Whenever Gao Wen starts to talk about these things involving power struggles and noble games, Rebecca and Amber will rarely reach a consensus and form a group of cute circles. In the eyes of these two girls, the intrigue between the king and the nobles The rules of the game are really complicated and esoteric and useless at all. Instead of studying this aspect, it is more interesting to fight with wolves at home, rub fireballs/paddle water, fish for fish, steal wine and drink...
But thinking so, the two dare not speak out in front of Gao Wen. Amber must always be worried that Gao Wen will really slap her on the wall with an eggplant, and Rebecca will never forget being hung from the beam by the elders. Horror, after listening to Gao Wen's words at this time, the two of them also thought about it decently, and Rebecca showed a thoughtful look: "So, the king is worried about restarting the diplomatic process in Anzu and Typhon. Are there nobles making trouble?"
"That's about it."
"But why did the nobles make trouble?" Rebecca looked confused, "The war between Ansu and Typhon can be postponed, isn't that a good thing?"
"It's good for the king, it's good for the common people, but what good is it for the nobles who are separated from each other?" Gawain chuckled, "The king's war is just a routine duty for most of the divided nobles. As long as some knights and entourages with their own dry food are sent out to participate in the battle during the war, they have fulfilled their obligations. As for the outcome of the war, does it have anything to do with them? If they win, the knights sent out will plunder a large amount of wealth and meritorious service. If they lose, even if the country is subjugated, they only need to swear allegiance to Emperor Typhon, and their titles and fiefdoms will not change at all—at least, this is the rule of the game for many Anzu nobles. They also don't know that there are other rules of the game in the world."
For Gao Wen in the previous life, this was an incomprehensible "rule", but Gao Wen in this life had to face up to the fact that the wars of nobles in this era are generally a carnival of grasshoppers and robbers. They may be greedy or barbaric, but they will invariably abide by the rules of the noble game. The wars between them are seldom really fight to the death. In most cases, the wars of the nobles are just to plunder wealth and land. This goal is achieved, then everyone will immediately stop in a tacit understanding and carry out a set of customary "finishing" procedures—
In war, only a few nobles will die, and the worst end for most of them is to be captured. No one is willing to kill noble prisoners, because these prisoners can be exchanged for a large amount of ransom, and these ransoms are completely reasonable and legal—most A well-known example is the battle that broke out between two field earls in the western region in Ansu 576. In that war with the acquiescence of the royal family, the earl of Tocquebell was defeated, and even the earl himself was captured. The lord, Tocquebell, paid twice the weight of the earl himself in gold and nearly 30% of the land ownership. After the war, the two earls and their descendants and blood relatives all survived safely. Those captured knights (lower nobles) and The barons and viscounts all returned safely after their respective families paid enough ransom.
Except for a few unlucky nobles who died on the battlefield, "only" 6,700 civilians died.
Do not kill noble captives, do not completely end any "glorious surname", and settle the war with ransom, these are the three principles of noble warfare.
No one will break this rule, because this rule is observed and implemented by all the nobles. It maintains the "glory" of the nobles, and it has also ensured the stability of the country's separation system in the past seven hundred years.
The nobles called this kind of war "the war of civilized people" and called it "as elegant and dignified as a duel witnessed before the gods." Serious internal divisions and struggles caused him to fall into the quagmire, but now, it has become a means for the nobles to show their nobility and restraint. Even if they are defeated, they can still use this set of rules to maintain their dignity—as long as they swear allegiance to Emperor Typhon in time.
So they don't care about the outcome of the negotiations between the king and Emperor Typhon at all, they only think about whether they can get some benefits in the process, and Francis II can only prevent the domestic nobles from being unstable. A portion of the "benefits" are paid out in advance...
Those nobles would never have thought of the purpose of the Typhon people attacking this country—Typhon, who is in the transition period, is like a gluttonous beast, and this hungry beast will care whether it has food or not Allegiance to yourself
Gawain glanced at the scroll in Rebecca's hand, and sneered softly: "Francis II recognized my actual rule over the Kant Land, and it was just a favor to give a favor, and he ruled a piece of the royal family on the east side of Kant Land. As a gift, I hope that the Cecil family can keep "quiet" during the negotiation period. After all, although the Cecil family has left the kingdom's power center, I have returned. Under certain circumstances, my call force may bring him unimaginable trouble..."
"Anyway, whoever gives it for free will not want it," Amber summed up the meaning of the document in the most concise way, and then frowned, "But it's too imprecise for the king to send a messenger in a hurry Well... Although I don't understand the rules of your nobles who troublesome people, but after all, this is a deal between the king and the duke, at least there must be no canonization ceremony or something?"
