Chapter 162: Nowhere to Peace
Even though Wyckley Woodford was implicated and had a strong desire to survive, he had to put aside his selfishness and immediately take action with everyone.
The Northland is now vast and sparsely populated.
When Isabelas Tuart was aided in her crusade against Ravenna Theron, the nobles of the Northlands who escaped the purge and made meritorious contributions are now staying on the coast.
The fiefdoms were also concentrated around the port of Stuart.
So.
The royal lords and the landless nobles of the Middle, Isabella who accepted their allegiance, were settled in the central and western parts of the Northlands.
These two areas were the most heavily invaded by the barbarians.
And the population was taken captive.
Even with the Lanton Chamber of Commerce to resettle and recruit workers to farm and work in these areas, the population here has not recovered one-twentieth of what it once was.
Losing its former glory, it became a poor country in the eyes of the new aristocracy.
After all, the fief that was given with allegiance was taken care of by the Chamber of Commerce.
As a result, most of the new nobles were gathering to settle in a few prestigious counties.
Anyway, they're outsiders after all.
Facing the Northland nobles to the east.
It's better to huddle.
As a result, whenever there is any festival or festive event, they will gather together.
Temuhara, a green dwarf mountain city.
In the manor that now belongs to the Li family, the nobles of the Green Dwarf Mountain City all came to attend the banquet of Count Li to entertain the guests from the south.
"My lord, it's not good!"
At this moment, the butler suddenly ran into the study where Count Li was receiving guests, sweating profusely.
Count Lee, who was chatting happily with the guests, was a little strange.
Because the housekeeper is used to seeing big scenes, he has a stable personality and outstanding ability, even if he was sent by the emperor to take away the fief, he was not so panicked.
"What's wrong?"
Butler: "It's the Duchess of Stuart, who surrounded the manor with her soldiers and horses, and captured our men who remained in Stuart Harbor.
and an Eastern Pirate.
I'm afraid I'm going to rush in later!"
Hearing this, Earl Li's face suddenly turned ugly, but in a blink of an eye, he regained his composure, got up and walked out of the study, and instructed the butler: "Inform the nobles of the manor and ask them to contact their respective soldiers." ”
"Then let everyone greet the Duchess. ”
When the butler heard this, he immediately took action.
In the study, Earl Li's guests chuckled and slowly followed, looking like they wanted to see the excitement.
Because there were many newly attached nobles in the manor to attend the banquet.
Isabella and Tywin were persuaded by Wickley to stop them from leading their troops into the banquet, but stayed at the door and waited after being informed.
The soldiers who surrounded the manor were all sabre-rattling.
Even artillery and mechanical repeaters were introduced!
In the face of the troops ready to attack, the unknown nobles in the manor were panicked, but after receiving the message from Count Lee's butler, and seeing Count Li calmly walking downstairs, they all regained their composure.
"Welcome to the Duchess to Green Dwarf Mountain City, your presence will make the manor flourish!"
Count Lee warmly welcomed the arrival of Duchess Isabellas Tuart, completely ignoring the murderous soldiers.
"Duke, please come in, and I will immediately order someone to catch you up. ”
Looking at the enthusiastic Earl Lee, Isabella sat on the horse's back expressionlessly and waved her hand.
Artemisia let the pirate captain who had been released and recaptured, as well as the pirate captain's contacts in Stuart Harbor, all pressed down on the soldiers.
Tywin: "Count Fernando Lee, do you know any of these people?"
Fernando Lee shook his head blankly: "Sorry Mr. Advisor, I don't know them. ”
"Really?" Tywin looked at him majestically and said in a deep voice, "One of them is the head of your Li family's shop in Stuart Harbour, and also a branch of your family, you really don't know him?"
Fernando pretended to be stupid: "Mr. Advisor must have recognized the wrong person, our family does not have a shop in Port Stuart. ”
"They're not members of our family. ”
Hearing this, Wickley, who was afraid of being implicated, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
Regardless of the relationship between the pirates and Fernando Lee, as long as they don't admit it now, they have a chance to get out of this matter and then completely clean up the hidden danger.
After all, there are a lot of new nobles in the manor.
Not suitable for hands-on now.
Otherwise, what would these new Northlanders and Central Lords think?
Rams sneered, kicked the back of the member of the Li family's branch, kicked him to the ground, and then said tremblingly: "My name is Leonardo Lee, and I am a member of the Li family.
This spring, I went to Port Stuart to take charge of the shops and do some dirty work.
Contacting the pirates was an order given to me by the head of the house two months ago. ”
"He's lying!"
Fernando Lee said loudly: "Our family doesn't have this person at all!"
"I will also keep to myself, and I will not do anything unseemly!"
"He's a liar!"
