It doesn’t matter how many people are against you.
But it’s dangerous if you don’t even have one person to support you.
As soon as they met today, the Duke of York said something like this to Chen Muwu. It sounded like an accusation, but in fact it showed that the second elder brother still regarded him as a friend.
If even the royal family hated him as a person, why would they go to such great lengths to specially invite Chen Muwu from Cambridge to London and allow him to attend such a high-profile dinner?
Wouldn't it be better to just send people to form special forces?
With the future support of the British Emperor, Chen Muwu was not afraid of anything.
He did not have to wait until ten years later when Edward VIII abdicated and the Duke of York ascended the throne to become George VI.
Now this second elder brother already has a lot of weight in speaking in front of his emperor.
The eldest brother of the Duke of York is the eldest son of George V and the crown prince of the British Empire. They are called Prince Edward, Prince of Wales.
Although the two brothers are similar in age, for various reasons, the Prince of Wales is much more likable than the Duke of York in the eyes of people in the UK and around the world.
The eldest brother is handsome and has a charming personal image. He is widely regarded as an intellectual, energetic and social person.
In contrast, the second elder brother has been very unconfident since he was a child because he has speech difficulty due to stuttering. This lack of confidence and stuttering have accompanied him as he grew up, causing him to often show a cold side to the world.
One is passionate and the other is indifferent. It is self-evident which of these two personalities is more lovable.
Although the current Duke of York has begun to receive language correction training from the doctor invited from Australia, the effect can only be said to be better than nothing.
In addition, as the most eye-catching post-90s generation in the world, every move of the Prince of Wales has attracted much attention.
His straightforward dressing style led wave after wave of fashion trends in the 1920s in an era when there was no Little Red Book and no live streaming of goods.
The Prince of Wales likes a kind of gray plaid with red and blue lines called Glen Plaid. After this fabric became popular with him, it got the nickname "Prince of Wales Plaid".
In traditional British dress, a vest is just a companion piece to a formal dress and can only be worn under a coat, and the color must be similar to the coat to match.
But this elder brother didn't stick to trivial details and insisted on wearing the vest alone, and he also chose the most unconventional white color.
Unexpectedly, instead of attracting ridicule, his combination attracted imitations from men from all walks of life in the United Kingdom and the United States, making the white vest successfully become popular.
The Prince of Wales appears frequently in the newspapers, as does his brother, the Duke of York.
It's just that unlike his big brother who sets the trend every day, the places where the Duke of York often appears are coal mines, steel mills and power plants.
News related to him can basically only be published in the corners of the industrial and people's livelihood sections of newspapers that ordinary people don't like to read.
Famous people become more famous, and unknown people become more unknown.
When the prince grew up, his marriage became the most important thing.
The European royal family that pays the most attention to well-matched families is also the future emperor of the British Empire. The marriage of the Prince of Wales has attracted the attention of all Europe.
Before the start of the First World War, someone once introduced him to a blind date with a distant cousin of the Kingdom of Prussia, Princess Victoria Louise, but no one fell in love with him on that blind date.
Then, the battle began.
Prince Edward, who was nominally serving in the army, went to Paris to attend a party and met Margaret Alibert, a famous prostitute in Paris at the time, who was four years older than him.
It may be that this party opened the door to a new world for the Prince of Wales.
He was originally handsome and had a very prominent status. From then on, the Prince of Wales began to have a lot of luck.
He should also understand this, so he always maintains a playful mentality and never takes any relationship seriously.
Gradually, the Prince of Wales had the same problem as Emperor Wu of Wei. He liked wives.
The result of this is that his brother, the Duke of York, who is one year younger than him, is already married. His eldest brother is still alone on the surface, but he has many confidantes in private.
Even in the last years of George V's life, the Prince of Wales was not yet able to marry.
In 1934, Prince Edward was forty years old and still alone.
At that time, Mustache was already in power in Germany. He wanted to create a connection between the British royal family and the German royal family, so he asked the previous Princess Louise to marry her seventeen-year-old daughter Frederick. To my former blind date, the Prince of Wales, who was forty years old.
Of course, this marriage did not succeed in the end.
