"Then you are not afraid that we will betray you?"
Liu Xing looked at Dalong with some doubts and said: "After all, we have only known each other for a few minutes. Dalong, you trust us too much. Aren't you really afraid that we will betray you to please Zumu?"
Dalong chuckled and replied seriously: "Of course I'm not afraid, because I know you are not this kind of people... Well, I won't make such awkward remarks; to be honest, I'm not really afraid of Zum.
What do I do, because he still has to stabilize the servants in this castle."
Dalon looked at the situation outside the stable and continued in a low voice: "Didn't I tell you before? Although Zum participated in the war with Duke Gundogan, Zum just followed him to gain experience, so
He has no dealings with Duke Gundogan's capable men. To put it simply, Zum does not have the support of many people today. If he can get the Duke's Medal, then everything will be fine, but if he is still a
If you are a marquis, then he is likely to be worse than before."
"So don't look at Zum now dominating the castle. In fact, the manpower he brought is slightly more than the alliance of Yak and Green, and obviously weaker than the alliance of Conaway and Roken, but
After all, Zum is the eldest son of Duke Gundogan and currently the person with the highest title in the castle. Therefore, most of the servants and guards in the castle are on Zum's side. Therefore, Zum can now occupy the castle.
Absolute home field advantage, but you should have noticed that such a home field advantage may change hands at any time."
"So during this period, Zum tried to appease the servants and guards in the castle. He promised to improve the treatment of the guards, and hinted that after he became the Duke, he would allow the servants who wanted to leave the castle to be free.
As for why Zum was able to reduce the manpower and funding of the stables, it was actually Zum who used both kindness and power to take advantage of our stables.
Killing the chicken to scare the monkey, not to mention he did have a reason to attack the stable, so it didn't cause too many waves."
"However, you must know that I am known as the castle's know-it-all and am friends with all the servants and guards in the castle. So after Zum found out about the incident, the most he could do was lock me up temporarily until the title ceremony was held a few days later.
After this is over, you have to let me go; if he really dares to take my life, then I can guarantee that all the servants in the castle will be alienated from him, and as for the guards, about half of them will choose to serve Conaway.
They work for me, so Zum won’t do anything to me.”
After hearing what Dalong said, Liu Xing now really realized that the person who designed this special module was quite insidious. On the surface, this special module looked quite simple. It was just a group of nobles fighting for their father's title.
After many battles, the strength of each noble seems to be on the surface, but a closer investigation will reveal that many things are not as simple as they appear on the surface.
But having said that, it seems that Liu Xing now feels that joining the camp of Conaway and Roken seems to be the best choice. After all, Zum is strong on the outside and weak on the inside, while Yak and Green are useless.
But maybe Conaway and Loken also have some unknown weaknesses?
"By the way, if my friend is not lying, the news about those knighthood medals was not actually spread by Yake and Green." Dalon continued: "The person who really spread the news and led you here should be
Zum, because he wants you to muddy the waters."
Zum?
Liu Xing said with some doubts: "This is unlikely to be the news sent by Zum, right? Because there should be very few people who would choose to help him. After all, to put it bluntly, he is now willing to try his luck in this castle.
People, they all have certain ambitions.”
"But as long as the water is muddied, the advantage Zum will have will be greater, because there is no unbreakable alliance in this world, as long as they have conflicts of interest." Dalon said with a smile:
"This is what Duke Gundogan taught me before. At that time, he originally wanted me and several others to become Zum's personal soldiers, so he would teach us some military knowledge when he had time."
"This is true. If the alliance between Conaway and the others can be broken up, Zum's advantage will indeed become much greater. Therefore, it is indeed possible for Zum to do the opposite and deliberately find a way for Conaway and the others.
Bring in foreign aid, and then use these foreign aid to destroy the trust between Conaway and the others." Liu Xing nodded.
Li Hanxing sighed and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Zum still has some ideas. At first, I thought he was just an ignorant nobleman; but then again, Dalong, you
Why didn’t you become Zum’s personal soldier?”
Dalon smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "To put it nicely, it means that Zum is too cautious; to put it at a bad point, it means that Zum is too suspicious of him... This matter is actually a long story, back then
The reason why Zum followed Duke Gundogan in the war was actually because Zum had always bullied his two younger brothers by relying on his status as the eldest son, so Duke Gundogan planned to take him to have some experience.
At the beginning, Zum was asked to remain anonymous and serve as his personal bodyguard."
"Zum was bullied by Duke Gundogan's other soldiers at that time. After all, Zum was young at that time and had a bad temper, so he was not respected by others in the soldiers.
, in the end, he didn’t have any friends. In the end, he couldn’t bear the bullying and revealed his identity. This made Duke Gundogan very dissatisfied, and he protected those soldiers who bullied Zum, which made Zum feel that those soldiers who bullied him
It was all arranged by Duke Gundogan, so he had a grudge and felt that we soldiers were actually the spies planted by Duke Gundogan around him."
"So why did Zum not want you soldiers? Or did he drive you away after Duke Gundogan passed away?" Li Hanxing asked curiously.
Dalon shrugged, nodded and said: "Yes, Zum didn't say anything at the beginning, and apparently accepted us soldiers, but in fact he assigned us to various positions in the castle.
, the good name is to train us, so now I am actually still Zum’s personal soldier in name, I am just helping him raise horses.”
As soon as Dalong finished speaking, Liu Xing and Li Hanxing saw Sun Huiwen leading the bay-red horse from the field into the stable.
