Chapter 588, The Crown Act

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At this time, Earl Durin and Earl Larotte were sitting in the booth on the first floor of the Holy Grail tribute, tasting the famous red wine Latour shipped from Wenfort.

These two earls are already in their fifties and sixties. They are not Holy Grail Knights, but they have the experience of conducting Holy Grail expeditions, and they are both legendary powerhouses. The Musilon nobles.

After complicated negotiations, the new Duke of Lyonnaise, Adehad, agreed to cede the old territory of Musillon in exchange for a sum of 10,000 kronor to help suppress the rebellion and provide food support. Now the cession contract has been finalized Now, the two Musillon nobles couldn't wait to come to Jean, wanting to meet the real Duke Musillon, Ryan Macado, to discuss how to merge.

After Ryan had the most orthodox legal claim to Musillon, these old Musillon nobles took it for granted that they should belong to Ryan's rule. Similarly, the plight that Lyonnasay is facing now is well known in the old world. The group of old Mu Xilong nobles managed to retain a little strength, so naturally they didn't want to go into troubled waters, and it was normal for them to come.

It's a pity that when they first arrived at the Duke's Castle, they hit a snag. It was said that the Duke of Lane would meet them in the evening, but the short notice was changed to tomorrow.

Just change it, the key is that a maid came out to pass the order, neither Ryan's valet nor his courtiers, but just an insignificant maid in his castle!

The meaning of contempt was already very obvious. The two earls could only bid farewell disheartenedly, and went to stay in a hotel in the city. They were uncomfortable staying in the room, so they simply came to this famous tavern to sit in the Holy Grail. Have a glass of wine and discuss your current predicament by the way.

Earl Durin's facial features are as sharp as knives and axes. He is also a knight of hundreds of battles. He has experienced many wars in his career of more than 60 years, including the battle of the red-eyed Egil's invasion of Lyonnaise. In that battle, more than half of the army under the command of the Earl of Durin also suffered casualties, which directly led to him never responding to the call of the Duke of Lyonnaise. Send troops again.

In contrast, Count Larotte is more "creamy". The Count in his fifties looks more refined. He has long brown wavy hair, perfume on his body, small eyes, a big nose, and shirt cuffs on his body. It is still lace, but it would be a big mistake to regard him as a nobleman with little fighting power. The ornately decorated knight sword in his hand also drank the blood of the enemy in the fight against the red-eyed Egil and the subsequent suppression of the serf rebellion. He even killed the Beastman Beastmaster and the big green-skinned guy.

Unlike the empire, there are no great nobles in Brittania who have not been on the battlefield.

"Tell me, why didn't the duke see us?" Earl Doolin said with a bit of distress: "We came here with sincerity, but not only did we not see the duke's face, but we also didn't see the duke's butler Katzenberg. Sir, or the head maid, Ms. Silvia!"

During the period when Ryan was away, Sylvia and Katzenberg were generally in charge in the territory. If you want to do business or see Duchess Suria, you must find these two people. It is a recognized rule in the territory.

"Is Duke Lane in the castle?" Count Larotte was also confused.

"According to the information we inquired, he must be here." Earl Durin nodded.

"There is no doubt that he suddenly told us that there is a temporary matter and he chose not to see us. This must be the new duke who wants to give us a little bit of pain." Earl Larotte tasted the snacks helplessly: "You know, Durin, we Standing on the wrong team."

Speaking of this matter, even the experienced Earl Durin could only sigh.

Who made them believe in Matthew Bard, thinking that Matthew Bard was the real Duke of Musillon, and when Matthew Bard went north,

Did these old Musilon nobles choose to follow him as soon as they got hot? Moreover, it has been proved that Matthew Bard is indeed the illegitimate son of the regent of the kingdom, Lawn, and there is a weak claim.

But in fact, both Earl Durin and Earl Larotte knew that even without the incident of Matthew Bard, they and Leonasse seemed to be at odds with each other. Afterwards, in order to reduce losses, the Lyonnaise nobles in the north chose to pass on the losses to them, doubly plundered and occupied their manors. It is not so unusual for these old Musillon nobles to make this choice after being squeezed out.

However, these are not the reasons for them to take refuge in the rebel Matthew Bard. Although before Courona, Earl Durin and Earl Larotte, who knew the general idea, jumped back immediately after seeing the light of the indestructible lake, but they betrayed His behavior was still unforgivable, which made them automatically feel a head shorter when facing Ryan, and even felt a little guilty.

