1858 There is always someone who wants to harm the wicked
Strictly speaking, Arthur is not a member of the Locke family. After all, he has no name or status. From Roya's perspective, Arthur should be a member of the Rhodes family.
Neither Locke nor Rhodes can be bullied by just anyone, but there is no shortage of fools in the world, and some people always like to use their own stupidity to prove this.
The guy who had red wine thrown on his face couldn't believe it. This was Buckingham Palace, a palace ball held by the royal family, and a little baroness actually took action directly regardless of the status of the baroness. This
This is simply too disgraceful!
At this time you can see who is truly confident.
The embarrassed-looking guy didn't even dare to say anything, and even if he was insulted by Winston, he didn't dare to get back on his feet.
Don't look at Winston, who always looks kind to Arthur and Roya. Don't forget that this guy is from the Marlborough family, served as the British Prime Minister, and led Britain to win the First World War. So don't look at Winston.
Dun was jumping up and down all day long, now a Conservative, now a Liberal, now an Independent, and not many people dared to bare their teeth at Winston.
“Get out of here and disappear from me immediately, or I will make you disappear from England!” Winston showed a fierce look and did not even bother to understand this guy’s background.
Those who dare to speak rudely to Arthur do not need Winston's attention at all.
Even if a smart person dislikes Arthur, he will not show it in front of Arthur. Even if he pretends, he still has to pretend to be a so-called gentleman.
Otherwise, you have to be careful. Arthur has the background of two major families in southern Africa. If you dare to insult Arthur in person, you must be prepared to face crazy revenge from the southern African state machine.
If it had been Gavin or Alvin, Rock might have laughed it off. It is normal for a naughty child to have the second grade disease, and there is no need to go online.
Arthur is different. Not only is he Roark's eldest son, but he also has no status for some reasons. Roark has special feelings for Arthur.
So let’s not talk about taking the overall situation into consideration at this time. For some people, using severe punishment to let them understand the cruelty of society is the best way to educate them.
"What's this guy's name? How dare he do this? Damn it, I'm going to kill him!" Luo Ya was still angry, and there was a violent soul hidden under her well-behaved appearance.
The Rhodes family is all like this.
“Don’t be angry, Luo Ya. He is probably an unknown person from a poor family. He has not received a correct education since he was a child. He loses his mind at the slightest incitement.” Winston was not surprised. There were too many such people.
Many aristocratic families, even if their family fortunes are in decline, will try their best to allow their offspring to receive elite education, so that at least there is hope for family revival.
Of course, there are also unlucky ones. Every year, nobles go bankrupt and have to sell off their ancestral homes. Some parents themselves are incompetent, so naturally they will not put too much effort into their children. Most children who grow up in such families have bad personalities.
defective.
Especially among aristocratic groups, this situation is particularly common.
"Okay Uncle Winston" Roya took a deep breath and turned into the noble Cypriot lady again.
Let’s not talk about the nobility. There is really a lot of jewels and jewels.
The Rhodes family has nothing but a lot of diamonds and gold.
In order to sell diamonds, the Rhodes family made up the myth that a diamond is forever. Before this phrase appeared, diamonds were actually very popular.
Colored diamonds are the most popular, and no one wants colorless diamonds.
As Xiaosi's favorite daughter, Luo Ya can choose the diamonds mined by De Beers Unified Mining Company at will. Every year, the colored diamonds mined by De Beers Unified Mining Company must meet certain standards to be eligible to be selected by Luo Ya.
, you have to wait for Luo Ya to pick it up, and then send it to Itno for processing.
As for the palace balls, ladies all dressed up to attend. The exaggerated palace dresses with the hem held up by wires have gradually disappeared and been replaced by evening dresses that better reflect the curves of the female figure.
Luo Ya's dress must have been carefully customized. She did not want to pile herself up with jewelry like other ladies. Apart from rings, she only wore a necklace, but the pendant was a huge red diamond, which was extremely dazzling.
Eye-catching.
Those who don’t know about diamonds will probably mistake red diamonds for rubies. In fact, the prices of the two are very different. All other diamonds have grades, but red diamonds have only one grade, either they are or they are not.
The key is size. The red diamond worn by Roya probably weighs more than 20 carats and is probably not even in the collection of the British royal family.
Arthur's face was expressionless. When this happened, it can only be said that southern Africa is not strong enough.
Wait a little longer, when southern Africa becomes so powerful that people can't sleep, this kind of idiot will have no chance to appear around Arthur.
Of course, Arthur also noticed keenly that just as the guy was running away with his head in his arms, a figure flashed behind the railing on the second floor.
Arthur laughed it off. Southern Africa is actually very powerful now. It is precisely because it cannot compete with Southern Africa through normal channels that it can only use these dirty tricks that are not on the table.
