Early the next morning, Ron sent a guard to Balwin's Earl's Mansion to inquire about Balwin's whereabouts, and after learning that Balwin would rest in the mansion in the morning, Art casually dealt with two simple mouthfuls of food and took Ron and two guards to pace towards the east of the city with an iron box. Flash Dance

After the bloody funeral of the Marquis of Ivrea, Balwyn fled back to the city of Jonah in the east. On the day Balwyn fled, his mansion in the west of the city and many of the servants and slaves who remained in the mansion were hanged by Bernard and his men, and the mansion was looted and burned to the ground.

Before Besançon broke the city, Bernard had already fled to the west of the city of Saône with his son Robert and a group of court nobles, and Bernard originally wanted to burn down the mansion in the west of the city and the entire palace, but he thought that he would have to fight back soon, so he did not set it on fire.

Bernard burned Bernard's mansion, and Balwyn did not let Bernard go of his mansion, but the two vented in different ways, and on the third day of the capture of Besançon, Balwyn put the barracks into Bernard's mansion and took the most luxurious building in Besançon for himself.

Bernard is worthy of being an important minister in charge of the finances of the Count of Burgundy, and his ability to make money is really powerful, and the cash withdrawn to his mansion is extravagant - three consecutive courtyard mansions, white walls and red tiles, high doors and thick courtyards, statues, fountains, and gardens in the courtyard, and the three-story mansion is neat and bright, and even the courtyard and the floor of the gallery are grinding stones.

Because Besançon had just finished the war, there were still some lurking enemy soldiers and killers left behind by the enemy, so Balwin's new mansion was heavily guarded, and no one was allowed to stay within fifty paces outside the mansion, two patrols of six people were constantly patrolling around the mansion, and the three gates of the mansion were guarded by soldiers in armor, and there were not only four guards guarding the main gate, but also two crossbowmen guarding the left and right sides behind the door.

As in entering the court, guests visiting the Earl's Court had to unload their weapons and put them in the concierge for temporary storage, and the guards had to search them repeatedly.

After revealing his identity and intentions, Art unloaded his weapon and was carefully examined by the guards, and then sat with Ron and the others on a low stool specially prepared for visitors in the porter to drink and rest.

After a long while, a middle-aged man with the appearance of a slender mansion steward slowly walked to the gatehouse, he touched his chin and stroked his beard, and glanced at the person sitting in the gatehouse, "Which one is the newly promoted Viscount Yat?" Earl please. ”

The steward's tone was quite respectful, but his mood was really not high, and there were many people who had asked to see and visit Balwin recently, and the steward who passed the word was a little drifting.

Art got up and patted his clothes, walked to the door, and stared into the steward's eyes, "I'm Atwood Wells." ”

Art's tone was not very good, and a messenger dared to give himself a temper.

Guan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that he heard that the man in front of him had killed countless people, and he instantly felt a sense of fear.

He slowly lowered his hand touching his goatee, gently kneading the corners of his clothes, and didn't know how to answer for a while.

"What's your name? What is the position in the mansion? Why haven't I seen you before? Art's tone was cold, as if he were interrogating a captured captive.

"This~back~ back to Lord Arte, I am the ushering steward of the Earl's Court ~ I~" The interrogation was too sudden, and the goatee stammered a little for a while.

"Alright, I don't care who you are." Art interrupted the goatee's words, and then took out two silver coins from the money bag on his waist and threw them at the goatee, "Since you have the honor to serve the Earl, do your best, otherwise I will clean you up for the Earl!" ”

Goatee hurriedly bent down and picked up the two silver dangling treasures on the ground, got up and thanked Art, "Lord Art, please!" You please come in! ”

Ron beckoned Ron to follow.

"Lord Arte, this~" The steward signaled to the servants not to enter the Earl's Mansion at will.

"He's my personal retinue, Sir Ron, and I'm going to let me go empty-handed to Lord Earl?" Art gestured to the heavy chest in Ron's hand.

The steward glanced at Ron, then at the box in his hand, and immediately realized, "Since it's for Lord Sir, then please go with you." ”

Art followed the bowed steward through the porch courtyard, and walked up the stairs for a long time to reach the second-floor hall where Earl Balwyn had met his guests.

When Art followed the steward into the hall, Earl Balwin was resting on a soft armchair, and a plump maid knelt beside Balwyn and kneaded his shoulders and neck. Flash Dance

After Art entered the door, Balwin did not get up and beckoned him to sit down, and it was not until Art knelt down and greeted Balwin loudly that Balwin opened his eyes lazily, and saw that it was Art who quickly stood up.

"It's Viscount Arter here, hurry up, pour a glass of good wine for Viscount Art!" Balwin's attitude was very affectionate, but a mouthful of "Viscount Art" was very harsh.

The servant brought Art a full glass of wine, but Art did not answer, he bowed deeply to Balwin, tears in his eyes, "Prime Minister, I will never dare to forget my original identity in front of you. Six years ago, if it weren't for you, I would have been a poacher hiding in the barren forest; Five years ago, if it weren't for you, I would have been a humble apprentice knight with plenty of outcasts; Two years ago, if it weren't for you, I would not have been able to restore the honor of our ancestors and become a baron of the frontier...... Without you there would be no Atwood Wells today, I am a viscount in front of others, but in front of you I will always be a lowly and lowly refuge......"

