"Your Excellency, your hair is as shiny as a lion's mane."

In the large room, the maid of Mercia was combing Oran's hair in a barrel.

At the same time, I also hope to find out what news, the princess said, as long as it is any serious matter, a word and a silver coin.

The woman's fingers are gentle and very sophisticated.

Oran just closed his eyes and accepted the service, without saying a word.

The king still respects Oran's arrival on the surface.

The room has satin, carpets, and even a fireplace for a fire.

In the past, the Mercian treated foreign monarchs or successors, and did not live in the king's house, but built temporary houses.

In the bathhouse room, someone carved a line of words:

"In the face of adversity, we can realize our true nature."

The words are beautiful, and they are also engraved.

He can write to represent the nobility, but he can engrave the means, which he has learned deliberately.

The clergy would leave some of the most honorable books in their prints.

This means that the person who wrote the book had a deep theological literacy.

"Do you know who left it behind?" Oran asked.

"I don't know, but the last guest was His Highness 'Alfred' from the south."

"Have you seen it?"

"I have seen that the crown prince is very gentle, as charming as you."

The maid expected Orlando to ask a few questions, but then he got up and dressed, not looking at the well-groomed maid.

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He had long been accustomed to service, and even when he saw the servant he met for the first time, he would not be shy or uncomfortable.

When the maid came out, Kunsang came in.

He was followed by the guild merchants who had come to Mercia with Orlan this time.

Oran's close guards stayed outside until they were sure that no one was approaching, and then began to discuss the secrets.

"Continue south, and sell the furs and wooden crafts of the north that we have brought, and remember, all the rivers, mountains, and highlands that pass through, and if there is a way to record them, record them."

The king of Orlan was very happy this time, and gave his merchant group a trade certificate, so that he could stay on the border of Mercia for more time.

So Alaam let them find out the main roads of the land.

In this era, maps are precious things, and they cannot even be traded, sold, or bought, but can only be explored in secret.

To be safe, Oran also taught them simple pinyin and number symbols to use to write maps.

Every businessman used to carry out the task must have been married and had children.

Hidden in his waist is poisonous water taken from the mouth of the viper's fangs.

Oran left their wives and daughters in King's Landing.

In this way, even if you are caught, you have to consider your relatives.

When the merchant had gone, Oran put the table together, took out another map of Mercia, and compared it.

"The king now lives in 'Tamworth', which is where we are now, this is the essence of Mercia, copper and iron are produced, and this is also the reason why Burgred was willing to fight hard in the last 'Battle of Repton', once Repton is lost, this place cannot be defended.

In the past few days, I have made a special observation that there are actually watchtowers in the slightly higher places around the area.

There are Vikings to the northeast, and it is 'Lincoln' that Berry is on guard.

Later, the man was left to Gliese, and Lincoln bordered his 'York', who was well acquainted with the terrain.

To the east is the border with East Anglia is 'Stamford', which is mainly agricultural.

Although the city is small and has few people, it is the granary of Mercia, which has been the center of activity of craftsmen since the time of King Ofa, and is now the territory of Amun the penitent.

This man is both prosperous and detrimental to the king, and he can be regarded as very loyal.

In order to be king, Donnie now wears a pair of pants with me, and Downey will check and balance him.

But people's hearts are filled with the hole of discontent, and Donnie's attitude towards us will be different in the future when he becomes king or magistrate.

When I returned, I was reminded that the queen should not be allowed to decay, and that they should be kept in check.

This woman is a bit useful, the last time she wrote sonnets, and led the cavalry to break the Viking team once, and the relationship with the churches everywhere is good,

I've heard that the bishop in Rome also had dealings with her.

There is guts, fame, and a noble family. ”

Speaking of the queen, Kunsang didn't understand and asked, "Then we spent so much effort to pull her down with Donnie, and let Joan of Arc spread rumors about her, saying that she entered the church during her menstrual cramps, blasphemed the gods, and the kingdom was invaded by the Vikings?"

Joan of Arc and the Toner appeared, much to the disgust of the godly queen Edmund.

So later Orlan also wrote sonnets, but they were all slanderous and aimed at the queen.

If the queen is in front of Oran now, she is afraid that she will draw her sword and separate life and death.

Hearing Kunsang's words, Oran explained,

"It is for our good to bring down the queen so that Downey can ally with us, and he is willing to marry a daughter to my beggar-born little nobleman.

Supporting the queen again is also to protect our interests, and the situation will be different. ”

Kunsang nodded slowly.

Speaking of which, Oran wanted to remind Kunsang.

When the guild merchants returned to their own territory and sold the goods they had taken from other places, they would spread them among the county chiefs and lords.

What his men did, Orlan knew better.

Kunsang is easy to kill, not to mention, but also messed up agricultural reform, making a mess of the collar.

The peasants fled, and he even crossed the border to kill people!

He sent people to chase down Ladd and Nanding's territory and put the fugitives to death.

The lord needs to be "fair", otherwise it will make the vassals more and more dissatisfied.

"Kunsan, we're different now, when we hold a third of Durham, the territory is small, we do things and make a decisive decision.

When he became the magistrate of the county, he stepped into the stage to deal with the kingdom and the clergy.

Now I am the regent, dealing with the surrounding monarchs, as well as the Gentiles, and even the heretics.

I can no longer use the knightly way of governing the manor,

My eyes will not fall on 'peasants stealing' or 'wells drying up'.

You're my minister, you're not the kid who was bullied by the Vikings at will,

You have a name, I give you a name,

You have a wife, a royal descendant,

You have a knighthood, Viscount of Northumbria,

You have glory, and the scars all over your body are ironclad proof!

Don't be like a butcher, treat your people like cattle, sheep, pigs, and dogs,

Don't learn from my arrogance, you will kill your own loved ones. ”

Orlan was afraid that one day, he would not be able to protect him.

With heartfelt words, Kunsang understood what Orlan meant.

But human nature is not something that can be changed overnight with a conversation.

Orlan knew Kunsang too well, he could tell by the look in his eyes.

Persuasion failed!

He sighed inwardly.

After becoming a lord, Oran fell in love with the profession.

On the hundreds of miles of national borders, as long as you want to, any woman will appear in her bed.

And this profession is associated with elements of deception, intrigue, cruelty, violence, and disappointment.

If one day Kunsang threatens his rule, perhaps......

Orlan didn't dare to think about it anymore. Moving on to the political situation in Mercia.

"Schuseberry and Cambridge are ......"

After the magistrate of Mercia talked about it, his eyes finally fell on "Pande".

"He was originally from Wessex, but after having a bad relationship with the crown prince because of the loss of his son, he fell out with the king, and then we were persuaded by Mercia and the queen to join Mercia, which caused Wessex to lose a long border.

My contact with him was through Sals.

At present, this person has the ambition of separating himself, but he has not yet conflicted with us, and he has a big enmity with Alfred, so he will communicate first and see how the situation changes later. ”