Using the daughters of the family to marry to ensure the loyalty of the military leader is something that most families will do.
It seems that Milgan does have a way of seducing aristocratic women...
But cuckoldry is probably the norm in aristocratic families. Most of the marriages of the great aristocrats are political marriages. There is really no emotional basis between husband and wife. Private affairs are very common.
From the look of Nerida, it seems that she wholeheartedly believes that Milgan is her true love.
But Nerida really can't follow Milgan's team to Long River Town. She is the eldest daughter of Duke Alma and has stayed at Long River Town for a long time. Many people in Long River Town know her.
An affair is an affair, no one will say anything if it is not made public, but if it is made public, her cuckold husband will have to lead his troops to kill Milgan...
That's all for Lion Lake City Flag Guard. What's more important is that she is very likely to face the wrath of a duke - Nerida went to Milgan in the name of visiting her father, but she did not go to see Alma at all. This lie can easily be revealed.
It may not matter to Alma that Nerida cheats on his lover. At most, he will get scolded. But no matter what, Milgan will definitely be unlucky.
But...
Alma is no longer Lion City so soon?
The lord did not know that Alma had escaped early, much earlier than he expected.
"...Milgan, Duke Alma, when did you return Lion Lake City?"
Li Ang has now realized that he may have underestimated Alma. To be able to return to Lion Lake City so quickly, the Duke's methods exceeded the lord's expectations.
"About a week ago, and there is news that he exiled his son Forster and a daughter just after he returned - this is the letter reported by Nerida's maid. So I have to send Nerida back quickly. I am telling the truth. I really have no other intentions. You can rest assured."
Milgan seems quite sincere now.
Li Ang can see that what he said is indeed the truth, but this news is not good news for Li Ang...
A week ago, that was when Li Ang had just left White Deer Fortress.
As soon as Alma returned, Forster was exiled. In other words, Alma regained control of the Horton Family in a very short period of time.
The Duke's method is indeed somewhat unexpected.
Alma's return to power is definitely not in line with King Ulrich's wishes. The king would not have been willing to let Alma escape so quickly - Alma must have received help from caring people.
"Alma is still fighting a lawsuit, isn't it? How could he get away so easily?"
For Nerida's reason, Milgan must have been keeping an eye on Alma's movements, and Li Ang felt that he should know the reason.
"It seems that Alanric Prince provided guarantee for Duke Alma, and then Duke Brennus, who was in charge of the case, closed the case directly."
Alanric Prince again?
That's it!
This Prince really needs to do this...
Alanric Since he is buying people's hearts, he naturally wants to lose the king's people's hearts.
If he died in Lion City, many nobles would think that the king was crazy. People like Godric would definitely no longer obey the orders of Ulrich - then they would probably support Prince instead.
The king is causing trouble for Alma. If he helps Alma escape, Prince can get the support of the duke.
This Prince seems to be a little impatient?
Li Ang Now I have thought it through.
However, it was already very dangerous to be enemies with Duke Alma, and now there are more enemies like Alanric and Milgan Kilik for no reason. The lord is naturally very unhappy.
They want their own lives, so why should the lord give something in return...
A great man once said that we should reduce our enemies to a few and our friends to many.
The Lord Lord has a unique understanding of this - he wants the enemy to deal with the enemy...
"Milgan, Nerida things are easy to talk about. I have no interest in the love life of the two of you. I am more concerned about my own life - your mercenary group was originally hired by the king to deal with the Noldor, right? Why did you accept the task of killing me?"
Li Ang would like to see if it is possible to persuade Milgan.
"Igor was also in contact with the king about hiring us. But he first asked me to kill you in Lion City's jurisdiction, saying that Prince Your Highness could give me the Pioneer Baron certificate. I asked about it, and some people said that you are a traitor. I thought Because this was the king's wish, I took the job. Later I saw that you had a lot of people, so Igor added a high price of fifty thousand dinars... But yesterday I saw that you had so many troops coming out from Lion City, I thought I might have been fooled..."
Seeing that Li Ang is willing to agree to his request, Milgan is of course willing to explain the reason clearly. Anyway, now his mission is out of the question.
"It seems that they are all promises, but nothing substantial is given to you...Milgan, have you ever thought that Igor and Alanric Prince are deliberately trying to get you to fight with me? I have so many cars. How could he not be aware of it when the team is at Lion City? Even though he knew that I had so many people, Igor asked you to kill me... You know, if it was to assassinate me, Igor should have found a professional killer, not you!"
Li Ang found a breakthrough and started to provoke.
In fact, Igor definitely didn't know that Li Ang had so many people...
The convoy entered the city in batches, and Eric also deliberately did not let them wear heraldic robes. Who would observe so carefully those transport convoys divided into dozens of people? It is normal for them not to be discovered.
