"You are the princess of the Imperial Emperor, but there are three grandsons who have the right to inherit the Duke of Sardinia. You are just one of them. How can Your Highness prove that this is not your one-sided statement? What's more, our Duke of Sardinia has been with the Central Empire in recent years.
Not much contact." Nelson questioned again, but this time he finally said a few more words.
"Because of my grandfather's Continental Army policy, there was not much contact between the two sides. However, since my father succeeded to the throne, he has strengthened the development of the navy and paid more attention to maritime trade. It is precisely because the empire has more power than the Commercial Alliance and Offensive
The Parliament does not have any advantages, so it is willing to provide more bargaining chips. Both of them hope to incorporate Sardinia into the national territory, and our condition is that the Duke of Sardinia continues to be a relatively independent duchy."
Liya paused and continued, "As for the issue of inheritance rights, it is true that I have two cousins who also have inheritance rights. Although their two families also have a pivotal position in the two countries, after all, neither the Business Alliance nor the Offensive Council have
The royal family, many matters require internal negotiation and redistribution of interests. It is inevitable that the Duchy of Sardinia will be divided to a certain extent. Only our empire can guarantee the integrity of the Duchy of Sardinia, because the entire duchy of Sardinia will be inherited by me.
The rule of Duke Ding’s bloodline over the duchy will also continue.”
"The conditions do sound good, but since it is directly governed by your royal family, Your Highness, it means that the great nobles of the empire cannot share any benefits, so they will not contribute much to this, and the Central Empire
Although attention has been paid to the navy in the past two years, the maritime power is still very weak. After all, our Duchy of Sardinia is a maritime territory. Without sufficient maritime power, no matter how good the conditions are, it is useless." Although Nelson is a soldier, he has good political wisdom.
, but his mind is not on politics.
"That's why we need your power. As long as you support the empire, the empire's lack of maritime power will be greatly compensated, and you will get the recognition you deserve."
"I am a soldier. As long as I have a military leader and can fight in battles, I don't need to tempt me with benefits. It is very simple to gain my support. Your Highness, you only need to prove that the Duke of Sardinia supports you, and I will support you."
You, no matter in the past or in the future, I will only be loyal to the Duke of Sardinia."
Liya showed a wry smile, "As expected, we still need to rely on grandpa's support!"
"Your Excellency Nelson, the Duke of Sardine asked me to bring you some words."
Liya looked calm and took out a magic gem from her bag. After a short spell, a ray of light suddenly projected from the magic gem and shone directly on the wall of the hall. It was an image recorded with magic.
In the image, the old Duke is half lying on the bed. His complexion is sallow, and he is so thin that only skin and bones are left. One can tell at a glance that his time is running out, and his voice is not as powerful as Nelson is familiar with.
, but was low and lacked strength, even a little intermittent: "Nelson, I am a half-elf, and you are also a half-elf. I only have three daughters and no sons. You are just like my son. You are a good soldier, but you are a half-elf."
I am not a qualified lord, so I hope you can support my granddaughter Liya just like you support me. She may be still young, but she is the most suitable person to continue the blood and tradition of the Sardin family.
Do you still remember what I said to you in private when I first met you? 'Bad boy, seeing you reminds me of myself when I was young. Do a good job and I will always do it.
I'm keeping an eye on you, brat, you've done a great job, but you have to do even better, and I will continue to keep an eye on you in heaven."
When the image was shown here, Nelson's eyes were already filled with tears, but he resisted and did not let them flow down. He asked with a trembling voice, "Is he gone?"
"Well, I just left." Liya replied.
Upon hearing this answer, Nelson trembled and tilted his head upward. After more than 10 seconds, he suddenly knelt down on one knee and said to Liya: "Duke of Sardinia, Nelson Anderson pledges his allegiance to you."
"Thank you. I am extremely honored to have your allegiance." Liya quickly reached out to help the other person.
"Your Highness Liya, what do you need me to do?" Nelson asked after standing up.
"Your Excellency Nelson has more experience than me, and I don't know much about the Sea Lions, so you just need to do what you think will be helpful for me to succeed the Duke of Sardinia. It is best to do something for the Business Alliance and Offa."
The troops of the Parliament landed on Sardinia to stop them."
"Please leave it to me, my Duke, I will never let you down."
"Viscount Nelson, which minister or general do you think I should contact first?"
"There is no need to go to the Lord of the Admiralty. He has a conflict with me. Since I have sworn allegiance to you, Your Highness, he will definitely not surrender to you. Let's go to see the Minister of Military Affairs and the Commander of the Guards first, and then we can go to see the Minister of State.
"
"Minister of War and Commander of the Guards?"
"The Minister of Military Affairs is in charge of all the armies in the Duke of Sardinia. Strictly speaking, he is my immediate superior in name. However, my Sea Lion Corps and the Duke's Guards are both directly led by the Duke of Sardinia, and he has
He also controls the city guard of Cagliari, the capital of the Duke of Sardinia."
After a pause, Nelson continued, "As for the commander of the Guards, you only need to show him these two sea lion tokens. Like me, he was removed from the ranks by the old Duke, and he is as close to me as I am.
Brother, as the Duke's private army, the personal guard is not large in scale, but it is very elite. Forget it, let me go for you, if you are willing, Your Highness."
As he spoke, Nelson threw the two sea lion tokens in his hand to Liya.
"Of course I am willing. This is really what you want, so please leave it to Mr. Nelson." Liya replied immediately and took the two sea lions.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "The old Duke has just passed away. The situation is urgent, so I won't keep Your Highness much longer. Let's split up now." After saying this, Nelson finally spoke for the first time.
He turned his head and looked at Yun Xiaohan, but what he said next was not so flattering, "Your Highness, do you only have this one guard? Do you need me to arrange several guards for you?"
Hearing this, Yun Xiaohan couldn't help but roll his eyes, and Liya turned sideways and smiled at Yun Xiaohan, with a bit of narrowness, her eyes were like a pool of clear water, and her eyes were flowing between
Like a bright pearl spinning.
After staring at Yun Xiaohan for a few seconds, which made him feel a little embarrassed, she suddenly turned around and said in a long voice: "I am a guard, although I am a bit rude and don't know much about etiquette, but I am loyal and my strength is not bad.
Just barely, it’s passable.”
"Barely? Is it still possible? Then Your Highness, please accept my escort." Nelson obviously lacked humor, so he took it seriously and interrupted hastily.
Seeing this situation, Liya did not dare to continue joking, and said seriously: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't be joking, but Lord Yun Xiaohan is very capable. I was able to get to the island in time and see my grandpa. It was because of his great efforts.
Yes, I believe he can protect my safety."
"Your Highness, please don't make fun of the warrior's ability and dignity in the future. Lord Yun Xiaohan, please accept my apology. I'm sorry for my contempt for you."
Hearing this, Yun Xiaohan couldn't help but respect Nelson greatly. As a general with a large number of troops and a close official of the dukedom, at this critical moment, he was not arrogant enough to treat a lord with little status like him.
Apologizing shows his character.
Yun Xiaohan quickly leaned forward to express his acceptance of the other party's apology, but Liya couldn't help but curl up her beautiful nose and small mouth.