All the contract girls want to marry me

It has to be said that Emperor Windsor's strategy was successful.

In fact, he didn't pay much. The biggest price was the province of Groningen.

But without Matthew's heroic performance, this province would not have been able to stay in the empire. If the war continued, it would even lose more territory.

Since this place was brought back by Matthew, and the original Duke had lost his heirs, there was nothing wrong with giving this place to Matthew.

It's just borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha.

In the eyes of the emperor, although Matthew was very ambitious and would become an equal emperor to him sooner or later, Matthew at least acted according to the rules and would not break the rules of the empire.

For a disobedient minister, this is enough.

In order to express his goodwill, the Emperor of Windsor condescended to come to congratulate Matthew in person.

In the eyes of outsiders, this is simply an incredible scene.

The emperor's vassal became a king in a foreign country, and the emperor came to congratulate him. It was outrageous.

But in the eyes of politicians, interests come first.

Emperor Windsor did not even leave the palace gate, but used an acceptable price to destroy the hostile countries in the south of the empire and replace them with friendly countries.

This is simply a model of strategizing.

Whether Emperor Windsor is stupid or not is a matter of benevolence and wisdom, but at least he himself does not feel at a loss.

In addition to the Windsor Emperor, what was even more surprising was the arrival of Pope Eugene.

Just a year ago, the Holy See and Matthew had a never-ending relationship. Who would have thought that the Pope would personally crown Matthew just a year later.

And because of his record of killing the demon Thangka, Matthew transformed from the Heartless Demon King into the [Guardian of the Holy Light].

It is indeed ironic that such a huge change can occur in a person in just one year.

This is probably politics.

In addition, there is an unexpected visitor, Zalandin, the Great Khan of the Fire-Xun Khanate.

He was among the three forces that invaded the Empire. His relationship with the Empire and Matthew could not be said to be a blood feud, at least they were on the same level.

However, now they seemed to be fine. Matthew dared to invite and Zalandin dared to come.

What's even more outrageous is that even the Hoffenhager family, which got involved with Matthew a year ago, sent senior representatives to congratulate him with gifts.

If the relationship between Matthew and Zalandin was just a "fatal friendship" on the battlefield, then he and the Hoffenhager family were really fighting to the death.

After all, Zalandin Khan did not aim to destroy Matthew's family, but the Hoffenhager family was determined to kill Matthew and cut off the Lundebel family's inheritance.

The hatred that intends to exterminate the family and the simple invasion are naturally not on the same level.

However, the representatives of the Hoffenhage family still came, and their representative spoke with a smile, as if the two families had never had any hatred.

Seeing this series of dazzling operations, many people sighed, "This is politics."

Yes, this is politics.

Interests are the core. As long as the interests are in place, there is nothing that cannot be discussed.

Of course, whether it can be achieved is another matter.

At least the Hoffenhager family and Matthew have no intention of letting each other go.

Matthew stood in front of the newly built Phoenix Palace, welcoming visitors from all walks of life.

All the guests were in place yesterday, and today they will appear in a pre-arranged order.

The first to appear were the nobility and representatives of the kingdom and empire’s count and above.

The nobles of the kingdom are Matthew's vassals, so they naturally dare not neglect them. Except for the unlucky guy who broke his leg while hunting, all others are due.

They did not prepare any gifts, as Matthew had made the rules before their arrival.

"Just come, don't prepare so many fancy things. I don't like these."

The nobles looked at each other, not knowing whether Matthew really didn't want it or was refusing.

The nobles who could not figure out the holy intention had no choice but to find Surante, Matthew's secretary-general and personal maid.

Surante's words woke them up.

"Your Majesty is a benevolent Lord and does not want you to waste people and money. Especially now that the country is facing recovery and reconstruction, various projects and the national economy and people's livelihood require money, a lot of money."

"Your Majesty is not short of rare treasures, but what your Majesty is short of is money."

"If you gentlemen have some spare money, you can use some of it first to help His Majesty tide over the difficulties. It will be easier for everyone to make money when the country returns to order."

