Lords keep betraying me every time they get a fief

So in my universe, I’m playing as an Aserai emir, second generation after my first character died of old age.

World situation is wild, Aserai domain borders the Khuzaits, and we’re allied. Battanians, Sturgians, and most of the Empire are gone, our alliance cover 50% of the map. The Southern Empire is reduced to one city, but it has around 15 clans packed into it. Only real powers left are the Nords domain in the far north and the Vlandians dominating the “Europe” side of the map.

Here’s the strange part:

No one attacks the Southern Empire. They don’t attack anyone either. I tried convincing my king to finish them off, but he refuses every time. So I took matters into my own hands and started converting their clans instead. I bribed about 10 clans, usually costing me 1M+ denars per clan, and brought them into the Aserai.

Now the real problem begins. Every time we take a Vlandian fief, my king gives it to one of these fiefless ex-Empire clans.

And almost every single time, 2 minutes later they switch sides and join Vlandia, taking the fief with

I can’t stop it. I can’t influence it. I can’t even talk them out of it. Siege > losing troops/time > vote > Tais granted … > … left Aserai > Tais declares war on…

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