Rose Empire

After another five or six days of travel, the convoy returned to the territory of Viscount Lanwan.

Charlotte lay in the carriage, her head resting on Renee's thighs, her face covered with a thick stack of parchment covered with words, half asleep and half awake, as if she was absorbing knowledge through physical means.

Renee peeled off the parchment on Charlotte's face and said, "Mr. Stanley will be here soon. Miss, you should change into some decent clothes."

Charlotte was still wearing the nightgown she had worn last night, which had become wrinkled after rolling around in the car several times.

"No, my back and waist are sore from sitting in the car, I don't want to move anymore."

"Did you do that in the car? Wasn't it because the mattress was too soft last night?"

Charlotte finally opened her eyes, pinched Renee's half-smiling face in annoyance, then got up to change her clothes.

Last night, after Charlotte had sex with Anna and Adela in the middle of the night, she insisted that the floor of the carriage was too hard and that she wanted to sleep on the two soft girls. This should have been a boudoir secret, but Renee remembered it clearly.

This was not the first time, and Charlotte had nothing to say about it. No matter who she was intimate with, Renee could watch the whole process with great interest and remember the details better than Charlotte herself.

While changing her clothes, Charlotte asked Renee, "Have you arranged what I told you last night?"

"Yes, it has been arranged." Renee replied.

That morning, Stanley Melfield was carrying out his daily routine training when he suddenly received a message from a messenger - Charlotte invited him to meet at Baisha Territory.

Baisha Territory is a knight territory in the northeast of Viscount Lanwan Territory. Stanley has no idea about the knight territories in the north of Viscount Lanwan Territory. He only knows that they are very poor, and he has no interest in understanding them. In this piece of news, the only thing Stanley is concerned about is Charlotte's return.

It was not until he arrived at the White Sand Territory that Stanley realized that he was close to the border of the Green Plains Principality. Charlotte's convoy had just crossed the border and entered the Viscount Lanwan Territory.

A beautifully decorated carriage at the front of the convoy attracted Stanley's attention, because in addition to the coat of arms of the Duke of Greenfield, there was also the coat of arms of Count Sten. It looked like Stanley's own carriage. The ruts in the carriage were very deep, and it seemed to be loaded with a lot of things.

Charlotte got down from an exquisite carriage in the center of the convoy, her face solemn and serious.

Stanley immediately came forward and said with a smile, "Little Charlotte, you're back so soon."

Stanley thought that Charlotte was so eager to invite him to meet because of his fight with Herman Green. If it was about this matter, he was not afraid to face Charlotte at all, because Stanley felt that he was right. In the fighting arena, as long as you are willing, life and death are determined by fate. Even when he saw Charlotte's sullen face, Stanley was a little unhappy. Who is he showing his displeasure to? I am your uncle.

However, Stanley was stunned as soon as Charlotte opened her mouth: "The Kingdom of Cato has raised an army, and Duke Luyuan is preparing his army to fight the enemy. This is a warrant to summon you to return and join the war."

Charlotte produced a transfer order.

Stanley was still confused after receiving the transfer order. He had only been away from the principality for almost a month. Had the situation in the principality changed so drastically?

Stanley opened the transfer order and looked at it carefully.

Charlotte was not panicked at all. The transfer order was of course real, and it was written by her father himself. She just exaggerated the severity of the situation.

Before Stanley finished reading, Charlotte added fuel to the fire and said, "I just visited Grandpa Perold and Uncle Chester. Unfortunately, Earl Perold was busy with the war and I was unable to have lunch with him. I think Earl Perold is also looking forward to your immediate return to the Principality."

At this point, Charlotte paused, nodded slightly, and said with emphasis: "Immediately."

The manner and tone of his speech were very similar to those of the old earl. Stanley was dazed for a moment, as if it was really his father who said these words.

"In that case, I won't keep you here any longer," Charlotte said, pointing to the carriage she had borrowed from Viscount Chester. "You can go back in this carriage."

After saying that, Charlotte ordered the guards to take all the things out of the carriage. There were boxes and packages of all sizes, which looked like gifts from Count Perode to Charlotte.

