Realm of Power

"Can your southern princes also annex each other?"

It was the first time for the black-haired emperor to hear that the princes in the south of Eero could also compete for Xianghu. He couldn't help but asked Atrice next to him out of curiosity, because Anklo of the Empire's Southern Intelligence Department had memories of the unity of the old-school princes in the south. Profoundly, these old-school princes in the south, the ancestors of many families are The friends and comrades-in-arms of the Southern Hérault branch, when the royal family in the north of Hérault was at loggerheads, decided to stay in the south because they were destined to serve as the guardians of the south. Therefore, these southern princes themselves did not have much ambition for the land. , naturally they will not deliberately annex each other.

According to Anclo, the old-school princes in the south of Hero are just a piece of iron;

Even the former royal family in the north of Erro was helpless against these southern princes. They called them stones in the pit, smelly and hard. In the end, I don’t know who made the suggestion, and adopted the stupidest but very practical method, which is Just send people to the south. I don’t believe that it will take decades to break open the iron plate of the south.

This is the most helpless method. It relies entirely on hard work, but it is absolutely effective. It can be imagined that the nobles who were exiled to the south must have the eyes of the Eero royal family. Even Anklo said, The Ayrault royal family has made a promise to every nobleman who is exiled in the south. Who can make the royal family's tentacles penetrate deep into the south? In the hinterland of the square, anyone can come back from the south. This method of pouring water directly on the iron plate is still effective to a certain extent. The southern part of the Hérault is divided into the aristocratic faction and the old-style princes. However, decades have passed, and these families have experienced After several generations, the original hope of returning to the north has been completely shattered by the yellow sand in the south.

This time the empire was just a plan to divide the central part, and the noble factions of the entire southern Hérault rushed forward crying and shouting. It contained so many tears of these nobles, how much longing for their hometown, and how much they felt about the original Hérault. I am afraid that the aristocratic faction itself knows the hatred of the royal family for its treachery.

"Other families are very stable, but if this Nanpro family is annexed... they deserve it!"

Atrice snorted with a cold face. She seemed to have a very bad impression of the Nanpro family, and her tone was quite disdainful.

It's no wonder that the black-haired emperor only knew that there was such a strange person in the south.

The Nanpuo family is indeed quite poor. Their territory is just around the wasteland. It depends on the mountains and the water. Although the territories of other families are also barren, they can still maintain it. However, the Nanpuo family, which is close to the wasteland, has no land. For some reason, it is almost impossible to produce food. There is nothing we can do about it. The family simply came up with the idea of ​​​​the Wasteland Territory. On the one hand, they used family guards to blockade the Wasteland Territory and levied heavy taxes on any adventurers who went to the Wasteland Territory. At the same time, in the name of protecting the entire south of the Wasteland Territory, they required all the families in the south to Provide support, otherwise the wasteland will be released, so that everyone can enter the wasteland at will

Because the biggest secret in the south is buried in the wilderness, the major families have no choice but to provide support to the Nanpuo family.

Over the past few decades, I don’t know how much they have exploited from each family, but the Nanpuo family still has a vague status as the richest family in the south. This is all cultivated by the blood and sweat of the major families, but the Nanpuo family is not like this. He believes that on the contrary, he has repeatedly asked for an increase in contribution fees at meetings. Twenty years ago, gold mines were discovered around Huangling. Not only did the Nanpuo family monopolize the gold mine, they also marked the gold mine area as the private territory of the Nanpuo family. No other family could enter. Even the alliance's proposal for joint mining was ruthlessly rejected. This face that only knows how to eat alone naturally makes other families hate it to the core.

To a certain extent, the Nanpu family has completely abandoned the Southern Guardian Alliance's original purpose of staying together for warmth, and completely regarded the wasteland as their own private property.

As for the current river flooding and disaster, the Nanpuo family behaved to the extent that both humans and gods were angry. As the richest family in the south, they not only refused to help other families, but also ordered the surrounding areas of the territory to be sealed off, not allowing refugees from other territories to enter, and even mobilized guards. The army drove away the refugees, causing hundreds of deaths.”

Atrice sighed. Who in the south doesn't know about the profit-seeking nature of the Nanpro family? If the Nanpro family were wiped out, I don't know how many people would applaud and applaud. Who would support this family? ,

"This is all in the past. As for the inheritance of the Nanpro family, Master Oglini has promised to fully support me. Those bastards can't succeed." Siguli interrupted Atrice and continued speaking. It was tough to say it, but the worried expression on Xiguli's face had betrayed that the real situation might not be ideal. Her pretty face seemed to be stained with a layer of frost, and the cavalry guards following behind her also looked angry.

"Haha, since Master Oglini supports you, why do you still want to come here? The person who spoke was a black-haired young man, and his understatement was like a heavy hammer, causing the expression of the blond female knight Shiguli to change. changed

"I came to Kentam's house as an alliance envoy." The blond female knight Higuri clenched her fingers fiercely and spoke hard.

"The heir to the Nanpro family has not yet been determined, but as the only heir of the family, he was sent out just to pass on such an insignificant order. This kind of self-deception, some people are actually stupid enough to believe it." The black-haired young man's voice paused. With a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, completely ignoring Xiguli's increasingly ugly face, he said word by word, "Obviously, the alliance They have no intention of supporting you to inherit Nanpu, otherwise they will never separate you at this most critical moment. Think about it, it will take at least three or four days for you to come and go. When the Puluo area is occupied, it will no longer matter who is the heir to the Nanpuo family, because the Nanpuo family no longer exists. Even if it exists, it is just an empty name."

"you!"

