Chapter 93 Blackmail 2
Chapter 93 Blackmail 2
“Uncle Kent, if you agree, I’m willing to meet Earl Graiman.”
Emerson immediately stepped forward and expressed his willingness to make a trip to Arda for Earl Kent.
This was a good opportunity to solidify the relationship between the two families, for a vestment noble like the Wylde family, it was extremely necessary to have a fiefdom noble as a strong support.
Earl Kent happily said, “I am much more relieved to have an articulate person like you to go on a trip.”
The Kent father and son did not feel the least bit uncomfortable talking about such a thing in front of another family member, as their two families could be considered a community of interest long ago.
If Emerson could participate in it, then the Wylde family would definitely not be spared a share after the Kent family obtained the desired benefits.
“Uncle Kent, where should I start when I arrive in Arda?”
Emerson had already roughly understood what was going on from the conversation between the Kent father and son just now, but he still planned to ask Earl Kent for advice.
Earl Kent stroked his bare chin and thought for a while, for a long time he said:
“Take the words of those bannermen of Bairdine as a start, if the other side has sufficient evidence ……”
“In our part of the world it is Ferdinand, Duke of the Northwest, who is His Majesty’s greatest bannerman. Hm! Gleiman took over the territory next door by force without even consulting the Duke, and he’s too much for His Excellency the Duke.”
“Even if the truth of the matter is really as he said himself, then Duke Ferdinand has to make the decision, where is it his turn to act arbitrarily.”
“When you go, seize this point and see how this young count responds.”
Emerson indicated that he had made a note of it, and then asked again, “And what do you wish from the Gleimans, Uncle Kent?”
Instead of answering the question, the earl fished out a piece of paper and handed it to Emerson.
Emerson glanced at the paper, put it away carefully, and said, “I will not fail you.”
The Count drank the “drink” from the glass in one go, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with a napkin, and said with a smile:
“This little Greiman is young and reckless, and sooner or later he will cause great trouble for his family. So it is necessary for me to teach him a good lesson on behalf of his deceased father.”
“Uncle Kent is really taking great pains to educate his offspring, I really admire that.”
“Hahaha!”
The restaurant resounded with the loud laughter of the three.
Up until now, none of the three people present had considered what to do in case Paul Gleeman rejected their request, because in their view, this issue was not a problem in the slightest.
The Kent family was a powerful family in this region second only to Duke Ferdinand of the Northwest, and there were more than 50 knights directly under the family, and there were also 10 vassal baronies within the territory, and each baronage had a varying number of knights within each.
As long as he gives an order, he can gather a team of about 100 knights, in the Northwest Gulf region, who dares to underestimate such a force.
Alda was even more needless to say, even if it was Paul Gleiman who expelled the pirates and annexed Bairdine, could he build a force that rivaled the Kent family in such a short period of time?
Therefore, Gleiman might hesitate, might bargain, but definitely did not have the guts to flatly refuse.
Soon, Emerson departed for Lakewood.
……
To Emmerson’s surprise, he ran into a nail as soon as he arrived at Lakeheart Town. After coming to the lake town, his biggest feeling is that the street is very neat, he came to the northwest can not all day nest in the territory of the count of Kent, but strolled a lot of places, but the towns are not dirty.
“This is rather a pleasant place to live.” With such thoughts in mind, he arrived in front of the castle gates of Lakeheart Town.
Emerson flashed his identity as a noble of the royal capital and an emissary of the Kent family to the guards standing guard, saying that he had urgent business to find Earl Greiman.
After the guard went in to inform him, a man in elegant clothes soon came out.
He was very strange, ”Strange, shouldn’t Earl Gleiman be only fifteen or sixteen years old? This man has to be over twenty years old, right?”
The elegant man walked up to him and made a salute and said, “I am Count Gleiman’s secretary – Bernard Francis, please ask your envoy to follow me to the parlor.”
Emerson felt offended all of a sudden!
He was representing the Kent family, which ranked second in strength in the Northwest Gulf region, and he himself was a nobleman, who had just spoken clearly with the guards.
The other party did not personally come out to meet, but also just, even casually sent a knife and pen to send himself off, simply too not put him Emerson in the eyes, too not put the Kent family in the eyes.
In the northwest of this nearly half a year time, Emerson has also to other territories to visit other families, the other side learned that he is a relative of the Kent family, but also a royal nobility, all do not flattering flattering, hospitality, unknowingly let him develop an extremely conceited mentality.
“Please lead the way!”
Emerson still adjusted his mindset, putting aside his unhappiness for the time being, and followed Bernard to the castle’s parlor.
Bernard respectfully asked, “May I ask what business your envoy has come here for?”
Emerson shook his head, “I can only speak to Lord Gleeman in person and ask him to meet with me quickly.”
Unexpectedly, the man in front of him who called himself Bernard said, “Lord Gleiman is busy with other matters right now, and I am his chief secretary, so you can tell me whatever you need to, and I will definitely convey it to Lord Gleiman word for word.”
“I’m sorry, I can only speak to Lord Gleeman in person!”
Emerson emphasized again, and although he said sorry in front of him, there was already a little bit of unkindness in his tone.
Bernard was very depressed, not knowing where he had offended this messenger in front of him, the tone of his words just now clearly carried a hint of intimidation.
He recalled Paul’s schedule and said helplessly, “Mr. Emissary, if you insist on seeing Admiral Gleiman before you say anything, then you will have to wait until tomorrow afternoon, the Earl’s schedule is already full until tomorrow afternoon.”
Paul had once given him an explanation of the priority of various matters, something like a Lord of the same level sending a messenger to see him, if the other party wasn’t here to declare war or talk about business cooperation, then it would be ranked towards the back.
Since Emerson wasn’t willing to talk, Bernard had to put him on the back burner.
Emerson was instantly annoyed when he heard this!
He came before he carefully inquired about the Greiman family, because in the court struggle on the wrong side was sent to the Northwest Bay, and also prohibited from subdividing the vassal, the following, not to mention viscounts, barons such as formal nobility, even the regular knights are not one.
A family like this, even those slightly stronger viscounts are not as good as them, how dare they ignore the Kent family’s emissary so much.
“Good good good! Then I’ll wait for the meeting with Lord Gleeman tomorrow afternoon.”
Emerson laughed instead of being angry, he decided to have some fun with this young earl who didn’t know the heights of heaven.
(End of chapter)