Chapter 178: Marriage Diplomacy
Is it about the restitution?
Perhaps.
A few days after the fall of Castle Reishlieff, I sent a letter to the Spierzeig family.
The letter said, in summary, “I have your son's body in my possession. If you want it back, you will have to pay for it.
It is a matter of course, but in reality, he did not use such a blatant expression, but rather a gentlemanly blackmail with a combination of elegant sentences and gorgeous brush strokes.
He probably did not expect that the Quardenze side would propose the return of his body, and a few days after he sent the letter, a semi-suspecting messenger came to the castle of Reischlieff.
The messenger was overtly wary of us and insisted that he wanted to identify Verret's body. This was a natural request, since we could not pay a lot of money for a fake body. Since my father had instructed me to avoid meeting the Spierzeik family's emissary , I heard all of this through a civil official. My work was almost finished when I wrote the letter.
So the negotiations were going on without my knowledge, and I would have to ask a civil official for the details, but it seems that the coffin was taken to a small village halfway between Raishleif Castle and Nambonan City to be checked there.
The messenger's response was very positive.
I later heard that the messenger was the first servant in charge of Verrett's care. From my point of view, he was like Tesch. According to a civil official, depending on how the body was handled, the messenger felt ready to fulfill the humiliation of the Lord even if he was to be beaten back on the spot.
The body of Verrette, carefully placed in a coffin and given a death makeup, was prepared before such a messenger.If her head and torso had not been separated, she would have looked as if she were still alive.
The messenger, who was confronted with the body of his Lord, who had not suffered a single humiliation, stood erect and immobile, wept silently, and returned to the Spierzeig estate at a brisk pace.
It was not long after that we received a reply from the Spiaseik family that they wanted to proceed with negotiations for the return of the body.
A few minutes ago, a message arrived from the Spiaseik family. It is addressed to the young master, so please check it.
The official laid out the two letters so that they were lined up vertically in a row as seen from my point of view. Because of the different lengths of the envelopes, the line resembled two Chinese characters.
Both envelopes are sealed with the Spierzeig crest, but the designs are different. The envelope in the front was a gorgeous one with elaborate designs, while the one in the back had a very simplified Spiaseik crest.
There was no doubt that it was a letter from the Duke of Spierzeig and a member of the Spierzeig family.
Do you need an immediate confirmation?
As soon as I have finished copying it, I would like to send it to Newnery.
If the letter is exchanged between the incoming head of the Kuordenze family and the head of the Spiaseik family, it may be irreversible in some cases.
Although it has decreased recently, my father seems to be concerned about this as well, because I sometimes act based on a logic …… That continental Eruo people do not understand and based on the values of former Earthlings.
Speaking of logic that I don't understand, this is exactly what happened with the return of Verrett's body.
I even received several letters of concern from my father, such as, “I am glad that you are trying to get a ransom for the house, but it is Wilk's achievement, so you can display the body as you like. It seems that the Military officers in particular did not understand at all, and they repeatedly advised him to display the body in New Nellie City to appeal to his military merits, and it was very difficult for him to refuse.
After 12 years of living as an aristocrat on the continent of Eluo, my sense of values from my time on Earth have faded considerably. However, the core of my existence is still based on the values I had when I was a Japanese.
To be honest, I don't feel much for killing Verret in single combat. He was an aristocrat, and it was war, so I just think it was inevitable. If anything, I even feel lucky to have a foil.
However, I felt that it would slowly damage my heart to display the charbroiled and roasted body. I could vaguely foresee a future in which I would face the fact that I had killed a person many times, and my psyche would gradually wear out without me even realizing it. It is in this part of my life that I feel I cannot be an Eluo Continentals.
I have no sympathy for Verret, nor any rebellion against the barbaric Eluo culture, but only a personal desire to protect my own mentality, and I have decided to reject the hanging.
The only thing he was worried about was whether other nobles would underestimate him as Wilk, but he was told that at least there were few people who could make fun of the man who had brought down the castle of Laishleif. Eccentric, but to that extent, he decided that his peace of mind should take precedence.
I hope that future generations of historians will defend Quordenze Wilk, a nobleman who was a progressive thinker who resolutely rejected barbaric practices, etc. …… No, I'm a fine barbarian, too, considering my lower-body situation .
'Then it can't be helped, I guess I'll give priority to this one.
