In the past, Moore never felt that there was anything terrible about the nobles of North and South Lorraine, and the reason why they were able to fight against the royal family was just that these nobles worked together, and if they really pulled out a single family, they were not the opponents of the royal family at all. After seeing Hornan and Rafford, this concept quickly changed, none of these nobles are easy to get along with, the strength of the Luke family is not strong, but Lafford is still so cunning, then the other families, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult. The soldiers and horses lying in ambush outside the city have already braved the ice and snow to act, Moore is very anxious, if he is not absolutely helpless, he will definitely not come to Nanlin Manor, "Lord Earl, the royal guards have already marched towards Merlin City, and our side must also act quickly." De Koller is not an old thing to bully, and the sooner we act, the better it will be for us to avoid long nights and dreams. ”

Moore focused on mentioning the word "we" to remind Lafford and others that now that the two sides are allies in the same boat, no one wants to leave a way back at this time, and those who jump off the boat by luck have only a dead end. During this time, Moore has done some knowledge about the Luke family and the Weilan family, these large and small families may not be as powerful as the royal family, but the bad things in the family are no less than the royal family. There are also many contradictions within the family, each fighting their own little ninety-nine, not a monolith, Moore doesn't want to ruin the big things that the royal family has planned for a long time because of other people's bad things. How smart Rafford was, of course he understood the warning in Moore's tone, and the corners of his mouth twitched, a little unhappy, "The matter is serious, and the people of the Luke family can still tell the difference." Your Highness, let's be more careful, those people in Hornan are not easy to get along with, and Merlin City may fall into turmoil at any time. ”

Jommy and the others were also somewhat dissatisfied with Moore, the third prince looked domineering, and he didn't put himself in the right position at all. The two sides are a cooperative relationship, not a family cheeky paste. There were some young family members who had already sneered at Moore, who was unaware of it, and discussed some things with Raffle, and walked out of Nanlin Manor under the eyes of many family children. The matter of Nanlin Manor naturally can't be hidden from the eyes of the Wei Ting family all over Meilin City, the Wei Ting family sits in Meilin City, and if they want to spy on someone, it can't be easier, not to mention that the two sides have already torn their faces, and Moore didn't deliberately hide his whereabouts. In the hall of the castle of Varro Manor, there were more than a dozen South Lorraine nobles, and at this time, everyone's faces were solemn and worried, the South Lorraine nobles were actually not monolithic, and many people still had a fluke mentality in dealing with the royal family. Take the Mullanr family as an example, they think that the royal family will not do such a crazy thing, although the nobles of South Lorraine have a tendency to fall to the Easterners, but after all, they have not fallen to the past, and if the royal family kills at this time, it will force the South Lorraine to make a choice. Whether the Orientals can be trusted or not, no one knows, for most of the Red Grape nobles, the Orientals are just a legendary existence, but the threat of the royal family and the Franks is real. Hornan did not persecute these nobles, and as the leader of the nobility of South Lorraine, he had to consider the interests of these nobles. Everyone is waiting, near the Varro Manor, there are hundreds of soldiers loyal to the Red Grape Nobles, they are patiently waiting for the news of the Luke family, only when they see the next move of the Luke family, the Red Grape nobles can make the final choice.

The two soldiers of the Weiting family stepped on the thick snow and ran in a hurry, their faces were full of anxiety, sweat on their foreheads continued to seep out, and seeing that most of the nobles in the hall looked at them with unkind faces, the two soldiers hurriedly saluted, "Lord Duke, just now His Royal Highness Moore went to Nanlin Manor, since Prince Moore left, the people of the Luke family have been busy, and the family soldiers have also gathered in the residence in the east. ”

After waiting for so long, and finally waiting for the news he wanted, Hornan nodded and motioned for the two soldiers to go down, he leaned on the edge of the table, and said with some cold arrogance, "Everyone, now it is very obvious that the royal family has colluded with the Luke family for the purpose of seizing the interests of South Lorraine. If we still don't do anything, not only Merlin City will be lost, but the South Lorraine family will also have to act according to the royal family's face in the future. ”

In the face of these nobles, Huo Nan did not tell the slightest lie, none of these people are old and sophisticated, and those who play with them can only ask for their own hardships. More than a dozen nobles exchanged heads and talked in low voices, and it didn't take long for these nobles who were still hesitating before all stood up and shouted, "The Duke is right, since the royal family wants to rob us of the interests in our hands, then we can't let anyone slaughter us." Your Excellency, give your orders, and we will spare no effort to support your Lordship in controlling the situation in Merlin City. ”