"Then what should we do now? We will meet tomorrow?" Earl Durin felt a headache, so he could only whisper, "I always feel that something is wrong."

"The key point is that Duke Lane is surrounded by those Wenford people!" Earl Larotte also whispered dissatisfiedly: "I'm worried..."

"Your Excellency Count Durin, Your Excellency Count Larotte!" A cold and serious female voice interrupted their whispers, and the two counts shook their heads and looked up: "Ms. Silvia?!"

Why did the head maid appear here? !

"Lian is upstairs, and he invited you to go up and talk." Sylvia's face was not very good, she said in a cold tone with a straight face, which made the two earls very uneasy, Du Lin and What Larotte didn't know was that the reason for the headmaid's displeasure was that the agreed-upon date between the two of them was interrupted in the middle, and that kind of strange feeling disappeared.

Soon, Du Lin and Larotte sat opposite Ryan. The head maid originally wanted to stand beside Ryan to serve, but Ryan directly stretched out his hand and pulled her to sit beside him: "Bonsoir! The two from Lyonnaise , welcome to Gene."

"Hello, my Duke!" The two earls saluted at the same time to express their respect, they really didn't expect Ryan to meet them in the bar: "I really didn't expect that we would meet you here. "

"I happened to encounter some things in the evening. I need a little time to deal with them. I felt that it would not be good to keep you waiting for a long time, so I delayed until tomorrow. I did not entertain well. Please forgive me."

"No, no, no! Your Excellency Ryan is busy with affairs, and it is a little abrupt for us to come here temporarily." Du Lin said quickly, he was a little uncertain about what Ryan meant, and he simply emphasized: "Your Excellency Ryan, as the first saint of Landuin The orthodox heir is our lord, and we are here to offer our allegiance and sympathy to you."

"Allegiance? The matter of allegiance will be discussed after Adaihad and us complete the cession contract." Ryan was noncommittal about the sincerity of the two old Musillon nobles, and the Duke had no expression on his face: "Let's make a statement first. It must be the real reason you are here, right?"

Durin and Larotte glanced at each other, and Earl Larotte spoke first: "We old Musillon nobles want to know, Your Excellency Ryan, what do you expect from us? How do you plan to rule this territory? "

"It's very simple. I generally have three requirements." Ryan nodded, and he said calmly: "You can choose to accept it or not, but you will bear the consequences."

"Please say."

"First of all, in my territory, tariffs must be unified, and then I have a table, if it is an exorbitant tax that exceeds this table, it must be abolished immediately, and I ask you to change all tithes into fixed taxes, and the formulation of fixed taxes I will send someone to check, can it be done?" Ryan stretched out his first finger.

"Yes!" This did not surprise the two earls. They had known about Ryan's reforms for a long time. As a matter of course, they chose to support and agree. Although it would cost them some immediate benefits, they did not have any ability to resist. On the contrary, they also desperately hope that their territory will change like Lane's.

"Second, regarding the issue of vassals, my request is that the nobles under my command shall not start wars with each other. If necessary, they can resort to the court of the principality. The vassals must contribute a small percentage of their income to the principality's treasury every year. If If there are acts of treason and blasphemy, I can take back all noble titles and fiefs without compensation, and if it is a crime, it will be discussed with the Kingdom Court and the Lake God Witch Mogiana, and those who commit the most serious crimes will also be deprived of their noble status." Lane held out a second finger.

Sylvia looked at Ryan rather surprised.

What is Ryan doing? He is challenging the unwritten unspoken rule that nobles will always be nobles!

Now the two earls hesitated a little, they opened their mouths, not knowing what to say for a while.

"It's okay, I'm not in a hurry to let you make a decision now." Ryan knew that this was a major challenge to the interests of the existing aristocracy, which was almost shaking the foundation of the entire Bretanian aristocratic system!

But as he said, he already has this ability and status, he is the Grand Knight of the Holy Grail, and he is the chosen champion of the fairies in the lake! He came with the great prestige of saving the country and recovering Mu Xilong, and now is the best time to set this new rule!

If you don't go all out at this moment, what are you waiting for?

Both earls had ugly faces. If they had prepared for the first one, then the second one was really unacceptable!

