Warlord: King of All Clans

As the agreed time approached, most of the Isenbor lords arrived and the Lords' Conference was officially convened.

Such meetings are held every month, but more people come only twice, after the autumn harvest and at the beginning of spring.

Most of the time, only a few lords who have conflicts to deal with will participate.

This time, because of the military merits of the war and the banner status of the river bend, most of the lords of Isenpol came.

There are nearly fifty knight territories in the entire Isenpol, that is, fifty corner flag lords. A square flag family like the Petukhov family occupies four territories. Usually, it is the head of the family, Rigolav, who comes forward to participate in the lords' meeting.

Many corner flag families have also acquired two or three territories through hard work, but most of them face the situation of brothers dividing the family property, and sooner or later they will have to return to the situation of one rider and one territory.

This time, there were nearly thirty lords in attendance, including quite a few young newcomers.

Their fathers had just died in the previous battle, and their sons took their place, becoming the new knight lords.

But the succession to their knighthood has not yet been recognized, and now they participate in almost every lords' meeting to prevent others from usurping their family business.

According to the law, a knight's fiefdom is not a hereditary fiefdom, but a fiefdom for the knight to provide military force to the lord, which can be deprived at any time.

This is actually a very unreasonable phenomenon. If the father knight has just died in battle and the sons have not yet obtained the title of knight, it becomes very difficult for them to inherit the fiefdom, and the order of inheritance is ranked behind other knights with military merit.

If an heir without a knight title wants to inherit his father's territory, he not only has to pay a high inheritance tax, but also has to rely on the connections and favors left by his father, and have someone to help speak for him and support him.

But it is also in line with the barbaric customs of the North. Since they are unable to provide military force to the feudal lord, they are just occupying the toilet without doing anything, and they should pack up and leave.

Leo walked into the hall, and the corner flag lords around him greeted him one after another.

Leo answered them one by one and found that most of them were familiar faces who had served together in the Northward Legion before. Some of them had participated in the raid on the hunting base with him.

Obviously, Leo's bravery conquered these people and made these rough men respect him from the bottom of their hearts.

Of course, his identity as the adopted son of the Grand Duke of the North was also a major reason.

Arnold Isenkulov and Rudolf Hobert, the heads of the Fangqi family, also came. When they saw Leo, they did not approach him, but nodded from a distance.

Along the way, more people greeted Leo than greeted Fangqi Ligolav.

Rigolav saw it all and sighed slightly in his heart.

This adopted son, after only one expedition, showed signs of soaring to the sky.

As Grand Lord Tariq Fruilov of Isenpol appeared, a group of lesser lords took their seats, surrounding the circular hall and sitting on the stone steps.

Tariq sat down on the lord's throne and said, "Dear pillars of Isenbor, there are several main topics for this lord's meeting. The first is to settle military merits..."

As Tariq continued to speak, a knight beside him took out a scroll, spread it out and presented it to him. The scroll was covered with densely written words.

Tariq read from the scroll, "During this expedition, we beheaded a total of 14 orc sergeants, 420 orc warriors and fighters, and 1,650 orc laborers and below..."

"The total spoils of war were..."

"Getting reward..."

After reading it in bits and pieces, Tariq looked at the square-flag knight Arnold.

"The chief meritorious service goes to the legion commander Arnold Isenkulov, who was awarded a piece of the Knight's Ring."

"Deputy Legion Commander Rudolf Hobert, grant the knight a piece."

"Leo Mondo, the chief scout, grants the knight a piece."

"The captain of the first brigade, Yul Corey, gave fifty gold Sulers and a set of knight's plate armor."

"Captain of the Second Battalion..."

As the large rewards were distributed, the knight lords became agitated. The knights who had returned from the battle nodded with satisfaction, while the knights who had never been on the battle sighed with regret.

Working hard on the farm at home won’t make as much money as fighting in a war. Although one third of the people died in this expedition, those who returned made a lot of money.

This is still a battle against the beastmen. If it is a battle against the neighbors next door and a large piece of land is seized for the feudal lord, the reward will be even more generous!

When Leo heard that he was going to get a share, he quickly whispered to Rigolav, "Give me a knight's collar? So generous?"

Rigolav glanced at him and said, "You think too much. This is your Linhai Town."

"Oh~" Leo pouted in grievance. Linhai Town was originally the pioneering territory of the Gladstone family and a well-developed cultivated land.

It is now occupied by Riverbend, but legally still belongs to the Gladstone family.

Now that the lord's decree has been passed, it is equivalent to officially recognizing the ownership of Linhai Town.

It sounds like no profit was made, but the illegal occupation was turned into legal possession, which is very important in legal terms. In the future, Hewan will not be criticized for stationing troops and carrying out production in Linhai Town.

After the rewards for military merit are distributed, it is the title of Hewan Fangqi.

Tariq looked at Leo with a hint of teasing in his eyes, "Leo Mundo, come forward and receive the title!"

"Again?" Leo looked at Rigolav, and when he saw the latter nod, he walked forward.

"Uliyan Lavard, you have served in the Western Watchtower for five years and the Wind God Fortress for five years. You have made many military achievements, opened up the river bay, eliminated bandits, and comforted refugees. Leo Mondo went north on behalf of his father and made outstanding contributions. Based on the above, you are granted the title of Northwest Banner and are in charge of the security of the northwest of Isenbor."

The Knight of the Square Banner was not originally a noble title in the Empire, but a military title, which meant a thousand-man captain.

However, the deformed feudal culture in the North caused the title of Knight of the Square Banner to become a noble title, equivalent to the Viscount and Baron in the South, but without the hereditary power of the fiefdom.

To become a Northern Frontier Flag, one must not only be rich and powerful, but also have certain command abilities, and be able to lead the corner flags in the jurisdiction to suppress bandits at home and go into battle.

Uliyan's square flag title was half the result of his own efforts and half the result of Leo's hard work, but to outsiders, it was all a family matter.

The title was well-deserved, and not a single corner flag in the hall objected.

The old and weak Edward Gladstone, the former Northwest Flag, was unable to keep his square flag title and was downgraded to a corner flag. The extra knighthoods were also stripped away and given to the River Bay.

He obviously did not want to be humiliated in person, so none of the knights of the Gladstone family attended the lords' meeting.

After announcing Uliyan's square banner title, Tariq also announced: "Uliyan has developed a knight territory. Its population, military service and taxes have reached the standards of a regular knight territory. It will be promoted to the corner banner territory of Isenbol and enjoy the rights and interests of the corner banner territory. At the same time, the three-year tax exemption and military service exemption policy will continue to be implemented."

"Thank you, Sir." Leo replied in a deep voice.

These rewards and decisions, whether coming from the Earl's House of Frowald or the Lord's House of Isenpol, have little to do with the recipients.

It's not a private transaction. It will be conferred in public and everyone will agree. The Earl's House of Frovald may not recognize it at that time, as long as they are willing to lower their own prestige and take it back.

But when it came to the next topic, everyone fell silent.

Tariq Frelov looked at the local lords of Isenbor and said earnestly, "The orc war has just ended. Frelov is in turmoil and Isenbor is under attack from all sides. Are you willing to work together with me to defend our homeland?"