"Thank you, Rason. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info If it weren't for you, my father wouldn't know how long he would have been in pain. After accompanying Rason out of the lounge dedicated to Baron Cook, and after walking together for a while, Alyssa whispered to Rasen.

The crown prince's defense and suppression of the Cook family did not begin after the White Tower of the Nine Rings threw out the head of the Marquis of Benson. In fact, since the end of the war, Baron Cook has felt suspicion and oppression from the royal capital, so Baron Cook has been worried about this for days. Otherwise, his strength, even if the origin was slightly damaged, would not be so haggard.

As Baron Cook's lieutenant and daughter, Alyssa naturally knows the inside story, and at first, Alyssa was also very distressed and confused. It's just that compared to Baron Cook, who has served the royal family for decades and has high hopes for the crown prince, Alyssa has only studied in the royal capital for three years and received some loyal education, and she is not too impressed with the crown prince himself, nor is she too loyal. Especially after coming into contact with the darkness and complexity of reality, Alyssa had great doubts about the education she had received before, so she came to her senses earlier.

After coming to her senses, Alyssa has been trying to comfort Baron Cook, but she has never found a good way, and she is secretly anxious. Luo Sheng untied Baron Cook's heart knot, in fact, it also solved Alyssa's worries, so Alyssa wanted to say thank you.

"My credit is not as great as you think, and there are many things that Lord Baron knows very well, but he can't make up his mind to do it for a while. Luo Sheng waved his hand and said with a smile.

Baron Cook has been able to fight in Elson's political arena for decades, and to say that he does not know the royal family's jealousy and defense of the Cook family is absolutely self-deception, not to mention anything else, just the issue of Baron Cook's title is enough to explain everything. It's just that the royal family and the Cook family still maintained a relatively close relationship in the past, and the contradictions were not exposed and intensified, and Baron Cook didn't want to break this tacit understanding.

Now Raymond, who represents the royal family, has broken the tacit understanding, leaving Baron Cook with little choice. As the representative of the political power of the Cook family, Baron Cook can only choose to make a clear line with the royal family and become a real local nobleman unless he wants the entire family to completely decay.

And although Baron Cook is loyal, he is definitely not the kind of person who is stupid and loyal to the brain and is willing to give everything for the royal family, otherwise he would not have decisively decided to cooperate with the Nine Rings White Pagoda in the first place. So even if Rason doesn't speak, Baron Cook himself will figure it out, but it will be a little later.

"I can't say that, the sooner my father made up his mind, the situation would be more stable. Previously, the crown prince had sent people to contact several uncles to try to recruit them. If it drags on for too long, I'm afraid the Cook family will be torn apart. Alyssa shook her head and sighed.

Although Raymond is a little lacking in energy, he can sit firmly on the throne of the crown prince, and he cannot be regarded as incompetent. While suppressing Baron Cook, Raymond extended an olive branch to the main retainers and core backbones of the Cook family, and made a lot of promises, military power, titles, and inheritance of exercises, all the tempting conditions for these powerful generals, Raymond threw them out.

Although relying on the prestige accumulated by Baron Cook over the years, the aftermath of this great victory, and the constraints of the retainer system, these people did not directly accept the invitation of the crown prince, but Alyssa knew very well that if Baron Cook did not make a decision and give a satisfactory explanation to the backbone of his subordinates, Kelly's matter was likely to be repeated. After all, Raymond represents the royal family of Elson and occupies a natural political advantage, and the bait he throws is far sweeter than the bait of the Holy See of Light. Not every backbone of the Cook family can withstand this temptation all the time.

And once someone takes the lead in 'defecting' to the royal family, the hearts of the Cook family will fluctuate, and even if Baron Cook regains the hearts of the people in the future, the atmosphere within the family may no longer be as harmonious and united as before.

"With Raymond's ability, it's normal to cause some trouble to the Cook family, but if he wants to break up the Cook family, he doesn't have that ability yet. Luo Sheng shook his head and said with some disdain.

For His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who is about to become King Elson, Rashon does not think much of it. When he fought with the second prince before, Raymond's performance was okay, but after clearing the enemy and really grasping power, Raymond exposed his previous hidden shortcomings - the pattern was too small.

If it is a king with enough structure, in the face of Baron Cook's situation, even if he is suspicious, he must first appease Baron Cook with high-ranking officials, and then reward everyone openly and promote the titles of his subordinate generals.

Although this will make the Cook family famous for a while, it can allow them to get rid of the status of the Cook family's retainers first and become the courtiers of the royal family, laying the groundwork for future division. After all, not everyone is willing to be subservient, and without the constraints of being a retainer, there should be a considerable number of people who will be willing to become loyal servants of the royal family, take over the position of Baron Cook, and help the royal family control the army.

