Not only Marin, but Schwartz, Kohler and Schor, who came with Marin to celebrate, also frowned. Only Kahn, the fool, didn't feel anything yet.
These four people, as well as Garland and Tara, are both Marin's servants, and now they all regard themselves as retainers of the Hoffman family. Adler's son is not a big deal for the North Sea Kingdom, but these retainers still have to come to congratulate them. However, Garland and Tara are both in the Americas, and they are the only ones in Orich, so they followed Marin to congratulate them. The main reason is that the old Hoffman is Marin's father after all, and he belongs to the old lady, so he has to give him some face.
However, when the old Hoffmann named Adler's son, the other three of the four retainers were uncomfortable except for the careless Kahn.
Why? It is true that they are retainers of the Hoffman family, but they are subordinates of Marin, not subordinates trained by the Hoffman family. Even though Schor was born in the Hoffman Manor House, he has always followed Marin and has never followed the old Hoffman or Adler.
Therefore, in the eyes of several retainers, Marin is the real master. Marin's legitimate son, Caesar, is also their recognized heir. Isn't this disgusting?
Speaking of which, the Hoffman family is also very special in Europe. Generally, large noble families must have the eldest son inherited the family business. Moreover, there is no problem of other sons replacing the eldest son.
However, the Hoffman family is different. The Hoffman family was originally just the lowest-level knight family and had nothing to do with wealth and honor. The family's prosperity today was entirely due to Marin's wisdom and wrists.
Originally, there was no problem with this, but the problem was with the bloodline. At that time, in order to legally obtain the East Friesland State and avoid opposition from other countries, Marin had to use his own bloodline.
In fact, because Mrs. Mary's father was intermarried by nobles, Mrs. Mary was actually not qualified to inherit. However, Marin forged the aristocratic identity of her grandmother's family, making herself one of the legal heirs.
But the problem is also here, because, according to the principle of inheritance, Adler is the truly legal first heir. Because he is the eldest son.
Although Adler once publicly gave up the inheritance rights of the Earl of East Friesland in writing, his eldest son was there. Even if he had no other intentions, there were always villains who would want to take power through special means. For example, bewitching Adler's team to seize Marin's position.
Of course, Marin was not worried about Adler. Because Adler was a reckless man with developed limbs and simple minds. Not to mention that he had no strange intentions, even if he had, Marin could eat him tightly.
However, Adler's son is different. Before he grew up and had a fixed personality, no one knew what kind of person this little guy would be in the future.
Marin was afraid that when this little guy grew up, he would be dissatisfied with his father's relinquishing his inheritance rights, and then he wanted to usurp power and seize the throne.
What? You said that Adler had the right to inherit and did not have the ability to retake the East Friesland State? But who cares? Once Adler's son wanted to rebel, he just needed to seize the "Adler is the eldest son". As for the public announcement of giving up, it would be said that it was forced by Marin. Anyway, someone would believe it...
Although Europe will not engage in "yellow robe" like the ancient Chinese and launch bloody coups, hostile monarchs who are exiled to other countries often appear.
These exiles are often not short of supporters and shelters. For example, France often hosts and supports the hostile kings of England. The purpose is to harm England. For example, Henry VII once went into exile in France and launched a rebellion to seize the throne. At that time, Edward IV was also exiled from England. Later, with the support of the bold Charles of Burgundy, the throne was regained.
If Adler's son Nafurg grows up and has a strange intention. Even if he cannot succeed in his rebellion, some countries are willing to accept him and support him. Marin estimated that the one who is most willing to accommodate Furg and support Nafurg is probably France. In Germany, there will probably be many princes who are willing to support him to make trouble. For example, the Elector of Saxony, who was once beaten by Marin...
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Moreover, through the naming behavior of Old Hoffman, Marin deeply felt Old Hoffman's preference for the eldest family. "Heir", can Adler's son bear such a name? Will such a name send someone wrong signal?
If it were normal, Marin might not have cared too much. But now Marin is going to go to the Ming Dynasty. In the vast sea, who knows what will happen? Maybe he will die in a storm...
If he died, Caesar should have succeeded to the throne. However, judging by the old man's attitude, he actually named Adler's son "The Heir"... This made Marin worried about the old man...