As the saying goes, a son is better than his father. George V saw every move of the Prince of Wales.
The old emperor once made an assertion to his eldest son, saying that after his death, the boy would destroy himself within twelve months.
In contrast, the second son, Prince Albert, won the favor of George V.
Maybe he felt that the tuba was useless, so he had to open a trumpet to level up. George V even said in despair that he hoped that his eldest son would never get married and have children, and he would not give it to Prince Albert. Smooth succession to the throne would cause no trouble.
The Duke of York himself sympathized with the striking coal miners because he often visited various industrial occasions to express condolences on behalf of his Majesty.
It's just that because of his status, he couldn't speak out in support of the strike.
The Duke of York did not resent Chen Muwu's newspaper article and still regarded him as one of his best friends in the scientific community.
And thanks to that unsatisfactory eldest brother, the Duke of York spoke with great weight in front of George V.
As long as he wants to save Chen Muwu, there is no need to worry about such a small finance minister.
What's more, the reputation of Churchill within the Conservative Party is not very good.
When Churchill first entered politics in the early 20th century, his party was the Conservative Party.
However, as a young and energetic man, he was known as a thorn in the side and often opposed various decisions of the Conservative Party. Within a few years, he was revoked as a member by the Conservative Party and joined the Liberal Party.
He held various positions in the Liberal Party cabinet several times. After World War I, with the rise of the Labor Party and the decline of the Liberal Party, he finally became more sensitive in politics and began to alienate himself from the Liberal Party and move closer to the Conservative Party.
This kind of behavior, in Churchill's eyes, may be following the trend of the times.
But in the eyes of the conservative party, he is simply jumping left and right.
Although Prime Minister Baldwin gave him the important task of appointing him as finance minister, there is still great distrust in this person within the Conservative Party.
In the 1929 general election, the Conservative Party suffered a disastrous defeat and the Labor Party returned to power. Churchill could only hold a false position in the shadow cabinet of the Conservative Party. Then he fell out with the leader of the Conservative Party, Baldwin.
From then until the outbreak of World War II, Churchill never held a senior government position again.
After all calculations, this little fat man will only be the finance minister for another two or three years before he will fall into retirement.
And behind me, I have the support of the Duke of York and the King of England behind him. Even if Churchill hates me because of an article, what can he do to me?
When Chen Muwu published the article, he had already prepared for the worst.
There are three cunning rabbit holes. Even if the whole of Britain is disgusted with his article, he will not worry about having no place to stay.
I don’t want to leave you here, I have my own place to stay.
I don’t want to leave you anywhere, I’m going to teach in Stockholm!
The Duke of York has shown goodwill to himself, and Chen Muwu must also be consistent.
"Thank you for the reminder, Your Highness. I just saw the workers' strike in the UK, and I couldn't help but think of what happened in my hometown. What's more, those people in your country did not handle things properly. They actually Help me to make trouble for the tiger."
Chen Muwuxin said that his article still saved a lot of face for the British, and only mentioned the atrocities committed by the British troops in the public concession.
If we make it completely clear, the British imperialism behind the atrocities of the British army is countless times more hateful than the stragglers in the concession.
The Duke of York's face was still uncertain: "Dr. Chen, if one day, Britain and your country go to war because of something, will you also support your country?"
"That's natural. I think except for those who forget their ancestors, no one will not support their country.
"But Your Highness, you are obviously over-worrying. Instead of worrying about this, you might as well worry about whether the sky above your head will fall.
"China's current state is like an old man living on his last breath, and bandits from various countries are still raging on the territory. How can it be possible to join the British in starting a war? It has no ability or financial resources at all.
"But Britain must be careful about this country. Although you were an alliance with Britain during World War I, this does not mean that no one will betray this alliance in the future."
"You mean we are going to war with Britain? How is this possible? Is it possible that they will drive warships from the Pacific, through the Indian Ocean, all the way to the Atlantic to fight a naval battle with the Royal Navy?"
"They are certainly not that stupid, but they can attack Singapore, Malaya and India!
"If someone says that they want to cut funding for the Navy, then he may be doing it for financial reasons, but if someone says that he wants to abandon Singapore's defenses, then he must be a traitor!"
