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Gu Hanhan had a small abacus in his heart, calculating the result of a three-year engagement, thinking that he had a plan, but the old and well-known thieves of the Acropolis were unwilling to be fooled, and they were not willing to accept this so-called three-year mourning agreement at all. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

It's no wonder they're willing to accept it!

Yes, there can be a mourning period. It is indeed too much for the owner to throw over the wall as soon as he dies, and it is right for the widow to ask for a mourning period. But the mourning period is the mourning period, and two or three months is enough for a so-so period, and three years is too long! The universe is changing, and people are changing, and who can predict what the situation will be like after three years? Regardless of the shrinkage of the inheritance that is very likely to be caused by three years, it is fine that everything will remain unchanged after three years, but if there are any unpredictable changes after three years, such as death or injury, or even the engagement cannot be carried out as promised, if they remain in the sect and do not become independent, then they will let themselves fall into a very passive field. You must know that there is only one chance to break away from the clan and dissolve the vassal relationship, and that is now, when the inheritance is distributed. The vassal legally had the right to choose whether to regain his free status or to continue to submit to asylum, which was the three or two months of the distribution of the estate, from the time the owner's soul was dissolved to the burial of the remainder. This period of time is not long, but if you miss it, you will never be again, who knows that the next time a master dies will be the year of the monkey and the month of the horse? If they now swear allegiance to a promise far away in the sky, with the few pieces of material of the Duran family, once there are three mistakes and two mistakes, will they still be forever obedient to a lowly acropolis mistress of the Duran family? Even if they can kill her at any time, it will be very troublesome.

Hebrew gave a little hint, and Gu Hanhan understood the concerns of the great nobles. But she really didn't want to continue to entangle with these acropolis nobles who were vassals of David, so she said bluntly: "You can choose to continue to maintain an independent identity, and David's attendants can be clearly attributed, and if there is no dispute among the rights and interests, this part of the inheritance can also be divided according to the share." I can enter into a treaty to retain your suzerainty for the time being until the succession of the sect is completed in accordance with the traditions of the nobility. In the meantime, you will have the right to declare your lineage claims to the successor of David Duran for acceptance. At the same time, you also have the right to renounce your clan at any time and declare your complete separation from the family. ”

The so-called suzerainty is the so-called suzerain, patriarch and all the masters who provide refuge for the vassals in the Holy Law, and when he dies, the vassal relationship of all those who are dependent on his patronage is automatically dissolved, but these vassals will naturally gain a right at the same time as they are free, that is, they will have the right to demand that the successors of the deceased masters and their families continue to provide them with refuge. In other words, within the time limit of the validity of the suzerainty, as long as the vassal proposes to be attached, the heir and the family must accept it unconditionally. Therefore, Gu Hanhan proposed to extend the effective time limit of the suzerainty in exchange, which is equivalent to making all the great nobles easily invincible, attacking when they advance, and defending when they retreat, and the conditions are so generous that people have nothing to say. The great nobles, who were ashamed of this, also laughed generously, and turned actively to support the engagement agreement after the expiration of the three-year mourning period, or even a little longer, and it would be no problem for His Excellency Anthony to come back to shelter them when the time limit for the final breakthrough was near.

But as a result, the small and medium-sized families and independent vassals in the lower echelons of the clan were not happy. Unlike the big nobles, small and medium-sized families and independent vassals never valued the so-called freedom - they finally climbed to the status of either a manor noble, or a frontier noble, or a temple knight by selling their bodies, because it is not a joke that they give up halfway because of the death of a master!

The unification of these small and medium-sized families and independent vassals is that they are not fully developed, their bodies are thin and their strength is insufficient, and they cannot independently withstand the wind, frost, rain and snow of the Acropolis power field with their own strength, not to mention seeking expansion. It is easy for them to take their share of the inheritance distribution, but it is difficult to say whether they will be self-reliant, rely on pawns to survive or be plundered. In fact, independence is always the best policy, because the autonomous may not be able to reborn, and if you don't want to challenge the 1 in 10,000 chance of failure and finally fail to retreat to the universe to redo the ranger grass coward, you have to dedicate your loyalty to seek refuge. And compared with taking the inheritance to serve other powerful nobles, it is obviously more beneficial to stay in the Duran family. After all, even if the Duran family does not have a suzerain, it is also a powerful nobleman, and it is a thorn branch that has not faded for thousands of years, which is enough to provide them with protection. Therefore, the condition of extending the title of suzerainty is actually useless for them, but only increases the difficulty of their choice, and even harms their possible interests.

