A group of subordinates knew less about the deeds of the "Queen of East Anglia" than Oran, but they were also happy to hear the news of the Vikings' defeat and shouted in unison, "God bless England!"
The messenger who returned continued to tell the news heard on the battlefield, "In this battle, after the coalition turned the situation around, they once moved eastward, but stopped after entering the Kent border. According to the news returned by the guild merchants, we arrived at That’s it for now.”
Among the seven kingdoms, the only ones with autonomy were Northumbria in the north and south, Mercia in the center, Wessex in the south, and Kent in the east.
After this battle, the Vikings returned to Kent, and the Kingdom of "Essex" to the north of Kent was settled by Mercian and East Anglia soldiers.
"Sussex" in the south was completely controlled by the "sovereign country" Wessex. The country was controlled by the meeting of wise men controlled by Wessex. The young king of Sussex abdicated and Wessex The unification of southern England is basically completed, and only four of the seven countries are actually left.
Delim, who was then elected to the Knights Hospitaller, flattered him first, "In my opinion, your Excellency single-handedly killed more than twenty-five Vikings in the battle of the Black Forest. His bravery is more worthy of being sent to us." commend."
The battle in the Black Forest was boasted by his men, and with Oran's acquiescence, he wrote a set of songs.
After a period of time, wool merchants will spread north to Edinburgh and south to the kingdom of Yorkshire (former king's territory).
Throughout the article, it is said that Olan is powerful, saying that he rushed ten miles away to rescue friendly forces, using more troops to defeat fewer troops.
After being surrounded by the Vikings, he used three swords in his two arms to chop off a mountain of heads.
As for how to use three swords with two arms?
No one cares, heroes are always different and must be different, right?
After listening for a while, Olan was satisfied with the outcome of this battle.
But in the future, he also hopes that the Vikings will not retreat and continue to fight to the death with the coalition forces. It is best to destroy the south. In this way, the Vikings in the north will not be able to find reinforcements, and he can quickly encroach on them, and the southern countries will also be greatly damaged.
At this time, transportation was backward, and various places were occupied by different lords. There were countless checkpoints to pass to and from the county, and it was very slow to get information, and often got wrong information.
Oran ordered to go down and let the scouts and merchants in the territory go explore again.
What Oran said next eliminated everyone's sense of relief just now, because he mentioned "Alfred".
The two were of similar age and had nothing in common.
But yesterday, the threatening letter from the "Crown Prince" told the captured young knight of Wessex to "go back", otherwise the surrounding lords would form a siege around County Durham and defeat Oran!
This made Oran, who would secure the two counties and have his sword pointed at the throne of Northumbria, angry, and issued an order to continue to enslave the young knight.
“You have all heard that as the crown prince, he did not run away, did not settle for pleasure, he dominated the battlefield and won.
I also received other information two days ago. He has recruited all the old troops of King Kent.
Previously at the coastal area, Hestein led the first wave of troops to land, and almost blocked him. What was the name of the 'knight'?"
It was nearly August, and Olan Tutu's added life had been reduced to one year, and his head started to hurt again.
But now he owns nearly one and a half counties. As long as this plan goes well, his territory will be close to three counties, or even more. The increase in life by then will be extremely considerable.
"Wind Gun Rodwig!" Nanding reminded.
In the left corner of the hall, a knight covered by a mask heard the name Wind Gun and his ears twitched.
A few years ago, he had fought against Rodway once. When the thin knight charged, he burst out with the aura of a giant.
difficult to forget!
But the masked knight is also confident that he will definitely win if they compete again.
"Yes, that's him! Although 'Rodwig' didn't stop the Vikings, he picked up old troops along the way and brought more than a hundred people to join 'Alfred'. He boasted everywhere that he was a prince sent by God to save England. .
Alfred was also good at financial management and proficient in law.
The priests liked him for his erudition, the nobles loved him for his bravery, the people respected him for his justice, and his allies thought he was trustworthy.
Do you think such a noble should become our enemy or friend?"
There was obviously an overtone to Olan's words, and all the noble knights were guessing.
Some people guessed that Olan wanted to find a way out of what he was angry about yesterday, so he stepped forward and thought that he should be on good terms with him.
Some people thought that this was because Your Excellency was dissatisfied with "Alfred" being in the limelight and wanted to please Oran, so they shouted "enemy" and clamored to stand outside "London City" and beat the king to pieces in the future!
"These illiterate people can't tell the difference between 'London' and 'Winscut'."
Sals hid in the right corner of the hall, despising these rough guys in his heart.
"Winscut" is the current residence of the King of Wessex, the largest city in the kingdom.
And "London" is the land jointly held by Alfred and several big nobles.
