Chapter Six(2/3)
Baron Lonna had not had a very broad relationship. When he was young, he was once addicted to poetry creation and devoted himself to becoming a poet. Poets were often lonely and uncomprehensible.
However, later, under the order of his father, he sought an errand under the former Minister of Finance. Francis's treasury was originally one of the most difficult things in the world to explain. Organizing those accounts was like solving the puzzle. This job occupied most of the Baron's youth.
Until he met his sweetheart, the baubles who would spend the long years to come with him.
The Baroness at that time was a famous beauty in Franx's south. She had many suitors, and even many wealthy nobles proposed to the daughter of this destitute noble without regard for the difference in status.
But, in the end, the one who was able to capture the beauty was the powerless Baron Lona.
According to the Baroness, Baron Lonna's poetic temperament when he was young was the reason why she was moved.
However, the Baron also paid a heavy price for this happy marriage. Under the secret pressure of the wealthy nobles who failed in competition, the Baron lost his job and established countless rivals for him.
In fact, the nobles invited were all for the sake of the Baroness and his beautiful and charming daughter.
Despite this, the Baron still considers him the happiest person in the world.
And now, Baron Lonna hopes to bring lifelong happiness to his daughter.
For this time, the barons and wife spent countless energy and carefully selected the list of nobles invited to the dance.
In fact, with his daughter's beautiful reputation, he was able to even invite the wealthy nobles in the south of Franx.
However, on the one hand, the barons and wife are afraid that the wealthy nobles will be intrepid and will play with their feelings freely (this is the reason why the barons rejected the pursuit of many wealthy children back then).
Similarly, what even Ribo could see, the Baroness turned a blind eye to it?
Baron Lonna knew everything that had happened in Sethborough recently, and the various factions in the court fell apart. In the hundreds of years since its founding, political contradictions have never been so serious that they were irreconcilable.
Moreover, since a nearly ten-year battle between the two Deli and Pires thirty years ago, this Francis has had a nightmare and a country of entanglement with hatred and enemies that has never plagued the Francis border again.
However, the war that had been fighting for nearly ten years also hollowed out the treasury of the two countries. When he took office, it happened to be shortly after the war ended, so the baron knew best how many gold coins were left in the king's pocket.
The fear of war made Francis dare not reduce the number of troops. The total military strength of the three major military cities stationed in the Francis border Bires, Tarenberg and Pollang totaled more than 200,000, which is undoubtedly a huge expenditure for the cash-strapped treasury.
As the shadow of war dissipated, His Majesty the King became increasingly unbearable to this heavy and unnecessary burden that seemed to him.
In his plan, Bires and three counties should abolish at least 100,000 troops, or even only 50,000 troops, which was enough in the king's opinion.
However, Prince Phillips, the brother of His Majesty the King, definitely did not think so.
In order to disarmament, fierce conflicts have occurred among the royal family members.
At this time, joining any camp, as Ruibo said, is of no benefit.
On the verge of power disputes, Baron Ronna's view of all this is far more profound than that of Ribo, who is an outsider.
Therefore, there is absolutely no one on the invitation list that has something to do with powerful nobles.
For Baron Lona, this is better.
Because according to the convention, once civil strife occurs and the storm subsides, the wealthy and powerful nobles will definitely be in trouble. On the contrary, the destitute nobles, such as the ruling nobles, will have a better life because the ruling people need to win over the hearts of the people.
Baron Lonna was very accurate in observing such a profitable but not risky thing.
However, he absolutely did not expect that Ribo Hyde, this unexpected young man, would express his views on the situation in public.
In fact, Lord Caveyere Egret Hyde was not originally on the invitation list.
After all, a good match is a matter that concerns the nobles.
If you marry your daughter to a child of a commoner and noble family, it would be the most fatal to others to talk about as if you were betraying your daughter in exchange for money.
This has happened in Franx's hundreds of years of history.
However, those families that are short-sighted and greedy for immediate interests are despised by all other nobles. The descendants of these families cannot find intermarriage partners in the aristocratic circle, so more and more common people's bloodlines appear in their bloodlines. Soon these families disappeared from the aristocratic circle.
Baron Lonna did not want to do something to be sorry for his ancestors.
Therefore, civilian nobles are absolutely not among the invitations.
However, Mr. Eckert Hyde did speak elegantly and have extensive knowledge, and most importantly, he had unique insights into poetry.
