When Catherine II heard her son say this, she was eager to stand up and give him a slap in the face. This son is really ~ is he from the Grand Duchy of Moscow, or a Norman......... Well, in a sense. Now the Grand Duchy of Mosz, or soon to be called Muscovy, a country that has now become a vassal of the Norman Empire, both de jure and de facto. But, but are you a little self-conscious, okay?!Is the so-called courtiers exist to be loyal to the emperor?!

Just as everything Egil said before can be measured in terms of interests. The so-called vassals are also a consideration of interests, and when their own strength is insufficient, they crouch under the wings of the strong and linger. However, when self-interest becomes strong, the first person to challenge is his former lord!

That's what a good vassal should do.

Pretend to be docile and obedient. And accumulate strength in the back. Instead of being at the mercy of the sovereign, reduced to a true vassal and a wretched creature who can only survive by relying on the power of the sovereign.

"Your Highness, in this case, we will lose a large part of our autonomy............... , therefore..."The old general Semenovsky next to him saw that the female Grand Duke Catherine II was ugly to death, and knew that something would happen if it went on like this. So he hurriedly stood up, explained to Paul, and desperately made eye contact with this son-in-law who didn't know how to bring his mother.

"Is that kind of thing more important than life?" Paul completely ignored the old general's eyes, and continued to speak on his own, and the louder he spoke. As if in a speech, he said to the nobles and officials on both sides of the palace: "Compared with the life of the Normans, we are almost like barbarians." Whether it is culture, science and technology, or law, the Norman Empire is at least a hundred years ahead of the whole world!

If Moscow wants to continue to develop and become strong, it must completely learn everything about the Normans. At the same time, we are close to the Normans, and we want to be the strongest and most reliable allies of the Normans. Only then will Moscow continue to survive. Otherwise, we may survive the Cumans this time. But what about the next time, the next time the Cumans or something else comes, how are we going to fight it? You know, at least there is a sense with the Normans, who are civilized after all and believe in God as much as we do. But what about the barbaric heretics, who will only burn and loot, and will never reason with you......

I heard the prince say this. The aristocrats have come out of their hearts and minds.

Indeed, this time the Cumans invaded the west, and the harm brought by those barbaric nomads to Moscow was too great. The nobility of Moscow ... Neither the Rus' nor the Slavs wanted to come again. However, there seems to be no better way to get rid of the attacks of the horrible and savage nomads, except to fully agree with the Normans' terms, as Paul says, and to move closer to the Normans......

"Damn it! You people will regret it one day!" Catherine II saw that most of the nobles were moved by Paul's speech, and could not help but be angry: if all the nobles of Moscow agreed to the terms of the Normans, then such a force, even she, the Grand Duchess, would have to accommodate them.

So, Catherine II turned around and left angrily. The nobles next to you, you look at me, I look at you. I feel a little overwhelmed. They all looked at the prince Paul in the hope that he would have an idea.

"Yes gentlemen. It doesn't matter! The old woman let her go if she wanted to. ”

The prince Paul saw that his mother, who had always been at odds with him, was deflated, but felt very happy. He shouted excitedly to the nobles: "Come, my friends, take action." If you still want Moscow to continue to exist, we will write a petition asking her to agree to the terms of the Norman Empire. That's it!"

In this way, at Paul's instigation, the nobles thought about it a little more, and signed a joint petition on this book of abundance, which had been prepared long ago, which looked like the best Norman produced, with a coercive xìng quality, and signed it, and if it was illiterate, it was to press the fingerprint. ...,

"I'm doing this for Moscow...... ，......... God forgive me. In the end, even the old general Semenovsky signed it, and the old general muttered to himself while trembling.

The name is written horizontally and vertically, and it is strong and powerful......

"God will absolutely forgive you, my general. Paul said. After the old general signed it, he couldn't help but laugh when he looked at the petition with dozens of names written on it and more handprints than this.

