Hearing Slater's words, Zhang Yunfeng's first thought was that the envoys sent by Austin to the dragons and elves had returned. Austin Ino came forward in the name of the Rockwell Empire to solve the problem imposed by the Kingdom of Glory on his behalf.
The crime on his body.-- .
For it to be spread from the Imperial City and for Slater, the leader in charge of army logistics and supplies, to treat it with such caution, it was probably only Austin who took action to do so.
But just as this thought emerged, he couldn't help but shook his head and rejected this possibility. Austin just said yesterday that it had only been half a month since the envoys he sent to the two tribes, Dragon Valley and Elf Forest, one in the east of the continent
, one is in the southern part of the mainland, and it will take at least a month or two to go back and forth. Even if everything goes well, we are at most on the way back now, and it is absolutely impossible to return to Combeda so quickly.
"Yes!" nodded, with a rare hint of seriousness on Slater's usually plain face: "Although this news is definitely a great event for the glory of the ancestors when it comes to other people, it seems a bit weird when it comes to you.
And based on your current relationship with the royal family, I'm afraid there's some fraud involved and it's not good for you."
"What exactly is the news?" Zhang Yunfeng was really confused by what Slater, the father-in-law, said. What if it is a happy event for the ancestors of the ancestors, it seems to be a great disaster for his family.
"According to what one of my civil servants in the palace revealed to me last night, His Majesty has drafted a decree to make you a Duke!" Slater said word for word.
"Isn't it a good thing to be knighted and still a duke? Why do you think this will be detrimental to me?" As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Yunfeng suddenly became thoughtful and seemed to have remembered something.
Although he is not often in the imperial capital, he still knows something about the titles of the aristocratic class. Zhang Yunfeng himself is a medium-sized earl, with a marquis above him and a duke behind him. It can be said that Austin has been promoted this time.
His noble title made a jump, directly surpassing that of marquis and making him a duke.
Don't look at the fact that above the duke there are grand dukes and princes, the two top beings in the aristocratic class. Even though they were promoted from earl to duke, they were still suppressed by others. But just this title of duke,
It has made countless people struggle for several lifetimes without being able to get it, and this time he bypassed the marquis and was directly named a duke. There is something intriguing in this.
According to his understanding, the Rockwell Empire is extremely strict in granting noble titles. Without extraordinary qualifications and a praiseworthy reputation, even if you have great merits, it is very difficult for an ordinary person to be named an earl. As for the basics of a marquis,
It's impossible, not to mention the Duke.
Throughout the thousands of years of history of the empire, apart from the large-scale enfeoffment of founding heroes and the creation of a number of grand dukes and dukes when the country was first founded, no one has been heard of being named a duke in recent decades, even if they were promoted from marquis.
There has never been a case before. Why did Austin suddenly break this convention and make him a duke? This is really abnormal.
"Your Majesty's move obviously gave you a glory that ordinary people might not be able to obtain even after hundreds of years of hard work, but in reality it caused you countless troubles." Slater sighed.
"Why?" Zhang Yunfeng asked in confusion.
"Silly boy, haven't you understood yet?"
Slater shook his head with a wry smile. Then he remembered that the son-in-law his daughter had found for him was purely a nobleman who became a monk on the way. He became a count from a commoner only after getting lucky. He did not know much about the situation of the aristocracy, so he explained
Said: "There are so many nobles in the empire, and most of them are lords and viscounts without real power. Only the earls can be considered as just sitting on the list of real nobles."
"But if you want to become an earl, you don't have to make a huge contribution to the empire. You almost die before you can get the title of earl." Slater pointed at himself and said: "Melia should have told you that I joined the army at the age of sixteen.
After working hard for more than thirty years
, fought in the South and the North, fought in no less than a hundred battles, big and small, and nearly died four times, Fang rose from a small soldier to an upper echelon of the military, and was awarded the title of Marquis, but do you know why, to this day, I am no better than
A marquis, not a duke."
"I don't know!" Zhang Yunfeng shook his head bluntly, looking a little impatient.