In fact, Stanley did have his doubts. For example, it was strange that Jose Melefield was eager to recall him to join the war right after the war broke out, and the Green Plains Principality did not need a general like him. However, Charlotte's series of punches was too fast, and Stanley's doubts were eliminated as soon as they bubbled up in the next link.

Stanley knew very well that his old man was such a person. Although Count Perold was always critical of Jose Melefield and told everyone that Jose Melefield was not suitable to be the Duke of Greenfield, if there was really an invasion of the Principality of Greenfield, Count Perold would definitely throw his two sons to the battlefield without hesitation, and even if they all died on the battlefield, the old man would not frown.

So Stanley got on the carriage in a daze.

Charlotte waved goodbye to Stanley and said, "I'll have someone send your luggage and belongings back to you."

"Okay, okay." Stanley finally came back to his senses.

"Swords and swords are merciless on the battlefield, so you must be careful." Charlotte said again.

"Thank you, I will be careful." Stanley said with emotion.

The carriage moved farther and farther away, heading towards the direction of the Green Plains Principality.

"Let's go back." Charlotte turned around and said.

The convoy soon arrived at Viscount Lanwan's castle, where Cecilia and Knight Jack Moore were already waiting outside the castle.

Charlotte did not get out of the car, but asked, "Where is Stanley's army?"

"Still stationed near the Isthmus of Lanwan." Jack Moore replied.

Charlotte pulled Cecilia directly into the carriage, and then said to the servant driving the carriage, "Go to Lanwan Isthmus."

The carriage continued to gallop towards the Lanwan Isthmus.

Jack Moore also quickly followed on horseback.

"Miss, Knight Hermann was seriously injured, I..." Cecilia hesitated to speak.

Charlotte shook her head and smiled, "We'll talk about this later when we get back. To be honest, I can't blame you."

It was already past afternoon when the carriage finally stopped in front of the camp on the edge of the Lanwan Isthmus.

A handsome-looking man greeted Charlotte at the camp gate.

"What's your name? What's your position?" Charlotte asked as she walked into the camp.

"My name is Antonio Fletcher, and I'm Lord Stanley's adjutant." The handsome man replied.

"That's good," Charlotte nodded, stopped and said, "The Kingdom of Cato has started an uprising, and Uncle Stanley has been recalled to the Principality to join the war. My father ordered this army to continue to stay in the Viscount Lanwan's territory for garrison. Uncle Stanley asked you to select 100 officers who can serve as the backbone of the army and go to the riverside castle to join him."

"Ah, this..." The adjutant looked surprised.

"What's this?" Charlotte frowned and shouted, "Hurry up, don't waste time!"

"Yes, yes, as you command." Although he was full of doubts, the adjutant still carried out Charlotte's order. This was not only because Charlotte was the daughter of the Duke of Greenfield, but also because the adjutant knew that Stanley and Charlotte had always had a good relationship, so he thought Charlotte's words should be true.

Charlotte's good popularity within the family came into play again.

The adjutant selected almost all officers above the middle level in the camp, and then set off in a hurry to the riverside castle.

Charlotte looked at the only remaining squadron leader and asked curiously, "What's your name?"

"Pacino Melefield." The captain said, kneeling on one knee.

Another Merlefield. Charlotte felt no wavering in her heart. The Principality of Greenfield was full of Merlefields.

Charlotte deliberately let Stanley's adjutant select key officers so that he could take away Stanley's confidants. It seems that the relationship between Pacino Melefield and Stanley is not very good.

Charlotte nodded, and then gave the order in a loud voice: "From today on, this army will be divided into three teams. The first team will be led by Knight Ryan Nasazzi and will be responsible for guarding Fairy Lake. The second team will be led by Knight Jack Moore and will continue to guard the Lanwan Isthmus. The third team will be led by Knight Pacino and will be responsible for guarding Ambratu County."

Pacino showed a look of surprise and quickly lowered his head and said, "Yes."

Ryan Nasazzi and Jack Moore also responded immediately: "Yes, sir!"

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Volume 109: Chapter 97 Chapter Confusion

Stanley's army of a thousand men was considered his direct force.

Some barons have trouble even getting food, while others have a direct army of more than a thousand knights. This is the gap between rural nobles and top nobles.