"Of course, I'm just making a suggestion. What you do is beyond my control."

Although Surante is just a suggestion, the nobles are not fools. Can you just take the leader's suggestion as a suggestion?

Surante's meaning was obvious. What Matthew lacked was money, nothing else.Take back those fancy works of art, antiques and even beauties of all races.

Surante felt speechless when he thought that these guys actually gave Matthew beautiful women.

She did a preliminary screening and found that although the girls who were sent were beautiful, they were all embroidered pillows. They couldn't even get a green-based pillow to keep for what they would do. There wasn't that much rice at home.

She knew very well what kind of sex Matthew was good at, so she sent them back.

The nobles knew that Surante was Matthew's bedfellow and the future princess, so they naturally did not dare to neglect him, so they all left and exchanged the gifts they had prepared for money.

As for whether these gifts can be cashed in or not, that is their own headache.

During today's meeting ceremony, the vassals within the kingdom just went through the motions and left in a hurry.

Of course they have to give Matthew a confession, but not on this occasion. The money can be handed over to Surante privately. If it is given in this situation, Matthew will not be able to step down.

After receiving the domestic vassals, the nobles in the empire followed.

These nobles stepped forward to congratulate Matthew in order of count, marquis, and duke.

They did not give gifts on the spot, but sent them to Surante and Sistine privately.

On the surface, we are still gentlemen's acquaintances as indifferent as water, and those dirty friends' transactions can only be done behind the scenes.

Among this group of nobles, there was a middle-aged marquis who was not too old and followed the crowd forward.

His expression was dull and his eyes were slightly hollow.

He originally just wanted to go through the motions, but was stopped when passing by Matthew.

"Uncle Bourne, we haven't seen each other since my father's funeral."

Marquis Bourne looked at Matthew with an unnatural expression. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something but didn't know where to start.

Matthew knew that Aisanya was forcibly taken away to learn magic. This cheap father-in-law was probably not very happy, and it was inconvenient to say some things in public, so he had no choice but to pat the Marquis on the shoulder and said solemnly:

"Uncle Bourne, no matter whether Aishania is willing to fulfill the engagement or not, you are my father's best friend, and you are also the Uncle Bourne who took me to play with me since I was a child."

"I will bring Aishanya back and let her make her own choice."

Bourne sighed softly, nodded, and said nothing more.Some things can only be said in private when no one is around.

The person who took Aishania away was the super magician known as the Blazing Witch. She was a super-level fifth-level powerhouse. Although Matthew had worldly power, he was not worth mentioning in front of the Blazing Witch.

It should have been a good thing to be recognized by such a powerful person, but the daughter was not willing to give up the engagement.

Aishanya originally wanted to find a teacher to further her studies after getting married, but the Blazing Witch could not be so patient. She was too lazy to pay attention to Aishanya's opinions and directly captured her.

Thinking of this, Marquis Bourne felt a little unhappy.

Aishanya has never suffered any grievances since she was a child. Although the Blazing Witch herself is extremely powerful, her method of teaching magic is very simple and crude, and she doesn't know if her daughter can suffer.

The worst part is that my daughter is better at ice-based magic. It is hard to say how effective it will be to switch to learning fire-based magic when she already has a certain foundation, but she will lose her fiancé because of it. This is really uncomfortable for her daughter.

Marquis Bourne shook his head helplessly and walked into the guest seat and sat silently.

He believed that Matthew was willing to fulfill the engagement, but it was not up to him whether the engagement could be carried out now.

Just when the Marquis of Bourne was feeling sad, the Dukes also came in one after another, expressed their congratulations to Matthew and then sat in their seats one after another.

The dukes of the empire basically participated in it themselves, giving Matthew enough face.

Regardless of the outcome, the final result of the Groningen War was that the empire won, and the nobles of the empire were proud of themselves.

When the province of Groningen was captured last year, who could have thought that the Kingdom of Perth would be destroyed a year later.

Most of the nobles held official positions, and some were still serving in the army. They were naturally happy that Matthew had won the battle.