None of these nobles are stupid, they also have their own interests, but they are absolutely one-minded in the face of the royal family. If the royal family is in power, all the Lorraine nobles will be unlucky, for more than two hundred years, the Lorraine nobles have long been accustomed to autonomy, and now let them look at the royal family's face and act, where can they stand it. Huo Nan smiled and nodded, and then the next thing was simple, just need to concentrate the forces of the Merlin nobles and deal with the Luke family well. Of course, not every Merlin nobleman is as confident as Hornan. A nobleman couldn't help but ask with some concern, "Lord Duke, none of us know what means the royal family is hiding, will it be a little inappropriate to act rashly?" ”

Seeing that many people nodded in agreement, Huo Nan was secretly depressed in his heart, fortunately, he had long known that these nobles had looked forward and had a response. His expression remained unchanged, and he said confidently, "Actually, you don't have to worry, although the Luke family has the help of the royal family, we are not fighting alone. North Lorraine will soon come to our aid, and this time Merlin will seize power, and we will definitely win. ”

As soon as Huo Nan's words came out, many nobles immediately shook their heads with a wry smile, "Lord Duke, why are you so convinced?" The white-skinned grapes in the north will not lend a helping hand to us, and we will fight with the royal family, and it will be too late for them to sit and watch the excitement. ”

The struggle between the nobles of North and South Lorraine has been going on for a long time, and the two sides will inevitably collide on the way to open up trade interests, and over time, they will become a pair of enemies. It's just that there is a royal family in the middle, and considering the existence of the royal family, there has been no big fight. Will North Lorraine rush to the aid of Merlin City? Isn't this a joke, many people think that the Yankees are unreliable, not to mention that the losses of those Gangsters in the Istrian Highlands are not small. Huo Nan was not surprised, with the grievances of several generations of people in North and South Lorraine, it was really difficult for them to believe that the nobles of North Lorraine would rush to the aid of Merlin City, "Naturally, we can't let the northern white-skinned grapes help, but what if the Easterners help?" ”

A group of South Lorraine nobles all stared, Lord Holnan was joking, the Orientals were far away in the Kingdom of Saxony, where could they take care of the affairs of the Lorraine. But gradually, everyone's expressions became serious, because they found that Huo Nan had been calm and calm, and there was no meaning of joking at all. The Orientals sent someone? ”

Hornan did not rush to answer, but clapped his hands gently, and then a man slowly walked down the wooden steps, and the person who came walked to the long table and saluted the surrounding South Lorraine nobles, "I, Deacon Kipros, the envoy sent to Lorraine by the Empire, Lovidnov, have not been able to inform you because I came in a hurry. ”

Hey, the room was full of the sound of cold air, who didn't know the name of Luo Weidenov, this person was the imperial minister under the command of the Eastern Emperor, and he had unimaginable influence in Kipros, such an important person, he actually came to Merlin City. A South Lorraine nobleman stood up with some excitement, looked at Luo Weidnov and said in a trembling voice, "Are you really Lord Luo Weide?" ”

"Naturally, yes, if it is fake" Luo Weidenov smiled faintly, he didn't take these things too seriously, if you want to maintain the situation in Merlin City, you must unite these nobles, and self-confidence is also particularly important, "The regent takes a fancy to the Lorraine people, and since he has the heart of alliance, how can he watch the royal family and the Franks come to kill the people of South Lorraine?" ”

Lovednov spoke very skillfully, he only spoke of alliances, and never mentioned marriages. In fact, it is to tell Huo Nan and the Southern Lorraine nobles present that the Northern Lorraine nobles are cronies and allies under the command of the Great Song Empire, and it is also because of the alliance that they will help the Southern Lorraine, if the Southern Lorraine does not align, it will be a different situation. As for the marriage, it is just a means, but don't use the marriage to blackmail people, if you don't let everyone break up, that Miss Marina will be left to the nobles of South Lorraine to raise. The corners of Hornan's mouth twitched, and the other nobles also twitched, they really deserved to be the old fox of Kipros, it sounded soft, but in fact, he had a gun and a stick, and now if anyone dares to disgust the Orientals with the matter of marriage, Luo Weidenov estimated that he would go straight away. Grandma is a bear, hooked up with the Orientals, offended the Franks, Louis's dead fat man could not marry Marina again, the Orientals have this attitude, and now Miss Marina has become a princess that no one wants. It's not that it's unsightly, it's really Miss Marina's magical experience, and any man has to weigh his own pounds. What if Yi Yi Yi or the Eastern Emperor don't want others to get involved with Marina, then whoever marries Marina will be the old birthday star who hangs himself and dies.

