"Yes, my lord, Angel is going to join the army in the future, and Lord Gale is a member of the commanding department!" Villa also persuaded him. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The Count was silent, and Villa's words were to the point.

Whether it is Matthew, Angele, or Dayal, they will all serve in the army in the future, which is the sacred responsibility of the children of the nobility. Although by virtue of their power, under normal circumstances, the children return to the family after entering the army, exercising in non-dangerous positions. But if Gail, who is in the command department, has an opinion on the three of Matthew, he can mobilize the three children to dangerous places with a single sentence, such as the Gangaru Battle Fort behind Shining City, which is at the forefront of the battle against the orcs.

If this happens, it will undoubtedly be a huge threat to all three. The cultivation of an heir is not something that can be completed in a day or two, and the loss of an excellent heir is no less than the accidental death of the head of the family.

Listening to the sincere persuasion of the two viscounts, the earl's originally casual expression gradually disappeared, replaced by solemnity and seriousness, and a faint wrinkle appeared on his smooth forehead again.

In fact, even if he is an earl with noble royal blood, he cannot but consider the safety of his heir. What's more, Matthew is by far the best kid in his own family.

A strong body, a handsome face, a brilliant mind, elegant words and deeds, good popularity and excellent leadership, all these are all painstakingly shaped by the Earl's painstaking efforts for nearly twenty years.

Twenty years is a lot of time for anyone. If it weren't for the Holy Land, even if he was a king, how could his life be dozens or twenty years?

Count Alpha is forty years old, and he has only two children, although they are both boys, but it seems that the age and state of the eldest son are more suitable to take over the family, not to mention, he is still the eldest son, and it is also in line with the tradition of nobility to appoint him as heir.

Moreover, he does not have time to train his younger son, even if the younger son shows stronger abilities than his elder brother in the future! Age, time, and rules are not allowed!

That being the case, Count Alpha certainly did not want the advice of the two viscounts to come true. Not to mention that they themselves are the party that is at fault, even if this does not happen, just considering that they may have to ask Gale to help him make it convenient in the command department in the future, Count Alpha will never want to offend Viscount Gael, the general in the army, at this time.

After a moment of silence, Count Alpha finally straightened his posture, and he said to Villa and Nottingham with a little seriousness: "I agree with you, this matter really cannot be delayed any longer. If we wait for the parents of other children to go first, it will be quite rude for us. We can't let that happen. ”

Villa and Nottingham smiled when they heard this, and at the same time admired the Earl's heart: "Your heart can encompass the sea, my lord, we are very happy for your decision. ”

Nottingham then asked, "So, my lord, are we going together?"

Villa stared at the earl at the same time, this is also a problem, if one earl and two viscounts come to the door at the same time, not only will their status be reduced, but they may also make the other party dissatisfied, thinking that they are taking advantage of the oppression, which will be counterproductive.

The earl shook his head immediately: "This is not good, originally we were a small mistake, if the three of us go together, people who don't know the inside story will think that we are going to apologize instead of apologizing, and a small mistake will become a big mistake, which will have a great impact on our respective families, and it is absolutely undesirable." ”

Villa and Nottingham, the two viscounts, nodded in agreement. If you do what Nottingham says, some unspoken rules between the nobility will be broken, such as the active and passive problems between superiors and subordinates. Although this will definitely solve the problem, the impact will be just as bad, and once it reaches the ears of other nobles, especially the nobles of other cities or even the royal capital, I am afraid that they will be laughed at by those boring nobles.

And the nobles value face the most, if one of the two nobles seriously cuts the face of the other, even if there is no resentment before, after this, the two families will definitely become mortal enemies.

The reason is simple: in the absence of a detailed scientific determination of ability, fame itself can largely represent the ability and character of a nobleman, and this is undoubtedly closely linked to profit.

Think about it, if a nobleman who is about to become the lord of the city is withdrawn by the king due to a sudden scandal, how much benefit will he lose?

