After leaving the Viscount's Mansion, Yun Xiaohan and Liya continued to visit other important ministers.
Enemy blocks continued to appear on the road, but Yun Xiaohan relied on his strong strength to break through the blocks one by one.
Following Nelson's advice, they first went to see the Minister of Military Affairs, Marquis Mazzini Gesan. After showing the token, the whole process went smoothly.
Mazzini is an old soldier, but he has retired from the army long ago and now looks more like a politician than a soldier.
As a native of Sardinia, he is the leader of the Sardinian independence faction and has never been willing to surrender Sardinia to any country.
But he does not lack political vision. He knows very well that in this turbulent moment, an empire with a weak navy is the best choice. Not only does it provide the best conditions, but it also does not have enough maritime power to attack Sardinia.
leader to intervene.
If it were replaced by the Business Alliance or the Austrian Parliament, with their maritime power, it would be difficult for the rights of Sardinia to remain in the hands of the Sardinians.
It did not matter to him who the Duke of Sardinia was, as long as Sardinia remained governed by Sardinians.
Previously, it was because the Central Empire's maritime power was too weak and it did not express its attitude towards Sardinia. Therefore, Marquis Mazzini was not sure about the Empire's thoughts, let alone contacted the Empire. He had not had any contact with the Empire for many years.
, the high-ranking officials of the empire who had contact with each other many years ago are no longer in their positions.
Therefore, Liya's appearance was exactly what he wanted, so after just a short negotiation, the two sides hit it off. Marquis Mazzini not only expressed his full support for Liya to inherit the duchy, but also agreed to immediately strengthen the control of the four people in Cagliari.
Door monitoring.
As early as a few days ago, after the news that the old Duke was critically ill, the city of Cagliari had closed its four gates. Otherwise, Liya would not have to use the secret passage to enter the city of Cagliari, and her entry would destroy the city.
The act of switching also prevented the other two heirs from entering.
The current step to strengthen monitoring can not only further prevent accidents, but also prevent the news of the Duke's death and Liya's support from being spread.
Things didn't go so well with the next meeting with the Minister of State, the Marquis Scogni Beru. Scogni is the conservative leader of the Sardinian Territory, and he is also the patriarch of the Beru family. The Beru family is the only family after Sardinia.
Duke Din's second largest family in Sardinia, Olista, the third largest city on Sardinia, is the territory of the Beru family, while the first city of Cagliari and the second city of Nuoro are both
It is the direct territory of the Duke of Sardinia.
In fact, as the backbone of most of the conservative nobles on Sardinia, it was he who repeatedly opposed the award of Viscount Nelson. In his view, old nobles with a long family history should be appointed instead of new nobles with civilian backgrounds.
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Among the three major camps, Skoni prefers the Arcane Council because most of the mage families have a long heritage.
Liya talked with him for a long time, but could not convince him, and Sconi had always been dissatisfied with the old Duke's policy of attaching importance to and appointing new nobles from civilian backgrounds.
If Skoni continues to support the Offa Council, the Offa Council can gain a stronghold on Sardinia and continuously send troops to Sardinia. This will make the Central Empire, which has weak maritime power and limited backup, very passive.
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Seeing that the long talk failed, Yun Xiaohan who was standing aside suddenly interjected, "Marquis Scogni, I heard someone said that what you are most proud of is that the Beru family is the longest-standing family on Sardinia. So, then
If the mage family of the Arcane Council comes to the island, will the Belu family still be the longest-standing family? Will it still be the leader of many families on the island?"
Skoni was suddenly startled, then turned around and looked at Yun Xiaohan carefully, pondered again, and then asked again: "Your Highness Liya, who is this?"
"Lord Yun Xiaohan is a very outstanding rising star in the empire. My father ordered him to assist me. I can successfully meet the Duke of Sardin this time. He is a great contributor." Liya did not discredit Yun Xiaohan this time.
, reacted very quickly and said some nonsense.
"As expected of the largest country on the continent of Aden, the Central Empire is indeed full of talents. Your Highness, Liya, I think your words are reasonable, but after all, I have a good relationship with the Austrian Parliament. Please allow me to continue this discussion.
What do you think of sticking to neutrality in the battle for position?"
The old guy Sconi is still very shrewd. He understands very well that as the leader of many families on Sardinia, no matter which party succeeds to the throne, he needs to win over him.
Moreover, Skoni was not willing to fall out with the Offician Parliament. He had never considered the Central Empire before. He only felt that the winner must be decided from the Commercial Alliance and the Offician Parliament. As a conservative nobleman, he naturally
I disdain to associate with those merchant nobles who are full of copper odor.
But now the Central Empire suddenly appeared and gained a considerable advantage. Although he was still not optimistic about the Central Empire, he had to admit that the Central Empire no longer had no chance of winning. As a speculator, he naturally did not want to go too early.
Place a bet.
The question asked by Yun Xiaohan may not have been considered by Skoni before, but before, he only had two choices. He was completely unwilling to choose the Business Alliance and could only choose the Austrian Law Council. But now he suddenly found that he had other choices, and
The new choice might be more beneficial to him, so it's not surprising that he borrowed a donkey to go downhill because of Yun Xiaohan's problem.
"Marquis of Skoni, your neutrality is already the greatest help to me. Of course, it would be even better if you could go one step further and directly support me."
Liya is not stupid either. She knows very well that one bite will not make you fat. It is good to have this result. If you can gain an advantage in the future battle, the person in front of you will naturally take the initiative to come over. If you are at a disadvantage, even if the other party agrees.
He also had to guard against being stabbed in the back by Skoni.
Then the person who visited was the Minister of Commerce, Count Ertuni Kada. This time, Yun Xiaohan and Liya were not able to get in at all. However, they did not have high hopes in the first place, so it was not disappointing. Ertuni was
A staunch supporter of the Business Alliance, he was born in a business aristocracy and was not well received by the old aristocrats. Moreover, he also had a large number of business dealings with the Business Alliance and had many industries in the Business Alliance.
If you lose the trading channel with the business alliance, or even have your property confiscated, you may not go bankrupt, but it is inevitable that your vitality will be severely damaged, which is naturally an unacceptable result for this greedy guy who regards wealth as his life.
Otuni is the weakest among several important ministers. He does not have an army or a large territory, but he has a huge merchant fleet at his disposal, which can transport large amounts of troops for the commercial alliance at any time.
Moreover, the business alliance among the three countries is also competing for the one with the greatest advantage in Sardinia, because their navy is the strongest.
If it weren't for the lack of force under Ottoni's command, he might have attacked Liya. Even the enemies blocking Liya now might be mercenaries recruited by Ottoni. However, this stingy guy was reluctant to spend a lot of money, so he recruited mercenaries.
The soldiers' abilities are not very good.
In fact, the three major camps all blocked candidates from other camps who had inheritance rights. However, with the help of Yun Xiaohan, Liya was the first to come to Sardinia and reach the secret passage.