Chapter 438: The Nottingham Family

The envoy sent by the Grand Duke of Handra was still an old acquaintance, Earl Churchwick, but this time his face was a little pale, and his expression was also very depressed, and after entering the big tent, he respectfully saluted the Second Highness: "Nottingham Churchwick, Earl of the Duchy of Handla, greets His Majesty the Honorable King. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

His Royal Highness's face was pale, and he was angry at Lorlist's refusal to carry out his order to attack, and his salute to Earl Churchwick seemed unheard of. It wasn't until the Grand Duke of Fisabrun, who was on the side, coughed repeatedly, that he came back to his senses.

Waving his hand casually, His Royal Highness said a little impatiently: "Who is that, just say it if you have anything to say, does Handla's rebellion let you come if you have anything to say?"

Earl Churchwick's pale face turned red at once, and His Second Highness's careless attitude and rude words made him feel very resentful. He straightened up and glared at His Royal Highness with angry eyes: "Your Majesty, please respect the honor of a nobleman, I am Earl Nottingham Churchwick, not that one!

"Hehe, rebels never admit their crimes. As for you, an Earl appointed by a rebel, I call you the one who is already very polite......" The Second Highness laughed instead of being angry.

"Yes, it turns out that His Majesty also regarded his ancestors as rebels, and since this is the case, I have nothing to say. But I doubt that a man who has rebellious ancestors is qualified to claim to inherit the great Crisson Empire!" said Earl Churchwick with no weakness in his-for-tat.

"What did you say?" The Second Highness was furious, what he cared most about was that he inherited the legitimacy of the Krisson royal family, and now he was accused by Earl Churchwick for no reason, and he immediately flew into a rage, and he wanted to draw his sword and behead the messenger standing in front of him.

Churchwick sneered quietly.

Grand Duke Fisabrun had to step forward and round: "Your Majesty, please calm your anger. This emissary is the current head of the House of Nottingham, a descendant of the Blood Knight Nottingham Jedwis, and his title was bestowed by Christen VI and not appointed by the Grand Duke of Handla......"

His Royal Highness was stunned, and it took a long time for him to come back to his senses, and he asked in surprise, "Blood Knight Nottingham Jedvis Then why is he with Duke Handla?"

His Royal Highness knew that he had said the wrong thing, he could declare that Archduke Handra was a rebel, but he could not accuse the Nottingham family of being a rebel, and it would be a joke if it was passed out. In the history of the Crisson Empire, Krisson VI was a very mediocre emperor, reigning for only seventeen years. For a short period of seventeen years, he continued the policy of Cleison V and continued to wage invasions against the Fort Merchant League. During his reign, however, he personally sent troops to conquer the Fort Business Alliance only once.

It was this royal expedition that fulfilled the prestige of the Nottingham family. This expedition of Kerisson VI was one of the few major defeats in the history of the Crisson Empire's war against the Fort Merchant Alliance, and not only was the army completely defeated, but even Cleison VI was besieged. Fortunately, the various forces of the commercial alliance at that time did not notice this, and they were ready to pick up the enemies who had fled all the way, and then deal with the remnants of the enemy who had already been surrounded. That's the reason for eating meat first and then gnawing on the bones.

At this time, Baron Nottingham Jedwes, who was a step late, led his family's small army of more than 1,300 people to the battlefield, but the overall situation of the war was decided, and he was powerless to return to the sky, so he could only collect the fleeing soldiers and hold the defensive line. It was nearly dusk when some of the nobles and ministers who had returned from the fugitive finally got together, and it was then that they realized that they had lost Cleison VI.

It's just that these nobles and ministers have long been frightened by the armed forces of the merchant alliance, and they finally escaped back, only knowing that they have passed the blame on each other and abandoning the responsibility of Christen VI, and no one dares to lead the troops to find and rescue. Seeing this, Baron Nottingham Jedwes was furious and returned to the battlefield with his family to find the whereabouts of Cleison VI.

I don't know how many battles and bloody battles Baron Nottingham Jedwes went through, but in the end he was lucky enough to save Cleison VI and avoid the great tragedy of the emperor falling into the hands of the enemy. It's just that after he came back from the siege with Christen VI, only thirteen horsemen with more than 1,300 family forces were still with him. However, the Baron fainted covered in blood, and when he was rescued, he found that there were a total of forty-six wounds on his body......

Seeing Baron Nottingham Jedwis's bloody appearance, remembering his heroic posture of charging ahead, opening the way for himself and protecting himself from the siege, Cleison VI was very moved to call him his blood knight, and promoted the title of Nottingham family from baron to earl on the spot. It was this failed battle that fulfilled the reputation of the Nottingham family as a model for noble knights.

