After getting the trident, Kai took Mela directly to England.
Kingsman's secret base, Asquith Palace of the Earl of Oxford family in Lesmoray, Yorkshire, England. (This palace is fictional and does not exist in reality)
It is one of the only two non-religious and non-royal buildings in the UK that has the title of "Palace", and is also a classic of British gardens. However, compared to another non-religious and non-royal building that has the title of "Palace",
Asquith Palace's reputation is much weaker.
After all, the name of that building is, Blenheim Palace. It is also known as the First Duke's Blenheim Palace. Another name of this palace is Churchill Manor. Yes, it is the Churchill, Blenheim Palace.
It is the residence of the Dukes of Marlborough and the birthplace of Winston Churchill.
Speaking of Churchill, we must take a look at this legendary Prime Minister. In fact, to say how capable Churchill is, it is really not that great. This legendary Prime Minister did a lot of stupid things when he was young, even if it were not for the support of his prominent family background.
, this later legend of World War II has long been kicked out of the political arena. Looking at the political career of this prime minister, you will magically find that whenever this guy messes up, he only has to drink three drinks as a penalty. But as long as he gets it done.
Well, you have done a lot of credit.
Why do we want to talk about this Churchill? Because he is needed to bring out the owner of Asquith Palace above, Earl Herbert Henry Asquith. This is also a prime minister, but compared to Churchill’s reputation,
Asquith was much worse. His career as Prime Minister was not smooth. Although he served as Prime Minister for eight years, he happened to encounter World War I. The war required a completely different government. He could only have one purpose and all other policies.
All must unconditionally obey this purpose; war requires ministers to be administrators first and then politicians. A wartime prime minister needs not only wisdom but also energy. He will not be condemned for losing the election, but
Will be condemned for losing a battle.
The military defeat in the Dardanelles Strait in World War I made the Prime Minister conservatively criticized. Well, the planning and command of this battle was the Churchill in front... It's amazing, isn't it? Although Churchill, the person directly responsible, has been criticized by many
People criticized him, but he only lost the Lord of the Admiralty, but he still served as a cabinet minister (a ministerial official who is not responsible for the affairs of a certain ministry). Churchill was not satisfied with this, so he resigned and went to France to become a battalion commander. But Ah
Prime Minister Asquith was in bad luck. First of all, the press criticized the minister, and first of all, Asquith. The press propaganda was full of resentment and malice to an astonishing degree.
Then his political ally and friend Arthur Barr backstabbed the old man who had just lost his son (Asquith's son Raymond, who was killed in the first hours of the Battle of the Somme in France), and the war
The defeat, the resentment of the people, the death of his son in battle, the betrayal of allies, and the targeting of political opponents left this old man almost unable to recover.
He left the political arena in despair and never returned.
But this does not mean that he gave up all the struggle, perhaps for revenge, or perhaps to help Britain win the war. The former prime minister found Ah Fu's grandfather, Kai's first butler, Old Ah Fu.
At that time, old Afu was forming an agent organization loyal to the King of Knights.
Asquith donated all his property to establish Kingsman.
The literal translation of King's Man in English is the king's man...ah, he is the king's bodyguard, and can also be called the royal agent. The king here does not refer to the king of England, but the knight king. It is logical, Ah
The Squith family's estate at Lesmoray, Yorkshire, became the Kingsman estate.
Speaking of which, the Asquith family is not a traditional aristocratic family. On the contrary, Asquith's life is quite inspiring.
Asquith was born in Yorkshire on September 12, 852. His father was a small wool merchant and a Protestant who did not believe in the state religion. When he died, the child had just reached school age; his mother was weak and sick; little Asquith
Si went to London when he was 12 years old, lived with one of his uncles, and entered a high school in the London business district. Later, he entered Balliol College, Oxford University, with a scholarship. Balliol College was then
Later, it was a large nursery for cultivating politicians and administrators. There, Asquith always maintained excellent academic performance and received most of the awards. Later, he became prominent as a lawyer, accumulated a lot of wealth, and began to get involved in business.
.and quickly became one of the richest men in Britain.
Then he entered politics and began to rise rapidly. It can be said that if you don't look at his later years, he will definitely be regarded as the protagonist of the novel.
After the war ended, he was made Earl of Oxford and Earl of Asquith. A few months later, he was awarded the Order of the Garter. This gave him some comfort in his miserable old age.
