A woman who is able to attract other women or be attracted to other women is half a man in her own right.

– Otto Weininger (Austrian philosopher)

"Count Abraham, I understand your concerns, but it is not so easy to fight with tigers. The Marquis of Bedouin, who was silent and did not speak, said worriedly: "People do not hurt the tiger, but the tiger may not have the heart of cannibalism!"

"Your Excellency the Governor, you don't have to worry too much about whether the tiger has the heart to eat people, because no matter how fierce the tiger is, there are still stronger hunters who can deter the tiger, so even if the tiger has the heart to eat people, it does not have the courage to eat people, this is the key. ”

"Cannibal Heart, Hunter, Cannibal Gall?" The more he thought about it, the more confused the Marquis Bedouin became, and what annoyed him the most on weekdays was this way of speaking similar to playing dumb riddles;

"Your Excellency the Governor, if you regard General Bai Feng as a fierce tiger that chooses people to devour, then we are just ordinary people who are allowed to be slaughtered by the tigers, and our Emperor Majesty who is far away in the imperial capital is a hunter who can deter the tigers.

Even though General Bai Feng has 300,000 elite soldiers, he still has to obey His Majesty's orders and hand over the provinces of Brojansson and Toulon that he led his army to recover to you and the Marquis of Montauban, which is a manifestation of the relationship between the hunter and the tiger. ”

Count Abraham's words, the eyes of the Marquis of Bedouin became brighter and brighter, until the last sentence was finished, and I felt that Abraham said that the Marquis of Bedouin, who was in his heart, immediately clapped and applauded:

"That's right! No matter how strong his soldiers are in Bai Feng's hands, no matter how invincible he is, isn't he still the general of my Heavenly Dragon Empire? As long as we have the support of His Majesty the Emperor, Bai Feng will not dare to do anything to us, this is our invincible capital!"

Seeing that the Marquis of Bedouin deviated more and more from his own meaning, and the other nobles listened more and more excited, Count Abraham, who was becoming more and more depressed in his heart, had to forcibly restrain his urge to leave, and continued to explain to the almost incorrigible Marquis of Bedouin:

"Your Excellency the Governor, no matter how powerful His Majesty the Emperor is, he cannot change the most basic fact: that is, His Majesty the Emperor is thousands of miles away in the imperial capital, and it is impossible for him to make any timely and effective response to the changes in the situation in our Brojansson Province. ”

"Didn't you just say that Bai Feng, who has a heavy army, is just a tiger, and His Majesty the Emperor is a hunter who deters the tiger, since we have hunters who can deter the tiger, why can't we use the power of the hunter to suppress this tiger that chooses people to devour?"

"Because while the hunter suppresses the tiger, he also needs the tiger for him to drive and devour the enemy for him, just imagine, between us ordinary people and the fierce tiger of Bai Feng, will our Emperor choose the tiger of Bai Feng or choose us?"

"Of course, it's the choice ......" Marquis Bedouin, who wanted to directly say that he chose himself and others, thought about the dilemma of two-front warfare that the empire was now facing, and he didn't have the confidence to say his own answer.

"Of course, I chose the tiger of General Bai Feng!" Count Abraham, who gave the correct answer for the Marquis of Bedouin, said bluntly: "Today's empire needs a fierce general like Bai Feng who can fight well, not a nobleman like us who governs the place. ”

"Huh......" Marquis Bedouin, who breathed a sigh of relief, first sorted out his somewhat disordered thoughts, and then said helplessly: "Count Abraham, what you said is indeed reasonable; ”

"So, Your Excellency the Governor, we can't use His Majesty's power to suppress Bai Feng, and we can barely even sit on an equal footing with Bai Feng, and if we want to truly gain a foothold in the province of Brojancson, we must share the ruling power with Bai Feng and let him recognize our existence. ”

However, not all patients can take bitter medicine, and not all superiors can listen to the advice of the contrary.

After Count Abraham's tirade came to an end, the Marquis of Bedouin, who knew that what the other party said was reasonable, still couldn't help but give an eviction order: "Count Abraham, you have also worked hard today, so go back and rest early." ”

"Your Excellency the Governor...... "The unrelenting Earl of Abraham wanted to say something more, but was directly interrupted by the Marquis of Bedouin: "If any of you feel more tired, go back to rest with Count Abraham first, and the others will stay with Count Hamilton." ”

With that, the Marquis de Bedouin closed his eyes and made a look of recuperation, and the Earl of Abraham, who knew that it was useless to talk more, had to leave the Doge's palace with reluctance and disappointment with the Marquis de Bedouin.

Except for the Earl of Hamilton, who was clearly loyal to the Marquis of Bedouin, only six of the other six earls, six viscounts, six barons, and six knights chose to leave with the Marquis of Bedouin.

For the earls, viscounts, and barons who have benefited a lot, instead of approaching Bai Feng, who rejects themselves and others, it is better to completely fall to the Marquis of Bedouin, who can give them and others a chance to make a comeback, this is the imperial aristocracy who puts the interests of the family first.

Comparatively speaking, those knights who had a small family business, did not receive much benefit from the Marquis of Bedouin, and most of them were knights who had been knighted by military exploits, chose to approach Bai Feng, who had turned them away.

In fact, in the eyes of many imperial nobles, knights are not real nobles at all, so that knights are always sneered at and maliciously ostracized by higher nobles when they get along with other nobles.

Bai Feng's emphasis on military merits is obvious to everyone, and from this point of view alone, the nobles of the knight rank are more willing to follow Bai Feng, who only values military merits and no matter their background, but they all lack an opportunity to follow Bai Feng.

After Count Abraham and the six knight representatives had all left, the Marquis of Bedouin, who was frowning, asked the nobles who remained: "Do you think we should compromise with Bai Feng, or use Your Majesty's strength to fight with Bai Feng?"

"Your Excellency the Governor, you are the rightful supreme ruler of our province of Brojansund, and your orders are the mission of our Hamilton family, and whatever you decide, we Hamilton will follow in your footsteps!"

The Hamilton family, who had already received five towns, was completely tied to the chariot of the Marquis of Bedouin, and for the Earl of Hamilton, who had made up his mind, all he could now do was to assist the Marquis of Bedouin as much as he could, and follow the Marquis of Bedouin with all his heart.

"We also obey the orders of His Excellency the Governor!" As the Earl of Hamilton took the lead in speaking, the other nobles who remained immediately made their position and that of their family clear to the Marquis of Bedouin in unison.

"Okay, since you are all willing to follow me, then we will take the Fire Legion outside the city as the first target, and next, the task of all of us is to work together to turn the 30,000 soldiers of the Fire Legion under Bai Feng's command into the 30,000 soldiers of the Fire Legion under our command!

Once this task is accomplished, the mighty province of Brojansson will truly become our province, and when the time comes, each of you will be able to take over your family's fiefdom and live a comfortable and prosperous life again!"

"Follow the Governor to the death!" the representatives of the nobility, attracted by the bright prospects described by the Marquis of Bedouin, shouted in unison again.