Seeing this, Dalon waved his hand directly and said with a smile: "Then you can go first. I'd better clean the rest of the stable. I think your master is still waiting for you to take the horse."
Take it back with you."
Liu Xing and Li Hanxing did not pretend to shirk, so they put away the tools in their hands.
Before leaving, Li Hanxing did not forget to continue to improve Dalong's favorability, "Dalong, we will come to chat with you when we have time. You won't welcome us, right?"
"As long as you are willing to help me clean the stables, then how could I not welcome you?" Dalon replied with a smile.
Then, Liu Xing and the other three took the horse and left.
After leaving the stable for some distance, Liu Xing said: "There is something wrong with this Dalon."
Li Hanxing nodded and said affirmatively: "Of course, this Dalong knows too many things. Although he may indeed be the Bai Xiaosheng of this castle, there is no need for him to tell so many things.
Tell us, so I suspect that this Dalon is probably trying to take advantage of us, or take advantage of Alice behind us."
"Then this Dalon is most likely from Zum or Conaway, and his purpose is to guide us to join a certain force." Sun Huiwen held the horse with one hand and touched his chin with the other and said, "Of course, there is actually another aspect to this.
There is a possibility that there is a force hidden in this mirage that we have not yet discovered."
Liu Xing thought for a while and said: "Actually, there is a possibility like what you said, Sun Huiwen, because our previous ideas may have been a bit too simple, that is, we limited our vision to this castle and to Beijing.
Among the people related to Duke Gundogan, but we have ignored a possibility that can only be established in the special world view of this mirage - nobles from other families are also interested in the knighthood medal hidden by Duke Gundogan!"
"In the real world, because titles are inherited from one family or one person, the title medal is just a symbol without much practical significance. But in this mirage with a strange world view, the title medal has been given
It has special practical significance; although people who have no foundation, such as Green and Yake, getting the Duke's Medal is a source of trouble, but for those earls and marquis who have a certain foundation, this Duke's Medal is a shortcut to their rise to the top."
"So now there is actually a possibility that other families are eyeing the Duke Medal. After all, Duke Gundogan has only been in power for a few years, and judging from the currently known information, Duke Gundogan leads
The family is also strong on the outside and powerful on the inside. Even if it offends Zum and others because of this Duke's Medal, it is not a big deal. Therefore, it is normal for someone with ulterior motives to bribe the servants and guards in the castle to steal this Duke's Medal. So now I want to
It's not just Zum who might be muddying the waters."
"It seems that the difficulty of this mirage is beyond our imagination, but having said that, Sun Huiwen, have you discovered anything over there? I think our guess will be correct, right?" Li Hanxing looked at Sun Huiwen and said.
Sun Huiwen looked at Li Hanxing and Liu Xing who were looking forward to it, and said with a smile: "We'll talk about it later."
Hearing what Sun Huiwen said, Liu Xing knew that his and others' previous guesses were correct - Duke Gundogan might have placed one or even more of the medals within the confines of the stables.
The reason why Liu Xing and others think so is because Duke Gundogan really likes horses.
According to the previous speculations of Liu Xing and others, the reason why the whereabouts of Duke Gundogan's knighthood medal is unknown is that there are two possibilities - either it was hidden by Duke Gundogan, or it was hidden by someone else.
Hidden.
Of course, it is more likely that Duke Gundogan is hiding, because judging from the current situation, although Duke Gundogan died very suddenly, it was not a sudden death, so Duke Gundogan still has enough time to transfer these titles.
The medal is hidden.
As for why Duke Gundogan did this, it is most likely because he was very disappointed with his sons and believed that they were all unqualified as his heirs, so he simply hid all these knighthoods and medals.
Whoever gets the Duke's Medal will be his heir.
Although this may seem like a child's play, it also tests how well Zum and others understand their father, because Duke Gundogan must have traces to follow when designing the hidden locations of these knighthood medals.
"This is indeed similar to what we thought. As a horse lover, how could Duke Gundogan not hide the knighthood medal in a place related to horses? What's more, this is also a big challenge for Zum and others.
Ah." Liu Xing said: "Zum has a psychological shadow on horseback riding, so he rejects the stable. If he doesn't dare to look at the stable, he will naturally not be able to find this knighthood medal; as for Conaway and others, if they dare not offend them
Brother, then it is impossible for them to come to the stable and find this knighthood medal."
"So in the end, it gave us an advantage." Sun Huiwen said with a smile.
Soon, Liu Xing and others returned to the courtyard, and by this time Alice had returned, and she had also changed into an outfit suitable for riding a horse.
After closing the door, Sun Huiwen motioned for everyone to follow him into the room, and then he took out a knighthood medal from his arms.
Baronetcy.
Although this is the lowest level of knighthood, it also means that a true noble finally appears among Liu Xing and others.
Although knights are indeed nobles in name, in fact knights are just like the samurai of the island country. They are the kings and nobles who specially selected some talents in order to have a high-level military unit that can crush ordinary soldiers.
Cultivate them and grant them certain status and benefits so that they can concentrate on improving their combat effectiveness. Eventually, a group of nobles born specifically for fighting will be formed.
However, unlike the samurai of the island country, the knights on the continent of Europa are basically the children of nobles, because the knights are not like the samurai of the island country. As long as they can prepare a samurai sword, they can go to the battlefield. They have to gather together.
Get a set of armor, weapons and horses.
Therefore, relying on the small fiefdom they obtained, the knights could not even pay for the maintenance of their equipment and the fodder for their horses.
This is also the reason why knights did not become a factor of instability like samurai after their decline.