"Oh! Oh! Oh! ......”

Cheers arose, and the Normans cheered for their victor, William, Earl of Genie. Morality. Crepon cheered enthusiastically, and the cheers came and went, as if they never stopped.

Count Gerbo, who was lying in a pool of blood, was rarely cared for, except for his close confidant Philip who hurried over to collect the body, the rest of the Norman nobles seemed to be blind to Count Gerbo's tragic situation.

In their opinion, Count Gerbo was nothing more than a foreigner who had luckily obtained a high position by virtue of William's favor, and they were not all the way.

Moreover, he was a Flemishian, and the Flemish were the traditional enemies of the Normans, so the Norman nobles were even more hostile to the foreigner who tried to steal their credit.

This time William, Earl of Genety. Morality. Creppon's victory was so satisfying that they didn't even think about the effect they would have on His Majesty William.

Disheartened, Philip returned to the North Sea Fleet with Count Gerbo and three thousand troops, and news of Count Gerbo's death in a duel spread through the fleet.

Except for some Normans, most of the rest of the North Sea Fleet were sailors recruited from Flanders, the Netherlands, Denmark and other places, and many of the officers in it were brought up by Count Gerbo. Morality. Crepon gritted his teeth and expressed his reluctance to go to war again.

Soon, a large number of ships of the North Sea Fleet returned to their home port in Portsmouth without permission, and even with the persuasion of the faithful Captain Dirk, most of the ships of the North Sea Fleet left the fleet without permission.

The confusion of the North Sea Fleet led to the loss of most of the gains that the Normans had won so hard, and they could have easily intercepted the Danish army and the remnants of the Norwegians fleeing from Calais Harbor, but the chaotic North Sea Fleet no longer had any desire to fight, let alone carry out interception missions.

Afterwards, Duke Andrew was reported, and when he learned of this, he also regretted that at least 13,000 people had fled Calais by boat, and these Vikings were supposed to be their prisoners, but now they would be very difficult enemies to fight against them.

Under this plus and minus, the Normans can be said to have suffered huge losses, and if William pursues it, Duke Andrew and Earl Jeanne, William. Morality. Crépon can't eat and walk around.

Soon, his fears became a reality, and when William heard the news that Count Gerbo had been killed in a duel and had led to the Vikings being released, he rushed over with the Guards and his counts and barons, regardless of the subsequent vassals' reinforcements.

"Andrew, what the hell is going on, I want to listen to your explanation!" William looked at Andrew, who was kneeling on the ground, with a serious expression, and said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry for this. The reason for this was that after we were about to win and besiege Harald IV, my vassal, Count of Genie, William. Morality. Krépon led the men to capture the dying king of Norway.

However, the Count of Gerbo, who arrived later, insisted that the king of Norway had been shot by him, and the two sides argued. Morality. Believing that Count Gerbo was insulting him, Crépon dropped off his iron gloves and launched a life-and-death duel with him. Duke Andrew said apologetically with a look of regret.

"Didn't I already issue a decree strictly forbidding the noble knights of the kingdom to duel with each other?

I've heard that you were the one who endorsed the duel and served as the referee of the duel.

As the supreme military commander here, as my trusted courtier, don't you even obey my orders? William asked repeatedly.

In the face of William's repeated questioning, Duke Andrew was ashamed and did not dare to raise his head, nor did he dare to say anything to beg for mercy.

"Andrew, William, Earl of Genety. Morality. Tell him to come to me, and I will not leave you out of your merits, nor will I spare you for any reason, and then I will announce your rewards and punishments in public, and you have no objection. William sighed and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Duke Andrew responded, and then silently turned away, his back haggard.

Although William knew that Andrew was also in love, the Norman nobles and the foreign nobles he had canonized had a long history of conflict, and this time the two sides fought over the great merit of capturing King Harald IV of Norway, even if Duke Andrew intervened to organize it.

What's more, Andrew is also fighting for the interests of his subordinates and fellow Norman nobles, and William has no way to blame him, but the serious consequences of letting the Vikings go are indeed borne by them.

Taking advantage of Andrew's departure, William looked at Faller, who was standing aside. Osborne asked, "Faller, there are still direct members of the Earl of Gerbo's family, and I want his title of Earl of Cornwall to be passed on to his descendants, and I must not let my vassals shed blood and tears." ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Count Gerbo has two sons, one is the little Gerbo, who is only three years old, and the other is Frederick, who is not yet a full moon, and other than that, there is no one else in Count Gerbo's family." Faller replied with a bow.

"Well, you will send it to the family of Gerbo with my canonization papers, and I will canonize his son Lower Gerbo as the new Earl of Cornwall.

And as a reward for the service of the late Count Gérbo, his youngest son, Frederick, I will make him Count of Artois, and possess the southern domains of the Count of Artois, except for the Principality of Belgium.

The counties of Cornwall and Artois will be left to the government officials of my court for the time being, until they reach adulthood.

Since they had no other close relatives, Gerbo Jr. and Frederick were to be raised by Queen Urraca herself, and when they reached the age of six, Count Hubert would act as their guardian.

I hope that both of Count Gerbault's sons will grow up to be true Normans under the education of Count Hubert. William turned to Faller. Osborne commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will do what you have to do immediately." Faller. Osborne bowed down William's explanation with goose feathers.

"By the way, you will withdraw another thousand pounds of silver and gold from my coffers for the funeral expenses of Count Gerbo and the maintenance of his two sons." William commanded again.

Faller was a little moved, and did not put pen to paper for a long time, and it was clear that William had said that the numbers were too many.

You must know that 1,000 pounds of silver was an unimaginable and astonishing wealth at this time, and Henry, the third son of William the Conqueror, inherited 5,000 pounds of silver from William's treasury, which was a very large amount at that time, and 5,000 pounds of silver was enough to buy a territory the size of a principality.

Therefore, it was only after learning that the family of the Count of Gerbo would receive a pension of a thousand pounds of silver.

"Don't you hear my orders, Phalle?" William asked, slightly impatient.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll do it right away." Faller immediately got up and bowed back.

"Go, get this done quickly, I can't chill my courtiers." William did not forget to say a word.