Lack of virtue, really lack of virtue, Hornan had the urge to strangle Luo Weidenov to death, but due to the current situation, he could only break his teeth and swallow it in his stomach. With the backing of Levednov, the confidence of the nobles of South Lorraine is much stronger, and Lovednov stays in Merlin City, and the Orientals will definitely try their best to help the nobles of South Lorraine. But in fact, these nobles didn't know that Lovednov was just bluffing, and in fact there were only a dozen soldiers who were actually brought to Merlin City. Next, Hornan began to make concrete deployments, and for two hundred years, a battle for power in Merlin City, which decided the fate of the Kingdom of Lorraine, began.

On the fourth day of the first month of the sixth year of Taikang, the emerging nobles led by the Luke family suddenly dispatched more than 200 family soldiers to launch a fierce attack on Nuremberg, south of the Merlin Boulevard. Nuremberg was the material transit place of the nobles of South Lorraine in Merlin, there were too many materials hidden here, and the Luke family launched an attack here, which immediately aroused the vigilance of the city patrolmen, and a large number of city patrolmen began to approach in the direction of Nuremberg, whistles and shouts resounded throughout Merlin City, and the streets became chaotic. At this time, there were not many pedestrians on the street, the cold wind was blowing, the ice and snow were combined, and the advantages outside were so chaotic that many people in Meilin were so frightened that they hid at home and did not dare to go out. The struggle between the Luke family and the nobles of South Lorraine was not something that ordinary people could participate in.

Around Nuremberg, the two sides launched a fierce fight, the Luke family seemed to be determined to take Nuremberg, batch after batch of soldiers were sent here, the battle line was constantly pulled, in order to cope with the onslaught of the Luke family, the nobles of South Lorraine also continued to reinforce, an hour later, the entire Nuremberg has been concentrated around more than 2,000 soldiers and horses on both sides. More than 2,000 people, in the dark night, smashed the surrounding buildings to pieces.

The nobles of South Lorraine all sat in the Varro estate, and even if the situation in Nuremberg was in crisis, the Varro estate did not send any more reinforcements. Whether it is Hornan or Lovednov, they believe that the main direction of attack of the Luke family is definitely not Nuremberg. Nuremberg seems to be very important, but it can't decide the ownership of Merlin City in a short period of time, and the loss of Nuremberg is only material money, and its own strength is not fatal, at least not in a short time. The more this time, the more calm you have to be, the Luke family, under the leadership of Lafford, is definitely not easy to get along with, since you don't know what the opponent's specific goal is, you can only see the move.

"I hope you will continue to instruct that no matter what happens, the defenders of the north and south gates must guard the city walls, as long as there are no problems with the city gates, they will not be able to turn the sky" Hornan's decision was not wrong, and Lovednov thought the same way. At this time, in the Nanlin Manor, Laford also showed a trace of anxiety, it has been so long since Nuremberg was stormed, and the nobles of South Lorraine just didn't take the bait, "Jomi, hasn't there been any movement at the south gate?" ”

"Lord Duke, the patrol soldiers in the south are still guarding the south gate, and there is no sign of reinforcement Nuremberg, or we will increase the intensity of the attack" Jomi scratched his head very anxiously, daring to tear his face with the old forces led by the Weiting family, relying on the royal soldiers and horses, if the royal army could not be let into the city, then the ending would not be too good. Surge? It sounds good, but Raffle only thought about it for a moment and shook his head heavily, "No, if we draw more troops, we won't have enough troops to attack the South Gate." The south gate is the top priority, if you fight, you must maintain enough advantages to take the south gate in one fell swoop, and not give Hornan a chance to react and increase troops. ”

Lafford's side couldn't think of a good solution, and Hornan didn't have a good idea either, and the two sides ended up in a stalemate around Nuremberg. Luo Weidenov is very aware of the consequences of such a fight, if he does not induce the true strength of the Luke family, he will definitely suffer from it in the end, and he must find a way to break the deadlock, "Lord Duke, please also order half of the troops from the north and south gates to rush to Nuremberg." But don't really marry Nuremberg, make enough noise along the way, lurk in scattered formations, and see how Lappord's side reacts. ”