In the city of Bremen, an unprecedentedly grand banquet is being held.
Under the victory of the Duke of Franconia and strong military pressure, even Bach chose to surrender, and other Saxon nobles also took advantage of the situation and expressed their compliance.
So, in the city of Bremen, the Duke of Franconia was here, waiting for the nobles of the entire Principality of Saxony to come and swear allegiance to him.
Looking at the sumptuous dishes in front of him, Otto had no appetite at all.
After talking to Werner that day, Otto, who knew what was about to happen here, could still eat it.
"Count Otto, why don't you eat?" Werner looked at Otto nonchalantly and stuffed food into his mouth while talking.
"How can I still be in the mood to eat when I think about what will happen next?" Otto shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"The battlefield is so cruel, and Count Otto has never frowned. Why has he suddenly become so soft-hearted?" Werner swallowed the food with a smile on his lips.
"It's not the same after all." Otto sighed.
"There is no difference. When the knights wield sophisticated weapons and slash at the peasants holding spears, there is no difference." Werner shook his head and stuffed other food into his mouth.
"That's right." Otto tilted his head and thought, it seemed to be the same.
Whether it is the knights killing the weak peasants, or later using the knife on the happy nobles in front of them, strictly speaking, the strong bullies the weak and bullies the weak.
"As expected of His Excellency the Duke's most trusted vassal, Count Werner is truly admirable."
Otto didn't think about what happened next and started to enjoy this exquisite dinner.
"Aw...Otto...Don't be joking, Count Otto. Speaking of admiration, it's not too late for me to admire you. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have ended this war so quickly."
Werner opened his mouth with food in his mouth and almost choked.
"Eh..." Otto waved his hand. "Your Excellency, you are so polite. Everyone is working for the Duke, so why are you talking about this?"
"Speaking of which, I really hope you will help the Duke.
If you come, maybe the Duke really has the possibility of becoming the king of West Francia. "Werner continued to sigh.
Otto was a little surprised. Good guy, the rebellion in Saxony has just been put down, and the Duke of Franconia is already thinking about taking the bird seat?
But, is this goal wrong, King of West Francia? Shouldn't it be East Francia? How could the position of King of West Francia fall to him?
Even according to the strange Carolingian inheritance law, it would not be the Duke of Franconia's turn to ascend to the throne.
Fighting by force? Isn’t the old king of the West Frankish Kingdom still alive?
Is there such a thing in history?
Otto immediately asked, but Werner seemed to have accidentally let the question slip. No matter how Otto asked after that, he always ignored him and said that he was wrong.
Otto knew that after all, he was not from the Principality of Franconia, and it was impossible for him to know this kind of news. However, it is unlikely that the statement was wrong.
If the Duke of Franconia did not reveal some of his thoughts inadvertently, how could the people below make random guesses about the leader's thoughts?
Now it seems that I won't be able to get any useful information.
Otto didn't ask any more questions. Werner didn't want to say anything, and Otto certainly had no way of knowing. The two chatted for a while, and Otto ate something to fill his stomach.
At this time, a fully armed knight appeared next to the two of them.
"My two lords, the time has come. Your lord is waiting for you."
"Oh, I see."
Otto and Werner nodded in agreement, and the knight saluted and left.
"That's almost it." Werner wiped his mouth and looked at Otto with satisfaction.
Otto hummed, pretending to be casual, and glanced around the hall.
Now, almost one-third of the guests have already left their seats and are missing.
It seems that this banquet is about to reach its climax.
Looking at Werner, Otto and the other party left the hall one after another.
"Count Otto, the Duke is waiting for you." Outside the hall, the knight Otto had seen before saluted respectfully.
"Your Majesty the Duke." Otto used the moonlight to look at the Duke of Franconia, whose ears were red from drinking too much wine.
"Well... Otto is here." The Duke of Franconia smiled. "Thank you for your help during this time, I have prepared the gift.
Well, Count Otto, see you next time.
May the gods bless you. "
"May the gods bless the Duke." Otto saluted respectfully. "Then I'll leave first."
After seeing the Duke of Franconia nodding, Otto was relieved and quickly found his personal guards. They were already prepared. After seeing Otto, they immediately escorted Otto out of Bremen.
With the bright moonlight, the group of people left the city very smoothly.
At the city gate, Otto looked back at the city of Bremen and sighed.
The scene that will happen next in the city finally has nothing to do with him.
Although, the idea was his.
When Werner asked him before if he would mind killing more Saxon nobles, Otto didn't hesitate at all and agreed directly.
Since the Duke of Franconia was needed to help El deal with those Viking barbarians, he naturally had to submit his own certificate of surrender.
What's more, the Duke of Franconia also gave Otto a gift that he couldn't refuse.
Although the Duke of Franconia seemed to have put down the rebellion, in fact, in addition to the originally weak nobles in western and northern Saxony who suffered varying degrees of losses, the real organizational core of the rebellion, that is, the central Saxon nobles, Basically no big losses were suffered.
These people, seeing that the situation was not good now, surrendered as a sign of submission, but this was only temporary.
The distrust between the two sides has been around for a long time, and the Franconian army cannot stay in the Principality of Saxony for a long time.
Therefore, it is very likely that once the Duke of Franconia withdraws his troops, the Principality of Saxony will immediately return to its original state.
Therefore, the Duke of Franconia wanted to conduct a blood change for the nobles of the Principality of Saxony, so as to ensure stability.
Otto was not willing to take action on this matter himself. He was joking and beheading so many nobles at once was not the same thing as beheading the church or peasants.
So Otto came up with his own idea based on a famous "blood wedding".
That is to deceive people. This is the most efficient and the less resistance will be aroused.
After the "Blood Wedding", the arrogant Wolf family has declined since then. If there is a "Bremen Banquet", the Saxon nobles will definitely be severely weakened and they will have no choice but to be obedient.
After thinking about it for several days, the Duke of Franconia felt that Otto's suggestion was useful and agreed. At the same time, taking the opportunity of asking the Saxon nobles to swear allegiance, some obedient nobles were spared.
That's why today's grand banquet happened.
However, everything has nothing to do with him.
Beside the road ahead, there were more than ten cavalrymen guarding a carriage. It was a gift from the Duke of Franconia to Otto.
Now Otto had to get his gift.
