Whenever Gawain starts talking about these things that involve power struggles and aristocratic games, Rebecca and Amber come to a rare consensus and form a cute circle, and in the eyes of the two girls, the rules of the intrigue between the king and the nobles are too complex and useless, and it is better to fight with wolves at home, rub fireballs/paddle and fish, steal and drink at home......

But thinking so, the two of them didn't dare to say it in front of Gawain, Amber had to worry that Gawain really slapped her on the wall with an eggplant, and Rebecca couldn't forget the horror of being hung on the beam of the house by the elders, at this time, after listening to Gawain's words, the two of them also thought about it decently, and Rebecca looked thoughtful, "So, the king is worried that in the process of Ansu and Typhon restarting diplomacy, there will be nobles making trouble?" ”

"That's pretty much it."

"But why should the nobles make trouble?" Rebecca looked confused, "Isn't it a good thing that the war between Ansu and Typhon can be postponed?" ”

"It's good for the king, it's good for the commoners, but what good is it for the nobles who are divided into feuds everywhere?" Gawain chuckled, "The king's war is just a routine fulfillment of obligations for most of the feudal nobles, as long as some knights and servants who bring their own dry food to participate in the war during the war, they are considered to have fulfilled their obligations, as for the victory or defeat of the war, does it matter to them?" After winning the war, the knights sent out plundered a large amount of wealth and exploits and came back, and if they lost, even if they lost their country, they only needed to swear allegiance to Emperor Typhon, and their titles and fiefs would not change at all - at least, for many Ansu nobles, they did not know that there were other rules of the game in the world. ”

For Gawain in the previous life, this is an incomprehensible "rule", but in this life, Gawain has to face up to this fact, the aristocratic war of this era is generally a carnival of wallgrass and robbers, the nobles may be greedy, or savage, but they will invariably abide by the rules of the aristocratic game, and the war between them will rarely really fight to the death, most of the time, the nobles' war is only to plunder wealth and land, once this purpose is achieved, Then everyone will immediately stop tacitly and carry out a set of conventional "sweeping" processes -

In war, only a few nobles will die, and the worst outcome for most people is capture, and no one is willing to kill the noble captives, because these captives can be exchanged for a large amount of ransom, and these ransoms are completely reasonable and legal - the most famous example is the battle that broke out between two field counts in the west in 576 Ansu, in which the Count of Tokbel was defeated in a war with the acquiescence of the royal family, and even the count himself was captured, in order to redeem his lord, Tokbel paid twice the earl's weight in gold and nearly 30% of the land, and after the war, the two counts and their descendants were all alive and well, and the captured knights (low-ranking nobles) and barons and viscounts all returned safely after paying enough ransom from their respective families.

Except for a few unlucky nobles who were killed on the spot on the battlefield, "only" 6,700 civilians died.

Not killing the nobles captives, not completely ending any "glorious surname", and settling the war with ransom are the three major rules of the aristocratic war.

No one will break this rule, because this rule is observed and enforced by all nobles, it maintains the "glory" of the nobles, and has also ensured the stability of the country's feudal system for the past 700 years.

The nobles called this kind of war "the war of civilized men", and called it "as graceful and dignified as a duel witnessed before the gods", and this rule was originally intended to prevent the unstable human kingdom from falling into a quagmire due to serious internal divisions and struggles, but now it has become a means for the nobles to show their nobility and moderation, and the nobles of Ansu seem to believe that even if Typhon does fight, even if Ansu does lose, they can still use this set of rules to maintain their dignity - As long as you swear allegiance to Emperor Typhon in time.

So they didn't care what the outcome of the negotiations between the king and Emperor Typhon would be, they only thought about whether they could make some benefits in the process, and Francis II could only advance a part of the "benefits" in advance in order to prevent instability among the nobles at home......

The nobles would not have thought about the purpose of the Typhonians attacking the country—Typhon in transition was like a gluttonous beast, and this hungry beast cared about whether his food was loyal to him.

Gawain glanced at the scroll in Rebecca's hand and sneered softly, "Francecy II admitted that I had de facto rule over the Kant Domain, and this was just a gesture of favor, and he took a piece of royal territory on the east side of the Kant Territory as a gift in the hope that the Cecil family could remain 'quiet' during the negotiation period." After all, although the Cecil family has left the center of power in the kingdom, I myself have returned, and under certain circumstances, my appeal may cause him unimaginable trouble......"

