"To be honest, it was a misunderstanding. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" Franz sighed and said.

"Well, I'm listening. William looked at him with a smile and a "see what you can say" expression, which made Franz angry.

The sight of the guy aiming at him as if he was about to attack made William a little nervous - not that William was afraid of him, or felt that he couldn't beat him - although he didn't focus all his skill points on his swordsmanship talent like Otto did. But William still didn't think he could beat an old man over fifty.

But having said that, if you are not afraid of him and don't feel that you can't fight, it doesn't mean that William wants to fight. The main reason is that William feels that he is really a bit down to bully such an old man.

And this guy isn't as famous as he was back then. Even if you defeat him alone, you won't get any benefit from yourself. On the other hand, if you lose, things can go bad...... All in all, he is a prince, and it is too bad to work hard with an old man who is not dead.

That's it.

"Yes, misunderstanding. After having the beginning, Franz said: "My emperor has no intention of shaking your inheritance. In fact, the marriage with the Swabian family was also very beneficial to the Hereford family, and it was the beginning of an alliance between the two families—"

"—But. I mean, but. It doesn't have much to do with me. William said word for word: "My interests, the interests of the Hereford family." You think I'd rather sacrifice my own interests to the benefit of the Hereford family? I don't have that realization—my, the Hereford family should be 'mine' first, and only when it's in 'my' hands, the family gains what I want to see. Otherwise, no matter how much the family profits, what does it have to do with me?"

"So—"

"So, I'm not against the family marrying the Swabian family. ”

What William said made the other party stunned.

"If he really wants to play some games, I'll play with him. William squinted his eyes and said word by word: "The other party thinks that a marriage is a trick to infiltrate the Hereford family and finally master Russia." But who knows. Maybe one day, you will be clever and be mistaken by your cleverness...... You know, my future stepmother also has the right to inherit the Swabian family. And, quite upfront. ”

"Your Majesty has three sons. The other party said in a deep voice: "There is no problem with the subsequent succession of the Swabian family. ”

"yes, well. Who knows. William continued to smile and said, "All in all. Intrigues, the exchange of interests, and then it is up to each his own means. That sounds like a terrible thing...... Forget it, though. Let's leave it at that. ”

"So, Your Highness, what do you mean ......"

"I can agree to the marriage of the family to Swabia. I can also agree to stand with His Majesty the Emperor in the coming storm. I could even agree to forget for a moment the intrigues that the Emperor had laid at me—but there was a premise for all of this. When William said this, he became solemn:

"If you can accept my terms, then everything is easy to say, if not, then wait to meet the 100,000 troops of Hereford on the battlefield!"

"Your Highness, are you threatening us?" Although the other party was shocked by William's words, he still asked unwillingly. And William's answer was unexpected and rightfully suited.

"Don't forget, it's you who are begging me right now. William said word by word: "Yes, that's right, I'm just threatening you, do you have any opinions?"

Of course, Franz did not have it at all. So the two parties very happily signed a secret agreement. William would not prevent the Hereford family from marrying the Swabian family. At the same time, William will also ensure that in the next war, the Hereford family will "treat everyone impartially".

This vague statement made Franz feel very dissatisfied, but he was helpless. The two sides signed a secret agreement, tacitly. It will not be poured into the pen to give the truth. So at most, it can only be regarded as a cooperation intention. It remains to be seen whether William will keep his promises and whether he will actually change his strategy.

That's it, under a series of attacks by William with sarcasm and threats, sarcasm and ridicule, the poor old knight Franz finally agreed very reluctantly and agreed to a series of humiliating terms with the Hereford family.

As William said, they don't have much choice. After they pushed William against them, their path became narrow.

According to the secrecy clause of the parties. In the second round of the Imperial Civil War, the Herefords will be in a friendly and neutral position, helping the Swabians in any way they can - of course, this is actually nonsense, and it is up to William to decide what to do and what to do. In the end, it is possible to make a chicken and egg fight, and it is possible to get nothing.

