Pelor leaned towards the crowd. "What happened?" he asked.
"Lord Hermon," someone saw the honeysuckle family crest on his chest, "we are talking about the lord of Border Town. He confiscated the property of the fortress nobles in the town."
"Just call me Pelor, what's the specific situation?"
"Let me explain it to Mr. Peiro," Simon squeezed forward with a pleasing smile, "That's it, we are ordered by the Duke to live in Border Town and manage the North Slope Mine for the master family. In winter, we will all return to Longsong Fortress with the townspeople to protect them from the evil beasts. This year's Demon Month is over, and one of my colleagues, Corris of the Fletcher family, was sued by the lord of Frontier Town for his house. It has been demolished by the townspeople without any compensation!"
"Either admit that the house does not belong to you, or send you to jail and hang you for the crime of treason," he imitated the words of the fourth prince, Roland, "Sir, listen to me, what is the crime of treason, this is what every mine manager has done for a hundred years what anyone would do.”
Pei Luo couldn't help recalling the appearance of the young gray-haired man. Although the outside world had made the prince extremely unbearable, in terms of the two encounters he personally experienced, Roland Wimbledon was by no means a generalist. And the crime of defection in this method is just a reason that the other party found casually - the prince never thought of convincing this group of people with reason.
He has completely broken with the Longsong Fortress, Pei Luo thought, or thought more deeply, does the prince not know that the townspeople and nobles have to go to the fortress for refuge every year? Obviously not. He clearly knew that, but he had to impose a crime, force the other party to make a choice, and let the other party send back such a brutal result to Changsong Fortress, what exactly does the prince want to do
"But he is the lord of Border Town," said the person who sneered at Simon before. "The lord has the right to rule on the laws in the territory."
"Border Town is also under the jurisdiction of the Western Border!" Simon said coldly, displeased, "Are you questioning the authority of Lord Lane? It is the Lord's intention to station the town to supervise the work of the mine. Now Roland has put all the nobles Taking the house as his own is a blatant confrontation with the Six Families, and Lord Ryan will never sit idly by."
"You're talking about the executioner who didn't even give him a letter after he hanged Hills Medd?" I don't know when Ren also came over, "My father was furious about this."
"Lord Med," Simon saluted, "it is this person. Now he is more aggressive. I am afraid that only the Duke can stop him. I hope you can convey it for us."
"Don't worry, whether or not there is such a thing, Lord Ryan is ready to take action against him." Ryan said nonchalantly, "I came back for this reason, my brother is negotiating a deal in Wangcheng, and only I can lead the Elk family. already."
"Really? That's great." Simon said happily.
Pei Luo frowned. Although he knew that since the letter in winter was issued, when His Royal Highness chose to stay in Border Town, such a day would come sooner or later, but he did not expect that his friend would also wear armor. Ignoring the strange eyes of everyone, he pulled Ren aside directly and discouraged: "Don't go, that's the prince."
"I know he's a prince, the prince in the hills," Ren Meade patted Peiro's shoulder, "Don't worry, Lord Ryan won't hurt a prince, maybe he'll surrender as soon as we get there. Even if we want to resist, as long as we get on the horse and charge, won’t all those peasant miners run away? The fourth prince can’t dance with knives and guns, so I don’t think he can hurt a single hair.”
No, I'm worried that you will be hurt by him... Pei Luo opened his mouth, but didn't say anything. He knew that the other party would not believe him, because even he himself had a hard time believing that the prince could rely on those miners to defeat the duke. 's coalition. But for some reason, he was always a little uneasy.
"Master Pei Luo, your father asked you to go back, he has something to look for you." A white-haired butler suddenly hurried to Pei Luo's side and whispered.
"I see," Peiro nodded, and after saying goodbye to Ren in advance, he and the housekeeper got into the carriage and returned to the Count of Honeysuckle.
"Father." He walked into the study, and Sharafi Hermon was writing something on the table.
Hearing Peiro's voice, the earl did not stop writing, "Go and collect the output, number and income of the territory and give it to me. I can arrange the spring expedition. Duke Ryan's call-up order has been issued, and the snow will melt. After that, the five of us will provide knights and mercenaries for him to go to Border Town."
"How much will it cost?"
The count paused for a moment and raised his head, "What's the matter, you never cared about this kind of problem before." He opened a letter beside the table, "At least twenty-five knights, as well as corresponding squires and horses. Four mercenaries. Ten people must be fully armed. More than one hundred freemen or serfs should be equipped with simple weapons."
Pei Luo calculated in his heart, so that the five families add up to about 1,000 people, plus the Duke's own troops, it can be regarded as an invincible force in the West. Even if the Changsong Fortress did not come out in full force, this team was not something that Frontier Town could resist. There were only 2,000 people there.
"Father, can you not go to the battlefield?" He hesitated, but still said.
"What's the matter, child," asked the count curiously.
"I'm worried about your safety."
Xia Lafei couldn't help laughing, "Do you know what you are talking about? What danger will an elephant trample on an ant? His Royal Highness has only a few knights and a personal guard of less than fifty people, and ours There are ten times as many as him!"
In theory, this is indeed the case. Before meeting His Highness, Pei Luo would think so too. But... "Father, everyone said that the muddy city walls would collapse when it rained, but the city walls under the auspices of His Royal Highness did not. They also said that it was impossible for the miners in Border Town to stop the evil beasts, but His Royal Highness Prince Not only did this happen, but even when the month of demons ended, no one escaped back to the fortress." The more he said, the more uneasy he felt, "Now, everyone thinks that the Duke's victory over Roland Wimbledon was nothing more than an elephant crushing him. Had an ant, father, will it really be like this?"
"Enough!" Xia Lafei slapped the table. He stood up shaking his head and walked over to a wall where the portraits of his ancestors hung there. "It's normal that you prefer to do business and negotiate business than to fight on horses. But businessmen do not mean cowardice! Those who travel across oceans face the threat of death every day." He knocked on the wall and said loudly , "Look up here, your grandfather, your grandfather's grandfather, they all used swords and bows to stand up in this place full of beasts, outcasts and bandits. It's so frustrating that you are so afraid of fighting. I am disappointed!"
No, father. Peiro bowed his head, no longer arguing, but muttered in his heart, you also know that it is grandfather and grandfather's grandfather. Look at those punchy faces, then look at your loose waistband and overflowing double chin. Father, can you still ride the horse bow now