It is very considerable, even if it is a small town with a population of less than 5,000, the loss caused by this tragedy is definitely more than 1,000 gold coins, and this is calculated on a monthly basis! In a year, I am afraid that 15,000 gold coins will not be able to stop, which is like a pain in the heart of any family.

"So, let's go and test it first? The two of us go together, and I think that the status of both parties is just equal, and with our sincerity, I believe that there will be a happy result. Nottingham laughed at this, and in his mind, this ending was almost the most likely answer, and there was no one.

The Earl pondered for a moment and smiled: "Although Viscount Nottingham's words are also reasonable, I think that as Matthew, who is most involved in this matter, I should take him to apologize first, so as not to be rude, if I go after you, Viscount Gale will inevitably think that I am using my status to suppress him, too arrogant." This would be contrary to the original intent of apology. How about you, two generous gentlemen, leave the charge to me, and I believe I'll give you a good start!"

Villa and Viscount Nottingham looked at each other. Of course, the sooner the apology is the better, and sincerity is the most important thing. But, though he did not want to be preempted, the Count was their immediate superior, and was a leader in the first place, and it was obviously unwise to disobey the opinion of the superior in such a trivial matter.

So, the two had to agree with a smile against their will.

The Earl, who had been observing the two of them, nodded in satisfaction, a smug look flashing in his eyes. He has always been good at using his noble identity, which is not only useful to the two viscounts in front of him, but also to the Viscount Gael, who is about to meet, Alpha believes!

"If that's the case, then you go first, and we'll go later. However, how to solve the problem of gift money, please show me so that we can make preparations. The two exchanged a few glances before asking a question. Again, this is a key question.

The middle finger of the Earl's right hand unconsciously clasped the armrest of the sofa with a muffled sound.

"How much do you want to give? I am afraid of Gale if I send too much to make others laugh, and I don't expect the other party to be satisfied if I send too little, and the goal of my trip is to make the other party really satisfied, contradictory, this is indeed a problem!" Earl Alpha muttered a few times in his heart, but he didn't have a certain idea, so he looked at Nottingham, who was still smiling.

"What do you think, Viscount Nottingham?"

Nottingham didn't expect this problem to come back to his head, he and Villa had planned to use the earl's gift money as the standard, and reduce it by about 500 gold coins, but they didn't expect this troublesome problem to come back so soon in a blink of an eye.

Viscount Nottingham was a little worried, and as soon as the words about money came out, it would be difficult to change them. If he is high, it is obvious that the count will not be happy, because the count can only be higher than him. If he made a small amount, the Earl was pleased, because the Earl could add more and widen the gap between them to please Gail, but Gale would not necessarily be satisfied with his bid, which was a thankless task at all.

Seeing that the scene was at an impasse again, Villa couldn't help but secretly scold the earl for being an old fox, wanting to benefit but unwilling to come forward, and letting him take advantage of all the advantages, and the loss was his two low titles.

Earl Alpha was thinking while thinking in Nottingham, but this moment of silence made him suddenly understand the most important goal of this trip: yes, it was to appease Gale so that he would not only not hold a grudge against his son Matthew, but also be truly satisfied with the earl's apology.

The answer is clearly no!

Thinking of this, Count Alpha smirked, and he buckled the armrest of the sofa a little harder, and the sound of a bang immediately caught the attention of the two viscounts who were in deep thought.

"Both, since you don't have the right number yet, it's up to me to set a standard. The Count's sudden change of heart made the viscounts confused about his true thoughts, so they nodded obediently in agreement.

"Very good, I think so, I will give out 2,000 gold coins, plus a set of swordsman equipment worth 1,000 gold coins, I think, this is enough to show my sincerity! As for you, how about 1,500 gold coins? This amount is very consistent with the status of the two!" The Earl smiled and made arrangements, and seemed to take good care of them, and the difference between the two shouted 1,000 gold coins, which was a very considerable amount.

