When Lazel heard Henry VII's words, he almost didn't dare to answer, because they were so serious that the slightest misword could lead to death.

At the same time, as an outsider, he thought in his heart that Duke Otto did not have the heart to rebel, if he wanted to rebel, last year when the empire was embattled, it was the best opportunity, why wait until the situation in the empire is stable now, and use this most stupid way to accumulate his own troops?

As for these 3,000 peasant soldiers, if Duke Otto wants to expand his recruitment, he can just recruit 3,000 people in his own territory, and the quality of the soldiers may be much stronger than that of Storm Castle. Taking a step back, even if Duke Otto needs these three thousand people to rebel, he can put these people in Storm Castle, and deal with both sides in the event of an incident, and it can also cause greater trouble for the Fran Empire, after all, it is much easier to deal with only one than two at the same time.

Perhaps Henry VII also felt a little stupid after asking this question, so he changed the subject and said, "Lazer, do you think I should accede to this request?"

"I think you should say yes. ”

Lazer didn't hesitate to answer this question, and gave his answer.

"Why?"

Henry VII was also a little surprised that Lazer answered decisively, so he asked more.

"Now the entire northern defense line is very huge for the empire's financial resources, and it can even be described as overwhelming. In this case, I feel that the support of other lords is needed, and even a rotation system is adopted to maintain the stability of the northern defense line, so that the Imperial Army and the Guards can be withdrawn. ”

"But this is missing a lord to take the lead, and now that Duke is a stunned young man, for whatever reason, we can set him up as a model of the total empire. And with such a model, in the future, whether Your Majesty asks other lords to send troops or money, it will be much easier to say. ”

After saying this, Lazer's voice changed and said: "As for Your Majesty, you said that Duke did this before, I think it is nothing more than because he recruited a peasant army, and it is very difficult to arm it with the financial resources of Storm Fort, if you are stationed on the northern border, you can get the supplies of the Northern Army, which is probably Duke's wishful thinking." ”

After listening to Lazer's analysis, Henry VII felt that what he said at the end was very reasonable, Duke Otto really wanted to rebel, and he was not short of the 3,000 men who had gone on an expedition. If Duke's request is granted, the combined benefits should outweigh the disadvantages.

"Well, as you said, I promised to let the Storm Army assist in defending the northern defense line after the beginning of spring next year. But the supply of equipment for the Northern Legion remains the same, and if Duke wants it, he should ask his father for it. I'd like to see if Duke Otto can treat his three sons impartially!"

After saying this, a sneer appeared on the corner of Henry VII's mouth, he can be said to be one of the few people in this world who understands the relationship between Duke and Duke Otto. There was little father-son affection between the two men, otherwise Duke Otto would not have agreed to Duke to garrison Stormcastle.

But there are many things that still need to be done on the surface, if Duke's storm army reaches the northern defense line, and Duke Otto does not provide equipment and supplies, Henry VII will not believe that Duke has no complaints. Although Duke is currently just a small shrimp among the bigwigs of all parties, the identity of the small shrimp also has a big role, and once Duke and Duke Otto turn their faces, then there is a lot to be done about this matter.

"Understood, Your Majesty the Emperor. However, there is one more thing that Your Majesty feels necessary to do, that is, the Imperial Army and the Guards have been stationed in the Northern Army for a year, and this kind of long time will be outside, and it is necessary to strengthen their sense of identity with the royal family. Naturally, it is impossible for you to pass, and I think you should send a prince to lead the imperial army, which is also a good deterrent to Duke Otto. ”

Hearing Lazer say this, Henry VII also felt very reasonable, the first and second legions of the empire plus the Guards were originally garrisoned near the imperial capital, which was regarded as the henchmen of the royal family, so Henry VII was asking them to go to the northern defense line, one is to help defend the border, and the other is to deter Duke Otto, and he is not worried that they will be bought or anything.

But no one thought that this confrontation would last for so long, maybe the Europa continent has been peaceful for too long, and the orcs, ice demons, hell creatures, and fallen elves have all been dissatisfied with the thousand-year-old order and want to change all this.

And other empires also want to challenge the human order, even under the high pressure of the Holy See, they still want to use war to gain more benefits and territory. After all, the thousand-year-old pattern has been too long.

"Razel, you're good, I do need to send an Emperor's son to guard and lead the Northern Legion, they have been free from royal influence for a long time. ”

After Henry VII agreed, he began to think about the right person in his mind, and the most ideal person in this case was naturally the heir of the future empire, that is, Prince Edward, the crown prince.

However, Prince Edward has already commanded the Royal Knights and the Fifth Legion of the Empire because of the previous war with the Milan Empire, and he himself is the commander of the Sixth Legion of the Empire and the Army of Prince Edward, if he is allowed to command the First and Second Legions of the Empire and the Guards, then more than half of the military strength of the entire French Imperial Army will be in the hands of Prince Edward.

Although Prince Edward was the eldest son, even in the heart of Henry VII, he had already been raised as a future heir. But as long as he was still on the throne for a day, Henry VII would not want to become the emperor, and a Henry VIII would appear in advance. This situation was no exception in both ancient China and the Middle Ages, and even the crown prince could not affect the real emperor.

So Prince Edward naturally ruled it out, and the second person was the Prince of Andorra. It's just that Henry VII has never liked this son very much, and the image of a fat head and big ears does not have the heroic appearance of himself and the prince, so he let him go to Andorra's pro-kingdom as early as possible.

And he also received news that with the help of the Milan Empire's war, the Prince of Andorra had actually taken control of the Third Legion of the Empire, as well as the Knights of the Frontier and part of the Eleventh Legion of the Empire. Together with the army of the Prince of Andorra, the Prince of Andorra now has a lot of power.

This kind of power that is not under his control naturally cannot allow him to continue to develop, so the Prince of Andorra was also excluded, and only the last two people were left.