His Royal Highness did not hear the name of the family reported by Earl Churchwick clearly, and even called him a rebelliously appointed earl, which was indeed a slap in the face. Christen VI should be his great-grandfather, and the Nottingham family is an earl title promoted by Clifforson VI himself, which is a fact that is clear to the aristocratic families of the whole empire.

"Your Majesty, the Nottingham family territory is in the province of Westwood, which was entrusted to the Archduke of Handra by the former king during the Imperial Civil War, and became the jurisdiction of the House of Handla. Later, an armistice was signed and it belonged to the Duchy of Handla. So the House of Nottingham thus became the nobles of the subordinate domain of the Grand Duke of Handla. Grand Duke Fisabrun explained.

After listening to the explanation of the Grand Duke of Fisabrun, His Royal Highness made a surprising move, he walked up to the Earl of Churchwick and bowed solemnly: "I am sorry, Lord Earl Nottingham Churchwick, I sincerely apologize to you for my gaffe and rudeness, please forgive me for my ignorance and offense. ”

Earl Churchwick was moved, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to help: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be so polite, it was I who took the liberty to ask for a meeting and did not make it clear that I made you make a mistake, and I can't afford your great gift." ”

His Royal Highness smiled and said, "If there is a mistake, it will be corrected, as long as the Earl of Nottingham is not strange." ”

The Earl of Churchwick waved his hand repeatedly: "Your Majesty, just call me by my name, please don't call me the Earl of Nottingham......"

"Oh, why is that?"

"Your Majesty, before my father died, I let me inherit the title and land, and my last words said that the Nottingham family now belongs to the Duchy of Handla, and the name Nottingham should no longer be used before the empire is revived, and only the name can be added to the front of the title, and he said that Nottingham will always be the Nottingham of the Christianian Empire......"

After listening to Earl Churchwick's statement, His Royal Highness was very moved: "The Nottingham family is worthy of being an example of the nobility of the empire and a symbol of loyalty!"

After sighing, he glanced at Lorist by the way, and Lorist pouted......

"Come, please be seated, Lord Earl Churchwick. Come, serve tea, and let the dining room steward prepare a banquet, and I will feast on the Earl. His Royal Highness commanded the guards beside him.

After the guests and hosts were seated, His Royal Highness asked with a smile: "Lord Earl Churchwick, I don't know what to teach you this time?"

Earl Churchwick said: "Your Majesty, in fact, I have come to visit this time on the orders of the Grand Duke Handla, mainly to inquire, how can Your Majesty agree to the peace and truce of the four Grand Dukes in the central region?"

His Royal Highness shook his head: "Your Excellency, I can't forgive the rebellious behavior of the four Grand Dukes in the middle of the country. I have great respect for the legacy of the Nottingham family, and I would welcome you back to the Kingdom. But I hope you don't get entangled with those rebellions, Lord Earl. ”

"Your Majesty, you are wrong, the four Grand Dukes in the middle of the country are not rebellious, and they have never betrayed you. Earl Churchwick argued.

"Didn't you betray me?hehe, I captured the kingdom of Ridlis, and if the four central principalities raised their flags accordingly, the empire would have been unified a long time ago. However, those four rebels refused to remove the title of the principality, greedy for power, and refused to return to the revival of the empire, but instead colluded with the business alliance and the rebellious bandits of the kingdom of Redlis, and raised troops to resist, and finally made my efforts to unify the empire fail, and the defeat of the army was Fei Deli to add the royal city. I swear that these rebellious crimes will be punished as they deserve, and no matter what, they will not stop me from reunifying and reviving the empire. His Royal Highness stood up and angrily said that he would never forgive the rebellious behavior of the four Grand Dukes in the middle of the country.

Earl Churchwick applauded: "Your Majesty, I appreciate your efforts to revive and unify the Empire, and all nobles loyal to the Empire understand your determination. But you are still wrong, the four Grand Dukes of the Central Region have never betrayed you, they are not the rebels of the Empire.

As we all know, the families of the four grand dukes in the middle have been loyal since the era of the empire, whether it is to conquer traitors or send troops to the business alliance, they have always sent troops and efforts, and have never disappointed the empire.

Until the outbreak of the civil war in the empire, the three kings competed for the throne, and the four grand dukes in the middle of the country have always supported the first king, believing that he is the orthodox inheritance of the Cleison royal family, and resisted the temptation and co-optation of the eldest prince and the second prince, and dispatched family arms to help the first king quell the rebellion, so that the bloody revenge of the eldest prince and the second prince caused great damage to the territory. Because of this, the first king entrusted the remaining four provinces in the central part to the jurisdiction of the four grand dukes in return for their merits. Your Majesty, you won't deny these facts, will you?

