Section 92 Treaty
When the soldiers left the conference hall, the hall was empty. Harvey was not afraid at all. She walked to the conference table and found a seat to sit down. The atmosphere suddenly became a bit solemn and weird.√∟
"Mr. Elvit, haven't you explained this to Harvey?" Princess Josie broke the awkward atmosphere first, and she turned around and said to Monk Elvit.
"Well, if too many people know about this, it may cause unnecessary trouble." Monk Elvit said to Princess Josie.
"What trouble? You, say the conditions of the Great Chief of Pomerania in front of His Highness the Princess." Harvey said to the messenger who was kneeling on the ground and did not dare to look up.
"Woo." The messenger raised his head in panic and looked at Monk Elvit, then looked at Harvey and moved his body, trying to stay away from this dangerous woman as far as possible.
"Emister, now tell us the conditions of the Great Chief of Pomerania." Princess Josie said to the envoy.
"Tell me." Monk Elvit had a gloomy face, but nodded and said to the messenger.
"Yes, His Highness, His Highness, the Pomeranians demand that the first must be disarmed from the town thugs."
"Is this what we want to stretch our necks and get slaughtered?" Harvey said angrily with wide eyes, and even Princess Josie frowned. The only thing that Pomerania feared now is the thugs in the town. If Mecklenburg is disarmed, another defense will be lost.
"Don't worry, keep talking." Monk Elvit asked the messenger to continue.
"The second condition is that the inner city must be opened by the Pomeranian army stationed."
"The third article is to pay forty thousand silver coins."
"The fourth article sends the first child born to the princess to the Great Chief as the adopted son of the Great Chief."
"Haha, this is simply the most humiliating surrender condition from England to Byzantium." Princess Josie could no longer bear it. If the first few items were barely acceptable, but the last item would be sent to the last one as hostage to send her newly born child as a hostage, Princess Josie would not agree to it anyway.
"Don't worry about His Highness Princess. This is just a condition offered by the other party, and we can negotiate in detail." Monk Elvit quickly explained to Princess Josie, but Princess Josie had already given up the idea of negotiation because the other party's conditions were too harsh.
"Harvey, how long can we hold on now? Will the guild leaders be willing to help us?" Princess Josie set her eyes on Harvey.
"Your Highness, the atrocities of the Pomeranians have aroused the common hatred of the guild leaders. They are now mobilizing the towns and creating weapons. When the Pomeranians withdraw from Mecklenburg, we should be able to hold on for about a month to repair the city gates." Harvey stood up and said to Princess Josie.
"I sent an envoy to ask my brother, Duke Mason, for help. As long as I persist for a while, the army of the Duchy of Mason will come back to save us." Princess Josie explained to Harvey.
"If that's the case, I'll tell everyone this good news." Harvey bowed to Princess Josie and left.
"Your Highness, do you really believe that the Principal Mason will come to rescue us?" Monk Elvit looked pessimistic, and he looked at Princess Josie who brought the child back into his arms. He did not expect that Princess Josie was so strongly responding to the last treaty of the Pomeranians. In Monk Elvit's opinion, this castle would sooner or later fall into the hands of the Pomeranians.
"Please have some faith in the Count. If you really don't have faith, then have faith in God. Now is the time for prayer." Princess Josie stood up and left the conference hall with her child and her wet nurse.
"Our beloved Count offended all the nobles of the Principal of Mason. Even if the Duke wants to rescue, it will be opposed by the nobles. The nobles of Mason are eager to see that the castle is slaughtered by pagans. No, I must not die here just like this." Monk Elvit down and whispered a few times. Although he was wearing the monk's robe, he cared about his life more than anyone else.
"Sir Gong Xiang, what are you going to do?" the messenger kneeling on the ground raised his head and asked.
"You go out of the city immediately and tell the great chief of Pomerania about the situation here, and tell him that I am willing to act as his supporter, just spare my life after capturing the castle." Monk Elvit said to his men.
"It's Lord Gong Prime Minister." The envoy quickly got up. He walked out of the conference hall, but he did not leave the city immediately but was waiting for the opportunity.
In the Principality of Mason, Duke Eble received a letter of help from his sister. He walked in the courtyard with the letter, sighing sadly. Before he received the letter, the well-informed Mason nobles had already received the news that the Pomeranians attacked Mecklenburg. According to the information of the Duke's own spy leader, the nobles held a banquet in their own estate, and gritted their teeth when talking about Arod.
"The Earl of Mecklenburg has really offended the noble Mason too deeply. If the issue of rescue is raised, the noble vassals will probably refuse to send troops to rescue him." Duke Eble sat in the pavilion, and in front of him was the spy leader of the Mason court.
"Not only that, some radical young Mason nobles also made the request to take the opportunity to launch honorary revenge on the Earl of Mecklenburg. Things are very tricky." The spy leader said the situation he had.
"So, how about mobilizing my direct troops to rescue?" Duke Eble asked the spy leader.
"Improve it, honorable Duke, we shouldn't interfere in this matter."
"But, my dear sister was surrounded by pagans in the castle. Shouldn't I go to rescue her?" Duke Eble said with some dissatisfaction.
"Once you mobilize your direct army, I am afraid that those dissatisfied nobles will have a dissatisfaction, not to mention that in the poor health of His Majesty, those neighbors that are not harmonious with the Principality of Mason are eyeing each other. If our internal nobles rebel, external enemies will invade you may be trapped in the castle." The spy leader suggested to Duke Eble.
"God, save my sister." Duke Eble covered his face with his hands, begging to the gods, indeed, he could do nothing in the current situation.
Chapter completed!