Chapter 298: Gathering the Army
If the nobles were hesitant to go to war at first, now most of them are in favor of going to war.
The assassination of Prince Hunthard really angered all the nobles, and the reason for their anger was not the assassination of Prince Hunthard, in fact, no one cared whether the king's family was extinct.
It was only the king's family who were in a hurry, and the reason for their real anger was the Duke of Bunkerson's actions, who had used such a despicable method to frame Prince Hechard.
Although poisoning is not uncommon, most people will not make it public or leave it behind, and poisoning is considered despicable by everyone.
Once discovered, he will be spit on by everyone and will be wary of this person because everyone does not know when he will poison himself.
And Duke Bunkerson poisoned here, and fell into the anger of all the nobles, after all, this is a grand banquet, if Duke Bunkerson poisons not only the children's food, but all the food, then the nobles here will be wiped out.
After all, since he can poison children's food, he has the ability to poison more food, and why he didn't do it is unknown.
Therefore, after King Brolin announced his decision, most of the nobles took a stand on the spot.
"Agree with His Majesty's decision!"
"Duke Bunkerson dared to assassinate Prince Hunthard, this time we must teach him a lesson!"
"Long live Your Majesty, we support your decision, and what your long sword points at is the direction of our charge!"
For a time there was a stir among the nobles, as if they were messengers of justice, and while belittling and spitting on the Duke of Bunkerson's actions, they praised King Brolin's wise and great decision.
Of course, they dared to do this, and after King Brolin came to the throne, he issued a lot of very constructive decrees, which greatly increased the strength of himself and the nobles.
The aristocracy, whose strength is thriving, whose warehouses are full of grain, and whose army is alive and well, has long been eager for war, and is looking forward to a war to obtain greater benefits.
Duke Bunkerson's action hit the nobles at gunpoint, and now even if King Brolin wanted to abandon this decision, it is estimated that they would not agree.
After all, the territory controlled by Duke Bunkerson can be regarded as wealthy, and if he wins this battle, basically everyone will make a lot of money, and it is possible to get a new territory.
"Noble nobles of noble status and pure blood, since you agree with my decision, then go back and gather your army as soon as possible, we must teach Duke Bunkerson a lesson!"
King Brolin said that he was teaching Duke Bunkerson a lesson, but in fact, if he had the opportunity, he would definitely strip Duke Bunkerson of his title, exile him, and take back all his domains.
William and his family and vassals marched to Denlenburg, and King Brolin ordered everyone to assemble in the royal capital within a month.
"William, do you think King Brolin's decision is sound enough? I always felt that it was too hasty to attack the Duchy of Bunkerson like this! ”
Norwin, whose mood began to change because of the loose attitude of the Earl of Kliman, rode to the outside of William's carriage, knocked on the door, and asked when he saw William poking his head out.
"Who knows? Maybe it's not safe, but he's my lord, isn't he? What's more, if something really bad happens, we can evacuate safely! ”
William shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently.
Just as King Brolin sent the nobles to send their troops, the Duke of Bunkerson also received news from the messenger that war had been declared.
"My vassals, what do you think King Brolin means by declaring war on me this time?" Duke Bunkerson asked in a deep voice as he circulated the letter to everyone.
At this time, an old man sitting below, dressed in the usual clothes of ordinary nobles, knocked on the table, attracting everyone's attention before he said: "Your Royal Highness, I think that King Brolin really wants to eradicate us by declaring war this time!" ”
They have opened up trade routes and started trade with the surrounding kingdoms, and they have developed rapidly, while we, because we are close to the Fato Forest and only border the kingdom of Riborn, so we are not growing as fast as them.
"Coupled with the fact that the production fields in the hands of the King of Brolin have been harvested several times, and the new production area of the Dülenburg region has surged, and now the king's camp is extremely rich, so they have the confidence to start a large-scale war."
Speaking of this, his tone became more and more painful.
"And we, because the speed of development is not as good as theirs, and the strength is not as good as theirs, although we had the Ruiborn Kingdom to help us before, but until now, the Ruiborn Kingdom has not recovered from the last defeat."
"So the support they can provide is far from enough, and our failure to assassinate Prince Hunthard has aroused the anger of the nobles in the kingdom camp, and our situation is even worse."
As he spoke, he looked at Duke Bunkerson with a little complaint, ignoring the opposition of many people, and insisted on assassinating Prince Hunthard, and now it was okay that war had been declared.
"Therefore, the power at the king's disposal is completely capable of destroying us, and they have no reason to let us go!"
At this point, he fell silent, for there was really nothing more for him to say.
After he said this, the audience fell silent, because what he said really made everyone feel no hope of war.
Even Duke Bunkerson's face was very ugly.
Soon, the old man reacted and continued, "Otherwise, we will ask for support from the church?" Let them mediate? ”
"I believe that King Brolin will not dare to disobey the Church!" The old man said with an oath.
And as soon as he said this, it immediately made other nobles condemn it.
"The power of the church in the Kingdom of Tskema is so weak, how can King Brolin be afraid of the church, are you too old to use your brains?"
"That is, the Kingdom of Tskma has never been afraid of the church, and mediation is useless!"
"That's it! Shut up! ”
Duke Bunkerson interrupted them, looked at the crowd, picked up a piece of parchment from the table, and said to them, "The Kingdom of Lillard says that they can support us, and the Kingdom of Ribon will also help in this war, and the same is true for the Church!" ”
The high-ranking nobles present and the courtiers of Duke Bunkerson did not speak, but waited for him to continue, stating the conditions they had proposed.
After all, there is no free lunch in the world, and if these three forces are willing to help themselves and others, they must also pay a corresponding price, which is an undoubted and immutable truth.