In accordance with the law, when a noble genealogy belonging to the royal family is removed from the list, the royal family has the right to take back the property of the noble family and transfer it to others. The lower vassals who were loyal to this noble family were normally swearing allegiance to the new lord under normal circumstances, but this is not mandatory, but a "moral" and "habit" requirement. The king has no right to interfere with the vassal of the vassal. Therefore, whether the followers of the old lord will be loyal to the new lord often depends on the skills of the new lord. In fact, whether the vassals of the previous lord can be allowed to swear allegiance to themselves is an important criterion for measuring whether a noble has sufficient strength and prestige, at least in Ansu.

The name Gowen Cecil has no doubt about its prestige among the knight group. Its legendary personal strength and the current development prospects of the new Cecil are enough to impress the old knights of Kant, but there is a last test before them.

That is whether they are willing to give up their old land privileges and obey the new order under the leadership of Cecil.

The knights of Kant's leadership are not unfamiliar with Cecil's order. Although the traditional aristocrats are a somewhat slow group, the Cecil family has ruled Kant's leadership for a whole half of a year. Even the slowest people will notice the changes that penetrate. Those who are a little interested will go in-depth to inquire about the "legal basis" behind these changes. After all, they have guessed that the Cecil family will sooner or later become Kant's new masters, and no one will care about what they will face in the future.

After learning about the current situation of the Cecil regime, the Kant Kant's Kant became nervous, but no matter how nervous it was, the fact that the king's enthronement became a fact. The Knight Philip, who had always been in charge of Kant's affairs, brought the order to summon the lord.

The Knights of Kant responded to the summons in a trepidation. On the seventh day of the month of recovery, Kant, led by Wald Perici (formerly Chief Knight of Viscount Kant), led the "Old Knights" to the Duke Cecil's mansion.

Everyone knew the purpose of everyone gathering here today, so they put on clean and bright armor and were wearing burqas outside the armor. These mighty knights gathered in the hall of the lord's mansion with a little uneasy, and communicated in a low voice from time to time.

The main content of their discussion was Cecil's unbearable "new order" and how to fight for the new lords the privileges they should have.

"I heard that everything Cecil was taking revolved around the 'Government Office', even including tax collection and withdrawal," said a young knight to his companion. "The land is nominally aristocrat, but in fact, those who hold it have no rights at all... they even have to obey the arrangements of the Government Office."

Another knight seemed even more worried: "They might take back all the fiefdoms. The Knight Philip said that he had no fiefdoms."

"It is said that the fiefdom will become 'territorial'. In the future, we can only receive annuity based on the size of the territorial area. Apart from this, there is no power. Even if people in the village want to work in the city or go to hunt land, they only need to report to the Government Affairs Department without the permission of the lord..."

A tall and thin knight frowned: "Even the power to restrict the civilians from running around, how can we maintain order on the land? Over time, those mud legs may not even bend down to pay tribute to us!"

The knights were worried, and someone whispered: "We should express our attitude. It is true that Duke Cecil is a great man, but his decree is simply a mess. I will leave the order of the land to a group of clerks who are busy in the government affairs department to take care of it sooner or later!"

The others nodded in response, and more than half of the people focused on the old knight sitting in the center: "Mr. Wald, what do you think?"

The old knight who was watched was silent for a long time, frowned and shook his head slightly: "...Depending on the situation, let's take one step at a time."

This reply was obviously not at ease, so the knights gradually started to discuss it again, whispering constantly.

All this was until the man wearing a noble windbreaker, with a majestic face, and an extremely tall and strong man walked into the hall.

Their low discussion immediately stopped, and everyone turned their attention away involuntarily.

Walking into the hall, Gao Wen glanced at the Kant Khan in front of him: There were not many people, and there were fewer extraordinary people who were loyal to a viscount, and even fewer people were granted. There were only a dozen of "standard knights" with knight titles and real estate in front of him. Judging from the extraordinary aura they showed, only one of them was mid-level, that is, the gray-haired gentleman standing among the knights: former chief military officer of Kantburg, Wald Perici.

Gowen and Wald Perici met. After the Kantburg Nightmare ended, the middle-aged knight was one of the first people to arrive at the main hall of the castle to stabilize the order. In Gowen's impression, Wald was a person who was loyal to the lord but not very revealing. However, he was loyal to the Kant family for the longest time and had the strength of a mid-level knight, so he had the highest prestige and voice among Kant knights.