Isabella snorted coldly: "Fernando Lee, do you think quibbles are useful when the evidence is conclusive?"
"Duchess" Fernando looked stunned: "What do you mean by this?"
"Do you doubt my loyalty?"
"Whoosh"
"Duchess be careful!"
Suddenly, in the aristocratic crowd in the manor, someone threw the table knife in his hand violently, and with a flash of silver light, the member of the Li family branch who confessed to identify Fernando died instantly!
Artemisia, Dowling, James, Chris, and others protect the Duchess and Tywin.
Therefore, he was careless for a while and did not look at the members of the Li family's branch.
Thalia drew her sword and blocked.
Unexpectedly, her gold-level strength swing sword only slashed a phantom, and did not block this flying knife.
Tywin: "What is this?"
The handsome middle-aged man who threw the flying knife walked out with a smile and said, "Duchess, I am Lintonbull from the imperial capital, and I am going to visit you on behalf of Prime Minister Steven Cassdeley. ”
"I didn't expect to meet you here, it's really fate. ”
"Steven Kesdeley's man?"
Hearing this, Isabella, Tywin, Wickley and the others immediately frowned. Update the fastest mobile phone: ://
It seems that there is more than one Fernando Lee behind the scenes, and that ambitious Steven Cassdell actually dares to reach out to the Northland
The situation is not good!
Tywin: "I remember the Bulls as the Northlanders. ”
Hearing this, Linton Bull nodded undeniably: "Of course, my ancestors have been loyal to the Stuart family for generations. ”
"But I'm not, and I haven't sworn allegiance to the House of Stuart. ”
"Because I went south to join the army as an adult, became a knight in the rebellion of the southwestern hillmen, and served Prime Minister Steven Cassdeley ever since. ”
Isabella: "So Steven Kasdeley sent an assassin to assassinate me?"
"Duchess Stuart, don't talk nonsense!"
"This is a very serious accusation!" Lintonbull did not panic in the slightest: "What evidence do you have that the Prime Minister sent someone to assassinate you?"
"Unless you in the north also learn from the south and the east to rebel!"
"Do you have any proof?"
Such a big hat, Northland can't afford to wear it, thinking of the old Gendry Duke of Bourbon and the former Prime Minister Bruce Medici were killed, Wakeley's face turned blue when he heard the news, and he didn't dare to pursue more at all.
And without actual evidence, they really can't do anything under Prime Minister Steven Casedeley. Fastest update on PC:/
Forcibly arresting people in front of many new nobles in the manor will definitely scatter people's hearts.
"Sister, there may be some misunderstanding about the assassins?"
Isabella was furious: "I am Isabellas Tuat, the duchess and ruler of the Northlands!"
"I now suspect that you have something to do with the assassin who assassinated me!"
"Come back with us immediately and get investigated!"
"The Duchess is so domineering!" Linton Bull said coldly, "Are you doing this to start a war with the Prime Minister?"
"Let the Northland, which has finally recovered a little bit of vitality, become scorched earth again?"
"Someone!"
"Take him down for me!"
Isabella is not threatened by him, otherwise how will she serve the public in the future, and how will she be the duchess who rules the Northlands?
"If you resist, you can't kill!"
Talia immediately stepped out of the crowd, but Fernando Lee gathered all the private soldiers in the manor.
He also brought many new nobles to Linton Bull's side.
"Please calm down, Duchess!"
Seeing this, Isabella was even more angry, and she kindly took in these nobles who had lost their land, giving them fiefs and rights, and now she was on the side of outsiders.
"Are you going to make trouble?"
"Do you still have me as a monarch in your eyes?"
"How can the Earl of Lintonbur, as the emissary of Prime Minister Steven Cassdeley, be a bad person?" Fernando Lee shook his head when he heard this, his eyes swept to Tywin and the others, and said, "Duchess, you should have been deceived by others. ”
"And this person who deceived the Duchess must be behind your assassination. ”
"I thought about it, and I thought this person was Tywin Lannister!"
"And Gabriel Lanton!"
"Nonsense!"
"You're slandering!"
Hearing Fernando Lee's words, Chris suddenly couldn't bear it, and Jaime also drew his sword coldly.
But Tywin stopped the two and Isabella from trying to order an attack.
"Duchess, we may wish to hear the purpose of Sir Lintonbull's visit. ”
The real enemy has stood up, the new nobles have chosen to betray, and Isabella already has a reason to take back the fiefs and rights she has given, and she can clean them up at any time, not afraid of being stabbed at a critical moment.
The most important thing now is to learn more about Steven Kesdeley.
