"Yes, Count, the Count will soon be stripped of his title by the Emperor. The Bighorn Sheep will soon have nothing to eat in the grass."
The Count of Bighorn, whose pain point was touched, pointed at Count Horn in anger, but he didn't know how to refute.
Only after being angry for a long time, he finally said to the vassal behind him:
"My friends, please understand that we cannot win. What we have to do this time is not as simple as what the Eastern nobles did three hundred years ago."
"Hahaha, what nonsense. If those disunited eastern nobles can do it, why can't we?"
Viscount Horn continued to taunt Count Bighorn.
But the other party remained unmoved and continued:
"Please understand, my lords, that the emperor of the empire had just ascended the throne three hundred years ago, and the empire did lose a large amount of land at that time, but it was definitely not like ours, where the north and south of the empire were separated. The most important thing was that in the south of the empire at that time, there was a creepy prairie wolf waiting for an opportunity to attack the empire!"
"And now, the emperor's power is extremely stable, and he has countless soldiers and generals! He will never swallow this bitter breath like he did back then, because we are now strangling his neck! In addition, the Wolf family has been completely defeated by him. He is now in the heyday of his power!"
"Do we really want to fight against the strong with the weak under such circumstances? Do you really have the confidence to defeat the emperor who defeated the Wolf family?"
These words completely crushed the vassal's psychological defenses, and the enthusiasm that had just been aroused by Viscount Horn was instantly extinguished.
The Wolf family was the shadow of Heather, and this shadow was dispelled by the emperor. Although it was their flesh and blood and support, and although Emperor Heather himself did not admit it, there is no doubt that the credit lies with the emperor.
Under such momentum, they really didn't dare to resist.
This was exactly what made Emperor Heather so confident, because after defeating the Wolf Family, he was incomparably at the peak of his powers in Heather. Even many Heather nobles and other forces believed that Emperor Heather was taking the opportunity to kill two birds with one stone by eliminating the Wolf Family and abolishing the Douglas Family!
He wanted to exterminate the Lang family and also completely eradicate the Douglas family that isolated the north and south of the empire.
Viscount Horn was unable to refute this point, so he could only remain silent for a moment and then said seriously to his vassals:
"Our pledge is to follow you through life and death."
The Earl of Bighorn Sheep opposite seemed to be waiting for this sentence when Viscount Horn spoke their oath.
With a flash of joy in his eyes, he turned to young Lord Douglas and said:
"Yes, my lord. Our oath is to follow each other until death. But, my lord, do you really want to take us to death? Do you really want us old people to die without hope in some unknown place?"
"If you say yes, then I won't refuse. But my soldiers won't follow you, because I will disband them first. I need to be responsible for my soldiers. That is also my oath to them. I will be the only one in the Bighorn Family to fulfill your oath for you."
It seemed like a very fair and noble statement, but in fact it pushed Lord Douglas into a dead end, because if Lord Douglas insisted on independence, he would become a tyrant who didn't care about the lives of his vassals. In this way, the other vassals would have a reason to refuse, whether they really wanted to or not. And if he said no, it would be even simpler, and everyone could just go back to their own homes.
But the Douglas family's flag has finally fallen.
Faced with the "sincerity" of the Earl of Bighorn Sheep, little Lord Douglas looked at him in disbelief.
The other party avoided his monarch's gaze for a moment, then looked at him calmly.
The Douglas family seemed to have really reached the end of the road. Young Lord Douglas was speechless and Viscount Horne was insurmountable.
But they are not the only ones here today.
Mozo looked around and made sure that no one else was jumping out, then he walked boldly up to little Lord Douglas.
He said seriously to the Bighorn Earl:
"My Lord, Lord Douglas is not disregarding your life and death. This independence is definitely likely to be a great success. Your monarch is not a reckless fool."
Seeing Mozo suddenly appear, the Bighorn Sheep Earl looked at him strangely, then said in sudden realization:
"You, you are from the Northern Business Alliance, right? You are the ones who bewitched little Lord Douglas, right? Do you fat pigs who only care about gold coins have any good intentions?"