Unfortunately, it seems that I will have to put off the task of writing the letter to be sent to the other house.
'It would be better if you took your time to reply.
'Yes, I suppose so. I won't know until I see what's in it, but as soon as I send a reply, Spierzeig's army may move in. …… No, not right away?”
Although there were several skirmishes during the first part of February, once the bodies were identified by the messenger, Spiaseik's army made few moves to negotiate their return, and there was a de facto cease-fire.
This has remained the case even now that the return of the bodies has been completed and the negotiations concluded. In some cases, the cease-fire period could be ended by replying to this letter.
As you say, young master, that would be difficult.
'We will have to be quiet for a while. Without money, the army will not be satisfied.
The Spierzeik family has purchased a vicious tying-up product from me: “Verrett's body, plus the commoner prisoners of war. They put into action a plan they had briefly conceived earlier.
The sales price was calculated by a project team of civil servants working at the Nambonan City Hall and city officials with a strong money account, including Roomon, who calculated the asking price, which was quite outrageous, aiming at the very edge of what the Spiaseiks would be able to compromise on as a hostage exchange fee. Therefore, the amount demanded for each commoner prisoner of war was a reasonable price.
The messenger did not expect to be forced to pay such a large ransom for a commoner prisoner of war, and he was very upset. However, the Quardenze side said, “It is a pity and a great disappointment that we have trampled on the good intentions of the young master. Let's blacken it right away,” He replied smilingly, and then he could say nothing.
In the end, messengers came to Raishleif Castle several times to negotiate the price, but in the end they broke down and spit out a large amount of gold coins. It was emotionally difficult to pass up a beautiful corpse, and it would have been bad publicity if they had spared the commoner's fee and abandoned the body.
According to civilian and military officials, it is safe to assume that they had damaged their finances to the extent that they would hesitate to launch a large-scale military operation for some time to come. Eluo continent, it is not without power in terms of financial resources.
We will remain vigilant. No matter what your letter says, we will defend Raishleif Castle to the death.
Oh, for God's sake!
I picked up the envelope with the Duke of Spierzeig as the sender.
I had a feeling that it might contain anthrax or cutter blades, but as expected, there was no such thing enclosed. But there was no point in doing that, since the anthrax bacteria would not be able to cause even a scratch on the ancestor's body .
Which……”
He unfolded several letters from the envelope and read through the text.The letters were written by the head of the Spierzeig family, and his writing style and expression were both admirable.
The content of the letter was, as expected, about the receipt of Verrett's body.
As Father said, it seems they are thinking of using me as a stepping stone to make peace.
The letter mainly expressed gratitude for the careful handling and return of the body, and concluded with a prayer that the next generation would be free of the grudge against Quardenze Spierzeig.
There is not a single line of text that provokes or agitates us.
The structure of the …… Sentence and the use of brushstrokes are superb.
The letter also contains a few things to flatter me, but there is not the slightest hint of condescension on the part of the other party. When I read the letter, I felt as if “I have been recognized by such an amazing person. It's amazing that I feel as if “I've been recognized by such a great person, I've done it!
If you are a young nobleman's son who has little experience in dealing with a great nobleman, you may get carried away and get carried away.
The use of decorative characters is peculiar, but it is skillful.
Young master, it is good to learn, but you must not be made to dance. Please be careful.”
The Duke of Spierzeig may have seen me, the young next head of the family who is still at the forefront, as an easy opponent. It's no wonder that he judged that my hatred for the Spierzeig family was not strong enough to return the body so Carefree.
I replied lightly to the officer and looked up.
I looked up at him, “I've finished reading this one. Take it to your father.”
I handed the letter to him without putting it back in the envelope.The officer seemed to have understood my intentions, and after saying, “Excuse me,” He looked over the letter quickly.
He then quickly read the letter. “…… Has some questions. I suppose he is waiting for the reply in order to get a better idea of the young man's character.
I will have to think carefully about the text of my reply.
Yes, I will. I am sure you will receive instructions from the Master soon, but why don't you draft your own letter including the content? Thinking about the letter to the Spierzeik family should be a good experience for the young man who will eventually become the head of the family.
Considering that he will be the head of the Kuordenze family in the future, he would like to learn what he can while he still can. If I have to think of a reply to a letter I receive, I should be able to practice it as if it were the real thing.
If it's just a draft level, there is no tedious clean-up work, so you are welcome to do it as much as you want.
