing the distribution of interests, the Duke of Swabia was at a disadvantage.
"My dear brother, you didn't fight well in this battle. You grabbed the land very quickly. If you had put your focus on fighting for profits into fighting, I'm afraid you wouldn't have been defeated this time." Louis The king's second son, the Duke of Franconia, glanced at the Duke of Swabia and said rather mockingly.
While the war was still going on, the three brothers could still unite for the sake of the overall situation, but now that the war is over and it's time to divide the benefits, the scene of brotherhood and brotherhood will never return.
"Can you blame me? I was about to win, but the Duke of Holland arrived in time with reinforcements, which led to my defeat. The principality's army also suffered heavy losses.
This point is entirely due to the fact that the two brothers did not put pressure on each other on the battlefield and did not hold back the opponent's main force. I did not ask the two brothers to compensate for my losses. I can just use some land to make up for the losses. Is it possible that the brothers have objections? Already? "
"You can't say that, but I tried my best." The Duke of Bavaria, who originally stayed out of the matter, frowned and began to explain when he heard that he was lying on the gun inexplicably.
"The pressure from Aachen is great enough. A count under my command even died because he led soldiers to attack the city. Third brother, please don't accuse me unjustly.
Besides, after I heard that you were defeated, I immediately provided support because I was afraid that something would happen to you. "
"Okay!" King Louis, who had closed his eyes to rest, opened his eyes, and his sharp eyes swept over his three sons.
“In this war, the Swabian and Franconian armies are the main force and suffered the most serious damage, so they should be supplemented by strength.
Well, if Franconia also controls Saxony and Swabia, it would be enough to reestablish the Principality of Alemannia and merge it with Swabia. "
After King Louis finished speaking, the three people had different reactions. As the eldest heir, the Duke of Bavaria would naturally not be able to compete with his brothers for territory at this time. After all, the land left in the hands of King Louis would be his sooner or later.
However, the Principality of Saxony has always been in the hands of King Louis. Now it is difficult to say whether Saxony is profitable in exchange for Franconia and the lowlands.
The Duke of Franconia looked ecstatic. This sudden benefit was simply worse than pie from the sky.
You know, the four most powerful principalities of the East Frankish Kingdom are Bavaria, Swabia, Saxony and Franconia. As for the other principalities, their strength is very limited.
In other words, it was with these four principalities as the cornerstone that the Kingdom of East Frankia came into being.
Now that he has won half of the four principalities, how could the Duke of Franconia be unhappy.
As for the lowland areas originally planned to fight for, although they are richer, they are far from the political significance of the Principality of Saxony.
As for the Duke of Swabia, he was surprisingly angry.
The Principality of Alemannia, what is that place? It's the area north of the Alps, which is most of Switzerland.
The land resources here are very poor and the population is small. What he wants is the Principality of Burgundy.
"Father!" Immediately, the Duke of Swabia raised objections. "Alemannia is not enough to make up for my losses in this war. I lost nearly 20,000 elites."
The Duke of Swabia's words are exaggerated, mainly due to the elite level of the soldiers. The number of elite soldiers actually belonging to the Duke of Swabia is less than 10,000, but the overall casualties are still 20,000.
The three people present knew very well that it was impossible to gather 20,000 elite soldiers in the Alemannia region today.
However, sometimes the distribution of benefits is not determined by personal losses. Just like at this moment, the Duke of Swabia has suffered the most damage and has contributed a lot, so he should receive the most compensation.
But unfortunately, his opinion doesn't matter when everyone else is satisfied.
"Then how about I give you the entire land of Lotharingia Kingdom." King Louis snorted and stared at his youngest son.
"It's the same war, why did your two brothers have nothing to lose, but you lost so much.
Do you only have land and wealth in your eyes? You lost the battle, so it's good that I didn't punish you. Since you fought hard, I gave you a new fief. Look at your eldest brother, he hasn't gained anything yet.
If you are not satisfied with this, then I will give Baal to you. "
Bar is the capital area of the present Kingdom of East Frankia. This is basically equivalent to saying, how about I give you the position of king.
No matter how angry the Duke of Swabia was, he did not dare to agree, so he could only end it in a gloomy mood.
And Otto, after hearing the discussion of several people, went through it in his mind, and said quickly.
"Your Majesty the Duke, His Majesty the King is going to change his heir. We need to prepare early."
