Warlord: King of All Clans

The lord's mansion had more and more ancillary buildings, and the roof coverings were changed from reeds to bricks and tiles fired in the river bend tile cellar.

The changes inside the house are even bigger. The ground-floor fire pit has been raised to the same level as the wooden floor, more tables and chairs have been placed around it, and the beams, columns and windows are decorated with colorful fabrics.

The whole hall appears spacious and bright, no longer as dark as before.

Apparently, the dyes researched by Fraser have begun to be put into practical use and have entered the lives of the people of the River Bay.

The building technology of Hewan is also more sophisticated, which can obtain more light without affecting the stability of the building.

Leo placed Ulian on the lord's throne and took out the document issued by the Earl's Palace in public.

"A surprise has arrived. The new Count of Freilov, Lord Hermann, has officially conferred the title of Knight of the Banner on Ulian Lavard!"

"What I have in my hand is a copy. The official document has been delivered to the Lord's Mansion in Isenbol and will arrive at the river bend soon."

Following Leo's announcement, the core layer of the river bend that followed them into the big house all cheered loudly, then knelt on one knee and saluted Uriyang.

"Greetings, Sir Knight Fangqi!"

Wuliyang sat on the lord's throne, feeling very relieved. "Hehe! I'm just a village leader, not even a corner flag, how come I became a square flag? How can I go about this?"

The square flag knights were already upper-class nobles in Isembol. Ordinary corner flags dared not challenge them, and the city lord had to treat them with courtesy.

He glared at Leo beside him and said, "Why don't you kneel?"

Leo sat down on the armrest of his lord's throne, "I am different now. I am a knight now."

Regardless of whether they had heard the news or not, the people below continued to shout, "Greetings, Sir!"

Leo looked down at Uliyan and said, "Did you hear that? My title is higher than yours!"

"Get out!" Uliyan shouted. Sir sounds good, but it's useless. Fang Qi is the real powerful noble.

The knight is like a large number of landless nobles in the South, such as the baron and the viscount, who don't even have a fiefdom.

The square-flag knights were powerful figures who could gather hundreds or even form a legion of thousands of people at any time.

Flipping through the documents in his hand, Uliyan suddenly said, "Let me tell you something interesting. Some time ago, Tariq of Isenpol also sent over a document of canonization."

"What is the canonization document?"

Ulian pursed his lips, and his kobold secretary, Savinting, quickly took a document from the desk in the next room and handed it to Leo.

Leo opened it and couldn't help laughing.

Sir Tarik Frylov, the Grand Lord of Isenbor, obeys the order of the Earl's Court and appoints Ulyaan as the Knight of the River Bend Banner.

Ivan was conferred the title of Knight of the Corner Flag of Hekou Town!

Confer the title of Knight of Corner Flag of Stonebreak Castle!

Leo commented, "What a good plan! They divided the river bend into three parts, and created a rift between us and the Petukhov family."

A well-developed knight territory is already a very delicious piece of fat meat, not to mention that it is a gravel fort that blocks the two thousand men of the Gladstone Legion. No family would let it go easily.

If it was really an order from the feudal lord, the small Hewan would have no choice but to rebel, except to hand over the Gravel Fort.

Hekou Town is the main grain producing area in Hewan. If it is given to Ivan, will the other party accept it or not?

Then, Ivan, who was weak and alone, turned against Hewan and had to serve others.

If you don't accept it, you will lose the chance to make the leap and will have to continue to be a commoner.

Ulian sighed, "It's only because the count died in battle and his three sons are unable to take care of themselves, and you have a strong enough background now. Otherwise, no matter who is Count Fruilov, they will probably do the same thing."

Leo deeply agreed with this. The Great Earl in the North would not allow the square flag family under his control to become too powerful. The River Bay was so big that it almost occupied most of the northwest of Isembol. It was only a matter of time before it was divided.

But according to tradition, the river bend was divided into three knight territories, all of which would be given to the three tribesmen of Uliyan, and no outsiders would be allowed to interfere.

In fact, everyone has been mentally prepared. Even if they are really divided, it will not have much impact in the short term.

Unless the Urian family declines, the earl will not make things difficult for himself by violating the rules of the game and forcing the mentality of his knights.

Therefore, Ulyaan judged that "Tariq is anxious."

Leo also nodded. "The Duke of the North has already recognized Herman's status as Earl, but the other two sons are bound to fight for it. Tariq has a mediocre reputation in Isenbor. Only Gladstone and the city's flag support him, while the other two flags remain neutral."

"He is now targeting Hewan and wants to get rid of us, the unstable factor, first."

Ulyanov corrected him: "It's not us, it's Petukhov. Among the five banners of Isenbol, only Petukhov is against Tariq."

"Why did they transfer the Isenkulov family and the Hobert family to the front line during this war? They transferred the neutral flag and the allies of the Petukhov family, leaving the Petukhov family isolated and helpless."

"Unfortunately, the war ended too quickly, and Tariq's plan was not implemented yet."

In fact, every step Tariq took was correct. Even if he was stupid, the Lord's Mansion had think tanks to assist him.

Unfortunately, he miscalculated every step. He did not estimate the true strength of River Bay, which led to the collapse of his ally, the Gladstone family.

The duration of the war was not taken into account, so the plan could not keep up with the changes.

Normally, River Bay, as an ally of the Petukhov family, is just a small frontier territory.

Gladstone assembled his army and devoured them all in the name of revenge, thus amputating one of Petukhov's arms.

The subsequent racial war was not so short.

Normally, a war would last three to five years. During this period, the neutral Isenkulov and Hobert were fighting in the north. Tariq, together with Gladstone and the city's flag bearer Adonis, were able to easily control Petukhov.

As long as the Petukhov family falls, Isenpol will no longer have any opposition and Tariq will be in control.

Uliyan said in a deep voice: "But Tariq will not give up. He will make a move sooner or later. During this period, I have asked Ivan to keep a close eye on him to see what trouble he can make."

As the two were talking, a man walked in from the gate. It was Ivan, who had rushed in from Hekou Town.

Hekou Town is a grain base in Hewan, and its military strength is already quite strong. The situation has been tense recently, and Uliyan has transferred another 200 elite troops from the peninsula.

In the absence of Leo and Vich, young Ivan became the military leader of the River Bend, in charge of at least one-third of the lords' army in the River Bend.

When he saw Leo, Ivan first laughed foolishly, then went up to greet him.

After the greetings were over, he leaned on his sword with one hand, stood tall and proud, and said with a disdainful look: "Uncle, did you tell me? I am now the honorable Knight of the Corner Flag of Hekou Town. Now you have to call me Knight Ivan."

Leo quickly called out, "Hello, Knight Ivan."

Ivan nodded in satisfaction, speaking in the uneducated imperial language he had just learned, "It just so happens that I am still in need of a knight's squire. Seeing that you are an extraordinary martial artist, I admire you very much. I would like to take you in as a knight's squire. Are you interested?"