Escorted by the Teutonic knights all the way, the convoy of Arold and others finally arrived in their own territory in the Duchy of Mecklenburg, and may have received the news of the return of Arold and others early in the morning, Elvet, Soros and others led most of the courtiers in the court to greet them at the border, watching many people holding flowers and fruits and bread in baskets, and welcoming the return of the lord. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Here they are." Soros saw a convoy of vans across a shallow stream from a dense forest path, and he hurriedly shouted.

"Boom~~." The wheels of the van ran over the dirt roads outside the border, and when they entered the territory of Mecklenburg, they were crushed against the gravel and tamped earth roads much faster.

The requirement that roads connecting the neighbouring territories must be built within the territory was something Arold had done before he left Mecklenburg, and it was not wrong to build roads before he could get rich. The construction of roads in Arrod's territory was made of rammed earth and then paved with gravel from the river, and the smooth roads made it much faster for travelers and caravans, and also led to the economic flow of the Duchy of Mecklenburg.

"Brother Elvet, what are you doing here?" Arrod's side van stopped in front of everyone, and when the door opened, Arrod, Princess Josie and the others stepped out of the car.

"Lord Duke, we have learned that you have become the King's Chancellor of the Exchequer, and we are here to greet and congratulate you." Brother Elvet stepped forward with a smile on his face and congratulated Arold.

"That's what it was for." Arold smiled slightly, his gaze swept over the faces of everyone, and found that there was no Prime Minister Dylan in it. Matt, a little surprised, paused.

"Strange, Dylan. Matt, where is that camel? Eve, who jumped off the horse, asked curiously, after all, as a hunchbacked Dylan. Matt is really a conspicuous person.

"yes, where is my justice?" Arold asked curiously.

"Oh, Dylan. Master Matt has been in the courtroom, and although Master Thoros and I have called him three or four times, the affairs in the territory are too busy, please don't blame Dylan. Master Matt, after all, in Dylan. Master Matt, it seems that work is very important. Brother Elvet hurriedly said to Arrod, but he said Dylan. Matt worked hard, but he couldn't hide a little look of schadenfreude.

"Really?" Arrode's face showed a little displeasure, and he took Dylan. Matt was promoted from being ostracized and lowly to being a judge of the principality, but after he returned from Saxony, he didn't even see his face, and Arrod's self-esteem couldn't help but be hurt a little when he thought of this.

"Lord Duke, please accept your gifts!" Seeing Arrod's displeasure, Elvette was inevitably proud, and he hurriedly sent the maidens with bread and fruit to Arrod and asked their monarch to accept the gifts.

"Wait a minute, this is Lord Duke of Swabia, Elvert has arranged a residence for Lord Duke's entourage and taken care of their horses." Arold turned to his courtiers and introduced the Duke of Swabia to the Swabian duke, who was now on the sidelines and trampled on the rammed earth road on the ground, and he was very curious about the kind of road that had been built in Arrode's domain.

After a symbolic tasting of bread by Arjod and the Duke of Swabia, they entered Mecklenburg, surrounded by courtiers, and by this time Mecklenburg had gradually grown and was already growing, with the addition of a solid stone wall to the third circle, and various buildings were already being built by the main tower.

"Arrod, I won't go in, I'll lead the Teutonic knights back to the headquarters." Count Yves led the Teutonic knights to part ways, and Yves was the deputy head of the Teutonic Knights formed by Arold in addition to Count Rausitz, and was responsible for training the Teutonic knights, and the Teutonic Knights were headquartered in the eastern part of the Duchy of Mecklenburg.

"Okay, let the knights relax for a week, but remember that we still have a lot to do, waiting for my call." The two most powerful armed forces under Arold are the Mecklenburg Legion, which was established on the basis of the original German mercenary regiment, and the Teutonic Knights, who were carefully selected from among the noble knights.

In order to welcome Arold and others home, a grand banquet was held in Mecklenburg, and Arold's divided Marty couple, Count Ron and other vassals also came to participate in the banquet, which can be said to be the most extravagant banquet since Arold became a duke, in order to announce Arold's authority to everyone, and it was also an opportunity to strengthen the rule of the principality.

"Arode, why are you sullen, is it because the artists at the banquet don't play hard enough, or are the juggling not exciting enough?" Princess Josie and Arold sat side by side, and she turned her head to see Arold holding her cheeks, looking unhappy.