While Gowen observed these knights, the knights led by Wald also stood up to salute. The sound of metal friction and collision on the armor sounded. Gowen accepted everyone's etiquette this time, and waited until everyone finished giving the gift before speaking: "Ladies and gentlemen, you are very on time."

There are not only men among the knights, but three women are among them. In this world where extraordinary power exists, women can fully possess the power equal to men as long as they awaken the relevant power.

This is also one of the only "fairness" in this world full of injustice.

"Salute to you, the great pioneer, the knight among the knights, the founder of Ansu, the sword and shield of the kingdom..." Wald opened his mouth and threw out a string of titles. Obviously, he memorized this set of words many times before coming, "It is my honor to be able to step into your castle. We are glad that you can become the new protector and ruler of Kant's territory, and that land will be safe and prosperous because of your existence."

After Wald finished speaking this routine, Gao Wen raised his hand and said straight to the point: "I am a person who doesn't like to talk nonsense, so just go straight to the topic. We all know the purpose of my call to you today.

"I have become the legal ruler of Kant. According to convention, you should swear allegiance to me. I believe that your arrival on time is to show your attitude towards this matter, but before that, I should explain the new 'rules' you must adapt to after your allegiance to Cecil."

Such a straightforward way of speaking is not like the ordinary nobles of this era who have spoken without a few ups and downs after they speak, but Gao Wen Cecil is obviously not the style of painting.

The knights looked at each other for a moment, and then the atmosphere at the scene became tense and subtle.

But Gao Wen seemed not to notice this, so he waved his hand, so several servants walked out and delivered the paper printed with words to each knight.

"I'm used to making everything a clause, and agreements with black and white texts are more reassuring," Gao Wen smiled, "You can take a closer look."

When Wald Peric saw the articles printed on paper, a complex emotion that was unexpected but resistant immediately emerged.

The fiefdom is abolished, changed to territorial, tax revenue is abolished, and the annuity is issued by the Department of Government Affairs, the right to governance is abolished, and the management is changed to the Department of Government Affairs or subordinate units. The knight can join the Department of Government Affairs, but it must be assessed like a civilian clerk, and the position of "official" cannot be inherited...

On a piece of paper, almost all land-based privileges were erased.

This is only aimed at knights who are only equivalent to "half lords", and are knights with limited privileges. If a viscount or even an earl is to be incorporated into the Cecil family, how much power will he lose to the nobles?

The old knight noticed that the people around him were quiet and he almost didn't have to look up. He knew that several pairs of eyes were concentrated on him, but what could he say?

What can he say to a duke?

But he had to speak, at least not say anything, so after thinking hard for more than ten seconds, Knight Wald raised his head: "Sir, please allow me..."

"Don't worry," Gao Wen interrupted Wald with a smile. "These things on paper are just to let everyone understand what Cecil's 'order' is first, but swearing allegiance is a very serious matter. It is not enough to just understand some legal provisions. I invite you to visit my city and let you understand this land from all aspects, so that you can better judge whether the Cecil family is worthy of allegiance, right?"

The knights looked at each other, and some people showed a thoughtful look, while Wald Peric nodded quickly and agreed: "What you said is very true."

The new lord may want to show off the economy and military strength of the territory to increase the weight of loyalty. Everyone understands this, and this is also the most commonly used method for the new lord to attract followers.

So since Gao Wen wants to follow this "traditional process", the Kant Knights don't mind making cooperation, but if they cooperate, they still have to fight for the power they should fight for.

Everyone made their own plans and followed Gao Wen to leave the Lord's Mansion, and visited this city that was a little unfamiliar to them.

The neat and orderly urban area, wide and straight, paved with unknown materials, bustling commercial streets and cleanly dressed civilians everywhere, Wald rode on his horse, silently watching everything in front of him, but was a little absent-minded.

These are indeed manifestations of the prosperity of territory, and are a powerful proof of Gowan Cecil's governance capabilities and wealth. To be fair, a place that has been built less than a year ago can develop into such a concept that even exceeds the concept of "fast development", which can almost be described as difficult to understand. However, the current attention of the Knights of Kant seems not to be on this.

Gao Wen always smiled and silently observed the reactions of these old knights, but he didn't say anything, but signaled the team to speed up and head towards the exit northeast of the city.

A female knight noticed the team's acceleration and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Sir Duke, where are we going?"

Gao Wen said casually: "I don't seem to be very interested in the commercial streets and residential buildings on the territory, so why not go and see what you may be interested in first."

"We are interested?" The female knight became even more curious, "You mean..."
Chapter completed!