In fact, the priest also concealed many ridiculed words, which were said by nobles from the powerful side of Ella's wife.
But the priest did not want to irritate Oran and did not want to cause a war, so he simply passed him by.
Oran rubbed the ring faster and faster, finally!
Snapped!
He slammed the table in front of him. The table was fine, but his hands were numb...
"Since we can get to the end, who is making things difficult for me?"
"It's... I think... it's the power of His Majesty Ella's wife clan."
When things go wrong twice, the priest can only tell the truth.
"What's in it for them?"
"Sir, Ella's four daughters all have different mothers. The eldest daughter we are seeking to marry, Miss Malm, has a mother from the royal family of the Picts.
Ella's second daughter, the biological mother is the current princess, from Mercia, the daughter of a county official.
Their influence in the palace (castle) is growing.
Also, Miss Malm's fiancé also married her second sister. When I went there, the wedding happened to happen. "
When Olan didn't respond, Ulf continued.
"The third daughter, it is said that her mother was a singer. Later, Her Majesty Ella brought her into the palace and let the current princess adopt her."
Hearing the third person, Kunsang interrupted and sarcastically said, "She's the woman that the bards were singing about recently, right?"
"What are you singing?" Ulf has been traveling recently and doesn't understand what Kunsang means.
Recently a wandering group of jugglers has appeared in the South, performing along the towns.
They only performed one piece - Beauty Flower.
It tells the story of a cruel lord on an English island during the Roman period. He overthrew his wise brother and took possession of his lover's daughter. He refused to let the daughter marry the handsome lord with whom he was in love, and even tried to conceive his own evil seed.
This track is immediately directed towards Ella.
Oran guessed it was a ploy adopted by his brother "Osbert's" camp.
The bishops in the southern England region therefore called Ella a "great evil" person.
The good knights and merchants laughed at Ella and said, "My daughter's daughter is still my daughter."
After hearing the general outline, Father Ulf said nothing until Olan's upper and lower teeth touched and said, "Continue."
"The fourth daughter, whose biological mother is of knight blood, entered Ella's castle as a lover. Although the fourth daughter is an 'illegitimate child', she is allowed to use some of the family's rights and flags..."
"The eldest daughter and the second daughter don't get along? So you don't want the eldest daughter to marry an independent lord?" After hearing what the priest said, Nan Ding, who was attending the meeting, asked.
"According to the inheritance laws of Northumbria, women also have the right to inherit." Ulf replied, "Of your Majesty Ella's two three-year-old male twins, one was laid to rest half a year ago, and the other is a very weak child. I heard that he can’t even walk, so I went there twice, and after so many days, I never saw him face to face. However, when we agreed to meet His Majesty Ella several times, we were delayed because of the child’s illness.”
When the priest said this, everyone immediately understood that the chance of a weak child growing up to be an adult is only 20 to 30% - he may be called by the Lord at any time.
Among the four daughters, the eldest daughter's background and age make her undoubtedly the second heir.
Although the Picts (Scots) in the north have always maintained peace with the south, the land is making people crazy. Who knows whether one day for some reason, the Pict King will go south to help his female relatives fight for Northumbrian. Throne of Leah?
When the child dies, Malm will be the first in line, unless Ella deposes Malm and sends him to a monastery.
Ella's delay in making up her mind also made it impossible for the second daughter's faction to let Malm go out to the territory to follow other men, creating more hidden dangers that threatened the territory.
At first, Olan didn't know anything about Ella's son, but now that he understands it, his inner desire is even stronger!
After hearing what the priest said, Nanding said to Orland, "Sir, according to our current strength, why not speed up the annexation of the remaining territory? We can wait and see about the marriage. With your prestige and strength, I would like to marry the Kingdom of Mercia. not a problem."
Nanding despises Ella's behavior, but Oran does not.
Even if you take control of County Durham, how many people can you bring out? One thousand, one thousand and five?
This position happens to be caught in the middle by various forces. He is the weakest among the independent lords. It is not wise to not first annex the surrounding areas, but to look to distant allies who are not sure whether they can be trusted and place their hopes on them.
"All servants retreat." Oran ordered, waiting for the hall to clear until there were only a few subordinates left.
"Which of you wants to say something?" Olan did not respond directly to Nanding and asked the others first.
After listening for a while, he found that the opinions were not unanimous. Olan said again,
"I have been paying attention to the situation in the territory. Ever since we defeated Ghazi and were still cleaning up the thieves, there was news that a small group of soldiers entered our southwest border - Kunsang told me.
Who else could it be? It’s His Majesty Ella. Although he is..."
Olan suddenly had no idea how to throw dirty water on Ella, and Kunsang quickly reminded him, "He is a very evil person."
"Yes, although he has a despicable character, he is not stupid, nor is he the two-year-old 'Dasif Canaan' who is powerless next to our territory.
Not counting allies, Ella's own strength is at least two to three times that of ours.
If we now take over Baron Dasif's territory, how many people will we have to defend three baronies?
It seems powerful, but like a castle on the beach, it falls down at a touch.
If you establish yourself as a county magistrate, will the surrounding lords take the opportunity to attack?
When will the Vikings come?
We can only fight one target at a time.
As long as he can form a marriage alliance with Ella, he has no reason to attack us.
After getting the marriage certificate and being witnessed by the priest, I will postpone the wedding and immediately call Dasif to the castle in the name of the master of Durham. If he doesn't come, it will be contempt for the 'legal monarch', so Send troops in.
As long as the speed is so fast that neither Ella nor Dasif can react in a hurry, our first step in establishing a foothold in England will be completed. "
Nanding and others saw that Olan had made up his mind and said no more.
"Ulf!"
"yes."
"You go again, this time with soldiers and thirty people! No one will dare to embarrass you and kick you out of your sleeping place. In addition to Arsha as a gift, you can tell Ella that I can Accept that Malm gave up her 'Northumbrian title' and existed solely as my wife, if he asked why?
Let’s just say that I met her once by chance. I fell in love with Malm’s beauty so much that I even dreamed of marrying her! It was to the point where I couldn’t eat or sleep.
If I lose her, I will become sick and die. It is better to perish in madness!
In addition, he prepared some gifts for Ella's wife and told her that enemies are everywhere now.
The 'Vikings', Ella's brother 'Osbert', the 'Picts' in the north, and even the Kingdom of Mercia in the south, as far as I know, have all negotiated with Osbert to help The idea of taking back the throne.
The relationship between friends and enemies can change at any time, as long as our interests are consistent.
I hope the princess will think about it carefully. If 'I Oran' becomes the county commissioner of County Durham, then my hatred towards the Vikings will make me become the bravest Viking resister and holy warrior in front of His Majesty Ella. .
I will also support the princess's son or daughter to become the sole master of Northumbria. "
After Oran finished speaking, his eyes were filled with flames that burned everything, that was the fire of the sun!
