His Highness, who was still high yesterday, has become a prisoner at this moment. The contrast between them made Duarte very uncomfortable. He stretched his legs and wanted to kick the nobles: "You damn guys, we agreed at the beginning that you support me as the king, so I will give you more land. As a result, you changed your mind before halfway through the cooperation. Do you still want to get land? You will be punished by the Lord if you speak without faith."

"Yes, we said we would support you at the beginning, because you were closest to the throne, but now? First look at your own dusty appearance. Lisbon was besieged and the English Navy was wiped out. Do you think you have any capital to compete for the throne with His Highness Tim?" A nobleman said to Duarte in anger: "You are so disappointing to us. We can say that we are supporting you with all our money, but what have you brought us? Once Lisbon is defeated, we will all be in danger. Are you embarrassed to let us continue to support you?"

"That's right, when His Majesty Ruo'ao divided the territory, he divided the best territory for you, but what about you? You don't want to make progress, you only know how to eat, drink and have fun, and you lose the good situation like this. Do you think you can be a king like this?" A nobleman next to him also sneered at Duarte.

"We are very optimistic about you, but you have not brought us any substantial benefits. Now we have to suffer a lot of losses." A young nobleman said gritting his teeth: "If you have the will, use your death to reduce our losses of interests."

Listening to these vicious words, Duarte felt a little cold, and these nobles also felt a little cold when they looked at Duarte.

When it comes to Duarte, these nobles are very conflicted. After all, they also put a lot of effort into Duarte at the beginning.

And to be honest, they hoped that Duarte would be king so that they could manipulate Duarte and continue to maintain their noble privileges and noble glory.

But now everything has changed, because the current situation shows that Duarte is doomed to fail, and Tim's rise has become inevitable. Under the pressure of this reality, these nobles have to consider making a new choice.

These nobles were afraid or even angry about Tim, because they could not see anything Tim did in Algarve. It can be said that Tim's actions would completely harm their interests and status.

When Joao I was alive, there were already two major aristocratic groups in Lisbon.

A large group is a traditional aristocratic group. Their family is a product of the birth of the Portuguese dynasty for a hundred years. These aristocrats all have a deep historical background. At the same time, they also occupy a large amount of land in China. Their income mainly relies on rental income and tax income, so they are called old aristocrats in Portugal.

Another large aristocratic group was the new aristocrats who followed His Majesty Joao to fight and made their fortunes through war, such as the Sigrass family and the Warren family. They were all named nobles by Joao for their great military achievements. Their income mainly came from spoils and royal gifts. They were called new aristocrats in Portugal.

For many years, these two aristocratic groups have been fighting endlessly, hoping to completely defeat each other and enjoy the power of the nobles. After Joao I's death, these aristocrats immediately chose to stand in the side. The old aristocrats quickly supported and maintained Duarte, while the new aristocrats all turned to Tim of Algarve under the leadership of the Warren family.

Now that Tim takes the initiative on the battlefield, these old nobles all understood that they had to make a new choice at this moment, otherwise they would have to follow Duarte and all the people would be done with him when Lisbon fell.

These old nobles also knew what it would mean to choose to surrender to Tim at this moment. I am afraid that in the days to come, their existing power and interests will definitely be lost a lot, and even their status will decline.

But there is no way. Compared with your family and life, losing a little profit and power is nothing.

The old Lisbon nobles were waiting for the unknown future in the palace with sad faces, and Tim outside the city had just finished his long sleep.

"Nathan, when is it now? How long have I been sleeping?" Tim opened his eyes and saw Nathan running in with Archbishop White in a hurry.

Nathan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Tim awake: "Your Highness, you finally woke up. We are so scared."

Archbishop White sat down beside the bed and said happily: "His Highness Tim, you slept very long enough. You slept until tonight since you didn't eat or drink last night. Nathan and others thought you were sick and pulled me over several times."

Looking at Nathan's worried eyes and Archbishop White's red eyes, Tim couldn't help but feel moved: "I'm sorry, I'm really sleepy, I'm worried."

"It's okay, Your Highness, you have something to eat first." Nathan hurriedly stepped forward and said, "We happened to buy a little pepper from the French army, so the food tonight has spices. Please wait, I'll serve it for you now."

After saying that, he ran away in a flash.

When there was spice, Tim just laughed and laughed. To be honest, he hadn't eaten the food cooked with seasonings for a long time.

The supper was grilled fish, and some pepper was sprinkled on the fish meat. It was very refreshing and had no fishy smell.

Tim was in a good mood, so he had a big appetite and ate two fish. After eating the fish, Tim remembered the matter in Lisbon and quickly sent someone to summon Count Warren and other former Portuguese nobles to discuss the peaceful resolution of Lisbon.

"Your Highness, now that the French army is here, why don't you let them attack?"

"Yes, Your Highness, I'll wait a few more days and believe that the French army can conquer it."

"Well, it's right. We should attack Lisbon with all our might and end the civil strife in Portugal."

The nobles didn't understand what Tim was doing, and they asked Tim questions in a verbal way.

Tim had no choice but to talk about this, and then everyone suddenly realized it and rushed to praise Tim again.

"Your Highness the Prince's eyes are long-term, your wisdom..."

"Yes, under your leadership, we Portugal..."

"You are David's reincarnation and you can always see the essence of the problem..."
Chapter completed!