Black Iron Crown

"Yes, that's right, I will definitely give you an explanation. I have already arrested all the people who were responsible for this incident. I believe that the results will come out soon. I will hold a banquet to explain this. The ins and outs of the matter, don't worry, I will save your face!"

The Earl of Preston was very angry about this matter. He could imagine that people who had already started to talk a lot were mocking him, or they said that he was high-ranking but not respected, or that he had already done something to flatter Reiner. regardless of costs.

Although the Earl of Preston did have a point of this, but Reiner also very much agreed with the marriage between the two parties.

As a powerful nobleman among the lords of the royal family, the Earl of Preston is also very influential. It is indeed a very good choice to marry him.

Listening to Reiner's swearing assurance, Princeton couldn't say anything more, after all, Reiner was his lord and shouldn't be aggressive.

After Reiner made the promise, he also held a small welcome banquet for the Earl of Princeton. After the banquet was over, Reiner followed Logan into the dungeon.

"Is there no fish that slipped through the net?" Reiner asked looking at a row of bruised spies tied to wooden pillars.

"Yes, Your Majesty, according to their confessions and my investigation, everyone is here, and no one has slipped through the net!"

Lena nodded and said: "Where do they come from, who do they serve, and the purpose of coming to the northern border have you been found out?"

Logan nodded, and handed a stack of files to Reiner, which was their confession.

"They come from the empire, and Earl Redmara sent them to the northern border to investigate information with a higher level of confidentiality, such as the location of our military camp, the transportation route of military supplies, the relationship between the lords, and the status of your vassals and court officials. liking and building a relationship with them at the same time.”

"In addition, their purpose is to try to destroy the unity of the principality and the loyalty of the vassals to you, and to disrupt your effective rule of the Grand Duchy. The imperial capital is worried that our strength will continue to grow and attack them again."

Reiner frowned and browsed the text on the file, and then slammed the wall fiercely: "Damn Earl Redmara!"

His hatred for Earl Redmara was growing day by day. When the two first met, Reiner didn't know what he was like, so he had a good impression of him.

However, the following incidents made the impression of Earl Redmara in Reiner's heart worse and worse. Those things he did were simply... Reiner couldn't even think of a suitable word to describe him.

Earl Redmara had never targeted him before this, and Reiner didn't have much reaction.

It would be fine to just send spies to gather intelligence, but now he dares to send spies to infiltrate himself in an attempt to cause internal conflicts in his country. This is really not something Leiner can bear.

Reiner returned to his study and summoned Earl Ryland.

"Is there something wrong, Your Majesty?"

"Count Leyland, I want you to take four regiments and 1,200 militiamen to the south and station at the frontiers of the Grand Duchy and the royal territory. You can create some disturbance there and put pressure on the other party as much as possible!"

Leiner is not afraid of a war with the empire. The current northern border is strong and has a good financial situation. If there is a real fight, Leiner can pull up an army of 8,000 people, and this is not counting his vassals.

And the empire has just formed an army of 10,000 people,

The training has only lasted for more than a year, and Leiner doesn't think such military strength can defeat him.

In addition, Reiner also blatantly publicized this matter.

Wende was tempted by the damn spy to do such a thing, so the reputation of loving prostitutes and neglecting fiancees will naturally become nonsense.

This not only gave the Earl of Pushton an explanation, but also exposed what the Earl of Redmara had done. In addition, Reiner could also use the excuse of the empire to interfere in the internal affairs of the border to ask for greater benefits.

In addition to Chen Bing's border, Leiner also asked Logan to clean up the foreign spies in the northern border.

In the past, Reiner did not reject other people's spies collecting intelligence in his own territory, and it was unrealistic to completely block all information at his level.

It is impossible for him to deploy and control every place in such a huge territory, not to mention, he cannot always keep it mysterious.

In the past, the Northern Territory was neither rich nor powerful, so Leiner didn't want people to find out about his own reality. Now that the Northern Territory has become stronger, revealing its strength can avoid many unnecessary troubles.

But now, it’s useless if you don’t clean it up once. It doesn’t matter if you simply collect information, but if your own court is broken into, it will not be fun. This time Wende’s time also sounded the alarm for Reiner.

After the army left Mecaron, the news that Leiner released spread throughout the northern border. Although it was not known whether it was true or not at first, after seeing the army marching out, all doubts were dispelled.

To this end, Reiner also hosted a banquet.

The Earl of Preston, his niece, and his brother were all present at the feast.

The food at the venue was incomparably rich, and precious ingredients from all over the world were placed on the dining table for the lords to enjoy.

In the main seat, several earls under the command of the author Reiner, in addition to Reiner's family and the fiancées of his two younger brothers.

The Earl of Princeton's niece, Gwen, was sitting beside him with a low eyebrow. Even in the eyes of Reiner, this younger sibling of his was definitely a great beauty.

Looking at Gwen with low brows and pleasing eyes, Reiner quietly kicked Wende beside him, and then said to her: "Gwen, I apologize to you for what Wende did, and he is also sorry for this matter." I regret it very much, I hope you can put aside the past and live a good life with him in the future!"

A forced smile appeared on Wende's haggard face, and he nodded to Gwen.

After finishing speaking, Reiner stood up from the chair and said loudly: "My vassals! Please listen to me!"

"Earl Redmara sent spies to the northern border to try to break into our interior and drive a wedge between our monarchs and ministers!"

"What happened to Wende is a conspiracy planned by them!"

"Of course, even though Wende was seduced, it doesn't mean that he is not responsible. He failed to withstand the temptation and let the other party's plot succeed! This is Wende's fault! It is also unfair to Gwen!"

"Therefore! I decided to give Gwen some compensation! I will give Matar Fort and its 18 subordinate villages to her as one of her betrothal gifts, and also to comfort her heart!"

As he said that, Reiner looked at Gwen and said, "Gwen, are you willing to forgive Wen De?"

Gwen hurriedly stood up, gave Wende a complicated look, then nodded and said, "I am willing..."

"Great!" Reiner nodded and said, "Let us all witness! Wende will treat Gwen wholeheartedly from now on! Never let him suffer any grievances!"

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