Disgusting, disgusting, when he said these words with tears in his eyes, Art almost vomited from his own disgust.

Fighting the nausea that surged up his throat, Art immediately fell to his knees and buried his head in Balwin's heels.

Balwin straightened up suddenly, he didn't expect Art to suddenly come to such a hand, he didn't react for a while, and he stayed for a long time before he came back to his senses, "Art, what are you doing!" Get up! ”

Art didn't get up at all, and put his head low.

Balwin felt that the guy kneeling in front of him was not completely hypocritical, closed his eyes and sighed, lifted the raw silk satin blanket covering his legs, and walked down to Art to help him up with his own hands.

"Art, get up, stand up and speak."

Art stood up at this time, and before getting up, his cold face, which was still gritting his teeth and tendons, instantly turned into a look of helplessness and piety.

Balwin and Yat glanced at each other, whether it was true or not, indifference, suspicion, and estrangement dissipated from Balwin's eyes little by little.

"Come on, sit down and talk~" Balwin led Art to the side of the chair and sat down, and began to talk to Art intimately.

Art reported to Balwin in detail about the war since he received the order to go to the east to resist Swabia, and explained to Balwin the tragic battles in the east one by one, and said that Balwin sighed.

Whether it's true or not, the two at least seem to have regained their former intimacy.

The atmosphere was almost in full swing, and Art began to bring out the actual things to salute Earl Balwin.

Art gestured to Ron, who was grim-faced, and Ron walked over with the box in his arms.

Art glared at Ron, turned his head and explained to Balwyn with a smile: "Prime Minister, my bodyguard officer Ron has experienced too many lives and deaths, he hasn't laughed since he returned from the Eastern Battlefield, and there are too many dead brothers around him......"

Balwyn waved his hand, "Understand, understand, Sir Ron, I know, you warriors have done too much in the East!" ”

"What are you?" Balwin's eyes flickered, and Ron quickly returned to the heavy iron box in Art's arms.

"Prime Minister, this is a tribute to you from thousands of officers and soldiers in the East, and we would not have been able to defeat the Swabians if it were not for your support of the war in the East, thousands of miles away. The cost of the eastern border was huge, but the officers and soldiers squeezed out this small gift from between their teeth. Art said as he opened the lock of the iron box, and the gold and silver sparkled brightly.

Fifty thousand pfennigh itself is a lot, but for the prime minister of a country, this money is really not a lot, so he can only prevaricate in the name of the huge cost of the eastern border, anyway, the war profits captured in his submission to the court and the Chinese army are definitely not enough for military consumption.

"Child, you said that you~ How can I eat from the mouths of the bloody soldiers in the East!"

"Someone's coming." Balwin shouted out the door.

The butler of Earl Balwin's Mansion, whom Art knew well, pushed the door open and walked in.

"Sir?" The fat butler bowed to Balwin, then nodded slightly to Art.

Balwin pointed to the iron box in Art's hand, "Butler, these are the salaries of thousands of officers and soldiers in the east who have pulled out from between their teeth, you quickly take these gold and silver to buy armaments and materials for people to send to the defenders in the east, how can I accept this generous gift." ”

The fat butler hurriedly stepped forward to take the heavy iron box in Art's hand, with a smile on his face.

"Go down, you all down, I have a few words for Art." Balwin waved for the surprise to leave.

Art peeked at the butler, his eyes were always on the busty maid behind Balwin, and Art also paid attention to the woman, it seemed that Emory was good enough to pick someone.

After everyone left, Balwin approached Art, "Art, even if you don't come to my mansion, I'm going to talk to you, in fact, I intend to plan for you on your existing title........."

After walking out of Earl Balwin's mansion, Art had mixed feelings.

Ron, who didn't say a word, followed closely behind Art, and after walking for a long time, Ron finally couldn't hold back, "Master, why do you kneel down to that old thing, why are those guys who can only lie in the mansion and enjoy their success worthy of a hero like you to kowtow?" ”

"Feel wronged?" Art turned his head and asked softly.

"Not aggrieved, aggrieved, uncomfortable."

Art let out a long sigh, "It's me who kneels, what are you holding back." ”

"Hey, this kneeling today is not a loss, let's go."

In the next three days, Art visited some of the palace dignitaries and ministers, both raw and cooked, and gave away all the things that should be sent.

Three days later, in the afternoon, the seal of Yat was made - the county of Tignets was granted as a fief, and he was appointed as the magistrate of Tinets and the actual military officer of the southern border, in charge of the southern army, but the two villages and three estates of Galvin, Baron Antayas, and the five nobles who had defected to Bernard were divided among the others.

At the same time that Yat was given the title of Tiñez, Pierre, the former governor of Tignats, was canonized on a farm near Besançon and promoted to the rank of court viscount.

Yate exchanged 50,000 fennigs and a kneeling bow for the military merits that should have belonged to him.

A day later, Arte left Ron and Stanley and half of the task force soldiers with the rest of the men after bidding farewell to Viscount Galvin and Baron Caitland, and set out on the road back to the south......

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Chapter 376: Suppression