That's good. When you finish the draft, I will leave it to you to correct it. It will be interesting to see how it differs from the instructions I receive from my father.
After instructing him to find a couple of literary officers, I turned my attention to the other letter left on the desk.
The envelope bears my name as the addressee and is stamped with a simplified Spierzeig's seal. However, the name of the sender is not written anywhere. I picked it up and looked at the reverse side, and found that it was stamped with a floral pattern .
This is a characteristic of letters sent by female aristocrats.
I correspond with Plume, a princess of the Silopea family, and the letters I receive from her also have no particular sender's name written on them, but are stamped with a flowery pattern. The type of flowers and the color of the ink vary according to the sender's preference, so after exchanging letters several times, one can guess who the letter is from by looking at the floral stamp on the envelope.
Kipylate flowers?”
The design of the floral stamp looked like a kipirate flower.
Kipylate is a relatively popular flower among aristocratic women, and looks very similar to higanbana. If there is a difference, it would be that it has a nice fragrance similar to that of a golden osmanthus. Toilet air freshener in prehistoric Japan.
I opened the envelope as if I was opening the door to the bathroom and looked through the letter inside.
As expected, the letter had the sender's name written on it.
It was a letter from the princess of the Spierzeig family, …….
I told the officer who had been watching me briefly.
Is it the Princess Romilie?
Yes.
The sender's name is Spierzeik Romilie.
She was the eldest daughter of the Spiaseik family, born to the Duke of Spiaseik and his wife.Verret, who I had decapitated, was her own brother.
I waved the letter in the air and spoke to the civil servant.
It was a very favorable letter.
I don't know how the Duke of Spierzeig explained it, but there was no malice toward me in the letter from Princess Romilie. Most of it was a monologue about Princess Romilie's feelings, but towards the end she described her gratitude for the return of her brother's body.
The protracted war between the Spierzeiks and the Kuordentzes has pained Princess Romilie since she was a child. She wonders if the two families that hate each other will continue to fight until one of them perishes, or if they will ever be able to join hands.
Princess Romilie only wished for peace, but fate cruelly took even her brother her Verret, her loved family member her, from her.
To Princess Romilie's shock her, in addition to the death of her brother, it was the heir apparent of the Quardenze family who carried out the deed.Hatred would be inherited by the next generation.Her wish her was not granted.
It was while she was bursting into tears in memory of her late brother that a letter arrived at Oceloria Castle from someone claiming to be Quordenze Wilk.
The contents of the letter were unbelievable.
The heir apparent of the Quardenze family, her sworn enemy, was willing to risk his military service to return the body of her brother, everyone in the family wondered what on earth he was up to.
But only Princess Romilie was excited.
She wanted to believe。She wanted to believe that the heir to the Quardenze family had never wanted to fight her brother。She believed that he had unwillingly grabbed the spear as a result of being caught up in the fateful relationship between the two families .
The corpse of her brother her handed over from the Kuordenze family was indeed a beautiful one, and she did not feel any intention to humiliate her hated enemy of her.
She was moved to this point.
I hope you feel the same way, or even if you don't, I was saved by your thoughtfulness.
……In summary, it said something like.
'I prefer the scent of Kipirate, not its name: …… Or…'
I read the conclusion of the letter out loud.
The correct interpretation would be that I have a personal liking for you, a gentleman, even if you are a member of the Quordenze family, my enemy.
I do not know if Romilie's true feelings are as written. But at the very least, this letter could be said to be a letter claiming that he has no ill feelings toward me.
That would mean that the Duke of Spierzeig had some kind of intention in allowing it to be sent.
It seems to be working just as Father had predicted.”
My father has told me that the Spierzeig family will try to make peace or ceasefire by any means possible in the future, since they have lost the castle of Reischlieff.
And one of those “Moves” Was to make peace by marrying me to Princess Romilie.
The Spierzeig family had previously surrendered by giving up their daughter when the Western Champion, Emperor Zinkaen, invaded, so naturally, this was within the realm of expectation.
If he could marry me, the next head of the Kuordenze family, all battles surrounding the Spierzeig family would end at that point. No noble family would be so ambitious as to make enemies of both the Quardenze and Spiaseik families.
If this marriage were to take place, the Spiaseik family would be more stable than ever before.
The Spiaseiks, the Quardensees, the Silopeans, and the Evenapis would bring a strong peace to the central part of the continent. The war-ravaged House of Spiaseik would quickly regain its strength.
