Most families would marry their daughters to ensure the loyalty of the military leader.
It seems that Mirgan is really good at hooking up with noble women...
But cuckolding was probably the norm in aristocratic families. Most of the marriages of great nobles were political marriages. There was really no emotional foundation between the couples, and it was very common for them to have affairs in private.
Looking at Nelda's expression, it seems that she wholeheartedly believes that Milgan is her true love.
But Nelda really couldn't follow Milgan's team to Changhe Town. She was the eldest daughter of the Duke of Alma and had stayed in Changhe Town for a long time. Many people in Changhe Town knew her.
A secret affair is a secret affair, and no one would say anything if it was not made public. But if it was really made public, her cuckold husband would have to bring his troops to kill Mirgan...
The Lion Lake City Flag Guard would be fine, but what's more important is that she might face the wrath of a duke - Nelda went to see Milgan in the name of visiting her father, but she didn't go to see Alma at all, and this lie would be easily exposed.
Nelda's secret meeting with her lover might not matter to Alma, who would at most scold her, but Milgan would definitely be in trouble no matter what.
but……
Alma is no longer in Sarleon so soon?
The lord had not known that Alma had escaped earlier, which was much earlier than he expected.
"…Milgan, when did Duke Alma return to Lion Lake City?"
Leon now realizes that he probably underestimated Alma. The Duke's methods of returning to Lion Lake City so quickly were beyond the Lord's expectations.
"About a week ago, and there was news that he had exiled his son Fotherg and a daughter right after he returned. This was reported by Nelda's maid. So I had to send Nelda back quickly. I'm telling the truth and I have no other intentions. You can rest assured."
Milgan now seemed sincere.
Li Ang could see that he was telling the truth, but this news was not good news for Li Ang...
A week ago, that was when Leon had just left Bailu Castle.
As soon as Alma returned, Fawcett was exiled, which means that Alma regained control of the Houghton family in a very short time.
The duke's methods were indeed somewhat unexpected.
Alma's return to power was definitely not in line with King Ulric's wishes, and the king would not have been willing to let Alma get away so quickly - Alma must have received help from someone with ulterior motives.
"Isn't Alma still in court? How could she get away with it so easily?"
Because of Nelda, Milgan must have been keeping an eye on Alma's movements, and Leon felt that he should know the reason.
"It seems that Prince Alanric vouched for Duke Alma, and then Duke Brunus, who was in charge of the case, closed the case directly."
Prince Alanric again?
I see!
This prince really needs to do this...
Since Alanric is trying to win people's hearts, he naturally wants to make the king lose the support of the people.
If he died in Sarleon, many nobles would think the king was crazy, and people like Godric would definitely not obey Ulric's orders anymore - then they would probably turn to support this prince.
The king is causing trouble for Alma, and if the prince helps Alma out, he will get the support of the duke.
It seems that this prince is a little impatient?
Li Ang finally thought it through.
However, being an enemy of the Duke of Alma was already dangerous enough, and now there were more enemies like Alanric and Milgan Kilic for no reason. Naturally, the lord was very unhappy.
They want my life, so the Lord must give something in return...
A great man once said that we should make our enemies fewer and our friends more numerous.
The Lord has a unique understanding of this - he wants the enemy to deal with the enemy...
"Milgan, Nelda's matter is easy to deal with. I am not interested in your love life. I am more concerned about my own life. Your mercenary group was originally hired by the king to deal with the Noldor, right? Why did you accept the task of killing me?"
Li Ang wanted to try if it was possible to persuade Milgan.
"Igor was the one who contacted the king to hire us. But he first asked me to kill you in the jurisdiction of Sarleon City, saying that His Royal Highness the Prince could give me the Pioneer Baron Certificate. I asked around and someone said you were a traitor. I thought it was the king's intention, so I took the job. Later, seeing that you had a lot of people, Igor raised the price by another 50,000 dinars... But yesterday, I saw that you had so many troops coming out of Sarleon City, and I think I was fooled..."
Seeing that Leon was willing to agree to his request, Milgan was of course happy to explain the reason. Anyway, his mission was no longer possible.
"It seems like they are all promises, but nothing substantial has been given to you... Milgan, have you ever thought that Igor and Prince Alanric are deliberately trying to make you fight me? How could he not notice that there are so many of my convoys in Sarleon? Knowing that I have so many people, Igor still asked you to kill me... You know, if he wanted to assassinate me, Igor should have found a professional killer, not you!"
Li Ang found a breakthrough and began to instigate.
In fact, Igor certainly didn't know that Leon had so many people...
The convoy entered the city in batches, and Eric deliberately did not let them wear heraldic robes. Who would carefully observe the transport teams divided into groups of dozens of people? It was normal that they were not discovered.
