"Hillier, how's it going?" Stannis asked, holding his hand to the wall.

Hillier reported earnestly, he had been closely monitoring the movements of the other party since yesterday, "Garcia's army has not moved since yesterday afternoon, and I have sent several reconnaissance teams along the river to investigate, to prevent them from using this large battalion as a cover-up, in fact, secretly building boats in other parts of the river to prepare for crossing." ”

The lord nodded with satisfaction, this guy really does things well, the others are all fighting generals, only this smart guy can be the commander, if it weren't for his unclear relationship with the Garcia family, Stannis would have entrusted him with a heavy responsibility.

"Why did they come to beat us well?" Stannis couldn't help but ask him this question, he clearly remembered that he had sent a letter to His Excellency the Duke before he set out to explain the critical situation, but the Garcia family, who did not take him seriously, did not reply. Stannis didn't feel like he had done anything wrong, even if he was attacked for rebellion, at least there was an ultimatum or a letter or something.

Hillier didn't speak, his fists just clenched quietly, which made Stannis suddenly realize, "It's not that your kid is also involved because of his involvement with the daughter of the Duke's family!"

The leader of the Deer family suddenly raised his cannibalistic eyes and stared at Stanis, but this fierce gaze immediately disappeared, "Ivy has gone back by herself, and I have nothing to do with the Garcia family anymore." ”

Today Stannis only knew the name of this kid's lover, I didn't expect a little viscount to be the duke's daughter, and he was surrounded by talents!

But then he heard a loud trumpet from the barracks opposite, which meant that he was ready to negotiate, and even if he was unwilling, the invited party had to send someone out to meet the envoy.

"I'm not going!" Robert was the first to play dead.

Stannis gave him a blank look, "I won't take you with you if you kid wants to go!" Hillier, are you interested in being a negotiator with me?"

The blonde knight nodded, although he didn't want to see another member of the Garcia family now, but everything was about state affairs, and he himself knew that he was the only one who could keep a cool head and face the next thing out of all.

Subsequently, the two nobles, Count Stennis and Viscount Hillier, came out of the main formation, and the opposite came Sir Hunian, as the commander of the army, he personally came out to negotiate but gave Stennis enough face.

The two sides stopped across the river, and the other side was four people, but none of them had bows and arrows, so Stannis didn't have to worry about himself hitting the street for no reason.

"Sir Hunian, long time no see. Stannis immediately owed his body, even though everyone had already hit the door, but he did not show the slightest panic, and he was so panicked when he encountered a big fart half a year ago.

For this, Hunian also secretly admired, the last time they met was in the meeting before the crusade, although that time Stannis who danced on the battlefield was out of the limelight, but he felt that he was not brave but stupid.

"Good day, Count Justine. Hunian replied with the same politeness.

"Last time, I didn't know why Your Excellency Yaxing came to the territory of the Doug family to hunt?"

Hu Nian didn't start to be official this time, he said directly: "I heard that the Justinian family has formed an alliance with the three surrounding families, and when I saw it today, it was indeed the case. ”

"Why not?" Stannis asked pretending to be curious, it is as common as eating and drinking to form an alliance between various nobles in the Western Continent and then break the alliance, 50 years of peace agreements, 100 years of peace agreements, and permanent peace agreements are as worthless as straw paper, and they are used to wipe their butts after signing, so there is no need for the alliance of the four small families of Stannis to even know.

"Of course not. Hunian knew this, too, "But it's a felony to organize an army to fight without informing the duke!"

Stannis was so frightened by his words that he almost fell off his horse, he didn't expect the people of the Western Continent to be so shameless, such blatant contrary to the truth can be said without changing his face.

"This is outrageous, isn't it! I informed the Duke as soon as I wanted to organize an army to fight the monsters, and the letter sent by the raven was No. 2074, and you can't deny it in black and white!"

As an advisory body independent of the lord, the Bachelors are also responsible to the school, and all official letters they send on behalf of the lord must be sent to the school's archives for safekeeping, just to prevent this kind of non-recognition.

Strangely, a puzzled expression also appeared on Hunian's face, "Have you informed my father that you are going to form an army?"

The other party's reaction made Stannis completely confused, "Yes, what did I lie to you for, the numbers are all given to you, don't believe you can go and check?"

"But no! My father, who was furious because you organized an army without informing him of the crusade, ordered me to lead an army to ask you if you had taken him seriously!"

Stannis was about to cry, "How dare I not put His Royal Highness the Duke down in my eyes, there must be a misunderstanding here, or someone deliberately framed me!"

Hunian's always calm face also became a little relaxed, and the information he got was that this remote lord had been a little restless recently, and it was even more taboo to dare to mobilize troops without notifying the duke, but now that the earl swore that he had sent a letter to inform the duke, then his legal crusade against the other party would not be tenable, but it would affect his father's reputation among the princes because of the indiscriminate use of the army, and if it reached the ears of the emperor, it would be even more difficult to do.

However, he still has to find a step down, and retiring like this will also affect the prestige of the family.

"Even if we receive a letter, but your lord, my father, has not replied to the letter, and you are not allowed to go out on your own. Hunian found another old reason.

Stannis was speechless for a while, although this clause has not been used for a long time, but the other party can only admit it when he takes it out.

But Hillier, who was on the side, finally spoke, "According to the Decree of Gatsenlia issued by Barto IV, 'after the princes have sent another request to their vassals to assemble their troops, if they do not receive a reply after three days and the situation is particularly critical, they may act first with their troops without the consent of their vassals.' ”