After dinner, the family chatted over tea in the small living room, feeling extremely proud of Aldington's awakening. For at least three generations, all the people of the Iris family will be able to add "Lun", the middle name representing the blood nobility, between the first and last names.

In fact, there are not many substantial benefits, but the invisible benefits are very huge.

"I've been competing for the head of the agricultural trade recently, and I didn't have enough confidence because the competitors include Junker, a side branch of the Rock family, and real officials from Wangcheng." Oldem grinned, "But when the news of Aldington's awakening spreads, I believe that the palace minister will make the right choice." ”

Respect for the bloodline nobles is the consensus of most nobles.

The reason is not difficult to analyze, the bloodline nobles are basically the descendants of the dragon knights, and the dragon knights of the kingdom will naturally take care of them.

The descendants of the ancient dragon knights have nothing to do with the current dragon knights. But now the dragon knight will also have descendants in the future, and it is also possible to awaken the bloodline. Therefore, the current dragon knights take care of the descendants of the ancient dragon knights, and when their descendants awaken, the future dragon knights will naturally continue the tradition and take care of them.

There is the endorsement of the dragon knight who represents the peak strength, and the bloodline nobles are naturally beautiful.

"Is the palace minister of little Versailles Abdor Windsor?" Aldington asked casually, having seen the name from the Journal of Versailles.

"That's right, Abdor Windsor, cousin brother of Edward XII, honorary earl. Three years ago, he was the court minister of the little Versailles, responsible for the administration of the Danube province, as well as the royal palace. Oldem explained in detail for his nephew.

Windsor is a royal family name, and a long time ago, the royal family name was Plantagenet, and for this reason, there were several branch families such as purple finch, blue finch, and black finch.

However, when the first Duke of Plantagenet ascended the throne, the family name was changed to Windsor, the fiefdom of Windsor, the birthplace of the Plantagenet family. After the king ascended the throne, he took the surname as the name of the country and changed the place of origin to the surname, which gave rise to the Plantagenet Kingdom.

"Abbot is acting aggressively, Autumn, you must be cautious when you do things under him." Baron Aureno reminded.

"Don't worry, I'm just the head of the competition agricultural trade, and there is a trade director above who communicates directly with the palace minister, and I can say a few words at most when I have a meeting." Autumnm replied confidently.

The court minister was the governor of a province, representing the will of the king, and binding on the commoners and nobles in the province.

In terms of the establishment of the Plantagenet Kingdom, the country is divided into eighteen provinces and four duchies, and the other princely states and earls are all located within the scope of the provinces and duchies. Provinces are divided into two categories, one is the governor's province, and the governor is the governor of a province; One is the palace province, and the palace minister is the governor of a province.

The biggest difference between the palace province and the governor's province is whether there is a king's palace - the palace is the palace where the king lives when he travels.

Of the eighteen provinces of the Plantagenet Kingdom, there are six palaces, and the king occasionally visits them to live.

There is a palace in the Danube province, the prefect is the palace minister, all of whom are members of the royal family, and if it is mixed well, after dozens or hundreds of years, maybe there will be a "court earl". If it is not good, it will be the end of the three-five-year term, and he will leave after making enough oil.

Below the palace or governor were the positions of governor, such as the governor of trade, the governor of foreign affairs, the governor of finance, the governor of the military, the governor of justice, the director of taxation, the president of the Magical Society, the archbishop of the Temple, and so on.

Under the general manager, there is the position of supervisor, who shares the work of the general manager, and generally a general manager will have three or four supervisors.

For example, under the head of trade, there are three deputies, including the director of agricultural trade, the head of commerce, and the head of foreign trade, and sometimes there is a deputy such as a special trade director. The head of agricultural trade of the Otem competition is to work under the general manager of trade, and is in charge of the agricultural trade affairs of a province.

Below the supervisor, there is a middle-level official, and Oldem is now a middle-level official.

Further down the list of officials are the clerical officials who do not enter the stream, and most of these clerical officials are served by civilians, and basically have no promotion prospects. But occasionally, there will be one or two top-notch clerical clerks who get into the eyes of officials, are promoted to the top, and break the ceiling.

"Let's keep a low profile first, and when Epad's term ends, we'll see who the new palace minister is. If it's a weak minister, Ottem, maybe you can compete for the head of trade. Baron Aureno said lightly, "There is a turbulent undercurrent on the golden Danube plain, and we Iris family should forge ahead." ”

said.

He got up and left the couch: "Oldem, Aldington, follow me to the study." Mother, Helena, and Fran, rest early, too. ”

"You men go and talk about things yourself, and we women have to talk a little longer." Old Lady Carly waved her hand.

In the study, Carson's butler brought tea and snacks, closed the door, stood guard outside the door, and overheard the conversation in the study, even though the study was very well insulated.

"We haven't talked about the situation in a while, Ottem, let's talk about it tonight."

"Of course."

The three of them walked over to their desks and did not sit down.

"Three years earlier, Durontan's son, Durik, had married Nubis's daughter, Norena, and the king had sent Count Abbed to serve as court minister to Versailles the Younger. In the past three years, it is a bit surprising that Durotan and Abold have been able to maintain maximum restraint. ”

Baron Aureno pressed the mechanism on the desk, and with a bang, the table top receded layer by layer, revealing a huge sand table under the table.

This sand table has mountains, rivers and plains, which is the geography of the Danube Province and its surroundings.

There are many small castles on it, and the castles are decorated with small flags representing different families, which are very delicate, so that at a glance, one can clearly grasp the geographical form and distribution of power of the Danube Province.

"On one side are the forces of the Earldom led by Count Dulongtambang, on the other side are the forces of the kingdom led by Ebaed, and on the other side are the infiltration forces of the Kingdom of Macedonia, all of which are intertwined in the Danube Province." Baron Aureno looked at the sand table and described it in detail, glancing at Aldington from time to time.

On the surface, he is communicating with Ottem, but he is not educating his son.

Aldington looked at the sand table and pondered quietly, after all, he is an adult soul, and he has not read politics and history books, and he may not have learned the methods of power struggle, but his knowledge will not be shallow.

Oldem touched his chin and followed Baron Orenor's words, and continued: "Orenor, Iris is the Imperial Baron family, and our position should be consistent with the kingdom, but I feel that your position does not seem to be consistent with Abbard?" ”

Baron Aureno seemed to sneer, and seemed to be always flat, he continued: "We are loyal to the king, not to Ebold, he is just a palace minister, nominally representing the king's will, but can he really carry out the king's will?" ”

"I can't fathom why Durotan married Nubis, as a land of war, Bomber should have been more careful and more concerned about the king's opinion."

Baron Aureno was about to answer Oldem's question, when he suddenly saw Aldington nodding thoughtfully.

He casually asked, "What, Aldington, do you have an idea?" ”