The war between the Duchy of Mason and Denmark did not stop with friendly trade between the soldiers of both sides, and in order to weaken the Danes, Arold ordered the fleet at Mecklenburg to attack the port of harassing the Danes, and sent an emissary to Madame Marty's court, asking her to send soldiers to board the ship to attack the Isles of Sealand, this request made Marty somewhat embarrassed, and in her court the Slavic nobles proposed three completely different proposals, The nobles of one faction saw this war with the Vikings as a good opportunity for the Slavs to enter the ranks of the Christian civilization, and after the baptism of the monarch to whom they swore allegiance to Marty became a Christian, there was a disagreement over whether to immediately join the Christian civilization or continue to maintain the traditional civilization, and the nobles who favored and actively converted to Christianity were mostly the small and medium nobles and the nobles who came with Julian in Mecklenburg, and the Slavic chieftains who were more powerful in the Marty court were opposed. They control the economic and military resources of the entire territory, and of course there is also a faction that rides the wall, and most of these nobles are forces outside the center of power, and adopt a wait-and-see attitude.

The aristocracy in this era is not just a title or honor, the so-called aristocracy is actually a large family that controls a certain aspect of the economy or military in the society, and the earls or dukes in the territory of a county summon these economic or military advantages in the society, and the powerful nobles are summoned into their court or controlled or used to achieve domination, and the nobles also take this opportunity to enter the center of power, and a single nobleman is not capable of confronting the lord, Sometimes, however, when their interests were threatened, the local aristocracy would also unite, but only because of the temporary union of interests. Therefore, it is generally not very long, unless it is a family that is related to each other.

"Dear Lady Marty, my sovereign, the rightful ruler of Mecklenburg, Lord Count Arrode, requests that you send an army to attack the Danish Isles of Sealand." When Arold's messenger entered Marty's castle and stood in the lord's hall, Arold's invitation was addressed to Marty, who was sitting on a wooden chair.

"Please bring back my greetings and blessings to Lord Count Arold." Marty wears a headdress made of pearls, a long Slavic skirt, and many fine ornaments, like a noble Slavic maiden, but under her seat leans against a sheathed sword. This means that she is the lord who holds the responsibility of protecting the territory with military power. Although Marty had converted to Christianity, there were still many traces of the pagan past in her court, if not an iron cross given by Arrod on the wooden table on the left. I'm afraid that the wooden reliefs of the Lomwa religion will make those who visit here think that this is still a pagan court.

"I will bring back your greetings to Lord Earl. Just give me a clear answer. As Lord Mason and Duke Mason lead an army of 8,000 soldiers against the brutal and greedy Danes, the Viking warriors who have long invaded the Baltic coast will be wiped out. This is a good thing to fight against the pagans and spread the glory of the Lord. The messenger advised Marty in a way that was both tempting and threatening.

"Eight thousand soldiers?" Marty's brow furrowed, although in the process of fighting against Bilis, she was baptized in order to use the power of the Duchy of Mason, but the religious and cultural customs that a person has received since childhood are unlikely to change all at once, and sending troops for Arold will definitely cause a backlash among the nobility.

"My lord, I am against sending soldiers into this senseless war." At this moment, a Slavic nobleman standing on the right-hand side under Marty's seat stepped forward, he held the sword at his waist, he reached out and lifted the Slavic shawl on his left shoulder, and a loud voice rang out in the hall.

"What is your reason for objecting, Leader Jerome?" Marty's gaze was on this Slavic nobleman, the leader of Jerome led a tribe specializing in the manufacture of zuò weapons, and also led the warriors of his own tribe to fight for Marty when fighting against the invasion of the army of Bilisi, and it can be said that the chief of Jerome had a decisive force in Marty's court.

"The Vikings invaded us by individual pirates, the Danes did not start a war against us, and they did not have any quarrel with us, this is entirely a war between the Duchy of Mason and the Danes, and it would be unwise to consume the army elsewhere when we were dealing with the threat of your other uncle." The leader of Jerome held the hilt of his sword and bowed his head to Marty slightly, then immediately raised his head and said.

"That's not right." As soon as the leader of Jerome finished speaking, Julian stood up from the ranks of nobles on the left side and spoke.

