Chapter 470: Family Happiness
In the discussion with Prime Minister Ladolph, William's strategy for France gradually took shape - to unite the Dukes of Champagne, the Dukes of Burgundy, the Counts of Vimanduis, the Counts of Bourbon and the Counts of Auvergne, to win over the Counts of Marches and Limousin, to eliminate King Henry I, the Duke of Flanders and the Counts of Tours, to intimidate the Dukes of Aquitaine and the Duke of Toulouse, and to plot to divide the Duchy of Aquitaine into three and separate the four counts of Bourbon, Auvergne, Marche and Limousin.
William expected that after his seizure of the throne of France, he would add eight domains of Gunde, Zeeland, southern Yplon and southern Artois in Paris, Orleans, Chartres, Tours and Flanders, as well as the two counts of Vimanduis and Archbishop Reims.
In his plan, four Flemish domains would be canonized to those who had served in the war, the largest of whom would become the new Duke of Flanders, a carrot that William hung in front of the Normans, a bait that drove them to battle.
After discussing the strategy for the Kingdom of France, William once again instructed: "Prime Minister Ladolph, our war against the Kingdom of France is about to begin, and the war with the Kingdom of Scotland should be ended as soon as possible, and a peace treaty will be signed with King MacPeth, and I am willing to give up the condition of supporting Prince Malcolm, the son of Duncan, with the existing occupation as the boundary, and the four counties of Lothian, Dunbar, Teovitdale and Cumberland south of Lothian shall be owned by me, and the two sides will return to a state of peace." ”
"Your Majesty, Prince Malcolm is a trump card in our hands against the Kingdom of Scotland, how can we give it up so easily?" Prime Minister Ladolph asked reluctantly.
"It doesn't matter, the most important thing for us is to seize the crown of France, as for the Kingdom of Scotland, we can slowly concoct it later, even if we give up a Prince Malcolm, I still have his brother Prince Donald in my hands, and do I still need a reason for the Normans to conquer Scotland? There's no reason to fake one. William was unimpressed by Prime Minister Ladolph's worries, waved his hand and chuckled.
"I see, Your Majesty." Prime Minister Ladolph nodded in agreement after listening to William's explanation.
"Prime Minister Ladolph, the next war preparations are going to be entrusted to you, this war can be said to be the largest and most important war in the next few years, there is no room for error, you can start the war against France later and be fully prepared!" William instructed Prime Minister Ladolph before leaving.
"Yes, Your Majesty, please leave it to me with peace of mind." Prime Minister Radoff nodded solemnly in promise.
Prime Minister Ladolph is still extremely good at government affairs and diplomacy, and he is also very good at military logistics, and it is still reassuring to entrust him with France's war preparations.
After a whole day of dealing with so many government affairs, William planned to go to Queen Uraka's room to have a good look at his wife, Queen Uraka, and son Richard.
In the morning, after taking care of some trivial matters, William got up and went to the queen's room.
Dr. Mirren had come in the morning to report on the situation of the Queen and little Richard, and the phrase "all is in order" was enough for William to get his business done with peace of mind.
Dr. Mirren's excellent medical skills were appreciated by William, and his meritorious service in saving the queen led to his decision to canonize him as a nobleman and grant him a noble title and a domain, because he had no military exploits, and William could only confer on him the title of vice-baron.
William realised the importance of developing medicine, so he decided to establish a medical school in London, appointing Dr. Mirren as the head of the medical school, responsible for teaching and researching medicine.
William came to the queen's room, and the child was there.
Queen Uraca was disheveled, and little Richard had just been taken away from her by the Duchess of Anjou, and seeing these Williams, he thought that the queen must be breastfeeding little Richard at this time, and he seemed to have missed something, and he felt a little lost in his heart.
"Uraka!" William let out a soft snort, and then sat down on the edge of the queen's bed.
"William!"
William and Urakar seemed to have a clear mind, and without any signal, they reached out in unison, and their hands were clasped tightly together.
Both looked at each other affectionately, and at the same time both of them were happy, although neither side said much, but the two pairs of eyes seemed to convey the unknown and unspeakable love in each other's hearts.
"Little Richard is healthy, you've worked hard." William stroked the hair on Ulaka's forehead, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and whispered.
"It's all for our children, I'm not tired." Urakar nodded, whispering with joy on his face.
"Uraka, do you know that I am ready to canonize Richard the Younger as the Prince of York, and in the future he will rule over the Prince of York, which includes the northern counties of England, including Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Durhamshire, and Northumberland.
And I also made him a betrothal, and the object of his engagement was to Matilda, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Tuscany and Spoleto in Italy. Advance. Cassano, a nice girl. William stroked Ulaka's dark hair, smiled softly, stood up and took the child from the Duchess of Anjou, and said, "Ulraca, seeing that our child is so strong, he will surely become a great king in the future." ”
"Your mouth is so sweet." Queen Urakar smiled slightly, covered her mouth with her right hand, and then frowned again.
No mother would like to see her child prosper, and William has done so much for her child and placed great expectations on him, and Uraka is both happy and stressed.
When William saw the queen like this, she also guessed the reason, she must be worried that she would not be able to educate little Richard well, and that little Richard would not be able to meet William's expectations in the future.
"Uraka, you don't have to have too much of a burden, I have already let Prime Minister Ladolph be the godfather of Little Richard, Duke Hubert will be the guardian of Little Richard, Duke Rodrigo will be the regent of his principality, and my two younger brothers Otto and Robert will also do their best to assist him, not to mention that my father is not, I will keep the child by my side and educate him personally, you can rest assured." William whispered softly.
"Thank you, William, for everything you did for little Richard." Uraka's eyes were misty, and tears flowed from his eyes.
"You have to rest well these days, and you can't work too hard, and little Richard will leave it to the Duchess of Anjou and Mother to take care of." William asked the Duchess of Anjou to hold little Richard, and reached out to caress the back of her hand.
William stayed by her bedside and did not leave until she had fallen asleep.
In the month since giving birth to little Richard, Uraka's temperament has changed to a certain extent, and she has put carefree fun aside in order to take care of little Richard. Then she soon discovered that the joy of being with children was much more fulfilling and more interesting than the pleasures she had been pursuing......