Chapter 336 Conditions

The Second Highness finally followed behind Lorist with a dead face. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Your Majesty, although the Kenmax family and the Shahin family are allies of our Norton family, they are still nobles of the Iberian Kingdom in the final analysis, and they are in a state of hostility with the Kingdom of Antinac, coupled with the unpredictable situation on the front line, I am very worried about the safety of Your Majesty's trip. Therefore, Your Majesty, it is better not to risk going to the front. ”

His Royal Highness smiled and patted Lorliste on the shoulder: "It's okay, with my brother Locke here, I won't worry about any safety issues." As for the Count of Kenmax and Baron Shahin, since you are your allies, then I am sure that they will not be interested in me, the former king of the Kingdom of Antinac, either. Besides, I'm just going to see with you, and I'm not interfering in your war, as a noble knight who went to watch the battle, I think I'll still be entertained......"

Lorist had no choice, he really couldn't shirk it, so he had to take the Second Highness and others on the road together.

Four days later, Lorist and his party crossed the pontoon bridge over the lower reaches of the Mitoblo River and set foot on the border of the Duchy of Madras on the other side.

The camp of the Northland coalition was not far from the ferry, and after defeating the defenses and garrisons on the other side, the Count of Kenmath and Baron Saheen, under the command of their own legions, did not penetrate into the territory of the Duchy of Madeleth, but set up a large camp on a small hill not far from the riverside ferry, that is, the place where Tiger Ross and Yuri, who had collected money at the ferry and were later ordered by the northbound convoy, to set up a large camp where the family castle of the hanged Baron Shuras was located.

Five days ago, Lorist received a letter from Count Kenmez, saying that when the Northland coalition army no longer attacked, but built a large construction project at the ruined castle on that small hill and posed for a long stay, as Lorist expected, in just ten days, the noble private army and regular army of the Duchy of Madras seemed to go crazy, and began to take the initiative to attack the large camp of the Northland coalition army, and those ten days were very lively, until these troops of the Principality of Madras finally stopped after they were head-headed in front of the strong camp and lost five or six thousand men and horses, and sent envoys to the Northland coalition army。

"Locke, your switch from offense to defense is fantastic. Henneid said that if we had continued our march, we would have suffered great losses if we had been attacked by the private armies and regular legions of the Madras nobility. Staying in the camp and occupying the advantageous position and defensive facilities, we easily crushed their attack, and our own losses were slight...... Uh, who is he?"

The Earl of Kenmeth came from afar to greet him, and as soon as they met, he touted how effective the strategy Lorist had set when he left, and then he saw His Royal Highness Second Highness with a smile on his face and even a light in his eyes.

Lorist had no choice but to introduce each of them. Count Kenmath was a little embarrassed, as Lorist said, the former king of the Kingdom of Andinac was famous, and he was indeed in a state of hostility with the Kenmez family. It's just that now that he is a former king, and this time he has come to watch the battle as a noble knight, and the Earl of Kenmath is embarrassed to do anything to him.

However, His Royal Highness seems to be very familiar, first starting with the long-standing admiration of the name of the first builder of the former Krisson Empire, then expressing regret for the Kenmax family to throw themselves into the Iberian Kingdom, and finally appreciating the talent of the Count of Kenmeth. In less than ten minutes, His Royal Highness and Count Kenmeth hooked shoulders, and they chatted happily as if they were brothers.

When he arrived at the big tent, Saheen Hennedh had just returned from inspecting the camp, and after the meeting, Lorist introduced him to the Second Highness, but although the Second Highness was very friendly, Hennend did not buy it, but only maintained a superficial politeness.

Lorist rushed back this time because of the messenger sent by the Duchy of Madras mentioned in the letter. The last time the Count of Kenmez received the envoys, he only put forward the requirements for the resumption of trade routes, the blockade of the lower reaches of the Mitobro River, and the low tax rate when the caravan crossed the checkpoint. Unexpectedly, the envoy quickly brought a reply letter after going back, and fully accepted the request made by Count Kenmeth, and now Count Kenmath and Baron Sahin were on wax, since the other party fully accepted their terms, then this war seems to be over, is it to withdraw troops back to the North?

In desperation, the Count of Kenmeth had no choice but to write to Lorist, and his own side adopted delaying tactics against the Duchy of Madras. After listening to Count Kenmeth's statement, Lorist laughed: "Leave them alone, we just do our own, the top priority is to build a camp for the army to spend the winter and reserve grain and grass materials, and when I have time, I will sweep the lord's castle manor or something nearby, and ask those nobles of the territory to pay us war taxes, and if they do not obey, we will send troops to pacify them." ”

"And what should they do when their messengers come to protest?" asked Count Kenmeth.