In fact, the situation they face is much more complex. Because the suzerainty could be extended to the entire sect, the acropolis nobles who became independent from the sect were often obliged to accept and shelter the rest of the weak families and independent vassals like the main family. And under David Duran, in addition to Duran's own family, there are indeed many great nobles who are qualified to provide this kind of protection, which gives the lower vassals room to choose. If it weren't for Gu Hanhan and the matter of joining the sect, with the withering of the Duran family's talents and the political incompetence of the current patriarch, Mr. Dulan, it would indeed be possible for many small and medium-sized families and independent vassals to abandon them and switch to the other big nobles in the sect. But now that they have the hope of potential people to become rich, but the hope is on the horizon in three years, the risk of them having to make a choice is very high.

First of all, it was impossible for them to follow the example of the great nobles and retain their independence from the suzerainty, because they simply did not have the ability to be independent. Let them have no shelter and only rely on their own struggle in this flesh-eating and blood-eating acropolis, let alone three years, they may not be able to insist on getting it for three months.

Second, it seems that choosing a big nobleman to invest first is a good way to avoid risks and ensure income in drought and flood, but this conservative plan is obviously not feasible. If there are really any changes in the past three years, if the three years have passed smoothly, and the potential inherits the sect as scheduled, then the relationship between the great nobles and the big nobles should be the same vassal status but there is a gap in rank, but it will suddenly become a different status of master and slave, and no one will be willing.

So, in the end, staying in the Duran family, and, knocking on the board, the matter of adding Anthony to the sect master is now, and it will become a reality now, not three years later is the most in their interests.

As a result, the lower-level vassals clamored one after another, demanding that Gu Hanhan and Anthony must get married immediately after the funeral. If they really can't get married, then at least they should also make a starry vow together and announce their engagement.

The combined strength of the small and medium-sized families and the lower-level vassals of the independent knights in these sects is less than one-tenth of that of the great nobles, but the number is indeed more than a hundred times that of the great nobles, and the vast majority of the people in the conference room are their people. Therefore, once they quarreled, Gu Hanhan suddenly felt like he was caught in the vast sea of the people's war. Everywhere she was being forced to marry, but when she looked around, she couldn't even find who was fighting her. Gu Hanhan deliberately delayed and called Anthony to cooperate in an engagement scene, but he was not sure whether Anthony was willing to pretend to make a starry vow, so he held the ring and hesitated.

The great nobles were also troubled, after all, all vassals were nominally equal, and it was difficult to suppress them by force alone in a one-person-one-vote inheritance meeting. So they decided to make some concessions, and it was better to throw a few flesh and bones at the poor devils than to tell them to stir up the good situation. After a brief discussion with several other nobles, the patriarch Theodore once again expressed his willingness to give up about one-tenth of his share of the inheritance and to remain in the clan, whether it was their dedication to the extension of the clan or alimony to the master's widow. As for the Oath of the Stars, they thought it was completely unnecessary, and who would doubt a person who was gloriously blessed by the god of the universe?

The lower vassals quarreled with each other, and in the end most of them expressed their willingness to accept the plan, while the remaining handful, although they were unwilling, had no choice but to accept it.

In the seat next to Patriarch Theodore, Philip looked at the chaotic scene and whispered to his father, "Why don't you take this opportunity to force him to take the oath of the stars?"

This is the first time Philip has spoken today. He had always been in a state of mind before, especially after Anthony accompanied Gu Hanhan into the conference room, his face was even more pale, as if he was communicating with the god of the universe. Patriarch Theodore thought he was sad about the death of his friend and the love behind him, so he didn't care, just thought it was a boyish cuteness. Now that the son of the precious heir had spoken, Chief Theodore's heart was very relieved.

"Did you figure it out? He happily patted Philip on the shoulder, "Good son, don't follow the poor example of those nouveau riche hillbillies, and when you see a potential person, you will pounce on us as if you want to die, we are thorny branches." ”

"Is it possible for the sect master to have it by forcing him to rob him? You have to talk about politics!" he said contemptuously, "It is certainly cool to force him to swear now, but who can stand it when he becomes a climate in the future and wants to come back?"

Philip felt that his father's style was very inconsistent with his usual mediocrity, and he couldn't help but say depressedly: "Just for this?

Patriarch Theodore laughed: "This is not called a long night and a lot of dreams, this is called slow things to come true." Three years is just right. In the past three years, many things can be seen clearly. There is calm in every major event, and the affairs of the universe are complicated, and it is not enough to work hard with courage alone! Good boy, you are still too young-"