For the nobles, titles are symbols of status, and noble titles represent their status, but compared with titles, they pay more attention to the actual interests in this title. What is the most practical and direct interest in this era? It is the land. The kings and nobles are all big landlords who own a large amount of land. It is precisely because they own large tracts of land and tenants on the land that they can support huge military expenditures and divide the land into small pieces of fiefs to attract the support of knights. The nobles without land are just diners, and even with the title of earl, they are just diners in other noble courts.

Duke Mason awarded the title of Earl to Arod, but the land under this title was in the hands of others. The move used by Earl Lauziz to Duke Mason was extremely sinister. He gave the title of Earl of Mecklenburg to Arod, which not only blocked the leisurely mouths of other nobles, but also put Arod on fire and became the laughing stock of other nobles. If Arod really planned to go to the territory of the Sislas to ask for land, it would really be a pity that he had long life, those bloodthirsty aliens.

He only had the habit of sacrificing their evil gods with the blood of his enemies. He had three counties and four vassals, Duke of Mecklenburg Purkibislav O. Rügen, who had direct military power in his hands, and had five thousand people, as well as the support and support of the Western Slavs. It can be said that his status in the Mainland of Mecklenburg was as stable as a rock. No one thought that anyone could overthrow his rule. Even the Holy Roman Emperor Henry, who was committed to fighting for land with the Western Slavs, was trying his best to avoid conflicts with him.

"This must be the bastard idea of ​​Count Lauziz, this bastard who should be cursed." The Wendell family settled temporarily in the residence of a vacant merchant in the castle. The triangular roof house built of wood is not spacious. When the rough wooden door is opened, there is a living room of more than thirty square meters. To the east of the living room is a fireplace, with a pile of short and thick wood in the corner of the fireplace. A thick wool blanket is hung above the fireplace. The blanket roughly uses color lines to depict the image of a man playing a flute. Next to the living room are two small bedroom suites, of course, there is nothing but a wooden bed. The merchant's family escaped before Duke Mason began to siege the castle. It has to be said that these merchants have a more sensitive sense of smell than mice.

"Ef enough. Although you have not obtained land, your brother has become an earl after all, which is a big deal for our family." Baron Wendell sat on the wooden chair. Although he was angry that Duke Mason believed in Earl Lauzits's slander, he also knew that the Wendell family could only accept it without any ability to resist.

"I won't just forget it. I must get the land of Mecklenburg. I will not give up easily if it is mine." Arod stood at the window in the house, and the wooden window was lifted up. Arod looked at the rain falling from the sky through the gaps in the window. From the house, the sound of raindrops falling on the ground could be heard. Because the castle Göttingen had just been conquered, the civilians in the castle were hiding in the house and dared not take a step, so the streets in the castle seemed deserted, with only a few hungry dogs looking for food in the rain.

"Don't you understand Arod? Duke Pulkibislav O'Rügen is not a man who is easy to mess with. Even Duke Mason is not his opponent. Please wait for the opportunity." Baron Wendell understood Arod's thoughts. No one understood the important role Arod played in this war than him. However, because the Wendell family was not a famous family, these achievements of bloody battles were gone.

"Did Sir Eble just stand by and watch?" Ifu stood up, his huge body almost occupied half of the living room, and the wooden table next to him made a squeaking sound.

"Sir Eble is powerless to do anything about this. This is the decision made by Duke Mason on behalf of the Hermann family." Baron Wendell also found Sir Eble for this, but still found nothing. When it touched the interests of the Hermann family, the Sir was also in a very difficult situation.

"Hmph, this ungrateful guy, have you forgotten who helped him defeat Count Brenber, who saved his life and honor?" Ifu waved his arm and shouted in dissatisfaction.

"Stop Ifu, we swear allegiance to Lord Ebul. If others hear this, they will mistakenly think that our oath is a lie." Baron Wendell immediately stopped Ifu's words. He did not want Earl Lauziz to slander Duke Mason again using this as an excuse.

