Henry was fond of summoning his courtiers to discuss the proposals of the tribal nobles (yes, in Henry's eyes, all of whom were essentially mortal enemies of the royal family) when the sun was just rising and the sun shone through the high windows of the palace on his throne, and then began his day's work; For when he sat on the throne, his scepter and crown would shine in the sun, giving all who looked upon him the feeling of being looked down upon by a superior being, and even a burning stinging sensation in the eyes when the sun was particularly hot, which Henry thought would make people feel that he was above all; Kings are meant to be feared, and Henry has always believed that keeping his subordinates in awe and fear is the only way to rule, and the great nobles in the outside world must do whatever it takes to tell them the truth: the king is the only ruler of the country. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Today, the people in the hall maintained this kind of submissive calm, and some of the noble representatives, who had been fiercely opposed to Henry's measures against the fiefdom nobles, were also silent; Even when Henry announced that some of the nobles' horses would be used for public use, and asked the real nobles near Memleben to open their territories and let the royal army pass such a resolution, which would usually cause fierce resistance, the nobles still gritted their teeth and agreed, and they seemed to have made up their minds not to give Henry any chance to go berserk.

"And one last thing, my dearest and most heartfelt companion, Herman, is there anything you need to say about your injuries?" Henry spoke when the day's meeting was about to end, and all the nobles were relieved in their hearts and thought that they could pass the test smoothly. For a moment, all the eyes of the nobles were focused on the figure in the corner, who had barely noticed when he entered the hall because he had not made a sound. The hearts of the nobles were raised, and they knew that whether this matter could be good or not today depended on this man. Henry's remark was interesting, he didn't mention any of the attacks that had happened last night, but asked Herman directly what he needed to say about his injuries. Obviously, Henry was very pleased with the current affairs of the nobles today, so he did not intend to set off a bloody storm against the nobles by supporting Herman; Instead, let Herman deal with the matter in his own name, and of course, Henry would certainly favor Herman a little bit to make sure that the nobleman who was sincere to himself would not capsize in the gutter, well, just a little.

"Your Majesty's arrangement is so perfect that, with my wisdom I don't see anything that needs to be added." Herman sank for a while and slowly spoke, and the hearts of all the nobles immediately relaxed when they heard this, it seems that Herman still doesn't want to fall out with us. But it was clear that they were happy too soon. "But there is one thing for Your Majesty to bear witness." Herman's words changed, and his murderous aura suddenly rose.

"In accordance with the oldest traditions of our Germanic peoples, I challenge the Marquis of Orton to a duel to the death, and only one of the two of us can survive in this world. His Majesty is also invited to be a witness to this sacred duel. Herman stared murderously at a middle-aged man in the crowd and said word by word.

Neither in public nor in private, Henry had no reason to prevent this duel; The Marquis of Orton, a die-hard among the Saxon aristocracy, has always resisted Henry's ruling measures, and even recently there have been signs of involvement in the feud between Prince Otto and Hedwissy. As for the fear that Herman will lose? Joke, the Saxon lion Hermann will die in the dueling ring? It's good that the Magyars can die of laughter.

When Henry says that he will personally act as a witness to the duel, and Prince Otto will participate in the duel as a referee, and even promises that no matter who loses, Prince Otto will act as the protector of the orphans of the losers; The Marquis of Orton, especially the Marquis of Orton, who had also been a warrior, had no way out, and could only agree to be outside the city of Memleben with Herman in a month's time, and let the ancestors and gods decide the grievances between them. No one was stupid enough to ask Herman what the reason for the duel was, and if anyone dared to ask, without Herman's hands, the restless aristocratic representatives around him would have torn him apart; Herman's meaning is already obvious: hand over the main messenger Orton, and this matter is settled! As for whether anyone has considered Orton's thoughts, jokes, haven't you heard of the dead friend not the poor road?

As the time for the duel between Herman and Orton was set, the court meeting ended, and Henry motioned for Herman to go to the backroom with him to discuss things as he asked everyone to leave the hall, and Michael followed. It was not surprising to all the courtiers who were leaving, they knew that Henry's hounds were going to report to Henry the results of last night's hunt.

The décor of the inner hall is simple, with only a few cushions and a small table; When Henry entered, he motioned for his henchmen to sit casually; Michael and Herman were his most confidants, and they didn't need any means to make them feel subservient;

What they need is the sincere reciprocal reciprocity of His Majesty the King.

Michael sank himself into a soft cushion, and then reported to Henry the results of last night's clean-up of Memleben, and finally he said: "There is a group of men and horses who withdrew from the city before we began the lockdown, and I sent samurai on horseback to hunt them down, but one of them was a man with a scar on his face who was very fierce, and my brothers suffered great losses; I hope you can send the elite royal cavalry to support us, I think it is very likely that they were involved in the ambush of Count Hermann last night. ”

After listening to Michael Khair's report, Henry turned his eyes to Herman: "Is it them?" ”

Herman, who had been a little distracted when he heard Michael mention the scarred man, reacted and replied, "Yes, but it's kind of interesting that the scarred guy seems to have a little idea of his own." “

When Henry heard Herman's answer, he bowed his head and began to ponder, when Michael suddenly added: "The goal of their retreat is clear, and they have been heading towards Bavaria. Hearing this, Henry immediately raised his head, looked at Herman's calm expression and thought for a moment, and then gave his order: "You mobilize a part of the royal guard to hunt them down, but don't kill them all, and after sending them into Bavarian territory, you will lurk on the spot and spy on them." Don't let me down again! ”

Michael knew it was time for him to leave when he heard Henry's instructions, and Henry must have had something else to communicate with Herman; So he got up, made a salute, and left the inner hall.

