Although an officer of the rank of Battalion Commander Charlie is within the Guards' establishment and within easy reach of Buckingham Palace, it is difficult for him to enter the Queen's discerning eye.
If you want to make a difference in the officialdom, the first thing you have to do is hype up your popularity. First of all, you have to let the powerful people know you. This is the basis of everything.
If you don't even know someone, let alone like or dislike them, opportunities will not fall on you for no reason.
A normal person's career progress depends on continuous qualifications, completing various tasks in exchange for merit, and then moving up step by step. The company commander first accumulates merit in front of the battalion commander and is eventually promoted, and then embraces the regiment commander's lap. , and finally to the division commander, corps commander, and commander-in-chief.
This is the average person's path to promotion, slow but steady.
However, some people are restless by nature. When he was the battalion commander, he wanted to let the queen know his name. He wanted to take a serious gamble and complete a leap in life.
So what to rely on? It depends on making mistakes!
People learn to make mistakes, which is a special state. Most people think that making mistakes is negative and bad, but if you find the trick to making mistakes, making mistakes can sometimes become a springboard for you to move forward.
For example, Battalion Commander Charlie said that it was right to follow the rules, but he mixed his own selfish thoughts into the execution, and a small chaos broke out in a situation where there was no need to take action.
It is taboo to use force against the entourage of a distinguished guest in a diplomatic setting! It's not that Charlie doesn't know this, in fact, he is very aware of the consequences of this matter, and he is also mentally prepared to be sent away.
But if you look at the problem from another angle, it was Charlie's crazy behavior that allowed his name to enter the Queen's ears, and this allowed the Queen to know that there was such a loyal little battalion commander in the Guards.
The Queen will definitely be angry with Charlie for bringing discredit to a diplomatic event, but is this anger really pure? Very unlikely! Maybe while the queen is angry, she also has some appreciation in her heart. Is there anyone in the world who doesn't want to flatter someone?
No one is a saint, and everyone is willing to see others show loyalty to themselves. A short-term anger does not mean that they will be punished forever. Opportunities must be given to those who are prepared. For a small character like Charlie, maybe A casual word from the Queen could benefit him greatly.
To put it more clearly, it can make the Queen remember his name, which is already a very powerful killer in the workplace.
For example, those veterans in the political arena, such as Benjamin and Gladstone, pay close attention to every word and deed of the Queen.
Maybe a name occasionally mentioned during afternoon tea will cause them to launch a complex investigation. As long as the Queen doesn't have a bad taste in this name, the chances of getting it will be much higher than others.
For a position, Zhang San, Li Si, Wang Wu and Zhao Liu are all fine, so why not use Ding Qi, who is familiar to the Queen?
Charlie was betting on this chance, because he knew very well that if he developed step by step, with the smile power of their family, his lifetime limit of being promoted to leader would be the limit, and there would be no room for improvement.
Knowing that his future was bleak, Charlie keenly seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and successfully made a big breakthrough in his career by humiliating the Chinese emperor's bodyguards through such extreme means.
Facts have proved that Charlie's gamble was very wise. Although he was demoted and sent to another position, this was nothing more than a cover-up to calm the anger of the Chinese people.
A year and a half later, Officer Charlie was reinstated. Three years later, Charlie was promoted to the head of the Guards. Four years later, he was transferred to the Indian mainland and became an army division commander. During the subsequent war against the Chinese, he was promoted to the rank of Army Division Commander. Commander of the Army.
The rise to prominence is about him, a child from a down-to-earth little aristocratic family, who successfully completed his fateful counterattack by relying on this 'mistake' gamble.
Charlie looked so lonely after leaving the Guards. Almost all his colleagues felt sorry for him, but no one knew that the sadness and indignation on Charlie's face at this moment was all fake, but his heart was full of joy.
"Three years, give me three years, I will definitely fight back. These Chinese people are the springboard of my life. I borrowed their strength this time, and I will borrow their strength next time. I hope that next time it will be in the midst of war." On the battlefield!”
The conflict and chaos finally ended. When Zaichun's Qi Luo Umggai and 24 guards arrived at the scene, Emperor Tongzhi finally got off the carriage, and the dark clouds in the sky finally dispersed.
Prince Edward awkwardly said to Emperor Tongzhi, "I'm extremely sorry. This is a major mistake in our welcome work. The Queen has just punished the officer who provoked the conflict, demoted him and sent him to leave London. I hope His Majesty will be satisfied with the result... …”
The British gave face, and Zai Chun had to be wise. He smiled and said, "After all, this is an unprecedented diplomatic era. There is no precedent to follow, and some mistakes are inevitable... There is no need to excessive punishment. Our Qing Dynasty is still very tolerant." !”
"Thank you for your generosity, your Majesty, please!" Edward took a step back to give way to the center of the red carpet. At this moment, Xiao Letian also stepped back half a step to make way for Zai Chun.
The emotions at the scene were once again aroused. The Queen of the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets greeted her at the gate, and His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Empire came to visit across half the world. The two most powerful empires in the East and the West finally collided together.
At that moment, even the Queen became excited, and scenes from the past came to mind. The insults received by the British mission in Beijing during the Qianlong period were still written on the papers in the archives.
Even during the Xianfeng period, European envoys could not even see the Chinese emperor because of the small ritual of kneeling.
The Chinese were extremely stubborn and would rather lose their capital than negotiate with European envoys as equals. Members of the envoys were even subjected to inhumane treatment.
Although the British Empire used force to pry open the door of China, no one could use force to pry open the stubbornness in the hearts of the Chinese people, especially the stubbornness of the rulers.
If there is something stronger than the Great Wall in this world, then it must be what the Chinese call face. This peculiar nation can even give up its interests for the sake of face.
And today, all the hard work finally paid off. I... Victoria, the master of the empire on which the sun never sets, finally became the emperor of China.
He has come to see me! The emperor of China came to see me in person!
Looking through the history books of Europe, no king has ever had such glory. I... Victoria, finally made history!
