Chapter 299: Refusal

Looking at the distant sail shadows, Lorist frowned. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The eldest young master of the Chicked Chamber of Commerce, Seriham, was on a distant merchant ship, and the nearly 6,000 people of the northern fleet could not be transported back by a sea ship of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce.

Lorist didn't care about the safety of these transport ships, and the Chikde Chamber of Commerce would have a sick brain to start another war with the Norton family for these dozen merchant ships. It was only before Surriham left that he revealed where the commercial alliance's troops to occupy Cambona Province came from, and Lorist never dreamed that the commercial alliance would have such a trick.......

The meeting with Thriham a few days ago gave Lorist some details about the interior of the business alliance. Since the victory of the commercial alliance in the glass war, although all the countries around the country began to guard against the expansion ambitions of the commercial alliance, blockading or canceling the trade routes, but after all, the commercial alliance occupied seven countries, and the territory was almost four or five times expanded.

It's just that the seven giants in charge of the business alliance, the seven large chambers of commerce, after obtaining their respective chamber of commerce territories, inevitably shifted their focus to their respective territories, and in this case, the power of the business alliance began to relax. At the same time, the Parliament of the Sub-Alliance, a business alliance, took some power, and the aftermath of the Glass Wars began to kick in.

The sub-alliance councils of the business alliance are mainly composed of second-rate chambers of commerce, citizen representatives, and heads of various industry organizations, whose main purpose is to fill in the gaps, and is responsible for supervising and supervising and collecting public opinion. After the Glass War, the seven countries were merged into the territory of the Business Alliance, and although the area increased greatly, it was basically the Big Seven and some outstanding second-rate chambers of commerce that shared the big cake, and the remaining little chicken ribs were not enough to satisfy everyone.

For example, during the Glass War, those short-sighted chambers of commerce and mercenary organizations buried themselves in robbing the private property of the nobles of the Trimber Kingdom, disobeyed the orders of the alliance army, and did their own thing, which made the commander of the alliance army at that time, the president of the Two-Headed Dragon Chamber of Commerce, Comberlet, angry enough. Therefore, after the end of the war, when President Cumberlet presided over the distribution of dividends, there was a big reckoning, and all the exploits of those who did not obey orders and disobeyed orders were halved, and some teams or individuals were kicked out of the list of knights of the business alliance.

Now the leaders of these second-rate chambers of commerce and some mercenary organizations who have not obtained fiefs regret it, so they make a fuss in the sub-alliance council of the business alliance, which makes the Big Seven have a headache. But where can I find a territory now?At this moment, the Vicia Chamber of Commerce, one of the Big Seven, once again came up with an idea to draw the attention of the business alliance to the war-torn kingdom of Redlis.

At the beginning, the business alliance was afraid of the 300,000 army of the Second Highness, but now that the glass war has been over for so long, the Second Highness is still entangled with the nobles of the Ridley Kingdom, which makes the business alliance see through the essence of the paper tiger of the Second Highness at a glance. Besides, if His Royal Highness unifies the Kingdom of Ridlis, he will soon come to the Duchy of Rum and coerce the Duchy of Rum to return to the imperial territory. And this is something that the business alliance can never agree, since it is friend or foe with the Second Highness, then the business alliance does not mind inserting a knife in the back of the Second Highness, breaking the dream of the Second Highness to unify the empire before the Second Highness......

In addition, although the seven giants of the business alliance have obtained their own chamber of commerce territory, the original territorial nobles in the territory are also a trouble, just take this opportunity to clean up a group, send them all to the front line, let them fight for their future, as long as they have meritorious service, they can be promoted to get a new fief.

Therefore, it was these miscellaneous armies that the Business Alliance attacked Cambona Province, except for the Vicia Chamber of Commerce, the remaining six major chambers of commerce of the Big Seven were not involved in this attack, and they were all busy integrating their own chamber of commerce territory. And the Second Highness also made a big mistake, he concentrated his forces in the Majik Province, and the Podoorg Province and Andwerv Province, where the royal city of Federiga were located, were only guarded by a small number of troops, and the Cambona Province, where the castle fortresses were all over, only had a very small number of old and weak garrisons, perhaps in the heart of the Second Highness, there was already a large rear, and there was no need to waste troops......

