Rock came to visit Tirunal in the name of Lord Belloc, so the topic easily shifted to Tirunal's body.
Tirunal first expressed his gratitude to Rock and Lord Belloc, and then said that he had not been out of the Varma family's territory for a long time due to old age and frailty, and asked Rock to convey his apology to Lord Belloc.
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Of course, Rock was saying a series of okays at this moment, and then he casually asked Tirunal for his views on the current unrest in East Bengal.
"The root cause of the riots in East Bengal lies in former Governor George Curzon's disrespect for us Indians. He rashly divided Bengal without considering the actual situation in India. This is deliberately creating conflict, and so is East Bengal.
As a part of India, East Bengal cannot be artificially separated from India. Fortunately, Governor George Curzon has been transferred. It depends on how Earl Minto adjusts next, but it will be difficult to restore East Bengal to its previous condition.
"Conflicts are like scars. Once they appear, they cannot be restored to the original state." Tirunal didn't know whether it was because he was a little older or because he was confident in his own family and spoke without any scruples.
This attitude made Rock very satisfied. Rock was not in the mood to do Tai Chi with Tirunal, so it was better to be straightforward.
"Lord Minto cannot fundamentally overturn Lord Delston's decision. He has decided to move the capital to Delhi. Calcutta is no longer the political center of India." Rock's attention was focused on Tirunal's expression.
on, trying to find some clues.
Tirunal's reaction was very intense, as if he didn't care about Rock's temptation at all: "This is also a stupid decision. Moving the capital will not solve the problem, but will exacerbate the chaos in East Bengal. The former governor created all this, Earl Minto
Not only did they fail to change their wrong decisions, but they intensified the risk of conflict. They should be responsible for the current conflict. Before they became the Governor-General of India, they did not understand India at all. This is the source of all chaos."
This was difficult for Rock to answer, so Rock smiled awkwardly and politely, hoping that Tirunal would take the initiative to stop such meaningless venting.
Tirunal is already dying, so he definitely doesn't care about this, but Tirunal's sons do, so Tirunal's eldest son Saidu immediately came over to remind Tirunal not to get too excited. p>
"I'm sorry, Lord, my father's health is not very good. The doctor has said many times that my father's body should not be too excited -" Saidu took the initiative to apologize to Roque, and also wanted to let Tirunal rest. p>
Roque immediately understood the meaning and offered to let Tirunal rest. Roque was tired from traveling long distances and wanted to rest first.
The manor of the Varma family is large enough, and the room where Rock temporarily rests is also tall and spacious. Tirunal's other son Pradamu came with several maids to provide Rock with all-round and thoughtful services, but Rock was
Firmly refuse.
In fact, the appearance conditions of the several maids are still very good. They are standard Aryan white people. Rock can only lament that the life of a feudal prince is really too boring.
Then the information about the Valma family was collected continuously.
When he arrived at the Valmer Manor, Rock learned that the originally unknown Valmer family actually had more than 3,000 private soldiers. These private soldiers were equipped with relatively advanced Martini Henry rifles in India, and even the guards of the Valmer Manor.
The one used is Lee Enfield, which is rare in India.
When the soldiers of the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division took over the defense, they discovered that the guards at Valma Manor were equipped with heavy machine guns, which were already considered contraband in India. Even the princes of the princes were not allowed to possess similar "heavy weapons."
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No wonder Tirunal spoke so confidently just now. He must be looking down on the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division.
When Rock was a guest in the manor, the private soldiers of the Valmer family were gathering outside the manor. Geng Biao reported that at least a thousand private soldiers had gathered outside the manor. It seemed that the Valmer family did have evil intentions.
Roque is not worried either. Although Roque only has a company of 100 men around him, the main force of the newly formed First Cavalry Division led by Guan Jing has arrived less than ten kilometers away from Walmo Town and is waiting. As long as Roque suffers
In case of any attack, Guan Jing will immediately lead the main force to reinforce.
As for the private soldiers of the Valma family, no matter how well-equipped they are, in Roque's eyes they are just chickens and dogs and are not worth mentioning at all.
The combat effectiveness of the army cannot be achieved by gathering people together and firing a gun from one person. It requires continuous and hard training. In the case of the Varma family, Rock does not think Tirunal understands the importance of training to the army.
, there is no fighting force in India, the only ones who can fight are the Gurkhas, but the Gurkha troops are all controlled by the British, and the Indian princes are not qualified to hire Gurkhas.
