Black Iron Crown

As soon as these words were said, the scene became much quieter. Some lords looked at Earl Redmara with weird eyes, and it was a bit...

At this time, Earl Redmara also realized that his words were inappropriate, and quickly said with a smile: "But of course, we should try to help Baron Rainer as much as possible. He is not only my savior, but also a branch of the royal family." , if he can really defeat Earl Zhebo and integrate the entire northern border, then we can also take the initiative in the future!"

Hearing his remedial words, the others also nodded with a half-smile, and agreed after a burst of meaningless laughter.

After such a discussion, the queen finally made a final decision: "Then, let's take action now, and tomorrow I will have someone write a letter to Earl Zhebo in the name of the royal family, with the title of Grand Duke of the North as the title." Exchange, in exchange for his support for us!"

"Besides, I will send 30 heavy cavalry and 100 infantry secretly to the northern border, bring enough funds to buy some steel through Baron Leiner, and the heavy cavalry will stay there to help Leiner baron!"

The queen's words solved the doubts in the hearts of all the nobles. Although the problem of the southern trade route has not been solved, it is only secondary. The problem of steel in the north is the most important. In turbulent times, armed forces like steel Necessities are far more important than trade routes.

The nobles left the magnificent palace, and the queen covered her brows full of exhaustion. Earl Redmara stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, you should also pay attention to your body. Now His Majesty is seriously ill. , the royal family depends on you to support it!"

The queen is a stunningly beautiful woman. In her twenties, she entered the royal family of the Ridka Empire as the emperor's second wife. At the time, the emperor's ex-wife died in a dystocia. This death was not only her own, but she was about to die. The little prince who was born was also taken into the grave by her.

The emperor was devastated after this, and he did not marry a new wife for several years. It was not until seven years ago that the current queen was sent to the palace.

However, this was an out-and-out political marriage. As the daughter of King Bukeden, the emperor chose to marry the queen in order to open up southern trade routes and obtain large-scale financial support.

The original queen was just a sixteen-year-old girl. Without her knowledge or consent, she was forced by her father to marry the then thirty-eight-year-old emperor.

Because of coercion, the relationship between the two of them was not very good after marriage, and there were not many opportunities for them to share the same room. Therefore, they had only one child after three years of marriage, and this child became the only child of the 41-year-old emperor. Becoming the heir to the empire is already a certainty.

The queen nodded wearily. She felt overwhelmed by all these state affairs. Grand Duke Mabula said: "Then, Your Majesty, please rest as soon as possible, and we will leave first!"

Earl Redmara took a deep look at the queen's beautiful face, and after bowing and saluting with the other two, he left the palace under the night.

At this moment, in the banquet hall of Fort Moreland, a grand dinner has already begun.

The troubadours played melodious tunes with the red card in their hands, and sang epic stories and heroes one by one, or poignant love stories, or bizarre tales of wizards.

The actors performed some simple tricks with their own props, amused the nobles and knights who were very exposed to entertainment activities on weekdays, and laughed, watching the performance attentively.

Chewing on the delicious food provided by Reiner, he watched the performance in front of him intently. The lights in the banquet hall made the whole scene less bright, and there was no feeling of darkness at all.

After a period of time,

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the nobles on the long table at Reiner almost hiccupped, but they didn't drink too much wine. Everyone knows the theme of this banquet, so they don't want to Let others make fun of you.

Seeing that everyone wiped their oily lips and stared at him, Reiner knew that the real thing had begun.

There were still bursts of cheers from the knights, and they were very satisfied with the performances of the actors and troubadours.

But the lords here have turned their attention back.

He tapped the table lightly with his index finger and said, "Everyone should know why I held this banquet!"

"So I won't say much else. You should already know what Earl Zhebo did in the south, right?"

He glanced at the crowd, and saw that each of them nodded in unison to express their understanding. If they hadn't known what Earl Zhebo had done, they wouldn't have come to this banquet.

"Now that you all know, Earl Zhebo's intentions are obvious! He wants to integrate the entire northern border!" Reiner frowned and observed everyone's expressions and said, "The royal family is declining, and all the lords everywhere want to If you want to rise up, it is obvious that Earl Zhebo is no exception!"

"Our northern border is the most important source of steel for the empire. Once the northern border is unified by Earl Zhebo, the empire will lose the initiative in this rebellion, and if Earl Zhebo wants to gain enough benefits from this turmoil , or even replace the royal family, then the only way is to integrate the entire northern border, and seek sufficient benefits through dialogue with other nobles and the royal family through the steel here!"

Reiner said: "I'm not scaremongering. I believe you all know what he's doing now. If you are willing to come to me and listen to me, it proves that you are all loyal nobles who are loyal to the royal family and don't want to succumb to the royal family. Under the despotic power of Earl Zhebo!"

"And I, Rainer Moreland, as a branch of the royal family, as a descendant of the Moreland family, I think I must gather all of you to fight against the ambitious Earl Zhebo!"

Reiner said solemnly: "If we don't unite, our power will become extremely scattered, Earl Zhebo and his minions will easily defeat us one by one, and then annex everyone's territory! "

"In order to prevent such a thing from happening, I propose that we should join forces to fight against Earl Zhebo. What do you guys think?"

After hearing Leiner's question, the more than twenty lords present immediately began to discuss. Most of them agreed with Leiner's proposal. Earl Bo's powerful strength, if it wasn't for this matter, no one would have come.

After discussing for a minute or two, all the nobles said in unison: "Of course we are willing!"