It's just that His Royal Highness didn't expect that the Commercial Alliance would suddenly send troops to attack and occupy Cambona Province, and those castle fortresses abandoned by him have become a checkpoint blocking his connection with the Kingdom of Antinac, it can be said that the Commercial Alliance has inserted the knife ruthlessly and accurately, and it will take half of His Highness's life at once, plus the four central principalities clearly rejected His Royal Highness's request for them to cancel the title of the principality and return to the imperial territory, and also organized the Four Nations Alliance to confront the 100,000 troops of the Second Highness, and vigorously assisted the noble alliance army in Majik Province, which has put His Royal Highness in the predicament of being attacked on his back。

"Alas......" Lorist sighed deeply.

"My lord, what are you worried about?" asked Bodfinger beside him.

"Second Highness's battle situation in the Kingdom of Redlis...... "Lorist has nothing to hide from his confidant and favorite general.

"Your Excellency, you don't have to worry about that. Bodfinger was outspoken, and he was very fond of being used by His Royal Highness when the northbound convoy returned to the family territory, especially hated the fact that His Royal Highness dug into the corners of his own convoy: "His Royal Highness didn't let our Norton family participate in the war, and we are not uncommon to hold his stinky feet. Even though he is our superior lord, he has always been wary of our family. I don't think you should have sent the Governor of Hansk to the imperial capital, let alone take the initiative to participate in this war. In the past two years, it is best for our family to give birth and rest, train the family armament, and wait for better opportunities. ”

Lorist smiled and shook his head: "No matter what, Second Highness is also the superior lord of our Norton family, and we have to show our concern when he is facing a predicament now." If the Imperial Capital asks us to send troops to save His Royal Highness, it would be good if we sent our family forces to break through the blockade of Cambona Province, and I am not interested in going to Majik Province to fight those nobles of the Ridlis Kingdom, unless I get the whereabouts of the eldest prince. Strange, as the king of the kingdom of Ridleys, how could the eldest prince be missing after the fall of the royal city? It has been a year and a half and there has been no news of him......

At the end of June, when Hansk, the governor of Hirowas, who had been sent to the imperial capital as an emissary, returned, Lorist was competing with the Great Swordsman of Hus at Wanghai Manor, and after resisting more than 100 moves of Loris, the Great Swordsman Hus finally gave up his sword and conceded defeat. While wiping his sweat, Lorist took the reply letter from Hansk.

When I opened it, I saw that the letter said that the Norton family was asked to keep to themselves, not to participate in the military affairs of the Antinuc Kingdom at will, and to protect their own territory. The letter was also stamped with the regent seal of the kingdom.

Lorist read the letter over and over for a long time, then turned his head and asked Hansk: "Who is now presiding over the affairs of the kingdom in the imperial capital?"

"My lord, when I arrived in the imperial capital, I was met by the Marquis of Red, who read the letter written by my lordship, and said very politely that he did not need the help of our family's armed forces, and he had ordered the transfer of the Second Regiment of the Royal Guard, which was placed on the border of the Principality of Madras, to the southwestern front, to break through the blockade of Cambona Province and re-establish contact with His Majesty. Then he wrote me this reply. Hanske replied.

"Marquis of Red?" Lorist remembered the old man he had seen at the banquet in the imperial capital before, and he had forgotten what he looked like, but he still remembered very clearly that the young son of this old man gathered a group of noble children and forcibly occupied the Wanghai Manor on the island of Hilois for five years, until he arrived on the island and arrested them and taught them a hard lesson.

"Hmph...... "This old man must be taking revenge, day, mixing personal personal affairs with military and state affairs, such a child's play, this old man is also capable." Lorist thought very unhappily, I would be happy to save trouble if I didn't let us send troops, and with this reply letter, I can really use it as an excuse to shirk.

"Well, Schward, keep this letter in your collection, it's a very important document. Lorist casually handed the reply letter to Schward.

"My lord, when I returned, the Marquis of Red sent someone to escort me, and when I got to the port of Qilin to board the ship, I heard my escort order to the garrison of Qilin Harbor not to let a single soldier of our Norton family go ashore......," Hanske said.

Lorist stiffened: "What do you mean, is this treating us as enemies?"

Hansk smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know, but that's what I heard, to take strict precautions against our Norton family's armaments." ”

"But, Lord Hansk, it is impossible for you to give such an order, and you have offended those who escorted you back?" Schward, who was on the side, interjected.