Talking back to Asquith Palace, after Asquith was appointed Earl of Oxford, Asquith's manor in his hometown was also called Asquith Palace. The history of this manor can be traced back to a very long time.
By the time of Queen Anne, the then Earl of Oxford was Robert Harry, who was a close confidant of Queen Anne. After Queen Anne's death, the Earl of Oxford was liquidated, and he was exiled and imprisoned by the Hanover family.
This manor was built by Robert Harry when he became powerful.
By the time Asquith became one of the richest men in England, the Harry family had declined, and Asquith used some means to buy the manor from the Harry family.
The manor is located in a wide river valley, with abundant water systems around it. Some rivers cross, forming a swamp. The pasture and the main building are connected by a large arch bridge. The main bridge has an arch width of 31 meters. It was later built on the Architect River.
A dike was built to form a large area of water, so under the bridge there were two lakes with curved edges.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! In Britain, gardens that imitate natural scenery are rarely decorated with sculptures, and Asquith Palace is a French Baroque style garden, where sculptures can be seen everywhere.
Looking down from the height of the house, the garden layout is neat and orderly, and the plants, passages and decorations in it are all in sight. The west side fully shows the splendor of the overall layout of the garden, and in the distance there is the natural scenery of England designed by Brown.
Garden; beside the lake, there is an Italian terraced garden designed by Duchene, which also reflects the French geometric garden style. There is also a "water garden" built on the steps on the west side of the official residence, which was built in the 18th century
Built in the 19th century, there are 13 parts in total. There is a fountain in the middle and four corners of the waterscape garden. Box trees, statues and decorative walls are scattered in the waterscape garden. The 13 fountains form a small stepped waterfall, flowing into the waterscape.
In the middle of the garden, the water column stirs up layers of spray, making it look full of life. These gardens were built to further beautify the environment of the high-rise houses. The colorful flowers are pleasing to the eye. The scattered boxwoods replace the flowers, just like on the colorful sand.
The relief sculpture. The pool is surrounded by a white stone frame, which outlines the outline of the boxwood. The use of water makes the garden full of movement, and also reflects the power of human invention and creation.
The garden designer built two long and narrow lakes by building dykes. At the junction of the two lakes, a huge arch bridge leads straight to the atrium of the mansion. The other end of the bridge connects to the pasture on the other side of the river. The atrium, main road, small
The lines outlined with green plants on the bridge and the lawn on the other side form a straight line, integrating the surrounding vast fields, gardens and courtyards. The randomly decorated oak forests, lakes, rose gardens, and small waterfalls reflect the emphasis on nature in British-style gardens.
The countryside style, the sculptures, fountains and neatly trimmed plants on the large lawn also have the characteristics of French Baroque gardens with rigorous layout and preference for geometric figures.
In short, this is a manor that can be called a model of European architecture.
When Mela saw her for the first time, she was stunned for a moment. In fact, the Atlanteans didn't pay much attention to the land people. Quite a few Atlantis people didn't understand what the land people were.
What does it look like? I only know that they will drown in the water... This is just like humans looking at monkeys without clothes, which is a symbol of inferiority.
Although Mela is considered a dove and advocates peace, it is nonsense to say how much she knows about human beings.
In fact, the first time she met humans, she was surprised that humans wore clothes. But after she came into contact with humans along with the negotiation team, she discovered that not only did humans wear clothes, but the styles of their clothes were quite good.
As for the manor in front of her, Mela had never even thought about it. When she was in New York, she despised the taste of New York architecture. She felt that those humans had no taste at all in building such high-end buildings, and they also
It’s not safe. After all, humans are not Atlanteans. Atlanteans live in the sea. It doesn’t matter whether they are tall or not. There is no such thing as falling to death.
But the manor in front of her really shocked Mela. There are majestic and spectacular scenery under the sea, the beauty of the coral reefs, and the tranquility and splendor of the luminous deep sea are enough to shock mankind for hundreds of years. But the manor in front of her gave Mela another dimension.
a sense.
This manor combines natural and cultural landscapes, harmoniously and full of sculptured beauty.
"Is this a human building?" Mela stood on the hillside outside the manor, overlooking the layout of the entire manor. Under the warm autumn sun, the entire manor seemed to be covered with a filter. No matter how you look at it,
Beauty. “So beautiful!”