But Mirgan was indeed doubting this. He had always felt that Igor's decision to give him this business was problematic - he had said at the beginning that Leon was alone;
Later, it was discovered that Leon had hundreds of people around him, so Igor raised the price;
But now I find out that they brought three or four hundred people...
If you think about it carefully from Milgan's perspective, it does seem like he is deliberately provoking a fight between the Griffin Sword Mercenaries and Leon.
"I just think this is problematic, so I have given up this mission... Lord Leon, what exactly is the grudge between you and them? You have so many troops that can leave Sarleon City openly, so you are obviously not a traitor..."
Milgan frowned and agreed with Leon's statement.
"I don't think I have any grudge against them. They might be plotting against you, Milgan..."
Seeing that the mercenary leader seemed to be fooled, Li Ang began to persuade and educate him.
"How could I have any grudge against a prince..."
Mirgan shook his head.
"It's not necessarily because of hatred that they plotted against you... Milgan, you've hooked up with a lot of women. You should know that there are probably many nobles who want to kill you, but they're afraid that some things will be embarrassing if they speak them out..."
Leon looked at Nelda in the distance, then turned back to look at the female explorers.
Milgan was stunned for a moment, then nodded. Of course he agreed with this statement.
"Most of the time they insist on coming up..."
He weakly defended himself, but it was not convincing.
"A few days ago, there were rumors that I was a traitor. In fact, it was because the Bacchus Empire was framing me. I came to Sarleon because King Ulric gave me the authority of a rebel and the privilege of using the golden emblem... You should understand what it means to kill me, a lord who has just been granted privileges by the king. And what will be the consequences of you, the one who killed me, having a conflict with me at this time?"
Leon took out a contract signed with the king from his arms and showed it to Milgan.
Mirgan frowned deeply. He certainly knew what the golden emblem represented. Igor, or Prince Alanric, actually asked him to murder a loyal minister who had the authority to suppress rebellion...
"Alanric and I have no grudge against each other. He is just taking the opportunity to harm you! Mirgan, as long as you lay a hand on me, your mercenary group will be classified as a rebel! Whether you can kill me or not, it is in line with his wishes... In addition, I am using the griffin emblem. Humph, Mirgan, you have been claiming that your griffin equipment is a trophy - then you won't even be able to explain it. You are being tricked!"
Li Ang said it with certainty, as if it was indeed the truth.
Mirgan was stunned. From his perspective, this seemed to be the case...
"Sir Leon, what you said makes sense... But, a prince plotted against me? This... is unbelievable!"
He looked a little unsure, but had to admit that it was possible.
"Whoever gave you an empty promise that you didn't keep is scheming against you, Milgan. This is just like when you hook up with a girl. Isn't it easy to understand?"
Li Ang smiled. This was ambiguous and unconvincing to others. But to Mirgan, it was indeed the truth—he himself was the best at making empty promises to girls.
"But I don't understand why Alanric would do this? He is a prince. What good will this do for him..."
Li Ang's words were consistent with Milgan's own behavioral logic, and he obviously believed it, but his political ability was obviously not as good as his ability with women.
"Have you ever thought about how other nobles would react to this? You should know that many nobles are jealous of you... If you and I both suffer losses in the battle, and Alanric identifies us as rebels and then wipes us out... then those nobles whose wives or daughters you abducted but who could do nothing about you will be able to avenge themselves! They will be grateful to him and will support him for this."
Leon glanced at Nelda in the distance and began to guide Milgan's victim mentality.
"...I can understand that. If my mercenary group wasn't strong enough, I would have been killed long ago!"
Milgan certainly bought into this—he was certainly the one who could best understand how other men viewed him.
"Besides, Nelda has appeared beside you before, don't you think Igor doesn't know her? Igor is the head of the House of Nobles, and he knows most of the nobles."
Leon shook his head and smiled: "Alanric must know about you and Nelda. Since he was able to help Alma escape, it means he wants to get Alma's support... and he provoked you and me to fight each other to lose, which is to help Alma solve the problem, because Alma and I have a grudge, and your existence will embarrass Alma... If he gets rid of us, Alma will owe him a big favor!"
The lord is following Milgan's mentality to spread conspiracy theories. This targeted approach is very effective for people who are already worried about the corresponding matters.
"...No wonder Igor didn't look for an assassin, but chose me...But they are the prince and the duke, I can't deal with them..."
Milgan's mentality has basically changed to that of a victim, and his words have revealed his hostility towards Alanric and Alma...
Li Ang suddenly stopped smiling and became very serious: "That's not necessarily the case, as long as you have enough courage... Milgan, I think there's no point in you and Nelda being secretive. In my opinion, you might as well find a way to secretly kill Alma and help Nelda become the Duke... Judging from her feelings for you, you can gain great power from this, and then no one can plot against you!"
