Gawain.
Ma Wei heard this code name once from Arthur. He is the second knight of the Round Table, second only to Gurihana, the chief knight.
Ma Wei has never been clear about his specific identity and has never investigated it. Now that Arthur mentioned him today, we can learn more about it.
"Gawain, what is his identity?"
"Father, have you ever heard of the Benjamins?"
The Benjamin family....
Ma Wei thought for a long time, but couldn't find any information that fit the Benjamin family. He shook his head: "I haven't heard of it. What do they do?"
"The Benjamin family is engaged in the construction industry. The famous London Railway was built by the Benjamin family."
Arthur picked up a cigar, lit it, and said a name: "Russell Benjamin, that is Gawain's real name."
"What is his status in the family?"
"The current head of the family." Arthur said: "Gawain's father died after being hit on the head by a falling cargo box four years ago. As the only heir in the family, Russell inherited the Benjamin Construction Company. Their family is not a noble. The company is located in Edinburgh, north of the Kingdom of Windsor, and meets your conditions, Father.”
Ma Wei nodded and asked tentatively: "Gawain...that is Russell Benjamin, his relationship with your highness..."
"I absolutely trust him." Arthur said without hesitation: "Gurihana is the daughter of my swordsmanship teacher. She was also the first knight to follow me. As for Gawain, he took the initiative to find me."
"initiative?"
"Yes, he believed that his father's death was not an accident and had something to do with the eldest prince." Arthur said: "When the London Railway began bidding, Benjamin Construction Company participated in the bidding. In addition to their family, there were also other people participating in the bidding. There’s Baron Rosebery.”
Baron Rosebery....
Ma Wei turned to look at Lai Wen, who was standing in front of the wine cabinet. Last night, one of the business cards Lai Wen brought back belonged to Baron Rosebery.
According to Arthur, Gawain felt that his father's death was not an accident, but was murdered by a rival, and the suspect was Baron Rosebery, who belonged to the great prince's camp.
From this point of view, Gawain found Arthur and actively cooperated with him in order to avenge his father.
The Benjamin family does not have a noble title and is far away in Edinburgh in the north of the East Island. It cannot interfere with the core political circle of London. It is impossible for Gawain alone to defeat the eldest prince.
Only by finding the right allies can he have a chance to take revenge.
"Strange." After listening to Arthur's introduction, Daniel said doubtfully: "If Gawain was eager for revenge, why didn't he go to the second prince or the third prince instead of finding an unpopular one who was expelled from the royal capital? Where is the fourth prince? Ah, your highness, don’t get me wrong, I have no intention of targeting you.”
"You are telling the truth, I won't be angry."
Arthur didn't care at all about Daniel's minor offense. He was originally an unpopular fourth prince who was expelled from the royal capital: "Gawain chose me because only I can help him get revenge. Shukri, Although Andrew and the others have a higher status and have a better chance of winning the throne than me, they will not kill Charles because of Gawain. Charles is their brother after all, and everyone is afraid of being liquidated if they fail, so... ...Instead of killing them all, choosing exile is the normal state after losing the competition."
"Just like Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte who was defeated and exiled to Elba and St. Helena." Mavey said: "The idea of these nobles is very simple. If they succeed today, it does not mean that others will not succeed tomorrow." If they kill their competitors today, will others who succeed tomorrow also kill them?"
"But this is a competition for the throne!" Daniel was very puzzled: "Aren't they afraid of the enemy coming back? Napoleon Bonaparte, who was exiled to Elba Island after defeating the first battle, came back!"
"Enemies... When competing for the throne, everyone is the enemy." Ma Wei and Arthur looked at each other: "For the eldest prince, the second prince, and the third prince, they are just competitors, not mortal enemies. Windsor The royal family can last for so many years, and competition for the throne often breaks out. If every winner chooses to kill his brother, the royal bloodline will have withered long ago. If an accident occurs one day, wouldn't the Windsor royal family be completely destroyed?"
"Furthermore...who doesn't have a few children? Suppose the eldest prince wins today and he kills the second and third princes, then when he gets old, will his children also start to What about killing each other?”
"Members of the royal family must not kill indiscriminately unless necessary. This is the consensus of all kingdoms."
After saying that, Ma Wei withdrew his gaze from Arthur and said in a deep voice: "When His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince was expelled from the royal capital, he did not encounter any accidents on the way to the West Island. It was because the brothers did not send killers to eradicate the roots. Some of them Once the door is pushed open, it can never be closed again..."
"The priest is right."
Arthur sneered: "They let their enemies go, not because of kindness, but because of fear. They fear that fate will befall them one day. That is a sin that can never be washed away..."
