William hurried and finally arrived in Rouen before Prince Edward sailed to England.

At this time, Prince Edward was also waiting for William's arrival in the castle of the Duke's Palace in Rouen, and he would not leave Normandy until he met William, because he knew that now he had only William and the Normans to rely on, and neither the local nobles of England nor his mother could be trusted.

Years ago, Earl Godwin brutally murdered his brother Alfred, and he still can't forget it.

"William, you're here, and I'm glad to see you before I leave here." Prince Edward saw William come in, smiled and walked towards William with open arms, and said.

"Cousin Edward, I'm glad to meet you too."

As he spoke, William stepped forward as well, opened his arms, and embraced Prince Edward.

Prince Edward was born in 1001 A.D., and is now 40 years old, a generation older than William, who was only 14 years old, and looks like a father and son.

However, Prince Edward regarded William as his cousin, a member of his generation, and did not look down on William because of his young age.

His cousin was able to defeat the rebels alone, defeat the Duke of Anjou, and defeat King Henry I of France, and William surprised and impressed him again and again.

As William's power grew, Prince Edward gradually pinned his hopes for the revival of the Vises dynasty on William, and William did not disappoint him, without William's help, he was about to return to England as the heir to the throne of England, which was definitely his dream.

"Cousin Edward, you must not be short of men around you when you go to England this time, otherwise when the evil Earl Godwin and other nobles want to assassinate you, you alone will not have any power to fight back." William let go of his hands and left Edward's embrace, looked at him and proposed:

"I will transfer William Matley and them to you, make them your vassals, and become your power."

"Thank you so much, William. Sir William Martelley and the other Norman noble knights were very talented nobles, and I am very grateful that you would give them to me. With tears in his eyes, Edward thanked William with emotion.

Sir William Martelley and more than fifty other knights and knights were originally low-level nobles with strong abilities carefully selected by William, and their loyalty to William was irrefutable, and their love for Normandy was irrefutable, so William chose them to become Prince Edward's vassals.

William did not need them to take on dangerous tasks such as passing on information, he only asked them to do one thing, and that was to be loyal to Edward, gain a foothold in England, and then obey Edward's wishes and fight against the great aristocracy led by Godwin, Earl of Witches.

This is what William wants to see, when more and more Normans rely on Edward's trust to obtain titles and domains, and obtain higher power and status, this will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the Godwin family and the local aristocracy, intensify the conflict, and eventually turn into war.

William looked at Edward and saw that he seemed to lack the determination to fight the Godwins, so William decided to add another fire.

"Cousin Edward, I heard that the Godwin family seems to be very supportive of your return to England and succession to the throne, and they have contacted the two of them and many nobles of the Council of Sages to support you." William brought it up coldly.

"It's all a Godwin conspiracy, a despicable and shameless conspiracy, and all of them have ill-intentioned intentions." Somehow, Prince Edward, who had been in a calm tone, suddenly broke out, only to see his muscles burst out, and he said in an angry tone.

"What's going on, Cousin Edward?" William asked, with a puzzled expression.

"As a condition of my support, I will marry Judith, the daughter of the House of Godwin, who will become Queen of England in the future.

This is a conspiracy, and the Godwins must be trying to seize the throne of England by marrying me.

Perhaps when Judith and I have an heir, I will die a miserable death at Godwin's hands like my brother, and they will put my son on the throne of England, and they will take over the great Wickes. Edward speculated about the Godwin's plot and confided in William.

Hearing Edward's account, William was able to solve the doubts in his heart, perhaps this is the reason why Edward the Confessor had no heirs for life.

"I heard that Harold of the Godwin family was a more ruthless and capable nobleman than his father, Godwin, Earl of Wixeth.

Perhaps Harold will use your wife as a family to claim the throne of England. William inadvertently confided his speculation.

"Damn, the Godwin family has such sinister intentions, and I will never forgive it." Prince Edward was already out of anger, and he clenched his teeth and said hatefully, and his words seemed to contain a monstrous rage.

Seeing that he was almost unable to control his anger, William grabbed its arm and persuaded him: "Cousin Edward, you still need to endure for a while, at present, the Godwin family occupies the richest vast territory in the south of England, and its power is the strongest in England, and I, as the Duke of Normandy, cannot intervene, so Edward, you still need to accumulate strength until the time is ripe."

"That's good, I'm afraid the Godwin family won't give me enough time to accumulate strength." Edward looked helpless, sighed, and said.

"Don't worry, cousin Edward, I will support you behind you, I believe that as long as I contain the Godwin family, they will not dare to mess around.

Whatever you need, I'll do my best to help you, and when you're ready, I'll send troops to help you defeat the Godwins. William patiently comforted.

"Thank you William, I, Edward, will never forget your kindness." Edward grabbed William's arm tightly and said with a sincere expression:

"William, as long as you can help me defeat the Godwin, you are my heir, and I will inherit the throne of England in the future."

In the face of Edward's promise, William's throat and eyes almost jumped, but he still resisted his excitement and persuaded him: "Cousin Edward, the one who will inherit your kingdom in the future will be your heir, how can it be me, this is not suitable."

William knew that the time was not right, and if he agreed to Edward, he would probably be suspicious of Edward, and he had to be patient.