Just when Egir was getting more and more headaches, Brandenburg had a large number of Normans in the sense of occupying the magpie's nest, and Ukraine was invaded by the Zaporozhye Khanate, the autonomous government of southern Poland, the Grand Duchy of Moscow, and the Eastern Roman Empire, and the envoys from Lithuania who had been waiting for a long time came. Egil also summoned the messenger informally in his study.

The first impression of this guy was very good, he had a very Eastern European face, more oriental features, a high nose and sunken cheekbones, and wore a new sheepskin jacket, riding boots, and felt hat. On the girdle hung a very plain scimitar with no ornaments. He looked no different from the nomads who served in the Egil Army.

However, this favor did not last more than a minute, to be precise, after the guy's self-introduction, Egil's usual sarcastic smile when facing neutral and hostile characters appeared on the corner of the young emperor's mouth.

That's what the envoy said.

"Emperor of the great Normans. On behalf of your most loyal ally, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, the rightful heir of the Polish-Lithuanian kingdom, the most powerful tribe in the steppes of Eastern Europe, and the owner of the most powerful cavalry, greets the Venerable Duke Vytautas. I wish you a long and healthy life......"

After saying this, the messenger bowed deeply. Then he stopped at the action, waiting for Egil to speak.

This was nearly five minutes, and even if the messenger was an idiot, he understood that Egil was making things difficult for him, and he couldn't help but want to get angry. However, as an emissary, this guy can finally remember his mission. So in the end, he held back, raised his head a little, and peeked at Egil, only to find that the Norman emperor was also looking at him with discerning eyes.

"It's amazing!" the messenger's heart thumped, and he immediately lowered his head and did not dare to move again. It was just that the eyes met for a moment, and the messenger felt that he had returned to the time when his hunting team was targeted by wolves in winter. The old hunter beside him had pointed out to him that it was the Wolf King—and he looked at it sharply, and the Wolf King seemed to notice his twilight. Suddenly he stopped and turned around, looking at him.

At that time, the envoy stood on the spot, stiff and cold, as if he had fallen into a river of ice. Until the confrontation between the wolves and the hunters stopped, and slowly dispersed. It took a while for the envoy to regain his strength. I still remember those green and faint, cold eyes. The eyes were just as ill-intentioned, with the same playful, condescending, negative emotions of the predator towards the prey. It's awe-inspiring.

The more the envoy thought about it, the more frightened he became, and the more he controlled himself not to think about it, the more he thought about it. Covered in cold sweat, I didn't dare to say a word.

And in the end, I don't know how much time passed, and Egil, who was sitting on the upper hand, snorted softly. The cocked leg shifted to one side, and then snapped his fingers and asked the maid for a glass of cold wine.

"You. Egil took a sip of his wine, and then said, "I have heard of a kind of person who is honest on the surface, but in fact on the inside is a rooster and a dog thief and a flowery intestine. I hadn't met anyone like it before. So I don't know if that's true or not. But I didn't understand until I met you today...... It turns out that such people really exist. ”

Egil spoke slowly, and the messenger had been bent for too long. It felt like my spine was about to break. And psychologically, it was affected by Egil's huge coercion. Near collapse.

"Loyalty? huh...... Powerful?hum...... I hope I live a long and healthy life?!" Egil said this, and couldn't help laughing: "I'm afraid that among the people who most hope that I will die immediately, your Grand Duke can be ranked in the top three." ”

"I, this, I ......" The envoy couldn't say a word, and wanted to kneel down as soon as his knees went weak. As a result, because the range of movement was too large, the two guard knights next to him had a misunderstanding, thinking that he was going to assassinate - as a result, two brand-new hand and half swords "brushed" in front of him in a × shape. The envoy exerted all the strength of his body, and only then did he maintain a standing posture. Nearly hit the blade. He was so scared that he broke out in a sweat. ,

"Go back and tell Vytautas - tell that greedy fellow! I've been tolerant enough of him. Lithuania, and Belarus, these two territories are the maximum of our territory. If he wants more, let him take it himself—if he has the guts—my 200,000-strong army has just defeated the Eastern Roman Empire, and I'm running out of business. ”

With that, Egil returned to his seat with some trepidation, waved his hand like a fly, and motioned for the knights to drag the guy out.

