5. The daily work of the duke

"Lord Duke, this is your job today. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Thomas, the fat minister, came to Van with a thick pile of papers.

"Huh??"

"Yes, these documents contain important aspects of the Principality's livelihood, security, taxation and governance, and must be seen by you. ”

Thomas gave a detailed explanation to his lord.

"Wait, wait, Thomas, as far as I know, isn't the duke's job to leave all the troublesome work to the others, and then eat well, sleep well, hunt well, and have a ball when you're idle and bored? ”

Located at the apex of the principality, Van der Almac speaks of his way of being king.

"Well, this kind of thinking seems to be a bit fallacious...... "In the end, it is a close minister who has served the old duke for a long time, even if he hears Fan's powerful theory, he can maintain his demeanor." The way of being a servant without being surprised is the style of Thomas Bain.

"Isn't that right?" Fan thought for a moment, and then said nonchalantly: "Anyway, now that I have the final say in the principality, then I will immediately make a law and make the duke the most idle position in this country." ”

"Yes!" Fan knocked his fist on the other side of his palm, making a snapping sound: "That's it, Thomas, these tasks will be handed over to you in the future, you have to work hard!!" After speaking, he also patted Thomas on the shoulder decently. Because of his short height, he had to turn his feet upside down, and then the fat minister meekly bent down, allowing him to succeed in doing this.

The minister who had been entrusted with the important task had a strange face, and he was speechless for a long time, and if all this was left to him, wouldn't he immediately become the de facto person in charge of the principality? In the succession ceremony before, Fan had also tried to cede the personnel power of the principality, of course, that was not done in the end, and the carte blanche at this moment once again made this middle-aged man who was not surprised by anything have a sense of irony.

"Ahem, if you can, I would like to share these responsibilities for the Duke, but the Duke must personally handle these government affairs, which is a decree made by the deceased old Duke. ”

"Now that I'm the duke, I'm up to me here, so this decree is repealed. Fan waved his hand and said indifferently.

"Unfortunately, since you are still a minor, you must amend the laws of the Principality with the approval of the Ombudsman, and Alicia ......"

"Elle...... "Fan stiffened, just as Elle knew him very well, and he also knew the girl's style in all aspects.

Fan scratched his head in distress: "You are her father, think of a way!"

"It's a pity that even I can't shake that stubborn daughter. ”

"Woo, unwillingly, this is completely different from what was said, Dad, that bastard, deliberately dug a pit to make me jump, do I have to read these documents as high as a mountain?"

"It's not just about looking at it, it's about giving an approval to what's in it. Thomas said with a wry smile, he suddenly felt very tired, playing a role that was not at all like himself, and he felt that his current work was far harder than the intrigue with the adult in the past, and most importantly, he had no sense of accomplishment in meeting his opponent at all.

"No, I don't want it!!" Fan said categorically: "Yes, there is still that method that can be used, why didn't I think of it?"

Then, Van shouted out the method.

"Secret Technique: Haunted!!"

"If you have the ability, come and arrest me!!"

Shouting like that, Fan slipped past the fat minister's side and ran out as if flying.

In the same place, leaving the stunned minister.

For a long time, for a long time......

Thomas Bain smiled wryly.

"Forget it, this kind of work is not suitable for me, let the right person do the things that coax the child. ”

..............................

Inspector Alicia Bain went to the castle's kitchen, smiled and nodded to the lady in charge of the kitchen, and then found the Duke in the closet with a plate of snacks.

"Yo, Ellie, do you want to eat?"

Well, at least our Lord Duke is a good man who is generous, isn't he?

Then, dragged almost all the way through the corridor, the girl threw Fan into the study and pressed him down to the desk.

There, there were mountains of papers.

"It's something you have to do today, and I'll be watching, so don't be lazy. ”

With a bitter face, Fan picked up a document and looked at it horizontally and vertically.

Then, fold in half, fold in half.

Fold, fold, fold.

In the end, it became a bird with wings spread.

"Isn't it interesting?" said Ellie's face was gloomy and scary.

"Slightly...... It's a bit boring......" Fan said honestly.

"But I can't see that much, my eyes are going to be flowered, unless Ellie you read it to me!!"

This was a legitimate request, and as a duke, it was a matter of course to have such privileges, and even Alicia could not refuse any legitimate request.

So, she sighed lightly, resigned herself to moving a chair, sat down beside Fan, and read it clearly.

In the warm afternoon sun, the two got to work together.

The pleasant voice came out of Ellie's mouth, which was obviously boring words, but through Ellie's transformation, it became a moving word like a natural sound.

After reading a paragraph, Elle handed the document to Fan for approval.

The next moment, the girl found that the Duke in front of her had fallen into a sweet sleep.

"Uh......h Ellie......"

Even in a dream, the duke calls the name of his closest childhood friend.

“...... Old witch. ”

“......”

“......”

I don't know why Fan, who had several more bags on his head, cried and mourned, looking at the dazzling pile of documents in front of him with grief.

Elle, on the other hand, held up a square wooden box.

Inside the box was a piece of silk, wrapped in silk and wrapped in the personal seal of the Duke of Almac.

It was a seal of duke's authority, a symbol of the supreme power of the duchy, recognized by both the Templar and the King of France, and in other places it might have no meaning other than its own value, but in the duke's hands it was the supreme treasure that could turn the country upside down.

"I see, that is, only this can be used to make the document valid, and without this, then no matter how many documents are signed, it will be invalid. "Whoever plays thoughtfully with this seal in his hand.

