The reason why the night elves are in such trouble today is because Sharlayan is adding fuel to the fire.
It was he who encouraged Jarod Shadowsong to return to Nordrassil, and it was he who instructed Fandral Staghelm to secretly guide the people of the night elves to open up a pattern.
However, Sharlayan really didn't expect that the conservative faction, led by Malfurion and Tyrande, and the reformist faction, led by the Shadowsong siblings and Staghelm, would cause such a big disturbance.
This cannot be instigated by just a few words from Sarlayan.
In the final analysis, there are already major hidden dangers within the night elves, and Sharlayan's behavior only served as a trigger to ignite the conflict.
The dispute over the leadership of the Priestess of the Moon between Maiev and Tyrande has been going on for a long time, and was temporarily settled thousands of years ago when Maiev took the initiative to give in.
But this contradiction will not be completely eliminated, but will become more and more prominent under Tyrande's "rule of inaction" year after year.
The priests of Elune miss the enterprising and decisive Maiev Shadowsong more and more, and feel increasingly uncomfortable with Tyrande's incompetence.
Especially after witnessing the development of the Quel'dorei, their distant relative who was exiled from Kalimdor, to such a prosperous scene today, the Kaldorei who always believed that they were the orthodox elves would inevitably have a psychological gap.
They naturally traced the source of the night elves' stagnant development to Tyrande.
And this is not an injustice, but it is true.
The radical Staghelm had proposed many reform plans in the past, but most of them were ruthlessly rejected by Tyrande.
It is true that many of the plans put forward by the young and energetic Shik Helmet seem very frivolous, but they are not without merit.
If a mature and prudent veteran helped him correct the flaws in the plan, and the two sides cooperated and complemented each other, the night elf society would not remain the same as it was thousands of years ago.
Sarlayan is not sure yet what kind of cremation the two factions with diametrically opposed stances will eventually produce.
Maybe they will compromise with each other and end peacefully, or maybe they will fight like Valeela said, and the winner will be determined until one party completely overwhelms the other.
This is another country's internal affairs, and it is not easy for Sarlayan to interfere too much.
He planned to find an opportunity to chat with Staghelm during the conference, asking him to restrain Maiev Shadowsong, who had the most radical stance, as much as possible, and try to limit the conflict between the two sides within a certain range, at least not to break out into a full-scale civil war.
After talking about the international situation in Azeroth, Veleth turned the topic back to Quel'Thalas.
After the battle to defend Quel'Thalas more than two years ago, the old nobles who followed Dath'Remar to the east suffered a serious blow, and the nobles who were granted titles and rose to prominence during the Troll War began to gradually gain ground.
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Typical examples are the Deep Shadow family headed by Verles, and the lineage of Valeera's nominal uncle, Baron Sangunar.
Although it has not been clearly announced, these two most representative noble families of the royal party should be mentioned after Prince Kael'thas succeeds to the throne.
Due to Villes's special position, it is not easy for him to be promoted to an official position. There is a high probability that the title of the Deep Shadow family will be promoted to earl.
Baron Sangunar should also be promoted to Viscount and receive further official promotion.
In addition to Deep Shadow and Sangunar, there are also many noble families who have performed outstandingly in the defense of Quel'Thalas. They will also be rewarded based on their merits. This is what every generation of Sun King will inevitably give to those who are always loyal to the royal family when they come to power.
compensation and encouragement from the nobility.
From the perspective of the Sun Chaser royal family, they do not want the emerging nobles to dominate the family, which will only repeat the mistakes of the four nobles who dominate the sky with one hand.
The art of balance is a subject that every king needs to focus on learning. Whichever side is weak, the Sun Chaser royal family will support that side. It is best to keep the power of both sides in the court balanced.
In barrage terms, involution can stimulate the enthusiasm of both parties.
When Anastria was young, the traditional aristocrats headed by the four nobles were so powerful that they even used the Silver Moon Council to eclipse a lot of the authority of the Sun King.
This is intolerable to any king.
That's why Anastria will support the new nobles who took the bow in the troll war, and let them stand up and compete with the old nobles to curb the arrogance of the other party.
This process lasted for thousands of years. Because of the deep-rooted and huge influence of the four nobles, the old king's efforts never achieved much.
