Before the four other barons had arrived, a spy from Gend came to Esbaibor on an inconspicuous donkey.

He brought back a big news to Simon--the long-lasting Duchy of Flanders claimed that the war led by the Earl of Held was over.

"Who won?" Simon, who sat high on the throne of the lord, asked impatiently.

"Dirk, Duke of Frisia." replied the spy who dressed himself like a travel merchant in a bright tights.

The Principality of Frisia is the Principality of Frisland, but among the residents of the Rhine region at this time, they prefer to use place names to refer to the Principality of North Korean descent in the north.

In terms of affiliation, Duke Dirk of the Duchy of Frisia was loyal to the German Kingdom, while Duke Anurf of the Duchy of Flanders was a vassal of the King of West Frank. Therefore, the Duchy of Flanders claimed that the Count of the Principal of East Frisia was actually in a sense equivalent to the war between the Kingdom of West Frank against the German Kingdom.

But interestingly, neither kings sent their soldiers to the war this time.

Raoul I, the king of the West Frank Kingdom, had not had time to get a moment of breathing from the good news of the death of his enemy, Rolo's Duke of Normandy, and Rolo's successor to the throne, Gillom, like his father, and the "great" Yuge, tossed the poor king to pieces. At this time, the political situation in the West Frank Kingdom was extremely chaotic.

The king of the German kingdom, Heinrich, was distracted by the attack of the Magyars in the Saxony and Thuringia. At the same time, he had to deal with the excessive demands of the Duke of Bavaria and the Duke of Frankenia. Therefore, he was unable to claim war clones encountered by the vassals on the northern coast.

So, the war eventually became a private war between two dukes from different kingdoms without interference from the king.

Fortunately, the Duke of East Friesia defended the claim and reputation of his vassal Earl of Held, which would also make the royal family feel relieved - at least the German Kingdom would not lose an Earl's title.

The Duke of Flanders was extremely dissatisfied with Raoul I's inaction, and even repeatedly blatantly attributed the reason for his defeat to the king's unwillingness to send troops on the long table at the banquet. There are rumors that he was contacting Jiyom, the "Longsword" and God knew what they were plotting against.

"For me, when they resume agricultural production, my profits of food sold to the lowlands will be reduced. At the same time, there will be no more slave merchants passing by here. If my territory wants to grow, I have to find another way." Simon held his chin without saying a word, and lying on the backrest of the seat in a comfortable position, weighing the pros and cons in his heart.

If production resumed in the neighboring town of Nijmegen to the north of Esbaibor, perhaps Simon could steadily acquire low-priced agricultural products from there and from Isselberg to sell them to Italy in the south.

But Simon predicts that, at least in the short term, it seems difficult for Nijmegan town to emerge from the blows caused by the war.

A few months ago, the Earl of Testbont, of the Duchy of Frisia, led an army to besiege Nijmegan. Although they did not capture the town, they plundered the villages and farms outside the town and destroyed them completely. His army killed landlords and farmers near Nijmegan like carnival, like slaughtering wild dogs. The scene of the creatures even made the bold slave traders tremble in time.

"Baron Clayvot Walter is really losing a lot." Simon shook his head unfortunately.

He had visited the baron who was connected to his territory, the owner of the town of Nijmegan was a kind old man. The long curled sword hanging in his hall and a shield full of knife marks on his house emblem seemed to tell the old man's bravery when he was young, but now he may not be able to wield them anymore.

Walter has a high reputation in the local area. Most people think he is a good lord worth following, and is even willing to pay the price of his life. This is enough to show the support and love he received. Perhaps it is precisely because of the people's refusal to die that the tragedy of the slaughter of the surrounding areas of Nijmegan.

The spy who was kneeling on one knee did not seem to have any intention of getting up. He cleared his throat and continued, "My sir, I have some bad news here."

"What bad news?" Simon's pupils dilated instantly, and a bad feeling surged into his heart.

Bad news from the Principality of Flanders? It seems that for a long time, his spies in Flanders have not found a good opportunity to assassinate that person. Is that person now...

"Sir Luke, who owns your Esbyborg, was given a baron's title by Duke Anurf for his outstanding performance in this war. Now he is Baron Luke, Kortrick."