With the support of the four grand dukes in the central region, the troops of the first king defeated the eldest prince and the second prince, and when the rebellion was about to be quelled, the grand duke of Madras unexpectedly raised the anti-flag, cutting off the communication channel between the four grand dukes in the central part and the imperial capital, so that the civil war in the empire continued. At that time, the four grand dukes in the central part of the country were also tired of fighting for many years, and they had to defend themselves and were unable to send troops to quell the chaos.

It was not until the merchant alliance sent someone to mediate that an armistice was signed to quell the civil war in the empire, and the four central principalities were established, with the approval of the previous kings at that time. The four archdukes told the former kings that once the Kingdom of Antinac had any hope of reviving the empire, they would raise troops to echo the embrace of returning to the empire. For this, they were hated by the eldest prince, and soon after the establishment of the Central Four Duchy, they were invaded by the eldest prince, and the war lasted for three years.

At that time, the Kingdom of Andinac was assassinated by the previous king, and it was in chaos, and it was not until His Majesty took power that the situation of the kingdom was stabilized. At that time, His Majesty was very strong, and the four Grand Dukes in the central part did not care about the poor wealth of the people, and received a letter of help from His Majesty, and they squeezed out their belongings from between their teeth to support Your Majesty, Your Majesty, is this a fact?

When His Majesty attacked the royal city of Fedeliga and defeated the kingdom of Redlith in one fell swoop, the four Grand Dukes of the central part and the nobles of the principality were all overjoyed, thinking that there was hope for the revival of the empire. But when His Majesty came to the four principalities in the central region, he suddenly put forward a harsh request, asking the four grand dukes in the central part to remove the country name and transfer or reduce the seal to other places, and the place where the seal was moved still belonged to the Duchy of Madras. Why? Your Majesty, how could you give such an order, and where are the four Grand Dukes in the middle of the country sorry for you and the kingdom? What mistakes did they make that would make you treat them like this? Is an excuse for not sending troops to help convincing?

When the news came, almost all the nobles of the principality were indignant, and you didn't even show up yourself, so one of your knights announced such an order to us, so the four Grand Dukes in the middle raised their troops to resist, and all the nobles of the principality joined their command. Your Majesty, we are not rebellious, we are just rebelling against unfair orders, which is what all nobles with a conscience will do! The four Grand Dukes in the middle are not rebellious, and we are not rebellious!"

The more Earl Churchwick spoke, the more emotional he became, and Lorist laughed beside him, he had heard this version of the story once, but it was a rare scene to question His Second Highness in person. He believed that His Royal Highness Yi would make such a decision, when he had an army of 300,000 to attack the royal city of Fei Delijia, he was proud and high-spirited, and he thought that he was invincible and unified the empire, so it was not surprising that His Royal Highness gave such conditions to the four principalities in the middle of the country, and it could only be said that he had been carried away by the victory at that time.

His Royal Highness glared at Lorist with a dark face, and said to Earl Churchwick with embarrassment: "I'm sorry, Lord Earl, when I attacked the royal city of Fedeliga, I caught a cold and was injured when I climbed over the snowy mountains, and I have been bedridden. I have never given such an unfair order, and it is likely that my knights misheard my will and caused such a misunderstanding......"

His Royal Highness blamed all the misdeeds at that time on those knights who died in battle, but he was indeed seriously ill at that time and rarely appeared in front of people.

Earl Churchwick didn't expect His Royal Highness to answer like this, and immediately reacted after being stunned: "Your Majesty, since it was a misunderstanding, is it possible to stop the war now? The war between the kingdom and the four central principalities hurts the vitality of the empire. The four Grand Dukes of the Central Continent have never opposed returning to the arms of the Empire, and they also want to revive the great Crissian Empire. ”

The Second Highness pondered for a while, then sat down again: "Lord Earl, I think Grand Duke Handra should have mentioned their request when you came, you can talk about it." ”

"Your Majesty, the four Grand Dukes of the Central Region are willing to remove the title of the Duchy and return to your command, and at the same time are willing to offer you a donation of three million gold merits, the only request is to stay in their traditional family domain. The Earl of Churchwick succinctly stated the minimum requirements of the four Grand Dukes in the middle.

Lorist winked at the Grand Duke of Fisabrun, meaning to see, the one million gold fords they promised to give to our two families are gone, and now they are all dedicated to the Second Highness.

"Well, Lord Count, you will rest here for a few days, and I will consider this request. His Royal Highness said politely to Earl Churchwick.

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