Originally, Marin's plan was to let old Hoffman take over Orich and protect the Beihai Kingdom after he left. After all, it would probably take one or two years to go to the Ming Dynasty. If you are not here for such a long time, you have to have someone take charge of your hometown to avoid accidents.
In order to prevent accidents in my hometown in the past or two years, Marin gave in to France because he was afraid that they would make trouble while he was not here. Old Hoffman was his own father, and it was unlikely that he would betray him. Therefore, Marin had planned to let him take over the power and stay in the rear. Although Old Hoffman was average in ability, he could still do it if he had to defend Beihai Kingdom for one or two years.
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However, after such a fuss, Marin dared not trust Old Hoffman...
It would be fine if he could come back safely, but what if he couldn't come back alive? If Old Hoffman held the power as he did last time and had an accident again, he would definitely be the regent of the old couple in the future. Then, his power would become greater and greater. At that time, if Old Hoffman made a fool of himself, he would have no choice but to make Adler's son the Grand Duke of the Beihai Kingdom. Because he had already died...
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! As for Angela's father, Julius II, he has not had a few years to live and cannot protect Caesar for a few years. So, this matter is broken...
Marin's face was not good all over, and the sharp-eyed Mrs. Mary also saw Marin's ugly face, and then suddenly woke up...
"Oh no, the second child is in a rift!" Mrs. Mary thought nervously.
Mrs. Mary is not a fool like Old Hoffman. She has received aristocratic education. From childhood to adulthood, her father had provided him with systematic aristocratic education before he was killed. Therefore, she knew the battle scenes of the aristocratic family very well.
It was precisely because she knew the filthiness of the great noble family that she remembered that the old man gave his grandson a taboo...
Before, she was busy holding her grandson and didn't notice this. Now, seeing Marin's face look ugly, and Schwartz, Kohler and others were also a little unhappy, she realized that something big happened...
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If this grandson really uses the name Nafurg (the successor), Mrs. Mary can be sure that this grandson's future will definitely be bleak. Even if Marin is reluctant to kill him, he will lose his future...
So, she quickly put down her grandson and called the old man to the inner room:
"Old man, you are confused, how can you give Adler's son such a name?"
Old Hoffman was a little confused:
"What's wrong? The name 'Nafurg' is not good?"
"Of course not good. You haven't seen Marin and his men's faces change?"
"What? Is there such a thing? Why?" Old Hoffman was just a rude man and hadn't figured it out yet.
"You stupid old man, you named Adler's son 'Heir', where did Caesar go? Do you want Adler's son to replace Caesar? Marin has a good temper if he didn't turn against him on the spot. Moreover, even if she didn't turn against him, the future of this grandson will be over!"
"Not..." Old Hoffman scratched his head. He still didn't understand the taboos of these superiors very thoroughly.
After a pause, he said again:
"What I mean by 'heir' means to inherit the knight tradition of our Hoffman family... You see, I am a strong knight, and so is Adler. Even this little guy's mother Liv is a strong female knight. So, I'm sure this little guy will definitely be a strong knight in the future... I mean, he will become an excellent knight like his grandfather and his father..."
Mrs. Mary rolled her eyes when she heard this:
"I know you have no other ideas, but this name will make people misunderstand! You think your grandson will be a strong knight in the future and inherit the strength of you and Adler. However, others may not think so after hearing this name. They thought you would have the intention of letting the little guy replace Caesar!"
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After explaining it clearly, Old Hoffman was also a little stunned. He really didn't mean to choose such a misunderstood name...
Fortunately, the matter has not been formally decided, and the old Hoffmann only verbally named it and has not fallen on paper. So, when Adler came back, Mrs. Mary asked Adler to give her son another name - Mutig, which means brave...
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However, although remedies were made, Marin's doubts remained.
So Marin turned around and issued an order - Little Marie and Muty, all stayed in Orich to grow up. The reason was that Orich had famous doctors like Morigen and Bater, which could ensure that their chances of death were minimized.
But in fact, Marin's plan was - he planned to interfere with Muti's education...
Marin secretly gave Kohler an order - to prepare a suitable teacher for Muti. After Muti reached a certain age, he planned and stepped up to become a reckless knight like Adler.
Chapter completed!