However, even among his own troops, Stanley actually only had about a hundred reliable confidants.

This was a common situation in which the great nobles controlled the army under the Orlan Empire's knight system, with a small number of trusted men forming the backbone of the army, and then recruiting a large number of knights to form the muscle and skin of the army when necessary.

After taking away these few trusted men, any great noble would immediately lose control of the army, unless it was a super elite such as the Royal Griffin Knights of the royal family, Ethel's Companion Knights, or Roy Beckett's "Pure Ones". Stanley's 1,000 troops were certainly not one of them.

Of course, removing the backbone will obviously seriously affect the combat effectiveness of the army. However, this is not a big problem. Charlotte only kept them to deal with emergencies.

According to the military system of the empire, each knight is only required to serve for ninety days a year. These knights have already served for more than thirty days, and they will serve for another sixty days at most before their service period ends. If these knights were Charlotte's vassals, Charlotte would have a way to extend their service period, but they were not. She had no reason to stop these knights from returning to their own territories to rest for more than half a year.

There is a risk that the army will disband on its own at a certain point, and this conscription system simply leaves Charlotte speechless.

In order to help Old Jack and Ryan quickly take control of the army, Charlotte issued the first military order before leaving the barracks: starting today, the newly established Fairy Lake Garrison, Lanwan Isthmus Garrison and Ambratu Garrison, three armies with a total of more than 900 people will be paid a salary of three fusos per person per day, just like the Viscount Lanwan’s Guard.

This military order caused cheers in the military camp, and many knights were as happy as children who received New Year's candy.

There was no way, they really couldn't survive anymore.

The knights of the Orlan Empire were not paid. Not only that, many war expenses had to be borne by the knights themselves.

For example, many lords only give knights a set of armor and weapons when they are conferred the title. The subsequent maintenance, repairs, and even replacement of new ones after damage all require the knights to pay for themselves.

For example, when they were on garrison duty, many military camps only provided very crude flatbread and bacon as rations. Although these things were easy to preserve, they were really not tasty. Flatbread and bacon that had been stored for a long time could be wielded as round shields and clubs, which were incredibly powerful.

Most of the time, the knights would choose to pay out of their own pockets to improve their food. They were not pampered, but simply could not chew the bread and bacon.

In short, it costs money to serve as an imperial knight. However, Stanley's knights have no money left.

Some people emptied their own wallets in the casino, while others had their money borrowed from their companions who went to the casino.

The salary payment policy announced by Charlotte is undoubtedly a timely help for them.

Afterwards, Charlotte issued an order banning all knights from participating in gambling, which was also smoothly accepted.

Gambling is a bad habit that is severely criticized by the Church Canon. These knights have just taken advantage of Charlotte, so how can they have the nerve to stand up and oppose it?

After finishing these matters, Charlotte set off and left the barracks.

"Where is Knight Hermann now?" Charlotte asked.

"He should still be recuperating at home." Cecilia replied.

"Then let's go visit him," said Charlotte.

Not long after, Charlotte arrived at Herman Green's house.

Hermann Green's residence was more simple than that of most knights. It was just three wooden houses with a small courtyard. There was no maid in the house, only a groom and two squire knights.

Hermann Green is already over 30 years old, but he is still unmarried. Some people say that he likes men, but Charlotte knows that he is simply influenced by the great mendicant, Meiu Rune. Meiu Rune is kind and generous, and he is also kind and generous. Meiu Rune adopts orphans, and he also adopts orphans. Meiu Rune has never married. Charlotte estimates that if Hermann Greene does not meet a girl who is particularly attractive, he will not get married for a while.

Seeing Charlotte coming, the squire knight hurriedly went in to inform Hermann Green. Not long after, Hermann Green came out in person to greet Charlotte.

Following Hermann Green came several familiar faces, including Costa Scamario, Adams Bell and other young men from the Lanwan Viscount's guard. These people were all native knights of Lanwan, and had only known Hermann Green for two or three months, but now they were able to actively gather around Hermann, which showed the personality charm of this "White Knight".

"Greetings, Your Excellency the Viscount." Hermann Green knelt on one knee meticulously, and the young people behind him also followed suit.

