Not only Marin, but Schwarz, Kohler, and Sauer, who had come to celebrate with Marin, also frowned. It's just Karn, who doesn't feel anything.

These four people, as well as Garland and Tara, are all Marin's attendants, and now they all claim to be the retainers of the Hoffman family, Adler has a son, which is not a big deal for the North Sea Kingdom, but these retainers still have to come to congratulate. However, Garland and Tara are both in the Americas, and they are the only ones in Aurich, so they follow Marin to congratulate them. The main thing is that old Hoffman is Marin's father after all, and he belongs to the old lady, so he has to give some face.

However, upon hearing the name of Adler's son by Hoffman Sr., the other three of the four retainers were uncomfortable, except for Karn, who lacked a heart.

Why? Because it is true that they are retainers of the Hoffman family, but they are Marin's subordinates, not the subordinates cultivated by the Hoffman family. Even though Sauer was born on the Hoffmann estate, he always followed Marin, never the elder Hoffmann or Adler.

Therefore, in the eyes of several retainers, Marin is the real master. And Marin's sister-in-law, Caesar Jr., is also their recognized heir. And the elder Hoffman openly named Adler's son "heir", isn't this a diaphragm?

Speaking of which, the Hoffmanns are also very special in Europe. Generally, the eldest son of a large aristocratic family must inherit the family business. Moreover, there is no question of other sons replacing the eldest son.

However, the Hoffmans are different. The Hoffman family was originally just a lowly-level knight family, and they had nothing to do with the wealthy. The prosperity of the family today is entirely dependent on Marin's wisdom and skill.

Originally, there was nothing wrong with that, but the problem was the pedigree. At the beginning, in order to legally obtain the East Friesian Lamber State and avoid opposition from other countries, Marin had to take advantage of the problem of his own blood.

In fact, because Lady Mary's father was a noble marriage, Lady Mary was actually not eligible to inherit. However, Marin faked his maternal grandmother's family nobility to make himself one of the legitimate heirs.

But here's the problem, because, according to the principle of succession, Adler is the real and legitimate first successor. Because, he is the eldest son.

Although Adler had publicly renounced the succession of the Earl of East Friesland, his status as the eldest son was there. Even if he doesn't have other thoughts, there will always be villains who want to get on the throne through special means. For example, trick Adler's team into snatching Marin's position.

Of course, Marin is not worried about Adler. Because, Adler is a reckless man with well-developed limbs and a simple mind. Don't say that he doesn't have a different heart, even if he does, Marin can eat him to death.

Adler's son, however, was different. Before he grows up and has a fixed personality, no one knows what kind of person this little guy will be in the future.

Marin is afraid that when this little guy grows up, he will be dissatisfied with his father's renunciation of inheritance, and then want to usurp the throne.

What the? You say that at that time, Adler had the right to inherit and was unable to retake the East Friesian Lamber? But who cares? Once Adler's son wants to rebel, it is enough to cling to the article "Adler is the eldest son". As for publicly announcing the renunciation? Let's just say that Marin is persecuted. Anyway, someone will believe it......

Although Europe will not engage in "yellow robes" and launch bloody coups like ancient China, there are often hostile monarchs in exile in other countries.

These exiles often have no shortage of supporters and shelterers. France, for example, often hosted and supported rival English kings. Its purpose was to harm England. Like Henry VII, he went into exile in France and rebelled to seize the throne. In that year, Edward IV was also expelled from England. Later, with the support of Charles the Bold of Burgundy, he regained the throne.

If Adler's son Nafurg grows up, he has a different heart. Even if his rebellion is not successful, there are countries that are willing to accept him and support him. Marin estimated that France was probably the most willing to accommodate Fulg and support Nafulg. And in Germany, it is estimated that there will be many princes who are willing to support him in making trouble. For example, the Elector of Saxony, who was once beaten badly by Marin......

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Moreover, through the old Hoffman's naming behavior, Marin deeply felt the preference of the old Hoffman for the eldest family. "Heir", Adler's son can bear such a name? Choosing such a name, will it send the wrong signal to others?

In normal times, Marin may not care too much. However, now Marin is going to the Ming Dynasty. On the vast sea, who knows what will happen? Maybe you will be killed in a storm......

If he died, Caesar should have succeeded him. However, looking at the old man's posture, he actually named Adler's son "The Successor...... This made Marin feel uneasy about the old man......