According to Sals's idea, a "dead man" is the most suitable, and the crown prince should not be given the opportunity to come to power and become king.
Oran listened to everyone's words.
Although he was a good friend, his suspicious and arrogant character made him feel that these subordinates did not trust him and were afraid of outsiders.
They say they are hostile, but they sound like flattering themselves and have no independent opinion.
Sudden!
He found that every servant's face looked almost the same...
That's right, they are slaves and don't need to remember their looks.
And the nobles look more and more like slaves... They can only hear one voice from now on, their own voice.
"Go down and get ready."
"Yes, Your Excellency."
Oran didn't let Adisha leave, and Sars and the masked knight who were hiding in the corner didn't leave either.
The Titan responsible for recording the conversation also stayed behind.
"come over."
After Olan finished speaking, Adisha stood obediently behind his chair and massaged his head.
Sals walked out of the corner, pulled out a chair, and sat down.
Adisha hated Sals very much. Although the two of them had not said anything, this man had a pale face, red eyes and a hoarse voice.
With such an expression on his handsome face, he was as cold as a moving corpse.
The knight in the left corner did not move, and continued to stand strangely, his body covered by the darkness in the corner.
"What do you think?" Oran asked Sals with his eyes closed.
He knew the Welsh, and he knew the Kingdom of Wessex best among the British nations.
The two places are adjacent to each other, hostile to each other, and bribe each other. Since Sals joined, Oran has been familiar with a lot of news about the most powerful country in the south.
"Your Excellency, although Wessex is a large territory, there are also many wise county chiefs, and each county chief has great power. The soldiers in each county have a high degree of local identification."
Nice romance
"What do you mean?" Oran asked.
"The county chiefs are supported by the king's orders and appear on the battlefield. When the county chief is defeated and captured, the county soldiers may surrender immediately. If the county is captured, the county soldiers will not resist vigorously and will mostly lay down their weapons. Return to your homeland.
Therefore, when fighting, the first consideration of every county chief is how to preserve his own strength. The king ordered them, but if the request was too unreasonable, they would usually do it perfunctorily.
And how could the king tolerate such a thing?
Once conflicts begin, disasters will follow.
It was too troublesome to convene a meeting of wise men every now and then, so a simplified version of the meeting of wise men—the "Prince's Court" was created. "
"Isn't this available everywhere?" Tai Tan thought to himself, but he didn't dare to ask and continued to listen.
Sals immediately solved Titan's question.
"Northumbria's lord's court is local. Whatever the knight or the manor manager says, it will be whatever it is. If it involves a big deal, let the local priests participate in the coordination.
But the lord's court in Wessex is divided into two levels, one for the king and one for the local lords.
At this point, Sals stopped. Oran understood that there are many people and mixed opinions.
He asked everyone to go out.
Adisha wanted to hear more, but Oran ignored him.
So, Titan, her, and the Masked Knight exited.
Adisha walked in front of the masked knight. Out of curiosity, she stopped and turned around, pretending to reach out and take off the mask.
The masked knight drew his sword and swung away.
The silver light flashed for a few seconds before Adesha felt fear.
So fast!
The masked knight was injured and coughed a few times before leaving.
"Who is this person?" Adisha covered her beating chest and left to the other side.
In the conference hall, Salz's voice was the only one left to echo.
"Last time, Wessex led people to attack Wales, mainly from 'Herefordshire' in the north of the kingdom.
Something happened at that time. In order to preserve his strength, the Sheriff of Herefordshire never took the initiative to launch an attack before the arrival of the crown prince.
After the crown prince arrived, Sheriff Pander was thought to have deliberately delayed the battle by Alfred, who was supervising the battle. He reprimanded him in public and forcibly took away his command and ordered his soldiers to go on the expedition.
Although the battle was won, the person who lost the battle was Sheriff Pande's eldest son and heir."
The royal family of prestige took it away, leaving Pendor alone.
As a result, a letter later appeared on the desk of the Archbishop of Wales betraying the Crown Prince's march. "
Oran didn't expect that Sars even knew about this kind of thing, let alone that he would be exposed to such secrets only after committing himself to the archbishop and becoming his male favorite and subordinate.
Sals said again, "Pander chose to convene a temporary 'meeting of wise men.' Alfred took the lead and, with the king's order to appoint the commander, said that he was marching directly to Gloucestershire in the south of Herefordshire as if he were the king himself. , summoned local bishops and gentry, and forcibly held a 'King's Court'.
Later, the king's order ruled that Pendor's son delayed the war and died in Wales, and the merits were equal to the fault, thus prohibiting the meeting of the wise men. "
"It turns out that he is also a utilitarian crown prince who cares about his own safety and interests, not the saint crown prince as rumored."