Lintonbull shook his head when he heard this: "I am the earl. ”
"As for the purpose of this trip, of course, it is to help the Duchess of Stuart see clearly and sweep away the traitors around her. ”
Then witness the wedding of the Duchess to the Earl of Wyckley Woodford. ”
Fernando Lee hurriedly said: "Count Wakeley, in order to thank you for helping our territory, I will definitely give you perfect love." ”
Hearing this, Wickley felt a burst of anger in his heart, if he said this kind of thing, he was afraid that he would never be able to marry the Duchess's cousin again, but thinking of Steven Cassdeley's powerful power and the support of so many people.
His breathing suddenly became rapid.
"Brother Wakeley Woodford, I really didn't expect you to betray"
Isabella's grip on the hilt of her sword turned white with force.
Because of the previous gold-level strength Linton Bull flying knife killing, Wickley, who failed to break through the silver, hid behind the knights under his command, while Isabella next to him was protected by Tywin, Doring, Artemisia and others.
Squeeze him out completely.
Taking advantage of the protection of the knights around him, he also pulled away a little, and Wickley also hardened.
Said affectionately: "Sister, you know that I love you." ”
Lintonbull smiled, "Wickley, the Prime Minister is very optimistic about your marriage. ”
"You're going to get rid of the traitors around the Duchess, right?"
As long as you get rid of Tywin, Lanton, Talia, Artemisia and the others, you can completely control your cousin Isabella, rule the Northlands, and replace Stuart!
Wickley was also blinded.
Seeing the change in her cousin's expression, Isabella was very disappointed, and she also drew her sword resolutely, ready to deal with all the enemies.
"Everybody attack!"
With Artemisia's order, let the soldiers surrounding the manor attack.
However.
Wickley also shouted at his soldiers: "The soldiers of the Woodford family are not allowed to attack the people of the manor, and the other soldiers around them!"
"None of them will be left!"
In the crowd of the nobles of the manor, a young man burst out with a breathtaking momentum and strode out with a spear in his hand.
The indomitable momentum made Chris, Dowling, Jaime and others palpitate.
Thalia was the first to fight.
It was found that this person's strength was the pinnacle of gold.
Have a strong will.
Master the momentum!
"Whoosh" Lintonbull threw his throwing knives one after another, and the knives were aimed at Isabella's vital point.
"Zheng" "Poof"
Guarded by everyone, Jaime exploded into power and flew away.
But Artemisia and Chris don't have this ability, and Dowling decisively uses Isabella and Tywin as meat shields.
Hear the order from Whackley Woodford.
Isabella is murderous.
Swing your sword at your cousin, whom she has known since childhood, and mercilessly slash the knights and soldiers who protect him.
Danvers Hota, Mark Towne and others followed the Duchess to the death.
Also planning to deal with Wickley Woodford, who became a traitor, first.
However.
Fernando Lee and other nobles are not weak hands!
Caring about dealing with traitors, whether it was Isabella, Tywin or many soldiers, they didn't have time to take care of them, and Lintonbull no longer threw his throwing knife, drew his sword with gold-level strength, and attacked with Fernando and other nobles.
At this time, Artemisia, Talia, Jaime, Dowling, and Chris had no time to clone.
The soldiers surrounding the manor were attacked by the nobles' private soldiers.
Suddenly defeated!
The situation on the battlefield is becoming more and more ugly.
"Let's withdraw!"
Ordinary soldiers are not extraordinary after all, they are besieged by enemies, sneak attacks by traitors, and they have no way to turn the tide.
In the crowd, Tywin hurriedly chased and slashed the Duchess of Whackley Woodford.
"Isabella, calm down!"
"Let's retreat now!"
"Want to run?" The young man who was holding a gun and was fighting with Talia noticed the movement of everyone, and immediately sneered: "It's late!"
The riding spear condensed its fighting spirit and extraordinary power, and suddenly stabbed out.
An irresistible blow seems to pierce everything!
"Boom !!"
At this moment, Lanton's figure suddenly appeared, brilliant light bloomed in the sky, and the spear he picked up cleverly disengaged the cavalry spear, and then with a flick of his wrist, the barrel of the gun blocked the deadly knives flying towards Tywin, Chris, Artemisia, Talia, Danvers Hota, Mark Towne and others.
"Let's go!"
Before the spear rider and Linton Bull and the others could continue their attack, a large fireball of flame flew out.
"Boom"
Failing to take down his cousin, Whackley Woodford, who had been chased and slashed frantically, was a little angry when he saw Langton suddenly save everyone.
The spearman who scattered the fireball, Lintonbull still wanted to chase after him.
But Langton had already taken everyone into the air.
Looking at Wickley, Linton, Fernando, and the young man on the spear below, Isabella's right hand holding the long sword was still white: "I want to destroy these traitors!"
"I want Steven Kasdeley to pay!"