"Alright, everyone, cheer. I'll go to my mother right away, and Moscow will soon be saved!"

The aristocrats seemed to be infected by Paul's cheerful attitude, and burst into laughter, corresponding to the crowd celebrating outside......

"Then it's my job. The prince Paul turned around and sneered as if he had succeeded in his scheming.

Three days earlier, the Norman Emperor, who had been in contact with him for nearly two years, sent him another letter, in addition to the usual polite greetings, telling him what had happened in recent times, and complaining to him about the inappropriateness of his mother, Catherine II, and giving him something called "carbon paper". And told him in detail the purpose of this useful prop......

For example, forging documents.

After taking the above document, Paul carefully removed a layer of separated paper, and then took out the carbon paper below, and under the carbon paper was what he really wanted.

"Urging Catherine II to pass on the throne to the prince Paul, Romanov's complaint" states that Catherine II was wrongly enthroned, that she almost brutally deposed her husband, and usurped the title of duke from her son. Since his succession, he has acted perversely, bullying the military externally and brutally cutting the army internally, resulting in the chaos of the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the misery of the people. And then he wrote that the prince Paul is the eldest son of the modern Grand Duke, with a respected status, a very high prestige, and a diligent government and love for the people. Catherine II was supposed to return the usurped title of duke to Paul.

Below, the signatures, or handprints, of all the influential nobles gathered in Moscow.

"That's it. Paul sighed. He closed his eyes, tucked away the papers, and then took out another one, which had been prepared before, the same abdication life obtained from his mother using carbon paper. After comparing each other, I felt that there was no problem, and I put it in my arms along with the petition.

Of course, Paul was not a fool and knew that he could not force his mother, the powerful Archduchess, who had the support of a large number of soldiers, to step down with these two forged documents. He also needs the support of more people. Both from the inside and from the outside............... ，

So, having put the two papers away, Paul ran to his mother's room in a hurry. He believed that with the support of the entire Moscow nobility, his mother would eventually agree to his request. That's a great start, isn't it?

At the same time, in the opulent Grand Palace in Krakow, the current capital of the Norman Empire, Egil's titular sister Aurora went to the prayer room, which she did not usually visit, but did not see Joan of Arc. After asking, I found out that this nun would go to the royal library to read books at this time of day, and lunch was also there. Words in the evening... If Egir comes, he will rush back, otherwise he will not leave the Great Library until he goes to bed at night.

"It's really hard. After hearing about such a thing, Aurora said to herself: "If this is the case, it will not be in vain for this palace to pull you." ”

After this, Aurora went to the Royal Library again, and sure enough, in a corner, she saw Joan of Arc, who was holding a very thick book of world military history, and was reading it very seriously.

"That is to say, Egil, no, I mean His Majesty the Emperor, to appoint me as the commander of this army?!" Joan of Arc was clearly not convinced after Aurora explained her intentions. It wasn't until Aurora explained it again and again, and finally took out the signed letter of appointment sent by Egil and showed it to Joan of Arc, that Joan of Arc moved.

"That's right, congratulations, General Joan of Arc. In the empire, you can have the opportunity to command tens of thousands of large military ships like this, and you can lead a lot of them. ”

And the people who had already crossed the border between the Norman Empire and Moscow at the same time began to feel that something was slightly wrong.

In the first few days, they were able to plunder some small nomadic tribes a little.

And the rebellion is not very jī fierce. It can be seen that the other party is not too prepared.

However, after the fifth day, no matter how hard the Centaur Scouts tried, they could no longer find a suitable target.

They are either heavily armed, professional transport units of thousands of men, large tribes with tens of thousands of tents, or towns with stone walls. Regardless of the type of target, a large number of troops will inevitably be lost after the attack. This is not in line with the goal set by the Lord of Centaur Printhia, all the way to Krakow, the capital of the Norman Empire. Gradually, the centaurs seem to understand that they are most likely being calculated!