A group of emissaries marched towards the castles around Dortmund Castle, the largest of which was led by Brother Derian himself, who went to meet the Duke of Rizland.

In order to be recognized by the nobles, Karl prepared a lot of rich gifts.

Before that, under the arrangement of Brother Derian, the bards had already spread the news of Karl becoming Count of Dortmund throughout the Duchy of Rizland, and at least half of the nobles had already heard Karl's name.

Of course, many people scoffed at this, thinking that it was just a rumor that they had taken an entire county of the Flo people? What are you kidding, when did the Flo people become so easy to deal with, the old Earl of Lens also fought the idea of the Flo people, how many armies were mighty, and in the end? Even he got in on it!

It's just that the bards say that they have noses and eyes, and they hear too much, which also makes some nobles suspicious, is it... It's true?

"Tigers, wolves, jackals and leopards are rampant on the grassland;

The eagle soars in the sky;

Brave eagles, compete with tigers and leopards under the blue sky!

Behold, proud eagle, it has trampled the tiger and wolf under its feet! ”

Bards are always able to compose some popular poems and spread them in the streets and taverns, and I have to say that this efficiency is really good.

……

The word magnificence is best explained in the castle hall of Rizlandburg, a vast hall, where every carving reflects the depth of the Duke's family.

The wrinkled but still majestic Duke of Rizlan sat on the throne, while Sir Frederick accompanied him, and in front of the two of them, Brother Derian held his letterhead in his hand and looked respectful.

"Monk, where are you from? Why did you come here? Duke Rizlan spoke slowly, and he took the letterhead from Brother Derian's hand, but he didn't read it immediately.

"Your Excellency Duke, ruler of the Duchy of Rizland, old enemy of the Flos, I am the messenger of the Count of Dortmund, I have come to convey the request of the Lord Count of Dortmund, the great, noble, conqueror, the rightful ruler of Dortmund, Lord Dortmund wishes to be loyal to you and become your vassal." Brother Derian looked sincere.

"Count of Dortmund? I'm sorry, but I've never heard of this count. Duke Rizlan frowned, of course he knew where Dortmund was, but in his memory, it was the territory of the Flo people, where did the Count Dortmund come from.

"Lord Count Dortmund claimed his title only recently, not so long ago he took Dortmund, the chieftain of the Flo people was killed in battle by him, his army occupied it, he was a great conqueror, he was also a pious servant of the Lord, he spread the glory of the Lord there!" Brother Derian did not embellish his praise.

"Oh? Conquered a county? Hearing this, the Duke of Rizlan was finally moved, for in his opinion this was a very remarkable achievement, and that it had not been a day or two for his king to take land from a foreign race, but that he had not necessarily gained much benefit by waging so many wars.

This is one of the main reasons why the royal family is unable to get the support of the dukes.

Sir Frederick was also surprised, this was indeed a terrible thing, although he was not so shocked, after all, he had already heard some gossip in the tavern, although he did not take it to heart, but he was mentally prepared.

"What is this earl's name? Which family is it from? Duke Rizlan asked.

"Lord Count Dortmund is Carl Dias, a member of the Dias family!"

"Carl? How can it be! Frederick shouted, the result was too much for him to expect.

"Be quiet, Frederick, your old father is going to be killed by you! Why, do you know the new earl? Duke Rizlan said dissatisfiedly, in his opinion Frederick, as his heir, was more stable.

"Acquaintance? Of course, my father, you can't forget it, Natalie was ......"

He closed it immediately before he finished speaking, after all, there are outsiders here, and some things are not easy to spread.

But even that was enough, and the Duke of Rizlan immediately remembered when he mentioned it, and he finally knew why the name always felt so familiar.

"Is that the young man? Could it be a duplicate name? "The Duke of Rizlan was also a little unconvinced, after all, he remembered that two or three years ago this young man had only just been granted a piece of land, and now you told him that he was already a noble earl.

"Lord Duke, Lord Sir, if you are talking about Lord Selde Knight, then it is Lord Count Dortmund." Brother Derian directly identified the subject.

