It was clear that the Iron Archduke would rather sacrifice more of the interests of Schumpeter and the Joseph family to the Holy Alliance, leaving the core territory of Akmund intact.

Schumpeter is no longer a floating island tycoon, but Duke Joseph is in this conference hall, and in the face of the iron-blooded Grand Duke's naked/naked/naked interests, the Duke only smiled bitterly, without the slightest intention of protesting.

At the heart of Akmund is Richard, a Grand Constructor, close to the legendary Archmage, who is currently on a rapid upward trajectory, in contrast, Joseph, who was devastated in the war with Akmund, was mercilessly sacrificed in exchange for Akmund not being divided. As for Joseph's feelings, they are not in the realm of consideration at this moment. The reason why the negotiations were personally presided over by the Iron and Blood Grand Duke himself was to ensure that there would be no opposition with the strength of the entire Iron Blood Family under the current circumstances.

As for fairness, it is only in the dimension of strength that there will be fairness.

Ahsan is the core territory of Akmund. When a territory is assigned to another empire, only the suzerainty of that territory is transferred, and the liege retains most of the rights to the territory. In other words, if all the territories of a marquis are transferred from the Holy Alliance to the Holy Tree Dynasty, then he is still a marquis, and he still owns those territories. It's just that the object of his taxes and troops sent to war has changed from the Holy Alliance to the Holy Tree Dynasty.

Among the three empires, as the borders have changed over the centuries, many large families with a long history have corresponding territories in the three empires. For example, some of the territories laid down by Ellijie still belong to the Holy Tree Dynasty, and the territory tax still has to be handed over to the Holy Tree Dynasty, because the cumulative area has not broken through the rank of the earl, so only an agent can be used in the Holy Tree Dynasty.

The situation that Richard is facing now is more complicated, simply put, he will be split into titles. In Gordon's marquisate, Asan was actually an earldom in terms of its size and production, and if it was included in another empire, it would be granted the corresponding earldom in that empire. And the other territories left by Gordon, plus the portion that Richard himself had gained, were barely enough for an earldom.

Therefore, if the division is successful, Richard will be concurrently a League Earl and other Imperial Counts in the future, which is an extremely delicate situation. The earldom was the watershed between the great and minor nobles, and the field earl automatically won the seat of the House of Lords, which was the same for all three empires.

When Milanes and Kimbaye fought for the ownership of the Yuanwang Peninsula, they both insisted on obtaining a complete Asan Territory and resolutely refused to agree to split it again. At this point, the purpose of the Holy Tree Dynasty and the Millennium Empire was about to come out, and it was obvious that they were all eyeing Richard. As long as you get the core territory of Akmund and slowly get in touch with it, there is always a chance to poach Richard from the Holy Alliance. And the iron-blooded Grand Duke also saw the key to this, so he resolutely refused to give in, and did not give the Holy Tree Dynasty and the Millennium Empire any chance.

The dispute between the three parties on Yashan was surprisingly fierce, and each did not back down. Count Kimbaye, who had always been careless, suddenly showed his ambition to win, and refused to give in to anything, even if on the other side was a magic crystal mine with several times the territory and not low reserves, he did not hesitate or waver in the slightest.

After nearly an hour of heated debate, but no final result was reached, the three parties decided to adjourn the meeting for the time being and continue to discuss the details of the demarcation in the next few days.

As he was leaving the chamber, Count Kimberleaf walked quickly to Richard's side, handed over a gold-plated invitation, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency Richard, can we have afternoon tea together tomorrow? ”

Richard didn't reach out to take it, shook his head and said frankly: "I don't think it's a good choice to have afternoon tea with you at this time, I'm really sorry." ”

By this time, the two had fallen to the back, and the lords of the wealthy families seemed to have turned a blind eye to the Earl's actions, and no one cast superfluous glances. Jin Beiye looked at everyone's backs, smiled, suddenly lowered his voice, and said, "Sooner or later, we will all be lords under the thousand-year-old empire, what does it matter if we have tea together?"

Richard also smiled and said, "You're so confident?"

Count Kimberle replied with ease, "Of course, faith comes not only from the Empire's attention and sincerity towards a future Holy Constructor, but also from His Highness Carando. Your Excellency Richard, don't forget that His Highness the Mountains and Seas also has the blood of the emperor in his body. You're actually already half an Imperial. ”

Richard frowned slightly, but did not speak.

