Gregory's home was in the western city, but the feast was on a manor outside the city. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

His father was an ordinary member of the council, not a powerful man, but he was more than enough.

There are also different levels of parliamentarians. The council of the Pampas Prairie is divided into two chambers, the upper and the lower, each with its own division and check each other. The Upper House, composed of nobles, was in charge of politics, diplomacy, and military affairs, which was determined by the status of the nobility, so the officials in charge of these affairs were appointed by the Upper House. The House of Commons, on the other hand, was composed entirely of commoners, who were mainly merchants of various trades, so the House of Commons was in charge of commerce and production, and these affairs were usually coordinated by the guilds of various trades, rather than administrative officers.

Of course, in the event of a major event, the two chambers of parliament usually deliberate on it. In terms of legislation, the House of Commons submits proposals to the House of Lords for examination and approval in accordance with public proposals. On the judicial side, the House of Lords provides candidates for judicial officers and submits them to the House of Commons for review. In such a situation, the two chambers checked each other, which could not only ensure the privileges of the nobility, but also protect the interests of the merchants. Of course, as for the interests of the common people at the bottom of society, although they do not have the financial resources to participate in the elections, they cannot participate in decision-making. However, because it has the right to vote in the lower house, it also guarantees the interests of urban civilians and herders to a certain extent. Therefore, the council system can be successfully implemented in the Pampas.

After leaving the city gate, the bustling downtown neighborhood slowly turned into a somewhat deserted and clean street. Occasionally, carriages bearing the coat of arms of the nobility can be seen staggering past each other.

It was getting darker. Outside the city of Luoshui City, there is a small town, there are already many houses with bright lights, some houses have just risen from the smoke, and some children who were originally playing on the street flashed to the side of the road in awe, looking at the aristocratic pattern on the carriage.

The evening breeze blew in from the window of the carriage, warm, Mei Lin narrowed her eyes slightly, but her back was more straight, pretending to be a man was more difficult than being a man, she had already decided that after getting the Tianlan Fruit, she would enter the undead plane, and then return to Maple Dew City...... Even if she got the Tianlan Fruit, she didn't plan to give up the Yin Crystal.

The carriage traveled again for more than half an hour. A stream of rosin incense is sent into the carriage with the wind, which makes people feel refreshed. Merlin looked out the window,

The carriage had already left the town outside the city, walking in a wood, and looking out of the window, the roadside was full of tall and straight grassland pines, exuding a strong rosin fragrance.

"It's coming soon. Gregory noticed Merlin's movements and spoke up.

Merlin nodded, retracting her head, somehow, she missed her college life.

Sitting in the carriage, Merlin closed her eyes with some emotion.

"I'm eighteen years old...... she took a breath, and the richer rosin scented into her lungs, lifting her spirits.

Soon, the carriage drove out of the pine forest, and a manor house nestled among the pines appeared in front of it.

The carriage drove directly into the manor, and Mei Lin and the others pushed the door and got out of the carriage.

In the courtyard, there were some strong men who looked like guards, but the most striking was the tall and burly old man standing in the front, he was wearing a standard aristocratic attire, wearing a white wig, his face was a little pale, but he looked in good spirits.

"Welcome to Luoshui City, there has not been a distinguished guest like you in many years. If it weren't for Gregory, I am afraid we would not have been able to invite you here. The old man smiled, "It's a pleasure to meet you, I'm Tomir Chardon, Gregory's father." ”

"I'm Taylor Matthews, a Gregory classmate, and I'm flattered by your welcome. "Anglie bowed, this is not an identity, but the etiquette of the younger generation to meet the elders...... Of course, this was directed at Gregory, who certainly had face, and the elder Tomir was flattered.

Next, Lilith and the other six wizards also stepped forward to salute.

The dinner was formal and grand, and Merlin loved the delicacies with the unique flavor of the steppe on the table, and old Tomir gave each of them a hundred magic stones as a gift after the dinner...... In such a place, for a first-level wizard, a hundred magic stones is not less.

After dinner, Merlin and the others declined the host's invitation to stay overnight and returned to the hotel in the city in a carriage provided by the Gregory family.

The next morning, in order to avoid falling into some kind of socialization again, Mei Lin got up early and slipped out, although there were more wizards in the city during this time, but the deterrent power of first-level wizards was still very great, even if they were also wizards, they didn't want to inadvertently provoke people who shouldn't be provoked, so Mei Lin could finally do what she wanted to do comfortably.

The whole Luoshui City is hexagonal as a whole, and the city is specifically divided into four cities: east, west, north and south. The northern city is the political center, and although the council is in the central square, it is generally located in this area, and its various administrative bodies are also located in the city. Dongcheng is a civilian area, mainly a civilian residential area and a production site. Southside is a trade and entertainment district where major chambers of commerce have their headquarters. Xicheng was the residence of the aristocracy and wealthy merchants. Among them, Xicheng can also be subdivided into two districts, north and south, the aristocracy lives in the north district, also called the 'upper courtyard area', and the wealthy merchants live in the south district, called the 'lower courtyard area'.

The four parts were separated by walls and gates, which were said to help control the movement of people and ensure the safety of the cities. Of course, needless to say, it is also known that the real protection is the North City and the West City. But as far as Merlin has seen from history books, such a structure has its strategic significance. In wartime, once Luoshui City is captured by the enemy from one of the outer gates or walls, the other three cities will not be affected in any way, and the other three cities can be used to recapture the occupied city. While admiring this great idea, Merlin regrets that it has been misused as a tool to separate the common people from the upper classes...... To be honest, although she is also considered an aristocratic class, she has no awareness of this.

In fact, the story in this Xicheng District is not clear to many locals. The background and contradictions involved are quite complex. First of all, although the wealthy merchants of the southern region do not have noble status, they hold the economic lifeblood of the Pampas. If it weren't for the displeasure of the nobles of the House of Lords, the wealthy merchants were more than capable of building their mansions bigger and better.

It can be said that the wealthy merchants of the southern district deliberately reduced the size of their residences in order to give face to the nobles of the upper court in the northern district. In order to save face among the nobles, the nobles of the upper court in the northern district also maintained due etiquette to those marginal nobles. The nobles of the House of Lords, in turn, looked down on the wealthy merchants who lacked noble blood. For the wealthy merchants of the Southern District, the nobles who had no power or power were completely out of their sights.

In this way, the intricate contradictions are entangled between Xicheng. The marginal aristocracy, caught between the nobles of the House of Lords and the wealthy merchants of the House of Commons, suffered the most.