While the Bighorn Earl was chattering to Mozo, he turned around and said to his vassals:
"My friends, all the lords, please do not be deceived by their words. We know exactly what kind of black-hearted pigs the people of the Northern Business Alliance are. They persuaded us to be independent just to see the empire fall into civil strife."
"Because it is in their interest. As for us? They won't care about us. No matter how nice they say now, they won't give us even a single gold coin! Don't believe them!"
Audrey, who was beside Mozo, couldn't help laughing at the bighorn sheep's chattering, because she felt that the bighorn sheep was just like a silly sheep.
Hearing the woman's silver bell-like laughter, the Bighorn Earl immediately turned around and looked at Audrey in confusion and said:
"What are you laughing at? And why is a woman here? What qualifications do you have to speak here?"
Such momentum frightened Audrey, and she subconsciously hid behind Mozo.
Such actions made the Bighorn Earl even more proud, and he thought he had won.
But the next moment, something happened that made everyone present feel cold from the soles of their feet to their scalps.
The man in black robe who stood out at first took off his hood to reveal the handsome young face underneath.
Mozo took off his hood and smiled as he looked at the dumbfounded Bighorn Sheep Count and said:
"I'm sorry, Lord Ge Ruien, I'm not from the Northern Business Alliance. I'm from Loran. And unfortunately, I'm also the head of the Wolf family who was defeated by the so-called emperor."
Verdani, who was behind Mozo, also took off her hood at the right time, and obediently stepped forward to help Mozo change his entire black robe.
Let the true appearance of his young master be fully displayed in front of the vassals of the Douglas family.
Mozo, whose black robe was replaced by Verdani, stood in front of the vassal present with a smile on his face, holding his chest slightly and said:
"I'm Mozo Klein. Of course, you should be more familiar with my other name - Mozo Cromwell!"
As he spoke, the smile on Mozo's face gradually faded, and he said to everyone present in a very serious tone:
"I am the Young Wolf Lord of the North!"
"The Wolf family was not defeated. On the contrary, it was your emperor who lost."
After thoroughly confirming that this was the Young Wolf Lord's vassal, they all took a deep breath.
The next moment, they all took a few steps back in horror. The killed Young Wolf Lord stood in front of them again. Even in the extraordinary world, this was a terrifying thing.
You know, Heather has invested an enormous amount of money to prevent the Wolf family from having an heir!
The Count of Bighorn was so frightened that he frantically tried to draw his sword to give himself courage, but somehow, he lost his balance and fell to the ground before he could even draw his sword.
He also pressed his sword under his body. He was already in a panic and couldn't draw his sword to find any psychological comfort.
He could only try to stand up and draw his sword but to no avail. Finally, he pointed at Mozo with a look of despair and said:
"How are you still alive?!"
Mozo nodded and smiled, then said, "It's a pity, but I am indeed still alive, and the Emperor of Heather didn't even confirm whether I was really dead or just pretending to be dead, so he killed you all."
"My Lords, such a person who will only abandon you when you are no longer useful is not worthy of your continued following."
The Bighorn Earl finally reacted and said:
"You instigated Lord Douglas to seek independence from the Empire? No, you had planned this from the beginning. You plotted to kill the old master and the Prime Minister! You were planning for this day from the beginning? You, you wanted to defeat Heather in one fell swoop?"
Once this inference was made, all the vassal officials present felt extremely terrified.
This man is simply the reincarnation of Cromwell!
No wonder the emperor invested so much in him! No wonder people say he is the second Cromwell!
Mozo nodded and said:
"I did plan to kill Prince Douglas and Prime Minister Gesibu. But my Lords, we are enemies, and this is what I should do. But your emperor did not do what an emperor should do."
"If your emperor could treat you, who have made great contributions, well, there would be no place for me to show my talents today. So, my lords, what will you choose? Will you continue to follow your master, or will you be loyal to the emperor who has abandoned you?"
When Mozo said this, he spread his hands in front of the many vassal officials present and said:
"I'm right here. If you want to kill me, then go ahead. This is your base camp. You have a good chance of winning! But before you do anything, please think carefully. Is it really worth it?"
All the people present were sweating profusely after hearing these words. The Big Horned Sheep Earl, who was slumped on the ground, asked in disbelief, "What's the good of that?"
