Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 202 Chapter [-]

"Stop, friend!" Eldridge hurriedly stood up from his seat, grabbed the Lord's sleeve and said, "You mean Yan... Rock Creek City?!"

A group of senior officials of Frost Maple Ridge squinted at Eldridge.

"What?" Xia Houyan snorted coldly, "The Grand Duke of Houston is almost riding on the face of our Igor family. We, Shuangfengling, still don't think of a way to kill them and make ourselves suffer?"

Although Eldridge has just arrived in Frost Maple Ridge for the first time, whether it is from Grand Duke Rosario, Knight Commander Cousins, or based on what he has seen and heard, he also vaguely knows that Frost Maple Ridge and the Duke of Houston, the southern border There is a bit of discord among the nobles;

What's more, before Begrade kept saying that he was tricked by Houston to attack Frost Maple Ridge. Coupled with the various clues before, Eldridge even guessed that the attack of the bandit coalition forces must be With the hands of the Duke of Houston;
But Eldridge didn't expect that his new leader would speak out in such a grand manner about his plan to "handle" a duke fief!

God is so pitiful, in the gloomy and civilized Central Plains of the empire, even in the circle of nobles, there are always open and secret fights, intrigues...

... But no one really dares to risk the disgrace of the "Crown Act" and blatantly take action on other people's territories!
Creating a scandal and grabbing some political handles is basically the limit of the hostile behavior of the nobles of the Central Plains——

——Even poisoning and assassination, which were more popular in ancient times, haven't been seen for more than ten years, have they?
Of course, Eldridge also had to admit that in the eyes of the traditional nobles of the Central Plains, the actions of the Duke of Houston instigating bandits to form a coalition army and even sending troops to attack Shuangfengling in private seemed outrageous:
This made Eldridge deeply doubt whether the Archduke of Houston, who has always been low-key and calm, was stunned by something, so that he uncharacteristically resorted to this extremely risky trick...

——It can only be said that it is worthy of the land of cracking soul and the southern wilderness. Are people in this land so fierce? !

After a short contact with Eldridge, he has already understood that when talking to the young lord, what laws and morals are mentioned is basically equivalent to farting, so he has to analyze patiently and geographically:

"My lord, big brother, the conflict between you and Houston, and Rock Creek City, Duke Rosario and I, are also quite a few... But the Duke of Houston, ah, at least he is also a fierce nobleman in the southern region... , even if you take advantage of him, ah, it doesn't mean that your Shuangfengling can, ah, go to Yanxi City to find trouble... I'm afraid it will only rush to the street, ah, you will die Hard..."

Mayor Joel also persuaded:
"My lord, what this... what commander said makes sense. I also support the rectification of bandits and the towns on the left bank. After all, the land of broken souls is your rule...you can go abroad to find The troubles of the Duke of Houston, this... this is a bit too much..."

The conservatives present at the top of the family also nodded in agreement with Mayor Joel's opinion.

"So..." Xia Houyan tapped his fingers on the table, at least he seemed to be in deep thought.

"It's very simple, take it slowly!" When it comes to serious things, Eldridge at least looks like a serious person, "I guess, ah, Grand Duke Rosario and you should also have a tacit understanding in my heart, I will tell you You, ah, show your cards...Actually, Grand Duke Rosario has always wanted to get rid of the hanged man of Houston. He had something to do with your father's execution..."

When Eldridge brought up the previous treason case, Katerina turned pale immediately, while Master Laurie, Mayor Joel, and Cousins, the direct descendants of Eagle's Rest Castle, all looked bad.

As for the lord, he just let out a "hum" with a gloomy expression.

"But you see, even if it is as strong as Grand Duke Rosario, ah, no, it is also for the old bum Houston, ah, forbearance again and again..." Eldridge said earnestly, "You must understand that the Central Plains of the Empire is not a split soul. In the land of the nobles, the nobles have the code of conduct of the nobles, and those who break the rules will definitely end badly... If you rashly attack Houston, let alone the comparison of strength, it will only arouse public anger and be detrimental to your territory and its people what……"

Xia Houyan fell into deep thought.

Eldridge's statement is indeed true:

Sometimes, the order of a country or a society is established through the concessions of all people—take the aristocratic system of the empire as an example. In many cases, "I just can't do it to you even though I don't like you." It is a standard that everyone abides by.

