May 30, 139 AH, the city of Byrons. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Gray took the letter from Lorton City and stared at the ceiling.

Marriage......

Gray's brow twitched, his gaze sank, and he read the letter that the king of the kingdom of Alt had written to Mel again.

The Kingdom of Elt wants to marry the Kingdom of Byron - to be precise, the Kingdom of Elt wants to marry a princess named Leah to Mel. There are many similarities between the Elts and the Lettings, such as the nobility of both races are magicians, but the Leting nobles use Letin magic, and the Elt nobles use Alt magic. Unlike the male-dominated Leiting people, the Elts pay attention to the equality of men and women in terms of inheritance rights, and the earlier they are born, the higher the priority of inheritance.

In June, Princess Leah would be twenty-three years old. She had not been engaged to anyone until then, because she was the eldest daughter of the eldest son of the king's eldest son, the king's great-eldest granddaughter, and had the highest inheritance rights among her contemporaries. Once the daughter of the Elt nobleman is determined to be the heir, the husband will most likely be married. Although the Elts pay attention to the equality of men and women in terms of inheritance rights, they are still dominated by men in marriage. The Elts allowed polygamy, and women had to change their surnames after marriage, and for the Elt men, it was not a glamorous thing to be rich.

Therefore, the female heirs of the Elt nobility were usually engaged late, and some did not even find a betrothal until they were twenty-seven or eighteen years old, and they were already nearly thirty years old when they got married. Fortunately, the Elt nobles, like the Leiding nobles, lived a long life and aged slowly, and women looked about the same as twenty when they reached the age of thirty.

Sometimes the Elt nobles who have a female heir will not let the man in, for example, the man is also a nobleman and owns a territory. As long as the man agrees not to marry again, the woman will not force the man to marry. In this way, the eldest son (daughter) of the two has the right to inherit both domains. At that time, it depends on which side of the man or woman is stronger, and can get the support of the eldest son (woman), and the party who receives the support will be regarded as the "primary successor" by the heir, and the other party will be the "secondary successor".

The heir will change the surname to the primary successor, so that the territory of the secondary successor will be merged into the family of the primary successor. However, the family of the secondary successor still has the right to claim the territory, and once the owner of the territory is related to the family for more than three generations, the family of the secondary successor has the right to take back the territory and elect the heirs of the territory according to the inheritance priority of the territory.

This type of inheritance may seem reasonable, but don't forget that this is an Eltic inheritance law and does not apply to foreigners. If a woman from an Elt's noble family marries a man from a Leiting nobleman's family, and the first child born to them is a boy, and the boy happens to be inclined to his mother's family, the territory of the Laitt nobles will be annexed by the Alt's nobles.

There is no talk of the Leiting people returning their family territory, so this annexation is a complete annexation. Although the owner of the territory is a man with a Letin accent, his surname is Elt, and his heart is on the Elt. In other words, he is a spiritual Elt, and he will think about the Elts in everything.

If the first child born to the two is a girl, then there is nothing to say. Unless there is no male in the family, the women of Leiding have no inheritance rights. The girl can directly change her surname and inherit her mother's territory, without any threat to her mother's family. Even if the boy leaned towards his father's side, the Elts could find an opportunity to take back their territory. If the other side does not agree, then there is no choice but to go to war.

Now, the Elt Kingdom wants to marry Princess Leah, the heir to the throne, to King Myer, which at first glance looks like it is getting closer to the Byronic Kingdom, but in fact it is peeking into the territory of the Byronic Kingdom. If Princess Leah gives birth to a boy, and the boy listens to his mother, Leah suppresses Mel and forces him to make his son the heir to the throne, then the kingdom of Byron will be united by the kingdom of Elt.

Don't forget, now the Kingdom of Byron is uniting the Kingdom of Tairong, and Mel is the first king of the Kingdom of Tairong, and his heir is the heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Tairong. Unless Mel separates the kingdoms of Byron and the kingdoms of Taijon and allows the two sons to inherit the throne separately, the kingdom of Tayron will also be united by the kingdom of Ayrt.

Even if Princess Leah doesn't succeed, the Elt Kingdom has nothing to lose. Even if Maier does not let Leah have children, or murders Leah's children, there are alternate heirs in the country, and the kingdom of Alt will definitely not fall into the hands of Maier. Because the two countries had a marriage, the relationship naturally became close, which was also a good thing for the Elt Kingdom.

The territory of the Kingdom of Byron is not large, and there are not many people, and its comprehensive strength is not as good as the unified Tairong Kingdom, but they have the entire Ilibi League as the backing, and the Egus Kingdom as an ally. The countries surrounding the civil strife in the kingdom of Euguz all know that more than half of the royal family members died, and King Ramogis became the only seedling, and only one daughter remained.

Now that his daughter is married to Mel, and her children have grown up in the city of Byrons, they are sure to have a deep affection for the kingdom of Byrons. In this way, three generations of Ramogis grandchildren will be allies of the Kingdom of Byrons, and as long as it is managed properly, the alliance between the two countries will continue forever.

Maier was a Leiding nobleman and had a long lifespan, and unless he voluntarily abdicated, his son would have to wait a long time to inherit the throne. During this period, the Kingdom of Elt and the Kingdom of Byron have been in a state of marriage, which can be regarded as half an ally, which can effectively enhance the strength of the Kingdom of Elt.

In the political arena, you really can't take things lightly.

Gray shook his head helplessly, took out two new envelopes, put the letter in his hand into one of the envelopes, and then wrote a letter to Mel and placed it in the other. He sealed the envelope with wax and sent someone to the front line of Chaoxinguo.

The troops on the front line were advancing, getting farther and farther away from the city of Byrons, and Mel's location was not easy to find. By the time the letter reached Maier, it was June 8.