Simon was silent for a while, rubbed his temples with some headaches, and said to the spy: "Get up, sit down on the stool over there, and tell me more details."

It turned out that when Simon came to occupy Baron Quinier's lord Luke and his uncle Shi Haibo fled all the way to the Duchy of Flanders in the West Frank Kingdom, and finally defected to the family where Luke's mother was.

The patriarch of that family was Ah Bruce, the mayor of the Lowlands. Although his strength was no different from that of ordinary feudal barons, given his excellent military command ability, he was appointed as his military chief by Duke Anurf.

In this war, Duke Anurf lost a large number of troops in the Battle of Horen, which decided to win, and several mayors and vassals died on the battlefield. Anurf was a rational person. He did not blame his military chief for the defeat. He knew that the number of troops in the Duke of Frisia in that battle was too great. Military chief Ambrus had already tried his best, and his nephew Luke's courage on the battlefield was also seen by him.

Although the war failed, the territory must continue to develop and maintain. Several mayors who died in battle had respected heirs in the local area, but Kortrick Mayor Anton was an exception. He was humble from a humble background and died before he could leave his offspring.

So, Luke, who was eager to show himself and had a brilliant performance on the battlefield, entered the Duke's sight. With his uncle, the military chief Ambrus, day after day lobbying and recommendation, in the end, Duke Anurf enthroned Kotrek to Luke.

It is worth mentioning that Baron Luke will directly swear allegiance to Duke Anurf himself.

Don't forget that Luke also has the strong claim of Baron Quinnier. Although this title has disappeared and has been integrated into the Baron Foldburg by Simon, no one can deny the fact that he and his family once belonged there. This means that the Duke of Flanders can declare war on Simon at any time, and the reason for declaring war is to regain the legal territory of his vassals.

Fortunately, the political situation in the West Frank Kingdom is currently in chaos, and the Duke of Flanders is currently not interested in this little baron leader, and has no desire or tendency to attack Simon for the time being.

"My enemies are getting stronger and stronger." Simon clenched his fist and frowned.

The strength of Anurf, Duke of Flanders, is far beyond what Simon can do.

Even if a war breaks out, the Duke of Cologne will fulfill his obligation to protect his vassals and lead his troops to rescue him, and he will most likely be defeated by Anurf's army.

Compared with the Duchy of Flanders, the emerging Principality of Cologne seems so weak.

"I have a lot to do! I can't stop and indulge in comfort, otherwise one day I will die without a place to bury." Simon made a secret decision in his heart, and the heavy stone that he had originally broken free was pressed on his heart again.

"Sir, this is everything I know." The spy from Gend bowed to Simon and said humbly.

"You came from Gend of the Principal of Flanders to bring me this important news, and deserved the reward," Simon said, taking out a silver Denell coin from his waist and handing it to the spy. "If there is any movement in the Principal of Flanders, you must inform me as soon as possible."

"Thank you, generous lord," the spy took the coin and said happily, "Don't worry, everything is left to me."

This spy was happy, but Simon couldn't be happy no matter how he was. One plan came to Simon's mind and finally frozen in the assassination.

According to the male-first inheritance law, as long as Simon assassinates Luke, the second-ranked leader claimed by Baron Quinnier, and his uncle Shi Haibo, the third-ranked leader, all problems will be solved.

However, in this case, two people who have no grudges against him will lose their lives. The poor Baron Quinnier is completely defeated. There will be no one in this world who inherits his bloodline. His family will disappear into the long river of history.

But go to his, Simon doesn't care about these trivial things.

As long as someone threatens Simon's title and life and death, Simon will cruelly and ruthlessly, even if he wants to use the dirtiest means, he must completely eliminate him. Be kind to the enemy is equivalent to cruelty to himself.

He is no longer the naughty young man who has traveled through modern society. The original owner Simon's thoughts and personality are changing him bit by bit.

He may have been unable to kill Lange because of his brotherly relationship, but now, Simon will never be ruthless when he deserves to kill such strangers who hold their own territory.

Otherwise, when the Duke of Flanders comes to the city one day, it will be too late to say anything. By then, he will definitely hate his current indecisive and worried about gains and losses.
Chapter completed!