An hour later, Pradam came over to invite Roque to the banquet.
Tirunal prepared a grand welcome dinner for Rock. The dinner was not a buffet, nor was it a table-sharing system for each person. Instead, the dining table was arranged like a conference room, with many people sitting in rows around the table.
form.
This method is actually quite good, at least the order is not chaotic, but the food prepared for the dinner made Rock very dissatisfied.
Rock finally saw traditional Indian food. Indians have this ability. No matter what ingredients they are, they will turn into a dirty paste, yellow and green, which looks unappetizing. p>
Tirunal and other Indians eat very well. Many of them don't use knives and forks, and of course they don't use their hands. Instead, each person has a spoon. They eat like children in kindergarten, and when eating
They also talked loudly, and some people’s voices were surprisingly loud.
One of them was sitting next to Rock. As soon as the dinner started, he greeted Rock warmly.
"Lord Niyasalan - my pronunciation is quite standard, right? Why don't you eat it? This is our traditional food in India. You can't eat it in southern Africa, right? After eating it, you will instantly
Falling in love with India——"
Maybe this guy has a special concept of food, or he has never tasted real food.
This can be regarded as a fallacy. Your arsenic is my honey. Maybe those delicacies that Rock thinks are also junk food in the eyes of others.
If this man's behavior is just a little arrogant, then the attitude of others towards Rock is not friendly.
"I heard that the indigenous people in southern Africa are cannibals——"
This sound immediately caused a cry of exclamation. I don’t know why Indians like to be surprised like this. They don’t even analyze whether this statement is reliable. They just follow the wind and rain.
"Isn't this Lord Nyasaland Chinese? Why doesn't he have braids?"
This man's voice is not too quiet. He is not far from Rock's position, and Rock can hear him clearly.
The others looked at Roque with less respect and more ridicule. Several people laughed uncontrollably, as if they had heard the funniest joke in their lives.
Rock could still keenly notice that Tirunal seemed to turn a deaf ear to these words, munching on the plate in front of him, and his beard was covered with rice dregs.
Seydoux was observing Roque's reaction. When Roque noticed him, he immediately gave him a flattering smile and raised his glass to Roque.
The wine is good wine, but Rock is not very drunk. Regardless of whether it was arranged by Tirunal or not, Rock will not condone this behavior. This is not only disrespectful to Rock, but also disrespectful to the empire.
The disrespect of the nobles. As a part of the imperial nobles, Rock wants to maintain the majesty of the imperial nobles.
So Rock put down the cup in his hand with a smile, took off his napkin and wiped the corners of his mouth gracefully, leaned back on the chair easily, and gave Tang En next to him a look.
Tang En couldn't hold it any longer. After getting Roark's signal, he took three steps and two steps to get behind the guy who just said "braid". He knocked down the person and the chair, and then lifted the person with one hand.
Pull him up and walk out.
The guy held by Tang En struggled desperately, but he couldn't get rid of Tang En's grip. His height of about 1.9 meters was no joke. When Tang En was a machine gunner, he had to carry a 40-kilogram heavy machine gun on his back.
The deputy shooter is only responsible for carrying bullets. This guy is simply extremely powerful, so he was selected by Rock to serve as his personal bodyguard.
This incident immediately aroused the attention of others, and everyone was shocked.
Tirunal finally raised his head from the dinner plate and looked at Rock with a blank look: "What's wrong? What happened?"
Rock didn't believe that this old guy didn't know that without the instruction of Tirunal or a member of the Varma family, Rock didn't believe that an Indian would dare to mock a British nobleman to his face like this.
"Lord, Gerry is rude. If he accidentally angered you, I will apologize to you on his behalf. I hope you will not hurt him." Saidu hurried over at this time and apologized to Roque.
"Yes, Gerry also did it unintentionally. He didn't do it on purpose."
"We all know Gerry. Gerry is a good man——"
"Can the British bully others like this——"
Seydoux's apology was the beginning, and all kinds of voices came out for a while. Some people apologized sincerely, while others just added fuel to the fire.
"Seydoux, those who have made mistakes must pay the price for their mistakes -" Roque will not condone it. This is the way Indians are. If they give them three points of color, they dare to open a dyeing shop. Roque will not give in.
Then look at the bottom line of these Indians.
As for that "Gerry", he brought it upon himself. Rock was worried about not having the chance to kill the chicken and scare the monkey, but Gerry actually came to his door. Rock was in a very happy mood at the moment.