401: Chapter 192 The Establishnt of the Knight Order 401: Chapter 192 The Establishnt of the Knight Order In the hall transford from the banquet room, Leon, sitting on the Lord’s Throne, raised his hand, signaling the young knight kneeling below to rise.
He still recognized this newly appointed knight.
The young man was the Baron’s second son, who was almost frad in a plot to rape the Baroness of Anquela.
If I rember correctly, his na is Filipo.
Recently, this young man had participated in the Lunca Battle alongside Sir Redo to repay him, gaining military rits for cutting through enemy lines.
Of course, now he was no longer the knight attendant as before.
He had officially risen from an attendant to a knight at the Glade County collective inauguration.
Receiving the envelope and docunt case presented by Filipo, Leon quickly broke open the seal and browsed through them.
As expected, the Sealing Lord briskly approved the request in the letter and ntioned at the end the aid he provided with manpower.
…This is truly tily assistance.
Leon stood up and handed the letter and the docunt case containing the authorization to Azeryan for review.
He descended from the throne, ca before Filipo, and also glanced at the two attendants standing outside the hall.
Skilled in martial arts, with self-provided warhorses, armor, weapons, and his squire followers—Leon was, of course, pleased to accept such a quality warrior into the organization.
Filipo ntioned that, besides himself, three other Thorny Flower Knights were also willing to co.
Leon was worried about the shortage of cavalry, and now he could at least replenish his ranks with more than nine well-trained light and heavy cavalryn, complete with equipnt and warhorses, who were not like rcenaries of unknown origin but belonged to the sa camp, fostering mutual trust.
It was indeed worthwhile.
“I welco you, Sir Filipo, and the other three knights you ntioned.
I will not hesitate to be generous with your salary.
But I must state upfront: the Knight Order I establish will demand strict discipline.
mbers must adhere to the three major commandnts and four principles of the order.
Once you join, it ans accepting the stringent doctrines, and my expectations for the knights will only be stricter than for regular soldiers,” Leon earnestly reminded him.
Filipo stood straight with a composed face: “Of course, Mr.
Leon.
Strict military law is the guarantee of an army’s combat effectiveness.
I understand this well.
But may I ask what the specific commandnts and principles are?”
He was slightly worried whether the regulations ntioned were contrary to the Knight’s Creed.
Leon nodded and carefully explained the drafted organizational commandnts and principles, which knights would be inford of before joining since they would also need to swear by them at the ceremony.
The so-called three major commandnts of the Knight Order are as follows…
First, obey orders; all actions must comply with commands, prohibiting arbitrary actions.
Second, refrain from looting civilians, plundering civilian wealth, and committing deeds of arson, rape, or murder.
Third, publicly acknowledge battle spoils; all war gains belong to the public, to be collectively distributed, prohibiting any private concealnt.
And the four major principles of the Knight Order are:
Adhere to knightly etiquette and speak gently.
Engage in fair trade without greed for unfair profit.
Repay all debts and damages, maintaining credibility.
Respect the elderly, honor won, love children, and protect the weak.
Besides these classic strategies of military governance, there are also corresponding reward and punishnt systems for the commandnts and principles.
Leon organized them into a book, which would serve as one of the codes for Knight Order mbers to keep in mind.
Filipo listened attentively, nodding frequently.
These were nothing extraordinary; they were all like loyalty, kindness, selflessness, propriety, justice, trustworthiness, compassion…
those knightly creeds and virtues long passed down through the ages.
The first and third commandnts were common in military law.
Filipo was not surprised by them—command adherence and war spoils distribution are essential emphases for any decent army.
Only the second commandnt might be challenging to enforce in regular armies; it was more feasible in local operations, but when deployed to foreign lands, knights might restrain themselves, yet it depended on the effective implentation of military rewards and penalties for common soldiers—an undisciplined mob cares not for virtue or honor….
“When I send a letter, I will certainly inform Caven about this in detail.” Filipo noted down the items one by one.
“Then rest well, sir.
The ceremony for the official establishnt of the Knight Order will take so ti to prepare.”
Leon called Lena to escort the first batch of mbers who would join the Knight Order to the guest rooms, then returned to Azeryan, who had finished reviewing the docunts and letters.
As there were no outsiders in the hall anymore, Leon, excited by the additional support of a group of seasoned warriors, relaxed and put his arm around his brother’s shoulder: “Let’s start preparing for the ceremony.
How many days will it take?”
Azeryan rolled up the parchnt docunts, stuffed them back into the case, thought for a mont, and answered, “About three days should be enough.
Since we want the soldiers directly under the Knight Order to witness it as well, and to display the banners with sufficient splendor, I plan to hold it at the Fountain Square.
It should not disturb Lady Lora in the tower, right?”
“No, I will inform her.
Perhaps Lady Lora will even watch the spectacle from the balcony then.
Let’s proceed as per the ‘Chief’s’ plan.” Leon jokingly patted his shoulder and said.
Hearing this title, Azeryan raised an eyebrow and glanced sideways at him, “Then as the Chief, I should quickly remind our ‘Grand Master’ if there’s sothing important you’ve forgotten, my Lord?”
“Is there?”
Leon thought carefully.
Even though he hadn’t received a reply before and didn’t know if they would be permitted to establish the organization, he and his companions had already convened in advance to discuss the frawork and structure of the Knight Order.
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