Ulric squinted and shook his head, stretched out his hand and pressed it, indicating to the others to listen to him.

"Baron Leon, based on your achievements in establishing Eagle Claw Fort, Eagle Claw Fort should be your legal territory. Of course, that is what you deserve, and this is not a reward."

There is nothing to discuss about the fiefdom of Eagle Claw Fort. It was conquered by Li Ang and no one will have any objections.

But killing thousands of Jatu people, taking back the fallen land, and forcing the Crow Kingdom to apologize and withdraw its troops, it would be unjustifiable not to reward him for such achievements. So everyone knew that the king had something to say, and no one said anything.

"Originally, I should have promoted you to Earl as a commendation, but you took back Changhe Town a few days ago... Frankly speaking, considering your qualifications and age, taking charge of Eagle Claw Fort and Changhe Town at the same time will cause a lot of unnecessary trouble.

dispute……"

Ulric said and shook his head: "So I let you choose for yourself, do you want a higher hereditary title or more fiefs?"

The king was certainly candid when he was sober.

A young lord in his twenties has achieved relatively great achievements. It is normal for a king to have such considerations.

If there are too many seals, what will be done to collect credit if this young man makes more achievements in the future?

But everyone present knew that Ulric was probably not actually thinking about this issue...

"Your Majesty, can you still choose this?"

Li Ang showed the typical symptoms of a villain's success with a cheerful smile, and glanced at Godric sideways: "So, I can become an earl?"

The greedy look was unabashed and looked very annoying, but the king smiled: "Of course, you earned it yourself."

"Earl? Hum..."

Godric snorted in dissatisfaction.

"Aha, becoming an earl is not easy..."

Li Ang glanced sideways at Godric, smiled triumphantly, and then grinned and covered his face. It seemed that his injured area would hurt when he smiled.

"In this case, I think we can discuss it like this... Godric, I heard that your daughter is in Eagle Claw Fort. I plan to transfer you to the position of military chief of the northern region and transfer the title from White Deer Fort to the lord of Eagle Claw Fort.

And Li Ang, you will be promoted to earl and serve as the commander-in-chief of the eastern military affairs. Changhe Town will become your territory, but you have to give up Eagle Claw Fort. Marbert, you will take over White Deer Fort as a reward for your father's achievements.

..."

Ulric's smile deepened: "That's why I said this matter needs to be discussed. This is also to resolve your conflicts...Leon, do you have any objections?"

Trading the beaten-up Eagle Claw Castle with few people in it for the prosperous and prosperous Changhe Town, and being promoted to earl. If outsiders were to judge this matter, the king was indeed very fair to Li Ang.

As for Godric, Long River Town was once defrauded by traitors in his hands, so it seemed that there would be no problem in transferring the title from White Deer Castle to Eagle Claw Castle with some punishment.

Brennus was meritorious for leading the troops to put down the rebellion, but the duke had already reached the top and could no longer reward him, so sending his son to White Hart Castle was regarded as a reward for his merit.

On the surface this arrangement is indeed very fair.

But the problem is that this is not resolving conflicts, but intensifying them...

This arrangement seems to be good for all three parties, but in fact it will inevitably cause a struggle among the three parties.

Li Ang tilted his lips towards Godric, his mocking look was very obvious: "Your Majesty, of course I have no objection."

"Godric?"

King Ulric turned to his brother-in-law and asked.

Godric's nose twitched a few times, and there was a fierce glint in his eyes: "Hmph... No objection, it's fair... But Your Majesty, I want to sue Count Leon for not paying back the debt!"

The Lord Lord turned around and glared angrily.

"This is your private matter, and private matters should be settled privately... Since you have no objection to my arrangement, it has been decided..."

King Ulric stopped Godric from collecting debts in public, then nodded with satisfaction and stood up to prepare to end the meeting.

"Wait...Your Majesty, can I speak?"

Malbot shook his head feebly and stood up. Originally, he was simply receiving the award on behalf of his father, so the king did not ask him.

But in fact, he is the representative of Duke Brennus, and he is certainly qualified to express his opinions on the round table...

"you say."

Ulrike seems to be quite amiable now.

"Your Majesty, with my military strength, it may be difficult to defend White Deer Castle..."

Marbert's eyes kept looking left and right. Obviously, he didn't feel that he couldn't hold on, but he didn't want to get involved in the conflict between Leon and Godric.

Now that he has seen the Noldor elves appearing in Leon's guard, Marbert can naturally realize that whoever dares to take over White Deer Castle will be in danger - anyway, it is normal for humans to die at the hands of the Noldor elves.

…

"Then you should learn from Li Ang and get some Noldor mercenaries or something to enhance your military strength. Okay, that's it!"

