In the war, the Normans defeated all the strong enemies and won the final victory of the war, but not everyone was convinced by William and the Normans. At the same time, the Normans have made rapid progress in territorial expansion over the years, and in only about ten years, William has gone from a feudal city under the command of the King of France to a king across the English Channel, holding the three crowns of England, France, and Lorraine, and the most powerful person in Christendom.

William's and the Normans' insatiable desire for land conquest is worrisome, and even more alarming is the recent coronation of William in Reims as the Kingdom of France and the making of Paris his capital.

William's coronation as King of France undoubtedly stimulated everyone's nerves, and the emperors and kings were all worried, afraid, vigilant, and hostile to William and the Normans.

Pope Leo IX and Henry III of the Holy Roman Empire saw this as a great opportunity, and the Pope and the HRE Emperor took the initiative to form a mutual defense pact against the Normans, led by the Holy Roman Empire.

At first, the mutual defense pact was only attended by the defeated powers of the Holy Roman Emperor Henry III, King Magnus II of Norway, King Canute III of Denmark, and the Papal States, so William did not pay much attention to this mutual defense pact against the Normans, believing that it was a useless alliance created by the vanquished to protect themselves.

What happened next, however, was somewhat unexpected, as the Holy Roman princes went to the Empire, the Italian vassals, and the city-states of Pisa, Genoa, and Venice followed in the footsteps of the Holy Roman Emperor to join the Mutual Defense Pact.

This was followed by King Stephen II of Croatia, King Arpad of Hungary, King Casimir I of Poland "Rebuilder", Grand Duke of Kievan Rus' "Wise" Yaroslav, King Macpeth of Scotland, Duke of Dukria and Montenegro Vojislav and other kings rushed to join it, and this alliance of mutual defense pact against the Normans instantly became overwhelming.

To William's greatest annoyance, Caesar of the Kingdom of Sicily. Morality. Lámmon of Ottville, Duchy of Barcelona. Bedenville. Morality. Barcelona, King Edmund of Sweden, King Ramiro of Aragon, King Garcia V of Navarre, King Ferdinand I of Castile, among others, were once his allies but joined the Mutual Defense Pact.

To William's surprise, his closest allies, his father-in-law, King of Castile and Emperor Ferdinand I of Spain, joined the Mutual Defense Pact against the Normans, which made William feel betrayed.

Fortunately, in the end his queen Uraka dissuaded him: "William, don't get excited, my father's side will be persuaded by me, and I promise you that he and Castille will withdraw from this agreement." ”

"Well, I promise you, Uraka, my queen, that you can promise my father-in-law any conditions on my behalf, as long as he withdraws from the treaty alliance against my Normans." William gritted his teeth and said solemnly.

"William, I assure you, at least these Christian nations of the Iberian Peninsula will not be your enemy." Urakar nodded solemnly and promised.

"Otto, Robert." William shouted out of the hall.

Immediately two young nobles dressed in splendid armor came to the palace, bowed down before William, and said, "See Your Majesty." ”

"Otto, Robert, my brothers, this time my queen Urraca is going to Castile in Spain, and you two will be responsible for escorting you all the way with the cavalry of the Guards." William asked the two in front of him.

"Your Majesty, you can leave it to us with confidence." The two of them touched their chests with their right hands and said in unison.

"William, these days when I'm away, little Richard will ask you to take care of him, but you have to take a good look at him, he is a naughty ghost, if you don't pay attention, you will run away without paying attention." Before leaving, Queen Urakar repeated admonitions to William.

As he watched the departing of Queen Urraca, William also reflected on why his father-in-law, Ferdinand I of Castile, joined the alliance of the Common Defence Pact, apparently against the Normans. Whether it was voluntarily or forced, it is unknown.

However, William had some speculation in his mind that after his seizure of the Kingdom of France, the Normans posed a great threat to Castile in Spain, especially since William had always followed Charlemagne's example, which worried the Christian countries of the Iberian Peninsula.

You must know that the historical Charlemagne and several Carolingian monarchs after him all regarded Spain as one of the targets to expand their territory, and in the hundreds of years since the establishment of the Carolingian dynasty, the Kingdom of France has attacked Barcelona and other countries several times.

Therefore, when William put the crown of France on himself, his father-in-law, Ferdinand I, was on guard.

It seems that Queen Ucala will only be able to dispel their guard when she goes to the Burgos Palace in Castile to visit King Ferdinand I and Queen Sancha.

In order to resolve this alliance against the Normans, William convened a royal council, inviting the prime minister Adolf, the treasurer Osborne, the military governor Duke Hubert, the archbishop of Normandy Hamelin, and the Duke of Richard and other nobles to participate.

Above the main hall, the nobles had already sat on both sides of the main hall of the Xidi Palace according to their status, and everyone seemed to be discussing why the imperial meeting was held so vigorously today.

Suddenly, the bronze trumpet sounded at the gate of the guards above the main hall, and Phaleosborne stood under the stage and sang loudly: "His Majesty William, King of England, France, and all the Normans, conqueror of Britain, has arrived. ”

Accompanied by the rousing brass horn music and under the gaze of the crowd, William walked to the throne with the crown of France on his head and the Scepter Ball in his hand, looked at the crowd on the field, and then sat down.

"Prince of York, rightful heir to the great Norman, French, England, and Lorraine kingdoms, son of His Majesty William, Richard . Morality. His Royal Highness the Prince of Normandy arrived. Then Phale Osborne sang again.

After William, Prince Richard, who was only three years old, wore a golden crown one smaller and wore a royal cloak, and walked up to a smaller throne beside William and sat down.

This was the first time William had his son Richard attend a royal council.

The throne beside him was originally reserved for Urrakka, and was usually only attended by William and Queen Uraka during important events and celebrations.

And today, in order to let his son learn how to govern the kingdom from an early age and accumulate prestige, William specially asked his son Richard to participate in it.