Imperial City, Lion Castle.

"It's starting to get warmer. Looking at the city of his own, Winton Capet rubbed his palms like an ordinary farmer and said with a little melancholy: "Aside from military affairs, I still like winter." ”

"When a person is alone, he always likes some inanimate objects. The Duke of Winton raised his hand and said, "I'm sorry, but the old man always talks a little more. ”

"The Duke is still very young. Behind Duke Winton stood an elegant-looking middle-aged man, "You have just defeated Duke Rowns, you are in your heyday, who in the continent can resist your edge?"

"No matter how strong the lion is, there will always be a day when the claws and teeth are gone, and no matter how sharp the sword is, there will be a moment when it will be full of rust, and I have already begun to go downhill. The Duke of Winton sighed, "Although we have won in the south, we have not gained much substantial benefit. ”

The news from the south lay quietly on the table of the Duke of Winton, and the seven-month war finally ended, the Duke of Rons, who had 120,000 soldiers, was completely defeated, he himself was killed in the battle, and his successor, the eldest son Baier Rons, immediately surrendered to the Duke of Winton as soon as he took over the family.

If you don't surrender, you will be exterminated.

This is the Duke of Winton's means.

After Baier surrendered to the Capetian family, it would become a vassal family, but the Imperial City was too far away from the city where the Ron family was located, and it was impossible for the Duke of Winton to send troops to the south at all times to prevent the Ron family from rebelling.

The Duke of Winton didn't seem to have the heart to think about these matters at this time, he stared out the window, quietly listening to the butler's reports of war and important government affairs from various regions, and occasionally gave instructions or nodded.

The middle-aged man looked at the face of the Duke of Winton, and had some admiration in his heart, as a down-and-out nobleman, it can be described as a miracle to be able to lead the family to such a point, when the Capet family was down, the entire army was only a few hundred people, and dozens of spears were only, but now the Capet family is already strong and strong, and it is an existence that can make any overlord on the continent feel fearful.

It is rumored that Ron's personality is most similar to that of the Duke of Winton, and the Duke of Winton even cultivates him as a successor, these false words sound a little ridiculous to the middle-aged man who is a personal butler, the Duke of Winton's personality is not as hot as the rumors, on the contrary, as a person who has followed the Duke of Winton for decades, middle-aged men rarely see the Duke angry, and even rarely say swear words.

The Duke is usually very calm.

The middle-aged man knows what this calm means.

Strong, confident.

The real hegemon is one who doesn't need to express himself through too many words.

In the eyes of the middle-aged man, among the Duke's sons, the one he didn't like the most was Ron, because Ron was too domineering, his edge was too conspicuous, and even standing in front of him felt a little tingling.

Bran has a very good appetite for him, and as a family member, he also has some of the same hobbies for calligraphy, painting and music.

As for the rand......

The middle-aged man squinted, he held a letter report sent through special channels in his hand, thinking of the contents of the letter, the middle-aged man couldn't help but smile, presumably the Duke would also be interested in this.

"Regarding government affairs and war, we have not received any other news for the time being. The middle-aged man leaned over a little and opened the letter in his hand: "But the secret report has been transmitted back in the eyes of the empty collar, do you want to listen to it." ”

Air Ferry Collar ......

The Duke of Winton tilted his head and thought for a long time, oh, I may have such a territory, who is the lord there?

It seems to be my most useless second son.

Fortunately, Rand didn't know what Duke Winton was thinking at this time, otherwise he would have exploded in anger.

Is my presence so low?

"Rand......" the Duke of Winton knocked on the table, "what is he doing again?"

The middle-aged man laughed loudly, and his heart was full of emotion, "Lord Duke, this time is definitely beyond your surprise, your son has not messed up the Kongdu Domain, but under his rule, the development speed of the Kongdu Territory has been several times faster than before. ”

This was a bit unexpected by the Duke of Winton, when he was in the Imperial City, Rand behaved like a retarded person, no matter how he looked at the Duke of Winton, he couldn't find the shining point on his body, and in desperation, he sent this son to the bitter cold place of the empty ferry collar, let you mess with it yourself, anyway, this place is not distressed.

Duke Winton would not be surprised to hear Rand's request to return to the Imperial City, or if the Empty Ferry was a mess he had.

But developing the territory and governing the people, is this the character of his own son?

Did I really look away in the first place?

"Be detailed. The Duke of Winton shook his finger and motioned for the middle-aged man to continue.

"During this winter, Lord Rand has recruited a group of recruits and repaired various fortifications and lodging buildings," the middle-aged man still remembers his shock when he first heard the news, "Lord Rand has even developed a long-range weapon that is extremely simple to operate, but powerful. ”

"A giant repeating crossbow bolt," the middle-aged man gestured, "within one hundred and fifty meters, it can penetrate about two inches of steel plates." ”

Duke Winton's eyes gradually brightened, as a war commander, he knew the importance of long-range weapons, giant crossbows were not uncommon, but even hairstyles had never been used, if there were enough of them, then the cavalry would not be able to break through the line of arrows.

"The nobles of the Kongdu Territory have migrated on a large scale this winter, and because of the beast tide, no one is willing to stay behind to help Lord Rand," the middle-aged man continued.

"Where have they migrated?" asked the Duke of Winton, raising an eyebrow.

"Lindong City. ”

"Idiot. The Duke of Winton scolded neatly, and it seemed that he also knew Ron's character well, "Then, Ron has the funds to replace his armaments again." ”

"This is exactly what surprised me. The middle-aged man shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands and said, "The first to plunder the nobles was not Lord Ron, but Rand. ”

Duke Winton's smile gradually appeared, "Interesting, go on." ”

"Lord Rand sent his own cavalry regiment to plunder a viscount and two barons before Lord Ron could attack, and three nobles died on the spot, but afterwards, no one knew who did it, only rumors of a fierce thief circulating around the Kongdu Territory. The man laughed and said, "Your Excellency Rand also ordered to send his own guards to arrest the "thieves of unknown origin." ”

"I have raised him for so many years," said the Duke of Winton with some relief, "this little fellow finally dares to reach out and grab something from his brother." ”