"Young Master William, why are you so happy, is there any good news?" Steward Osborne saw William holding a letter in both hands with a smile on his face, and couldn't help but ask out loud.

"Count Adolf, Count Hubert, Count Richard, Steward Osborne, ladies and gentlemen, this is a letter from Emma." William spread the letter in his hand on the table, looked at the crowd with a smile and said, "My friend Caesar. Morality. Ottwell had expelled the Saracen pagans from most of Sicily, occupied the two fiefdoms of Balham and Syracuse in Sicily, and established a countydom.

Together with his original county of Messina in Sicily, and the two counties of Regio and Cazarotan in southern Naples, Caesar already had a vast territory of five counties.

In addition, his elder brother, Duke William of Apulia. Morality. Ottwell also expelled the Byzantine and Saracen forces and occupied a large area of Naples.

If we add the Count of Capua, it can be said that the whole of Naples and Sicily in southern Italy was basically occupied by the Normans. ”

"This is indeed a welcome achievement, and we Normans have achieved another remarkable achievement in the conquest.

But Sicily and Naples are thousands of kilometers away from Normandy, and the exploits and territories achieved by Caesar and his family do not have much influence on us. Count Richard asked, puzzled.

Not only the Count of Richard, but also the others were such ordinary people, and they really didn't have much feeling about Caesar's success.

"You are mistaken, Caesar, after learning that we were going to establish the Norman kingdom, decided to join our Norman kingdom, pledge allegiance to me, and become one of us.

At the same time, he was trying to persuade his brother, the Duke of Apulia, to join us in the Norman kingdom.

As long as he succeeds, the Norman kingdom of William will have vast territory in the rich Mediterranean, and if we gain trade supremacy in the Mediterranean, we will reap a mountain of gold coins.

I think you should understand the benefits, and when the time comes, whether it is the expenditure of various government departments or the military budget, it will be very abundant, and you will be able to exert your strength in a big way. William shook his head lightly, looked at the crowd, and said with a smile.

When all the nobles present heard the news, they couldn't help but show surprised expressions, and William couldn't help but smile with satisfaction when he saw this scene.

"William, that's great! In this way, we will not only be able to increase in strength, but also reap a lot of benefits in terms of economic benefits, and if they join us when we establish the Norman Kingdom, the momentum of the Norman Kingdom will be even greater. ”

The first to react was Count Adolf, who, with his knowledge of the international situation and diplomacy, understood at once what great benefits Caesar and his Otwer family would bring if southern Italy could join Normandy.

"Your Highness William, what title are you going to canonize Caesar? Even if he only joined with five territories in Sicily and southern Naples, his credit was enormous. Count Hubert asked.

"That's not a problem at all." William waved his hand quite confidently and said to everyone: "Since Normandy will be elevated to the Norman kingdom, then I can canonize Caesar as a duke, and he can become the first nobleman under me to hold the title of duke."

I see that his territories are in Sicily and at the southern tip of Naples, and I intend to make him Duke of Sicily and Duke of Calabria, with jurisdiction over Messina, Barham, Syracuse, Regio, and Lazarotan respectively. ”

"Indeed, the south of Naples and Sicily are so far away from our Normandy that it is best to canonize Caesar as Duke of Sicily and Calabria, and to make him completely autonomous there." Count Adolf also nodded in agreement.

"And Duke Apulia, what are you going to do with it?" Count Hubert then asked.

"Don't worry, everyone, it's still unknown whether we can convince the Duke of Apulia to join, and we need to be patient for a while." William shook his head lightly and raised his hand to reassure.

After the meeting, William summoned Emma to discuss Caesar's affairs with him.

Compared with Emma's haggard and irritable demeanor before, she can now be described as graceful, beautiful and generous, and her already pretty face has regained its beautiful brilliance.

Perhaps it was because of her intimacy with William, or perhaps because his brother was about to join the newly established Norman kingdom and would help her even more, and she smiled more confidently and calmly.

Emma just walked into William's study, and saw William sitting behind the desk looking at her with a smile, she was not restrained, and immediately walked to William's side like a butterfly, bent down and stretched out her arms, hugged William from behind him, and said in a gentle voice:

"William, you haven't been to me for a few days this time, you see that I am a lot haggard, and you are all responsible for it."

"What is the matter, my Emma is still radiant and the most beautiful.

These days, in order to prepare for the establishment of the Norman kingdom, I am indeed too busy to touch the ground, and I am sorry for neglecting you for a while, and not caring for you properly.

When I'm done with this, I'll be sure to go to your place often. William raised his hand in surrender and defended.

Hearing William's words of concern, Emma's heart warmed, and she gently sat in William's arms, wrapped her arms around William's neck, pillowed her head on William's chest, and drew a circle on his chest with her right hand, saying, "It's good that you know, stinky William without conscience." ”

Emma's scent is different from Jenny's noble white lily scent, it is a lively and enthusiastic rose fragrance, especially after Emma often bathes in roses and various colored petals, this alluring aroma is even more attractive.

William hurriedly collected his mind and didn't let his embarrassed self show himself in front of Emma, and changed the topic: "That's right, Emma." I came to you this time to ask you why Caesar wanted to join the new kingdom established in Normandy. ”

Emma raised her head and looked at William and said, "That's not the current Pope Benedict IX, since he became the Pope, under the pressure of the Clunians and the Holy Roman Empire, he has trained an elite papal guard of up to 10,000 people, almost all of them are wearing armor, and they are all wearing the plate armor you sold here."

Now His Majesty the Pope could not bear the loneliness of his mind and wanted to recover Benevento, in the Dukedoms of Capua and Apulia, which were occupied by the Normans.

These days, Benedict IX and his papal guard are in full swing.

My brother, William, Duke of Apulia, can't take on the elite Papal Guard alone, so we hope to join your new kingdom and hope to be protected by you. ”

"That's no problem at all, we Norman knights are the most powerful, if the situation is urgent, I can send you a standing army to support you at that time." William patted his chest and assured Emma.