When Balian heard about Viscount Melkor, he immediately thought of Grimbor. Isn't this Viscount Melkor the one whom Grimble hated the most among the living people?
But at the moment, Balian still had to find a way to get more information out of Baron Nxima. Balian slammed the table angrily and shouted angrily: "The bold Valenti wild dog, how dare you invade our cloth?"
In Rick's land, they are really impatient."
Balian slapped and shouted, which startled Baron Nxima. He caressed his chest, and then said to Balian in a serious and thoughtful way: "Young man, don't be so impatient. The more urgent the matter, the more important it is."
Be prudent, especially when it comes to this kind of war between countries, we have to wait for the monarch and the adults in the court to make decisions."
After hearing what Baron Nxima said, Balian quickly stood up and saluted, "I'm really sorry, my Lord Sheriff, for frightening you just now.
I will definitely keep your teachings in mind, and I will never be so impatient in the future. For such an important matter, the Duke, the Prime Minister, and the two Deputy Prime Ministers will not say anything, so we will wait patiently."
"Yeah." Baron Nxima nodded and said with a smile: "Sir Balian, you are very good. I am your age, but I can't listen to anyone's words. When you were young and energetic,
It's really rare to be so humble."
"My lord, you always praise me, which makes me feel embarrassed." Balian pretended to be embarrassed, scratched his head, and then asked: "By the way, my lord, who is the Viscount Melkor you are talking about?
Yeah? Did he just lead his private soldiers across the Blue Mountains?"
Baron Nxima shook his head and said to Balian: "This Viscount Melkor is not just leading his own private soldiers, he is commanding a battle group in Kerwen County."
"Ah!" Balian exclaimed in surprise after hearing this, because in this time and space, battles between countries usually start with small frictions.
For example, a knight on your side led ten or twenty people to rob a caravan on my side, and then the two parties began to negotiate. During the negotiation process, each other sent a small team to slaughter one or two villages of the other side, giving
Negotiations exert pressure.
Normally, a nobleman of the level of a viscount or baron would never be sent directly, let alone a battle group, because it was just a certain knight and his small number of private soldiers, which could be interpreted as the personal behavior of the lord and had nothing to do with the country.
Everyone can still negotiate normally.
However, once a battle group led by a leading viscount or leading baron is sent to another country's territory, this is not an act of provocation or creating friction, but a clear signal of war.
Declared that the two countries have officially entered a state of war.
This is what the Valenti people are doing now. They are equivalent to an undeclared war. It does not comply with the rules of war between countries on the continent of Verin, and it is also too despicable. You use a battle group that can attack the castle to massacre civilians.
The village is so immoral.
Seeing how surprised Balian was after hearing the news, Baron Nxima sighed and said: "Hey! To be honest, I really didn't expect that the monarch of Valenti was so anxious and hadn't snatched the goods from the Orians yet.
County Dugan digested it and came to fight with us. Is he so anxious to become king? To force us to recognize his throne."
Balian shrugged helplessly and responded: "The king in name is different from the king everyone recognizes or not. This neighboring monarch is really too anxious."
Baron Nxima smiled and said to Balian, "You may not know why he is so anxious."
"Please give me your advice." Balian really wanted to know why the monarch of Valenti was so anxious to become king.
Baron Nxima took a sip of wine first, moistened his throat, and then said: "It's because he took the position of king after murdering his brother."
"Ah!!!" After hearing the news, Balian's mouth grew even wider in shock.
Seeing the young man in front of him with a shocked look on his face, Baron Nxima smiled and explained to Balian in detail: "The Valenti people are naturally bloody and cruel. They are not as moral and rule-abiding as us Brick people.
From top to bottom, it looks like this, including the monarch's house.
Before the current King Quint ascended the throne of Valenti, he was only the second son of the old Duke. He had no inheritance rights at all, and his conduct was not good. He liked to sleep in Sarion's chicken coop at a young age.
It has a very bad reputation among the Valenti aristocracy and among the people.
However, one day, the prodigal son changed his ways, stopped staying at romantic places, and stopped drinking, which shocked everyone.
Everyone thought that he was enlightened and wanted to change his past, but this was not the case. It was because the young King Quint should be called Sir Quint at this time. This Sir Quint actually fell in love with him.
He fell in love with his father's mistress and even killed her.
This matter was discovered by his brother, the man who was supposed to be on the throne, but this good brother suppressed the matter and did not let their duke father know the truth.
He used this incident to force his brother Sir Quint to change his ways and let him practice martial arts and learn to handle political affairs so that he could help him in the future.
But he didn't expect that Sir Quint would repay kindness with revenge. One night, he actually sent someone to kill his own brother who saved his life."
Hearing this, Balian sighed in his heart, as expected, in the face of the supreme power, all family ties and kindness are nonsense.
Baron Nxima enjoyed a sip of purple gold rose water and continued: "After this shameless guy killed his brother, he also took possession of his brother's fiancée, who is now Queen Annika of Valenti.
And his father, the old Duke, was furious to death after knowing the truth of the matter. As the only heir, Sir Quint inherited the throne of Valenti, and after purging the supporters of his other brothers,
, sat firmly in position.