"That's right, now it's useless. Sir Eble is a member of the Hermann family after all. Of course, he has to think about his family's interests, so it's better to ask for others than to ask for others." Arod turned around and walked to the wooden table from the window. Ifu's resentment made him feel very comforted. In this dark and chaotic era when everyone is fighting for the interests of his family, only his family can rely on it. However, Arod felt that he could rely on his own strength to obtain land and status. The help of his family might just make his plan a little earlier.

"Do you have any plans?" Baron Wendell looked at Arod's appearance, and was already familiar with his expression of making up his mind, and knew Arod had his own plans.

"Well, I have my own plan. I just hope that my father and brother, you can provide me with some help then." Aruod nodded with a smile, and he began to think about the power he could mobilize.

At this time, after Duke Mason conquered Göttingen, Duke Saxon remained silent and sent an envoy to ask Duke Mason to treat his vassals well. This strange phenomenon made Duke Mason become cautious involuntarily. Then, when Duke Mason and his army stayed in Göttingen for a week to recuperate, Duke Saxon led his army to appear on a small plain outside the castle of Göttingen. At the same time, with Duke Saxon, there was also a court minister from the court of the Holy Roman Emperor's court, Lord Size De Witt, the Prime Minister of Emperor Henry. This emperor court minister, who was already in his twilight years, brought Henry's request to stop the army and make peace.

"Yanhe? What a joke, we are on the victorious side, and we should continue to attack and defeat the Duke of Saxony and let him cede more land."

"But this is the emperor's order. If it violates it, it will probably bring the excuses of other vassals in the empire."

"That's right, not to mention that our soldiers began to want to return to their hometowns, and the nobles complained about the jingle of poor wallets."

Duke Mason frowned and looked at his ministers quarreling with each other. He was holding a sheepskin document covered with the wax seal of the Holy Roman Empire Emperor. Henry was very dissatisfied with his private war with Duke Saxony without authorization. He believed that his compatriots would kill each other when the Magyars could invade the empire at any time, which would weaken the empire's strength to resist foreign enemies. If Henry's threat seemed just a joke to Duke Mason, then follow

Several letters from several archdiocese districts such as Brandenburg forced Duke Mason to feel nervous. These archbishops stood completely on Henry's side and frequently complained that Duke Mason's private war caused many riots to enter their archdiocese, causing losses to the nobles and civilians in the bishop. They also warned that if Duke Mason did not stop the private war with Duke Saxony, they might respond to the emperor's call to impose sanctions on Duke Mason.

"It seems that our emperor has bribed these greedy archbishops." Sir Eble stood beside Duke Mason, took the letter from the Duke's hand and said.

"Hmph, I didn't expect that the stubborn old man, Duke Saxony, would let Henry interfere in this matter." Duke Mason said dissatisfiedly, but he also understood in his heart that although he could not take the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire seriously, once this righteousness was overwhelming, his principality would still be unable to bear it. After all, Principality of Mason was nominally a vassal of the empire, and his Duke was also a vassal of Henry.

"What are your plans?" Sir Eble sighed. He looked at the nobles who were quarreling under the steps, and understood that this protracted war had caused these nobles to be dissatisfied. If they knew that several archbishops were beginning to turn to the Duke of Saxony, they would probably abandon Duke Mason and take his men and return to their territory.

"Well, since the Duke of Saxony wants to negotiate, then we agree." Duke Mason made the final decision. This decision was not easy. According to the report of his court chief, he had paid a large amount of money for the war and even borrowed debts from merchants. If he continued to fight, he would only expand his fiscal deficit. Instead of doing so, it would be better to use the county of Göttingen as a bargaining chip and hit the Duke of Saxony on the negotiating table.

"Oh." Sir Eble looked at the nobles who were fighting for power and profit at the steps and felt more and more that these people were outdated and incompetent. Instead, the Wendel family where Arod was located made many military achievements, but they did not receive any rewards or corresponding position in the ability to display their talents. He was worried about his father's short-sightedness.
Chapter completed!