Members of the royal family are not allowed to kill wantonly. This is a traditional rule shared by royal families in various countries. King Rhodes IV orders his four sons to go to Windsor Castle to hold family gatherings every Sunday in order to enhance the relationship between relatives and reconcile conflicts to avoid Brothers and sisters will kill each other in the future.
The royal family members here usually refer to direct descendants who are related by blood. Those who are not related by blood are often difficult to integrate into the royal family.
For example, the fourth prince Arthur is definitely a member of the royal family. No matter how much his three brothers hate him, they will admit this fact, and vice versa...
Arthur's mother, Princess Sophia, is probably not a relative in the eyes of the eldest prince and the second prince.
"Tomorrow I will write a letter and summon Gawain to meet in secret. When he comes, I will inform you, the priests."
"Isn't Gawain in London?"
"In the past two years, he has been busy building the railway in the West Island. He has been living in Belfast and rarely comes back. However, in the past few days, the project is about to be completed. Even if you don't come to me, Father, I will let him Come to London to meet up."
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Arthur thought: "The only problem is that the Benjamin family's construction company once had a dispute with Baron Rosebery under the eldest prince. I'm not sure whether this matter will affect your plan, Father."
There is definitely an impact.
But Ma Wei currently has no other better choice.
If you want to completely gain the trust of the eldest prince, of course you can't just accept his request. You have to find a 'reason' to rush to the door and say that I want to take refuge with you, His Highness.
Reasonable and natural reasons.
"I saw in the newspaper that an underground railway is being built in London?" Mavey said suddenly.
"It has been implemented a long time ago." Arthur affirmed: "London's population density is too high. In order to better travel, the government decided to build a metropolitan subway. The contractor is the construction company under the name of Baron Rosebery. The first phase The project is nearing completion and will be put into trial operation in the near future. If the results are good, the government will openly bid and recruit more construction companies to fully launch the metropolitan subway plan."
London is a huge city, and building a subway is extremely difficult and costly.
Baron Rosebery alone cannot eat this big cake. If you want to build the metropolitan subway, you are bound to need the cooperation of multiple construction companies. This is a good breakthrough.
Benjamin Construction Company may be able to use the metropolitan subway project to gain the support and trust of the Grand Prince.
How to do this needs further discussion, but the general direction should be right.
"Speaking of which, Your Highness, how did you get transferred back to London?"
Ma Wei, who was staying in the Romanov Kingdom not long ago, was a little curious about this. He didn't know what kind of magic Arthur used to make Rhodes IV recall him to London...
How much credit does this have?
"Speaking of this, I have to thank you, Father." Arthur took a puff of his cigar and smiled: "Do you still remember when the United States of America transported goods to the Kingdom of Romanov?"
"Of course I remember that a year ago, Citibank and the Duke of Tbilisi reached an agreement to sell cocaine, marijuana and other plants to the Romanov Kingdom at low prices. They signed a long-term contract in order to prevent these drugs from entering the Romanov Kingdom. Nov Kingdom, I asked for your help, Your Highness." Ma Wei immediately said: "This matter seems to have been resolved later."
"Yes." Twisting his long blond hair, Arthur nodded with a smile: "After receiving the news from you, Father, I immediately wrote a letter and sent it to London. It contains my thoughts on the development of the United States of America in recent years and a series of This letter attracted the attention of the king and parliament, and even the church supported the plan I listed in the letter..."
"The content of the letter is my prediction of the future trend based on the actual situation of the United States of Citi. I believe that the United States of Citi is rising rapidly, especially after winning the War of Independence. They have become a threat that cannot be underestimated. In the distant future, the United States of Citi is likely to threaten the Kingdom of Windsor’s throne as world hegemon.”
"Oh, this is absolutely correct." Ma Wei said in surprise: "Your Highness, I think the same as you, how did Rhode IV and the others handle it?"
"They immediately dispatched the Royal Navy to intercept the ships from the United States of America to the Romanov Kingdom. Then, they used economic means to restrict the stock exchanges in major cities such as New York and Washington, causing their stock prices to plummet. Shake the hearts of the people.”
Arthur narrowed his eyes and looked at the flames jumping and burning in the fireplace:
"After completing these two things, we can start the third step of the plan, use political means to influence the presidential election, and use the grounds of abolishing slavery to force the southern slave owners to confront the northern free capital and instigate conflicts between them. Support the puppet government to come to power... When the war breaks out, the Church of the Three Goddess of Destiny will unite with the nobles in the Kingdom of Windsor to quickly occupy the market, plunge the United States into a state of internal strife, and secretly control the economy, leaving them in ruins."
"Father..."
"What do you think of my three-step plan?"
