Chapter 217 Arrangement

The Northern Duchy was established on such a dramatic occasion, beyond everyone's expectations.

Derek had been refusing before, and no one saw any signs of success.

Today, Andrew took the lead and suddenly forced to persuade, breaking the weak balance.

Because it was too sudden, no one could react.

Derek sat on the main seat, and the knight officers had already pledged their allegiance collectively, and even the flags were ready.

The Duchy was forced to be established, and others didn't care whether you were voluntary or forced.

Even if King Arthur didn't want to deal with the northern nobles anymore, he had to express his position now.

This was a blatant split and challenged the status of the Louis family.

If he ignored it, the legitimacy of the throne would also be questioned.

"It's going to be a mess."

Count Perez suddenly sighed, and people of insight could see this clearly.

No country was established without war.

The Barbarian Kingdom also chose to take the initiative at the beginning, and it was the victory over the Holy Cross Kingdom that won them the opportunity.

Now, it's the turn of the Northern Duchy.

Of course, according to common sense, it can also be called the Principality of Leopold.

Earl Jeffreys was sour. He didn't expect that a newly rising young man occupied the North, which made the efforts of several generations of the Jeffreys family a joke.

"Duke Leopold is not ready. These knights are too bold. They will face huge pressure next."

It can be imagined that King Arthur will never sit idly by.

Will the Kingdom of the Holy Cross miss this opportunity?

Even the Barbarian Kingdom will tacitly start a war.

Being attacked from three sides, only those who survived are the real principalities, and those who can't survive are just a dream.

He hopes this is a dream.

Earl Perez glanced at him with disdain in his heart.

Young people are far worse than old men. Is this really an accident?

Earl Perez doesn't believe in accidents. Everything today seems natural, but who is the ultimate beneficiary is the mastermind behind the scenes.

"Let's wait and see!!" The old earl said in his heart.

Sure enough, Derek sat and accepted the loyalty of a large number of nobles, including many nobles in the North, and chose to support the Northern Principality.

Derek was a real knight of the North, and his appeal was stronger than expected.

After accepting the reality, Derek quickly issued an order.

"Virut, go back to Yanle Mountain Fortress and keep an eye on the barbarians. If I see a barbarian appear in the North, I will personally take off your head."

The first person to be scolded was Virut, the initiator of the whole thing.

This seemed to be a punishment for him, ordering him to garrison Yanle Mountain Fortress.

However, those who really understood it understood that if Virut was the initiator, would Duke Leopold dare to scold him like this?

It seemed to be an exile, but in fact it was to show the Duke's control over his subordinates.

After all, the persuasion incident just happened, which easily made people doubt the Duke's control.

On the contrary, Virut was sensible and accepted the order without any dissatisfaction.

Then it was Andrew. Derek showed helplessness in front of his uncle: "Uncle, why are you interfering in this matter? Go back to Port Degen first. Next, I will reorganize the customs and taxation system of the principality."

Andrew was not proud of his achievements. He had been reminded by his son.

"Duke, I will go back and reflect immediately."

After dealing with the direct leader.

Derrick looked at Adrian, his expression slightly softened: "Adrian, you go to the front line of St. Peter Province, control my army, and prevent the Holy Cross from taking advantage of the fire."

"Yes, Your Excellency the Duke." Adrian understood that this was a reward for himself.

It was also this order that many people realized that the Duke had defeated the Holy Cross army not long ago and even executed a head of the church knights.

It can be said that the Holy Cross people were hit hard from the army to the morale. If they wanted to counterattack in a short time, they would not have enough strength.

Count Perez suddenly felt terrible. All this could not be a coincidence. Derek had already planned it.

Others thought he was just trying to recover the lost territory, but they didn't expect him to hide this thought.

"Berdet."

"Your Excellency the Duke, I'm here."

The leader of the Abbey Knights, Berdet, stood up silently. Today he was wearing a black suit and was very low-key. Now that he stood up, many people realized that the leader of the monastery was here.

Count Perez's heart moved. The power of the Melgen Monastery was not weak.

Derek had the best attitude towards Berdet and said with a smile: "I need the support of the monastery."

"Your will is the Holy Edict. The Abbey Knights are waiting for your call." Berdet responded without hesitation.

He was very serious and his expression was serious.

The Abbey Knights have proved their loyalty with facts.

It has been almost a year. The reserve knights have been supplemented, and even the manpower has been expanded secretly. They can go out again at any time.

"Simon, you go ahead and take over all the cities and armies in the north. Those who are willing to leave, send them out of the country, and those who want to resist... hang them!"

Derek's order was very cruel, but the struggle between countries is cruel.

The army was the first step, and the next step was for the officials of the dukedom to be quickly appointed to fill the vacancies in the kingdom's cities.

After three years of training, each administrative position was equipped with several times the number of deputies, and now it was finally time to put them to use.

Derrick didn't expect them to do better than their predecessors in the short term, as long as they could keep the government running.

Time was on his side.

Following Duke Leopold's order, a new seal was stamped on the spot, which was equivalent to the first batch of changes in the principality.

Count Perez would never believe that this was not prepared in advance.

All this was too coincidental, how could there be so many coincidences?

He believed that all coincidences were deliberate.

But Derek did a good job, and his methods were clever enough that even he couldn't stop it.

What we can consider now is how to deal with it.

Where is the road for the Perez family?

There are many people who are as confused as him. In addition to the nobles who are so excited that they pledge allegiance on the spot, there are still some people who are wavering.

After all, the Louis family has a foundation of several generations, and there is no problem with legality. If it weren't for King Arthur's mess, they would not have any hesitation.

Now... let's wait and see.

Count Perez was right in one thing, Derek was indeed prepared.

The lower-level military officers and political officials were unaware of the situation, but some arrangements had already been made.

If you are in the bureau, you cannot see the whole picture.

The Duke's order had arrived in advance before the news of the establishment of the Principality spread.

A large number of sheriffs received orders and were assigned tasks.

"Brothers, the Northern Principality was established today, follow me."