It was Churchill who persuaded Baldwin to abandon Singapore's fortifications a few years earlier.
Churchill said bad things about him, and Chen Muwu, who was always willing to spend money, had to give it back.
Moreover, Churchill did it because of his own selfishness, and his words were entirely for the sake of Britain.
What does it mean to repay evil with kindness!
But Chen Muwu was just complaining to the Duke of York.
Under a constitutional monarchy, the British king is a mascot who cannot participate in politics. He, the nominal second-in-line successor to the monarch, actually does not know whether he can become the king's second son, let alone interfere in the country's political affairs. .
Saying these words to him would do no good except make the Duke of York worry.
Perhaps many years later, when I really occupy Singapore, the then British King will think of what Chen Muwu said to him today.
After finally getting the chance to talk to his master, Chen Muwu definitely couldn't just talk about these things.
Even if the Duke of York didn't talk about the strike, he came here with the purpose of making money.
So Chen Muwu brought up another topic: "Congratulations to Your Highness the Duke. The newspaper said that not long ago Your Highness gave birth to a daughter. According to our Chinese customs, one month after the birth of a child, it is worthy of a big celebration. I am here this time. , and also prepared a gift for the little princess."
Although she is a newly born little princess now, before Chen Muwu traveled through time, she was an old lady who had just passed away.
Yes, the eldest daughter of the Duke of York is the one who lost in the finals after waiting for a long time.
"Dr. Chen, you are considerate, thank you!"
The Duke of York, a first-time father, was very happy after hearing Chen Muwu's words.
He also paid attention to Chen Muwu's academic activities and read news in the newspaper not long ago that he also slapped the Germans in the face in mathematics.
Although there is German blood in his body, since his father George V changed his surname from von Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor in order to boost morale during World War I, the British royal family has also become emotionally unstable. He broke off all ties with Germany.
In addition, he is also from Cambridge University. If Chen Muwu wins, Cambridge will win. If Cambridge wins, Britain will win. The Duke of York is triple happy this time.
He didn't expect that Chen Muwu could be so busy in academic research. Thinking about his newborn daughter, he felt even more moved for no reason.
Although Dr. Chen, a poor student who comes to him for alms every day, shouldn't be able to give him anything valuable, he still expresses his sincerity to a certain extent.
The Duke of York was waiting for Chen Muwu to take out the gift. Unexpectedly, the latter suddenly mentioned something that seemed to have nothing to do with the gift.
"Your Highness, as cars become more and more popular, there are also many drag racing parties around Cambridge University.
“Although driving fast is cool, the number of car accidents has also increased because the number of people dying in car accidents has increased year by year.
“Of course, as a member of the royal family, you don’t have to worry about the safety of your car.
"No one in the world would dare to touch the noble British royal family in a car. We will ensure the safety of the royal family members when traveling, and we will never allow things like car accidents to happen. Unless..."
"Unless what?"
"Ah, it's okay, it's okay, I meant no unless."
Chen Muwu's words became smoother and smoother, and he almost said, "Unless she is no longer a member of the British royal family."
There are various theories about the reasons for Princess Diana's death. One of the most popular conspiracy theories is that the Duke of York's newborn daughter was behind the scenes.
"I have witnessed several tragic car accidents in Cambridgeshire. Whether they are dead or alive, the situation is always unbearable. I always think in my heart that something must be done to ensure driving safety."
Chen Muwu took out the seat belt ratchet model that Cockcroft had made according to his idea from his pocket.
“So in my spare time, I invented this seat belt that can secure the driver and co-passengers to the chairs to prevent injuries to the driver and passengers due to accidental collisions.
"It just so happened that the daughter of the princess was born in the house, so I borrowed flowers to offer to the Buddha this time, treating this invention as her gift to the world."
Although it was called a gift, for the stingy Chen Muwu, even a penny less in patent fees would not matter.
The Duke of York's family has a huge business, and he is embarrassed not to give this money.
Maybe he, who had just become a father, could help Chen Muwu get more royalties from car manufacturers out of his love for his daughter.
(End of chapter)