Arthur doesn’t want to investigate who is the mastermind behind the scenes. There are actually very few people who have the ability to cause trouble in Buckingham Palace. This kind of thing will not affect Arthur, but will only make Arthur’s heart stronger.
Winston is helpless. There is no need to emphasize how important Southern Africa is to the United Kingdom. The British government is doing everything possible to win over Southern Africa, hoping to restore relations with Southern Africa, but there are still some smart fools who can't see clearly.
situation
That’s not right. In the situation in the UK, no matter how bad the relationship between the British government and southern Africa is, it will not have much impact on the royal family.
The deterioration of relations between Southern Africa and the United Kingdom is the fault of the British government and has nothing to do with the royal family.
“Did your father ask you to return to southern Africa?” Winston took the initiative to find a topic with Arthur. He was talking about Xiao Si, not Rock.
Winston must know about the relationship between Rock and Arthur.
Winston won’t do it because of this. In fact, Arthur, this kind of thing happens a lot in England.
Of course, those who are discriminatory or not have their own points. If their status is relatively low, then they are not qualified to be a topic at all.
If your status is relatively high, then no one dares to discuss it.
The most embarrassing thing is that the status is neither high nor low. It not only loses the entertainment of the topic, but also has the satisfaction of gossiping about the affairs of the upper class. The majority of the British people like this.
"No, Cyprus has not deteriorated to that extent." Arthur was already prepared and did not explain much. The more he spoke, the more mistakes he made.
You must be careful when chatting with such an old fox. Winston's every word has a purpose. The Suez Canal is related to Britain's core interests. Cyprus is so close to the Suez Canal, so the British government must be very concerned about it.
When the British ennobled Arthur as Baron of Cyprus, they had security considerations.
The homeport of the British Mediterranean Fleet is in Alexandria. When Roque served as the commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, the headquarters was always in Cyprus. Arthur was conferred the title of Baron of Cyprus. This further wooed Roque and also provided more security for the Suez Canal.
Assure.
At that time, the navy in southern Africa was still very weak, but the army was already very strong. As we all know, the army has always been Britain's shortcoming.
With Cyprus and Alexandria protecting the Suez Canal on the left and right, Britain's position in the Mediterranean is as stable as Mount Tai, so Britain will allow Egypt to become independent.
Egypt became independent in 1922. At that time, Egypt was in a similar situation to southern Africa after the Second Boer War. Southern Africa's only financial source at that time was the Rand Gold Mine, and Egypt's only financial source was the Suez Canal.
After removing Egypt's only financial source, Egypt only brought a heavy financial burden to the British Empire. The British Empire had to pay tens of millions of pounds every year to maintain the operation of the Egyptian colonial government.
So Britain abandoned Egypt.
However, Britain finally learned a lesson from the independence process in southern Africa. Egypt can be independent, but the Suez Canal must be controlled by Britain.
It's a pity that God's calculations are not as good as those of God. Southern Africa left the Commonwealth and the British impregnable situation collapsed instantly. In recent years, France and Italy have begun to build G7-level battleships. Southern Africa has also continued to strengthen the strength of the Cyprus Squadron. Now the Cyprus Squadron
It has two heavy cruisers, 12 light cruisers and destroyers, and more than ten auxiliary ships, of which two "Table Mountain" class supply ships are particularly eye-catching.
The "Table Mountain" class supply ship can be converted into an aircraft carrier at any time. The islands of other supply ships are at the rear of the ship. The islands of the "Table Mountain" class supply ship are on the side like the "City" class aircraft carrier. Southern Africa
The military claimed that this design was for better visibility.
The view is indeed good, but the design of opening up the deck also provides favorable conditions for the take-off and landing of carrier-based aircraft to the greatest extent.
What is particularly disturbing to countries around the Mediterranean is that the Cyprus Squadron also possesses an unknown number of submarines, which is a huge threat to all countries.
“The current situation in the Mediterranean is very complicated. If the situation worsens, the Royal Navy’s Mediterranean Squadron will provide protection for Cyprus.” Winston wanted to resume military cooperation between the Mediterranean Squadron and the Cyprus Squadron.
In the past, the Mediterranean Squadron and the Cyprus Squadron held joint military exercises every year. The content of the exercises was not important. The key was to emphasize the friendly relations between the United Kingdom and Southern Africa. All warships were brought out for a walk, and the countries in the relevant maritime areas were
Create an effective deterrent.
Since Southern Africa broke away from the British Commonwealth, the Cyprus Squadron and the Mediterranean Squadron have never held joint military exercises. Now even the Mediterranean Squadron does not know how strong the Cyprus Squadron has become.