As the saying goes, there are unforeseen circumstances. As the talents within the four major nobles withered, they had to support their cronies in the Silver Moon Council, but they happened to meet Darkan Drasil, a white-eyed wolf who was born in a small noble but was ambitious.
Under the betrayal of Darkan, the "pig teammate", and the thunderous blow of the Sun King who seized the opportunity of war, the four nobles finally bowed their arrogant heads to the royal family, and the era of the old nobles who dominated the sky with one hand came to an end.
After chewing off this hard bone that had lasted for thousands of years, the relieved old king finally decided to put down his heavy burden and take care of his old age, and handed over Quel'Thalas, which was waiting to be reborn, into the hands of Prince Kael'thas.
In the past two years, under Anastria's words and deeds, Prince Kael'thas, who has worked hard to absorb knowledge and experience, has made rapid progress and has initially shown himself to be a pioneering king.
How to balance the contradictions and differences between the emerging nobles and the traditional nobles, and cleverly use the opposition between the two sides to form a trend of involution, will become a long-term issue that Kael'thas will face after he succeeds to the throne.
Due to the special nature of Villath's position, the Deep Shadow family has always behaved like a solitary minister, never forming any alliance with any force for personal gain.
The Backlight Blade is the most important intelligence department in Quel'Thalas. It holds a large amount of secret information at home and abroad. It must and can only be in the hands of the royal family, otherwise there will inevitably be new turmoil within Quel'Thalas.
Villes saw this very clearly, and no matter who came to power, his position would not change in any way.
But this is the position of the Deep Shadow Master family represented by Verless. Julian... or the branches of the Sarlayan family are not bound by this rule.
Veles said to Sarlayan in a serious tone: "Although the Sun King and the Prince value you very much, I don't want you to be pampered because of this."
"We are always ministers, and we should not obscure our identity because of the monarch's trust."
"If you plan to officially enter the core class of Quel'Thalas, remember to guard against arrogance and impatience, and get rid of those irritable habits in the past as soon as possible."
Villeless said with a smile but not a smile: "Those veterans who have been in officialdom for many years are submissive when facing powerful external enemies, but they can strike hard in internal struggles."
"If you are not careful, you may fall into the trap of those old foxes. You must remain extremely vigilant and do not easily believe in the good intentions of any 'colleagues'."
Sharlayan nodded solemnly: "I will, I just want to do some practical things for Quel'Thalas, and I don't intend to participate in those boring political struggles."
Velez sighed and patted Sarlayan's shoulder heavily: "Believe me, it's not that easy. I just hope you can always stick to your original intention and not be led astray by that dirty big dye vat."
"Forget it, let's not talk about these heavy topics for now."
Villes changed the topic and stood up to take down a few pieces of paper with written text from the bookshelf.
"These are investigation reports about your fiefdom. All I can say is... Be mentally prepared. It's not that easy to build up your fiefdom."
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The Viscountdom of Sharlayan is located near Zul'Aman, the forest troll capital.
In other words, in the past few years, the Amani trolls have tucked their tail between their legs and have been hiding in the city, not daring to go out easily. If it had been a few years earlier, this place would have been a properly contested territory and the front line of a small-scale war.
The territory in the northern part of Yongge Forest, close to Silver Moon City, has long been entrusted.
Sarlayan had already guessed that his fiefdom would be in the southern part of the forest, but he didn't know why the old king decided to set his fiefdom here.
After bidding farewell to Veles and returning to Sarlayan's small study, Valeera asked thoughtfully: "Does the Sun King want you to completely destroy the Amani trolls?"
"Um……"
Saryan thought about it: "Maybe there is this level of consideration, but there should be another deeper meaning."
"Look here."
Sarlayan clicked on the map with his finger, and the place where he pointed was the Farstrider camp.
"My fiefdom is located exactly between the Farstrider camp and Zul'Aman. The Tower of Morning Star and Deep Shadow Manor behind it are both the Deep Shadow family...that is, the fiefdom of Uncle Veles."
"If you connect these lines..."
Sarlayan extended his finger towards the northern part of the forest, and Valeera was suddenly stunned.
"The residence of the Far Traveler and... the Sangunar family's territory, this..."