Milgan is probably lucky, but also unfortunate.
Since Granlon and Lion Lake City Flag Guard unexpectedly turned their mission to hunt down Milgan into a raid to capture the city, Milgan fled to the vicinity of Yalagar, which is the village to the west of Seven Forks Fortress.
Then, he met Ryman who was looking for 'enemy' everywhere.
Ryman and Milgan are both very well-known. They know each other and have some friendship - they are both frequent visitors to the Lion City arena.
After all, both of them are knights with strong martial arts skills, and they still have some admiration for each other.
"Milgan? You look really embarrassed... Where is your mercenary group?"
"Sir Rayman, Lion Lake City...Forster rebelled!"
Milgan didn't know that Granlon had already gone to Long River Town, in order to use Ryman to help him avoid the pursuers, so he spread a panic to Ryman, and his first sentence was breaking news.
Ryman was shocked on the spot. "What's going on? Wasn't he exiled?"
"He killed his father Duke Alma! He also personally killed all the Duke's heirs! Now Horton Family is the only one who can inherit the inheritance, and he has indeed regained control of Lion Lake City... My new wife Nerida also died in his hands!"
Milgan The more he talks, the angrier he becomes. If he gains and loses his authority, he will indeed become angry.
Ryman was indeed shocked. Father-son rivalry may not be new, but not many sons kill their own fathers...
Moreover, he personally killed all his brothers and sisters - the last person to do such a thing was none other than Alma himself!
Ryman even thinks that Horton Family people have this kind of parricide gene in their blood...
Therefore, Ryman believed it, because Milgan made up the whole thing very reliably, and most of it was true.
Milgan told Ryman that he had previously accepted the task of escorting Nerida, and thus developed a relationship with Nerida, and also gained the attention of Duke Alma.
It just so happened that the relationship between Nerida and Lion Lake City Flag Guard Bannerlord Granlon broke up, and Granlon was already attracted to Duke Alma is unfaithful - Granlon defected to Forster when Alma father and son were fighting for power, so Nerida wanted to divorce Granlon.
Milgan claimed that Duke Alma also agreed with this matter, so Alma originally planned to let him marry Nerida and take over Lion Lake City Flag Guard, and even planned to establish his 'Griffin Sword' mercenary group as a knighthood.
So he dueled with Granlon, forcing Granlon to agree to divorce, and married Nerida, and was then appointed as Lion Lake City military officer.
And Granlon was deprived of military power - as a result, Granlon held a grudge and rebelled with Lion Lake City Flag Guard, and took back the exiled Forster, directly rebelling...
The final result was that his newlywed wife Nerida was killed, his mercenary group was killed and dispersed during the riot, but he himself was blamed by Forster and had no choice but to flee.
--This sounds true because it seems to be the case...
Milgan can deceive so many girls, and his level of weaving lies is certainly very high, and his words are extremely smooth.
He even gave everyone a motivation that fit their behavior...
Granlon failed in the duel and was divorced, and was unwilling to be deprived of his military power, so he would return to the exiled Forster and help Forster regain his power. This is very reasonable for anyone.
And Forster has been exiled by Alma. Before being exiled, Alma personally tortured him into a human form with a whip, salt water, etc. Many people have heard of this. In order to regain the power that should originally belong to him, it is very possible to commit parricide - after all, Alma himself has done this before. Father's kindness and son's filial piety are the same line...
And Milgan did not describe himself as an innocent victim. He admitted that he had gotten along with Nerida before Nerida's divorce, and he also admitted that he insulted Granlon in order to anger Granlon during the duel.
This advanced lie-weaving method of putting the big blame on others and leaving small mistakes to yourself is actually very easy to win the trust of others.
Coupled with Ryman's understanding of Alma's family, Ryman completely believed Milgan's words.
Moreover, Ryman felt that it was very likely that his bridge-guarding team was killed because of this incident - if Forster murdered Alma, it would definitely lead to suppression by the king. Whether it was killing a duke or parricide, such sinners would definitely be punished.
In order not to be suppressed before gaining a firm foothold, Forster will definitely do something.
Therefore, it is indeed very possible that Forster deliberately killed the garrison guarding the bridge at this time, thereby triggering a war between the Lionheart Kingdom and other countries, especially the war with the southern countries - Lion City is very close to Seven Forks Fortress. If a war breaks out with the southern countries, the king will be too busy to take care of himself and will definitely not be able to take care of Forster. At least it can buy him time and space.
Yes, for Ryman, this kind of judgment is not just a guess, but a reasonable inference based on the testimony. It is a very logical judgment. Ryman feels that this is almost the case...
Yalagar was quite close to Lion City, so Ryman took Milgan to Lion City immediately, intending to report the situation to the king. He felt that he should lead his troops to catch Forster while he was not yet stable.
After all, the dozen soldiers who were killed while stationed at the bridge were all subordinates of Ryman, and he must seek justice for his subordinates.
However, Ryman was unable to see King Ulrich at Lion City - the king is undergoing treatment these days and is temporarily unable to handle official duties.