One of the other things William had to do was to approve of a marriage with the Swabians—to be honest, William wasn't really worried about what some people thought of as inheritance—and joked that it would be strange if he felt that he was no more than a kid or something. Even William believed that even if his father Otto had a nervous heart and wanted to abolish the child, it would be perfectly fine.

Because, to put it mildly, it's not quite right. Today's Russia is fine without King Otto, but without Wilhelm von Hereford. Whether Russia, a patchwork country, will survive is unknown.

So, it doesn't matter if he has a younger brother or sister or something else in the future. William did not believe that any shred of power in Russia would slip through his fingers.

And for the Swabians, for the old emperor Kalman IV, they had to pay ...... Not much, actually. William asked for only two things, one was for Kalman IV to publicly show his support for his succession to the Hereford family. The second thing is to ask them to tacitly annex the entire Wende Kingdom by themselves-

Yes, annexation of the kingdom of Wende.

If there is any conflict of interest between the Swabians and the Herefords, it is this.

Unlike the Britons and the Franconians, who were not concerned about themselves. As the Emperor of the Gothic Empire, Kalman IV theoretically had jurisdiction over all the lords of the Gothic Empire.

It's one thing to prevent Russia from becoming too strong, it's another thing to watch one prince go through the way, and it's another thing to watch the elector get swallowed up by another prince. So in a series of previous contacts, the Wende issue became the focus of disputes between the Hereford family and the Swabian family.

If it weren't for the urgency of the situation, Kalman IV would probably still be gritting his teeth - as long as he didn't let go, William would be in trouble even if he annexed Wende. As a yellow disc, Kalman IV could use this reason to attack the Hereford family at any time. At that point, the Hereford family will be on the back foot.

Now, though, it's different. With the promise and acquiescence of Kalman IV, William finally breathed a sigh of relief - the last obstacle, the foundation of the powerful empire of the Hereford family, the last piece of the puzzle - Wende, Shilonsk...... He can finally get it all.

As soon as he thought of this, William couldn't help but smile pleasantly. He had waited too long for this day. And the arrival of this day is really too coincidental. If it weren't for the convergence of a large number of accidental factors, then I'm afraid that going back in time, he wouldn't have obtained all this so easily.

He made a pact with the Britons, with the Franconians, with the Moravians. He made a pact with all the capable, influential people in this world. Now, there is only one last thing left to get Shilonsk - and that is to really send troops to attack and remove the wretched king from power.

For William, this was the easiest thing to do.

"Finally, Russia, the Hereford family, Wilhelm von Hereford. Thinking of this, William finally couldn't help but smile, and then laughed ahahaha: "King Wende." Ah, King Vent. That title sounds fantastic.

Sitting on the ship to the port of Riga, William was in as happy a mood as he wanted...... That's it, the Hereford family made an agreement with the other three powers, and Shilonsk was probably the biggest loser.

But none of this mattered, there was a so-called Franz, who returned to Swabia with Wilhelm's terms and agreements...... After hearing the agreement that his most loyal lackey had brought back, Kalman IV, who was old and growing in temper, immediately flares up. He scolded William as a traitor to the Empire, a scumbag, and a man without chivalry. Franz could do nothing about it. At the same time, I was somewhat unimpressed.

According to the idea of Kalman IV. As the emperor of the empire, if you do wrong, you will do wrong, what's the big deal. Now as the emperor of the empire, apologize to his little prince, and the other party is not grateful to Dade and quickly accepts it, but wants to bargain with himself, which is completely a sign of disloyalty!

"Sure enough, that scumbag villain is not to be trusted. After the seizure, Kalman IV said with a gloomy face. Then he sensed the nervousness on the face of his best lackey, Franz.

Although this guy seems to be unimpressed with bringing back such a treaty. But Kalman IV finally decided to comfort the guy...... By the way, although I have no choice but to kill William now. But due to the situation, Kalman IV decided to accommodate this guy.

For a series of proposals from William, he decided to accept. Then I made a heavy note in my heart.