The reason why the Grand Duke of Houston dared to attack Shuangfeng Ridge was mainly because it was a place where the sky was so high that the emperor was far away, and even the governor of the southern border could not take care of it. Even so, Houston still had to change equipment and erase the badge. , the use of mercenaries and a series of deceptive strategies, except for a knight order, the regular army of Rock Creek City has not been used;
But if, on the other hand, Frost Maple Ridge went to Rock Creek City to make troubles—not to mention Houston's reaction, the governor of the southern border of the empire and His Majesty the Emperor himself might not be the first to shoot the case.

but……

"Is there any way to deal with the threat of Yanxi City?" Xia Houyan pinched his eyebrows and said, "To be honest, with this old bastard sitting on the north bank of the Lion Heart River, now I dare not even go to the imperial capital—God knows I will leave After the territory, will Houston take advantage of it and make some big news?"

Collective silence.

The Grand Duchy of Houston is like a highly flexible mosquito. Even if you swing a fly swatter, you can’t hit it. It’s easy to get rid of it if it flies over and bites people. It’s scary that if you don’t pay attention, you will get an itchy bite More than a big drum kit.

This kind of enemy is the most annoying.

Xia Houyan sighed and looked around the audience, finally, like a middle school teacher with the sharpest eyesight, he found the only face eager to answer the question.

"Sean Mountbatten?" the Lord Lord exclaimed with relief.

In fact, Mountbatten was not even on the list of people who should participate in this temporary high-level meeting.

This pioneer army recruit just returned to Frost Maple Ridge with the cavalry from the battlefield of chasing and annihilating the remnants of the enemy. By the way, he was preparing to report the results of the battle to the lord. He ran into the high-level officials who were worrying about the lingering Duke of Houston. Sad.

Hearing the lord named Mountbatten's name, everyone immediately cast a piercing look at the young man;

Even Cousins ​​and Eldridge, who didn't participate in the bandit coalition defense battle, couldn't restrain the curiosity in their eyes—they had heard that the reason why Frost Maple Ridge was able to defeat an army several times their own Bandit coalition forces, among them the strategizing of this imperial military academy graduate.

Suddenly receiving the attention of all the high-level officials in the territory, even Mountbatten was inevitably a little nervous;

But he still took a deep breath, cleared his throat, and said in a small but clearly audible voice:

"My lord, I think that you should not leave the Land of Broken Soul until the threat of Rock Creek City is removed."

Eldridge's eyes became playful.

The commander of the Eastern Territory had heard of the name of Jason Mountbatten, the Earl of Snowwood. When he was beheaded by the emperor because he ran away, Eldridge even expressed a few words of sorrow;

Eldridge originally thought that the young man Sean Mountbatten, as the hero of this campaign, would have something to say in front of the lord;
But from the facts, Mountbatten just said a nonsense!
Who the hell doesn't know, with the Duke of Houston poking the nail on the north bank of the Lionheart River, once the lord leaves, it will lead to emptiness in the rear?

What do you need to say?
Eldridge wondered, maybe this kid was lucky enough to get the military exploits and ended up with an embroidered pillow?
As a result, before Eldridge continued to label the newcomers in his heart, Mountbatten continued to say in a deep voice:
"Therefore, my lord, I have two opinions."

"Speak!" Xia Houyan waved his hand.

"First, the Duke of Houston is bound by the Empire Act after all. Even if we send troops to attack, I don't think it will exceed the strength of the previous 'Pride of the Southern Border' and the bandit coalition forces - so we must continue to increase our military strength and improve The defense system is designed to deal with possible sneak attacks, so that even if you leave, there will be enough available soldiers on the Phoenix Terrace."

"It's just what I want!" Xia Houyan waved his hand and smiled, "Xiao En, let me tell you a little secret, we, Shuangfengling, should soon have an extra group of mages!"

Mage... regiment?

Sean Mountbatten was really frightened by this extravagant word in the Land of Cracking Soul.

Some small nobles in the central plains of the empire even had at most a chief mage to support their appearance, and there were no more than two or three magicians in the entire territory;
Contains at least five or six "Mage Corps", which is almost a luxury exclusive to the imperial nobles, regular army and large chambers of commerce;

Frost Maple Ridge is rich, but where did the lord get a group of mages, and even form a group?

