The competition month is over, and the White Phoenix team has ushered in a new rest month.
On this day, when Bai Xiaowen was routinely inspecting the transfer of items in the warehouse, he suddenly let out a light sigh.
"What's wrong?" Li Shuyi, who was guiding Xiaojun to exercise next to her, turned her head like a cricket whose tentacles were stirred.
"An unplanned situation occurred in the territory. Among the items in the warehouse, the secret code promised by Cecilia appeared."
Bai Xiaowen snapped his fingers: "I summoned Cecilia and asked about the situation."
After Bai Xiaowen summoned him, Cecilia in military uniform appeared in front of Bai Xiaowen.
"Dio." Cecilia hurriedly stepped forward, hugged Bai Xiaowen first, kissed her on the lips and then said, "The territory...no, there is an abnormality in the Plantagenet Empire, which is beyond the scope of my decision-making."
Bai Xiaowen awkwardly let go of Cecilia's strong and tight waist: "Let's talk about it."
Cecilia took out a letter.
The material of this letter is high-quality parchment, and it must have been made through various processes such as incense. Not only does it not have the smell of sheepskin, but it also emits a quiet aroma.
The most important thing is that the seal of the Plantagenet Empire can be seen on the opened wax paint of the envelope!
"Letter from Plantagenet Royal Family?"
Bai Xiaowen took it.
Cecilia said hurriedly: "It's Prince Nicholas... No, it should be called a letter from Nicholas IV to you. In the letter, he made you Lord of the North, and you can have whatever you want in the entire Plantagenet Empire.
The power to act!”
Bai Xiaowen read the letter once.
The content of the letter has many rhetorical modifications and is full of the elegant style of aristocrats and royal families, but Bai Xiaowen can still discern two words from it.
urgent.
The fact is as Cecilia said, Nicholas made Bai Xiaowen the Great Lord of the North, which means that the entire North, including the Black Rock City that Bai Xiaowen conquered last time, is Bai Xiaowen's legal territory. In addition, there is a note-like order.
, stamped with the seal of the Plantagenet Emperor!
"The holder of this order is performing important tasks for the empire. Officials at all levels who are loyal to the Plantagenet Empire must not be embarrassed and provide them with the convenience within their capabilities. Nicholas IV."
It was originally just an ordinary note, but with the emperor's seal and Nicholas's signature, the meaning was completely different. For example, it was equivalent to the Shang Fang Sword of the Imperial Envoy, one level higher than the yellow mantle.
The reason why Nicholas promised such a great benefit is very simple.
He is in big trouble and urgently needs the support of Bai Xiaowen, the Lord of White Rock and the actual ruler of the North!
Bai Xiaowen also received an additional piece of information, that is, Nicholas had ascended the throne and changed from prince to Nicholas IV.
Bai Xiaowen got a reminder of the rules of the spiritual world.
"You have obtained a charter from the Plantagenet Empire, the leader of the royal orthodox camp, Nicholas IV."
"Your permanent fiefdom order of White Stone Territory has been incorporated into new temporary permissions."
"a: The scope of the fiefdom is expanded to the entire Northland."
"b: When you use the fiefdom order and enter the Kane plane, you can explore freely within the territory of the Plantagenet Empire and remove the restrictions within the territory."
"Special reminder: The above permissions are temporary permissions. If Nicholas IV loses power, the temporary permissions will disappear automatically."
"Note: The circumstances under which Nicholas IV lost power include: abdication, death or the collapse of royal orthodoxy."
Bai Xiaowen felt the Baishi leader's permanent fiefdom order glowing slightly, and then he turned it away. Looking at the fiefdom order again, it had become the "Beidi Province Permanent Fiefdom Order"!
Of course, this is only temporary. If Nicholas IV loses in the power struggle, this fiefdom decree will be restored to its original form.
It was a wise move for Nicholas IV to use this charter to pull Bai Xiaowen into his chariot.
However, Bai Xiaowen still had many things that he did not understand. He asked: "What is the current situation of the Plantagenet Empire? It should be his uncle who is opposed to Nicholas IV."
Cecilia nodded: "The Northland is relatively remote, and I don't know much about it. After the death of the old emperor, Prince Nicholas should have ascended the throne immediately, but his uncle Gulamance entangled a group of conservative nobles to launch a campaign
A coup and ascended the throne first..."
Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said: "Prince Nicholas is not a mediocre prince. He occupies an orthodox position and has military power. It is not that easy for the uncle Wang to seize the throne through a coup."
Cecilia said: "Yes, the two sides launched the first civil war in the central province. Gulamans was completely defeated and fled in panic. Prince Nicholas ascended the throne with the support of his ministers and became Nicholas IV. The defeated king
Uncle Guramansi fled to Xisha Province..."
"How many provinces are there in the Plantagenet Empire?" Li Shuyi was a little bit confused.
Bai Xiaowen smiled gently: "The administrative divisions of the Plantagenet Empire are quite simple. The central area where the royal capital is located is called the central province, which is the largest and most prosperous. In addition, there are one each in the east, west, north and south.
The names of provinces are also very simple. For example, the Northland where our White Stone Territory is located is the Northland Province."
Bai Xiaowen's memory is outstanding, and he can still clearly recall things he learned in the Kane plane even after a long time.
Cecilia, who is a native of the Kane plane, is even clearer. She added: "The names of other provinces are generally related to geography. The eastern region is mostly plain, so it became the Dongyuan Province, and the southern part faces the sea.
, there are many islands, waterways, and seaports, so it is called the South China Sea Province, while the west is mainly desert and wilderness, and it is called the Xisha Province.”
After a pause, Cecilia said: "When the old emperor was in power, he carried out a series of reforms, including recovering part of the power of the old nobles, abolishing some inappropriate laws, enfeoffing new nobles, etc. These reforms have suffered a lot of criticism.
There is resistance from the nobles in the five major provinces. The Xisha Province is the stronghold of the conservative nobles."
Bai Xiaowen understood: "Nicholas IV should be adhering to the old emperor's policy program and continuing to weaken the power of the aristocracy. Then Uncle Gulamance should be a banner pushed by the old-school aristocrats who are unwilling to give up power."
"Reclaim the power of the aristocracy?" Li Shuyi blinked, "Xiaowen should be considered a great aristocrat in the North now. From the perspective of interests, it seems that we should not side with the prince."
"Strictly speaking, not," Cecilia smiled. "The former Lord of White Stone was indeed an old-fashioned nobleman, with the power of life and death over the people in the territory. But Dio accepted the canonization of Prince Nicholas, which can be regarded as
The new nobles he promoted have no power to take back the lives of their people at will."
"Is this the only difference?" Li Shuyi scratched her pigtails.
"There are other differences," Bai Xiaowen smiled, "For example... Chu Yequan is no longer there."
"...This is good. It seems that the old emperor is still very wise." Li Shuyi clapped her hands.
"Okay, these are not the point. The point is that the old-school nobles believe that the royal family has violated their legitimate rights inherited from ancient times, so they support the confrontation between Gulamans and the orthodox royal family. What is the support rate of both sides now?" Bai Xiaowen asked
Cecilia.
"In Xisha Province, most of the nobles in the province support Gulamans and dispatch private troops to fight against the royal family. Other than that, most of the nobles are in a wait-and-see state."