"But we are enemies, how can we trust you?"
Mozo withdrew his hand, looked at the many vassals and said:
"My enemy is Heather, and you are no longer Heather people after independence. And until the dust settles, I will always be here, in your sight!"
"How is it? My Lords. I think my sincerity is enough!"
The response to Mozo was still the same dead silence as when young Lord Douglas spoke before, but it was obvious that the atmosphere between the two was completely different.
Because when facing Little Lord Douglas, everyone looked down at him. But when facing Mozo, they all looked at the young wolf lord with sweat on their foreheads and shortness of breath.
After a long while, one of the vassals wiped the sweat from his forehead, then resolutely raised his sword and shouted loudly:
"Revenge on the tyrant!"
At this point, all the vassal states raised their swords and shouted:
"Revenge on the tyrant!"
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After confirming their choices, many vassals quickly rushed back to their respective fiefdoms to prepare for the uprising.
Originally, Lord Douglas and Viscount Horne had intended to announce to the public that the meeting had ended unhappily, and that the vassals in various places would no longer serve the Douglas family as their leader, in order to lower the royal family's vigilance.
But Mozo shook his head and rejected their opinion, saying that they should not announce their independence immediately, but they should also secretly let the vassal states rush back to prepare for the uprising.
The Bighorn Earl asked in confusion:
"Why? This cannot be hidden from the royal family. There are so many soldiers, knights and civilians who need to be mobilized and deployed. This cannot be hidden!"
Mozo smiled and said:
"You don't need to hide it, but you just need to make the royal family think that you think you have hidden it."
At this point, Mozo turned and looked in the direction of the Heather Imperial Capital and said seriously:
"Which emperor will automatically give you more conveniences?"
The Bighorn Sheep Earl and the others were puzzled by what he said:
"He's not a fool. Why would he let us start a rebellion?"
Mozo turned around and looked at them and explained:
"It is precisely because he is not stupid that he wants to do this!"
Mozo walked up to Douglas's military map, put his hands on it and said:
"If he lets you go, you will definitely gather together and start attacking the various military fortresses he has placed in your territory. This is certain."
"And this must be what he wants!"
"Because he doesn't know I'm still here, so in his eyes you guys are lacking High-Sequences. Although your military is strong, without High-Sequences in command, it is impossible for you to defeat the royal army that has Demigods."
"So he will definitely let you gather so that he can defeat you in one fell swoop. Otherwise, once he starts to attack in advance, you will all rebel against him. This is very difficult for the royal army, which does not have an advantage in local manpower, although it can be solved by waiting for reinforcements."
"But this move is bound to cause maximum damage to his 'territory'. This is unacceptable to him."
"Therefore, you don't need to do anything extra. Just make him feel that everything is under his control and act normally."
After listening to Mozo's words, Lord Douglas and many of his vassals looked at the map on the table with serious eyes. Finally, Viscount Horne next to Lord Douglas said:
"Wolf cub, your proposal is quite risky for us."
Mozo looked at Viscount Horne seriously and said:
"We are allies now, and I hope there can be a basic level of trust between allies. Otherwise, it will be difficult for our demigods to cooperate with you."
"Of course, I understand your concerns. You are worried that I will take this opportunity to mess up the Douglas family and Heather."
"But my Lords, for us in Loran, the best outcome is obviously that you can successfully separate the north and south of Heise."
Young Lord Douglas made peace at this time and said:
"We are not doubting our allies' stance and starting point. Lord Horn is just worried that you may have made a mistake in your judgment."
Mozo did not pursue the attempt of Lord Douglas to smooth things over. Instead, he smiled confidently and said,
"That's even easier. My Lords, please remember that Heather has never defeated the Wolf family."
After hearing this, the vassals present were all stunned. This answer was really embarrassing for Douglas vassals who were still considered Heather's people.
However, Viscount Horn nodded after a pause and said:
"Okay, perfect reason. I agree to do what this wolf cub says."
Once someone takes the lead, the others will naturally follow suit and agree.
At this point, the Douglas family's preparations for independence began to start according to Mozo's arrangements.
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In the imperial capital of Heather, Emperor Heather, who was dining with his queen and two princes, finally received the good news he had been longing for.