That's it. Egil adopted a policy of intimidation, intimidation, and suppression of Lithuania, which was ambitious but limited in strength. Rather than blindly accommodating, or useless appeasement. In the near future, the policy of the Norman Empire will also be tilted in the direction of Eastern Europe, putting pressure on the Lithuanians from practical reasons. Let that guy be honest.

Of course, Egil knew that such a strong subjugation might be effective against some cowardly peoples and incompetent rulers. But for the fierce Eastern European nomads and the powerful Grand Duke of Lithuania, this only allowed him to hide deeper, like a tight spring. The stronger the power of suppression, the greater the power of the backlash - but Egil didn't care, what Egil's hegemony in his heart needed was the whole of Eastern Europe, open and flat, fertile land, and strong people. And not partial, mutilated Eastern Europe. Therefore, the contradictions between him and Lithuania are irreconcilable, and a major war will inevitably break out between the two sides.

Just a little, a little bit more time. That's enough.

After driving out the Lithuanian envoys, Egil received another message that the envoys of the Holy Roman Empire and the Papal States seemed to be together. A common mission was formed. In other words, there may have been some degree of offensive and defensive alliance and exchange of interests between the Holy Roman Empire and the Papal States. And the Norman Empire is likely to be the target of their common target.

After receiving the news, Egil felt a little regretful: if his opponent had no righteousness, he would not care. And if his opponent has the strength, he won't care. But when these two opponents are united, righteousness and strength are combined. Then Egil had to hesitate a little before he made a move.

"Forget it, it's a big deal, I'll just make a little concession on the peace treaty. In the end, Egil made this decision.

And before this joint mission of the would-be emperor and the pope came to Brandenburg. Egil felt he should withdraw. Just pretend that you don't know that the other party is coming. Leave Brandenburg and go straight back to Gothenburg. It's best to let these stupid beeps run two more steps. And on their own turf, they have a home advantage, and they have a psychological advantage. At the same time, the opulence of Gothenburg can also make the other party even more inferior. Let that group of scum understand more clearly what kind of opponent they are dealing with.

After this was determined, Egil directly ordered the army to return home. After that, the army was thrown to Archbishop Peter and the knight captain Alpha. He also ordered Andersen, who was now the general of the Pomeranian garrison, and Hans, who was now the general of the Prussian garrison, to go south to meet him. And he took his wife, two concubines, and a maid with a big ticket to take the lead. The car ran to Stettin, the capital of Pomerania. There, then change ships and head to Gothenburg.

Of course, these things are just imaginations at the moment. It takes a lot of time to pack up and retreat afterwards. Especially in recent times, there have been various drafts on the reform of the armed forces, except for those that need to be taken away in the end, all but those that need to be destroyed in the end. There are others, inquiries that have come from the Norman spy network during this time.

This also includes a lot of privacy. For example, which duke has a little wife outside, and which countess is in love with which knight. Which young lady of a family has raised a large group of little white faces before she got married...... and so on. Although it doesn't look like much. However, if it is used as a weapon of rumors, it will be terrible, and it will not necessarily cause a political earthquake in the area of the person concerned. So it must be handled properly......

After all these things, Egil left in peace. It's just that, although in the Pomeranian region, there is already a full-fledged road network. But in Brandenburg, which belonged to the Holy Roman Empire, the road surface was still in terrible condition. Horseback riding was slightly better. But Egil had to ride in the carriage for the sake of face, and in order to be in a hurry, he had to make the carriage run very fast. But it was a few girls who suffered.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Along the way, Artoria complained more than once: "Also, if it doesn't work, wouldn't it be good to let me ride a horse?"

"The dignity of the royal family is important, so it's good to be patient a little. It's only a few days. Please, Hani. So Egil put his arm on Artoria's shoulders and coaxed him like this. And when I was camping at night, I also took advantage of Chagang's time to go to the end of the team to accompany Joan of Arc and Mary for a while. All in all, the trip looked pretty good in Egil. You can also hunt along the way, kill two rabbits and deer or something. And the luxurious Emperor's Seat Ship that Stettin had already prepared made Egil, who was fed up with the dark and cramped cabins, feel very ......fresh. ）