Mel didn't know much about the Elt inheritance law, and after reading King Elt's letter, he just frowned, and then began to think about how to talk to his wives about it. After reading Gray's letter, he knew that this marriage was a trap, which would be beneficial to the Elt Kingdom, and if Mel was unlucky and mishandled, the Byron Kingdom would likely fall into the hands of the Elt Kingdom.

If you don't accept the marriage, it is equivalent to saying to the Kingdom of Elt: I don't want to have a good relationship with you. This is not conducive to the development of relations between the two countries, and at present the Kingdom of Byron needs to establish good relations with the Kingdom of Ayrt. As long as the Kingdom of Byron and the Kingdom of Elt have good relations, it is equivalent to the Ilibi League, the Kingdom of Tairong and the Kingdom of Egus all have good relations with the Kingdom of Elt. If the two sides can form a military alliance, this vast alliance will become the most powerful power in the new world, and there is no one.

A strong country may be besieged by multiple powers, but a strong alliance is not. After the war in the kingdom of Chaoxin and the war of the nobles of Taeyong, Mel needs a stable environment and a lot of time. He needs to bring the Tayon elves into contact with the Ilibi and integrate them into a unified nation as much as possible.

Integrating countries is a long process, and Mel needs an ally strong enough to deter other countries. Emperor Ira didn't know how long he would live, and his heir would inherit the throne, but not necessarily his father's legacy. The Kingdom of Elt is a great place to befriend, and there is no conflict of interest between the Byrens family and the Kingdom of Elt until the Byrons father and son have decided on a final path. As long as there are no conflicts of interest, the alliance can be maintained.

For the Byron father and son, the ideal situation is that even if Emperor Ira dies, his son can inherit his legacy, so that the Byron father and son have a powerful helper, and the danger of integrating the country will be greatly reduced. But Emperor Ira is now not sure of the heir's line, his eldest son is very capable, but his personality is eccentric, no one can read his heart, and the other princes do not approve of his father's ideas.

On the one hand, he does not approve at all, and on the other hand, he may not approve of it, and Emperor Ira can only choose the latter, so there is still a glimmer of hope. Now Emperor Ira sends letters to Gray every month, and the content of each letter is almost the same, nothing more than that he has succeeded in renewing his life and can live a few more months, so that Gray can rest assured.

Just in case, the Byrons had to get on good terms with the Kingdom of Elt, so Mel had to accept the marriage. He now has five sons, and even if Xiaoxiao doesn't let Hart inherit the throne, won't there be four more sons to choose from? Even if Leah had a son, the youngest of the six sons, Mel had good reason not to let him inherit the throne.

Belch...... He's my child, and I'm calculating him before he was born, is that appropriate?

Mel didn't like the aristocratic way of thinking, and incidentally got tired of the political marriages of the aristocracy.

Will that princess named Leah take a liking to me?

If she doesn't like me, will the two of us still have a happy marriage?

If the two of us are unhappy, so will our children...... Abominable politics!

Mel resisted the urge to shred the letter, closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths.

Pitfall...... Trap, huh?

When Maier opened his eyes again, there was a determined glint in his pupils.

Even if it's a bottomless pit, I'm going to fill it!!

Thinking of this, Maier made up his mind. He wants to crush the conspiracy of the Elt Kingdom, and he wants Princess Leah and her children to live happily ever after.

On the same day, Wei Xu returned to Byron City with Yijuan's son.

Wei Xu only brought his personal entourage back, and the large army was still resting on the front line. On the way, Wei Xu and the little boy were already acquainted. Wei Xu saw that the little boy was withdrawn and knew that his heart had been hurt, so he took the initiative to tell him about his childhood experience. After listening to Wei Xu's experience, the little boy resonated, and he, who was not close to anyone, talked a lot to Wei Xu.

For example, he doesn't believe in affection because he has never felt it. He also doesn't believe in friendship and love, as his parents are only superficially in love, and the peers he plays with are all playing with him because of his aristocratic status. The six-year-old boy also said to Wei Xu that feelings are just used to fool children.

Wei Xu told the little boy that he had only lived for six years and had not seen much. Family, friendship and love all exist, but the little boy doesn't have the opportunity to touch them.

“…… When you get to the city of Byrons, you will be able to experience the affection of family. Your mother washes her face with tears every day because she misses you, and if it weren't for that, I wouldn't have beaten the city of Lai's family and tried every means to snatch you back. ”

"For me...... Wash your face with tears every day......"

The little boy's heart was warm, and then there was a pain. It was a fresh feeling he had never felt before. He savored it for a while, then looked at Wei Xu suspiciously.

"Mother washes her face with tears every day for me, and you attack the city of the Laimao family for your mother, and take me back. That is, my mother loves me, and you love my mother, is that true? ”

"Uh...... This one...... This one...... How can I say it......" Wei Xu scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, "I've only met your mother a few times, and she's a good woman...... But...... But the woman I like is not her, but someone else. ”

"Then why did you try to save me for your mother's sake?"

"Ah...... This one...... In fact...... That's what that woman wants......"

"Does that woman also wash her face with tears every day for me?"

"Uh...... This one...... This one......"

Wei Xu never thought that he would be stumped by a six-year-old boy. It took a lot of effort for him to make the little boy understand that he was trying to save him in order to be handsome in front of the woman he liked. The little boy was a little disappointed when he heard this, he was disappointed not because Wei Xu came to save himself because he was handsome in front of the woman he liked, but because Wei Xu didn't like his mother. After these days of contact, the little boy has fallen in love with Wei Xu and wants him to be his father. But Wei Xu didn't like his mother, but liked another woman, so Wei Xu couldn't be his father.