But limited to his own pattern, Raymond did not dare to make such a decision that might make the Cook family grow rapidly, and only dared to send someone to recruit him privately. In fact, Raymond was suspicious of Baron Cook and ruined the loyalty trading system maintained by the royal family and the Cook family for many years, also because he felt that he could not control Baron Cook, who had made great achievements and had foreign support. He would rather let Baron Cook separate from the royal family, but also confiscate Baron Cook's military power, so as to prevent Baron Cook and the White Tower of the Nine Rings from joining forces to threaten the royal power of the Elson royal family.

Raymond's open-mindedness may not be a big problem in peacetime, at most he can't control some outstanding talents, and can only rely on small means to maintain political balance and be a mediocre king.

But in this era when the magic tide is about to surge and the world is about to change greatly, there is no big pattern, there is no real capacity, and it is impossible to control the real heroes. And without the assistance of the powerful Yingjie, with the current wealth of the Elson Kingdom, I am afraid it will be difficult to survive the huge turmoil when the demon tide surges. So I don't have much respect for this man who is about to become his own king.

"Let's not talk about the crown prince. Luo Sheng, are you sure you want to join the Nine Rings White Tower?" Hearing Luo Sheng's evaluation of Raymond, Alyssa did not react angrily. After deciding to think from the perspective of a true local nobleman, Alyssa's respect for Raymond was limited. On the contrary, Alyssa is a little more concerned about Luo Sheng's whereabouts.

"It's been determined. My foundation is still a little poor, and I need to go to the Isle of Truth to study for a while, and then think about moving up to the Silver Rank. Luo Sheng nodded and replied.

"What are you going to do about Elson's side, what are you going to do with your fief and title, and you're not going to give up, are you?" asked Alyssa, slightly nervous.

Although she knew that it was a good thing for Luo Sheng to go to the Island of Truth to study, but thinking that Luo Sheng was leaving, Alyssa was always slightly worried in her heart, for fear that Luo Sheng would never return.

"The title and fief were earned by me in a bloody battle, and of course I can't give it up. Luo Sheng smiled slightly, and said in a relaxed tone: "Although I don't like His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I am a person from the Cook Territory, and I am not ready to leave you, and I still want to take refuge under the wing of the Cook family." ”

"Cut! With your merits, plus the background of the Nine-Ring White Tower, I'm afraid that this time I will at least be made a viscount, the title is higher than my father's, and we are still sheltered there?" Hearing that Luo Sheng was not ready to break away from the Cook family, Alyssa's face turned slightly red, and after giving Luo Sheng a white look, she also smiled and said.

"Now that the Baron has made a decision, it is inevitable that the title will be promoted. It's hard to say that a duke is indispensable, but a marquis is absolutely indispensable. Luo Sheng said with a smile: "And you also know that except for Carl, there is no one under my command who can get a shot, so during my visit to the Island of Truth, the affairs of the fief can only be handed over to Alyssa to help me take care of it." ”

For the current Luo Sheng, although relying on the close contact with the White Tower of the Nine Rings, as well as the hard and hard military exploits, it is inevitable to obtain a fief, but if he wants to manage the fief and establish his own power framework, he seriously lacks trustworthy manpower. So in the initial stage, we had to borrow the Cook family's manpower.

"Leave the fief to me to take care of, wouldn't this be a little inappropriate?" Hearing Luo Sheng's request, Alyssa's heart was full of sweetness, but she still asked with some hesitation.

For the nobility, the affairs of the territory are the core of power, and under normal circumstances, even the real lord's wife does not have the power to meddle in management. Only in exceptional cases, the wife of a lord who has been tested and trusted in full confidence can take control of the domain. Now that Alyssa and Luo Sheng are not really married, although Alyssa wants to help, she is inevitably a little worried.

"There's nothing wrong with that. You've been educated since you were a child, and you're much better than me in this area. And in the future, it's up to you to take care of it, and now it's just a little bit ahead. Luo Sheng said with a smile.

After fighting side by side on the battlefield and relying on each other for several months, Luo Sheng already recognized Alyssa in his heart. The affairs of the territory are handed over to Alyssa, and Luo Sheng has nothing to worry about.

And compared to Luo Sheng, who only has many big ideas and no practical management experience, Alyssa began to preside over many affairs of Cook Territory very early on, and has rich experience in territory management and construction. Therefore, when it comes to the initial management and construction of the territory, the effect is much better than that of Luo Sheng personally spending energy to fiddle with it.

As for the issue of borrowing too much from the Cook family and the loyalty of his subordinates, Luo Sheng didn't care too much. On the one hand, Rawson and the Cook family are the most solid allies, and there is no need to worry too much about the divergent interests of the two sides. On the other hand, Luo Sheng is confident that he will be able to grow rapidly in the future and bring enough benefits, status and dignity to his subordinates. With these assurances, loyalty slowly comes in.

"Good. Then leave it to me!" After receiving Luo Sheng's affirmation and praise, Alyssa readily agreed.