The Shpiazeik territory with the Vojstra Plain is a territory with great potential. If things go badly, the Spiaseik family, which has regained its power, may become the center of the four families before long, and the true Kingdom of Vojstra may be born.
Frankly speaking, the Spierzeik family has the image of a doer, so it would be better not to compromise halfway.
The Quardenze family has a history of being made to suffer repeatedly by the Spiaseik family, so I think it would be better to crush them when we can.
Above all, it is my generation that will have a hard time if we leave them here. My personal opinion is that I want the Spiaseiks to fall or be destroyed for my personal gain.
Is it still a marriage?
I don't know what Princess Romilie really wants, but it seems that the Duke of Spierzeig has his hands in it.
I handed the letter to him, and the civil servants passed it around silently. Their expressions became a little tense, which must mean that they are on the alert.
'Be warned, the Spierzeiks are not to be trifled with.
'Perhaps they intentionally did not give Princess Romilie information about young master.It is possible that they are preparing her to naturally like you.In order to make her like him purely and without any backstory…….
It is quite possible that he is trying to make a profit if he can attract your attention.It would be profitable if we could attract his attention.
When a person is offered a favor with no strings attached, it is difficult for him or her to come on strong. It is human nature to return favor for favor and ill will for ill will.
I don't know much about Princess Romilie's appearance her.But if she were a beautiful girl with a nice body, I would have little confidence that I would not be attracted to her.
Don't worry. Don't worry. You know very well that I don't stick to one woman, don't you? A beautiful woman in front of you is much better than a woman whose face you don't even know .
At least, I am not so naive as to fall in love only by exchanging letters.
I am not naïve enough to fall in love just by exchanging letters.
…… But then again, she is the princess of Spierzeig, isn't she?
The letter her showed the depth of her education her.The image of an intelligent woman comes to mind, and the fantasy proceeds.
In this situation, I might ejaculate into the letter, but if I did, I would be on the road to perversion.
However, just as I am instructed and corrected by the civil servants, it is likely that Princess Romilie is instructed in writing letters by the civil servants, servants, and grandmothers, so even a brain-empty idiot princess can write a letter with a reasonable content.
She wrote, “Nice brushwork, especially the curves are graceful.
But there is no cheating when it comes to brushwork.
It is considered an abhorrent and shameful act in aristocratic circles to pretend that a letter written on behalf of someone else is in his or her own handwriting. On behalf of the recipient.
The letter received from Princess Romilie this time stated that it was handwritten by herself.It is highly unlikely that it was written on her behalf.
As I thought in my previous life, a woman with beautiful handwriting is quite impressive.
How would you like to reply?
I'll write a rough draft too. I'll write a draft too and leave it to you to correct.
My father had told me that if I received a letter from the Princess of Spierzeig, I should write back to her.
It was important to make the Duke of Spierzeig think, “Oh, I sent a letter on the spur of the moment, but maybe we can get married? It was important to make the Duke of Spierzeig think, “Oh, I sent a letter to the Duchess of Spierzeig, but maybe we can get married? It is said that showing an easy way out, a marriage peace, will be useful when the Spiaseiks are driven into a corner.
If the Spierzeiks were to block all the avenues available to them, there was a possibility that they would decide to give up and launch a suicide attack, which would inflict tremendous damage on the Kuordenze forces. Of a marriage peace, it would be difficult for them to make a desperate choice.
My father had said that it would be foolish to push them into a corner, and that they could be safely choked out by leaving some path of salvation.
However, the Duke of Spierzeig would not be the kind of person who would fall for such an easy trick. This was just the tip of the iceberg, part of my father's scheme, and I would be lucky if I fell for it.
Marriage……. What do you guys think?”
In my previous life, I had died a bachelor, and I had never had the chance to get married. The actuality of the fact that you are born as a nobleman on the continent of Eluo, you will have to get married at least once or twice.
When considering aristocratic marriages, the relationship between families is important, but more important than that is the ability to get your dick erect. An aristocrat.
Perhaps, my marriage partner was initially intended to be Plume of the Silopea family.
She had often come to Newnery Castle since she was a child, and I think the servants had been doing everything in their power to make sure that she and I would play together. Perhaps they were trying to get me properly erect in anticipation of our wedding night.
