Hearing this, Rainer frowned. The emperor’s illness intensified and the turbulence of the empire increased. Although Rainer also hoped that the emperor would one day have arms and even pass away, this would help him complete the main task.

　　 But, that is by no means now. He is now just a little baron in the Northland. Although he has annexed five baronies, his wheel strength is still not popular in the empire.

Even in the Northern Territory, the strength of him and Earl Zhebo is very different. The five-dollar baronian looks not small, but it is actually less than half the size of Earl Zhebo's direct territory, not to mention his title. Minister.

　　Earl Zhebo, if he really wants to start a war, can mobilize at least sixty knights who can charge. If you count their horse-riding followers, the number of cavalry who can charge directly can reach seventy or eighty.

The standing army he owns alone has reached more than three hundred people. If he recruits farmers and serfs, he can even make up a thousand army, but what Rainer has is only fifty Sergeant Merland and some armed forces. Soldiers only, even if the knights would conscript troops, plus the self-cultivation farmers and serf signs, the entire Morand County could mobilize only seven or eight hundred people.

　　 is very different from Earl Zhebo. According to Rainer's estimation, there are seventy to eighty thousand people in the other's territory. It is not easy to draw out four to five thousand serf signs, and it will be easy to crush Rainer by then.

　　 But now the emperor's condition suddenly worsened, which undoubtedly made many great nobles start to feel eager about it. Originally, because the emperor still had a lot of deterrence, they only dared to do small actions below.

By now, the emperor was in a coma, and even the crown prince was ready to succeed to the throne. What a dangerous situation this would be, it meant that Earl Zhebo could not worry about the deterrence of the royal family at all, and do whatever it takes to the entire northern border. .

　　 Except for Earl Zhebo and a few barons who do not belong to the royal family in the North, all the nobles distributed here are all loyal to the Morland royal family. After all, they still attach great importance to this place where they started.

The original purpose of entrusting so many little nobles was to be able to contain Earl Zhebo by quantity. They were worried that the nobles would be threatened if their territory was too large and too strong. At the same time, they were worried that the nobles who were too weak could not match the power of Earl Zhebo. Achieving a balance, so entrusting a lot of nobles is the only solution. In the entire northern territory, there are at least seventy or eighty barons ruled here, that is to say, there are at least seventy or eighty barons.

　　 The northern border is still very large, with a total area of ​​more than 200 square kilometers. It is also a place rich in strong troops. It is still feasible to have so many nobles loyal to the royal family to contain Earl Zhebo.

　　 But due to the emperor's serious illness, under the high pressure of Earl Zhebo, some nobles gave up the royal family and chose to move closer to Earl Zhebo.

　　 After all, the imperial family is too far away. Even if the emperor is far away, it is difficult to take care of anything except for it. Therefore, it is a good choice to seek refuge in Earl Zhebo.

By now, there are at least 20 nobles close to Earl Zhebo, so that the influence and dominance of the royal family will soon disappear in the north, and Earl Zhebo will naturally become the one of the north. King.

　　 Thinking of this, Rainer couldn't help but a cold sweat broke out on his head. He definitely couldn't let Count Zhebo rule the entire northern territory smoothly, otherwise, there would be absolutely no future for him.

　　 licked his lips, and Rainer finally felt a sense of urgency. Although the emperor was seriously ill and the domestic nobles looked forward to it, he was finally able to suppress it within a controllable range.

　　 But now, Rainer dared to assert that as long as the old emperor had any accident, war would come soon.

　　Now what Rainer can do is to pray that the old emperor can live a little longer, and no matter how bad he is, he will be able to survive until he has become a climate and can play a game with Earl Zhebo before leaving.

　　 In addition, he can only increase his strength as soon as possible, so that he can spend more money to fight against Earl Zhebo.

　　 "Okay, I get it!" Rainer nodded and said to Sir Cod.

　　 Looking at Lena frowning, Sir Cod slowly asked, "What happened? I don't think your complexion is very good! You look a lot haggard!"

　　 Rainer's expression was slightly stagnant when he heard the words, and immediately showed a bitter expression, telling Sir Cod the whole story.

Sir Cod, as a core member of the capital of Moreland County, is involved in most of Rainer’s plans and actions. Therefore, his understanding and thinking about this matter is definitely better than others, and the suggestions given are definitely other people. Incomparable.

　　 After listening, Sir Cod hugged his shoulder and put a hand on his lips and frowned. This is indeed an extremely tangled thing.

"I'm sorry, Rainer, I have no good way to do this!" Sir Cod said: "But I have a not optimistic view of this matter. You also said that you are going to create a great cause, then Earl Zhebo It will be your first roadblock~lightnovelpub.net~ You will only be able to continue your journey after defeating him!"

　　 "Besides, let's not talk about whether you can defeat Earl Zhebo, even if you defeated the opponent very smoothly, then how can Ms. Mekatha who has lost the family dependency behind you be worthy of you?"

　　Sir Cod looked at Rainer, who was gradually lowering his head, and then said, "I don't think that a woman who has lost her family's dependence can be a successful countess or grand duke!"

　　Sir Cod sighed and continued: "I know you want to find a woman you like to be your wife!"

　　 "But you are a nobleman, you are a descendant of the Moreland family, you are not alone, you need to consider our entire family! What we need is benefit, is help!"

　　 "Your marriage can't just be love, you have to consider the whole family, you have to weigh the pros and cons, and which noble lady to marry will be helpful to you!"

　　Sir Cod put his hand on Rainer's shoulder and said, "On your way to the unworldly achievements, you must have allies, and this ability is probably won through marriage!"

Rainer listened to Sir Cod’s words and wanted to say something, but he couldn’t refute it because he knew that Sir Cod’s words were all right. The marriage of nobles was for profit, and marriage was a very normal thing. , On the contrary, marriages really because of love are rare.

After a moment of silence, Sir Cod said again: "I can only say so much. If you want to go your own way, I can't do anything about it. After all, you are the lord, but I hope you can adjust your state. Let’s see how you are haggard. What we need is a healthy monarch who can lead us to glory. You must pay attention to your body!"