After exchanging glances again, Nottingham smiled dryly and said, "The idea of the adults is very good, and this price is indeed very suitable for our identity and status. But ......" he cleared his throat and spoke again: "If it were an ordinary situation, of course such a gift would be appropriate, but now that our children have made mistakes, it would seem that we are too arrogant to use the usual rules. My family and Viscount Villa's family are both big families that pay attention to etiquette and etiquette, and such a rude thing must never be done. Moreover, if you take 10,000 steps back and say, even if it is set at such a number now, the relatives at home will not agree to it when you go back. ”

Seeing that his words caused the Earl to frown, Nottingham was slightly uneasy, so he had to wink at Billia.

Viscount Villa understood, and immediately said: "Viscount Nottingham's words are very reasonable, and I think so too." My lord, why don't you raise it a little more, then Nottingham and I can come up with a more appropriate number?"

The Earl scolded the old fox, of course he understood what the other party meant. Villa's words were not so much asking him to raise the number as it was forcing himself to agree to it.

The indemnity of 3,000 gold coins is already equivalent to one-tenth of his annual income, which is quite a lot. It's just that Count Alpha still has a heartache feeling, let alone raising it again. So he couldn't agree with anything.

Thinking of this, Count Alpha is also a little helpless, he has already taken advantage of his identity before, and if he wants to use his identity to pressure the other party, he will look very arrogant, and it is obviously not a smart act to cross the rules in order to take advantage of a little profit.

"Okay, then I'll still have three thousand, and the two of you will each have 2,500 gold coins, this is a suitable arrangement, and you won't have any more opinions, right?" Although the earl was in an inquiring tone, the two viscounts who had been in the officialdom for a long time certainly understood that in fact, the boss had not achieved his goal and was already impatient. So the two of them immediately agreed with a smile.

The apology was thus decided, and the three highest-ranking nobles made arrangements without any notice to the others. As for the barons and lords who have also offended the Viscount of Gael, who will pay attention to their feelings?

And the real murderer of the Sith family, hmph, it is not something that can be solved by apologies and gift money, I believe that the noble court of Glorious City has prepared a summons bill.

After the two viscounts, Villa and Nottingham, took their leave, and Earl Alpha returned to his study.

Matthew is still standing there honestly. The earl looked at his son's appearance and knew that he should not have moved during the period of time he had been away. This act of sincere repentance made him very satisfied, and even the heartache of losing three thousand gold coins just now was eliminated a lot.

"Alright, sit down. Count Alpha sat back in his chair, and after assuming a comfortable position, he waved casually to his son Matthew.

"Yes, father. Matthew also had some leg soreness at this time, but after all, he was the strength of a junior swordsman, and this little soreness was nothing to him. In his heart, as long as he let his father know the sincerity of his repentance, he will not complain even if he stands for a day.

"Do you know how much money our family lost just now, just because of your stupid and impulsive words?" the middle finger of the Earl's right hand lightly clasped the arm of the chair, and his eyes turned to observe his son's expression.

Matthew was startled and his mind was spinning, and the question stopped him. He had never experienced anything like this, and he was not at the scene just now, so how could he know the exact number. Moreover, he did not dare to say anything. Otherwise, it will definitely cause a new round of anger from my father.

Matthew had no choice but to lower his head and replied cautiously: "No matter how much, please deduct it from my monthly disposable gold coins, this is what I provoked, and I should bear it." ”

This answer was quite surprising to Count Alpha, so he smiled and nodded slightly, with a very relieved expression.

"It's good, suffering losses is often the best opportunity for people to learn from experience and become more mature. As a father, I am very happy that you can have such a responsibility. Remember, nobles aren't just wastes who know how to eat, drink, and be merry, and when it's time to charge, our arms are strong enough to lift the heaviest swords and withstand the harshest blows. "The Count wasted no time in educating his son.

"Yes father, I will take your words to heart!" Matthew understood his father's intentions, and his answer was equally categorical.

"Well, it's good, maybe I can't understand it for a while, because the true meaning of responsibility is always from practice, not from words. So if you have just told me that you have understood what I mean, then I will be angry and teach you a hard lesson!" the Count was even more satisfied, and the kindness in his eyes fell on Matthew's afterglow, and his heart was warm, and his head was lowered.