Intense white light danced in the air, refracted onto the knight's armor, and was so radiant that it was difficult to open one's eyes and look directly at it.
Sandiford squinted his eyes, took a moment to adjust, and finally saw clearly the flag held by the knights beside the prince.
The flagpole is more than two and a half meters long, and the flag is held up in the air and fluttering in the wind. You can see a peregrine falcon spreading its wings and about to fly on the bright red flag, with a golden crown on its head.
Seeing this flag, Sandiford knew that this plan might not even have a chance to come back. This was an emblem that could only be used by members of the royal family. There was no doubt that there were members of the royal family among the people leaving the city, and it looked like
His status is not low.
Prince Philip rode his horse and walked at the front, with Geer slightly behind by half a body. Behind him were the prince's guard knights and the three Knights of the Brotherhood of Steel who were still with Geer.
Under the leadership of Prince Philip, the team's speed was controlled just right. When the three supporting squadrons arrived at the edge of Winterset Castle, Prince Philip's horse happened to set foot on the land on the other side of the moat.
At this time, Egbert also felt that something was wrong and rushed up with his people. This resulted in the two teams of Sandiford and Prince Philip facing each other dozens of meters apart, while the armies on both sides took up positions behind them.
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"I am Philipp Niklaus von Friedrich. This is the territory directly under the royal family of Konatas. You led troops into the territory directly under the royal family without permission. Do you want to rebel? Or does your father want to be the king?
"After crossing the moat, Prince Philip and Geer stopped and did not move forward.
Today the prince specially wore a formal suit for a royal outing, with the emblem representing the royal family and the emblem flag beside him. He suddenly looked majestic and majestic. In addition, he shouted and cursed loudly, completely ignoring that he was an old man who was approaching his twilight years.
"Prince Philip?!"
The prince's scolding made Sandiford's eyes flicker. He never expected that a prince would appear here at this time, especially a member of the royal family who has a lot of weight in the royal family like Prince Philip. This is much better than just a random member of the royal family.
The situation is going to be much more serious.
There was a vague commotion from the army behind. Sandiford knew that it was the 7th Squadron and had seen Prince Philip's emblem. They were not the private soldiers of the Garro family. As soldiers of the Northern Army, they all had feelings for the royal family.
There is considerable awe.
"Good day, Your Excellency Prince, I think this is a misunderstanding. I am here to protect the life safety of the subordinate nobles on behalf of my father, and to supervise the inheritance ceremony of Baron Colbenson impartially. Forgive me for asking.
I know that this has always been the territory of the Colbenson family. When did it become the direct territory of the royal family?"
Sandiford's brain was running at high speed, trying to find a way to solve the dilemma before him, and at the same time he was testing Prince Philip.
Philip ignored Sandiford's temptation, turned his gaze directly to Egbert who came up from behind, and asked sternly: "Who are you? What position do you have in the Northern Army? Why are you here?"
"Your Highness, I am Egbert, the captain of the 7th Squadron. During the march training, I received requests for help from several nobles, so I came to support. The specific situation..." Egbert looked at Sandy aside.
Fu, after a slight hesitation, gritted his teeth and made a decision. The most important thing now is to get rid of himself first, and not to dig into his backer, Baron Lansdowne, along his own line. "...I still don't know the specific situation.
I don’t know, so please give your instructions on what to do next.”
Prince Philip stared at Egbert for a while, with cold sweat breaking out on the back of the strong man. Then he nodded and his voice became softer: "You can take your people and leave."
"Yes, sir!"
Seeing Egbert hurriedly rushing towards the team as if he had received an amnesty, Prince Philip once again turned his attention to Sandiford: "On May 30, 1732, I officially witnessed the death of Griezmann on behalf of the royal family.
The ceremony of Wolfgang Kolbenson's succession as Baron Kolbenson. I certify that all procedures are reasonable and valid and endorse them, and on behalf of the royal family, I agree with Baron Kolbenson to donate the Kolbenson Land to
According to the request of the royal family, the former Colbenson Territory will officially return to the territory directly under the royal family from May 31st..."
"Presented to...the Royal Family!!!"
Prince Philip's words struck Sandiford like a bolt of lightning.
He could have foreseen that the royal family would participate in the certification of the inheritance of titles. There is no solution to this problem. It is just a matter of slowly wrangling between the royal power and the local aristocratic power. If you admit it, I will not admit it. But once Cole
It would be different if the Benson Territory became a territory directly under the royal family.
Although Earl Carter can also refuse to recognize the Corbenson Territory as belonging to the royal family on the grounds that it does not recognize Geer's legal inheritance rights, the royal family can still rely on the territory gift signed by Geer to prove that it can confidently send troops in. Earl Carter can at most connect
The nobles came here just to have a verbal spat, and there was nothing they could do to stop it.
Once the royal family obtains a solid stronghold in Jobna County and stationed troops, the royal family's control over the Northern Army will be greatly increased, and correspondingly, the influence of the local nobles headed by Earl Carter on the Northern Army will be greatly increased.
