Facing the earl crown presented by Baron Adolf and others, William shook his head and refused: "Uncle Adolf, Bishop Hamelin and everyone, I still can't accept this earl's crown, this crown is too heavy for me as a young man." Besides, my uncle, Earl Robert, has not yet been buried, so I can't accept it. ”

"Evre cannot do without the Count, just as a pack of lions cannot do without a lion, as the heir chosen by Count Robert, as the Duke of Normandy, you have to shoulder the responsibility and burden of leading us." Baron Adolf was the first to speak.

"Your Highness William, there is no one more suitable to lead you than you, and all the nobles here will give their full support." As the court minister of the Earl of Evler, Scott stood up and said loudly.

"Yes, yes, His Royal Highness William is the most suitable person."

"From a legal point of view, or from any point of view, your assumption of the title of Count of Evreux by His Royal Highness William is impeccable."

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Baron Richard, who was standing beside Adolf, turned his head to look at the nobles who had spoken out one after another, and his face was slightly ugly.

Although Baron Richard had only been fighting for the earldom with a fluke mentality, wanting to inherit the earldom with the support of the nobles before William returned to Evler, he did not expect that the nobles who had encouraged him to compete for the earldom would fall to William one after another.

Baron Richard glanced at Baron Adolf, and secretly hated that he must have promised some benefit to draw these nobles to his side.

Many of the knights, who had been in the most cheerful row before, had joined forces on the occasion of Robert's death to encourage Baron Richard to compete for the title of count, but now they stood firmly beside Baron Adolf, and earnestly begged William to inherit the title of earl.

The corners of William's mouth curled slightly, and he was quite pleased with the support of these nobles. In addition to being delighted, William turned his head to look at Baron Charles, and seeing that he did not jump out to object, William, who knew that the overall situation had been decided, finally nodded and agreed: "Uncle Adolf, Hamelin's assistant, Scott's courtier, Baron Richard, everyone, I'm William. Morality. Normandy thus succeeded to the Count of Evreux. ”

Everyone present smiled happily, and even Baron Richard, who was unhappy, had to squeeze out a smile.

After the Bishop of Hamelin crowned William, he officially became the new Earl of Evre.

As the new earl, William did not hold any ceremonies, but still insisted on staying by his uncle's grandfather, Count Robert, and prayed for him.

William's filial piety and kindness really touched many nobles, and Baron Adolphus praised William's pure filial piety in public, and told William's story of finding his father thousands of miles to the nobles.

With Baron Adolf, Scott Palace and others to build momentum for William, although William took over the throne for a short time, in Evreux and the whole of Normandy, there was no nobleman who would not praise William, and some even called William the most filial person in Normandy.

At this time, the Pope's envoy also came to Evler, and read out in public His Majesty's Edict on Duke William and canonized Duke Robert as a saint.

After receiving the Pope's edict, William announced in public that he would build a great plan for St. Peter's Cathedral to be dedicated to the coffins of Robert, Duke of Normandy, and Robert, Count of Evre.

With the endorsement of the Pope, William became even more enthusiastic, not only in Evre, the aristocratic squires were happy with William, but throughout Normandy, the nobles, gentry and ordinary people missed the peace and prosperity of the old Duke Robert more and more, and looked forward to William's reign more and more.

Of course, the mission of the papal envoy is not only this, but also the reading and transmission of His Majesty's decree that His Majesty the Pope excommunicated Kay, Count of Mortan, and William, Count of Eburg, and imposed a breaking law.

As a landowner, William, of course, was hospitable to the papal envoys, not only taking out the wine from the cellar for the papal envoys to enjoy, but also ordering the chef to bake the most delicious queen's bread and all kinds of carefully prepared dishes.

When the papal envoy was full of wine and food, William privately took out a box of gold coins and gave it to him, of course, these 10,000 Triss gold coins (about 500 pounds of silver) were not much for William, who was making money every day, but for the papal envoy, this was the most huge gift in his life.

At this time, the power of the Holy See was not at its peak since the Middle Ages, but the corruption of the members of the Church was no better than it was when the Borgia family was pope more than 400 years later, but not with the unbridled extortion of the time.

After being satisfied, the papal envoy expressed to William on the spot that he would work hard to fulfill the mission entrusted to him by His Majesty the Pope, and announced to all the monasteries and nobles that His Majesty would expose Kaye and William the Younger, and promised to proclaim his noble deeds for William.

With the papal emissary's assurance, the two guests enjoyed themselves. With a rich harvest, with William's farewell, the papal envoy continued his journey.

Three days later, William finally gathered the nobles of the county of Evreux and the courtiers of his duke's palace to gather at the county guard of Evreux and began to announce his new policy.

In the hall of lords, William wore a duke's robe, wore a golden crown, and held a scepter and sword, and sat upright in the seat of the lord, while the nobles and nobles, including Baron Adolph of Alençon, Baron Richard of Agendon, and Vice-Baron Hubert, as well as courtiers including the court minister of Scott and the butler of Osborne, stood solemnly on both sides of the hall according to their status.

"Baron Adolf, Baron Richard, Baron Hubert, my lords, I have gathered you here today, not only to discuss the affairs of the county of Evreux, but also to determine the future governing body of the Duke's Palace of Normandy, in the future I will lead the unification of Normandy, and those who are fortunate enough to be selected for the Duke's Palace will participate in the decision-making of the affairs of the entire Duchy of Normandy." William looked around at the crowd and spoke in a low voice.

When all the nobles present heard this, their faces turned red with excitement, and even Baron Richard, who wanted to try to keep his composure, showed a look of longing.

"First of all, let me mention a few new policies that I am going to enact in the county of Evre." William waited until the nobles had calmed down before he spoke, and he was not in a hurry to announce his election to the leadership of the Duke's Palace, but first announced a few new policies, just to use them as a carrot to whet the appetite of the nobles.