They didn't know about the agreement between Matthew and the emperor, so in their eyes Matthew might even become the new emperor of the empire in the future.

It is very necessary to have a good relationship with Matthew.

The dukes were all present in person in order to please Matthew, but this was not necessarily the case for foreign heads of state.

Most foreign heads of state send ambassadors with credentials to establish diplomatic relations and attend the ceremony.

For a country with little friendship, this is completely in line with international practice, and Matthew will naturally not be angry about it.

What surprised Matthew was the Titas Empire. Although their emperor did not condescend to come, but the great national master Meng Dan who had a royal title came.

Meng Dan is the number two figure in the Titus Empire, and he is not an ordinary number two figure. He is the number two figure who is basically equivalent to the position of executive deputy emperor.

He can basically represent the emperor's will.

Matthew smiled and went up to welcome Imperial Master Meng Dan warmly.

Imperial Master Mengdan gave Matthew two gifts with a slight smile.

The first one is a god-level cheese made from Pegasus' milk and various precious magic materials.A small jar of this Pegasus cheese is worth hundreds of thousands of gold coins, and it's priceless.

It is said that taking this kind of thing is good for cultivating the mind and prolonging life.

But its value goes far beyond that, and the royal family of the Titus Empire would only give this cheese to their most distinguished friends.

Although it is just a small jar of cheese, it represents the goodwill of the Titus Empire.

The second gift was a saber that shone with cold light.

Matthew looked at the saber with some surprise, because he could sense that the saber was not a magic item.

No matter how excellent the craftsmanship of this sword is, it can only be used by ordinary warriors.

According to Matthew's opinion, this knife is worth at most [-] gold coins.

If this kind of forged weapon is given to an earl or marquis, it will naturally be a precious gift. If given to a duke, it will be an ordinary gift. If given to him, the price will be somewhat reduced.

Matthew frowned slightly, somewhat confused about the intentions of the Titus Empire.

Being able to send a national advisor to the house to congratulate him and give him a top-notch gift like Pegasus cheese shows that he came with good intentions, but what does the saber behind him mean?

He quickly dispelled the doubt in his heart and replaced it with a gentle smile.

No matter what, everyone who comes is a guest.

Just because of the jar of Pegasus cheese and the friendly attitude, they are also distinguished guests.This saber might as well be kept as a display in the treasury.

Matthew smiled and said: "Grandmaster Mengdan is so polite. I deserve such an expensive gift. I'll invite you here, Grandmaster."

Matthew thought this would be the end of the matter, but the Imperial Master stood motionless.

With a slight smile on his face, Meng Dan said lightly: "Do you think this saber is of low value and is an insult to your noble status?"

Matthew coughed lightly and said calmly: "Sending goose feathers from a thousand miles away is a light gift but a heavy sentiment. The fact that the Imperial Master can come all the way to congratulate you on behalf of your country is something Matthew will keep in mind. As for what to give, it doesn't matter so much. important."

"Besides, the preciousness of your gift is far beyond my expectation. This jar of Pegasus cheese makes me a little flattered."

Although Matthew kept silent about the saber, the underlying meaning was conveyed.

It's not that he doesn't accept this saber, it's just that this thing is a bit low-grade.

Meng Dan held up the saber with a serious expression and slowly pulled out the blade, revealing a blade that shone with azure light.

His expression was very pious, and he gradually suppressed the voices of discussion in the hall.

Looking at Matthew's thoughtful expression, Mengdan said loudly:

"Dear Majesty Matthew, you led an army with fewer numbers than the enemy to destroy a large country with a population of more than 2000 million in just a few months. Such magnificent martial arts reminded me of a famous hero in the history of our country."

"Have you heard of Momol bin Hassan?"

Matthew suddenly realized that it was the sword of this famous general.He nodded, his tone calm and firm.

"Of course I have heard of Marshal Hassan's great achievements. Compared with him, I am still far behind."

This is not because Matthew is modest. Hassan's record in history is indeed much better than Matthew's.

It is no exaggeration to say that most of the Titus Empire was created by Hassan.