Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords

Duke Xilong's unprovoked goodwill earlier can now be clearly explained.

The purpose of this banquet held by the "dying" Duke was to bring the topic of the heir to the forefront. However, despite having an heir, he wanted to establish a woman as the heir, which would inevitably be met with fierce opposition from his vassals. Therefore, he could only rely on the hands of others.

And Li Wei, who was powerless and had just been personally enfeoffed by Leah, was clearly the most suitable candidate.

First, as a newly appointed vassal of the Iseli family, he had not yet joined any faction, so his words would be more truthful. The words of other lords would inevitably be biased.

Second, the first person to stand up, regardless of whether they acknowledged Leah's right to inherit, would inevitably offend a certain faction of lords, which was a thankless task. Coincidentally, Li Wei was powerless, so Duke Xilong didn't care if he would offend him.

Third, although the old Duke was dying, he was still the Duke. Moreover, his goodwill towards Li Wei just now was not done for nothing. He was sure of what Li Wei would choose.

Most of the lords were caught off guard by the old Duke's words and looked astonished. However, the old Duke's move was so perfect that all the lords' eyes fell on Li Wei.

Half of the lords in the hall looked at Li Wei kindly, encouraging him to speak his mind, which was completely different from their previous attitude.

As for the other half, they looked at him coldly, as if they would pounce on him and tear him to pieces if he said a single wrong word.

The one with the most malice was a blonde noblewoman beside the old Duke. She was holding a seven or eight-year-old child in her arms, who was obviously the second in line for the title.

Li Wei suddenly became the target of public criticism.

"Damn old fox," Li Wei cursed inwardly.

He had been thoroughly set up.

Glancing at Damon Iseli, who was rumored to have designs on the title, Li Wei found that the Highland Golden Lion was somewhat surprised by the old Duke's decision but did not react much.

He was leisurely drinking the golden wine in his goblet as if he was watching a play.

Seeing Li Wei looking at him, he raised his glass and smiled slightly.

Li Wei was not sure whether this libertine knight still had the desire to inherit the title.

Duke Xilong on the main seat was already a little impatient at this time.

He was sure he had him, treating him like a pawn.

But Li Wei refused to follow his wishes. An idea flashed through his mind, and he had a plan.

First, he saluted the old Duke, and then looked at Damon.

"I don't know if Miss Leah has the ability to inherit the title, but without a doubt, the brave and skilled Lord Damon is the most suitable person to inherit the title, both in terms of ability and inheritance."

Speaking of this, Li Wei raised the corner of his mouth and looked at the nobles who were already stunned around him. "I think no vassal of the Iseli family would deny this."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, but they could not refute them.

To refute would be to offend Damon Iseli, and no one wanted to offend this impulsive and暴躁 libertine knight.

Moreover, in terms of inheritance, after Duke Xilong's only eldest son died in the lizardman riot, Damon Iseli, as his younger brother, was undoubtedly the first heir.

And Damon, with his iron-blooded methods, was enough to rule the entire Southern Border.

Even Damon was surprised that Li Wei would say such a thing, but he didn't seem to care about Li Wei's attempt to shift the blame, and even jokingly said in front of everyone.

"That's right, I am my brother's most suitable heir!"

He himself believed this very much.

"Shut up!"

At this time, Duke Xilong was angered by Damon's "smug" attitude and roared angrily.

"You should call me Duke!"

His thin body trembled with anger, and his old lion-like eyes stared at his younger brother, like an old lion about to die showing his last majesty.

Duke Xilong thought that Damon had repented and understood him, so he called him back from the border, but he didn't expect him to remain incorrigible.

"I shouldn't have called you back from the border and then snatched this damn title!"

The old Duke gasped for breath and said fiercely.

Seeing Duke Xilong scolding himself mercilessly in front of everyone, Damon, feeling that he had lost face, also became angry and smashed his glass on the ground.

"You just want me to stay on that damn border, accompanying that group of stinky lizardmen every day, keeping me away from Cullen!"

"You know very well that I am the most suitable heir!"

"But you want a woman who only has half of the Iseli family's blood to inherit the title!"

"Why should I let you inherit the title?!" Duke Xilong gasped for breath and questioned.

"Because I am your brother, we have the same blood flowing in our bodies!!"

Damon roared angrily, expressing his dissatisfaction over the years.

"But you, now you want a bitch to inherit the title!"

"She is not a bitch, she is your nephew's only daughter! You are her great-uncle!"

The two confronted each other angrily, scolding each other. They did not care that under the eyes of many vassals, they were like two shrew from the common folk of Deber.

Watching the two tearing at each other, Li Wei, who had retreated behind everyone, clicked his tongue secretly.

He didn't expect his trick of shifting the blame to work so well.

Now everyone's attention was on Duke Xilong and his brother, and no one paid attention to him, a "small person."

In fact, Li Wei did not expect Damon to directly admit what he said, thus directly triggering the conflict that had long existed between the two.

As the two argued more and more fiercely, Duke Xilong, who was already physically weak, suddenly opened his mouth wide, but could not say a word, only making "ho ho" sounds.

Finally, he slumped down on the chair, his eyes blank.

This scene frightened everyone.

"Your Grace!"

"Quickly find Scholar Panto!"

Everyone scrambled to check on him, but they were all stopped by the white-robed iron guards guarding both sides to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the chaos to assassinate him.

And the strong man who seemed to have giant blood immediately picked up Duke Xilong and walked towards the back court.

"Brother."

Looking at Duke Xilong who suddenly fell, Damon's expression was complicated, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.

He wanted to follow, but was stopped by several iron guards.

With Duke Xilong's illness, the banquet ended without a result.

Li Wei also took the opportunity to hide his merit and fame and quietly left.

……

"Sir, this is your sword."

Just as he walked out of the double doors, the loyal white-robed iron guard guarding both sides respectfully handed the sword over with both hands.

"Good job. If you can't make a living in Cullen in the future, you can come to the Northern Lands to find me."

Li Wei patted the white-robed iron guard's shoulder with satisfaction and hung the sword back on his waist.

Regardless of what the iron guard thought, Li Wei strode towards his room.

As a newly established makeshift team, his team now only consisted of him and a certain iron fool.

So now he was adopting a wide-net approach.

Regardless of whether he could pry the corner of the wall, it would be a profit if one or two people took the bait as long as he left the bait.

The main thing was to cast the net first.