Before the end of spring, Magnus did one last thing. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

This matter has nothing to do with agriculture.

He sent a troop of soldiers to escort the treasures that had been scavenged from the ruins of the towers, and the treasures that had been stolen from the monastery—most of them of great value, such as gold and silver candlesticks, solitary holy texts, or silk imported from the Far East, which were extravagant but of no practical use.

He sent soldiers and gave these treasures, which were considered inexorable to outsiders, to King Louis VII of France.

No, it should be said that it is more appropriate to pay tribute, after all, in name, Magnus is already a vassal of Louis, and vassals, de jure obligation, are obliged to pay tribute to the feudal king.

Of course, after all, the law is only the law, it is dead, obedience or disobedience is a matter of the living, the Capet family has been the king for more than a hundred years, and the territory is still limited to the Île de France, and the great lords who are really willing and willing to obey the royal power and pay tribute to the French king, how many are there in total?

Hmph, even if you add Magnus, that's not one.

In fact, Louis VII was well aware of such a situation.

If it weren't for the fact that France still needed a unified shell, if it weren't for the fact that there was still a mediator and a bag among the many great nobles, then his king's crown would have been shattered to the ground and trampled into powder.

At the same time, some questions that I couldn't figure out when I was young slowly have answers as the years go by.

For example, why did his first wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, leave him, when he attacked the country of Mann and the Champagne Territory, he was obviously superior in his own forces, but he always lost the war inexplicably.

…… Well, Eleanor won't talk about it for the time being, that's Louis's sadness, but the country of Mann, and the champagne collar, behind these two wars, now it seems that it is clearly full of the shadows of those big nobles in France!

He could have won, he could have stepped out of Île-de-France, the cage that had sealed the Capet family for a hundred years!

But it was beaten back by those big nobles.

It is easy to understand that Louis VII had the title of king, and legally he had every right to depose any nobleman and take back their fiefdoms, including barons, counts, and honorable dukes; Those big nobles, they will never watch Louis become bigger, and then live and die in the hands of others.

This is a tacit understanding between the aristocracy.

Knowing this fact, Louis was almost desperate for a while.

Fortunately, at this time, his second wife gave birth to a son.

That is, Philip Capet.

The birth of the heir rekindled Louis's hope - tacit understanding, yes, there is a tacit understanding between nobles, but the nobles are by no means monolithic, on the contrary, they have a lot of filthy.

And this filthy is an opportunity that Louis can take advantage of.

He first appointed a family to his son, Philip, and married not to a large family of great fame, but to an earl.

As Prince Philip, this can be said to be lowering his own value.

Then, of course, such an act did not attract the attention of the nobles, but instead thought that it was a sign that Louis had resigned himself to his fate.

But that's not the case.

This earl family, although it is not famous, and it is not a family that has been inherited for hundreds of years, but it is very rich and has a heart to climb up.

So they hit it off with Louie.

Next, Louis wrote to the Count of Mann, apologizing to him, reflecting that he should not have been 'deceived by the devil', the Count of Mann was originally a relative of Louis, and the blood relationship was closer than the average noble, and he accepted the indemnity (the deposit for Philip's engagement), and the relationship with Louis became more and more intimate.

In this way, Louis pulled two allies who could stand by his side at two critical moments.

Although it is only two small counts, it really does not have any say in France, which is full of princes, but it is an improvement.

Moreover, Louis had three daughters.

A daughter can be exchanged for an ally.

This method of exchange, which simply uses numbers and excludes human emotions, is ruthless but quite effective.

A little prying, a little provocation, camouflaged the illusion of mediocrity, dividing the relationship between the nobles, waiting for them to weaken because of fighting each other, and then baring their fangs like crocodiles......

It was bound to be time-consuming, but Louie didn't care.

He's been waiting for thirty years, and he doesn't care about waiting another thirty years.

What's more, his son, Philip, is ten times more talented than him, and what he can't do in this life, Philip will definitely be able to do it for him!

Originally, Louis thought and did so, until Magnus appeared and proposed a plan to attack Brittany.

That plan opened his eyes to a larger, new, world beyond France.

A new world that can directly skip the big nobles who get in his way at all times, and accumulate strength faster.

This is the reason why Louis agreed to lend troops to Magnus, not for the purpose of expanding his territory and restoring his reputation, but for a more practical purpose, to get rid of the grasp of those great nobles.

