After experiencing Biarritz's signature surfing experience, Alfonso and Adolf set off for Catalonia early the next morning.

It won't be a long trip, and they will only need to travel through the south of France by train and a few more hours by boat to the capital Barcelona.

In order to show trust, Alfonso still only brought Dias and Domingo as escorts this time, and Adolf also expressed his emotion at the right time.

On the train, two noble young men were talking, not about politics, but about horse racing.

"Hmm... When I left, the Flying Witch was in the limelight, but I didn't expect to be defeated now, the rainbow octopus... It's a pity that I didn't get to see this legendary racehorse. Adolf said with regret.

He returned to China in September last year, when Edward had just arrived in France with his horse, and as a horse racing enthusiast, he naturally watched the debut of the Running Witch.

"If it weren't for the political turmoil in the country, I would have saved every penny, and I would have bought the rainbow octopus," Alfonso sighed.

During the conversation, he successfully created an image of a crown prince who has common hobbies and worries about the country and the people.

Adolf had a better impression of the crown prince in his heart, and felt that the Bourbon dynasty was finally going to produce a Ming monarch after so many years.

At this time, he was eager to fly back immediately, pull his father and sacrifice the city and soldiers.

After thinking about it, he felt the need to give the crown prince a basic understanding of the situation in Catalonia.

He said: "At present, the situation in Spain is quite stable, all parties are divided, and they are all playing their own small calculations, but there is no major conflict, and the problem mainly comes from the inside." ”

After Adolf finished talking about the source of the problem, he explained: "The Catalans are not strictly the same people as the Castilians.

Recently, there has been a resurgence of nationalism, and some news media and theaters are using Catalan, although the impact is not great for the time being, but it must be noted in the future. ”

During the conversation, it was as if Alfonso had become a ruler.

Alfonso smiled and nodded, motioning for him to continue.

"What's more important is the Carlos, they are very powerful in the political situation, although they don't control the army, but the police are under their control.

Because they are still nominally obedient now, we are afraid of provoking a civil war, so we ignore them for the time being, but they have been trying to infiltrate the army, and we have to guard against it. ”

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During the conversation between the two, the port of Barcelona arrived, the largest port in Spain and one of the top 10 ports in the Mediterranean.

With the berths full and countless workers loading and unloading cargo, the port alone shows that Catalonia is at the forefront of industrialization.

"Barcelona, it's not bad, it's not as good as Paris, but it's also a big city in Europe!" Adolf said proudly.

Alfonso nodded, in his mind Spain has always been synonymous with decay and backwardness, but he did not expect such an industrialized city.

Originally, he said that he came to open a supermarket to find an excuse, but Adolf only needed to refuse with the reason that the small city could not support, and neither party was embarrassed.

But now that he has seen Barcelona with his own eyes, he thinks he could really consider opening a supermarket here.

At the same time, he was also more curious about the governor of Campos, the course of history is important, but it is also necessary to consider personal struggle, the governor must be a capable person.

At this time, the sharp-eyed staff saw Adolf and recognized him as the son of the governor of Campos, so they ran to report it to their superiors.

Within a few minutes, the fat man in charge of the port hurried over.

"Count Adolf, you didn't let me see you off from here the day before yesterday, you haven't seen me for a few months, you want to kill me."

Adolf stepped forward and gave the other party a warm hug, "Uncle Mario, you are still so good at talking, mainly because I am in a hurry, and you are in a meeting again, so I didn't bother." ”

"Haha" Mario finished laughing and asked cautiously, "Who is this next to you?" Isn't it His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? ”

He had some guesses in his heart, and they all said that Adolf went to meet the Bourbon royal family, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very handsome, and he should be eight or nine years old.

Sure enough, Adolfo replied, "Well, this is His Royal Highness Alfonso, our crown prince of Spain. ”

After receiving an affirmative reply, Mario looked solemn and bowed: "Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you are not welcome. ”

Alfonso was curious: "Who is this?" At first glance, he is a Spanish virtuous minister. ”

Adolfo smiled: "Uncle Mario, the director of the Barcelona Maritime Bureau, as long as the border of Barcelona is wet, it is under his control!" ”

Mario hurriedly waved his hand and said with a wry smile: "Earl, don't tease me, can I manage the navy?" In his words, he tacitly acknowledged that all civilian ships were in his charge.

"Anyway, we're going to see my dad and arrange a carriage for us."

"Of course, of course, why don't I send you?"

"No need, go get busy, this port can't leave you for a moment!"

Sitting in the carriage, Adolf's face immediately became gloomy.

Alfonso asked strangely, "What's the matter, your face is so ugly." ”

Adolf hesitated for a moment, then whispered in Alfonso's ear, "This Mario is a member of the Carlos faction. ”

Alfonso immediately fell silent.

The carriage traveled for half an hour, and by the time it reached the Governor's Palace, it was already past 4 p.m.

After being told that the Governor had gone out to inspect the work, the two men followed the instructions of the guards and sat down in a waiting room.

It was only then that Adolf said with hatred: "I came to see you in secret, but now it is known to those who should not know!" He also ran up to me and told me that he was warning us! ”

"Oh, so that Mario is a Carlos? Worried about your support for the restoration of the Bourbon royal family? ”

Adolf nodded: "If it weren't for the fact that Count Pablo, who delivered the message, leaked the news, it must have been a traitor among us."

He said I was coming from the port of Barcelona, but I was actually from the province of Girona. ”

Thinking about what Adolf said on the train, Alfonso said, "Didn't you say that they didn't control the army, what were you afraid of them doing?" ”

"I didn't control the army, but it was enough to mess with us for a while, and the neighboring Aragorn (west of Catalonia) and Valencia (south of Catalonia) were controlled by them, and when the time came, it was hard to say whether the outcome would be known."

Alfonso was stunned: "Didn't you say you don't need to worry about attacking each other?" ”

"That's because the Carlos faction's goal has always been to take the throne, and they should fight Prim to the death, and neither side will care about us.

But if Catalonia shows a desire to support the restoration, it will be up to the Carlos faction to make its own choice.

Originally, I wanted to secretly support the royal family and wait for them to lose, but now that the matter has been exposed, I don't want to hurt His Highness's heart again. ”

Speaking of this, Adolf suddenly got down on one knee and said loudly: "Allow me to swear allegiance to you, the Campos family will always be loyal to Bourbon!" ”

Alfonso was shocked, when did he still swear allegiance, "Good guy, I'm a good guy directly, this is a shock to the tiger's body, and bow down?" He had mixed feelings.

He came back to his senses and said solemnly, "I accept your allegiance. ”

It wasn't until Adolf stood up that he was a little worried, "Will Campos agree?" ”

Because he had already taken the oath, Adolf's words were more intimate: "Of course my father will agree, he has always been loyal to Bourbon, but he is a little afraid of His Highness Isabella." ”