After a few comfortable days in Uxhall, trouble finally came.

Baron Kent was the first to make a move, and after he refused to pay for the armor and weapons he bought from the Peony mercenaries, the other merchants also discussed and began to pit the Peony mercenaries.

On the grounds that the merchants in the city had been blackmailed by the Peony mercenaries before, they openly questioned the integrity of the Peony mercenaries, calling their goods stolen goods, and using this as a reason to suppress the price of the loot offered by the Peony mercenaries by more than half.

They also saw that the Peony mercenaries had their own supplies during the non-combat period, and the big merchants hoarded the necessary supplies, and sold them to the Peony mercenaries after doubling the price.

Of course, Byron would not compromise with them, he originally used his current knighthood and the army in his hands to suppress the other party, so that they could underestimate the difference in strength between the two sides.

However, while the big merchants in the city were still playing scoundrels, some nobles also began to attack.

The list of accusations against Byron's misdeeds was soon sent to the so-called "aristocratic courts" of the locality, where they were judged by the respected old nobles.

Byron himself went to the 70-year-old baron's house and confronted them face to face.

He had expected that the other party would tell him about his plundering of the caravan, and he had already prepared a rebuttal for this.

As long as the orders of the marshal and the king are raised, then the other side will have nothing to say.

But what he didn't expect was that the other party didn't talk about this, but reprimanded Byron for his behavior.

Baron Kent stood up and spoke solemnly about something that Byron himself had forgotten.

"Lord Byron was just a mercenary like a bandit before he received the knighthood bestowed upon him by Lord Claes. He once caught a deserter who had stolen his master's horse and turned into a knight to extort the people. ”

"In this case, of course, we should return the horse, the equipment, and the banner of the nobleman to his true owner. However, he kept all these things for himself, and it was clear that Mr. Byron was no different from the robber mercenaries. ”

"I couldn't believe his words, and I doubted his character. I trust that the rank will judge fairly about the atrocities he and his mercenaries have inflicted on the people and merchants of our city, as well as the insults they have inflicted on other nobles. ”

Looking at Kent, who sat down proudly, Byron's heart was a little annoyed.

The amount of money involved in this matter is actually not large, but it is a big stain on the nobles. Especially among a group of aristocrats who are already hypocritical, it can give them room to play freely.

"What an interesting story you just told. But dare to ask Lord Kent, can you produce the corresponding evidence? ”

Byron cheekily confronted the other party, and Kent brought a dirty flag and a written confession signed with his name and oath.

He also pointed out that the military horse that Fatis was riding now was very similar to the one Baron Ness had lost. And the villagers at the beginning can also prove that Byron had something to do with it at that time.

Byron knew that there was a traitor in his ranks, and that it was the same veterans he had recruited for the first time. Apart from John, the three surviving seniors were the oldest. The most inferior was also a deputy captain in the light infantry.

Byron treats them well, but in the face of sufficient interests, betrayal is also a reasonable thing.

It's not too late to talk about the traitor's thing, let's take it as Liwei, and similar things will happen in the future.

"Well, I think I did kill such an impostor knight, and he was unlucky, and one of my soldiers was his countryman and recognized him."

Byron explained, and then said that he did not know that it was Baron Ness's military horse at the time, so he was not responsible for it.

However, Byron felt that Baron Kent didn't care too much about him, and the old nobles and knights who were in charge of the trial around him also kept looking at each other, always asking this and that for Byron, and did not give Byron too many opportunities to defend.

The other party is completely colluding to suppress him, and there is no justice at all.

These nobles did not look down on Byron for a title.

On the contrary, Byron would have become a threat to them, and had previously unsympathetically robbed several caravans with aristocratic backgrounds and put silver coins into his pockets. This made them dissatisfied and coveted Byron's wealth.

After two hundred years of war, the nobles of Calradia are all concerned about the interests of the world, and many behaviors that used to appear only in conspiracies are now directly laid out.

Whether it was the nobles and scholars in charge of this trial, or the several knights and two boisterous barons who were invited to serve as the jury for this lawsuit, they were all on the side of the Baron of Kent.

Although Byron tried his best to defend himself, no matter how hard he tried, he could not win this unfair lawsuit.

This so-called aristocratic court ruled against Byron and demanded that Byron compensate Baron Ness, who had not come to the trial, a horse of comparable value, and compensate for the losses of the nobles who had "plundered" the country by him. The Baron of Kent alone demanded 5,000 dinars in compensation, more than Byron had stolen them, which was a shame as a nobleman.

They also felt that Byron was young and inexperienced, and even frightened children with the words of arresting him and confiscating his property if he did not obey the sentence.

Naturally, Byron did not obey the verdict.

"My knighthood was conferred by Count Claes in the name of the king and witnessed by a number of lords. I am a legal knight, I don't know that the horse belongs to Baron Ness, but I am willing to compensate him and follow the rules of knighthood. As for the "robbery" that adults say, I really can't agree with it. They have violated His Majesty's decrees, and I am only doing what I am told. ”

"I question the outcome of this verdict and I request that the matter be escalated to King Harlaus for his decision. As for the so-called punishment, I'm sorry, but my property is guarded by me and my five hundred soldiers. ”

Byron is not a soft persimmon and will not let them pinch it casually.

After he named King Haraus, the nobles in charge of the trial also renegotiated.

In the end, they decided to hold a trial tomorrow, but Byron still had to make sure to be there.

Byron agreed, and if he refused, word of his reputation in the aristocratic circles would be stinky.

And he will no longer argue with the other party as he did today, the other party is a scoundrel, he can also use other means.

Immediately after leaving the place under the escort of Ellene, Byron prepared the gifts that were commonly used among the nobles and went to the homes of the nobles who participated in the trial.

(Regarding the question of the update, Wen Qing apologizes.) The update is still two changes a day, and these days it is Wenqing's personal problems that have been delayed.

Therefore, three shifts a day in the past few days of May Day, it is good to think that the previous delay has not happened ~( ̄▽ ̄~)~)