Xiguli's delicate body trembled and she clenched her fingers suddenly. Although she didn't admit it in her heart, she knew very well that she might have been deceived by the alliance. She was not a fool. She went to the alliance to accuse the other party of the invasion. Although the alliance verbally They promised to coordinate, but the attitude about who will succeed Nanpro is extremely unclear. However, this is precisely the attitude that has been expressed. The alliance's intention to delay time is so obvious that he has not noticed it yet!

"If you rush back now, it might still be too late. If it's too late, I'm afraid you really won't have a chance." The black-haired young man's eyes flashed brightly, which made Xiguli unconsciously feel an irresistible feeling in her heart. It felt like her own All the secrets were hidden under the eyes of the other party. Although he was wearing armor made of heavy gold, it had no effect at all. This man was like the sword in his hand, so irresistible! Thinking that every extra minute of delay now makes the hope of the Nampuluo family's revival even slimmer, Xiguli seemed unwilling to delay any longer. She reined in her horse fiercely, and suddenly looked at her with a meaningful look. He glanced at the black-haired young man and said, "Fort Angry Eyes, the Kentam family should go take a look!"

The figure of Siguli wearing golden armor finally disappeared at the end of the earth. The black-haired emperor looked at Atrice, whose face became extremely ugly. Thinking of what Siguli said when she left, he asked in a solemn voice, " Where is Angmu Castle?”

Atrice hesitated for a moment, then sighed and said, "Fort of Angry Eyes is the second largest city in my Kentam family, with a total population of about 40,000. It is also one of the areas hardest hit by this disaster, but what really makes people... What I’m worried about is whether it’s Fort Angry Eyes itself or the Luze family, a vassal subordinate to my Kentam family. Jucheng, when I heard what Xiguli said, I remembered that the Lu Ze family did not send anyone to see me this time when I returned. I hope there will be no real problem. The Raging Eye Castle is to the west of my Kentam house. The portal, if something goes wrong in Fort Angry Eyes, the portal of my Kentam family will be open!

"You mean the Lu Ze family might..." The black-haired young man narrowed his eyes into a thin line.

"I don't hope this speculation will turn out to be true. Although the Lu Ze family had a falling out with me a year ago due to territorial tax issues, things like betrayal should not be done yet." Atrice said He was worried about gain and loss, and cursed that this must have been deliberately released by Xiguli to disturb him. On the other hand, once this was true, the Kekentam family would be in danger.

"The family's army is still in the central part. If the Luze family really takes refuge with other families, our Kentam family has nothing to do. I need support!" Atrice looked at the black-haired young man with complex eyes, almost pleading. The voice begged the black-haired young man for help. Unbeknownst to others, Atrice knew that the empire was leading an army of 30,000 people.

At noon on the second day, Angmu Castle was located in the upper reaches of the big river in the territory of the Kentam family. This was a stronghold city built on flat terrain. It was one of the six cities under the Kentam family. It was a plain land with no The danger is defensible. The area was originally used to develop agriculture. Obviously, it could not have anticipated the catastrophe that is approaching today. After the huge river floods like rolling dragons, the ground was left in a mess. The roads were crowded with people who had taken refuge from various places. The arrival of people also made it difficult for the cavalry to advance quickly.

"It looks worse than expected. Hasn't it been ordered to take in all the refugees? What is going on?"

Atrice frowned slightly, looking at the groups of poor civilians who were loading their belongings onto the mule carts, with panicked looks on their faces as if they were about to face disaster. She whispered with an ugly expression. Thousands of refugees crowded on the road, and her ears were full. With the sounds of children and women crying, the already muddy road became even more crowded.

The black-haired young man was also surrounded by more than a dozen Nanpro family cavalry guards, following closely behind the team. Everyone was suffocated by the solemn atmosphere at the scene, and no one was interested in talking. Because the terrain is flat, the flooding here is more serious. Almost half of the area has turned into a swamp. All you can see along the way are large tracts of collapsed wooden and grass houses. The closer you get to the city gate, the more people are crowded. As we walked a hundred steps toward the city gate, we would stop and wait from time to time, looking up at the thirty-foot-high city top. The flags were swaying, the Kentam soldiers guarding the wall were listless, and the sound of hoofbeats could be heard in the direction of the city gate.

"Close the city gate immediately and no more people are allowed to enter."

The sound of crying and collision arose. Atrice looked towards the place where the sound came from, and saw more than a dozen horses galloping out of the city, forcing their way through the crowd, causing a small chaos. , the young knight who took the lead was tall and handsome, and he kept shouting to the people crowding the city: "Close the door, close the door!"

After a while, the young cavalryman led more than a dozen of his men and met Atrice's cavalry head-on.

"Luzegil, what are you doing? Haven't you already ordered all the houses in the city to be opened? Why are there so many people stuck here?"

Atrice asked the young knight with a cold face. When the young knight saw it was Atrice, he glanced at his mouth indifferently, "Who did I think it was? It turned out to be Miss Atrice. What does it mean?" Open all houses to accommodate these refugees. Don’t forget, here Half of the property belongs to my Luze family. Even the Kentam family is not qualified to point fingers at our Luze family, because our Luze family is no longer a vassal city of the Kentam family. Three days ago, Our Luze family has already announced that Angmu Castle no longer belongs to the Kentam family."

What did you say! An angry look flashed across Atrice's face, and just as she was about to speak, a horn sound came from behind, short and orderly, conveying a certain message.

"Haha, everything is too late. The person responsible for taking over the Castle of Angry Eyes from the Alliance has arrived." Luzegier burst out laughing.