But Milgan really doubted this. He originally felt that it was very problematic for Igor to give him this business - at first he said that Li Ang was alone;
Later, I discovered that there were hundreds of people around Li Ang, so Igor added a high price;
But now I find that they have brought three to four hundred people...
If you think about it seriously from Milgan's point of view, it does seem like you are deliberately provoking a fight between Griffin Sword Mercenary Group and Li Ang.
"I just think there is something wrong with this, so I have given up on this mission...Lord Li Ang, what is the grudge between you and them? If so many of your troops can come out of Lion City openly, they are obviously not traitors..."
Milgan frowned and agreed with Li Ang's statement.
"I think it's not that I have any grudge against them, they might be plotting against you, Milgan..."
Seeing that the mercenary leader seemed to be able to be fooled, Li Ang began to persuade and educate him.
"How could I have any grudge against Prince..."
Milgan shook his head.
"It's not necessarily because they have grudges to plot against you...Milgan, you have hooked up with a lot of women. You should know that there are probably many nobles who want to kill you, but they are afraid that they will be embarrassed if they say something..."
Li Ang looked at Nerida in the distance, then looked back at the female explorers.
Milgan was stunned and nodded. Of course he agreed with this statement.
"Most of the time they insist on joining in..."
He defended himself weakly, but it was not convincing.
"There were rumors a few days ago that I was treasonous. In fact, it was because Bacchus Empire was framing me. I came to Lion City because King Ulrich gave me the authority to rebel against the rebels and gave me the power to use With the privilege of using the golden coat of arms... you should be able to understand, at this time, what does it mean to kill me, a lord who has just been granted privileges by the king? And the person who killed me, that is, you, conflicts with me at this time, what will be the consequences?"
Li Ang took out a contract signed with the king from his arms and let Milgan take a look at it.
Milgan frowned deeply. Of course he knew what the golden coat of arms represented. Igor, or Alanric Prince, actually asked him to murder a loyal minister who had the authority to retaliate...
"Alanric and I have no grudges. He is just taking the opportunity to harm you! Milgan, as long as you make a move against me, your mercenary group will be classified as rebels! No matter whether you can kill me or not, it is in line with his wishes. I wish... plus I am using Griffin crest, hum, Milgan, you have been claiming that your gryphon equipment is a trophy - then you will not even be able to explain, you have been plotted!"
Li Ang said it categorically, as if this is indeed the truth.
Milgan was stunned. From his standpoint, it seemed that this was really the case...
"Lord Li Ang, what you said makes sense... but, a Prince plotted against me? This... is unbelievable!"
He looked a little unsure, but had to admit that it was indeed possible.
"Whoever gave you an empty promise that you didn't keep... is plotting against you, Milgan. This is just like you hooking up with a girl. Isn't it difficult to understand?"
Li Ang smiled. The words were ambiguous and unconvincing to others. But to Milgan, this was indeed the truth - he himself was the best at making empty promises to girls.
"But I don't understand why Alanric would do this? He is Prince. Does this approach do him any good..."
Li Ang's words are in line with Milgan's own behavioral logic. He obviously believes it, but his political ability is obviously not as good as his ability with women.
"Have you never thought about how other nobles will react to this? You should know that many nobles hate you... If you and I fight to the death, and are labeled as rebels by Alanric, and then wiped out by Alanric... Those nobles who kidnapped their wives or daughters by you, but did nothing to you, will be able to take revenge! They will be grateful to him, and will support him for this."
Li Ang glanced at Nerida in the distance and began to channel Milgan's victim mentality.
"... I can understand this. If my mercenary group wasn't strong enough, I would have been killed long ago!"
Milgan really likes this - of course he himself can best understand what other men think of him.
"Besides, Nerida has shown her face to you, right? Do you think Igor doesn't know her? Igor is the person in charge of Noble Council, and he knows most of the nobles."
Li Ang shook his head and smiled, "Alanric must know about you and Nerida. Since he can help Alma escape, it means that he wants to get Alma's support... and provokes you and I am hurting both sides, but this is all to help Alma solve the problem, because Alma and I have a grudge, and your existence will make Alma embarrassed... If you get rid of us, Alma will owe him a favor!"
The lord is following the mentality of Milgan to spread conspiracy theories. This targeted approach is very effective for people who are already worried about corresponding matters.
"... No wonder Igor didn't find a killer, but instead found me... But those are Prince and the Duke, I can't deal with them..."
Milgan's mentality has basically changed to that of a victim, and his words have revealed his hostility towards Alanric and Alma...
Li Ang suddenly stopped smiling and his expression became very serious, "That's not necessarily the case, as long as you have enough courage... Milgan, I think it's okay for you and Nerida to be sneaky Meaning. In my opinion, you might as well find a way to secretly kill Alma and put Nerida on the throne of Duke... Judging from her feelings for you, you will gain huge power from this, and no one will be able to plot against you by then!"
