In the northwest corner of Dragon City sits a large courtyard, in which several citrus trees grow in the garden, and the trees are covered with round green fruits!

Mozart sat in the open hall and waited, a bright moon hanging high overhead, and the candle flame in the lamppost at the door kept fluttering in the wind, constantly emitting a faint candlelight.

After a while, the guards led Carter to the gate of the compound, and Mozart greeted him warmly and led Carter to the hall to take a seat. Wine and meat were quickly served, as well as a variety of fresh fruits, and in such an age of scarcity, it was probably only Mozart's residence that could provide such a sumptuous dinner.

Carter squinted at the citrus trees in the yard, his eyes revealing a blank look.

Mozart looked at people very sophisticated, he looked at Carter slightly, and then glanced sideways at the citrus trees, and then said to Carter with a smile: "Could it be that Lord Carter wants to eat citrus?" The oranges won't ripen until October, and they're too astringent to eat. ”

Carter shook his head and sighed loudly: "The refugees outside the city are so hungry that they don't have the strength to walk, and if they see such good green citrus, I'm afraid they will be snatched up." ”

Mozart understood as soon as he heard it, and this young Carter was really shrewd, which was obviously something in his words. But even if you take out some food to save Dragon City, you can't be so casual, and you can't rush everything. Thinking of this, Mozart smiled and asked, "Lord Carter, is this worrying about the food rations of the refugees?" ”

"Of course!" Carter moved his gaze to Mozart, frowned and asked: "Now that we are in danger of being in danger, didn't Duke Mozart think that one day Huacheng would also fall?" ”

After hearing this, Mozart replied sadly: "Who said no, if it weren't for this, I wouldn't have come to Dragon City secretly!" ”

Carter was puzzled and asked Mozart, "Why?" If it's a major matter in the territory, shouldn't you go to the Duke of Dragon City? How did you come up with the idea of coming to talk to me! ”

Mozart smiled faintly, shook his head and replied: "The Duke of Dragon City is the Duke of Dragon City, you are you, this cannot be equated." We had an appointment with His Royal Highness the Prince before, and each territory should raise supplies and send them to Dragon City, and since I have done this, I naturally don't have time to come to Dragon City, so this time I came to visit privately, and it is inconvenient for others to know. ”

Carter was a little confused, since it was a private visit, why did he say it to himself, and also made a special trip for himself, obviously Mozart's approach was beyond Carter's thinking. Carter asked again, "Lord Duke, you didn't come to Dragon City privately to find me, did you?" ”

Mozart nodded slightly and replied seriously: "Of course!" ”

Carter was a little surprised, he hurriedly bowed to Mozart, and said in a panic: "Oh, this, this, I'm really ashamed, I'm just a little person, how dare I bother the Duke to make a special trip." The Duke may appoint a man to inform me of any matter, and I will do so. ”

Mozart's face was serious, he shook his head, took a sip of wine, and after a long time of brewing, he said: "Now the barbarians have driven into the land of my country, and the kingdom has fallen, and the territories have been destroyed, and the people have suffered because of it. At present, our entire clan is facing the ultimate disaster of extermination, and the northern kingdom is also miserable, and the only way we have left to survive is to gather in Dragon City. But at this juncture, the territory is still disobedient to the orders of His Royal Highness the Prince, and he is worried about it. If this continues, I'll have to sit back and wait for the annihilation. ”

Speaking of this, Carter remembered the 200,000 hungry people on the banks of the Nanshui River, and a wave of anger rose from the bottom of his heart. Carter complained, "The Duke is right, the kingdom is what it is today because of this group of corrupt nobles. ”

Mozart sighed, "Who's to say it's not." In the past, Connor was in charge of the affairs of the kingdom, and everyone actively cooperated and did not dare to slack off, but now that Connor is no longer able to restrain these nobles. ”

Carter didn't understand these very well, and he asked curiously: "I've heard about how powerful First Duke Connor is before, but I don't understand why the nobles are afraid of Duke Connor, not His Majesty the King." Is the order of the king in the past not as good as that of the Duke of Connor? ”

Mozart smiled after hearing this: "Sometimes this is true, such as paying taxes, distributing profits and territory, these are all Connor's final words." If it were really the king who said anything about these things, everyone would definitely be in disobedience. ”

Carter was confused and asked, "Why?" The king's words are not good, how can this be. ”

Mozart stretched out his hand to stroke the cup and replied happily: "The nobles have the rules of the aristocracy, and the trade-offs of interests must be reasonable. The chain of noble interests in our kingdom is distributed to everyone by Duke Connor, and if someone does not follow this rule, then he is the enemy of all nobles. In the past, Cologne and Odosa and the gang wanted to break this rule, so they barely reaped much benefit over the years, and they were not liked by the other nobles. Connor, on the other hand, will not take care of them in terms of benefits, and in the end, Connor will only consider them slightly if they make concessions in some places in Cologne, which is why Connor can deal with the nobles of the whole kingdom, and the reason is here. ”

Carter sighed, "Oh, I see. The First Duke Connor was such a powerful figure that he could settle so many nobles. ”

Mozart sneered: "Do you think that there is no one who can do this first duke so easily? You are now the chief of affairs of Dragon City, and in the future, Knight will have to rely on Dragon City to defend it, so your future things are basically similar to what Connor did, and you need to pay more attention to this aspect. ”

Carter understood a little, he slowly got up, bowed deeply to Mozart, and said, "Thank you Lord Duke for your advice, I, Carter, am very grateful to Lord Duke for his advice to me." ”

Mozart waved his hand, motioned for Carter to sit down, and then continued: "In Knight, the trade-off of interests between nobles is equivalent to a contest of officialdom, and whoever is the one who finally plays chess can be called the ultimate winner!" ”

"Playing chess?" Carter was a little confused and shook his head at Mozart again and again.