"That's simple, what is the cause of this war? Isn't it that the Duchy of Madras has set up defensive facilities such as arrow towers along the river, closed the ferries and passages downstream, and sank two of Henned's fishing boats? We demand that the Duchy of Madras compensate for the losses, and to compensate for the military expenses for our current military mobilization, we can just open our mouths, and if the Duchy of Madras wants to make a counteroffer, we will discuss with them slowly, and drag it through this winter. In the end, we had to ask the Grand Duke of Madras to sign the negotiated agreement, instead of a random cat or dog saying that he would accept our terms and quit. ”

Earl Kenmez was overjoyed when he heard this, and patted his leg and said: "Yes, my brain has rusted away with these rough embryos in the barracks these days, and I can't even figure out such a simple thing, I always feel that I am a little uncertain about defeating the Duchy of Madras, and when I heard them accept our request, I felt that it was time to take advantage of the withdrawal of troops, but I almost fell for them." I can guarantee that when we withdraw our troops, the Duchy of Madras will turn around and rearrange the defense line along the river. ”

"If they dare to rearrange it, we'll fight again...... Henneld said confidently.

Count Kenmeth thought for a moment and asked, "Locke, what if the Duchy of Madras fully accepts our demands again?"

Lorist replied: "That can't be helped, if the Grand Duke of Madras would rather suffer this loss, then we still have to withdraw our troops." However, we can ask for a piece of land on the riverside, connected to the pontoon, and then station a corps here, both to protect the pontoon bridge on the river, and to escort our caravans from the north to the Duchy of Madras. ”

"Okay, that's it, I'll tell him the next time that messenger comes, and ask the Duchy of Madras to show their sincerity. As long as we do the above points, we can end this war. ”

His Royal Highness was originally just smiling and sitting in the big tent listening to Lorist's discussion, but the more he listened, the more he felt that something was wrong, and finally couldn't help but ask: "Sorry, interrupt, Brother Locke, Count Kenmeth, can I ask you what the reason for this war against the Duchy of Madras is?"

"Oh, Your Majesty, it is so, the Grand Duke of Madras blocked this section of the river and sank the fishing boats of the Baron de Shahin, and we sent troops to punish the Duchy of Madras. If the Grand Duke of Madras had promised us to stop blockading the river and open up trade routes for our caravans from the Northlands to trade within the Duchy of Madras, the war would have ended. Count Kenmax politely answered the question posed by His Royal Highness.

"Then you don't want to capture the Duchy of Madras and turn this place into your territory, wouldn't that also mean that trade routes will be opened and the river will no longer be blocked?" asked the Second Highness strangely.

Count Kenmeth rolled his eyes and looked at His Royal Highness II with the eyes of an idiot: "Your Majesty, we don't want to occupy the Duchy of Madras, because the price and loss to be paid will be too great. Although we can do it, our goal is only to open trade routes, why occupy the Principality of Madras, and if we do, we will have to invest a lot of money in development. We will not do such a foolish thing, as long as the Grand Duke of Madras agrees to our request, it will not hurt to end the war. ”

His Royal Highness was disappointed, he thought that these two allies of the Norton family were attacking the Duchy of Madras to destroy the Duchy, but he didn't expect it to be just a false shot, and he just wanted to open up a trade route. Originally, he also wanted to fish in troubled waters, taking advantage of the situation of the two sides to take the opportunity to recruit those refugees in the Duchy of Madras to form the White Lion Legion, and then fight back to the Kingdom of Andinac through the Duchy of Madras to regain the throne. thought beautifully, but reality gave him a slap in the face.

Looking at the second highness's ghostly face, Lorist wanted to laugh, along the way, he had already understood the plan of the second highness, but he had his own ideas to capture the principality of Madras, and he would not follow the baton of the second highness.

"Okay, let's get some food first, and Henneid, you go and arrange a place for His Majesty to rest, we have to rest after a few days' journey and dinner, and we will talk about it tomorrow." ”

Although it was a time of war, there was an Earl of Kenmeth who had always been greedy for enjoyment, and the temporary banquet was still very rich. It's just that His Second Highness looked preoccupied, and he couldn't eat well, and soon said that he was a little drunk and went to the room arranged for him by Henned.

"Why did you bring him here? I was a little embarrassed when we first met. Earl Kenmax complained.