"Hmph." The Jerome chief looked at this Germanic nobleman, and his face immediately showed a dissatisfied look, Julian did not come to Marty's court alone, some of the squire nobles of Mecklenburg also followed him, they brought some of Mecklenburg's more advanced forging and farming techniques, although it was an emerging power, it developed rapidly with the support of Arold, and Yan zhòng threatened the position of Jerome's chieftain.

"Sir Julian, what do you have to build?" Seeing Julian come out and bow gracefully to Marty according to Germanic custom, Marty's eyes softened, she stretched out her right arm, and said to Julian.

"Honorable lord, there may be nobles who consider me a Germanic nobleman, so I will speak for my former monarch, Lord Count Mecklenburg, but I swear by the glory of God and knight, that now I am a courtier of Lady Marty, and I will act in the interests of Lady Marty, and with her eyes on the world, and with the orders of her lips." Julian knew that there were too many hostile nobles in the court, so he first showed his loyalty.

"Sir Julian's vows are more of a flirtation than a sign of loyalty." Chief Jerome sneered sarcastically, and a low laugh rang out in the lord's hall, and even Lord Marty's cheeks couldn't help but flush slightly, but she knew her lord's duty, so she motioned for Julian to continue.

"The frequent presence of soldiers on our borders, and at least dozens of skirmishes in a week, suggests that a war of aggression is brewing against us, and he considers himself to have more legitimate dominion over the county than Madam Marty, and I would like to ask if we can stop the invasion of Kang Toyi's army if we can stop the invasion of our own forces, and there is news that the chiefs of the former Great Emirate of Mecklenburg are gathering under his banner day by day." Julian said to the Slavic nobles in the hall.

"Alarmist, Kang Tuoyi is a Slavic hero, he will not attack us for no reason." The leader of Jerome shook his head rudely, disbelieving.

"Who can guarantee that Kang Tuoyi personally made a promise to the leader of Jerome?" Julian immediately grabbed the speech of the leader of Jerome and asked.

"I, I just guessed that my lord would trust my loyalty." The chief of Jerome was red-faced when asked, and if so, it meant that he had bypassed Lord Marty to conspire with Contuoyi, an embarrassing situation that made the nobles of Julian's camp in the hall laugh.

"The loyalty of the Jerome chief is unquestionable." Marty hurriedly comforted Jerome Chief.

"I'm just building a strong alliance with the Duchy of Mason or the Count of Mecklenburg, so that when we are in trouble, we will get support, not to mention that now that the Danes are at war with the Duchy of Mason, we only need a small army to get land and wealth and slaves, wouldn't this be a good opportunity to increase our strength." Julian explained that he also used the technique of threat and seduction.

"Buzz~~~~." As soon as Julian's words fell, there was a buzz of conversation in the hall of the lord, and the nobles exchanged fierce words with each other, Julian's words moved these nobles, and seeing that the nobles were about to be convinced, the leader of Jerome stood up angrily.

"I will never waste a warrior's life helping the infidels." The leader of Jerome did not wait for Martí to stay, turned around and strode out of the hall of the lord, and many Slavic nobles saw Jerome's departure and hurriedly followed, only bowing to Marty as he left.

"Heretics?" Hearing and seeing the current scene, the envoy sent by Arold was dumbfounded, he originally thought that things would go very smoothly, but he did not expect this kind of aristocratic division to happen, seeing most of the powerful nobles leaving, Marty reluctantly dissolved the court council.

"Although Ms. Marti has converted to the Holy Religion, after all, there is a century-old Lomwa religious tradition here, and it cannot be changed at once." Julian explained to the messenger.

"Lord Julian, if that's the case, what about the Earl's assignment?" The messenger said worriedly.

"I will find a way, and I will definitely complete the task assigned by Lord Earl." Julian swore to the messenger that he knew that Arold had given him the task of liaising and wooing the Slavs by sending him to Madame Marty's court.

The next morning, when Marty was freshening up and putting on his clothes and ornaments with the help of his maid, a servant came up and whispered a few words in the ear of Marty's maid, and Marty saw out of the corner of his eye that the servant was serving Julian, and why he had come here early in the morning instead of serving his master, so he looked at his maid.

"Oh, master, Mistress Julian put on his armor early in the morning and rode out of the castle." The maid hurriedly reported to Matiyu.

"What? Did he leave alone? Marty's brow furrowed, and she asked Julian's servant.

"Julian's master took several of his guards with him, and several Germanic nobles followed." The servant quickly knelt down and said to Marty. (To be continued......)