The first step was to make Milgan hostile to Alanric and Alma. This was already successful. So Li Ang turned around and started a new guidance following Milgan's thinking.
Milgan was stunned for a moment.
After being stunned for a long time, he sighed, "It must be a noble lord like you who is ruthless..."
The lord shook his head and looked at Milgan seriously. "This is for self-protection, Milgan. You should know that the affair between you and Nerida may have been discovered. If you don't take action, you will be killed by Duke Alma sooner or later..."
Milgan frowned. "Why do you say that? Duke Alma may want me to die, but he himself should never mention it... But other people may use this to harm me."
"No, for Lion Lake City Flag Guard, Alma will definitely kill you! Milgan, that Bannerlord Granlon will know about this sooner or later, maybe he knows it now... As a husband, he must be at odds with you, this is human nature."
Li Ang once again turned on the conspirator mode with a serious attitude.
"Granlon... Maybe, but this is only between me and him."
Milgan obviously started to think according to the lord's rhythm.
"This is not just a matter between the two of you... What would Alma think in this situation? You know, his daughter has betrayed Granlon. If the Duke turns a blind eye or helps his daughter cover up, then Granlon will have no choice but to betray the Duke - otherwise, how can Granlon have the honor to live?"
Li Ang shook his head and spread his hands. "So, Duke Alma has only one way to protect the loyalty of this elite force - help Granlon kill you."
Milgan frowned deeply.
"Think about it for yourself... While Nerida is still here, you can become Nerida's guardian knight, and take the opportunity of escorting her back to Lion Lake City to secretly kill Duke Alma! Now Forster is exiled, Alma's other sons are all underage, so Nerida will definitely be able to take custody of the duchy as the eldest sister. In this case, Nerida can only divorce and inherit Lion Lake City's territory! And you... can become her new husband! You are also a noble, so I don't need to tell you what you can do next..."
Li Ang's voice was like a demon. Milgan's face looked uncertain at this moment, but it seemed that he had listened.
Indeed, for Milgan, if Alma dies at this time, he can use Ms. Nerida to obtain huge benefits...
If Alma dies now, Forster is exiled, and the other sons are minors, the duchy can only be supervised by Nerida, or even directly inherited by Nerida.
If Milgan is cruel enough, he might even take this opportunity to become a Grand Duke!
For example... kill all the underage sons of Alma.
Even if he doesn't do this, he may still be able to obtain a very high status with the help of Ms. Nerida, and a territory that is not inferior to any big lord.
"I...Lord Li Ang, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to kill Duke Alma..."
Milgan was obviously a little moved, and his voice even trembled a little.
He would take over the murder business for the Pioneer Baron certificate that was promised in vain, so he would naturally have ideas about power and territory. Now that Li Ang has pointed out a very feasible path for him, how could he not be tempted?
"But Duke Alma is destined to deal with you... This is not a question of whether you are willing or not, you have to save your life..."
Li Ang stared deeply into Milgan's eyes and gave him the last words that made him make up his mind.
This playboy has fallen into the conspiracy theory deliberately created by the lord.
In fact, this matter wouldn't have been that troublesome - even if Nerida's affair with him was discovered, it would most likely end with Nerida and Granlon getting divorced. As long as Milgan didn't come looking for death, he would be fine...
But Li Ang deliberately led Milgan to think about conspiracy. Once the mind sinks into it, everything Li Ang deduced is very likely to happen.
And Li Ang also gave him a reason to convince himself - to protect himself...
Milgan was indeed moved. He looked at Nerida frequently, his eyes filled with ambition.
Of course, Li Ang regards Milgan as an enemy from the beginning to the end, but the enemy does not necessarily have to be eliminated, but can also be exploited.
Anyway, Alanric and Duke Alma are enemies.
But it is not feasible to deal with Prince directly, so we induce Milgan to be hostile to Prince, and deal with Alma first.
There is no need for Milgan to succeed, it only requires Griffin Sword Mercenary Group to deal with Alma in a hostile attitude...
Griffin Sword Mercenary Group was recruited by King Ulrich and hired by Igor. Igor is the uncle of Alanric. These things are public information and most people will definitely know.
Alanric asked Griffin Sword to hunt down Li Ang, but Griffin Sword Mercenary Group went to assassinate Duke Alma - regardless of success or failure, what would Alanric think?
What will he do?
And what would the king and Duke Alma think?
Letting the enemy deal with the enemy is the best policy, regardless of success or failure.
"Milgan, I'll give you a gift, maybe it can help you deal with the Duke..."
Li Ang took out a small bottle from his arms. "Have you heard of Snake Heart Stone..."
"I know what this is... I understand, thank you for your help, Lord Li Ang, maybe I should give you something in return."