"Huh?" Hansk touched his head and thought for a long time before he said, "No, didn't I stop them from trying to stab those homeless people on the way?"

"What about the outcasts?" asked Lorlist, "you are more detailed." ”

"That's right, my lord, when we went to the imperial capital, we met a lot of displaced people on the way, they were originally from the two southwestern provinces, and we also recruited fifty or sixty thousand people to come to the island for development and construction. Later, after the Second Highness attacked the royal city of Federiga in the Kingdom of Redlis, Cambona Province surrendered without a fight, and the Second Highness temporarily settled the remaining displaced people in Cambona Province. Now that the province of Cambona has been conquered by the armies of the Merchant Alliance, these displaced people have no place to go and have come to the imperial capital. Hanske replied.

"Why are they coming to the Imperial Capital, they can go to the Business Alliance, they can go to the city of Moreent......" Schwarder said.

"Because they are not welcome in the Business Alliance, they are nationals of the former Krisson Empire, and they are hated by the people of the Business Alliance. The former Krisson Empire and the Business Alliance have fought for more than a hundred years, how much blood has been shed, and the people on both sides hate each other, this is a mortal enmity, engraved in the bones. Don't look at the fact that we are doing business with the Peterson Chamber of Commerce and the Chikde Chamber of Commerce, it is because they are businessmen, and in the eyes of businessmen, there is no right or wrong, no hatred, only interests. But the people below are different, and it will take at least a hundred years to quench this hatred. Lorist touched Schward's head, having lived in the city of Moriente for nearly a decade, he knew the views of ordinary people very well.

"Your Excellency, you are so right. The same is true of the outcasts, who say that the soldiers of the merchant alliance who occupied the province of Cambona have killed many of them with knives at every turn. They were also forced to leave in desperation. Fortunately, they left early, and now that the troops of the Business Alliance have reached the two southwestern provinces, I am afraid that it will not be long before they reach the imperial capital. ”

Hansk then said worriedly: "On the way back, because the displaced people in front of us blocked the way, the few people who escorted me wanted to cut people with swords, and scolded these displaced people for being cowards, pigs who spoiled food, abandoned the province of Cambona and fled, and did not want to fight the enemy or something, to the effect that His Majesty the King was besieged by these displaced people, and they wanted to put these displaced people to death in the name of deserters......

"My day!" Lorist couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth: "Hurry up These knights think that fighting a war is the business of the homeless, and losing the responsibility of the province of Cambona is the homeless, the brain is really rusty......"

"Yes, my lord, so the actions of these knights caused Lord Reddy to be angry, and he went up and disarmed them and gave them a few slaps. Belch...... I see, my lord, those knights must be annoyed that Lord Reddy has embarrassed them. That's why they deliberately read that order in front of us, they want to humiliate our family......" Hanske blushed.

Since the commanders of the guard battalion, El and Jim, had taken leave to be promoted to the Gold Rank, Lorist appointed Reddy as the acting commander of the guard battalion, and he escorted Hanske to the imperial capital.

"Haha, humiliating us Norton? I'd love to know where they got so daring. Lorist smirked: "Schward, pass my order, let the sea legion of Sambarwood be ready to attack, let the first corps of Bodfinger get on board, I will go to the port of Qilin to see who ordered not to let a single soldier of the Norton family go ashore......"

"My lord, it's easy for those people to think that our Norton family wants to rebel......" Hansk hurriedly advised.

"Don't worry, my Lord Governor, I'm not going to be stupid enough to order the clan forces to attack Qilin Harbor, I'm just going to take my guards to Qilin Harbor to visit the market and buy something. So I will see if the garrison of the port of Qilin will stop me, the count of the kingdom of Antinac, from coming ashore with his guards. If I insist on going ashore, see if the guards of Qilin Harbor will attack me, and as soon as I strike, I will declare them a rebellion intent on harming me, the Earl, and then we will take the initiative, and I will get the order that we are not allowed to go ashore, and this is evidence!"

Lorist was not as enraged as Hanske had thought, but was sober, and Hansk was relieved.

"Master Locke, I'll go with you too. "The Great Swordsman of Xiusi volunteered.

"Okay, let's go, I'm going to see who will slap our Norton family in the face......"

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