As the saying goes, the hands that take people are short, and the mouth that eats them is soft.
Count Werner received a generous sum of wealth given to him by Otto. Naturally, he could not watch Otto perform alone at this time. He must come out to help Otto and El talk.
In Werner's opinion, Otto did not need to perform this play.
The Franconian nobles present have all benefited from the benefits given by Otto. Who would be free to report El?
Regarding the attack on the Prince of Jutland, even the Kingdom of Jutland has not investigated this matter clearly. We are not related to those Vikings at all. Who is bored enough to report? Offending someone who seems to have a bright future for no reason. Otto.
After hearing what Werner said, other Frankish nobles also expressed their opinions.
Everyone has also taken advantage of Otto, and they must follow Werner's wishes no matter what.
"Yes, Baron El did a great job. I have long been unhappy with those Vikings. My grandfather was injured and died in the battle with the Vikings. Baron El also took a breath of bad breath for me. "
"Those Vikings are not good people. Just chop them down. Don't worry, Count Otto. As long as we don't tell this matter, no one will know that it was Baron El."
After hearing everyone's statements, Otto felt relieved. It seemed that the money was indeed not given in vain.
But does it end just by saying that you don’t know about it? Then why do you have to work so hard to perform?
"What you guys said makes sense. Although we and the Vikings once had enmity, now the two sides have always had no influence on each other and everything is safe.
But Baron El did such a thing under the instigation of the Saxon nobles, and we should also give the Vikings an explanation. "
Suddenly, everyone in the room, including El, looked at Otto in surprise.
What does it mean? Are you prepared not to sue yourself? Good guy, could it be that in order to please the Vikings, you even risked the life of your own brother?
No, Werner was the first to come to his senses and realize the point of Otto's words.
Is the point of giving the Vikings an explanation? No, no, no, the point is to be bewitched by the Saxon nobles.
This means that what Otto wants is to let the Saxon nobles take the blame for El, so that the hatred of the King of Jutland can be transferred to the Saxon nobles.
Werner had no feelings for the Saxon nobles, and he had no objection to the Saxon nobles taking the blame for El, as long as Otto could do things beautifully.
“Well, Count Otto is right, everything is a good thing done by the Saxons and has nothing to do with Baron El.
These Saxon nobles are too lawless. Whether they give an explanation to the Kingdom of Jutland or not, they must at least give an explanation to the Duke. "
"Count Werner is right." Otto immediately took over the topic and nodded. Looking at El, he asked softly.
"El, how can you listen to the words of those Saxon nobles? Well, go back and think about who inspired you to go against the Vikings in the first place."
"No..." El raised his head and looked at Otto. He subconsciously wanted to deny it, but when he saw Otto's expression, he quickly realized that his brother was trying to find a scapegoat for him.
In this case, El just needs to cooperate.
"I...I can't remember clearly...it seemed that a few Saxon nobles were instigating it. They rushed to the Viking gathering area with the Saxon soldiers. I followed them in order to call them back. .”
"So...actually everything was done by those Saxons?" Otto asked with a frown.
"Yes, many soldiers in the army can prove that it was those Saxons who did it!" El nodded hurriedly.
"I understand." Otto withdrew his gaze and looked at the other nobles in the room.
"Everyone, you see things are so obvious.
These Saxon nobles, because of their long-term conflicts with the Vikings, deliberately encouraged my brother, Baron Earl, to lead an army to attack them.
After my brother Baron El refused, he still led his soldiers to attack the Viking gathering place.
In order to avoid a conflict between the kingdom and the Vikings, Baron El quickly went to stop it, but he was still a step too late, causing the Vikings to suffer considerable losses.
In order to reflect the will of peace between the kingdom and the Vikings, those Saxon nobles who took the lead in making trouble must naturally be dealt with seriously! Give the Duke and the Vikings an explanation.
What do you think? "
Otto lightly threw the responsibility to the Saxon nobles, and asked everyone to express their stance, that is, in the name of collective decision-making, they would kill a group of Saxon nobles together.
Originally, Otto didn't want to go against the Saxon nobles anymore, so it would be good if everyone became familiar and established a good relationship. After all, it is better to resolve enemies than to make them end.
But unfortunately, his brother El caused such a big thing. Not even Otto himself, not even the Duke of Franconia dared to take the blame.
Just kidding, each of those Nordic barbarians is more fierce than the other. No matter what your status is, you can grab and chop when you need to. If you don't dare to fight, you can only beat them.
This group of people will be the prototype of berserker warriors in future literary and artistic works.
For such a crazy warrior, Otto thought it would be better for everyone to live in peace.
Once something is done, someone has to take responsibility.
There is no other way but to suffer the Saxon nobles again.
Anyway, the territory has been in a mess before, so it won't be a big deal if we take more blame.
What's more, the Saxon aristocracy is not monolithic.
Even if some nobles are dealt with by Otto, others will not stand up for them. This kind of person is the perfect person to take the blame.
Having no strength or connections, and being unable to speak even after death, is there anything more perfect than this?
"Count Otto, do you think I am a fool?"
The Duke of Franconia looked at Otto with a smile and listened to Otto's report on the investigation and handling of the attack on the Prince of Jutland.
After Otto's careful investigation, everything was a conspiracy by the Saxon nobles. They wanted to deliberately provoke a war between the East Frankish Kingdom and the Vikings in order to seek the independence of the Principality of Saxony.
They first coaxed the commander, Baron El, to let Baron El lead his troops to plunder the Viking gathering area.
Fortunately, Baron El knew the truth and was not deceived.
After failing to coax Baron Earl, these Saxon nobles privately led troops and took action without authorization.
When Baron El realized that something was wrong, he quickly personally led his troops to invite these Saxon nobles back, but he still caused a lot of damage to the Vikings.
Therefore, Baron Er handed these Saxon nobles to Count Otto, who imprisoned them and prepared to leave them to the Duke of Franconia.
But who knew that the Saxon nobles who had nothing to do with this matter actually chose to rob the prison, causing a riot in the city of Bremen.
Many Saxon nobles suffered casualties in this riot, and many Saxon nobles have disappeared since then. The city of Bremen has also suffered certain damage.
As long as the Duke of Franconia is in his right mind, it is impossible to believe this result.
"Count Otto, are you a little too courageous? Do you think the results of this investigation are credible? Do you think I will believe such a weak-minded lie or will the Vikings believe it?"
Facing the scrutinizing gaze of the Duke of Franconia, Otto showed no fear and kept his expression as usual.
"I know His Excellency the Duke doesn't believe it, but I can't help it. This is the situation.
Regardless of whether the Duke believes it or not, I believe it anyway, and so do the priests and nobles in Bremen. "