"Anyway, whoever doesn't want to give it for nothing," Amber summed up the meaning of the document in the most concise way possible, and then frowned, "but it's too lax for the king to send a hurried messenger to deliver it...... Although I don't understand the rules of your nobles that trouble the dead, anyway, this is a transaction between the king and the duke, at least there must be a canonization ceremony or something? ”

"Sending a letter in a low-key manner is the only option Francis II can make," Gawain laughed, "or what would you let him do?" He, the illegitimate son of the royal family seven hundred years later, came to canonize an ancestor-level founding duke seven hundred years ago? Not to mention anything else, at the canonization ceremony, the two of them face each other, will he bow first or will I bow first? Or do we both bow together? Back then, I didn't have to salute Charlie when I saw him, and he Francis II was not afraid of his birthday! ”

Amber contemplated the awkwardness of the scene and gasped...... Oh, that's troublesome. ”

"All in all, let's keep this thing for now," Gawain waved his hand, "I have another more important matter." Rebecca, you know ...... Well, you don't know, you go get Hetty. ”

"What?" Rebecca listened in a daze, and she was a little nervous when she heard that she was going to call Hetty, "Ancestor, can't you tell me?" ”

Gawain glanced at the girl, "Tell you?" Do you know the lineage of the nobles of the South? ”

“…… Oh, then I'll go find my aunt! ”

Rebecca ran out in a frenzy, and it wasn't long before Hetty arrived at Gawain's study.

This elegant lady not only had outstanding beauty and internal ability, but was also quite intelligent in the set of rules of the nobles and the king, and as soon as she entered, she was the first to speak, "Ancestor, the messenger should have sent the king's canonization papers, right?" ”

"That's right, Kant and the hilly lands east of Kant are now owned by the Cecil family, but it doesn't matter," Gawain waved his hand, "I called you here to inquire with you, is there a noble family surnamed 'Gülen' in the south?" ”

"Gülen?" Hetty frowned slightly, and after a brief thought, she nodded, "Yes, Viscount Gülen in the northeast - ah, it's Baroness Gülen who rules that land now. ”

"Baroness?" As soon as Gawain raised his eyebrows, he couldn't help but think of Rebecca - Rebecca is also a baroness, "Did the previous Viscount Gülen pass the title to his daughter?" ”

He had already learned from Patty in the psychic network that the current Gülen family was a mistress in charge, so there was no surprise at the moment, but he asked casually a little curiously.

"No, the previous Viscount Gülen is the husband of the current Baroness," Hetty shook her head, "The previous Viscount died suddenly and unexpectedly a few years ago, and according to his will, this title passed to his widow, Penny?" Grant. ”

Ansu's inheritance law is relatively relaxed, and it is not uncommon for husband and wife to inherit or transition titles, in fact, many nobles rely on shrewd marriage calculations to constantly expand the power of their families - marriage is also one of the important means for nobles to seek benefits and land without easily provoking a noble war.

"Ancestor, why did you suddenly inquire about the Gülen family?" Hetty was curious about Gawain's sudden mention of a noble surname that didn't have much communication, and couldn't help but ask.

Gao Wen groaned slightly, and said bluntly: "I suspect that this family is involved with the Eternal Sleeper. ”

"The Eternal Sleeper?!" Hetty was taken aback, she didn't question the reliability of this news, she didn't even ask Gawain where she got the news, with great trust in the ancestors, she directly asked the level of threat, "Is it the same situation as Kant?" ”

"I'm not sure yet, but at least one of their family members is deeply involved with the Eternal Sleeper," Gawain said with a serious expression, "this Gülen family...... Have anything unusual changed in recent years? For example, there is a sudden extra output like Kant's collar, or a sudden flourishing in some way, etc. ”

“…… Not at all, in fact it's even the other way around," Hetty thought for a moment and shook her head, "The Gülen family was originally prosperous, and the young former Viscount Gülen was a very productive figure, but in a magical experiment, Viscount Gülen died unexpectedly, and the Gülen family and the territory they ruled quickly declined...... Although Lady Penny has brought the situation under control in the past two years, put the territory back on track and gradually developed, there is no trace of the cultists' involvement......"

Speaking of this, Hetty added, "Of course, the Eternal Sleeper behaves treacherously, and everything is uncertain. ”

"Did you accidentally die in a magical experiment......" Gawain's brow furrowed slowly, "I'm going to go over and see what happens." ”

"You're going to go there yourself?" Hetty frowned slightly, "It doesn't seem ...... a duke to visit the lower nobles in person."

"We made the rules back then—and I've visited Kant last time anyway, and so have many Glenns," Gawain waved his hand, "I'd better see for myself, or I'll be unsure." ”

"Okay, I'll make arrangements," Hetty lowered her head, "it just so happens that the Glenn Territory is to the east of the Kant Territory, and after we obtained the new fiefdom in the east of Kant, the Cecil Territory has already made contact with the Glenn Territory...... As new neighbors, we don't miss a reason to visit. ”

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