Ryman only saw Alanric Prince and Grand Scholar Igor.
However, just after Ryman told Alanric Prince about the situation, Alanric issued an order that Ryman did not expect - Prince Your Highness arrested Ryman in the name of 'stealing the king's seal'!
This is mainly because the time when Ryman met Alanric was not coincidental...
Alanric Prince's original plan was to summon an army to 'quell the rebellion' on the grounds that he suspected Alma of stealing the king's seal with the intention of rebelling.
Since the current marshal is Ulrich himself, and there has been no change in the past six months, and the king is ill and cannot lead the troops, Alanric can temporarily replace his father as Prince to lead the troops himself - it is the king's duty to kill the rebellion, and to clean up the house, the nobles will certainly not overstep their authority.
Alma itself is powerful, so Alanric can legitimately recruit the military strength of the nobles across the country, and take this opportunity to get as many troops as possible into his own hands. For example, Lion Knight Order...
As for Alma's crime, this is actually the reason why Alanric helped Alma escape and gave Alma Long River Town the transfer order - they had discussed it and cooperated to act out a big show together, and there was no need to really fight a huge civil war...
After Alanric takes control of the military, they can just find someone to take the blame with Duke Alma. In fact, the person Alma expected to take the blame at that time was Li Ang...
Of course, Alanric did secretly put the king's seal on Lion Lake City--if he controls your military power smoothly, it is not impossible to kill Alma in a fake show...
But who knew that Alma would die before he summoned the army, and he died so suddenly!
Now Forster is back in control of Lion Lake City, and the method of control is parricide! In fact, at this time, the king should have recruited an army to attack Lion Lake City, but Forster has not discussed it with Alanric, and he will definitely not cooperate...
Moreover, I had to find someone else to take the blame for getting the seal to Lion Lake City.
When Ryman met Alanric, Prince Your Highness was just discussing with Igor who should be blamed for stealing the seal - Igor couldn't admit it to himself, he would be beheaded...
Although Ryman has a low title, he is a vassal directly loyal to King Ulrich, a lord of Seven Forks Fortress, and a military attache who specializes in dealing with rebellion, and he has many Lion Knight in his hands.
For Alanric, this is obviously a problem.
But Ryman has no handle, no in-law relationship to use, and it's not even easy to bribe. Ryman is neither lustful nor money-loving.
Therefore, Alanric simply puts the charge of stealing the king's seal on Ryman. If possible, she can try to see if she can force him to support her. Even if she can't, she can also try to use threats to get Lion Knight from Ryman's subordinate.
If Lion Knight Order's deputy leader Ryman is guilty of treason, then Lion Knight Order is indeed likely to be declared an illegal knighthood, and a large group of "questionable" accomplices will inevitably be 'discovered'...
As a result, Ryman was detained by Alanric Prince in such a confused way - sometimes, the person who was charged with the crime did not make any mistakes, and may even not know anything.
In fact, Ryman was not the only one who was accused without knowing anything. Alanric Prince himself also felt quite aggrieved...
Because Duke Brennus also returned to Lion City at this time, and broke into Noble Council with Lion Knight Order, intending to find Alanric and ask questions.
Because Li Ang taught the halberdier some rhetoric, Brennus thought that the killing of those garrison troops that triggered the conflict between the two countries was instigated by Alanric...
For Brennus, it doesn't matter who the king of the Lionheart Kingdom is, whether it is Ulrich or Alanric, it doesn't matter if Alanric Prince wants to fight for power.
In fact, Brennus is more willing to support Alanric Prince - because Alanric is different from Ulrich. This Prince has no control over Lion Knight Order and can only rely on Brennus.
In this way, Lion Knight Order can be controlled by Brennus for a long time.
And in Brennus's opinion, young Alanric probably hasn't learned 'balance' yet. As the strongest Duke at present, a young and inexperienced king is obviously easier to deal with...
But, but...
For Brennus, no one can use the safety of the kingdom as a means to gain power! Let alone Lion Knight Order be used as cannon fodder!
Because Lionheart Kingdom is shared by the nobles, not the king alone.
As the Duke of the Kingdom, Brennus certainly cannot allow Alanric to mess around!
But Brennus led troops to break into the Noble Council tower, which caused Alanric to have a misunderstanding - he thought it was because he privately detained Lion Knight Order deputy commander Ryman, so Grand Commander Brennus came to investigate...
The result of this small misunderstanding was that Alanric and Brennus had a conflict...
Because the first thing Brennus said after seeing Alanric was, "Prince Your Highness, why do you want to put the kingdom in danger? A place of life and death like Seven Forks Fortress is not a place to play games!"
Brennus's original intention was to ask Alanric about the reason for "provoking a dispute between the two countries", to see what Prince wanted, and to see if there were any other ways to solve the problem.
But Alanric thought that Brennus was talking about his seizure of Ryman - Ryman is the lord of Seven Forks Fortress...
