In addition to the different views on Gao Fei's refusal of the first commission, there is another more important factor, which is to free up energy to prepare for the second commission.
In fact, the reason why Paul Porter introduced the business to him was for the same reason, that is, he hoped that he could accept Mr.
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Why did the second commission make many aristocratic princes, including Paul, deeply uneasy?
This client is a wife named Dreyfus, a former officer in the Intelligence Department of the Kingdom of Fijian and the wife of Captain Isaiah Dreyfus.
Just two months ago, a team of military police broke into Isaiah Dreyfus' office and arrested him.
The charge is to collude with the rebels in the New World and collect military intelligence for the rebels. He is suspected of two fatal crimes: espionage and treason.
Later, news came out that the person who reported Dreyfus as a traitor was his old colleague Major Henry Frame.
The evidence provided by Major Frame included letters between Dreyfus and his friends, which vaguely mentioned that the war in the New World was not going well, revealing a pessimistic mood.
However, judging from the text of this letter alone, excluding those intentional misinterpretations, it can be seen at most that Dreyfus favored peace talks between the Fijian authorities and the independent factions in the New World to end the war as soon as possible.
A cross-sea expedition wastes people and money. The longer the battle line is extended and the longer the time is delayed, the harder it will be for the Fizhen troops to win.
At that time, this was a widely known view. Except for a few militant groups, all sectors of society were generally pessimistic about the prospects of suppressing the colonial independence movement.
Even in parliament, there are several backbenchers who advocate peace talks.
The views expressed by Dreyfus in the letter, not to mention suspected collaboration with the enemy and treason, even seemed old-fashioned and boring as a source of conversation after dinner.
In this case, why did the military court accept Major Frame's report and imprison Captain Dreyfus as a spy?
This is mainly due to two factors.
The first is that the person he communicates with is relatively sensitive.
The former dean of the Academy of Law at Midgard University in the New World, a famous scholar and archmage, and a socialite, this is only the public identity of Albert Franklin.
In terms of political stance, Franklin was a moderate among the "independence faction" in the colonies. He not only participated in signing the Declaration of Independence, but also participated in drafting a petition to pray for King George III of Philadelphia to exempt the colonies from exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. He was the first to "oppose Parliament, not oppose
King" slogan.
So, is old man Franklin considered a rebel?
If you think that the Parliament is higher than the King, this old man is a staunch rebel and there is nothing wrong with him!
If you believe that the king is higher than the parliament, you cannot say that he is a rebel.
In the Kingdom of Feizhen, which is a constitutional monarchy, everyone knows that the parliament holds the actual power of the country, but everyone pretends that the king is still the head of state with the highest power. When the two conflict, it will make everyone very embarrassed.
The right-wing Party of Order currently in power in the Fijian Kingdom occupies a majority of seats in the parliament and supports the use of force to suppress the independence movement in the New World. It certainly has reason to regard the old man Franklin as a spy.
Captain Dreyfus was a friend of old man Franklin. Not only did he communicate frequently, but he also revealed his pessimistic attitude towards the prospects of war in the New World in his letters. Isn't this not collaboration with the enemy and treason?
Most members of the Hellfire Club, including Paul Porter, also adhere to this stance.
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However, on the other hand, His Majesty the King himself entertained old man Franklin and treated this great scholar as a guest. Is it possible that His Majesty the King is also a traitor?
In Fijian, there is also a left-wing opposition party with a broad public base - the Fairness Party.
Since electors must own a certain amount of land and property, coupled with the prevalence of clever electoral gerrymandering and vote-buying, Fairness Party representatives rarely have the chance to come to power despite their strong public support.
As an opposition party, it is their duty to create obstacles for the ruling party.
The ruling party supported the increase in troops to suppress the colonial rebellion, while the opposition party called for a peaceful resolution of the conflict and characterized the war as a fratricidal civil war.
The ruling party controls the parliament and the military, while the opposition parties have powerful weapons of public opinion.
Most of the cultural elites in society, university teachers and the students they cultivated belong to the left-wing camp. These intellectuals have mastered the pen and exposed the corruption and incompetence of the ruling party and the top military officials in newspapers and media, and described the lower-level soldiers on the front line and the colonies. The suffering of the people has led the people to reflect on this unjust war.
The Dreyfus family happens to be the major financial backers of the Fitzgerald Newspaper Group. In order to rescue Isaiah Dreyfus, they must of course rely on the power of public opinion.
If the dispute between the two parties was nothing more than this, then the Dreyfus case would not be a big deal.
The final result is likely to be that the board was raised high and dropped gently, and Captain Dreyfus was transferred.
However, when the time came to the end of September, an explosive news came from the front line of the New World, adding another fire to the Dreyfus case.
On September 22, the Canaan Air Force arrived at the town of Delin, a military center in the south of the New World. In the name of volunteers, it assisted the Continental Army led by George Vassar to fight against the Fitzhen Expeditionary Force that was about to launch an attack on Delin.
On September 26, the turning point in the New World's War of Independence - the Battle of Delin - broke out!
Two days later, shocking news came back to Avalon, the capital of Fijian.
The expeditionary force, which had been invincible and invincible before, actually suffered a defeat in Delin Town!
No one would believe, or would rather not believe, that the Continental Army, which was poorly equipped, lacked clothes and was like a beggar, could defeat the regular army of the sovereign country by its own strength.
In the Battle of Delin Town, the reason why the Fizhen Expeditionary Force lost so uglyly was obviously because the rebels received strong support from foreign forces.
The Kingdom of Canaan, which provided the rebels with a full-scale air force, immediately became the public enemy of all the people of Feizhen!
The king and parliament have issued stern protests to the Canaanite authorities.
All 37 Canaanite diplomats stationed in Avalon have been expelled.
If the war situation in the New World continues to escalate, the diplomatic dispute between the two major powers will most likely escalate into a military conflict.
What does this matter have to do with the Dreyfus case?
Unfortunately, "Dreyfus" is a standard Canaanite surname. The Dreyfus family originated from the Kingdom of Canaan. It has only been two generations since they immigrated to the Kingdom of Feizhen. They still have many relatives and friends in their hometown. It is said that they are related to The Canaanite royal family maintained good relations.
Now we are in big trouble!
Canaan has been regarded as a "quasi-enemy country" by the Fijian authorities. Incited by hostility, all walks of life in Avalon have also launched a wave of boycotts against the Canaanites.
