Early the next morning, Art crawled out of the thick woolen blanket, washed and carefully shaved off his beard, and then put on the cotton silk robe specially prepared for the audience, which was quite delicately tailored, tied a jeweled cowhide belt, and stepped on a pair of deerskin boots, which was already a year and a half of an ordinary farmer's work.

Of course, Art is not short of more luxurious clothes, but he doesn't need to carry those bells and whistles when he is out on the expedition, and there are no tailors in Besançon City for him to choose from, so be it, it's already good.

But when the court's attendants arrived at the hotel near noon, Art realized how casual she was.

Also baronial, the hereditary lord Caitland pays attention to the crimson velvet coat with a hundred times white fur edges, the gold silk brocade belt, the hat is inlaid with two minks, and there is a light-colored silver ring on the crown, and the silver circle is decorated with 6 silver balls, which is the highest standard of clothing belonging to the Baron's lord, and then it is considered transgression.

Such a gorgeous baronial dress is afraid to wear a full set of fine long-sleeved chain mail or a dozen or so ploughing oxen.

As soon as Caitland went out, he immediately attracted the envy of everyone, but Art was not interested in this outfit, in his eyes, Caitland's outfit was not as good-looking as his own.

Art pouted, straddled his horse and walked side by side with the court attendants in the direction of the palace hall.

It should be noted that Sir Banting, the advisor of the Jonah Frontier Garrison, was not yet eligible for such an audience, he was a knight of the Inner House under the Earl of Balwyn, and his military merits were not enough to be promoted to baron, although Art had added his name to the reconquest of the Four Cities in the East. Later, Balwyn will be rewarded on behalf of the court.

There is another implication in this that ordinary knights are just unpopular lords, they are still a little far from the nobility in the strict sense, in fact, the baron is the last rank of nobility. Unless summoned by the court, the knight has no right to request an audience.

Caitland was different, as a baron, he had already become a nobleman, and Art highlighted his military exploits in the merit book, so he deserved to meet the new king

Arriving at the palace gate, Yate and the others jumped off their horses and unloaded their weapons, and the weapons and retinue had to stay outside the palace gate.

Besançon's court was still intact, and when Bernard and his son Robert withdrew from Besançon, they were reluctant to destroy the palace, which had cost countless efforts and money from their ancestors, leaving him intact to Flender.

Needless to say, the palace was heavily guarded and carved with pillars, and Art and Caitland followed side by side with their guides and chamberlains on their way to the center of the kingdom's rule.

It is the tallest and most luxurious building in Besançon, and it is from the iron seat of the Great Hall that the ruler of the Count of Burgundy gives orders to the kingdom.

Walking slowly to the front of the main hall, more than 20 heavy-armored guards wearing dark plate armor, wearing bucket helmets, and holding contradictory axes stood in two rows in the open space in front of the door of the hall.

The guide led the two of them to the door of the palace, explained the etiquette of the audience to the two, and then told the two of them that the prince Flender in the main hall was convening a meeting of important ministers, and asked the two of them to wait for a while, and then retreated.

The two of them stood upright at the door of the temple and didn't dare to approach the door of the temple to eavesdrop, not to mention the two tower-like soldiers standing in front of the gate, and it was impossible for the thick door of the temple to make a sound.

The guide officer calculated the time, and the two of them did not wait long for the temple door to open, and seven or eight important ministers came out of the temple gate in turn.

The leader of Art, who knew him, was the head of Flender's Earl's Earl's mansion in the Earl of Longxia, and the chief steward glanced at Yat when he came out, and nodded his head in greeting.

When the third person came out, Art was stunned, "Father-in-law?" You"

Galvin, dressed in a satin robe, smiled and glanced at Arterby, making a silent gesture, "After the audience, come to the finance office to find me, and you will be calm no matter what you hear for a while!" ”

Galvin obviously knew that Art was here today, and after a brief explanation, he immediately left the temple gate and walked to the official office of the important officials of the palace to the east.

Art didn't expect that his father-in-law had become an important minister of the new court, and he didn't have time to think about it, and the voice of Baron Atwood Wells and Baron Caitland had already come from the main hall.

The two of them hurriedly stepped into the temple gate.

Walking into the palace, the iron seat where the Marquis of Ivrea used to sit had been replaced by a young man, he was wearing a simple silk robe, and a short sword with a silver-plated scabbard hung from his waist.

Flender was very wary, especially in a place where there could be enemies everywhere.

On the high chair next to Flender, the original Prime Minister of the Count of Burgundy has left, and now the seat is occupied by the Count Balwin, a half-year war has put Balwyn in the position he has dreamed of for more than ten years, and he is also a winner.

Art and Caitland hurriedly stepped forward, knelt on their knees, bowed their heads and sang loudly: "Your loyal vassal, Guardian of the Iron Throne, Baron of the Frontier Atwood Wells Ketteland Fort Will Hawk salutes you, God bless the country, God bless the supreme king!"

