On horseback, Arthur thought about the news from pace.


    The North may marry a nobleman in the West. There is no doubt that this is a message from pace from special channels. Otherwise, the merchant network now spread all over major cities and towns in the North could not have received a little wind.


    Although the western border is nominally a part of danze Kingdom, it is completely an independent United Kingdom compared with the other three borders.


    The seven lords in the west, in addition to nominally submitting to the king of danze, did not have to perform any vassal obligations, and the royal family of danze had no right to order them to do anything.


    This is like the relationship between Shanghe collar and the north.


    When people mention the west, the first impression that comes to mind is gold coins! In the ballads of bards, it is also said that it is a land full of bread and milk.


    Arthur had asked Mr. Boye about the West. Although it is far from as exaggerated as described in the ballads, it is indeed an absolutely rich place compared with the other three areas in danze.


    "Pace." Arthur turned his head and said, "you kewilt family and farit family have always been friendly. If you really want to marry, you should also choose farit family. But I heard that Duke farit seems to have only two daughters and no sons."


    The farit family is one of the seven families in the west, and controls all the iron ore trade in the West.


    Mr. ilu once mentioned to Arthur that at the time of the appointment of the court prime minister, the seven Dukes in the West had jointly sent a letter to King olivido, strongly opposed to the appointment of Mond Flavi as prime minister.


    But the king ignored the opinions of the west, and the two sides were very unhappy. As a result, the capital of seven rivers no longer borrowed money from the royal family, and began to recover the gold coins owed in the past. In addition, it also reduced the trade with the king''s collar and the East. Among them, the strongest opposition is the farit family.


    "My Lord, I am no longer a member of the kewilt family." pace corrected and said instead, "even if there is a real marriage, the candidate does not have to be selected from the Duke''s children, as long as it is people in both families. Anyway, no one expects any love here, but an exchange of interests."


    "Do you really think so?" said Arthur. "You know, this is not an ordinary marriage, especially at such a time, ordinary family members can''t bear such a heavy responsibility."


    Seeing his frown and silence, Arthur slowed his tone: "pace, you should be worried about your sister?"


    "The Duke loves his daughter very much. I believe he won''t let Eugenie be wronged..."


    "Not when it comes to the survival of the family?" Arthur asked.


    Pace was stunned and his eyes showed a trace of hesitation. He knew his father, but because he did, he was not sure.


    "My Lord," he turned to Arthur, "do you have any good suggestions? I mean, what do you think will happen in the end?"


    "You want to ask the Duke if he will marry his baby daughter to an old man."


    Arthur''s words made pace panic, holding the reins tightly in his hands.


    Duke farit had two children, but his wife died of dystocia. His eldest daughter is now ten years old. And his little sister pace knew better. Just thinking that she would marry a man the same age as his father, his heart was as painful as being gripped.


    How painful and helpless she should be!


    What a brother sister relationship. Watching pace''s reaction, Arthur sighed in his heart.


    "Since the Duke loves his daughter very much, should he make her sad? Who doesn''t want his child to be happy," said Arthur.


    "No! Sir, you don''t know him at all. He is a man who can make any sacrifice for the benefit of his family!"


    "Family may be another?" Arthur tempted. But pace shook his head and refused to say more.


    Looking at him, Arthur thought a little and said, "pace, haven''t you ever thought about going back? I think the Duke and miss Eugenie must be looking forward to your return. As long as you take a woman you don''t know, all your problems will be solved. And when you return to the family, you can do more things you want to do."


    Although Arthur didn''t know Duke kewilt, he knew it was an old fox, so he felt that it would not be so easy for pace to get this brewing news.


    "My Lord," pace said painfully, "I swore allegiance... I''m no longer a member of the kewilt family, and that man is not my father..."


    Looking at him, Arthur said in a deep voice, "blood and family can''t be cut off by the oath. Besides, you''re no longer a golden robe guard. As a knight, you haven''t broken your oath. Now, you just need to take more responsibilities. Pace, you should love your sister very much."


    Pace''s face changed slightly, and many beautiful pictures of the past appeared in front of him, with a warm smile on his face.


    "Yes. Eugenie is always naughty, but she is very sensible and likes reading. There is a library tower specially built for him in the castle. Everyone thinks she is a good girl, but in fact she is like a naughty little monkey. Adult, if she sees many new books there, she will jump up happily and hold them in her arms..."


    At the mention of his sister, pace''s words suddenly increased. With a gentle and proud smile on his face, he talked and talked like a person talking to himself.


    "Pace, how long have you not seen Miss Eunice?"


    "A long time. I haven''t seen her since I left the family. Now she should be a beautiful girl. I don''t know if she still likes to play as much as before."


    "The Pearl of the north," Arthur said with a smile, "in that case, if you have a decision, I can give you some newly published books in Shanghe town when you leave, which can be regarded as a gift from Lingfeng castle to miss Eugenie."


    Arthur''s words are like a cold wind that wakes people from their dreams, pulling pace from his good memories to the bad reality.


    Seeing him silent again, Arthur didn''t say much. He knew that pace had made a decision, and now he just hesitated to be sure.


    Although the west is far away from the Kingdom, the seven families have formed seven sub alliances. One is to advance and retreat together and have a close relationship in dealing with matters related to the safety of the West.


    Therefore, once the news of the marriage is released, according to the current situation of the Kingdom, anyone with brains will not think that this is an ordinary marriage between two families.


    Arthur didn''t mean any harm to the west, but as the Lord of the upper river, he didn''t want this situation to happen.


    The current situation in the north is the most favorable for the development of the river leading area. Once the marriage is successful, the Duke of kewilt, who has increased his strength, is bound to immediately eliminate the feudatory ministers who betrayed him and stabilize the north.


    Similarly, under the great threat, those guys with ulterior motives in the north are likely to start the war first.


    Arthur needs chaos, because chaos can provide various opportunities for territorial reform, but he needs a delicate balance. The contest with too great disparity in strength will only make one party lose quickly, and the iron North will be the biggest obstacle to the development of Shanghe collar.


    With the current strength of Lingfeng castle, Arthur was unable to prevent the marriage. Therefore, if the kewilt family is destined to unite with the west, it is a person close to Lingfeng Castle who wants to complete the marriage.


    Pace kewilt is undoubtedly the best candidate.


    ……