Generally speaking, aristocratic men can get a decent erection with a woman they feel comfortable with.
Once again, I think that aristocratic men are almost an endangered species being raised in a conservation center.
“Well, that is the domain of …… Young master and master, so ……..
Is it hard for you guys to answer my question?”
It seems that it is indeed a bit of a stretch to offer an opinion on the Lord's marital affairs.
The civil servants standing in front of the desk were averting their eyes from me and the others were staring at the desk as if to show that they were at work.
What kind of princess do you want, young master?”
The civil official throws a question in an attempt to change the subject.
I answered, feeling bad for giving them unnecessary attention.
She is a beautiful princess from a house that is beneficial to the Quardenze family.
At this answer, the civil servants froze for a moment and then added in a panicked manner, “It seems that the question you just asked is about what type of girl.
Apparently, the question was more like, “What kind of girl do you like? The question was more like, “What kind of girl do you like?
They wanted to know if she was a cute younger sister type, blue hair color, a calm and pampered princess who enjoyed reading indoors, and so on.
'Have you thought much about marriage yet, young lady?
'No, I haven't, but …… My answer is not that strange?'
It is rare to find someone of your age who is so open-minded about marriage.
The image of the princess I am looking for seems to be very calculating and dreamless.
It's not that aristocratic men aren't interested in women, they fall in love, and they even admire them.
The aristocratic marriages are just like that. I've already told my father what I want, so I'm sure he'll find me a good match.
Certainly, now would be a good time to choose the best match for Quardenze.
That was a very implicit way of putting it.
Normally, when it comes to the wife of the next head of the family, not many decisions are made based solely on the thoughts of the head of the family.
The head of the family, or in the case of the Quardenze family, my mother, is from the Evenapis family, so her wishes she also have a slight influence on the decision.
Depending on the family, the wishes of the previous generation and the generation before that also affect the family, and in the case of a noble family with many branch families, it is necessary to take them into consideration as well. Issue.
The head of the family has to take into consideration his wife's family, retirees, and branch families, and he has to choose a partner with whom his son can get an erection. Marriage diplomacy is a very time-consuming job for the head of the family.
In my case, however, it is relatively easy.
The Evenapis family, which has suffered a serious magical beast disaster due to the disaster of the magical beast Elsinia, is indebted to the Quardenze family because it relies on them to a large extent. This is also true for the Silopea family.
The grandmother of the previous generation has already passed away, and the grandfather of the previous generation has left the diplomatic side to his father, who rarely interferes. The Kuordenze branch of the family is now decimated, and the few branch members who survived my grandmother's purge have all retreated into the shadows.
My father only needs to choose the princess who is most beneficial to the Quordenze family.
'I do wonder where Father will get the princess from. If he were to reach out from the center of the continent, it would probably be to the Levios royal family. I have heard that there are unmarried princesses in the direct line.
The kingdom of Levios does not have a strong royal authority, but even so, a princess of the Levios family is not just a princess. She is a “Princess.
Just the thought of giving seed to a princess with the brand of “Princess” On her is enough to make me ejaculate.
On the other hand, the Zinkaan empire doesn't sound good to my dick at all. The current emperor, Emperor Ferold, has children, but they are all boys, and there are no princesses.
He is unable to organize the empire, has no coercive power or decisive power, and has only sons. He is an emperor with no good qualities at all.
The Levios family seems to have a great influence on him.
If he invites a wife from the Levios family, it will have a great influence on him, for better or worse. Alliance between the Quardenzes and Silopea Evenapis.
Perhaps, but although my mother would not outwardly oppose a tie between the Quordenze and Levios families, she would not approve of it in her heart.The importance of the Evenapis family would be diminished.
And the civil servants, as well as those of the knightly families, are basically conservative, so they would not welcome a princess from the distant land of Levios. Of course, they would never say that they don't like it.
The benefits of joining hands with the Levios royal family may be great, but the strings attached will be correspondingly greater. If my father sees that the benefits outweigh the costs, he might negotiate with them.
Perhaps the Levios side may approach us. Besides, the young master's military exploits will be heard in every corner of the continent, and it is conceivable that in the spring he will receive offers of marriage from influential aristocratic families.
“A great selection of princesses, that's very exciting.
Since it was my father who would be thinking about whom to marry anyway, all I had to do was to enjoy my first period of popularity, including in my previous life.
I am now looking forward to the spring in King's Landing.