Soon, the descendant of the bankrupt nobleman from Yile was attracted by the Baron as his confidant.
Baron Lonna was not welcome to the common nobles, but foreign bankrupt nobles were a different matter.
Because their bloodline is noble and noble bloodline after all.
Many bankrupt noble families were originally even famous wealthy families.
Although he did not know much about Lord Kewiere Egret Hyde, Baron Lonna could fully determine the noble and pure family lineage of Lord Hyde with the mermaid mark on Lord Hyde's clan emblem.
The Mermaid Mark is a symbol of the Yilei Royal Family, indicating that the family has had at least one queen in her long history, and may even be a ruling queen.
The verification of heraldry is definitely a careless matter.
Although the nobles of Francis had complained about His Majesty the King's conferring too many civilian nobles, at least they did not give them family seals representing honor.
As for those foreign bankrupt nobles who possessed heralds, the Elders' House will repeatedly verify it before it will be recognized.
The nobles knew the harshness of those Presbyterian members very well, so it was perfect for them to determine the authenticity of the herald.
If you can pass the eyes of the elders, this mermaid mark is undoubtedly real.
A descendant of the Yilei royal family is a prominent nobleman no matter what it means. It should be reasonable to invite such people to attend their own dance.
After sending the invitation, Baron Lonna did not expect that Mr. Eckert Hyde himself did not come, but that he was his nephew.
Similarly, he never expected that Mr. Hyde would be such a person.
Baron Lonna had to admit that Rebow was just as good as his uncle Eckert.
The same knowledge, the same calmness, the same elegant temperament, the same gentle temperament, the same elegant temperament, the same elegant temperament is more elegant than ordinary nobles. It is obviously an indelible feature passed down from a long lineage. Compared with ordinary nobles, they do not have the kind of unreachable pride that is unfamiliar. If Baron Ronna himself had not planned to be a poet who put aside everything when he was young, he would have been a stern face and a serious nobleman.
However, Baron Lonna felt intuition that Rebe and his uncle were two completely different people.
In the eyes of the baron, Mr. Eckert is a scholar, a real scholar, or even a poet. Looking back, he was so close to this Mr. Eckert, perhaps because Mr. Eckert is the same person as him, who was obsessed with poetry in his early years, but because of family pressure, he gave up his dream in his early years.
In essence, the Baron still considered himself a poet, and now he thinks that Mr. Etke Hyde is the same.
But, that's not the case with Ribo.
Perhaps the diplomat's grandfather's education was so outstanding that the Baron felt that Ribo had a deep and sophistication that was not his age.
Moreover, Ribo's eyes were much deeper and sharper than Mr. Eckert Hyde. Baron had seen such a look before. It was possessed by the Holy Knight who had been experienced in the battlefield.
If Mr. Eckert Hyde gives people a poet-like feeling of harmony and tranquility, then Ribo Hyde gives people a calmness, ability and a unique sense of mystery.
Just as Baron Lonna was carefully distinguishing the uncle and nephew, his wife's voice came from his ear: "Dear, look at which young man our daughter cares more about?"
‘Oh, my wife, I think it’s almost the same. Now there is no such a good person as I used to be.’ Baron said jokingly.
‘You are really self-intoxicated,’ the Baroness glanced at her husband.
‘Okay, I’m not kidding anymore. To be honest, I really regret the young people. Their luck is really bad. There is a daughter who is not suitable for me in front of them, but it is definitely not a role model they can surpass. There is the one in the lounge upstairs, and none of them can show it.’ said the Baron.
‘Do you think it’s inappropriate?’ asked the Baroness.
The Baron was extremely surprised and said, "Isn't this obvious? The boy is at least two or three years younger than our daughter."
‘Oh-I thought you were concerned about the disparity in the status of aristocrats.’ said the Baroness with a chuckling.
‘That’s one of the reasons. I haven’t considered this carefully yet, but the age difference is obvious, and I thought it would be impossible.’ said the Baron.
'That's because you think it's impossible. In my opinion, the possibility is very high. If I'm not wrong, it's not because it's rude to leave without permission, and that will offend many people for us. Our daughter has already run into the small living room.' said the Baroness.
'How do you know?' asked the Baron.
‘Women’s intuition, I, as a mother, care more about our daughter than you. You just had sex with me and didn’t pay attention to her daughter’s expression at all. Although our daughter wanted to pretend to be natural and indifferent, her attention had already been given to Mr. Ribo Hyde.’