Lord knights are used to being nobles. Under the feudal system, no matter how hard a serf works, he will never become a knight in his life, and no matter how low a knight falls, he is still a nobleman! Even though there were indeed some knights in history who were deprived of their status as knights by the Kingdom Knights Conference due to major mistakes, but in the history of thousands of years, the Kingdom has held knights conferences for this reason no more than ten times! The fact is that knighthood is almost unshakable and inalienable, a knight can be executed, but he still retains his noble status even in death!

Earl Durin and Earl Larotte immediately said that they needed to discuss it.

After Ryan finished speaking, he leaned back on the chair quietly. He calmly waited for the reply from the representative of the old Musillon nobles. He could give them a little time to think. But if it takes too long, then Duke Musillon can only say sorry. There are many people who want to be earls, and his subordinates are not short of these two legendary knights of the kingdom.

"My Duke, I just want to ask a question." At this time, Earl Durin gritted his teeth and asked, "Are you only targeting us old Musillon nobles, or are you targeting your subordinates, including the entire future knights?" All knights and nobles in the kingdom are treated equally."

"Everyone is treated equally." Ryan's voice was cold.

"Then... our answer is yes!" Unexpectedly, the representative of the old Musillon nobles immediately made a decision: "The Duke, please tell us the third point!"

"Thirdly, the issue of the military strength of the vassals. As my vassals, once I have a request, all the vassals can only leave the defense force and a small part of the mobile force, and all the remaining troops must come to join me. Listen to my orders, and then I have the power to appoint military commanders, if I appoint a military commander, even if his title is lower or equal to yours, you still have to obey his military orders, can you do it?" Ryan was a little surprised that the two earls agreed so readily, and the Duke tried his best to keep his expression and voice calm.

"Yes." The two earls can accept the previous one, and they will have no more objections to the subsequent one.

"Very good." Ryan nodded, the first step of this reform is to go out: "Okay, you can tell all the local nobles when you go back, if you can accept the above three items, I will accept their allegiance, if you can't accept it, very soon Simple, they can also go to Lyonnaise to continue to be their knight nobles, but the ceded land belongs to Mousilon, so they can only ask them to find their own fief."

Before the words fell, Ryan said with a sneer: "It would be interesting if some nobles occupy the land and are unwilling to be loyal to me, and they claim to be unwilling to go to Lyonnaise as Musillons. These principalities, since they don’t want to be Lyonnaises and Musillons, they shouldn’t be Bretanians at all!”

"What do you two think of my proposal?" The Duke's blue eyes stared at the representatives of the nobles of Musillon. Although Ryan's face was still young, his sharp sword-like eyes made the two battle-hardened knights stand together. I shuddered.

"Yes... some nobles just don't understand for a while, and they still think this is an opportunity to expand their autonomy. We will definitely persuade them to be loyal to His Excellency the Duke." Earl Larotte swallowed, and he hurried Said: "It is only a small group of people who are obsessed with obsession. Of course, we old Musillons are willing to follow the Duke."

"I only want rights, I don't want to take on obligations, and I want freedom, then I will give them." Ryan nodded: "I have always respected personal wishes... Well, it's your turn to ask for it."

"We need the Duke's support to quell the rebellion in the territory." Earl Doolin said impatiently: "Besides, we also need food support. We hope that Your Excellency the Duke can send troops to help us control those riot areas as soon as possible." .”

"Yes, I will send a team of old guards to lead two serf infantry regiments and a team of dwarf artillery to support you." Ryan agreed: "When the counter-insurgency is over, you will unite and support Lyonnaise together!"

"yes!"

After discussing the details a little bit more, the two earls got up and left with both a sense of gratitude and a sense of heaviness. They will return to their territory and convey Ryan's will.

After the two earls left, Ryan withdrew from the state of the majestic duke. He noticed that his head maid was still looking at him with some fear, so he smiled: "What's the matter? Sylvie? Scared ?”

"No... just a little scared." The head maid's face was not very good-looking, she whispered: "You are like this, which makes people feel a little different, unlike the husband of the lady."

"Of course it's different at home and outside." Ryan smiled, and he leaned back on the chair: "Okay, the date continues!"

"Huh? Continue?" The head maid's face turned red again: "Should we go back?"

"No, let's continue." Ryan nodded, and he smiled quite maliciously: "There is a performance in the town at night!"

"A well-known clown artist, Poxen-Water, will perform his performance art in the town, let's go and see it!"

"Remember to call for protection!"