Originally, in Marin's plan, he planned to let old Hoffman sit in Aurich and protect the North Sea Country after he left. After all, it is estimated that it will take a year or two to go to Daming by yourself. After being absent for such a long time, someone has to sit in his hometown to avoid accidents.

In order to prevent accidents in his hometown in the past two years, Marin made concessions to France, just because he was afraid that they would take advantage of his absence to do things. And the elder Hoffman is his own father, and it should be unlikely that he will betray himself. Therefore, Marin had planned to let him take over the power and sit in the rear. Although the old Hoffman is average, he can still hold the North Sea Country for a year or two.

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However, after such a fuss, Marin did not dare to trust the elder Hoffman......

It's fine if you can come back safely, but what if you don't come back alive? If old Hoffman holds power like last time, and he has an accident, he will definitely be the regent of the old couple in the future. Then, his power will grow. When the time comes, if the old Hoffman makes a mistake and wants to change Adler's son to the Grand Duke of Beihai State, he will have no choice. Because, I'm already hanging......

As for Angela's father, Julius II, he didn't have a few years to live, and he couldn't protect Caesar for a few years. So, this whole thing......

Marlin's whole face was not good, and the sharp-eyed Lady Mary also saw Marin's ugly face, and then suddenly woke up......

"Oops, the second child is disgusted!" Lady Mary thought nervously.

Lady Mary was not a dumb person like old Hoffman, she was aristocratic educated. From childhood to adulthood, her father did not lack a systematic aristocratic education for him before he was killed. Therefore, she knows very well the battle drama of the aristocratic family.

It was precisely because she knew the filthiness of the big aristocratic family that she remembered that it seemed that the old man's name for his grandson was taboo......

Before, she was busy holding her grandson and didn't notice this. At this moment, seeing Marin's ugly face, and Schwartz, Kohler and others were also a little unhappy, she realized that something was wrong......

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If this grandson had adopted the name Nafurg (the heir), Lady Mary would have been sure that the future of this grandson would have been bleak. Even if Marin didn't have the heart to kill him, it would make his future ruined......

So, she hurriedly put down her grandson and called the old man to the room:

"Old man, you are confused, how can you give Adler's son such a name?"

Old Hoffman was a little confused:

'What's wrong?' Nafurg's name is not good? ”

"Of course it's not good, didn't you see Marin and his men's faces change?"

"What? Is there such a thing? Why? "Old Hoffman is a big guy and hasn't figured it out yet.

"You stupid old man, you named Adler's son 'The Inheritor,' so where did Caesar go? Do you want Adler's son to replace Caesar? Marin didn't turn his face on the spot, so he was good-tempered. Moreover, even if she doesn't turn her face, the future of this grandson will be over in the future! ”

"Not really......" Old Hoffman scratched his head. He still doesn't understand the taboos of these superiors very well.

After a pause, he added:

"By 'heirs', I mean to carry on the chivalric tradition of our Hoffman family...... You see, I'm a strong knight, and so is Adler. Even the little one's mother, Liv, is a strong female knight. So, I'm sure this little guy will be a strong knight in the future...... I mean, he's going to be a great knight like his grandfather and father......"

Lady Mary rolled her eyes when she heard this:

"I know you don't have anything else in mind, but this name will be misunderstood! You feel that your grandson will be a strong knight in the future, inheriting the strength of you and Adler. However, others may not think this way when they hear this name. They think you mean to let the little guy replace Caesar! ”

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After making it clear, old Hoffman was also a little dumbfounded. He really didn't mean to come up with such a misleading name......

Fortunately, this matter has not yet been officially decided, and the elder Hoffman has only taken the name verbally, and it has not yet fallen on paper. So, when Adler returned, Madame Mary asked Adler herself to give her son another name - Mutig, which means brave......

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However, although he made a remedy, Marin's doubts remained.

So, Marin turned around and gave an order - little Mary and Muti were all left to grow up in Aurich. The reason is that Aurich has famous doctors like Mozhigen and Battle, which can guarantee that the possibility of their premature death is minimized.

But in reality, Marin's plan is - he intends to interfere in the education of little Muti......

Marin secretly gave Kohler an order - prepare a suitable teacher for Muty, and after little Muti reaches a certain age, he will be trained into a reckless knight like Adler in a planned and step-by-step manner.

The specific method is to pay attention to the martial arts training of little Muti, and in the cultural class, he deliberately connived at skipping class and sleeping. If he loves to read, he deliberately sends someone to lure him to have fun...... In the end, little Muti was trained to be a brave but unintelligent warrior like Adler...... In this way, his threat to Caesar was also minimized......