His biggest impression of the aristocrats was that the so-called aristocrats were just a bunch of bastards who had enough to eat and had nothing to do. They relied on the blessings of their ancestors to dominate and prosper. To be honest, he really didn't like the aristocrats.
No interest.
"..."
Looking at Zhang Yunfeng's careless appearance, Slater was almost relieved, fell to the ground in embarrassment, took a breath, and then continued: "Because of my qualifications! Although I have many merits, I can't really make a fortune.
However, in just a few decades, it cannot be compared with the old aristocratic families in the empire.
On. But even among those old noble families, no one can obtain the title of Duke so easily, not to mention you are still so young. You said that if the news of you being canonized as Duke spreads, how many nobles in the entire empire will be jealous of you.
, these people put together, each one of them can drown you dozens of times with just one breath of spitting."
"Zi..."
After Slater said this, Zhang Yunfeng finally understood the seriousness of the matter and couldn't help but take a breath of air.
Austin's move really kills people without using a knife. Think about people who have worked hard and dedicated most of their lives to the empire. Some people even have countless descendants embarking on this road, and they are just a marquis. It's not like he came here just like him.
However, a newcomer who has been there for half a year can be canonized as a duke so easily. How will other nobles feel?
Of course it's jealousy.
If there are just one or two nobles, that's it. But there are tens of thousands of nobles under the duke. Counting the lords and viscounts who are on the fringes of the aristocratic class, there are hundreds of thousands. If these people gather together
Together, I'm afraid even Austin will have a big headache.
"Now you finally know what you're afraid of!" Slater glared at Zhang Yunfeng and said, "Not only that, there is another reason why I said this reward will be detrimental to you."
"What's the reason?" Zhang Yunfeng really doesn't understand. A title of duke has already caused him a lot of trouble, causing him to unknowingly form conflicts with countless nobles he has never met. What else can be more troublesome than this?
More serious.
"According to the regulations set by the founders of the empire, all nobles above the duke level must leave the imperial capital and go to the territory in the first year of being granted a reward. Furthermore, they are not allowed to leave the territory unless there is an edict from His Majesty within ten years." Slater
Said in a deep voice.
"Go to the territory and you won't be allowed to leave for ten years. Isn't that great?" Hearing this, Zhang Yunfeng was startled. In his territory, the nobles are as high as the emperor and as far away as the emperor. They are equivalent to a local emperor. They are free and unrestrained. It is better than staying here in Kangbeida.
It is much better to be in fear every day at the feet of the Emperor.
He even felt that this law was tailor-made for him. He originally wanted to wait for Austin to vindicate himself before leading his men to leave Combeda, preferably leaving the Rockwell Empire.
Within the scope, this regulation undoubtedly gave him the best solution, and now he felt that obtaining this title of duke was not entirely a bad thing.
"It's not bad! Do you think the fiefdom is so easy to get?"
Slater was so angry that he almost smashed the kid's head with a punch. Looking at the structure inside, he found out why his ideas were so different: "Although the Rockwell Empire is vast, after thousands of years of enfeoffment,
, almost all the fiefdoms in the empire have owners. Especially this time you are still a ducal fiefdom, and the area is at least larger than that of Combeda today. Where can the empire allocate such a large piece of land to you as a fiefdom?"
"So that's it!" Zhang Yunfeng suddenly realized that there was such a big deal about feelings. The fiefdom had already been divided up, which meant that once the empire gave him the fiefdom, another noble's fiefdom would be taken away. So.
As soon as he came, he invisibly formed a life-and-death feud with a duke. This was really a plan, and it was obvious that he would get into countless troubles. It seemed that Austin was really going to take action on himself.
"Master, in addition to these, this enfeoffment also has the biggest danger." Xiao Jiujiu also lost no time in saying: "Fengyun Merchant Group and Yeming Mercenary Group are both properties under your command. Once you have a fiefdom, these properties will naturally also
If you want to move to a fiefdom, the foundation and relationship network laid down in the imperial capital will inevitably gradually collapse. If things go on like a frog boiled in warm water, those supporters in the military community are likely to change their attitude. Without these supporters, Austin will also
That will make me feel more confident about taking action against you."