'I didn't pay attention to this, but she should know that such emotions are completely impossible, right?' asked the Baron.
‘Impossible? Why is it impossible? Is that boy two years younger than our daughter? If our daughter really likes the boy, she wouldn’t care about that.’ said the Baroness.
'But Mr. Ribbon Hyde was not here for a blind date, he was just here for his uncle Mr. Eckert Hyde. You see, if he had really made some sense, he would have come downstairs to dance with our daughter.' said the Baron.
‘Maybe, how much do you know about that Lord Caveyere Egret Hyde?’ asked the Baroness.
‘I don’t know much, but I have heard of the name Lord Caveyere Egret Hyde, who is a very skilled diplomat. He made outstanding contributions in the negotiations after the Battle of Birez, and he has a close relationship with the church. The nominee who awarded him the title is the current Lord Priest, and he is also closely related to the Pope who lives in Yi Lei... ‘The Baron reported everything he knew to his wife in detail.
'This is very good.' said the Baroness: 'This kind of family background is quite suitable for us.'
The baron was stunned when he heard this, and he put it in his wife's ear and whispered: 'Dear, don't joke, do you really plan to let our daughter marry someone two or three years younger than her?'
‘What’s wrong with two or three years old? There is not much difference. Francis III married his cousin, who was five years older than him. The second marriage of Francis XI was also a woman older than him. What’s more, I don’t want to suffer the same regrets that year. In order to marry you, a powerless person, I went against my father’s will. Until my father died, I thought he had not forgiven me, so I didn’t go back to see him. I don’t know that although he didn’t understand me when I made the decision, the long lonely years had already forgotten all this. He was always guilty of not attending my wedding. He was always waiting for me to step into the house again. ‘At this point, the Baroness’s voice was a bit inflated.
The Baron listened to all this in a daze. After a long time, he comforted him: "Okay, my dear, okay, don't think about these things anymore. I listen to you, I listen to you all. If our daughter likes it, I will not object. I also hope that our daughter will be happy, at least as happy as me. If she likes people two or three years younger than her, then let her like it. Women are older than men, so that her husband will not die before her, and will save her loneliness and sadness."
‘So, how about we invite him to the party three days later? Today, it was really not suitable. Our daughter entangled those people. Three days later, there were fewer guests and they had more opportunities to have private contact.’ asked the Baroness.
‘No need to remind me, I have decided to invite him to the banquet three days later. Even if he is not a great partner for our daughter, Mr. Ribo Hyde is also a very good guest.’ said the Baron.
‘That's a certainty.’ The Baroness said with joy.
In the living room, Ruibo didn't know much about all this. When he was bored, he opened the window and looked into the distance.
Piton is a very poor place. Although the population lives several times that of Lai and Nangang, most of them are mainly agriculture. They usually raise one or two sheep, and sell it or slaughter it during the holidays. This is the only way for most people to improve their lives.
There are no bustling commercial streets or outstanding scenery in Piton. There are dense forests outside the city to the south. I heard that this forest is the largest forest in the south of Franx. It extends all the way to Fort Serth.
It is this forest that makes the original south of Franx a barren land, and the residents of Pitton were forced to move here hundreds of years ago by Franx V.
The ambitious king wanted to turn the vast and fertile land of Franx into a warehouse that could provide continuous supply of food.
Therefore, three counties of Serthborg, Peedton and Barth were established.
Serthburg is the center that controls the three southern counties, while Pyton is responsible for growing food. There was no Batter County in the original plan, but the vast forest between Pyton and Serthburg gives farmers and thieves hiding in it a natural protection.
Therefore, Franz V divided three-quarters of this forest into an independent county - Barth.
Bart County is the poorest county in Franc. There is only one city in the whole county - Bart, which is built in the center of the forest.
Bart has the smallest population, with only more than 7,000 people, but the people there think they live a very happy and happy life. In order to avoid the noisy world, they moved their cities several times, moved the city deeper into the forest, and had to escape from Tongjun Avenue between Pidon and Serth Fort.
However, the Barths were still fulfilling their obligations that were established in the Francis V era - to protect the forest and keep the roads open, and to capture thieves fleeing into the forest.
Originally, Lai and Nangang were not valued. During the Franc V period, it was a barren land.
To be continued...