The King

  Chapter 71 Embarrassing situation

  Finding a relatively well-preserved stone house, before he could open the door, he smelled a stench of rotting corpses, and Hudson hurriedly covered his nose and backed away.

   It was so disgusting that even the nervous cub showed a disgusted expression. Even if such a house is completed, Master Hudson will not live in it.

   After inspecting several houses in a row, a similar smell appeared. It was so unlucky that Hudson directly gave up the idea of ​​picking up ready-made.

  Noble castle, as the face of a nobleman, this must be arranged. It is a pity that the distant water cannot quench the near thirst.

  According to the usual practice, the construction of a castle often takes several years, or even decades to complete.

   Either build a wooden house and make do with it, or continue to live in tents. There is no doubt that Hudson chose the former.

  The military tent in his hand has too little space. When marching and fighting, it's okay to make do with it; if it's used as a daily residence, it's too aggrieved.

  The weather in summer is like a big stove, and the stuffy tent is like a big steamer. Hudson, who doesn't want to be reduced to Xiaolongbao, is another night of "heaven is quilt, status seat".

  The first night of officially staying in the territory is still very memorable. It's a pity that I don't have the Philosopher's Stone in my hand to record it, otherwise it would be the best material to encourage the younger generation to "difficult to start a business".

   Looking at the stars in the sky, Hudson was full of emotions. Fortunately, God is enough to save face. The weather has been clear and clear since the start of the expedition.

  The heat is a little hotter, but that's better than the downpour. If it's really in the rainy season, the muddy road can break people down.

  However, the weather this year is still somewhat abnormal. In the southeastern province, where there is plenty of rain, in the past two months, Wyton and Wright counties have not received any rain.

  The situation in other areas of the Kingdom, Hudson does not know. But if this situation continues, drought in Wrighton and Wright counties is inevitable.

  The crops in the field seem to be overthinking. This year's talk about crops in the two counties is pure nonsense.

  The spring plowing has been sown, but when the rebels led by the Skull and Bones move, the nobles and gentlemen caught off guard rush to the street one after another. Who cares about the crops?

  In the unattended fields, the weeds grow much better than the wheat seedlings, and the harvest can be a tenth or two, which is considered the blessing of the Lord of Dawn.

  Especially in the territory of Hudson, the tree species that fell with the wind have already taken root in the field. If they come over in the evening for a few months, they will return the farmland to forests directly.

  Thinking about it this way, it seems that the drought is not so terrible. As long as the tributary of the Nucang River passing through his own territory does not dry up, everything will be a small problem.

  …

  In the province of Felix in the Northland, in a super luxurious mansion, facing the resentful eyes of his lover, Grand Duke Kavadia was also scalp numb.

   Chaos in the private lives of noble circles has never been anything new. As long as no one is killed, everything is fine.

   Grand Duke Cavadia also thought so. As a well-known romantic figure in the Northland, he was full of lovers when he was young.

  You can often walk by the river, how can you not get your shoes wet. At a banquet, Grand Duke Kavadia hooked up with the noble lady in front of him.

  To be precise, it should be a noble lady. At that time, Mrs. Linna in front of her was still before Yunying was married.

   Originally, this was nothing, it was just a one-night affair, do you still want to be responsible?

  The difference in identity means that the two of them will not have any results. Even if Kavadia is the ultimate good man, he has to honestly go back and accept the family marriage instead of playing free love.

  The amazing thing is that the young Miss Linna has no experience, and Kavadia's hit rate is too high, so she actually got pregnant after a one-night stand.

  In order to avoid a scandal, and couldn't bear to dispose of the child, under the arrangement of Kavadia, Miss Linna quickly found a foreign knight to be her successor.

  Not long after the marriage, the unlucky knight died in battle, and the widowed Mrs. Linna raised the child alone, everything was so logical.

  The parties involved are all dead, and the date of birth of the child is wrong, so naturally no one will go to investigate without opening their eyes.

  With the care of Grand Duke Kavadia, the flies and mosquitoes who didn't open their eyes were all killed. No matter how shameless other people are in their hearts, no one will say it on the face.

  The life of the mother and son can be regarded as going on. It's just that with the introduction of the duchess and the birth of the first son, there is still nothing to contain the fire in the paper.

   Such things as illegitimate children are very common in the aristocratic circle. Even if it was worn, Grand Duke Kavadia did not hesitate.

  As long as you don't admit it, it doesn't exist. Anyone who dares to babble, first check if his neck is hard enough.

  As the child grows up, the situation gradually changes. Just because ordinary people dare not do things does not mean that no one dares to do things.

   I don't know if it's a coincidence or someone's plan. By chance, Grand Duke Kavadia's legitimate son and illegitimate son collided together.

  Because of an elf slave girl, two young and energetic teenagers had a fight on the street.

   Needless to say, the result is that the illegitimate child bumped into the legitimate son, and it is an inevitable result that he will suffer.

   Counterattacking the superior, that only exists in novel picture books. I have never heard of it in the continent of Aslant, and there is an illegitimate child who succeeds in the position.

  The law of succession is not a display, and an illegitimate child who is not seen in the light is not within the category of heirs at all. Even if he is very popular with his father, he can at most inherit some property, without even thinking about the title.

   Unless the illegitimate child's apparent identity also has the right of inheritance, there is no possibility of any counterattack.

  This kind of thing, even if it really happened, is rarely exposed.

   Messing around in one's own family is a shocking scandal, and a family will fall apart if it is not handled well.