Lorist shrugged: "I can't help it, he insists on coming over, and he is the superior lord of our Norton family, so it's hard to refuse." Anyway, he is only the former king of the Kingdom of Antinac now, and his identity is that of a noble knight, so it is not a big deal to come to watch the battle. ”

"Didn't you say he's missing? You're already a free nobleman, and now you suddenly feel bad about having an extra lord?" said Henned.

"Alas......" Lorist sighed, and then told the story of the escape of the Second Highness and others, as well as the fact that he went to the Northland to ask for help from him, asked the Norton family to send troops to help him restore him, and how he sent him.

"Hahaha......" Earl Kenmax and Hennedard laughed for a long time when they heard that His Royal Highness could not recruit soldiers in the Norton family's territory.

"Actually, Locke, don't you think this former king is a treasure? you can control him, send troops to the kingdom of Antinac in his name, and in the future you can make him a puppet, and you will be in charge of the kingdom......" Henned's sudden whim.

Count Kenmeth immediately poured cold water on his uncle: "Pull it down, you don't look at what kind of person this former king is, ambitious, bent on unifying the former empire and creating a prosperous era to become a generation of famous emperors, want to control him, are you dreaming?

You don't look at how he treats Lorlist, using caution, on the surface he calls the Locke brothers good, in fact, he is also very jealous of the strength of the Norton family. Now that he is in trouble, he is still thinking about recruiting troops and preparing to rely on his own strength to regain the throne, instead of entrusting everything to Locke and accepting all the requirements of the Norton family, which shows that he is not a person who can be manipulated by others. ”

"Alright, when I came, I sent my guards to give an order to the Thunderbolt catapult camp of Ovicis, and told him to do a good job of covering the catapults, so that the Second Highness and they will not find out that we have such a sharp weapon to attack the city, and you also order your men to be strict and not to leak it out. It doesn't matter to the other Second Highnesses, they don't care. Anyway, there is no war with the Duchy of Madras now, the front line is very calm, they may not stay for a few days, and it will be easy when they are gone. We just follow the original strategy. Lorist got up, and the feast ended.

Lorist was full and did not want to rest, and it was only afternoon, so he asked El to go to the camp of the Count of Kenmath and find two fishing rods to go fishing by the river. A kind of white fish was served at the banquet just now, which was a special product of the Mitobro River, and the Count of Kenmath boasted of his fishing skills during the banquet, and Henneth hated that he was fishing on the river behind when he was supervising the battle at the front to repel the attack of the Duchy of Madras. But Hennell can't help it, who calls his favorite woman the cousin of Earl Kenmeth, he has to eat this loss if he doesn't eat it.

After three hours of fishing, except for the lack of white fish, there was some confusion of aquatic products on the other rivers, and when the sky began to darken, Lorist and El rowed back to the shore in their small fishing boats, and got on their horses and returned to the camp.

The dilapidated castle on the hill has been restored for the most part, and it was the center of the Northland Coalition camp and where Earls Kenmath and Hennell stayed. Lorist was placed in a wing building not far from the main castle, and while handing over the afternoon's harvest to the guards to deal with, he went upstairs to take a bath and change his clothes before going to dinner.

As soon as I got into the tub, I heard the guard report outside the door that the Earl of Kenmax had arrived, probably to invite Lorist to dinner with him. Lorist didn't mind either, and let Count Kenmax come in directly, all of them were men, and there was nothing to avoid.

Unexpectedly, the first thing Count Kenmas said after he came in was: "Your Majesty has talked to me for a long time in the afternoon, do you know what he wants to do?"

Lorist was stunned: "What does he want to do?"

Count Kenmax laughed, "He made me a great vow, and drew me a big, large pie to put in front of me. He said that if the Kenmax family was willing to join him, he would elevate me to the rank of Grand Duke, and give our family a province as my fief when I was restored. ”

Lorist laughed, "Do you believe his promise?"

Count Kenmax shook his head: "I don't believe it, but I'm very moved. ”

"Why?"

"Locke, your Norton family is a noble family of the Krisson Empire for hundreds of years, and we are not, the Kenmice family is just the largest builder in the former empire, and the title of this nobleman was bought from the second prince for money. And the second prince is a rebel of the former empire, and now he is dead, and the Iberian kingdom is also in turmoil. Once the kingdom is destroyed, no one will recognize our family's title of nobility. The Andinac royal family is the inheritance of the former Krissian royal family, and the second highness represents the orthodox ......"

...... (To be continued.) )