After sending Slater away, Zhang Yunfeng faced the sky alone and frowned. Only then did he realize that Austin still had so many gaps in his enfeoffment. If he was not careful, he would fall into a situation of eternal disaster at any time.
But even though he knew that this enfeoffment hid infinite murderous intent, he was helpless. The control of the matter was always in Austin's hands. Whether to be knighted or not, and what title to be granted, this was all a matter of Austin's words.
, even if he wants to change it, there is nothing he can do, right?
........
Despite Zhang Yunfeng's reluctance, the edict was sent from the imperial city half a month later.
The content of the edict was the same as what Slater had told him before. The general content was to praise his outstanding performance in this race competition, so he made an exception and was conferred as a duke. The size of the fiefdom was completely based on the proportion of Combeda, but there was no
Where exactly is the rumored fiefdom located?
From this aspect, it also shows that Slater has a wide network of contacts. He actually knew the specific content of the edict before it was announced.
As soon as this edict came out, it immediately caused an uproar.
On the same day that this edict came out, Austin also issued a statement in the name of the Rockwell Empire. He condemned the Holy See of Light for distorting the facts, slandering the new Duke of the Empire for deliberately killing the heir to the Kingdom of Radiance, and sternly stated that the Kingdom of Radiance must
Retreat within the next few days, otherwise it will be regarded as a real full-scale war, and the Rockwell Empire will officially use troops against the Kingdom of Glory.
After these two edicts were issued, they caused great repercussions not only within the empire, but also across the entire continent. This incident involved the behemoth of the Holy See of Light, as well as empires and kingdoms, almost involving the entire human kingdom.
20% of the force was involved.
Many kingdoms and principalities have been eyeing the Rockwell Empire's imperial position for a long time. This statement undoubtedly put the Rockwell Empire on the cutting edge.
If a war really breaks out, the Rockwell Empire may not be able to destroy the Kingdom of Glory, not to mention that behind the Kingdom of Glory there is the overlord-level existence of the Holy See of Light. A mere empire is not enough for them to deal with.
However, not long after these two statements from the Rockwell Empire were released, a heavyweight also stepped forward to support the Rockwell Empire, causing an uproar across the entire continent.
If it were just a secular person, even if the kings of the kingdom or even the other two empires came forward, it would not necessarily cause such a response. But this big shot did it, for no other reason than the big shot who stood up to support the Rockwell Empire.
Someone else, but the Elf Queen.
The Elf Queen, a top expert who has long been famous in the mainland, and a super strong person in the legendary realm of Samurai God. At this sensitive moment, the Elf Queen sided with the Rockwell Empire, which undoubtedly made the situation even weirder. The Elf Queen
This statement is tantamount to the entire elves standing up to express their support for the Rockwell Empire.
But before the top leaders of various countries could wake up from the shock caused by these two big news, another big figure who was no weaker than the Elf Queen stepped forward.
The Dragon King, the king of the dragon clan, is one of the strongest men in the Augus continent. Even the Pope of Light admits that he is invincible. If the Pope of Light is the strongest man in the human kingdom, then the Dragon King is the king of Austria.
The strongest person in Gus continent, and he is also recognized as such.
Originally, an Elf clan plus the Rockwell Empire could surely defeat the Kingdom of Glory, even if the Holy See of Light secretly intervened behind the scenes.
The Holy See always wins but never loses.
With these two powerful races coming forward, the always-powerful Holy See of Light couldn't stand it anymore. First of all, it was silent. Without the support of the Holy See of Light, how could the Kingdom of Light still dare to defeat the Rockwell Empire?
.
The Kingdom of Glory is just a kingdom at best. Even with the help of the Holy See of Light behind the scenes in recent years, its overall strength is only slightly stronger than that of ordinary kingdoms, and there is still a long way to go before it reaches the empire.