Mozart patiently explained: "It's very simple, I'll give you an analogy. Although Duke Thatcher is the lord of Dragon City, he has almost no one under his command except for O'Higgins, the head of the Knights. O'Higgins could only lead the Knights, and he didn't know anything about territorial governance and civil affairs. Now more and more people are gathering in Dragon City, including His Royal Highness the Prince, who wants to completely control Dragon City, Thatcher needs more helpers to assist him. At present, among the people who have come to Dragon City, there are young people such as Haba, Mompot, Robit, Cook, Miller, Dimmit, and Miro, these young people are not bad, and they are all talents. But Mompot was following Haba, and Haba was the most trusted person of His Royal Highness Prince Rearton, and the others were in the same league as Robit in the First Duke's Palace, and Thatcher had no idea where to start. You're the only one who doesn't have any background, and you're very eye-catching, and although you're close to Haba, you're not in that kind of relationship. So in order to continue to control Dragon City, Thatcher began to operate in power and played a move, and you happen to be a chess piece newly arranged by Thatcher, can you understand? ”

The complexity of the kingdom is far beyond Carter's imagination, he originally thought that he could serve the kingdom well with his blood, and he also felt that everyone was like him. But after listening to Mozart's words, he learned about the dark side of the aristocracy. Of course, it is not that Mozart believes whatever Carter says, but Carter also sees these things that Mozart said, and he now understands why Thatcher refused to support Robit as the first duke, because he was afraid that Robit's power would soon surpass him.

Thinking that he was just a pawn at the mercy of others, Carter always felt very awkward in his heart, and no one liked to be fiddled with at will.

Carter thought for a long time, and then asked very sincerely: "My experience is pitiful compared to that of the Duke. In the future, many major events will have to rely on the support of the Duke, and I hope that the Duke can give me advice, and I Carter will not dare to forget the kindness of the Duke until death. ”

Mozart smiled and said: "Lord Carter doesn't have to be like this, you and I rarely speak freely today, why don't we form an alliance and swear, and in the future, we will work together for allegiance to the kingdom, and we will live and die together for glory and disgrace, what do you think?" ”

Carter was very smart, and he knew that with his status and status, he was completely unqualified to talk about any alliance with Mozart. In order to show his sincerity, and to gain the Duke of Hwaseong's support for him in the future, Carter knelt down in front of Mozart.

Mozart was taken aback, and he hurriedly got up and asked, "Master Carter, what are you doing, I can't help it." ”

Carter kowtowed violently and bowed three times in a row before he spoke: "I, Carter, was reminded by the Duke today, and suddenly understood a lot of truths. The Duke is like a mentor to me, and today I sincerely worship the Duke as a teacher, and I hope that the Duke will not refuse. ”

After speaking, Carter continued to kowtow and bow, and the sincerity of his heart was touching.

Mozart didn't expect Carter to be so serious, he hurriedly reached out to help Carter up, and praised again and again: "Good, good, good!" With a good student like you, I Mozart has not lived in vain to this day, please get up quickly. ”

With Mozart's support, Carter got up slightly and took his seat. Carter then actively poured wine and raised a glass for Mozart, serving Mozart like an elder, which made Mozart's eyes narrow into a slit with joy.

A few days later, green crops had grown on the surrounding farmland, and the refugees had already eaten the last truckload of food sent by Ksodo. Hungry people went down to the river to fish, as long as someone was lucky enough to touch a small fish, they couldn't wait to cook it, and threw it in their mouths to eat it raw, for fear of being snatched away.

Cook was panicking with hunger, he slept on a haystack in a groggy state, and he didn't even have the strength to open his eyelids because of the sound of countless carriages and horses in the distance.

When Carter put a piece of soft bread in front of Cook, Cook suddenly felt full of strength, and he sat up in surprise and stared at Carter in a daze.

Behind Carter, Cook saw hundreds of wagons laden with food, forming a line and slowly driving into the drawbridge at the entrance to the camp. A tall knight was sitting on horseback commanding the convoy, and the Hwaseong axe flag on the knight's body was particularly eye-catching.

Cook took the bread and ate it in a mess, almost choking on him. After breathing a sigh of relief, Cook asked Carter, "I can't buy food when I go to the Hwaseong territory, why did Hwaseong take the initiative to send us food?" ”

Carter smiled and said: "Duke Hwaseong asked me to greet everyone, thank you for your hard work for the kingdom, Duke Mozart said, as long as Hwaseong is there, you will never be hungry." ”

Cook stood up happily, patting his ass and smiling at the huge convoy, the smile on his face as warm as spring.

On the verge of starvation, the refugees in Haba's territory finally received a large amount of food supplies from Hwaseong, and for Carter, the leader of the team, and Charles, Mozart's eldest son, the refugees firmly remembered the appearance of these two people, and they were great benefactors who fell from the sky for everyone.

When Cook ran to the field with bread and water, he saw Haba struggling to weed the crops, and the lonely figure invisibly revealed a strong will.

This scene shocked Cook, what kind of perseverance it must have been for Haba, who was also hungry, to continue to work when he was so hungry that he could only lie down to sleep.