"How is this possible......" Duke Rizlan smacked his mouth, which was a little unacceptable to him.

"You will know when you open the letter, it was written by the Earl himself."

As soon as Brother Derian made such a move, Duke Rizlan remembered that he still had a letter in his hand.

Duke Rizland opened it and read it, the letter was full of praise for Duke Rizland, without hesitation, it can be said that Karl used all the good words he could think of, after all, if you want to get the protection of others, it is also necessary to make others comfortable.

After reading the whole story, the Duke of Rizlan probably knew what was going on, and he paid more attention to the final payment: Carl Dias.

"What an excellent young man......" Duke Rizlan couldn't help admiring.

"Stand down first, let me think about it......" Duke Rizlan waved his hand, and Brother Derian was also interested, and left the castle under the guidance of the attendants.

……

"Natalie, my sister, God may have heard your prayers."

When Frederick found Natalie, she was still sitting by the pavilion, her feet stretched out like jade in the pool, and the fish came together, forming a very beautiful picture.

"What good has happened to my brother? You seem to be in a very good mood. Natalie tilted her head, she had rarely seen her brother look like that.

"Good thing? Ha, that's a good thing, but that's probably not a good thing for me, it's yours. Frederick laughed.

"What?"

"Do you remember Carl in your heart? The young man. ”

Hearing Frederick Tikal's name, Natalie suddenly blushed, and her somewhat shy expression made her as thrilling as a budding rose.

"What are you talking about, brother!" Natalie scolded.

"I have good news for you, not long ago, the young man Karl managed to take a county from the Flo people, and now he is a noble earl, and just now he sent an emissary to become a vassal of his father."

"What the hell is going on?" Natalie blinked, she could understand every word of Frederick, and she didn't understand a single sentence of the sentences......

Frederick laughed, Natalie would only be like an idiot when it came to Carl.

Frederick didn't tease his sister, but made everything happen clear again.

At this time, Natalie's brain had already short-circuited, and she just kept repeating: "Carl, he's really become a count......"

"Great!"

I don't know how long it took, Natalie suddenly jumped up, her face was full of excitement, she was about to despair, she knew how difficult it was to become an earl, especially Carl's family was only the lowest noble family, and even she never expected Carl to succeed, and now the sudden news made her not excited!

"Don't worry, my sister, I will go and persuade my father, who will be happy to have an earl loyal to him, which will greatly help to increase the influence and prestige of the Rizranburg family."

"Thank you." Natalie suddenly looked at Frederick and said seriously.

Frederick grinned, "I don't want my lovely sister to marry into a family of gentlemen!" ”

Sure enough, under Frederick's persuasion and the Duke of Rizland's own wishes, he also complied with Karl's request and wrote a reply earnestly, saying that he would prepare a grand investiture for Karl, which was a necessary ceremony to recognize his right to rule.

At this point, the territory of the Duchy of Rizland was once again expanded.

Having received the promise, Brother Derian left Rizlanburg satisfied, and he had to go out and lobby more nobles he knew or didn't know, hoping that they would participate in Karl's knighthood ceremony, and the more nobles participated, the more stable Karl's ruler would be.

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The same thing happened to many nobles, but the most complicated one was the Count of Charles, who was bewildered and then shocked when Karl's messenger and gift convoy arrived in Rensberg, especially after reading Karl's letterhead.

"Unexpectedly, the second son of the knight at the beginning, the guy who got the territory by a little cleverness, has now become an earl, on an equal footing with me......"

Sir Charles had drunk a lot that night, and he did not blame Karl for seeking allegiance to the Duke of Ritzland, and in fact when their titles were equal, their vassal relationship ceased to exist.

……

Barony Wilton, Baron Dias was almost trembling with excitement after getting the news, tears rolled in his eyes, his family finally gave birth to a noble earl, this is the glory of the entire Dias family!

Lady Aisha smiled from ear to ear, and her youngest son, whom she had previously least valued, became a count, which made her proud.

Only Pine looked a little inexplicable, both happy for his brother and a little jealous......