Lord of Rot

Chapter 88 No.16 Bastards

Li Qi said: "Tell me carefully what's going on."

He puts on a relaxed gesture of chatting, which makes Joe feel less restrained.

"Yes" Joe nodded, took another sip of beer, and continued: "We were passing by the water stream and wanted to rent a boat to cross the river. We happened to encounter a group of farmers blocking the way. Fortunately, we had better weapons and equipment and there were quite a few of them. "

Joe had some lingering fears, and said: "But we still encountered some harassment, and many people were killed by sneak attacks, although we also killed many people."

"After crossing the river with difficulty, I met Lord Wisdom's team, and Miss Wisdom led that team."

Probably because he knew that his lord might marry that young lady, Qiao glanced at Li Qi and found that his expression was normal.

In fact, Li Qi had 1 question marks in his mind.

Is Cousin Stacie a double-faced person?Judging from the correspondence, she is a young girl of literary and artistic aristocrats, why is she patrolling outside with a team?
The cousin who can't slap herself and make herself cry for a long time is schizophrenic.

Qiao continued: "After some inquiries, I found out that Baron Shuijian died of an illness some time ago. Baron Shuijian has no heirs, nor did he leave a will. Baroness Shuijian temporarily controls Longship Fort."

This kind of situation is rare, and Lurea mainland probably has no relevant experience in dealing with it.

After the nobles die, they will look for heirs from the perspective of illegitimate children, collaterals, etc.No illegitimate children, no collateral?Are you kidding me, are you an aristocrat?
It is impossible for the Baroness of Shuijian without a man to control Longship Castle, because she does not have the blood of the Wodu family, she is an outsider.

Even if the nobles on the surface will not do anything because of their face and reputation, but they must be jealous secretly, trying to find a way to get her down, or forcing her to give up most of her benefits and gradually erode the water. Jiandi.

Li Qi can even quickly list a group of small lords who have no land and no money. Only this group of worthless guys will see some benefits and crawl up like flies, as if the land can be distributed to them. of.

"Serfs and civilians will not revolt because of this." Li Qi said.

Even if the lord is a woman, life is still the same, is there any difference?It's best for ordinary people not to interfere in the game of nobles, at most it's just more talk after dinner.

"That's right." Joe nodded, "The reason for the quarrel is because someone claimed to be the illegitimate son of the late Baron Shuijian."

"illegitimate child?"

Is there anyone who can bear illegitimate children, but doesn't let his wife give birth to a son or daughter?
If the Baroness Shuijian is infertile, scholars can also check it out. Lurea's medicine may not be systematic, and some people even use bloodletting therapy or bile pumping foolishly, but they are very effective in fertility.

The illegitimate child is probably fake.

Joe nodded helplessly: "When we passed by Shuijian, the one who organized the trouble was said to be No. 16 guy who claimed to be the illegitimate son, but that person didn't look like the illegitimate son of Baron Shuijian, more like his... father."

"Hahaha!" Li Qi couldn't help laughing.

"Wodu Sixteen? The son is older than the father?"

Joe nodded helplessly. Although he also found it inexplicably funny, it was a noble after all. His lord could laugh, but he certainly couldn't: "Every once in a while, Longship Fort will send soldiers to destroy the so-called illegitimate children, and send them Arrest them for interrogation, and execute them after they are signed and announced to the outside world.”

Li Qi nodded in agreement.

Even if everyone knows that the illegitimate child is a fake, they can't kill without authorization. They must be interrogated, signed, and announced to the public before killing, so as not to be caught by others.

The baroness still had some patience, but Li Qi guessed that her patience should have reached its limit.

The guy behind knew that she couldn't do anything, because the name of controlling Longship Fort was not right, so he kept making troubles with this disgusting method.

Li Qi said: "The best way for her to deal with it now is to get pregnant, although it can't solve her current difficult situation."

