The Blackwater River flows quietly, and a convoy heads south along the riverbank.

In the luxurious and spacious carriage, Viscount Turnis sat upright, looking at the York's cavalry through the window, his eyes thoughtful.

"Turnis, didn't you say that the Duke of York was a native country nobleman, and why did he stare at his cavalry?"

The knight Winnie Joan had a cherry nose and a jade-like complexion, with long, wavy golden hair, and she stretched her waist, her full breasts and straight, slender legs stretched out a seductive curve under the close-fitting leather armor. Tenes' heart skipped a beat, and he withdrew his gaze and didn't dare to look more. Seeing that Tenis was unmoved, Winnie's eyes couldn't help but show disappointment.

Tenis naturally understands the intentions of the female knight of the family, but he aspires to become the palace minister, in addition to his own political achievements, his marriage is also an important political capital. Tenis had no choice but to live up to Winnie's affection.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the carriage had become awkward, the middle-aged knight Luo Meng said, "The York family is a standard local nobleman, and they are very different from our royal nobles. For example, the squires and maids of the York family all have good martial arts, which seems to us to be an incredible thing. But for the local aristocracy, it is very common. Look at that cavalry, isn't it yesterday's honor guard warrior?"

"Really! I didn't even notice. Winnie glanced at the cavalry outside the window, and said in surprise, "How could the Duke of York let real samurai serve as honor guards?

"There's nothing surprising about that. Viscount Turnis said: "The lord's attendants are the second sons or daughters of vassals, and although they do not have the status of vassals, they have been educated by vassals since childhood. They serve their lords, but eventually they have to find a way out for themselves, and most of those attendants will become city defense soldiers, police officers, and tax office officials. If those handmaidens could not become the personal maids of the nobles, most of them would marry other vassals, and they would have to shoulder the burden of raising their children, so it was also necessary to learn martial arts. ”

Winnie frowned and said worriedly, "In this way, the local leaders are much stronger than us!"

"Quite the opposite. Tenis raised his chin out the window and asked, "Winnie, who do you think is stronger, the York's cavalry or the cavalry we brought?"

The cavalry outside the carriage was clearly divided into two groups, of which the cavalry of the York family was inferior to the cavalry brought by the viscount in terms of equipment and mounts.

"The cavalry of the Yorks is not as good as ours, but they are the cavalry of the royal guard! Winnie shook her head and sighed.

"It depends on what you say. Tenis smiled: "Our family doesn't even have cavalry, how can it be compared to the York family." However, our royal nobles and royal families are one, to be exact, we are all vassals of the royal family. Our manners, our attendants, our maids-in-waiting, are completely modeled after the standards of the royal family. A soldier of the royal family is a soldier, and a squire is an acolyte, and it will not be like a local lord, where the children of vassals are both squires and soldiers. The soldiers of the York family not only had to hone their martial arts, but also served their fiefdoms when they were busy farming. Therefore, their attendants were not as good as the attendants of the royal capital, and their cavalry was not as good as the cavalry of the royal capital. A person who concentrates on one thing is naturally better than being able to do anything. ”

"That's true. Winnie nodded, and asked suspiciously, "Then why doesn't the local lord do this?"

"Because the lords are too poor. Tenis explained: "The lords of the whole kingdom pay annuities to the kingdom, so that the royal family has enough wealth to train specialized talents, craftsmen, soldiers, painters, squires, horse breeders, and even our royal nobles are all trained by the royal family." For example, we sent the Siko family, scholars served in the court, knights served in the Praetorian Guard, we served the royal family, and the royal family gave us money.

Romon was a knight of the Praetorian Guard, and his annual salary was 8,000 gold soles, while the knights of the York family received less than half of Romon every year. The annual payment of the royal family is a huge expense, and the lords are already struggling to feed their armies, so there is still money to train specialized talents. ”

Tenis's tone changed, and he said: "However, the York family already has the basis to change its own pattern, this time although they have suffered heavy losses, they have gained a vast territory, and they have also canonized all the high-ranking knights under their command as vassal lords. Crucially, for the next twenty years, the House of York will not only be exempt from annuities, but will also receive financial support from the Kingdom. They now have a full-time chef and have created unique dining etiquette...... Well, maybe in a dozen years, the rudiments of a kingdom will appear. ”

"Tenis, I still don't understand one thing, although those Ant-people are terrifyingly numerous, they are brainless insects after all, and their tactics are monotonous and stiff. The kingdom is fully capable of blocking the entrance to the Swamp, so why should the centaur hills be handed over to the Yorks? Isn't this cultivating opponents for the kingdom?" Knight Romon interjected.

Turnis glanced at Romon , the idea of the family knight represents the opinion of many royal nobles, everyone covets the territory of the Centaur Hill, but they don't know that the royal nobles run the territory, and the establishment of family power is a taboo for the royal family. He felt the need to explain the relationship with Romon clearly, lest he be used by someone with a heart to drag down his path to promotion.

"The kingdom's original strategic focus was to expand northward and annex the weakening kingdom of Dordor. Unfortunately, the situation changed too quickly, His Majesty Ryan was killed in battle, Emperor Rand rose, and the Sassan Empire no longer attacked Duoduo, and the kingdom's strategy changed from offensive to defensive.

The Yorkist family's high-end force is very strong, but their comprehensive strength is far from being comparable to the royal family, and fighting against Ant-Man relies on comprehensive strength. Instead of high-end force, since the York family is willing to hold on to the Centaur Hill, what reason does the royal family have to refuse? Hehe, even if the York family seals the three entrances, what will they use to build other castles? There are not enough castles, and the Centaur Hill is undefended for the kingdom.