It was only then that the Count threw out the most weighty words: "In the Holy League, I have not seen them treat you as if they were their own, but only rejection, conspiracy, frame-setting, and even murder. The Count's voice, the opposite of his ordinary countenance, was so melodious that even when it came to such a strict word as murder, it was like singing a hymn, with a demagogic charm.

"Just a few days ago, I witnessed you being hunted down by the lower nobles of the entire Faust, but none of the wealthy families really stood up. Richard, you know history, and you should know what the consequences will be if you allow the lower nobles to attack the upper nobles in this way. They don't think of you as one of their own, so why do you have to stay in a country like this?"

In the face of the earl's questioning, Richard actually had a hard time answering. If you want to go back to history, the three empires have the same species, and after the Terrans gradually multiplied and became powerful on the multi-racial continent of Norland, countless lords fought and fought each other over the long years, and finally formed three different empires. In the process, the lords have changed sides for a variety of reasons.

However, with Richard's current political wisdom, it can also be seen that the earl's words are actually not full of details. The rejection of new faces by the upper nobles whose circles were already firmly established was the same everywhere, and if the floating island giants of the Holy Alliance joined the Millennium Empire, they would not necessarily encounter similar things. The key lies in the Count's initial words, "the importance and sincerity of a future saint constructor", which is the greatest value of Richard in the eyes of the Empire.

In addition, the Earl seems to have another hole card, but he has not taken it out at this time.

But Richard didn't say anything, just shook his head resolutely, bowed slightly to the earl, and then went straight away. Count Kimbellette lowered his gaze to the undelivered invitation in his hand, and then smiled meaninglessly.

The House of Lords was full of nobles, all of whom sat in the chamber, waiting for the outcome to come out of the chamber.

It is rare that today there is no one to speak and debate, and there is no noise, and all the nobles are waiting quietly, and there is a miraculous silence in the council hall. Seeing a group of wealthy family heads walking out of the sniffing hall, all the nobles stood up with a shout, and they all gathered around, and those who could climb the relationship with the wealthy family asked directly, and they were waiting on the periphery if they were not qualified to climb the relationship.

At this time, the difference between connections and heritage can be seen, and even there are more than a dozen people around Duke Anan, but almost no one comes to ask Richard for news.

The news was like wings, and in the blink of an eye all the nobles knew the preliminary demarcation plan. For a moment, the people were silent, not knowing what to say. It's not the final plan, but it's pretty much there. The two dividing lines were not only two nooses, but also two pillars of shame, nailing all the nobles of the Holy Alliance.

When Richard walked out of the House of Lords, he felt that his steps were heavy. There are many enemies of Akmund in the Holy Alliance, and many are sorry for his past. But on the other hand, there are people like Philip and Van Lin who have always taken care of Richard, and there are people like Helen Su and Quicksand who occupy an important place in his heart, and there are friends like White Night, Agamemnon, and Neris. This is also where Richard grew up.

At this moment, there was a deep feeling of powerlessness and shame that Richard had never experienced. At this moment, Richard suddenly realized that he had a real sense of identity with the Holy Alliance, and for the first time wanted to really do something for it. But the current situation made Richard feel powerful.

The Black Rose Castle was assigned to the other two empires, and it didn't affect Richard too much, he would still be a floating island giant of the Holy Alliance, but the territory spanned the two empires. As long as the checks and balances of the three kingdoms persist and a national war does not break out, then Richard will not face the problem of faction selection.

However, the Holy Tree Dynasty and the Millennium Empire are now willing to pay several times as much for the Yashan Territory, and if they insist on refusing to give away the Yashan Territory, then the Holy Alliance will have to cede more than 100,000 square kilometers of territory. In this case, Richard, as the lord who was the focus of the controversy, did not know how to express his position at all, so he could only hand over everything to the iron-blooded Grand Duke.

The next few days were still spent in intense negotiations. Most of the borders have been demarcated, and only a few points of contention remain, the largest of which is the Ashanland, where the Black Rose Castle is located.

But the attention of the nobles has gradually been drawn to other places, and one more day will be the time to vote for the heir to the throne.

So all kinds of undercurrents began to surge again, and some guys who were not willing to be lonely became active, and overnight, Faust had as many as a dozen assassinations. In the midst of the horror, Akmund became the center of the storm, unusually calm. Now everyone knows that Akmund has no vote in this choice, and therefore has no interest in provoking Richard.

On the eve of the election of the heir to the throne, the entire sky seemed to be filled with blood. Everyone in the Fushide is in danger, and only killers with missions are rampant. (To be continued)

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