Chapter 231 This Disgusting Words

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"Oh, Louis, isn't there a very suitable candidate in front of us? You are so familiar with Asia, you have a wide range of contacts, and you are good at coordinating the interests of all parties." Edward Bridges did not give Meng Bewildered by the eloquence of the civil servants in Barton's class, he said directly, "There may be no more suitable candidate in the British Empire than you."

"I can't." Mountbatten flatly refused, his disinterest in British India was written all over his face, he just expressed his affirmation of British India just now, and now he can't immediately overthrow what he said before, and said in a hurry, " The matter of the Mediterranean Fleet is the most important thing, it is the lifeblood supporting the global strategy of the British Empire, and there must be no even the slightest problem."

"Any admiral can do things in the Mediterranean. We don't lack professional admirals, although the new admiral may not be more suitable than you." Edward Bridges retorted calmly. The Indian thing is just the opposite, and needs a man who is fit in every way, dignified, upright, compassionate..."

"The key is reliability." Prime Minister Attlee added while taking advantage of Edward Bridges' pause.

This almost interrupted Edward Bridges' train of thought, because he usually said this sentence, but it came out of someone else's mouth, which made the cabinet secretary himself very uncomfortable.

"Yes, the key is reliability." At this time, Edward Bridges did not express his dissatisfaction with the Prime Minister's snatching speech, "We can't find a more suitable candidate, and now the direction of the entire British India depends entirely on you. "

"No, no, there are so many talents in the empire, and we can definitely find suitable candidates. In all fairness, I have many problems." Mountbatten was rarely humbled, which was a rare thing in his forty-six years of life. Very rare thing, but it does happen, "like when dealing with emergencies, I need time to think, which is not helpful for the problems of British India."

"Louis can rest assured that British India has a group of professional civil servants who are not inferior to the locals. They have rich experience and can help the governor solve the problem. Governor Wavell is a soldier, and there is no problem." Edward Bridges again Mountbatten's excuse was refuted.

Mountbatten himself grew up among the aristocrats, and the people he met since he was a child were either rich or noble, and he knew the words of civil servants very well, so after a short contact, he instantly saw through that he had hit his idea on himself and robbed the other party. Before you open your mouth, start expressing that you are not suitable.

But as the leader of the imperial civil servants, Edward Bridges personally acted, how could Mountbatten easily achieve his goal?

He has already seen that Mountbatten is also a master of speech, which is useful for ordinary civil servants, but he is not an ordinary civil servant, he is a cabinet secretary, the head of the civil servants of the entire British Empire.

The Tao is one foot tall and the devil is one foot high. It is very appropriate to describe the duel between Edward Bridges and Mountbatten at this time.

Almost instantly, Mountbatten thought of five different excuses, ten better candidates, and hundreds of reasons for evasion, indicating that the affairs of British India were of great importance, and the prime minister's consideration should be cautious.

Such a cautious attitude is naturally very acceptable. Edward Bridges pondered for a moment, saying that similar excuses are not valid. Although there are good candidates, Mountbatten has more advantages.

Although Mountbatten's military rank is not high, he is young and promising. Although Mountbatten said that he was born in a noble family and could not get along with the lower class, but he was more able to respect the corporals and achieve better results.

On the streets of London, Patricia is spending time with her sister, Pamela Mountbatten. After returning to China this time, the biggest change she has made to her sister is that Pamela Mountbatten seems to be a different person in terms of consumption. ,

The understanding of money seems to have become very indifferent, and it is completely different from the original frugality.

London has now partially canceled the rationing system, thanks to the end of the war, and the colonial specialties have been imported into the country again.

Just happened to bump into Pamela Mountbatten, who had a strong desire to spend, and after a while, Pamela Mountbatten was carrying big bags and small bags, and at the same time relieved her depressed mood.

"Pamela, as long as it's enough. There's no need for this." Patricia looked at her sister helplessly, "I'm getting married next month, and I won't be able to take care of you in the future."

"That man named John? Born in the same year as you, you two are very suitable." Pamela Mountbatten finally attracted the attention of her sister's words, and commented like a little adult, "John Brabone looks like he will soon Will be my brother-in-law, I wonder if he has any plans? The war is over, and it doesn't look like he's going to stay in the army forever."

"I didn't talk about it, but he is usually very interested in movies." Patricia followed her sister's words, then suddenly came back and said, "I was talking about your problem, you will marry after this , your husband will also work very hard."

