King

The attraction of fiefdoms to nobles was unparalleled. The aristocrats of Wright and Wyton counties were in trouble. The extinct aristocrats were not just one family. It was impossible not to be moved when such a large piece of cake fell.

One moment, everyone was sympathizing with the tragic experience of the nobles of the two counties. The next moment, they were sharpening their knives and wanted to go over and share a piece of meat.

Even Earl Pierce, who was widely criticized by everyone, suddenly became taller in everyone's mind.

The scolding, criticism, and denunciation, in addition to the complex emotions of sadness over the death of the rabbit and the fox, the most important thing is that the Dalton family eats alone.

Now that Earl Pierce has made a promise to share the meat with everyone, the situation is completely different.

If it were just a personal promise, everyone might still be suspicious. After all, Earl Pierce's character was not very good and he might go back on his word at any time.

But with the guarantee of family honor, the situation is completely different. No nobleman dares to joke about his own glory.

In a world where glory is higher than life, the cost of breach of contract is too high. Once it happens, you can only retreat.

Looking at the eager eyes of all his allies, Hudson knew he couldn't stop him. If everyone cannot restrain their inner greed, something big will happen next.

If the rebels were really easy to deal with, why would Count Pierce share the benefits with everyone?

As one of the few great nobles in the kingdom, the Dalton family is not a vegetarian. Whether it is strength or personal connections, it is not comparable to the small nobles in the alliance.

As long as the rebellion is quickly extinguished, the kingdom will not be given a chance to intervene. Even if he couldn't monopolize two counties, he could at least swallow half of the county.

Now that it is being shared so generously, everyone has been attracted to it. It would be great if the Dalton family can get one-tenth of it, or even less.

There are countless marriages between nobles. Even if the nobles of the two counties die, relatives can make up for it.

Regardless of the fact that they are thousands of miles away, the local nobles who are related to them will not give up.

It would be fine if they were not allowed to intervene, but if they were allowed to enter, a fight between dragons and tigers would be inevitable.

No matter how far the relationship is, as long as it complies with the laws of the kingdom and there is an inheritance relationship, then you can jump out and compete for inheritance rights. After everyone is done fighting for it, the remaining unclaimed land is the real spoils that can be divided up.

Even Hudson was combing through his kinship network, looking for nobles in these two counties who could be related to his family.

At this time, the advantage of the prosperous Koslow family was reflected. Not only did the in-laws find several families, there were also two families.

Of course, this alone is not enough. If there is a relationship, you have to consider the issue of inheritance rights.

According to the normal order of succession, it is basically not Hudson’s turn.

However, everything has exceptions. As long as the other party has no direct heirs, the succession order of distant relatives will be a mess.

If you have the support of a big noble, you can definitely inherit the title and become an established fact before other heirs can react.

There will definitely be future troubles, but compared with the title, it is worth taking some risks. At worst, it's a matter of slowly wrangling things afterwards. As long as the vested interests endorse each other, it will be a mess.

The main reason is that all the land in the kingdom is owned, and the threshold set by vested interest groups for latecomers is very high. The little credit for putting down the rebellion could only produce a few knights at most.

If you want to obtain a title based on military merit, you can only win in foreign wars, and the fiefdom is still on the turbulent border.

If this were not the case, everyone would not have immediately changed their political stance as soon as Earl Pierce showed his kindness.

The discussion was so heated that some impatient nobles had already taken out their treasured maps and clamored to divide the spoils in advance, as if the rebels no longer existed.

As the nominal boss, the Chelsea Knight simply couldn't control the situation. A good alliance gathering turned into a haggling market.

Hudson was not in a hurry to join the discussion. The area of ​​Wyton and Wright counties was indeed not small, but there were so many wolves who wanted to share the meat!

It is impossible to satisfy everyone, and it is destined to be impossible to reach a result from the discussion now. Even if an agreement can be reluctantly reached, it is not possible.

Ultimately, the Temporary Alliance is just a small part of the many nobles. Even if they can stay together for warmth, their right to speak is still limited, and it is impossible for everyone to get what they want.

"stop!"

"Everyone, now is not the time to discuss these issues. The governor's military order clearly stipulates that we arrive at the front line within three days. If we fail to arrive on time, even if we are not punished, I am afraid that the final spoils will have nothing to do with us.

Calculating the distance, we are still more than a hundred miles away from the Essel Fortress, so there is no extra time to waste.

As for the fiefdom issue that everyone is concerned about, I think there is no point in discussing it now. There are so many nobles in the southeastern province, no matter how much loot they have, it is impossible to share them all.

This means that only a few people can achieve their goals. The distribution plan, if you want to convince everyone, will inevitably rely on military achievements in the end. "

Chelsea's words were like a basin of cold water poured on everyone. The originally lively scene suddenly fell silent.

None of us are fools. We just received the good news and were overly excited for the moment. Now that I have reacted, I immediately realize the seriousness of the problem.

Earl Pierce is not someone to be easy to deal with. To be able to share such a huge benefit obviously requires everyone to work hard in the past.

If you don't have enough military merit, you may not even be qualified to serve at the table.

Inheritance?

Everyone recognizes the direct heir, that is the rule of the game. If you are a distant relative or collateral heir, you need to talk carefully about it.

It's not like he jumped out of the cracks in the rocks. Who doesn't have a group of relatives?

There are so many people eligible to participate in the inheritance battle. If you don't come up with something convincing, why should I let you take advantage of this?

When core interests are involved, no one will give in easily. Even original allies may become competitors at the next moment.

These are all conspiracy before everyone. If you want to fight for the inheritance left by the Juehe nobles, you have to fight on the battlefield.

Even Hudson had to admit that Earl Pierce made a good move, which suddenly brought the passive chess game to life.

Judging from everyone's mixed reactions, you can tell that everyone is ready to spend a lot of money this time. If nothing unexpected happens, the next step is to activate the Great Summoning Technique to bring over the main force of the family.

The area of ​​the southeastern province is not too large. Theoretically speaking, if the news is passed back now, most of the nobles' elites can arrive before everyone reaches the front line.