"My dear Herman, do you have any ideas about the team that Michael reported on?" Henry knew his old subordinate too well, and in a way Henry should be one of the people who knew Herman best.

"Yes, an interesting mercenary, his name is Calvin? Ranhe, a well-known samurai in the north, whose origins have never been known; As you know, the Ranhe family was one of the co-governing families of the Agninophon family in Bavaria hundreds of years ago, and later after Carolingian moved into Bavaria, it became the exclusive escort family of the Carolingian family, and their family's warriors have always been famous, and then they declined for unknown reasons, and they have not been heard from for a long time, but I did not expect to meet one here; Moreover, this Calvin's sword grip is very Anglo-Saxon, and if he goes to Britain, there is a good chance that they will have another Juggernaut there. Herman told Henry what he had learned, and when he saw that Henry's eyes grew brighter and brighter as he spoke, Herman knew that his king's old mistake of loving his life had been repeated. However, it seems that he is not a man who wants to be disciplined, and he only killed the old leader to become the new leader of the people who ambushed me. Herman continued, hearing this, the glint in Henry's eyes disappeared, he would appreciate a swordsman with the strength of a swordmaster, but if this swordsman was a person who did not listen to commands, then it was better not to.

"Then continue to observe Arnoof, tempt him to attack Hugue in Italy, and explore the way for us." Henry quickly ran Calvin to the back of his mind, bringing the conversation to an end to today's conversation.

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When Henry finished the court, Caroline's swordsmanship training also stopped; He quickly packed up his groom, and followed his mother and brother to the gate of the manor to greet Prince Otto.

"Carolan, my brother, are you alright?" Otto, who got off the horse, didn't seem to care that Carolan was sweating all over as soon as he exercised, and hugged Caroline directly. Carolan searched the memories in her mind and found that Otto and the original Carolan had always had a good relationship, although the previous Carolan was like Otto's ass, but Otto did treat Carolan like his own brother. Otto's relationship with his brother Hedwisy was not good, and his relationship with his two younger brothers was still good, but Otto seems to have found an extra brotherhood in Carolan to make up for the lack of friendship with Hedwissy.

Otto hugged Carolan for a long time before letting go of Carolan, but still holding Caroline's hand tightly and refusing to let go. Otto then greeted Lady Canossa and Rudolph, and led Carolan straight to the hall of the Carolan family, as if he were the owner of the Klose manor.

It turned out that Otto did know the Klose family manor very well, and went directly to the hall to find a seat and sit down, and then motioned to follow his attendant to bring the gifts.

"Wow!" When Otto presented his gift to Lady Canossa, Lady Canossa let out a cry of admiration; She was indeed very fond of this Oriental porcelain, and she was present the last time the Venetian merchant gave this priceless treasure to Henry, and she was fascinated by it that day, and she had been thinking about it for a long time; Otherwise, Prince Otto did not know that Lady Canossa was fond of porcelain.

Seeing Madame Canossa's expression, Otto was very satisfied, after all, it was a gift he had chosen himself; What's more, even regardless of the relationship between the Klose family and himself and the strength of the Klose family, the relationship between him and Canossa alone is worthy of this gift from him.

After taking Rudolph and Carolan to express their gratitude to Prince Otto, Canossa left the hall with the porcelain in his arms; She had always been a wise woman, and knew that the rest was not for herself in the presence of this woman; With his second son, who has been a little different lately, Rudolph can do anything about the Klose family. Canossa has nothing to worry about.

"By the way, Caroline, didn't you really like my iris manor outside the city last time? From today onwards you are his master. You need to take care of it from now on. After chatting with Rudolph and Carolan for a while, Prince Otto finally threw the heavyweight bomb.

"Iris! You're willing to do it, isn't that Penny's favorite place? As soon as Caroline heard the name of the estate, she immediately remembered everything about the estate, which was the most frequent place for Penny, the mistress of Prince Otto; Now it was actually given to himself by Otto.

"It's okay, I'm going to start touring the country to pick a territory for myself; So I asked her to stay in town for a while, because I wouldn't be able to stay in Memleben for a long time afterward. But if Penny wants to go to your place and borrow your manor to hold a banquet, don't refuse~Little Caroline~ Otherwise, Penny's anger will have to be borne by the two of us~" Otto waved his hand and said his intentions, and then got up to leave.

Caroline hurried to see Otto out, and as Otto was leaving, she suddenly said, "Otto, if I were you, I would go east to see." It's a nice territory. Otto was stunned when he heard this, then nodded to indicate that he had heard, and then rode his horse and left Klose's house; His father was still waiting for him to receive the bishops of Lorraine.

"Alright, Carolan, the compensation is coming so soon. Iris, it's a royal estate, one of the best estates around Memleben! No, you've got to have a treat and get out your good wine, or I'll have to teach you a good lesson tomorrow, you're in good luck, boy." Rudolph said with envy and hatred.

"Okay, as long as you don't get drunk again, you have to go and dance on the roof." Caroline replied to Rudolph without looking back, and he began to think silently about what Prince Otto's parade could bring to him.