026. Vikings
"I heard that you and Jack got into a conflict over their men?" Bran spoke.
This is Simon telling Bran that the captain of Iron Mountain, through the wine, complained for Iron Mountain, and that Laura should have been Iron Mountain, but Iron Mountain was ordered to give way to Jack.
"It's just a small thing." Iron Mountain responded.
Bran was silent and waited until he approached the Dan family's mansion.
"You've all been with the Charman family for more than five years, and I don't want anyone to get hurt because of this, and besides, you're not too young, keep an eye on it, and if there's a suitable partner, open your mouth."
Bran's warnings are often accompanied by a good thing, and when they are made together, they are told to stop in moderation.
Tie Shan understood, so he said, "I will handle it properly, and no one will mention this matter again." ”
Bran didn't respond, just looked out the window.
Arriving at the Dan family's door, Leary was already waiting. There were no female dependents, and at the moment they were all busy in the kitchen and the banquet hall waiting for them.
After shaking hands and greetings, Bran introduced Iron Mountain.
"Your Excellency."
Leary shook hands with Iron Mountain, deliberately using his strength, but was red by Iron Mountain's hand.
"You're so strong."
"Thanks for the compliment."
Bran walked into the living room with Leary, where Bran saw Leary's new wife Rhea, who was very good-looking, this kind of beauty is not only the appearance, but the joy and sweetness of being a new wife, so that Rhea's face looks like a sense of happiness, even others feel it.
"It's a little bit of a blessing that I can't be there for your wedding."
Bran took out the gift, and after Rhea took it, she followed the etiquette, and when Bran's face opened, she was greatly admired.
"It's a beautiful thing, and the craftsmen and materials cost a lot of money, right?"
"It's just a small object, don't worry."
Leary then takes Bran to the study to meet his grandfather and father.
Rhea went to the banquet hall to meet Jiuxi and the other ladies who were helping.
As soon as she saw her daughter, she praised Bran for being very handsome and comparable to her beloved husband.
Isn't it the one from last time? After Jiuxi was agitated, she took advantage of the gap and secretly went outside the study, but before seeing the guests, she was reminded by her aunt Debora, who brought tea, that she left quickly, peeking is not a lady's etiquette.
Deborah returned to the banquet hall after serving the tea.
"Mother, have you seen it?"
"Very handsome and educated, beyond my imagination."
As she entered, Deborah overheard Bran and her father talking about state affairs, and she stayed for a while to leave, hearing about the war in the East and the struggle for the throne in the North.
"Jiuxi." Deborah called the girl she had raised, shook her hand and said, "Behave well, make a good impression on him." ”
……
In the study, several men were chatting and forgot about the time to eat.
The Apostolic See's use of troops against the East, as well as the Bavarian claims that the head of the Order wants to fight, has been talked about.
But the battle for the British throne is a hot argument.
The owner, Viscount Mongo Dan, was very supportive of Edward Longlegs, whom he had known since he was a young man in England and was one of Longlegs' advisors.
"I think England will win." Meng Gao Dao.
"Grandfather, I don't see it that way, the Scots have besieged London several times, and the lords of Ireland, William the Conqueror, and the Viking lords from Denmark, also support William. There are many others, deep pockets, and enough navy. ”
"War is not about a lot of people! Otherwise, how did the Holy City get it back?"
"But the number of people is the key!" Leary looked at Bran, who had just joined, and asked for support, but Bran didn't speak, so he said bluntly, "Bran, what do you think, tell me." ”
So Bran spoke, "In the past two years, almost all the North Sea wool purchased by Florence has been handed over by local lords who are pro-William, which means that many small lords and wool merchants are optimistic about Scotland, but the Queen of Scots married by William once had a marriage cigarette with the 'Norwegian royal family', and was later taken away by William, and the Vikings in Norway often used this as an excuse to intrude on the Scottish coast and land destruction.
If His Majesty Edward could form an alliance with Norway and gain a firm grip on London, the people of Southern Ireland might change their support, and the local lords would be very dissatisfied with the Vikings. In this way, the balance of power will be reversed. ”
Bran didn't support Lery's claim, and when he finished speaking, Meng Gao nodded in agreement.
"Which king of Norway reigns now?" is too old, Meng Gao has forgotten a little.
"It's 'Hunulunen', and the Knights have recently had a few news of the Vikings in the northeast." Leary replied to his grandfather.
The Vikings who integrated into other regions mostly changed their traditions and cut off their long hair, but the Vikings who stayed in Finland, Sweden, Norway and other cold regions still retained their traditions, such as the aristocracy did not have the habit of taking surnames, and mostly used "place names" or "characteristics" before their names.
"Mustache, I remember, this person is the first Viking nobleman to have a mustache, and he is competing for the throne with the 'Blood Axe King Curie', and he has become the king?"
Curie is notorious for having a tattoo on his chest in the shape of a red axe, which is said to have been dyed with blood. That's why it's called the Blood Axe King.
Whenever he breached a place, he killed countless people, made small mistakes among his subordinates, beat and scolded him at every turn, and his reputation was very poor in the eyes of many Viking lords.
Curie was very old, now in his eighties, the son of a count.
The Norwegians adopted the "Electoral Succession Law of the Aristocracy".
A lord who can pull out more than two thousand people is called a "prince".
Some Scandinavian lords (from Finland and Sweden) can also participate in the election of the throne.
Princes were eligible to be elected kings, and every three years a "Viking Council" was held to issue or amend statutes in the kingdom, and in the event of the death of the incumbent king, they were called in advance.
Twenty years ago, Curie lost by one vote, resentful, so he raised an army to overthrow the new king of Norway, and forced to marry the daughter of the former king, but the princess could not have children, and later Curie married the royal niece, gave birth to a son, and forcibly changed the kingdom inheritance law to "primogeniture".
But the bloodline of this child's crown prince is not recognized by other nobles.
Among them, the Viking nobleman from the bitter cold Finland region, who is also the father of Hunulunn "Oguchi Ersiji", has been fighting with Curie for the longest time.
This made the Vikings of Scandinavia later join the line.
Ten years ago, after Curie narrowly defeated Ersigi on the battlefield, he was extremely angry.
Because his two half-brothers, an illegitimate son, and his own crown prince, who was only a few years old, were killed by Ersiji (after the crown prince was captured, Curie refused to surrender), several female relatives around him were also insulted by Ersiji's camp.
Soon after, at the "Council of Princes", Curie sat on high positions, deliberately humiliated his enemies, and found a debauched foreign prostitute to cut off his head!
If the prostitute doesn't dare to kill, she will fall to the ground, and in the end, a generation of heroes will die like this.