Of course, as long as Lady Rose is in for a day, the royal family will not take tough measures against the House of York. If the House of York loses Lady Rose, they are not going to submit to the royal family. Lady Rose is powerful, but everyone knows her problems. And the golden knights of the Auguste family emerge in an endless stream, and in the final analysis, noble blood is the foundation of the royal family.

I would like to remind you that we, the royal nobles, must keep up with the pace of the royal family, and only when the kingdom is strong, can our family have a chance to grow. Romong, you must not be fooled, do your job with peace of mind. When the royal family needs it, it will naturally give us territory, just like Viscount Sauron. ”

Luo Meng's expression was solemn, and he said, "I understand!"

Winnie was stunned: "Lady Sylvia actually single-handedly made the royal family concede, how strong is she?"

"Eight years ago, the Sassanid Empire launched the Battle of Fort Whitewater with the intention of opening the door to the Kingdom of Dordor in one fell swoop, but the battle ended in the defeat of the Sassanid Empire. There were no Golden Knights involved in the entire campaign. Do you know why?" Tenis asked Winnie.

"Why?"

In the battle between the human kingdoms, it is easy not to dispatch the Golden Knight, but the battle of Baishui Fort is related to the survival of the three kingdoms, and it is impossible for the warring parties not to send the Golden Knight. However, in the tragic Battle of Fort Whitewater, five Silver Knights fell, but there was no Golden Knight. Winnie hadn't been a knight for a long time, and she was really puzzled by that.

Luo Meng said in a deep voice: "In the battle of Whitewater Castle, the Sassan Empire sent 9 Golden Knights, our three kingdoms sent 7 Golden Knights, and we, Gambis, sent the Marquis of Goron and Lady Rose. The golden knights of both sides had a competition in the presence of the church. Madame Rose was the first to fight, and she shocked the audience by defeating the three Golden Knights of the Sasan Empire in a row. ”

"And then?" asked Winnie, her eyes lit up.

"And then there was no then. The Golden Knight of the Sarsangian Empire conceded defeat and no longer participated in the battle at Fort Whitewater. As a result, the intensity of the battle is limited to the Silver tier. After the war, King Doddor called Sylvia the Queen of the Roses and presented her with a viscount, and Lady Sylvia was also known as the First Golden Knight. Romon shook his head and sighed.

"It's amazing! The Queen of Roses is the epitome of our female knights. ”

Although there are many women among the knights, most of them are water element affinity, while male knights are mostly earth element affinities with more advantages in defense and strength, and it is precisely because of the difference in elemental affinity that female knights have always been the relatively weak side. Sylvia bowed down to the crowd alone, crowning the contemporary elegance that made Winnie leisurely and indignant, "Such a strong man, His Majesty Lane does not win over, but suppresses, could it be that he fell for King Duoduo's scheme?"

Tenis smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty Ryan is wise and powerful, how can he not see through King Dodor's small plan. As the Duchess of York and a rare Flame Golden Knight, how can Sylvia win over? The battle at Fort Whitewater gave birth to many ideas for the eastern lord of the kingdom, and the will of the lord will be affected by vassals and vassals, not that the York family can't be big if they don't want to be big. The first king had to reunite the eastern lords. At that time, the strategy devised by the Home Office was to suppress the House of York, dismantle the restless vassal lords of the House of York, and then try to appease Lady Sylvia. The royal family once sent a secret envoy to communicate with the York family and made a promise, although the York family was very dissatisfied, they could only accept it, after all, the royal family at that time had three golden knights.

Just when he was about to succeed, His Majesty Lane was intercepted by Neovestre. There are many mysteries in this, and the royal family is still investigating this matter until now. Let's just talk about it in private, and never talk about it with other family members, so as not to be targeted by night owls and cause unnecessary misunderstandings. ”

Thinking that the good situation of the kingdom was inexplicably buried, Tenis sighed, for a court nobleman like him, the stronger the kingdom, the more powerful he became.

Seeing that her sweetheart was depressed, Winnie rolled her eyes and said with a coquettish smile: "I heard that the Viscount Victor we are going to canonize this time is Lady Sylvia's lover?"

The gossip of the big people is always talked about, regardless of gender, and Viscount Turnis really laughed: "Viscount Victor Wimbledon is a very good young man, and he was very much loved by those ladies and ladies when he was in the royal capital. ”

"Turnis, have you seen him, is he as pretty as the legendary elf?" asked Winnie with interest.

Tenis muttered, "The noble children who have awakened the blood of the Moon Elves have a bad fate, they are delicate in appearance but have no strength to protect themselves. Women are better, and a teenager like Victor, who was born into a down-and-out family, will inevitably be sold by his parents and become the collection of some big nobles. However, Victor was lucky enough to be favored by Lady Sylvia and become a lord, even if in name. ”

Winnie whispered, "In that case, can we do something about Viscount Victor, maybe there will be unexpected gains." ”

"Don't be so naïve, the Golden Knight is so strong-willed! The Queen of Roses will not be swayed by her lover. Romon said coldly.

"Of course I know that. Winnie glared at Romon dissatisfied, and continued, "I mean, it's as simple as keeping in touch with Viscount Victor and trying to gain his favor. ”

Tenis pondered for a long time and smiled: "Very thoughtful!"