"Malz That old man once robbed a group of my horses. The reason was that I said bad things about him behind his back. Of course, he made it up. I always say bad things about him in person."
"A village on my border was forcibly taken over by the Kent Family. Woohoo~~ That was the ancestral territory of my ancestor when he was a knight."
"And that little beast from the Kent family, he openly arrested someone who had offended him in my territory without even saying hello. Those are my subjects, and beating a dog depends on the master. This kid doesn't take me as a lord seriously at all."
"When my territory was invaded by pirates, he actually provided me with assistance on the condition that I would be loyal to him. He was really ignorant, arrogant and rude. Doesn't he know that I am His Majesty the King's loyal minister?"
"Three years ago Viscount Cole was framed by Malz and falsely accused of secretly opposing Count Ferdinand. As a result, the entire family was exiled and his family's property was annexed by the Kent Family. I still remember this incident vividly, and I get chills down my back when I think about it."
"He also builds dams in his own territory and charges water fees during the dry season. Lords like us on the lower reaches of the river have to be extorted by him every year."
"Maltz Kent, villain! Villain!"
There was a lot of noise in the hall, and the lords told each other the crimes of the Kent Family, expressing their dissatisfaction with this domineering family.
The more people talked, the more excited they became. Kent Family had turned into a heinous bastard.
Earl Parker Seeing that the fire was almost done, he stood up and waved his hands.
"Everyone! Quiet! Quiet!"
Following his words, the sound in the hall gradually became silent, and everyone looked at Price Parker.
Old Earl said loudly, "We are just saying here that Kent Family will not be hurt or hurt. Only by taking practical actions can we defeat him."
Immediately someone shouted, "Your Majesty, please tell us what to do!"
With the leader in charge, others also joined in, saying they would fight Kent Family to the end.
Old Earl immediately replied, "Cooperation! Only if we work together can we fight against the Kent Family! There are only nearly half of the lords in this hall now, Northwest Bay. That means Half of the lords are still supporting - at least they are not against Maltz Kent. Now that he can evade the Duke and manipulate Ferdinand Family's power, we are still slightly inferior in strength, so we must unite."
"Old Earl is right!"
"Let us unite to deal with the Kent Family!"
Price Parker secretly breathed a sigh of relief when no one said otherwise. He carefully selected and invited all the lords to attend this meeting, but he did not expect it to go so smoothly.
Hum, Maltz Kent, you are usually arrogant, arrogant and domineering, but you didn't expect that you have secretly made so many enemies.
"Occupying the advantage of strength, Malz will never surrender. We will have to fight him sooner or later. Everyone has the money and strength to contribute, so let's take stock of the strength we have at hand. Let me tell you first, I, Parker Family, can provide 50 knights and 1,500 Soldiers."
Hearing what Old Earl said, the lords in the hall also reported their contribution. Before coming, they all guessed that something like this would happen this time and had already carefully calculated it.
"I, Mellon Family, can provide 50 knights and 1,200 Soldiers."
"I, Heller Family, can provide 30 knights and 1,300 Soldiers."
"I, Johnston Family, can provide 20 knights and 1,000 Soldiers."
It was the turn of Paul and Mellon. Paul reported the troops they could provide, "Greiman Family and Garnard Family can provide 1,000 Soldiers in total."
Earl Parker stroked his beard and nodded. Everyone knew that Alarda People Ding Buwang and Bairdin suffered another rebellion last year. It was understandable that they could only produce 1,000 people together.
After all the lords reported in a circle, a total of more than 500 knights and more than 12,000 Soldiers "armies" could be organized.
Paul thought to himself, "Half of the lords in the northwest can provide more than 10,000 Soldiers. If all the lords across the country spare no effort to support Royal Family, I'm afraid it will only take half a year to put down the rebellion in the south."
Paul subconsciously substituted Soldiers trained by Arda. He forgot that most of the Soldiers mentioned by these lords were farmers recruited temporarily. If the lords really provide these peasants and soldiers to the Royal Family, how to manage them will be a huge trouble for the Royal Family. It is a long way to go to the south to counter the rebellion. It is not like fighting on the doorstep of the Kent Family. It will be a disaster to bear the food and drink of these people with the logistics capabilities of this era. And these Soldiers cannot stay on the battlefield for a long time, otherwise who will farm the land.
Earl Parker was very satisfied with the strength of the alliance. He smiled happily and twirled his beard and said, "Okay! Our strength can fully compete with Maltz Kent and his associates. In addition, we also need to show our strength to His Majesty the King reported Kent Family for kidnapping the Lord and plotting to rebel, and reported Church for his suspicion of practicing witchcraft, so that justice could stand on our side and gain more support."
So the lords agreed on detailed steps.
After everyone returned, they began to recruit troops, train the army, and defend their respective territories. Once Kent Family discovered something was wrong and sent troops to attack, other lords would immediately go to the rescue.
After the troops were almost ready, the lords jointly wrote a letter to inform the whole country, exposing Kent Family's evil deeds. The focus was on reporting to the Royal Family and Church. In addition to kidnapping the lord, intending to rebel and practicing witchcraft, of course, it also included all kinds of daily oppression of everyone.
At the same time, an ultimatum was given to the Kent Family, asking Maltz Kent to plead guilty immediately. If he could downgrade his title by one level, release Duke Ferdinand, return the benefits extorted from everyone, and pay another With a large fine, everyone worked together to protect him from the Royal Family and Church. After all, he was also a Northwest Bay noble and lord, and he had to be given a chance to reform.
Paul was a little dissatisfied at first. According to his opinion, when dealing with people like Maltz Kent, after defeating them, they have to press him to death and beat the drowned dog.
Mellon quietly persuaded him, "If you propose this, everyone will be afraid. I don't know about other places, but in Northwest Bay, leaving a way out for each other is an unwritten rule among the lords - if there is no deep hatred between each other."
"Leave a few strands in your life so that we can meet each other in the future?"
"That's right, that's what it means. You described it very aptly. There are not many things that can make the lords drive each other to death."
"What are they?"
"Parricide or... rebellion by unruly people."