The first step was to make Mirgan hostile to Alanric and Alma, which had already been successful. So Leon turned around and followed Mirgan's thinking and began a new guidance.
Milgan was stunned for a moment.
After being stunned for a long time, he sighed: "Only noble lords like you can be so cruel and ruthless..."
The lord shook his head and looked at Mirgan seriously: "This is for self-protection, Mirgan. You should know that your affair with Nelda may have been discovered. If you don't take action, you will be killed by Duke Alma sooner or later..."
Mirgan frowned. "Why do you say that? Duke Alma may want me dead, but he should never mention it...others might use it to harm me."
"No, Alma will definitely kill you for the Lion Lake City Flag Guard! Milgan, the flag officer Granlon will know about this sooner or later, maybe he already knows it now... As a husband, he will definitely be irreconcilable with you, this is human nature."
Li Ang once again turned on the conspirator mode with a serious attitude.
"Gronlon... maybe, but this is just between him and me."
Milgan obviously began to think along the lines of the Lord.
"This is not just a matter between the two of you... What would Alma think in this situation? You know, his daughter has betrayed Granlong. If the Duke turns a blind eye or helps his daughter cover up, then Granlong will have no choice but to betray the Duke - otherwise, how can Granlong live with the face?"
Leon shook his head and spread his hands: "So, Duke Alma has only one way to ensure the loyalty of this elite force - help Granlon kill you."
Milgan frowned deeply.
"Think about it yourself... While Nelda is still here, you can become Nelda's guardian knight, and take the opportunity of escorting her back to Lion Lake City to secretly kill Duke Alma! Now that Fother has been exiled, Alma's other sons are all minors. Nelda will definitely be able to take care of the Dukedom as the eldest sister - in this case, Nelda can only divorce and inherit the Lion Lake City territory! And you... can become her new husband! You are also a noble, so I don't need to tell you what to do next..."
Leon's voice was like a demon's. Milgan's face was uncertain at this time, and it seemed that he had heard it.
Indeed, for Milgan, if Alma died at this time, he could use Ms. Nelda to gain huge benefits...
If Alma died now, Fotherg was exiled, and the other sons were minors, the duchy could only be guarded by Nelda, or even inherited directly by Nelda.
If Milgan is ruthless enough, he might even take this opportunity to become the Grand Duke!
For example...kill all of Alma's underage sons.
Even if he didn't do this, he might be able to use Ms. Nelda to naturally obtain a very high status and a territory that is not inferior to any great lord.
"I... Lord Leon, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to kill Duke Alma..."
Milgan was obviously a little moved, and his voice was even trembling a little.
He would take on the murder business for the empty promise of a pioneer baron certificate, so naturally he would have thoughts about power and territory. Now that Leon has pointed out a very feasible path for him, how could he not be tempted?
"But Duke Alma is bound to deal with you... It's not a question of whether you are willing or not. You have to save your life..."
Leon stared deeply into Milgan's eyes and gave him the final words that made him make up his mind.
This playboy has fallen into a conspiracy theory deliberately created by the lord.
In fact, this matter would not be so troublesome - even if Nelda and his affair were discovered, it would most likely end with Nelda and Granlon getting divorced, and Milgan would be fine as long as he didn't go looking for death...
But Leon deliberately led Milgan to think about conspiracy. Once his mind was caught up in it, he would feel that everything Leon deduced was very likely to happen.
And Li Ang gave him a reason to convince himself - to protect himself...
Milgan was indeed moved. He looked at Nelda frequently, his eyes full ambition.
Of course, Leon regarded Milgan as an enemy from the beginning to the end, but enemies do not necessarily have to be eliminated, they can also be used.
Anyway, Alanric and Duke Alma are enemies.
But it is not feasible to deal with the prince directly, so induce Milgan to be hostile to the prince and deal with Alma first.
It doesn't necessarily require Mirgan to succeed, it only requires the Griffin Sword Mercenary Group to treat Alma in a hostile manner...
The Griffin Sword Mercenaries were recruited by King Ulric and hired by Igor, who is Alanric's uncle. These things are public information and most people will definitely know them.
Alanric ordered the Sword of the Griffin to hunt down Leon, but the Sword of the Griffin mercenaries went to assassinate the Duke of Alma - regardless of success or failure, what would Alanric think?
What will he do?
And what would the King and Duke Alma think?
The best strategy is to let the enemy deal with the enemy, regardless of success or failure.
"Milgan, I'll give you a gift that may help you deal with the Duke..."
Li Ang took out a small bottle from his arms: "Have you ever heard of the Snake Heart Stone..."
"I know what this is... I understand. Thank you for your help, Lord Leon. Perhaps I should give you something in return."