The decline in power will further affect Earl Carter's control over Jobna County. A more important chain reaction is that the royal family can use the Colbenson Territory as a springboard to expand influence in the north where the royal family's control is weakest. This will have a negative impact on all practical matters.
It was a huge disaster for the northern nobles who were in a semi-independent state.
After entering the industrial revolution, the improvement of the overall national power has greatly increased the royal family's ability to control the country. It is no longer the embarrassing situation in the past that the royal family is equal to the largest noble in the country and can only control the territory directly under it. However, the improvement of the royal family's control means that
The need to strengthen local control touches upon the most important cake of the traditional feudal nobility. This is where the biggest conflict between the royal family and the nobility now lies.
The north has always been one of the bases for the traditional nobles to fight against the royal family. It is like being surrounded by a thick eggshell, and the royal family has never been able to deal with it. But now, the Colbenson Territory is the hammer that breaks open this eggshell.
As a member of the traditional aristocracy, Sandy Ford listened to his father, Earl Carter, and others discuss how to fight against the royal family every day. He knew the relationship between the northern aristocracy and the royal family very well, so he deduced the consequences next time. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sweat.
, this is completely a blow that subverts the lifeblood of nobles like them, and Earl Carter is undoubtedly the first to bear the brunt.
This is just a political issue. There is also that huge and terrifying gold mine. Once it is controlled by the royal family, it will add a heavy weight to the game between the two parties.
But the problem is that Sandyford can't believe that Geer will donate the territory to the royal family. You must know that for a feudal noble, land is the foundation for continuing their family's lifeline. Without land, there will be no family and no rights. Then
This nobleman is nothing. Otherwise, given the life-and-death relationship between Baron Andre and Prince Philip, how could he not have made this opening in the end?
Of course, he will not understand that Geer's soul does not belong to this world. He has a completely different view on this aspect. Geer believes that as long as he exists, the Cobenson family will exist, and the two are one. As for the land, it is just a kind of
When the price of keeping a valuable object is far beyond his tolerance, he will abandon it without hesitation.
"Ger, it seems that this knight still doesn't believe it. Show him the proof."
Just when Sandiford was still lost in thought, Prince Philip spoke again. Then he saw the man who in his eyes was the culprit that caused all this, now Baron Cole Benson, rode away from the team, holding the hand in his right hand.
He held some documents in his left hand and slowly came towards him.
The new Baron Sandiford, who can only be regarded as a young man, knows a lot about him. He knows that his archery skills are particularly good, and he has also shot a knight-level master. Moreover, after watching the incident in Winterset Castle, he knows his tactics.
There must also be a hand.
Seeing Gertze's horse coming to the middle of the two groups, he stopped moving forward, as if waiting for him to pass by. Sandiford did not hesitate, signaling to the knights around him that they did not need to follow him, and rode up to meet him alone. He said to himself
I have absolute confidence in my skills.
When he came to Geer, Sandifu could clearly see the young man's face. His expression seemed a little indifferent, and there was a pair of calm, almost cold eyes in the narrow eyes. As soon as he saw his purple eyes, Sandifu was stunned.
Defoe thought of those wild wolves wandering in the wilderness, cruel and without any mercy.
After taking the document, Sandiford looked at it, and it was exactly what the prince said. It was indeed a treaty about the gift of territory and a document proving the validity of Geer's inheritance of the title. All the plans came to nothing, and a surge of anger suddenly arose.
, Sandiford wanted to destroy these documents, but he did not do so. The two parties who signed the treaty were right in front of him. Even if they were destroyed, they could always get another copy. This was just a useless effort.
Make others laugh.
How about just killing him?
Thinking of this, Sandiford turned his eyes to Geer's neck again, but after looking at Prince Philip not far away, he knew that this was not a good time, so he could only use words to vent his frustration to Geer.
Anger: "Don't be complacent, this matter is not over yet!"
"Really? I think it's over."
The corner of Geer's mouth made an arc. When he moved his right hand, a crisp wind roar sounded. The straight knife at his waist was already unsheathed. An arc of light was as cold as a crescent moon, crossing the distance between the two people and disappearing in a flash.
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Sandiford knew something was wrong when he felt the sudden burst of murderous intent, but Geer's movements were too fast, completely beyond the scope of his reaction ability. When he subconsciously pulled out half of the sword, his neck was already
As soon as it cooled down, the strength disappeared in an instant, and I could no longer hold the hilt of the sword. Everything was over.
First there was a shallow fine mark, and then a drop of blood seeped out. The next moment, the fine mark expanded into a crack, and blood gushed out.
"Thank you, this is a nice birthday gift." Geer reached out and held Sandiford's hair, and lightly kicked the horse's belly. The horse obediently took a few steps back and left the headless corpse.
There was silence in the venue. Except for Prince Philip, who knew about it, everyone else was stunned by this turn of events.
Geer pulled the horse's rein hard, and the horse's forelimbs stood up in the air, lifting Geer, who was holding Sandyford's head high, to a height where everyone could see.
"The Garro family sent troops to the royal territory without authorization with the intention of treason. The crime should not be pardoned. Now that the culprit has been eliminated, the followers will surrender and be exempted!"