Duke Otto had no idea that his son had such a side, and all he could think about was how to restore his relationship with Henry VII and prove that he had no ambition to rebel.

It's just that Duke Otto is worthy of the title of god of war in marching and fighting, but he is still too naïve in politics, as long as he is still on the duke's throne and the mighty lion army still exists for a day, then Henry VII will never be able to reassure him.

The youthful years of fighting together have passed, and now one is the emperor and the other is the most powerful duke, threatening the existence of the imperial power, it is doomed that the two of them are on opposite sides, and it is impossible to return to the time when they were close again.

Teucer may have been extremely ambitious, but he was not stupid, and he saw the irreconcilable contradictions behind it very thoroughly.

After receiving his father's order, Teucer returned to his camp tent, looking at the legion commander Baron Colin in the camp, Tork directly ordered: "Colin, I am going to the imperial capital, and the Maple Leaf Army of the Northern Legion will be temporarily handed over to you to command." ”

Hearing Teucer say this, Colin asked a little surprised, "Lord of the City, is there something wrong with the Duke?"

"Nope. Teucer shook his head, then repeated the conversation he had had with Duke Otto to Colin.

After listening to Teucer's relay, Colin said in an emotional tone: "It seems that the Duke still has a brotherly relationship with His Majesty the Emperor, but His Majesty the Emperor may already regard the Duke as an enemy. ”

The emotion was only a matter of a moment, and Colin quickly changed his tone and said: "Lord City, according to the current situation in the empire, there is a high possibility that your marriage with the royal family will be successful, after all, His Majesty the Emperor needs to encircle the Duke. And once the marriage is successful, you will gain the resources and prestige of Her Royal Highness the Princess, which is a great wealth for the development of Maple Leaf City and the competition for the future dukeship. ”

"Hmm. Teucer nodded, and that's what he thought.

It's just that at this time, Colin continued: "However, Lord City, it is precisely because of the current strength of Lord Duke that His Majesty the Emperor may choose to marry other powerful lords in order to balance Lord Duke. For example, the youngest son of Duke Carman, the eldest son of Marquis Steven, and the Earl of Cavendy, a relegated inheritance territory, are all likely to be married. ”

"After all, Her Royal Highness the Princess is the only daughter of His Majesty the Emperor, and with the current situation in the French Empire, there are quite a few lords and nobles who have attacked her. ”

After listening to Colin's story, Teucer just sneered and replied, "Is this group of people worthy of competing with me?"

Teucer was not blindly arrogant, because most of this group of people were his former classmates in the Imperial Martial Arts Academy, as the leader of the Martial Arts Academy, a nineteen-year-old Imperial High Swordsman, Teucer naturally had this confidence and superiority.

"By the way, Colin, and let me inform the Shark Tribe, I'm not satisfied with their progress, hasn't a small Wave tribe been conquered for so long?"

"Lord of the City, the fish-man warriors of the Shark Tribe have told me before that they have already gained the advantage of crushing, but the Wave Tribe has somehow obtained a batch of sophisticated weapons and armor to resist their attack. But now that they've regained the upper hand, it should be no longer possible for the Wave Tribe to resist. ”

"Very good, find a way to get another batch of equipment from the Northern Depot for the Shark Tribe, I need them to clear the Sea of Death as soon as possible, and then attack Storm Fort!"

When he said this, a trace of hideousness appeared on Tocke's face, he could no longer tolerate the rise of Duke, and he must nip in the bud some existence that threatened him to compete for the title.

"Yes, Lord Castle. ”

After receiving the order, Colin walked out of the tent and began to find a way to smuggle out the equipment in the Northern Legion armory. A big reason why Teucer was able to support the Shark Tribe so financially was that he smuggled the Northern Legion's equipment privately.

Duke Otto, in his trust in his son, did not notice these anomalies, but His Majesty the Emperor's eyes on the Northern Legion had already discovered the problem with the armory. It's just that Henry VII didn't know that these weapons were actually done by Teucer in private, and he thought that they were used by Duke Otto to arm the lion army.

Henry VII would certainly not be stupid enough to question Duke Otto, so this incident could only deepen the estrangement between the two sides by mistake.

......

In the imperial capital of Versailles, Princess Gina is angry with Emperor Henry VII of France, because she doesn't want to marry so soon. But Henry VII was a father, and even more so an emperor, so many things could not come according to Gina's wishes. Moreover, the French Empire is currently in a state of turmoil, and it is very necessary to use marriage to stabilize the empire's national capital.

It's just that Henry VII couldn't explain the deep things behind these things to his daughter. But as a father, he also made his biggest regression, allowing Gina to choose her future husband from among the noble children of several big lords.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, don't be angry, many of the noble children are actually quite good this time. ”

The maid on the side saw that Ji Na was sullen, so she comforted her.

Naturally, Ji Na didn't feel anything about this kind of comfort, but a good royal etiquette education kept her from venting her anger on innocent maids.

After thinking about it, Gina plans to go to the martial arts academy to meet her teacher, the head of the Knights Templar Division, Andrew.

The Knights Templar was one of the three major orders of the Holy See, and unlike the Black Cross flag of the Teutonic Knights, the Templar Knights' emblem was a red cross on a white background, much like the Red Cross emblem of later generations, except that it had a fork at the end of the cross and the flag was in the shape of a shield.

In fact, it is not only the difference in military flags, but also the way in which they are stationed. The Teutonic Knights were sent to the domain of the Great Lord, and were given the main combat mission. The Knights Templar consisted of thirteen detachments, twelve of which were stationed in the capitals of the major empires, and were the most direct control force of the Holy See over the royal families of the major empires. Finally, the Grand Master led the headquarters and stationed in the Holy City of the Holy See, which was also a common practice for the three major knights.

Moreover, the leaders of the Knights Templar will serve as teachers and principals of the major imperial martial arts academies, so that all the elite nobles of the empire will become the students of the head of the Holy See, so as to complete the control of the elite class of the entire imperial nobility.

I have to say that this is a step by the Holy See, just like when Jiang became president, but he was still called the principal by his subordinates, the connection between teachers and students is far closer than that of ordinary subordinates.

Many empires see this problem, but they can't change it. However, when Henry IV was strong in the country, he removed the head of the temple division from the position of headmaster, which can be regarded as getting the French Empire out of some control. It's just that many people are not aware of this kind of control except for the emperor, such as Princess Jina, who still simply regards Andre as a teacher of respect.