Originally, they only dared to act in front of an empire with the help of the Holy See of Light. Now even the master who supported them behind the scenes has withered. How dare the Kingdom of Glory dare to be arrogant. On the same day that the three statements were issued, the Kingdom of Glory was the first to evacuate the Rock Fortress.
The three million troops nearby.
Although many kingdom leaders who adopted a wait-and-see attitude were laughing at the Glory Kingdom's revenge, which was such an anticlimactic one, this was all done in secret, and they did not dare to talk about this matter so openly.
And as the Holy See of Light issued a hush-hush order secretly through certain channels, those negative voices quickly disappeared. At least there was no force in the human kingdom that dared to openly talk about this matter.
Things in the Kingdom of Glory have come to an end, but in the Rockwell Empire, a riot surrounding Zhang Yunfeng has quietly begun.
Just as Slater was worried at the beginning, as soon as the news came out that Zhang Yunfeng was directly promoted to Duke, countless nobles immediately launched protests against Austin's unusual promotion of Zhang Yunfeng from Earl to Duke.
Especially the old noble families in Combedari, 70% of them immediately united to put pressure on the empire through the Noble Hall as soon as the news came out.
As a union of all nobles, the Hall of Nobles gathers all the nobles, big and small, who are second only to the imperial power in the empire. It has a very high voice in the empire. Even Austin, the emperor of the empire, has to be cautious.
Treat the Noble Hall’s suggestions appropriately.
Originally, many of the nobles, big and small, who launched this campaign of forcing the palace thought that Austin should take back his fame due to the revolt of all the nobles. For example, Right Chancellor Leti Wen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who had a history with Zhang Yunfeng, even did a good job.
Be prepared to take the opportunity to encourage some big nobles to advise him. It would be best to remove Zhang Yunfeng's noble title as well.
As long as Zhang Yunfeng loses his status as a noble, they have no fewer than ten ways to kill people.
"It's not the time of the Jin Dynasty yet, why are you here?" However, what disappointed them was that in the face of the joint attack of many nobles, Austin seemed to be well prepared and dealt with it calmly.
"Your Majesty, I all think that your Majesty's promotion of Zhang Yunfeng to Duke this time was out of consideration." One of the elders of the Noble Hall said: "Not to mention that since the founding ancestors, all the emperors of the empire have not exceeded
In the case of title promotion, even if
The origin of Zhang Yunfeng is also unknown. Although he is said to be a tutor of the Royal Academy of Magical Martial Arts, his origin has not yet been found out. What if he is an undercover agent sent by other hostile countries? Your Majesty's move will not save the empire's face.
, How can the laws of our ancestors survive?”
It has to be said that although these nobles are jealous of Zhang Yunfeng's great fortune, they are not blind. Before forcing the palace, they carefully discussed some targeted countermeasures. Among them, Zhang Yunfeng's identity origin was a big loophole. Let an identity
The risk of an unknown person becoming an imperial duke is so high that even if Austin is the emperor of the empire and has the right to ennoble nobles, he would not dare to act arbitrarily.
"Zhang Yunfeng's identity is jointly guaranteed by the Baroque Sword Master and the Bruce Law God. If you have any objections, you can ask them for confirmation. I think they will be happy to answer your questions." Austin looked at the nobleman lightly.
One glance.
"This..." When the noble looked at Austin like this, he immediately felt like he had fallen into an ice cave. His back was wet with cold sweat, and his feet could not help but tremble.
When the other nobles saw this man's performance, they laughed secretly in their hearts. They were all glad that they did not act as the leader. Not to mention that Austin's attitude was obviously not good. Even if they were asked to seek verification, few people present would dare to go. They questioned Zhang Yunfeng
The identity of Zhang Yunfeng means that they are questioning the two people who are guaranteeing Zhang Yunfeng.
The sword master Baroque is enough to make them drink a pot, plus Brutz, who has been promoted to the god level. If these two great gods get angry and demolish their home, the empire will not come forward, and they will still cry.
them.
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