Oran spoke contemptuously.
Sals replied, "How can there be a saint in this world? If there is, he must be a fool... The Royal Court of Wessex uses the 'King's Court' to suppress the 'Lord's Court' and gradually increase the royal power. This Many county chiefs were dissatisfied.
As a rule, the king held a meeting of wise men once a year, at which various major events were discussed.
The silent battlefield is far more intense than the battlefield of swords and shadows.
Do you know that meetings of wise men in Wessex are often accompanied by 'assassination' and 'slander'?"
Oran understood that Sals wanted to use the intelligence network in Wales to allow the White Eagle Territory to make early contact with the Lord of Wessex.
"Wessex affects the political power of Mercia, and Mercia affects the unification of Northumbria. In the future, if we destroy Ella and send troops to the former king, we may incur an invasion from the Mercians. These are all closely related.
Your Excellency, you defeated the Vikings in the surrounding counties, fought against King Ella, and increased your territory. This is "establishing authority".
Expand your horizons, communicate with the upper-class nobles of other countries, make arrangements in advance, and wait until the time is right to reap considerable profits. This is "gathering momentum."
I have a list of several county chiefs in my hand. I will first use your guild merchants to go to the place to trade, initially establish a communication bridge, and wait for the opportunity.
Compared with his sickly brother, Alfred is like a big tree, but this big tree bears too many sweet fruits, attracting the wind and attracting countless insects to covet him. His brother has recently given birth to an heir, and because of this, the kingdom This child caused countless rumors. "
"What rumor?"
"There were rumors that this child was not the king's son. The king was furious because of this. He also arrested some poets and drunkards who spread the rumors and hanged them in the square. But this only made the rumors worse."
"So?" Orland said.
"Let the king and the county chiefs believe that he is a crown prince with evil intentions. If he doesn't die, who will die?" Sals stood up and saluted, then left and started to prepare.
The next day, knight Clayton arrived from the territory of Er with a message.
This time, he appeared openly and openly, because he came on behalf of Sally and Earl.
After sending the letter, he waited for a reply.
Clayton was sitting in the hall with his guards, receiving countless threatening glances.
But he ignored it, and no one came to find trouble.
Oran opened the two letters, one from Madame Nambe.
In this letter, Nanbei talks about how much he misses Oran.
Regardless of whether it is true or not, Oran regards this as a way for women to seduce men. The stove in the house is where the letters will end up.
However, Nanbei had done her a great favor, and Clayton's ability to take the initiative to inform him had a lot to do with her.
He will reward her with several manors and keep her like a lover.
This letter from Sally also expresses love and flattery.
He said that he was willing to commit himself to Olan, and told him the future movements of Jinya and others. As long as Olan eliminates Jinya, the castle gate will be opened immediately to welcome his White Eagle soldiers.
Without Clayton's tip, Oran would not have believed it, but he would have been put off by Sally's letter and then tested the authenticity, which would have wasted a lot of time.
But now he knows that this is setting him up to compete with Gold Tooth, and in the end, she will also eliminate the one-eared Viking leader named "Haman".
This woman is like a poisonous female spider. After taking advantage of her, she treats all male spiders as food.
Oran thought of the golden hair, cute and gentle, but also a bit stubborn face.
The contrast between this kind of woman is too great, and keeping her would be a disaster.
He decided to destroy everything about her!
Ask someone to bring a pen and paper, write a reply, and then seal it.
After Slaiden took it, he left quickly, giving Olan a look before leaving.
Remind Oran of the previous agreement.
"If it comes to pass, you will give me the sari as a reward."
With this request, Olan decided not to break the contract, so the two of them walked together, with company.
…
On the way, Slaiden carefully opened the wax-sealed letter, read it again, and re-glued it.
He had mixed emotions. On the one hand, he was happy to get Sari, but on the other hand, he was afraid that things would change and become beyond his control.
When he returned to the castle and handed the letter to Sally, he suddenly became stunned.
Tell Sally and ask for forgiveness?
"What's wrong with you?" Sally asked concerned.
"Miss Sally, if the danger in the castle is lifted this time, can I have every meal with you in the future?"
The expression of love was strong, but Sally was thinking about the content of Olan's reply and the matter of Haman. He had no time to think about it and replied,
"Clayden, you are the most outstanding knight I have ever seen. There will be a girl better than me in the future to complete all this with you."
This was the last chance Clayton gave Sally, but she still chose a reply that chilled the man's heart.
"I hope one day." Clayton forced a smile.
When he turned around, his face was gloomy and terrifying.
Even if the means are despicable, I still want to get you!
Ten years of love, once it turns into unwillingness, makes people crazy.