Since the means to obtain this position were not glorious, he also knew that the nobles below were only succumbing to his power for now and did not dare to resist. However, once his power weakened, those nobles who regarded him as a tiger or a wolf would definitely swarm him and let him
Death without a burial place.
It is precisely because of this that he wants to become the first person to claim the title of king in the Verin continent, and to force us Brick people, as well as the Orians in the north and the Bacchus in the east, to recognize him as the king.
Only by accomplishing this can his reputation in Valenti reach a height that his ancestors have never reached, his throne will be more stable, and his rule will be longer.
Moreover, such achievements will also cover up the disgraceful behavior of his brother Shi in seizing the throne, and his militancy in order to become king will also be understood by everyone. After all, the people worship the strong and are easily deceived."
"I really can't believe that such a person with such despicable morals can be in charge of a country. This is really a tragedy." Balian said with emotion.
Baron Nxima sneered and said to Balian: "Not only does King Quint have despicable conduct, but the nobles who are trusted by him and used in important ways are also abominable people with bad conduct and moral corruption.
As for Viscount Melkor, his father and two brothers, because they insulted a horse dealer's wife, they raised a rebel army and burned down their family's castle. His father and
Most of the brothers' family members were killed by horse traders.
He spent some money to bribe King Quint's ministers. Not only did he keep his family's title and territory, but he was also appointed as the governor of Kerwen County because of his subsequent efforts in suppressing the rebellion. Such a shameless guy could be the governor of Kerwen County.
What a good Sheriff.
It was nothing more than plundering money and oppressing ordinary people every day. During the few years he was the county guard, the farmers in Kerwen County would have troubles almost every year.
However, I have to admit that Viscount Melkor's military ability is indeed quite good. Not only did he easily suppress the rebellions of the farmers, but even the robbers entrenched in the Blue Mountains were almost suppressed by him.
All disappeared.
However, King Quint just liked guys like Melkor. Not only did he listen to the king very much, but he also paid more taxes to the palace, and also contributed many fun and interesting things to make him happy.
It is precisely in this way that Viscount Melkor can gain the high trust of King Quint and give him the task of attacking our Brick, that is, let him try his best to ravage the border of Brick and provoke a war between the two countries.
Not many upright nobles are willing to do this kind of thing."
Balian listened to Baron Ensima's words and fell into deep thought. According to Baron Ensima's words, this corrupt Viscount Melkor, although he was guilty of heinous crimes, could gain the trust of the king and suppress the rebels many times.
The farmer almost killed Greenberg and the others in one fell swoop. It seems he is not a simple guy.
Now, the war between Brick and Valenti is about to begin, and the time has come for Balian to show off his skills. This was what Viscount Merrion told him when he asked him to prepare an infantry regiment after regaining Maple Leaf Manor.
Balian remembered that Viscount Merry told him that the Valenti people always cause friction at the border, and our Lord Brick will definitely start a fight with them within the next two years to punish Quint who provoked him and dared to take the lead in claiming the king.
king.
Unexpectedly, in less than half a year, the war has already started. Although the Valenti people started the fire first, the result is the same, that is, the national war has begun, and the entire Verin continent should be in great turmoil.
/The times are chaotic.
After the division of the four empires of Orion, Brick, Valenti, and Bacchus, the countries occupied by the north, west, center, and east are about to enter an era of melee.
Chaos is not a good thing for civilians. War means death and destruction. But for some ambitious people like Balian, chaos is a ladder. Since you can't stop the coming of the era of chaos, why not join in and let
How about growing in strength and ending the era of chaos?
It's just a pity that his current strength is still too weak. He is just a small knight, with less than 3,000 people under his rule. He controls an area of only 80,000 acres of forest and grassland, which is not even half of the place where his hometown was in his previous life.
The town area is large.
"Hang! Hug! Hug!" Baron Nxima looked at the dazed Balian and coughed twice. Balian quickly came back to his senses and said with a serious face: "Before coming to Yangweixiao City, Viscount Merrion asked us to
The leading knights of the directly subordinate counties must form an infantry regiment.
At that time, I didn’t know what the governor meant by this move, but now I understand, it turns out that they already knew that we would go to war with the Valenti people.”
After hearing what Balian said, Baron Nxima was a little surprised, but he soon returned to normal, "I was a little surprised when I first heard it, but it is normal for Viscount Merri to get the news. After all, he is a palace viscount and belongs directly to our monarch Carolingian.
The Duke manages it.
The monarch should have asked him to do this. After all, if there is a war, compared to the soldiers of the vassals, the most reliable ones are the leading viscounts and leading barons that I directly manage."
Balian also nodded, "Yes, before setting off, I just handed over the matter to one of my attendants. It seems that I have to go back quickly, otherwise I will be in big trouble when Viscount Merrill punishes me.
Already."
"Hahaha!" Baron Nxima laughed a few times, "You, you are overthinking this. Just recruit a hundred peasant soldiers and give them weapons. The battles between countries mainly involve big shots.
That’s all we have to worry about, you just need to gather enough people.”
What an old cunning guy! Balian cursed in his heart, but still said with a smile on his face: "Baron Nxima, there is no problem with what you said, after all, you are in the city of Yangwei Shuo.
But our Viscount Merry has asked us that they must be trained peasant soldiers. Not only will he not accept the infantry regiment that he randomly picked up, he will also punish the leading knight who brings such a group to see him."