"Hmph, the banquet is very exciting." Arold said to his wife.

"So, why are you angry?" Princess Josie put her hand on Arrod's left hand and asked comfortingly.

"Hmph, Dylan. Matt, the dead camel, didn't even come to the banquet to see Julian and his wife, Mrs. Marty, come all the way. Arold raised his right hand and pointed to the banquet venue, and whispered to his wife, Princess Josie, much to his displeasure.

"Huh." Princess Josie couldn't help but cover her mouth with her hands and laughed, and Arold looked at his wife in wonder.

"What are you laughing at?" Arold asked.

"You look like a child who has been taken away from your favorite toy, and you look like you're haunted." Princess Josie said to Arrod.

"Hehe, that's what you're talking about, it's just Dylan. Matt is one of my most favored nobles, and although he has an ugly appearance, he is very wise. Arold listened to his wife's words, and also smiled and touched the back of his head, as a duke in charge of a principality, he was indeed a little stingy just now, but it was also because of Dylan. Matt values the sake.

"Well, in that case, wouldn't it be nice if you could visit it yourself?" Princess Josie thought for a moment and said to her husband.

"Well, it makes sense, it's better to hear than to see." Arold was stunned, but quickly accepted Princess Josie's suggestion, and he stood up and straightened his robes.

"Where are you going, Lord Duke?" Brother Elvet, who had been talking warmly with the Duke of Swabia at the foot of the steps, hurriedly walked over and asked.

"Oh, I'll go to the bathroom." Arold coughed softly, then leaned into Brother Elvet's ear and continued, "Treat the Duke of Swabia and my vassals. ”

"Yes, I will, Lord Duke." Brother Elvet nodded his head repeatedly, happy with his excitement, wondering if Arold was hinting that he would be a high-ranking minister in the court.

Leaving the noisy antechamber and through the vaulted portico, through the cloister and courtyard, he remembered that the Duchy Court was in the northeastern corner of the castle, where the craftsmen had been ordered to build a pointed courtroom, which was used to deal with ordinary civil disputes, but this sturdy and beautiful court of brick and stone was the largest and most authoritative court in the Principality, and there were circuit courts in Arold's other fiefdoms, but this circuit court was much more rudimentary in the area, Often, they are just free-standing huts made of wood.

"Twitter~~." When he came to the vicinity of the Duchy Court, Arold saw a long line at the door of the court, where many people were talking to each other, but there were occasional quarrels, and when there was a quarrel, soldiers would come out of the courtroom to maintain order, and in general, whether nobles, merchants, or commoners, they still maintained restraint and patience.

"Oh, is it the Duke?" At this moment, two clerks with a large pile of parchment rolls came out of the courtroom, and they couldn't help but exclaim when they saw Arold standing under the big tree outside the courtroom.

"Shhh What about Matt? Arjod asked the two clerks.

"The justices are adjudicating cases in court." The clerk hurriedly said to Arrod, and when they wanted to bend down and bow, the parchment dossier almost fell out of his arms, Arold hurriedly pressed it with his hand, and then picked up a dossier and unfolded it to look at it carefully.

I saw that the file was dipped in ink with a quill pen, carefully recording the plaintiff and defendant of the case, as well as the cause of the case, the record was very detailed, and finally there was the verdict and reason, which should be Dylan. Written by Matt himself.

"Well, it's just a matter of a chicken thief, why do you have to write so much?" Arold frowned and said to the two clerks.

"Oh, Lord Duke, this is Dylan. Master Matt asked for this, saying that while stealing chickens was a trivial matter, it had to be investigated. The clerk said with a sad face.

"It's a waste of resources." Arold said a little angrily, doesn't it cost ink to write a dossier, and there is no need to hire a clerk?

"Yes, we feel that way, too, but Dylan. Lord Matt said that the reason why Lord Duke built the court to appoint justices was to give people justice and a place to defend themselves, so that people would feel respected and love Lord Duke more, right? We don't know if it's the right thing to do. Another clerk hurriedly explained.

"Oh, did he say so?" Arold was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect that he was originally just an institution set up according to the gourd painting scoop in later generations, Dylan. Matt was able to get to the bottom of it.