"Lord Richard, our army was discovered by the Duke of Upper Lorraine of the HRE Empire as soon as it landed, which revealed something unusual, do you know why?" William and Duke Richard walked side by side, uh, and asked casually.

"I'm sorry Your Majesty, but I'm also very confused about the reason, it stands to reason that our army doesn't have any spies from the HRE Empire, and I wonder how they learned about our whereabouts." Duke Richard shook his head and said.

"Indeed, how could the spies of the HRE Empire escape the eyes of my spy chief, they could not have obtained our plan of action from here." William nodded and said with a smile, "But you may have overlooked one point, and that is the Zeeland Kingdom." ”

"Why did Zeeland Nation leak our information? Your Majesty. Duke Richard asked, puzzled.

"Because the kingdom of Zeeland was once the domain of the Duchy of the Netherlands, and was later seized by Baldwin V, Duke of Flanders, it became the territory that successive Dukes of the Netherlands vowed to recapture.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the Dukes of the Netherlands have laid a lot of eyeliners and spies in Zeelland, not to mention that the Dukes also have a large fleet under their command, and perhaps they can detect our traces in advance at sea. William laughed and said his guess.

Although this was only William's speculation and there was no other evidence to prove it, the Duke of Richard felt that it was very plausible. Hrufe deliberately participated in the war between the Emperor of the HRE and William, and soon recaptured the kingdom of Zeelam from William.

The Dutch kept an eye on Zeeland and the seas, and it was not uncommon for William and the Normans to be spotted.

"If this is the case, Your Majesty, then the plan we have carried out may be in danger of being discovered by the Dutch." Duke Richard suddenly thought of something, and said to William.

"Yes, I'm also scared at this point, if I hadn't expelled all the inhabitants of the surrounding area after landing, our every move would probably have been discovered by the Dutch, and our plan would have failed." William sighed and said.

At this time, William was also afraid, if his empty camp was detected by the Dutch spies, the Duke of Upper Lorraine, Gerhard, who had learned the information. Savannatang would immediately go after William and his Norman army, and it would be impossible for him to make small talk with Duke Richard like he was now.

While William was talking to Duke Richard, a young nobleman was not far away, led by William's guard.

"See Your Majesty, son of Hubert, Drago. Morality. Stafford came to meet him. A young nobleman came to William's side, got down on one knee and said.

"It turned out to be Duke Hubert's unicorn, Drago, I didn't expect Hubert to send you, hurry up." William instantly recognized the man, he was Hubert, Duke of Anjou. Morality. Stafford was the eldest son, and at the age of 20 his father was made the Earl of Tours.

Drogo. Morality. Stafford had been William's screed guard, and for several years he had been around William's followers, and in the last two years, he had been bullied by Duke Hubert and recalled to the Duchy of Anjou to be entrusted with important tasks.

Hence William vs. Droggo. Morality. Stafford was very kind, smiled and picked him up, and said, "Drago, tell me what happened." ”

"Your Majesty, when my father heard the news that you were coming with your army, he immediately ordered me to come with two thousand cavalry.

It's just that my father needs to be stationed in Brussels, so he can't go out of the city to meet him in person, so I'm sorry Your Majesty. Dragoo stood up and said apologetically.

"The war is important, I can understand Hubert's plight, not to mention that I am the kind of person who abandons the public for personal reasons?" William smiled and patted him on the shoulder, signaling him not to care.

"Your Majesty, you are the greatest and most perfect monarch......" Drago, with some incoherent words of excitement, praised William in all the words he knew before His Majesty, whom he most admired.

"Alright, Drago, take me to Brussels!" William shook his head, interrupted Drago's words, and said with a smile.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Drorg replied solemnly.

After Drago's retirement, William looked at Duke Richard on the side and said with a smile: "Lord Richard, what do you think of Count Drogo, the eldest son heir of Duke Hubert?" ”

"A good young man, an excellent military general, but a little frizzy." The Duke of Richard commented very pertinently.

"Young people, how many of them are not frizzy, as long as they get married, they can set their temperament." William shook his head slightly, and said with a smile: "Drogo is still a young and promising earl nobleman, can I be a matchmaker for him here?" ”

"Your Majesty, please speak......" Duke Richard raised his eyebrows, wondering why William had come around to him.

"Your eldest daughter Agnes is twenty years old, and she has not yet been married, I think Hubert's eldest heir, Drogo, is good, I hope you can let Agnes marry Drogo, and you and Hubert will marry the two families." William smiled and became a matchmaker, and took the initiative to be a matchmaker for Drogo.

Duke Richard once intended William to marry Agnes, but William's rise to prominence was so fast that he even entered into a marriage contract with Ferdinand I's eldest daughter, Ulaka, and the idea was gone.

However, her daughter still seems to have a crush on William, although she never admits that she cares about William, and often compares the young men of the Norman kingdom to William.

But where can the young people of the Norman kingdom compare with his majesty William, with William as the criterion for choosing a mate, Agnes is destined to find an ideal husband.

However, William didn't know this, he only regarded Agnes as a sister in his heart, and there was no love between men and women.

He also knew that Agnes seemed to have rejected the pursuit of many people, and he was very worried about the fact that he was twenty years old and still had not found a good family.

Therefore, when the young and promising Duke Hubert's son Drago, appeared in front of William, he naturally wanted to facilitate the marriage between Agnes and Drago, and at the same time eliminate the conflict between Duke Hubert and Duke Richard.

The conflict between the Duke of Hubert and the Duke of Richard has a long history, and the Duke of Hubert rose like a comet, and was reused by William to become the first person in the Norman kingdom, which made the Duke of Richard feel a great threat.

Originally an older man and from a Norman family, he should have been the first person in the Norman kingdom, but he didn't expect to be surpassed by an unknown Hubert, which made him lose face.

Later, he often opposed Hubert at court meetings, and although the two were dedicated to public affairs, they did not have much contact in private.

William took great pains to repair the relationship between the two.

"Your Majesty, please let me think again." Duke Richard said with an embarrassed expression.