Charlotte waved her hand to let everyone stand up, then asked Herman Green with a smile: "Knight Herman, are you feeling better?"

"I'm completely fine now, please don't worry, miss." Hermann Green answered without hesitation.

That's five hundred lashes, can even the bones be whipped out? He recovered so quickly, the physical fitness of the swordsman is really abnormal, Charlotte sighed in her heart.

However, only Hermann could give such an answer without hesitation. Your injury has fully healed and you are still resting at home. Aren't you afraid that your leader will have opinions about you?

Fortunately, Charlotte was not the kind of leader who liked to haggle over small details. She crossed her arms over her chest and said as if she had just experienced a heart-pounding experience: "I heard that you were seriously injured. I was really worried, so I rushed back from the Green Plains Principality overnight. Now I'm so glad to see that you are okay."

Herman Green stood up and apologized again: "I am very sorry to have worried you. My duty was to maintain order in the territory, but I ended up being the source of chaos. I really failed to live up to your trust."

"I've learned the whole story. From my point of view, I don't think it's your fault." Charlotte shook her head and said, "Every time you and Mr. Stanley had a conflict, you did it for the purpose of maintaining order in the Viscount Lanwan Territory, and Mr. Stanley was the one who disrupted the order. If there really is to be a punishment, the person who should be punished should be Mr. Stanley, who failed to manage himself and his men."

Charlotte sighed and smiled helplessly, "Unfortunately, I can't do it. Stanley Melerfield is a great nobleman and my cousin. I am not qualified to punish him. I can only persuade him to leave the Viscount Lanwan. Now that he has left, you don't have to worry about his revenge against you. As a member of the Melerfield family, I can only apologize to you on behalf of Sir Stanley."

As she said this, Charlotte bowed and apologized to Hermann Green in front of everyone.

Hermann Green, who had just stood up, quickly knelt down on one knee again.

The young knights behind Hermann Green watched the conversation between the two and actually knelt down as well.

Originally, these young people gathered here because they felt that Hermann Green was not wrong.

Recently, the army led by Stanley has been destroying the order of Lanwan. They have been tyrannical and often cause chaos in the territory. If it weren't for Herman Green's repeated suppression, Stanley's men would have been lawless long ago.

These young people were all locals in Lanwan. They had long been dissatisfied with Stanley and his men, and they also admired Knight Herman who actively confronted Stanley. They were afraid that Charlotte would punish Herman Green again after returning, so they were just giving Herman Green advice on how to escape punishment.

This is not impossible. After all, the Orlan Empire is an aristocratic society with blood as its bond. As Charlotte said, she and Stanley are very close uncle and nephew. If Charlotte wants to favor Stanley, these young knights will not be surprised. Instead, they will think it is natural and Charlotte's behavior is understandable.

However, to their surprise, Charlotte did not stand on Stanley's side, but instead said that Stanley was the one in the wrong.

In the eyes of these young knights, Charlotte not only saw Herman's contribution, but also saw the local people of Lanwan who were oppressed by Stanley and his men.

What's more, Charlotte, who was of such a noble status, actually took the initiative to bow and apologize to a knight. This was simply too incredible for these young people. For a moment, they were so excited that they could not express it in words.

Among those kneeling down, perhaps only Hermann Green could maintain a calm mind.

Charlotte asked Renee to get some money and handed it to Herman Green. Then she smiled apologetically and said, "Knight Herman, this is my compensation to you on behalf of Sir Stanley. I know this may be a little unfair, but you know, I really can't arrest him and beat him up. Even if I convene a court, I can't convict him."

Hermann Green opened his mouth but said nothing. He could only accept the money silently.

The young people behind Herman were all smiling as they watched the scene in front of them. They all thought that Charlotte's suggestion of arresting Stanley and beating him up was a funny joke. Yes, for such a "little thing", arresting a noble like Stanley and beating him up was certainly a funny joke.

In such a happy environment, Hermann Green suddenly felt a great loneliness.

From beginning to end, Charlotte only mentioned the beating of Hermann Green, and the young knights present did not think there was anything wrong with it. It seemed that the only victim in this incident was Hermann Green.