A scheming smile of triumph tugged at the corner of his mouth.

"I'm lost!!" he threw the treasure representing the supreme authority of the principality out of the window.

Alicia was really dumbfounded.

"You ...... Big Fool !!"

"Smack!!"

......

After mobilizing all the servants of the Duke's Palace, it was difficult to retrieve the lost seal from the grass, and when Alicia returned to the study with the seal, she found that the Duke was sitting behind a desk full of papers, honestly reading the documents in her hand.

Is it because I did bad things and was afraid of being punished, so I finally became honest?

Ellie's heart filled with a helpless wry smile.

My punishment is insignificant, and when will you understand the meaning of the authority in your hands?

Obviously, there is not much time left for you to continue to be naïve......

She didn't want to interfere with Fan at work, so she took a light step and cautiously came to Fan's side, and then, she found that what was hidden under the document seemed to be a new chivalric novel......

"Yo, Ellie, have you found the seal?"

“......”

"Ellie, what's wrong? Why do you look so pale, is it because of a stomachache?"

Taking a deep breath, Alicia closed her eyes tightly, and only opened them after a long time, hung up her poker face, and said coldly: "In the name of the Duke Ombudsman, I, Alicia Bain, hereby announce that if today's work is not completed, then, Lord Duke, you will not have today's dinner. ”

"Huh!!"

"Don't worry, Lord Duke, your subordinates will starve with you. ”

"You can't do that!!"

"It's not a coincidence, but as an ombudsman, I happen to have the right to do so. ”

"You...... You ......," the duke pointed with a trembling hand at the rebellious rebel in front of him.

"Elle is the devil !!"

He cried.

........................

It was almost evening.

"End...... It's done. ”

The Duke burned out, and he lay on his desk, unable to move.

I'm done, but what about the specifics?

Ellie could almost have predicted the mess.

She picked up a document, realized it, and began to read it.

Looking at it, the girl's expression of surprise gradually appeared.

She looked in amazement at Fan, who was lying on the table like a dead dog, panting.

Alicia couldn't help but be surprised, originally thought that this was the first time Fan had come into contact with this kind of work, and it was not easy to do it reluctantly, she planned to gradually familiarize Fan with these jobs first, for the quality of the work, Elle actually didn't have any expectations, but at this moment, seeing the documents that Fan was dealing with, the girl found that the content seemed to be decent, and it could even be said that it was done very well.

Of course, you have to get rid of things like "there is a celebration every month, and every year on my birthday is celebrated nationwide", which is a little unreliable, but very extraordinary.

Since the time of the old duke, Alicia has been helping to run errands under the old man, and has accumulated some work experience, and at this moment, the girl suddenly found that these instructions made by Fan were the same as the old duke's tone in the past in terms of details and style, and she seemed to be at ease with all kinds of problems, just like the old duke himself gave instructions.

Not only the way of handling affairs, but also the attitude towards people also seems to be the same, such as using leeway language for people with strong personalities, giving tough orders to people with soft personalities, destroying the guys who are strong on the outside and doing things in one go, and honestly reasoning with the guys who are soft on the outside and strong on the inside, who can be vague about whom, who must be clear, everything is written clearly, God knows how this fool can understand the personality of those ministers so well.

The childhood sweetheart in front of her is so unfamiliar, completely subverting the clear image in the girl's heart.

"What's wrong, why are you staring at me, is there anything on my face?" said Fan with a look of ignorance.

"Van ...... I was amazed at how well it was done. ”

"That's what you're talking about. Fan said weakly: "Because I did it in the first place, of course I can do it well." ”

It is true that these affairs are originally one of the daily tasks of the duke, so as a qualified duke, even if he can do it well, it is just a matter of course, but this is the man, the one who is called a fool!!

"Fan, is this the first time you have come into contact with these government affairs?"

"Ha, Ellie, don't you understand what I'm saying? I already said it, I made these things in the first place, and when my father was still alive, he already threw these nasty jobs to me to deal with!"

The girl was stunned, it was the first time she had heard of such a thing.

It is no wonder that the style of the reply is like that of the old duke's rebirth, and it is clear that the wise old man had the foresight to let Fan Zai do the paperwork in his place a long time ago, so as to accumulate experience.

What kind of consciousness did Lord Thor have to leave these affairs to a fool?

It was as if Elle had seen the old duke teaching the fool little by little the work with his white hair.

To be able to teach a fool whose wisdom is not even as good as a monkey to do these things must be a great feat with a degree of difficulty comparable to that of slaying a dragon, and how much effort did the old duke spend on this?

Perhaps it was to teach this stupid boy how to handle government affairs that the old duke's body would collapse quickly.

"This is not the same as promised!" Fan complained bitterly.

"Obviously, as long as you become a duke, you can leave your job to other people and enjoy a happy life, and my father did the same, why can't he work when he comes to me? If I can't finish it, I will starve, am I actually mistaken? Is the position of duke actually a chore?"

It's not the same as saying yes. This is the second time Alicia has heard Van say this.

She was suddenly shocked.

Because now it seems that what Fan said is not without purpose, this time it is because the old duke has done the same thing, so Fan has the idea that after becoming a duke, he can push the troublesome work to others to do.

So what is the specific content of the last "different from what was said"?

Elle suddenly didn't want to dig any further.

I always feel that if I continue to explore, I will violate some terrible taboo.

And now is not the time to think about it.

Because, the work that belongs to the mortal is over.

And the work that belongs to Alicia has only just begun.