The two were only polite for a moment, and the two who did not refuse to be polite and cynical tore off their masks of kindness.

"Bastard William, how much ransom do you need to free me and my army? You can say how many you want, but don't think I'll say yes if you can't afford to ask for anything else! Jofroy clenched your right fist and slammed it on the table, shouting at William.

If the Count of Frroy had a bastard son, William, he said it as if he were trying to wash away his disgrace on the battlefield by taking advantage of his lips and tongue over William.

William was not annoyed, after all, if what the Count of Fryoyes said was true, William would not be surprised if any nobleman jumped in front of William and pointed at William's nose and scolded him for being an illegitimate child.

William looked at the Count of Jooffroy with sympathetic eyes, as if he were looking at a poor worm, completely unaware of the situation he was in, and it seemed that William was going to give it some kind reminder.

"Poof! William seemed to hold back for a long time, and finally burst out laughing, pointing at the Count of Jofroy and laughing: "Count Jofroy, it seems that you don't understand your situation." ”

"What? How dare you kill me? Well, then come, if you dare to do this to me, then all the nobles of France will be hostile to you, an unruly bastard.

When the time comes, you will be ready to be besieged by the King of France and the princes of Normandy, and your title, your territory, and even your life will be lost if you kill me. The Count of Jofroy shouted fearlessly at William.

"Huh." William chuckled, shook his head slightly, and said, "You are wrong, Count Voyes, I will not do anything to you, but I will invite you to be a guest here for a while, maybe a few months, maybe three years, maybe forever." ”

"Do you want to imprison me?" Count Jofroy looked surprised, and then spoke angrily.

"Maybe it is, maybe it isn't, it depends on whether you are willing to agree to my request and cooperate with me." William looked at Count Jofroy with a playful look on his face and chuckled: "Count Jofrois, although you are the only son of Duke Fox III of Anjou and the first in line to the throne, I remember that you seem to have two nephews, one is called Forkes and the other is called Jofrois, they are the sons of your sister and the second and third in line after you.

If I imprison you here, your father's sixty-year-old man will probably die, and then the title of Duke of Anjou and the territory of the Duchy of Anjou will be your two nephews, and your counties of Enman and Tours will be divided between me and your nephews.

Maybe you will have nothing and become a homeless person. ”

"Nope! You can't do this. The Count of Jofroy cried out in horror, struck the table with his fists in anger, looked up at William, and said, "You can tell you what you want, if you promise to let me and my soldiers go, I can promise you terms, as long as you don't go too far." ”

"I want the county of Enman." William leaned back.

"This is not possible, the county of Enman is my most important territory, it is the de jure territory of Anjou, I can't give you Enman, no way." Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, the Count of Jofroy stood up and waved his hand in a loud refusal.

"Since you have rejected me, then you should stay in my dungeon honestly, as for your county of Enman will eventually be occupied by me, Duke of Forkes will not be able to parry my army at all, he will recognize the county of Enman as mine.

Perhaps I can choose to support your two nephews as Duke of Anjou, and then your counties of Enman and Tours will be given to me by your nephews. And you, Jofroy, as a worthless man, have the best outcome to die of old age and sickness in a lonely dungeon. William's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Count Jofroy sternly, threatening.

Despite what William said, he didn't have much confidence in either of these methods, and they both had fatal flaws that took too long, which would have been fine in the ordinary season, but now that the situation is becoming more and more delicate, William really can't afford to put it off.

When the Count of Lovroy heard William's threat, as if he had heard the whispers of a demon, and imagined his miserable situation in the future, he immediately looked at William with horror on his face, and said anxiously: "Okay, I agree to your conditions, I will give you the title of Count of Enman and the county of Enman, and release me and my soldiers quickly." ”

Seeing that the Count of Jofroy finally gave in to William, William's heart breathed a sigh of relief, and he waved his hand as usual and said: "Don't worry, I need you to send a letter to your father, the Duke of Anjou, Folks, so that we can restore peace between the two sides, and on this premise, I will only release you after accepting your Earldom of Enman." ”

"Are you going to regret it? Bastard William, sure enough, you are an untrustworthy person. Joffroy pointed his right hand at William's nose and shouted and cursed.

"I have not disobeyed my word, since you have completely failed and have no strength to fight again, and I have obtained the Earldom of Enman that I want, there is no point in prolonging the war between us and us.

If the war continues, and the weakened Duchy of Anjou is invaded by other princes with bad intentions, I am doing this for your sake. William said with a look of concern for you.

"Well, I admit that you have a point, I can write a letter to my father, the Duke of Folks, and persuade him to restore peace with you, and at the same time I will hand over my Earl of Enman to you." As if he had lost all his strength, the Count of Jofroy replied, "I hope you will keep your word, Your Excellency Duke William." ”

"I will, Count Jofrois." William nodded slightly, and said solemnly: "Next, I will march into the county of Enman, you have to help me receive Enman, please remember not to play any tricks, otherwise you will see a lot of things that you don't want to happen." ”

......

William and his entourage left the noble prisoner of war camp, and when they rode back to the barracks, Baron Andrew rode to William's side and said puzzledly: "Your Royal Highness William, why don't you directly enter the Duchy of Anjou, directly occupy Anjou, and take away the title of Duke of Anjou?" ”

"Do you know who started this invasion of Anjou?" William looked at Andrew and said helplessly, "It's my Majesty King Henry." Seeing that I was about to unify Normandy and threaten his rule, he contacted the Duke of Anjou to invade Normandy.

I cannot put off the war with Anjou now, or Normandy may be plunged into endless war when King Henry I has put his brother Robert of Burgundy at bay and freed up.

Therefore I must put an end to the war on the battlefield and not give King Henry I any chance. ”