"My husband turned me into this, so he won't find it hard." Pamela Mountbatten raised her jade neck slightly and said proudly, "He said that he is not interested in money, he can only serve more people To realize its value in life, he also said that all these body objects are entrusted to me for safekeeping."

here we go again! Patricia supported her smooth forehead, and said helplessly, "You are only so young, but you think about getting married every day. Have you two had any trouble?"

"Which one?" My sister was a little caught off guard by the sharp turn of the car. Pamela Mountbatten looked confused, and it took a few seconds to recover, and said embarrassedly, "Not yet, but a man is outside It’s really not reassuring, but it’s true. Take your fiancé as an example, would a decent person go to a movie? Isn’t it all about beautiful female stars? Sister, you have to be careful. This is a sentence for you as a younger sister advice."

On this day, Alan Wilson, who was thousands of miles away, kept sneezing, which puzzled Vivien Leigh. With the current temperature in the subcontinent, how could it be possible to catch a cold?

After shopping for a while, the two sisters, Patricia and Pamela, were a little tired and decided to go home first.

At No. 10 Downing Street, the battle for magic has also reached its final stage, and Edward Bridges has already gained the upper hand.

"It's hard to imagine that a noble who bravely enters the war, where he has made military exploits and wants to be knighted for it, the first reaction will be to refuse. You must know that nobles represent a series of behavioral models. A real noble must It must be full of self-control, and must have strong spiritual strength. If it is because of fear of difficulties, even if you have the status of a nobleman, it is unconvincing. Of course, I have no prejudice against the general, but everyone knows The mediocre civilians in this world are the majority, and it’s hard to say what they think.”

"Aristocratic spirit, first of all, means that this person must be self-controlled, self-denying, dedicated, and serve the country. Aristocrats should have a noble character." Prime Minister Attlee said seemingly unintentionally, "In fact, this time the knighthood, It's not that there is no controversy at all, of course we all believe that those are just some grandstanding remarks and will not be affected by this."

"Edward, I heard that he is an earl, right? That is a very high title. I really hope I can also have the title of earl." When Prime Minister Attlee spoke, his face was full of envy.

Mountbatten glanced back and forth in front of the two, "My eldest daughter is getting married next month, it's not that I don't want to go to British India to take up the post, but there are indeed things that bother me, and I can't delay my daughter's marriage. "

"The date of the knighthood is set after Patricia's wedding!" Edward Bridges said this, and asked Prime Minister Attlee's opinion, "I don't know what the Prime Minister thinks?"

"How can we let other things interfere with the grand wedding?" Prime Minister Attlee said with a look of embarrassment on his face, "Of course, things have not been settled. If the knighthood is postponed... the people who made meritorious service during the war are indeed There are many, and His Majesty is a bit too busy, there must always be a process."

General Mountbatten left the prime minister's mansion in an unhappy mood, but when Edwina Ashley saw her husband return, her face was full of displeasure, and she asked, "Why did you go out and come back like this. "

"Edward and Attlee, they want me to go to British India as the governor." Mountbatten let out a long breath, and said with a face of reluctance, "They also threatened me with the knighthood, saying that I was the only one in Impala. If the commander in the Battle of Seoul refuses to go to Asia, he may have criticisms about the knighthood, and many people also have very different opinions on my achievements, so they say such things..."

As soon as the words fell, there was a sudden noise in the bedroom upstairs. Pamela Mountbatten stepped on her slippers and walked down the stairs, with a rich expression that had never been seen in seventeen years, with a tense face, but I couldn't help but bared my gums and shouted angrily, "My father is definitely not a person without responsibility. If His Majesty entrusts such an important place to father, father will definitely make some achievements and convince everyone."

Following Pamela Mountbatten's words, sister Patricia came out of her room with an expression on her face as if she didn't quite understand the situation.

Mountbatten lowered his head slightly, looked at his little daughter from under his eyelids, and said in a long voice, "Pamela..."

"Father, I'm here." Pamela Mountbatten stood there with a well-behaved face, "It is true that the environment in British India is complicated, and the locals may have misunderstood the British Empire, but overall Considering the overall situation, not limited to the microscopic specific affairs..."

Mountbatten listened to this set of speeches of civil servants, and slandered in his heart, "Who did I learn this from..."