"Sending a document in a low-key manner is the only choice Francis II can make," Gao Wen laughed. "Otherwise, what would you ask him to do? He is an illegitimate son of the royal family seven hundred years later, and he came to canonize a son seven hundred years ago. Among other things, the two of them faced each other at the canonization ceremony, should he bow first or should I bow first? Or should we bow together? Back then I didn’t have to salute when I met Charlie, and Francis II wasn’t afraid of losing his life!”
Amber contemplated the embarrassment of that scene, and suddenly took a breath: "... Hey, it's so troublesome."
"All in all, put this thing away for now," Gawain waved his hand, "I have another more important matter. Rebecca, you know... well, you probably don't know, you go get Heidi."
"What?" Rebecca listened in a daze, and when she heard that Hetty was going to be called, she was a little nervous, "Can't you tell me, Mr. Ancestor?"
Gao Wen squinted at the girl: "Tell me what? Do you know the aristocratic genealogy in the southern border?"
"... Oh, then I'll go find my aunt!"
Rebecca ran out in a hurry, and not long after, Hetty came to Gawain's study.
This elegant lady not only has outstanding beauty and internal affairs ability, but also is quite intelligent in terms of the rules of the nobles and the king. As soon as she came in, she was the first to speak: "Ancestor, the messenger sent should be the king's Canonize the document?"
"That's right, Kantland and the hills to the east of Kant are now owned by the Cecil family, but that's not important," Gao Wen waved his hand, "I called you here to ask you, is there a person with the surname 'Glenn in the southern border? 'Aristocratic family?"
"Glenn?" Hetty frowned slightly, and nodded after a short thought, "Yes, the Viscount Glenn in the northeast—ah, now the Viscount Glenn is ruling that land."
"Viscountess?" Gawain raised his eyebrows, and couldn't help thinking of Rebecca—Rebecca was also a Viscountess, "Did the former Viscount Grant pass the title to his daughter?"
He has already learned from Patty in the spiritual network that the current Glenn family is headed by a mistress, so there is no surprise at the moment, but he just asked a casual question out of curiosity.
"No, the former Viscount Glenn is the husband of the current Viscount," Hetty shook her head, "The former Viscount died suddenly and unexpectedly a few years ago, and according to the will he made before his death, the title was passed on to his widow , Ropeni Grant."
Ansu's inheritance law is relatively loose, and it is not very rare for husband and wife to inherit or transition titles. In fact, many nobles rely on shrewd marriage calculations to continuously expand their family's power—if they don't want to easily challenge In the case of aristocratic wars, marriage is also one of the important means for nobles to seek interests and land.
"Ancestor, why did you suddenly inquire about the Glenn family?" Hetty couldn't help asking because she was curious about Gao Wen's sudden mention of an aristocratic surname that he didn't have much communication with.
Gao Wen pondered for a while, and said bluntly: "I suspect that this family is related to the Eternal Sleeper."
"The Eternal Sleeper?!" Hetty was taken aback. She didn't question the reliability of the news, and she didn't even ask how Gawain got the news. With great trust in her ancestors, she directly asked about the threat. degree, "Is it the same situation as Kant collar?"
"I'm not sure yet, but at least one of their family members is deeply involved with the Eternal Sleeper," Gao Wen said with a serious expression, "Is there any abnormal change in this Gulen family... in recent years? Additional output, or a sudden boom in something.”
"...Not at all, in fact, the situation is even completely opposite," Hetty shook her head after thinking for a while, "The Glenn family was originally prosperous, and the young former Viscount Glenn was a very accomplished person, but after a magic experiment In the accident, Viscount Glenn died unexpectedly, and the Glenn family and the territory they ruled quickly declined... Although Viscount Luo Penny has controlled the situation in the past two years, put the territory on the right track and gradually developed, but everything depends on the situation. There is no trace of cultists secretly involved..."
Speaking of this, Hetty added another sentence: "Of course, the Eternal Sleeper acts in a treacherous way, and everything is uncertain."
"Did you accidentally die in a magic experiment accident..." Gao Wen frowned slowly, "I'm going to go over and see the situation."
"You want to go there in person?" Hetty frowned slightly, "It seems inappropriate for a duke to visit lower-level nobles in person..."
"The rules were all set by us back then—and anyway, I visited Kant's collar last time, and it's the same if there are more Gulen collars." Gao Wen waved his hand, "I'd better go and see for myself, otherwise I won't be at ease."
"Okay, I'll make arrangements," Hetty lowered her head, "It just so happens that Gelenland is to the east of Kantland, and after we acquired the new fief east of Kantland, Cecil Land has already made contact with Glenland. …as new neighbors, we were short of a reason to visit.”