The two of them saluted Flender on the iron throne in unison according to the instructions of the court guide, and then stood up and bowed to Earl Balwyn beside the iron throne, "Salute to Lord Earl Balwin, the shepherd of the kingdom who is both wise and faithful, may God bless you." ”

After doing this, the two of them stood under the iron throne hall, quietly waiting for Flender on the iron throne to speak.

"Baron Yat, Baron Caitland, I have read the war reports and merit books in the east, and it is precisely because of warriors like you who resist the invasion of the Schwaben in the east that we can attack the enemy army in the west with peace of mind, and the capture of Besançon also has a share of your military merits."

Flender cut to the chase with a few simple greetings, "I have something important to do in a moment, tell me, what reward do you want?" Caitland said first. ”

Flanders was indeed busy, and the envoys of the Duchy of Burgundy were already waiting in the palace hall; The secret envoys of the southern kingdoms waited outside the court to be summoned; The treasurer sent by the Treasurys of the Sacred Order in Paris to negotiate the debt also asked Flender to make the final decision; Although the fighting has subsided, more than 4,000 soldiers of the Liberation Army are still stationed in Besançon and surrounding areas, and these troops are in need of money, food and materials.

Caitland also knew that it was impossible for the person on the iron throne to delay too much time on a little person like himself, and he was not pretentious and polite, and directly asked for his life, "Dear Lord Flender, I want to exchange my humble exploits for a chance to defend the eastern border for you. To the east of Fort Gene, on the border of Jonah, there was a fort that was the gateway to Fort Gennebo and the only way for the Swabians to invade the border, and Lord Ofrey, who had led the fort on his behalf, had died heroically. ”

Flender didn't know much about the eastern territory of Jonah, so he turned his head and whispered to Balwyn and learned that the fort was originally a direct domain of the Marquis of Ivrea, and there was a lot of fertile and flat land around it, which was a piece of fat.

Flender discussed a few words with Balwin, raised his head and asked, "Baron Caitland, I heard that your family is from mercenaries, and you have dozens of light and heavy cavalry and hundreds of mercenaries in a hundred battles, right?" ”

Caitland had already guessed what Flender wanted, and he was a little reluctant, "Yes, yo have an army under them, but they're in the east with"

Flender waved his hand, "Take your army to the west to fight for me, and I will canonize that fort to you, along with the surrounding fertile land." Flender's tone was firm and could not be rejected at all.

Caitland couldn't refuse, so he had to kneel down and thank Flender for his gift.

Both Flender and Balwin's eyes moved to Yat next to Caitland, and there was an intriguing peep in Balwin's eyes.

"Baron Arter, you have the greatest military achievements in defending the eastern frontier and recovering the lost lands. Before the expedition, Earl Balwyn had already given you a viscount on my behalf, and I had ordered the Lord of the Seals and the Heraldic Officer to make you a golden inscription to make you a viscount, and to make you the viscount of the southern frontier of the Earl of Burgundy, and to be hereditary and enjoy the title forever. Your officers and the noble officers who fought against foreign enemies in the East and regained lost territories will be rewarded and canonized. ”

After saying that, Flender kept silent and waited for Atte's thanks.

Art's heart suddenly felt slightly sick, such a big military feat was only a promotion to the title and did not mention a word about the actual sealing of the territory, which made Arte very puzzled.

However, thinking of the words of his father-in-law Galvin in a hurry before entering the temple just now, Art forced himself to recover his expression and knelt on his knees, "Thank you for the gift of the king, Atwood Wells swears to God that he will be loyal to the king and Burgundy!" ”

At this time, Balwin got up and clapped his hands, and said to the two people in the audience with satisfaction: "The two meritorious deeds have worked hard, if there are two more such capable warriors in the Count of Burgundy, the time for us to eliminate the Western Plague and restore glory will be closer."

"Now that the war on the Western Front is still unsettled, everything in the palace is simple, and the minister of the seal and the heraldic officer will lead you to the official office to complete the next procedures, and you can retreat." Balwin motioned for the two to end their meeting.

From stepping into the palace to exiting the palace gate, an extremely anticipated palace audience was too hasty and hasty, and Art withdrew from the palace gate with a surprise in his head, and followed the two palace officials waiting outside the palace gate to the official office on the side of the palace

After arriving at the official office of the Lord of the Seals, Art received from the hands of the Lord of the Seals two copies of the gilded papers, which of course were the edict of the Viscount of the Frontier and the Lord of Art's documents, along with the two books there was also a set of viscount gowns, a crimson velvet coat with almost the same white fur trim as that of Caitland, except that the hat was inlaid with two lines of semi-mink, and on the crown were two gold balls and four silver balls.

As the highest lord who can be crowned by the court of the Earl, the rules for canonizing the viscount were originally very complicated, but now that the new court has made everything simple, in less than half an hour, Arte came out of the official office of the Minister of the Seal, and in a few days, the announcement of Arte's promotion to viscount will be transmitted to all parts of the Earl.

After completing the rules with a stomach full of questions, Art said goodbye to Caitland, who had left the palace, and walked straight to the official office of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, desperate for his father-in-law Galvin to solve his doubts

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Chapter 374: Promotion to Viscount