Alanric was not willing to share his frame-up behavior with anyone. In addition, this Prince felt that Brennus's tone was disrespectful to him, so he gave a very unhappy answer, "Do I need to report to you for my work? Brennus, you led the troops into the king's private residence, are you planning to rebel!"
As a result, as soon as the hat was slapped on, the grumpy Brennus immediately concluded that Alanric had no trust in him.
Therefore, Brennus did not intend to have any more communication with this Prince, and directly made an ultimatum-like request. "No matter what you want to do, you must resolve all unresolved conflicts between the kingdom and other countries! Otherwise, you will not be able to accomplish anything!"
Then he left with his troops.
Alanric did not expect Brennus to react so strongly. He did not want to be hostile to Brennus. In addition, he also wanted to fight against Lion Lake City and originally wanted to ensure that the kingdom was free from foreign aggression - so he had to arrange for Igor to negotiate peace with the Bacchus Empire.
Of course, Brennus's reaction also made Alanric determined to take control of Lion Knight personally.
So, Igor went to Seven Forks Fortress.
Igor is indeed tasked with going south to the Bacchus Empire Siyuan City to negotiate peace.
But the more important task is to use the charge of 'stealing the king's seal' imposed on Ryman, and use the terms of 'conspiracy' and 'Lion Knight Order is unreliable' to divide and coerce the Lion Knight under Ryman.
The deputy leader Ryman is involved in the serious crime of treason. Of course, these Lion Knight are also very panic-because this may lead to Lion Knight Order being sentenced to an illegal knighthood again!
You know, it has only been ten years since Lion Knight Order was recognized by King Ulrich and became a national knight again.
These new generation Lion Knight have just adapted to their privileges as royal knights, and they are reluctant to become ordinary Royal Guard again - Royal City Guard is actually just a retinue, with a much lower status than Lion Knight Order...
At this moment, the lord came to the bridge and was surrounded by Igor who ordered Lion Knight Order.
Igor obviously planned to frame Li Ang on the spot - who asked Li Ang to come back from Bax's territory?
Since Ryman said that it was mostly Forster who instigated the murder of the Qiaotou garrison, then the bachelor planned to use Ryman's own judgment to kill Li Ang Said to be the specific executor of the killing of the Qiaotou garrison, that is, Forster's accomplice - given that Forster once provided a large amount of precious food to Li Ang, this theory is at least reasonable.
But these Lion Knights under Ryman had just participated in the process of taking Li Ang away from White Deer Fortress in the name of "suspected treason". Lion Knights all understood that Ryman was definitely innocent, and Li Ang was probably innocent as well.
But now they must obey Igor's orders - those who disobey will definitely be considered by Igor as "Ryman's accomplices".
In order to save their own lives and to protect the legal status of Lion Knight Order, they have no choice.
Of course, the Lord Lord will not surrender. Although he has always avoided such battles that would cause huge losses, the situation this time is obviously different. Igor obviously intends to kill him!
"Lion Knight, where is Ryman? What is Igor threatening you with?"
Li Ang heard some clues from the reactions of Lion Knight and the additional orders from Igor - Ryman was probably arrested? He was even charged?
"Don't talk to him, grab him, or kill him!"
Igor shouted behind Lion Knight.
He was blocked by the crowd, Li Ang couldn't see him, but Igor didn't even dare to say anything, so the lord could naturally be sure of at least one thing - Igor could not make Lion Knight absolutely obey.
As long as Igor can be captured or killed, maybe these Lion Knight can be persuaded?
So Li Ang advanced instead of retreating. He suddenly drew his sword and forced back the two Lion Knight who were surrounding him, and rushed towards Igor's position.
But Igor was quite smart and hid on the other side of the bridge - more than a hundred meters away.
The lord was blocked by the Lion Knights and could not rush over, so he had to shout, "Kill that skinny old man!"
A brief bloody battle began.
The men and horses on both sides were originally good at riding lances, but neither side was able to speed up. In this siege, they all used two-handed broadswords or half-handed swords.
This made it difficult for both sides to cause relatively large casualties quickly - Lion Knight did not intend to kill Li Ang. Li Ang's cavalry were just trying to break out, so neither side was engaged in a violent fight to the death.
Basically, they were blocking each other with swords and shields, making a clanging sound.
In the Li Ang team, a weirdo with gauze wrapped around his head covering the entire upper half of his face, a warrior wearing a full-coverage knight's helmet, and two people dressed as female explorers followed behind the lord.
The man was wrapped with gauze and his eyes were also wrapped, as if he was a seriously injured person with both eyes injured. In his hand was a strange big bow with arrows already attached.
This is Wendilf.
The other one, of course, is Vendathir.
Igor obviously has little combat experience. He is originally a scholar. As a palace bachelor, he has probably never been on the battlefield before.
He probably thought it was safe to stand more than a hundred meters away...
At this time, behind Li Ang, several arrows flew out at incredible speeds.
The target of the arrow is Igor!
This is the important task assigned by the lord to Wendilf and Vendathir - they all have the ability of Sound Shot. The lord will use them as snipers, responsible for killing the enemy's leader.