At about 3:30 in the afternoon, Olan came to the castle gate.
After him, in order of status, there are Ghazi, Rowling (Dasif), his subordinates, the owner of the manor, etc.
The castle could not accommodate so many guests, so except for a few nobles, they were all arranged to live in the inner city area outside the castle itself.
Here is still within the city wall fence, a row of stone houses erected.
In addition, as a loser in the resistance against Oran, Rowling, her son, and two servants she brought from the castle were arranged to live in another area.
This place is at the right rear of the castle. It is bounded and there is no order. Except for the servants who deliver food, they are not allowed to approach it. It is like house arrest.
Oran sent three soldiers to guard the only resident here, Baron West.
And starting from today, there will be two more people.
Rowling had met Baron West. When he saw West acting crazy and wandering outside the house, muttering words, he felt fear in his heart and hurriedly entered the house.
Ever since West saw the scene of his two sons killing each other, his life has been getting older day by day, waiting for death to come.
Although his son, Baron Ghazi, is here, he does not intend to (dare not) see him.
Ghazi was allowed to enter the castle and live in a large room that was only the room of Lord Oran.
That night, before dinner, Oran summoned "Sales" privately.
Sals is a talented man with handsome features, black hair, and standard salutes. He looks like a very well-educated knight noble.
And Oran was wearing a lord's silk robe, and the ruby ring in his hand was shining brightly, showing his status as a county uncle, but at the same time he was not proud. He stood up to greet Sals enthusiastically, held his hand, and acted very Kang's hospitality.
"Your Excellency, this time I am here at your Majesty's order to assist you in handling the domestic affairs. Once you have properly arranged everything, you can send troops south." Sals simply stated his intention.
"Of course. As His Majesty's envoy, you are just like His Majesty coming to this castle. I will treat you with the best etiquette. If you are free tomorrow, I will have someone take you on a safari."
The two of them were just pretending to be together, and it was like "they met each other late".
Soon it was time for Oran to entertain everyone.
In the dinner hall, Oran stood up and raised his glass to everyone, introducing the origin of Sals and describing him as, "The envoy sent here by the king to assist him in taking charge of Durham."
Oran created a false impression, making these people think that his marriage alliance with Ella was unbreakable.
During this dinner, almost all the ale reserves in the castle were consumed.
At the dinner, there were only a few people who were not drunk, and one of them was Sals.
He casually chatted with the knights who came to toast, trying to remember their appearance and characteristics, and analyzed who this person was from the conversation, and how much weight he had?
And often asked tentatively, "When can Oran go south?"
The subordinates have long agreed on the same message and all said, "It's almost done."
But this is not a satisfactory answer for Salz.
He wants chaos!
After his trip to Dan City, he returned to Wales immediately.
At this time, Wales had just survived the war. In order to expand its hegemony and control more mines, Wessex in the south occupied another large piece of border land.
Although Wales and the Seven Kingdoms both believe in God, their cultures are different.
After the power of the Roman Empire that once controlled Britain declined, the Germans from Jutland invaded. Many of the Celtic ancestors and Roman garrisons on the island fled in all directions, and some fled west to the mountains surrounded by mountains. The Welsh region formed an independent culture and political power to confront the Seven Kingdoms established by the Anglos and Saxons, as well as Ireland and Scotland.
The legend of King Arthur first originated here. Later, the former king of Mercia, "Offa", borrowed this story and expanded it to become the master of the British kings (England). He also said that he would inherit the legacy of King Arthur and establish the era of Mercian hegemony. Legend has it that It became more and more bizarre that Arthur became the heroic king of Britain.
Wales has a large number of mountains, which contain resources such as iron and coal. It can also trade with the Irish kingdoms (tribes). After Wessex took over the hegemony of Mercia, it continued to advance.
Although the "Longbowmen" that Wales is proud of are powerful, their total population is too small.
The local churches and lords also tried their best to win over external allies.
This is the main reason why Sals, as the royal merchant, encouraged them to support the lords of other regions by lending money and seek a way out, and the proposal was successful.
When Sals returned, the war had just ended, and Wales was forced to pay a certain amount of pig iron within this year (equivalent to making 130 iron swords and 50 pieces of armor) in exchange for Wessex retreated and lost a piece of land the size of a "barony".
Sals took this opportunity to vigorously encourage the lords and priests to support his plan and support a man who had no conflict of interest with him but could contain the Kingdom of Mercia. In this way, he could share a lot of border pressure and concentrate on fighting against Wessex.
Salz has always been very loyal and reliable.
The young and handsome man, after leaving the "bed" of the old and frail archbishop,
Successfully persuaded the archbishop to add more to the original plan to fund Ella!
He also gave himself a list of supplies (mostly composed of cast gold and silver nuggets) and asked him to establish a military alliance with Ella.
Then Sals dressed lightly, and after receiving this supply, he walked day and night, quickly passing through the Mercian border and entering the Welsh stronghold he established in Northumbria.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
He hid the treasure and later met Ella, but what he told King Ella was,
"The war in the south has changed. In order to cope with the attack from Mercia and Wessex, one-sixth of the funds originally provided to the kingdom will be raised first, but the entire amount will be sent in batches in a few months."
The words are 30% true and 70% false, but the important thing is that he promised Ella's profit (treasure) and brought some of it to eliminate Ella's vigilance.
In Wales - Thrash is the archbishop's loyal dog,
At the court of Northumbria - he was a knight who was impressed by King Ella and came to Ella with the dream of establishing a great kingdom.
Sals even volunteered to go to the dangerous White Eagle Territory to act as eyes and ears, monitoring the Oran side who committed horrific crimes among Dan City's group.
King Ella not only agreed, but also held a grand canonization ceremony and announced in public that Sals would be canonized as Baron of Yorkshire. If the eight counties are unified in the future, he will be the "Earl of York"!
On a land with no actual control, Ella rewarded it generously without incurring any objection from other subordinates.
This baron status allowed Sars to deliver messages to Wales, allowing the archbishops to believe that he had penetrated into Ella.
On the other hand, it also serves as a springboard to meet Oran as a royal envoy.
He took several of the retinues sent by the archbishop to monitor him, as well as the retinues that Ella rewarded him (also for surveillance), assembled a twenty-man guard force, and came to the White Eagle Territory.
The plan is slowly coming to fruition. As long as Olan behaves crazily enough, he can join forces with him!