  Grand Duke Kavadia is obviously a smart person. Even if he arranges to take over the man, he chooses an outsider with no foundation and does not mess around in the local area.

  The project was very successful in the early stage. Under the arrangement of his good father, the adult Sith successfully entered the army and gained a series of military exploits.

  Everything was fine at first, but unfortunately, with a conflict between the legitimate son and the illegitimate son, the embarrassing situation of Linna mother and son became even more embarrassing.

  The palms of the hands and the backs of the hands are full of flesh, and it is wrong to stand on either side, and Grand Duke Kavadia is also very helpless.

   It has been dragged on for ten years by means of peace and mud. Although there is no conflict between the two sides on the surface, the contradiction has accumulated deeper and deeper as time goes by.

  The most direct impact was Sith's marriage, which was delayed. With the reputation of having an illegitimate child, no noble of a higher class would choose such a partner for marriage.

  Although the little nobles wanted to flatter the Grand Duke, they were also unwilling to offend the future Grand Duke, and avoided such things like tigers. What's more, if the conditions are too poor, Linna and her son don't like it either.

  Under the arrangement of Grand Duke Kavadia, the Sith knights who had accumulated a lot of military exploits quickly advanced all the way and won the title of Viscount.

  Of course, you can have titles, but don't even think about territories.

  The land in the northern border is basically monopolized by the five major families. It is not difficult for Grand Duke Kavadia to arrange a fiefdom for his son. The trouble is that the status of the illegitimate child of Sith cannot be recognized by the family.

   It is not impossible to forcefully arrange fiefdoms. It's just that you have to be prepared to lose your son in a certain orc invasion.

  The feudal nobles are responsible for guarding the land, and they cannot run away. If you can't win, you have to stand firm. As long as the reinforcements are a little bit slower, it will be your fate.

  The original small and medium-sized nobles in northern Xinjiang were all killed one after another in this way, and finally formed a pattern of five major families jointly dominating northern Xinjiang.

   "Stop crying, Lena!"

   After all, he is not a fickle person, Kavadia stretched out his arms to hug his lover and comforted him.

   "Northern Xinjiang is not a good place. The Felix family seems to be extremely prominent, but it is actually a raging fire.

  In the past few years, although there have been constant wars in the Northland, they were all small fights. If you encounter a full-scale invasion of orcs, you will know that the five major families in northern Xinjiang are nothing.

   After so many years of peace, it is estimated that the time before the next large-scale invasion of the orcs will not be too far away.

   At this time, letting Sith jump out of the cage is also a good thing. Although the title is a little lower and the fiefdom is a little smaller, the southeast province is fertile and has no threat from foreign enemies.

  As long as you work hard, a barony in the south may not be worse than a viscount in the north.

  The titles are all fictitious, and the world still has to use strength to speak. Don't be blinded by illusory things.

  The five dukes of Northern Xinjiang sound really majestic. But if I had a choice, I would rather be the 12th Earl of the Kingdom. "

   This is the truth. On the surface, the five dukes of northern Xinjiang have the largest land area, the highest title, and the strongest strength, far surpassing the nobles in other areas of the kingdom. In fact, they are suffering.

  With the orc as a good neighbor, they live in fear every day. I am afraid that one day the war will break out and everything that is currently in business will be ruined.

  Back then, the ancestors chased away the nobles of the small and medium-sized fiefdoms of the Northern Territory, regardless of their appearance, in essence to strengthen their own strength.

  Although judging from the current situation, it is indeed a mistake, but that is also a manifestation of being prepared for danger in times of peace.

  There is no medicine for regret in the world. With the departure of small and medium-sized fiefdom nobles, the five major families have obtained large tracts of land. Unfortunately, it is becoming more and more difficult to defend.

  Castles once stood criss-cross across the land of Northern Xinjiang. In order to defend their homes, the nobles had always fought **** battles to the end, even the orcs were afraid.

   It's different now. Although the castle was preserved, the nobles who were responsible for the defense changed.

   Back then, they were working hard for themselves, and everyone was fighting with their lives. Now that it has become a job for the five major families, it is too much to take it for granted to want to buy everyone's life with just such a small military salary.

   Fight if you can win, and run if you can't win. Desperation did happen, but it was only under unavoidable circumstances.

  Forcing everyone to fight to the death, the five major families have tried. It's just that the final result was so touching that people simply stopped coming.

   In the end, there was no other way, the five major families could only choose to compromise. While working hard to change their own image; on the other hand, offering better conditions to lure nobles from other regions of the kingdom to join the battlefield in the northern border.

  In addition to the consideration of the overall situation, the other major forces in the kingdom did not want the defense line in the northern border to collapse, and provided them with a lot of support, which gradually stabilized the situation.

   "What you said sounds good! If you really go to the south and don't know the place, how do you let Sith gain a foothold there?

  Don't forget, there are not a few small and medium nobles who have been tossed into decline by you in the past two hundred years.

  Not all of these people died, and many families slowly revived after they went south.

   Although time has passed, the hatred has not dissipated. Once you let them know that Sith is your son, I'm afraid when the time comes..."

   Mrs. Linna, who didn't buy it, directly exposed the truth.

  The bane planted by the ancestors, Kavadia is also very helpless. It's not that the Felix family has never thought about cutting grass and roots, but the problem is that a family of nobles in the world can affect the whole body.

   Originally, what happened back then made them notorious and were rejected by the kingdom's aristocratic circle. If you continue to do things to the extreme, you will become a public enemy of the nobility.

  (end of this chapter)