It seemed that Ulrike didn't care whether Malbert was in danger or not. He would probably be happier if the three parties fought, so he terminated the "negotiation" directly.

Leon's face was expressionless, Godric was angry, and Marbot had a frown on his face.

A few hours later, the edict was officially announced.

Baron Li Ang was promoted to Earl of Changhe Town and concurrently served as the military commander-in-chief of the eastern region.

Baron Godric became the lord of Eagle Claw Fort, and the village Biglen, a subsidiary of Eagle Claw Fort, was also granted to him. He also served as the military commander-in-chief of the northern region. There is currently no powerful lord in the Beibu Gulf, and this should indeed be the arrangement.

Lord Malbot was granted the title of White Hart Castle.

After completing the edict, King Ulric met with Leon alone in the Lord's Hall.

"Count Leon... No matter what conflicts you have with Godric, I hope you will restrain each other and not affect the security of the kingdom..."

Ulric kept looking at Leon's swollen face, as if he was considering whether to make peace between the two.

After all, this kind of public brawl and slap in the face can easily turn into a life-and-death duel for nobles, and it is very likely to trigger a war.

It is a good thing for the king that two powerful nobles are at odds, but if a civil war breaks out because of this, it will not be safe. The king did not bring many people here...

"It's all trivial matters...it's just trivial matters. It's just a minor dispute over money, Your Majesty."

Li Ang rubbed his face and shook his head sensibly.

"I'm afraid it's not just a small dispute, right? I heard that you used to be inseparable from Godric's daughter, but now that there are so many beauties around you, I'm afraid it will be difficult for your two families to reconcile... You'd better return the favor.

Return the dinar to Godric, you are not short of money..."

King Ulric sighed. After hearing this, he seemed to want to control the situation. He probably felt that the situation could not escalate before he left...

After hearing Godric say that Li Ang was a silver thief, and seeing two stunning beauties appearing next to Li Ang, the king certainly understood that this was definitely not just a matter of money.

This is both a relationship issue and an economic dispute. Coupled with the mutual domination of territory, it is obvious that the conflict between the two families has become extremely intense and may start a war at any time...

Although the king didn't care about their grudges, he definitely didn't want to be involved in the battlefield before he left.

"Your Majesty, of course I will try my best to restrain myself. As you can see, I didn't even fight back today! But I really can't pay him back the money... Sigh..."

Li Ang also sighed: "I did it to raise 100,000 dinars and pay it back to you first! Your gold seal is not in Changhe Town..."

The lord covered his face and looked up at Ulric pitifully.

Ulric's face twitched twice, and it looked like he had a lot to say in his mouth.

"I do have to take that money with me...but no matter what, exercise restraint! I will go and talk to Godric as well."

It seems that the king cares more about the one hundred thousand dinars than the hatred between his lords...

I don’t know how Ulric talked with Godric. Anyway, after the conversation, he immediately set off to return to Lion City that day, and he also took away the 100,000 dinars that Leon had prepared in advance.

It feels like running around all night.

Lord Marbert also couldn't wait to leave Changhe Town.

——Everyone seemed worried that there would be a fight in Changhe Town.

But Li Ang and Godric were toasting and celebrating at the Changhe Express Company headquarters...

"You hit me too hard. Didn't you tell me not to slap you in the face?"

Li Ang was still rubbing his nose, and the redness and swelling on his face had not gone away.

"Isn't that just convenient... Well, besides, it would be more effective, wouldn't it? The king also said that I had hurt your dignity and was worried that you would assassinate me..."

Godric looked at Leon's injury and smiled: "Are you sure Marbert is willing to abandon White Deer Castle?"

"He is an extremely smart guy. At first, he was not even willing to enter Changhe Town, let alone White Deer Castle now... He must know that no one in White Deer Fort will listen to him, and stationing troops in White Deer Fort is tantamount to

To provide you with free labor, he will at most come to collect taxes once a quarter in a symbolic manner. Anyway, the tax collection will give him a sum of money every year, and the dividends will also give him a sum of money every year, so why not just exchange it for shares?

You don’t have to take any responsibility yet…”

Li Ang raised the cup: "The east is now safe, and the king will not come to trouble us again for the time being. At worst, if we collect more taxes, maybe we can live a peaceful life for a while."

"I can retire... From now on, I will live in Biglen Village. I will look at the inner sea of ​​Lion Lake, fish and hunt every day. It will be a dream life..."

Godric raised the cup and clinked it with Leon.

…

A few days later, the kingdom's tax officer came to Changhe Town and informed Li Ang of the tax amount that the territory needed to pay to the kingdom.

The lord's fiefdom will predetermine a tax amount to be paid to the country. This is an obligation that the lord must fulfill. What is left after paying the national tax is the lord's own, but the king does not care how much tax the lord himself has to pay.
To be continued...