Of course, the 5,000 pounds of silver that Magnus sent out was also an important factor.

As for the harsh treaties that Louis had signed with Magnus, he waited for Magnus to cede all the lands south of London after his restoration......

Truth be told, Louis just thought it was a joke.

Louis didn't take this treaty seriously, because for him, Magnus couldn't beat England was the best situation.

After all, Magnus is a foreigner, not accepted by the native nobles of France, as long as Magnus can't defeat England, he has to continue to rely on Louis's power, and he can only follow Louis in his stance, and finally become Louis's puppet completely.

Even if not, Magnus suddenly took the **** luck, William was damned, all the Normans died, and the country was restored without a single soldier, then Louis could only claim Normandy and Brittany, the two lands belonging to France, not only expanded the territory, but also made a favor, maybe he could also pull a king-level ally.

Who wouldn't want to do such a sure-fire business?

However, even a profitable business must be managed carefully.

"What do you think of this thing?"

Louis casually threw the wax-sealed letter onto the table and asked the few people sitting in front of him.

These people are Prince Philip, who is now thirteen years old, Lefebvre, the guardian that Louis trained for Prince Philip, and Dugan, the commander of his army, whom Louis himself trusts the most.

Magnus was accompanied by a letter of help written by himself.

The contents of the letter were straightforward and unobtrusive, and the terms and remuneration were clearly written - Magnus hoped that this tribute would be used to borrow another cavalry to help him pacify the Count of Brest in one fell swoop, and if Louis agreed, he would have more to offer after the autumn harvest this year.

Louis asked what the three men thought of the letter for help.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead my troops into battle!"

Louis squinted at Lefebvre, who had stepped forward, and for the first time regretted that he had taught him too sincerely.

I didn't see that the other two people hadn't spoken yet.

Reinforcements, this must be sent, but how to send them, what is the purpose, this is not certain!

Since Louis wants Magnus to be his puppet, he must not let him live too comfortably, and now kill the Count of Brest, how can he guarantee that Magnus will definitely be on Louis's side in the future?

Do you rely on affection?

- Please note that this is not a sarcastic statement.

The two allies that Louis pulled together were also connected by affection.

But the crux of the matter is that Louis doesn't know if Magnus is a man of little mercy.

Affection is only useful for those who value love and righteousness and love their feathers, and those who are ungrateful will never care.

That's why Louis hesitated.

"Father, please let me go this time." At this time, Philip, who was only thirteen years old, spoke: "If this person is an important ally of our family in the future, as my father said, then it is all the more important for me to confirm it personally, right?" After all, I'm going to inherit the throne next year. ”

Calm, wise, too mature, not at all like a thirteen-year-old.

Moreover, as for what Philip just said about inheriting the throne next year, it was because Louis was approaching sixty this year, and he felt more and more that he was gradually reaching the end of his life, and in order to avoid the chaos caused by his sudden death, he decided to pass the throne to Philip while he was still alive.

This is already an open secret in France.

"Yes, you have a point, but you are my only son......"

Louie hesitated.

The only son, that is, the only heir, if something happens to Philip, then the Capetian family is considered the last one!

This consequence was something that Louis could not afford.

"I can disguise myself as a soldier." Philip said: "That Magnus has not seen me, he does not know what I look like, I disguised myself as the son of some knight who came out to see the world, which is just my age, and no one will see the flaw." ”

Well-founded and convincing.

Louis had to admit that he was about to be persuaded by Philip.

And Magnus, as mentioned before, is an important help for the Capetian family to jump out of the cage of Île-de-France, and someone must indeed witness it.

The last time Louis sent Lefebvre, he actually had this meaning, but unfortunately this kid was too honest and didn't hear any news.

"If my father is not at ease, let General Dugan follow me." Philip continued: "I am relieved that General Dugan is a veteran of a hundred battles and has followed my father for many years. ”

This bastard boy......

I'm also playing the forced palace!

Dugan is still there, how can Louie answer this? Saying that I don't feel at ease, isn't that a split of feelings!

"Okay, you go."

Louis sighed, he could see that Philip had made up his mind, and no matter what he said, he couldn't stop him.

"It's just, I don't need to say that you understand, pay attention to your own safety, don't force everything, as long as you are alive, there is still hope for our family-"