Joe nodded: "Yes, as you said, Baroness Shuijian claimed that she was pregnant, and she was pregnant for a month, and it was the seed left by Baron Shuijian a few days before his death."

A person who died of illness in bed still has the energy to survive?But it doesn't matter.

"I don't know if pregnancy is true or not," Li Qi said, "It can only be regarded as a tactic to slow down the army. Although it is said that according to the laws of the kingdom, illegitimate children do not have the right to inherit, but the law..."

An illegitimate child does not have the right to inherit, but as long as the nobles behind the fake illegitimate child work together, it is not difficult for the illegitimate child to regain his surname.

As long as the loyal Lord Leopold nods.

Judging from the attitudes of the Leopold family brothers and sisters and illegitimate children that Li Qi came into contact with, they don't care who is the lord at all, and it is far better to find an illegitimate child than to distribute a wealthy territory to other lords and nobles to expand their wings. Put it there, keep it there, occupy a hole, pick him up again when necessary, and take back the territory.

Therefore, the possibility of the golden stabbing sword nodding is very high.

"If the baroness can't stop her and let the illegitimate son successfully capture Longship Fort, then," Li Qi paused, and then said: "I don't know if a guy in his teens or twenties in Wodu can get rid of his illegitimate child status and become a The new Baron of Longship Castle, there is no need for any unborn child."

The reality is like this, if the baroness is really pregnant and gives birth to a child, all voices will disappear, and the illegitimate child will roll back to the field in desperation, obediently digging for food.

As for whether the Baroness Shuijian gave birth to the Baron Shuijian's child, the child born from the Baroness's belly must be the Baron's child!
On the contrary, the old man who was born from the belly of some woman can only be an illegitimate child.

The current situation is that sixteen illegitimate children have emerged, but the baroness only claims to be pregnant for one month. Even if the child is born prematurely, it will take eight months. Eight months is enough time for Longboat Castle to change its owner.

It's very complicated to say, but in fact it depends on whose fist is harder.

After chatting about Water Stream, Joe talked about his trip to Greenwood Fort this time. He basically confirmed the trade route with Lintawan. Sell ​​honey.

Greenwood needs all the honey, as much as there is.

It seems that the old crocodile grandfather is also very optimistic about honey, and wants to use porcupine collars as a purchaser, and turn wholesale to high-priced retail.

"Don't worry," Li Qi said, "We have honey, are you afraid that no one will come to buy it?"

Merchants in Linta Bay will soon be able to find it by smelling the sweetness of honey, at the latest after three or four honey transactions with Green Forest Castle.

"The honey from Green Forest Castle can be cheaper, so that grandpa can earn more." Li Qi ordered, "If a businessman asks about your honey, you can say that the porcupine has honey, but in Linta Bay, only Green Forest Castle has honey! "

Businessmen, for the sake of profit, will not refuse to travel far.

As long as there is enough interest.

Just enough to attract a group of businessmen and drive the economic development of porcupine collar.

"By the way, Master Wisdom asked me to tell you that there will be a ball in July, Miss Stacy's 20th ball," Joe said.

"Looks like I have to go on a blind date."

Li Qi shrugged.

He is not so eager to eat soft food now.

Before, porcupine collars were poor and empty.

Now he has honey, and little heaps of gold and silver in the headland crypt.

Soldiers also returned, and expanded to 100 men.

How nice it is to live comfortably by himself, he doesn't want others to point fingers, but the porcupine has honey, and grandpa can't let such a good object run away.

Li Qi is not afraid. In the worst case, he will marry his cousin, but whoever has the final say depends on their own methods. According to his inner thoughts, he hopes that the territory will be his own. , farming, happily leading the people to eat and wear warmly, isn't it delicious?

The problem is that external factors don't come when you need them, nor can you get rid of them when you don't need them.

　[Isamir] 1500 rewards, blessings from the four gods, thank you
　　
　
(End of this chapter)