At the initiative of several high-ranking nobles, including Prime Minister Ladolph, Duke Hubert, and Duke Richard, the Norman nobles agreed, as William had expected, not to go to war with the Christian countries for five years.

At the same time, following the advice of Prime Minister Radorf, William decided to prioritize foreign and domestic affairs, on the one hand, to win over allies through marriage, trade, bribery, etc., and to dissolve the common but defensive pact against the Normans, and on the other hand, to divide the noble knights in the remote status of the frontier, and send officials in the core territories to form a government to absorb the newly occupied territories of the Kingdom of France and Lorraine.

In the next five years, William saw the formation of a power with Norman England, France, Lorraine, and Normandy as the core, and Iberian countries, Sicily, Sweden and other countries as allies, so as to avoid the embarrassing situation of being besieged by the pope.

At the same time, William also had some ideas about the distribution of territories.

As the core territory of the Kingdom of France, William took Paris as the capital, Normandy, Valois, Champagne, Burgundy, Orleans, Bourges and other north-central French territories as the core, and placed them under the direct jurisdiction of William.

On the eastern coast of France, William also took Tuar, Poitou, Saint-Gerton, and Bordeaux under his direct domain.

In the Duchy of Toulouse in southwestern France, William declared the Duke of Ponschichem a traitor, captured him, and took the entire Duchy of Toulouse into his own possession.

In particular, the Duchy of Toulouse's close proximity to the Mediterranean Sea of Mogio and Narbonne is the focus of his future construction, especially the construction of ports, and the huge profit of Mediterranean trade will be another important pillar of the kingdom's finances in the future.

At present, most of the noble princes in the Kingdom of France are concentrated in the central and southern regions of France, including Archampau, Duke of Bourbon, Gichaum, Duke of Auvergne, Betna II, Duke of Gascogne, Hugo, Count of Lucien, Faulke, Count of Angoulême, Count of Périgor, and Count Aldabet of Marsh.

Most of these Farasi princes were nobles who supported William in the war between him and King Henry I of France for the throne, and they also received promises of titles and titles from William.

Previously, William recognized the titles and domains of these French nobles in order to fight against the army of Emperor Henry IV and the Pope of the HRE, and in order to stabilize the situation in the country.

But William's performance was too disappointing, and when the Pope's army invaded south-western France, they were even the first to do so, and some even secretly supported the Pope.

Now that William has his hands free, he naturally wants to clean these half-hearted nobles well, and the extra territory can be distributed to the Norman nobles who have won meritorious services in this battle.

When William raised the issue, he immediately received a positive response from all the Norman nobles, and everyone was gearing up to do a good job in the southwest of Farah.

Yes, not with other Christian nations for the time being, but they can also gain merit by attacking the territories of rebellious nobles, and receive titles and territories from William's reward.

Everyone agreed, and William immediately gave the order for the whole army to mobilize, preparing to attack the French nobles who disobeyed the order and headed the rat at both ends.

It just so happened that several standing armies under William's command remained in Paris, so he immediately ordered Duke Hubert to march south to Bourbon with three legions, the first, second, and fifth legions, totaling 30,000 men.

William was not ready to lead the troops in person this time, on the one hand, he and Prime Minister Ladolph had to sort out the thousands of things after the war, and there were many affairs that he needed to deal with, and another reason why William stayed was to take care of his son Richard.

At this time, in order to win the friendship of the Castiles, Queen Uraca personally went to the court of Burgos in Spain to persuade Ferdinand I to withdraw from the mutual defense agreement against the Normans, and if William also left Paris, his only son Richard would have no one to take care of him.

For his only son Richard, William has high expectations for him, and is extremely concerned about his growth, so at least in the years before Richard becomes an adult, William will not leave Paris and leave his son Richard's side.

After the Imperial Council, Richard followed William's side and asked with a puzzled face, "Father, why do I think this Imperial Council is a little strange?" ”

"What do you see?" William asked with a smile.

"That is, Uncle Ladolph, Lord Hubert, and Lord Richard, as if they had all been discussed beforehand, and those different voices were silenced by everyone," said Richard, shaking his head, thinking for a moment.

"Yes, Richard, you are right, before the Council of the Queens, I and Prime Minister Ladolph, Duke Hubert, Duke Richard, Duke Rodrigo, and Steward Osborne have all discussed in advance, and after the Privy Council has voted on it, we will take it to the Council of Princes.

As a result, the Council did not have much decision-making power, and the real decision-making body was the Privy Council, which consisted of several ministers, senators, and nobles.

So don't look at the scale of the Imperial Council, and the name is also very loud, but as long as my Privy Council nobles and ministers are aligned with me, this Imperial Council is just a mouthpiece. William was not impatient with Richard's question, and he patiently explained to him.

As he said, in order to keep power in his own hands, he overrode the actual power of the Council by appointing his trusted noble ministers as ministers of the Privy Council.

The Privy Council, like the Cabinet and the Cabinet, was a private decision-making body in the service of King William, whose role was to strengthen the imperial power and help William keep the country firmly in the palm of his hand.

At the same time, William has always maintained a certain degree of vigilance against the Imperial Council, which evolved from the Council of the Magi, and has never allowed the Council to wield any actual power, but only uses it as a microphone-like tool.

Richard listened to William's words and fell into deep thought, which William did not interrupt his thinking without saying anything, and whatever conclusion Richard finally came to was beneficial to him as long as he thought about it.

When Richard looked up, as if he had gained something, William said, "Richard, I still have a lot to teach you, come with me, and I'll take you to an interesting place." ”

"Great, father." Richard burst into tears of joy.

After all, he is still just a child, and he is still a fun age, and it is a little difficult for him to participate in such a boring imperial meeting.