Mountbatten, who was not at the Horned Eagle Manor at the time and didn't know much about Vilf's elves, calmed down a little, and continued:
"My lord, my second opinion is that instead of fighting against the imperial system, it is better to take advantage of the situation and turn the imperial system into our weapon."

Xia Houyan and Eldridge raised their eyebrows at the same time.

"Details." The lord snapped his fingers.

Mountbatten nodded respectfully and said:
"My lord, the reason why Rock Creek City has been able to attack our Shuangfeng Ridge again and again and again and again is nothing more than the fact that there has been no serious lord in the land of cracked souls for hundreds of years. It is a land that has escaped from the empire. A land outside the law! Now that you have established your rule on the Land of Cracked Soul on behalf of the Emperor, it is time to re-extend the political rules of the Central Plains of the Empire to this wild land—since the "Crown Act" If it binds you, then it must also bind the Duke of Houston: We cannot allow Rock Creek City to act recklessly in the wasteland!"

Everyone is thinking, but no one is talking;

Because everyone can see that Mountbatten must have something to say.

Sure enough, Mountbatten paused for a moment, and after the drama was full, he smiled and said:

"Everyone, let's think about it. Who is the representative of the emperor's authority in the southern border? Is it the Grand Duke of Houston?"

"It's the Governor of the Southern Territory!" Eldridge suddenly realized, and exclaimed in surprise, the eyes he looked at Mountbatten also changed again and again.

"To be precise, it's the governor of the southern border and the commander of the southern army... maybe a cardinal from the southern patriarchate of the Church of the Holy Light." Mountbatten finally showed a sly smile, "These three The senior officer represents the regime, military power, and religious power of the empire, and is the true spokesperson of the emperor and order in the southern part of the empire! Lord Lord, you govern the Land of Soul Breaking according to the emperor's will, so you have every reason to request These representatives of the empire will give you full protection in the Land of Broken Soul!"

Everyone in Horned Eagle Manor suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.

Perhaps because of the embarrassing situation of the Igor family who were enemies before, this group of high-level family members from Eagle's Rest has always wanted to develop themselves to resist hostile forces, but subconsciously forgot that today's Frost Maple Ridge can actually be sit at the game table of imperial politics;
How about treason?How about the ex-patriarch being cut off?What about being in the middle of nowhere?

——Frost Maple Ridge is also a serious noble territory, and Sir Elliot Igor is also a serious prince!
As the younger brother of the empire, what should I do if I am bullied by other younger brothers?
Cry to the boss!
Mountbatten looked at the lord, and carefully suggested:
"My lord, you can take some time to visit the three southern bosses just now. As long as you can give enough price, I believe they are very willing to protect Shuangfengling from attack while you are away. ——After all, the development of our territory is closely related to the peace of the southern border and their political career, isn't it?"

"Okay!" Xia Houyan said with a chuckle, "We in Shuangfengling lack everything, but we don't lack price points...Speaking of which, where are these three big brothers?"

Cavalier Commander Cousins ​​touched his bald head and frowned:
"Uh... In my impression, Count Dimitri, Governor of the Southern Territory, usually handles affairs in his own territory, which is the Trout Castle in the north of the Grand Duchy of Houston; and Patriarch De Ligt III of the Southern Patriarchate, logically It is said that he should be making monthly tours in many churches in the southern region, spreading the Gospel of the Holy Spirit—but there are also rumors that he has been haunting Rock Creek City recently."

"This..." Master Laurie said in amazement, "...doesn't this mean that if Frost Maple Ridge seeks their help, it will inevitably enter the sphere of influence of the Duke of Houston? This is too dangerous..."

"No!" Eldridge suddenly slapped the table and shouted, "These two are indeed, ah, not very good... But the commander of the Southern Army, Lord Paulus, is a classmate of the Grand Duke Rosario, and the Grand Duke, Ah, there is brotherhood... This Lord Paulus is at the defense line of the Arcane Spire in the south of the Soul Breaker, ah, he is in charge of the defense!"

Arcane Spire Defense Line?Xia Houyan and Master Laurie looked at each other.

It seems that it is necessary to go to the southernmost tip of the land of cracked soul...

(End of this chapter)