"Thank you for the compliment." Kai said without sincerity.
To be honest, Kai is actually quite unhappy with Mela's sense of superiority that she exudes all the time. However, Kai admits that the civilization of Atlantis is indeed better than human civilization, but there is no need for you to emphasize it all the time.
Bar?
What makes Kai even more unhappy is that most of the time, Mela doesn't do it on purpose. But it's that sense of superiority that comes from the heart and doesn't contain any malice that makes Kai feel even more heartbroken. It would be easier to find trouble on purpose.
Just confront him directly, unlike now, if he really criticizes him, he will appear to be narrow-minded...
"Let's go." Ah Fu had already brought someone to greet him.
Afu has stepped down from the position of Arthur. Now the person who takes over the title of 'Arthur' is the former 'Galahad' Harry Hart. Harry Hart is different from the previous Kingsman agent.
Not someone above the nobility.
The previous Kingsman agents, including Afu, were all aristocrats. They believed that bloodline could guarantee the purity of agents. Agents from aristocratic backgrounds were cultivated, knowledgeable, and knew how to use their own advantages. Agents from civilian backgrounds... they believed
Agents with civilian backgrounds are only qualified to do some logistical work, such as the position of 'Merlin'.
For example, Kai's current gardener is Merlin. He is a commoner himself, so he can only hold the logistics position of 'Merlin'.
This Merlin really yearns to go out into the field, but due to Kingsman's rules, he has no chance to go out into the field.
After Harry Hart came to power, he set out to change this rule. In the past, even if Harry Hart became 'Arthur', he would not be able to shake this rule. After all, this rule has been operating smoothly for hundreds of years and has been proven to be
Effective.
This is not discrimination, but reality. Candidates from aristocratic backgrounds have received a good elite education.
It's unfair no matter how you look at it, if you compare some elites among the elites with a group of civilian candidates who came out of a happy education.
Fortunately, with the progress of the times, this gap is shrinking. If we put it aside a few decades ago, this gap would be more obvious. However, civilians are not without benefits, that is, there are more people! There are more choices!
Of course this is not enough to convince traditional agents.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Kekai supported Harry Hart’s reforms.
There is no problem, Kai is the master of Kingsman, and all Kingsmen must drink the water of the Holy Grail before they can obtain the title.
This gives those ace agents superhuman physiques, but it also comes at a price.
That is, their souls will belong to the owner of the Holy Grail - Kai!
This kind of relationship is closer and more effective than those of verbal allegiance!
It can even be said too much that all the Kingsmen are servants of Kai!
Kai was born under a red flag and grew up under a red flag. He was deeply abhorred by this kind of class discrimination, not to mention the wheel of bloodline. For a nation where "princes, generals, and generals are all of the same kind", blood is used to divide the superiors.
Damn, it's just a joke.
Changes must be made! In the First World War, the nobles had more and better seedlings due to education problems. At that time, the Holy Grail did not have much energy due to the disappearance of Kai, so it could only implement elite strategies, and that was all. But now
How long has it been? If you continue to hold on to this old-fashioned thinking, you will be eliminated sooner or later.
After everyone greeted them with formal etiquette, they arrived at the underground base.
Kay actually didn't like this set of red tape and etiquette. He planned to change it altogether, but everyone, including Harry Hart, expressed opposition and their attitude was quite firm.
Even Eggsy, who was born at the bottom of the family (Eggsy inherited Harry Hart’s title of ‘Galahad’), expressed his opposition.
Because they believe that gentlemen know how to fight better than gangsters, and etiquette is the essence and characteristic of Kingsman. If this is missing, the spirit of Kingsman will be gone.
After arriving at the underground base, in a huge space, an oversized round table was placed in the middle.
That is the ‘Chalk Shield’, which is also the Round Table of the Knights of the Round Table!
Everyone in Kingsman treats this artifact like a pilgrimage. This is the authentic Round Table of the Knights of the Round Table!
This round table is very large, enough for five hundred people to sit together without feeling crowded.
But there are not 500 Kingsman agents in Kingsman today.
So far, even including 'Arthur', there are only thirteen ace agents.
Mela stared at the dark, inconspicuous, but huge wooden round table with wide eyes. She felt a surging power from it that she had never seen before.
Just when Mela was about to ask in detail, suddenly a circular gate composed of orange sparks appeared out of thin air.
