Chapter 687 Knight Burdett, Times Have Changed

For Governor Rogge, he has already served one term.

His work is generally remarkable.

Being able to suppress the growing powerful class in the New World and continuously maintain the rapid expansion of territory is a merit.

A good warrior does not have a glorious achievement, and a good doctor does not have a glorious name.

Governor Rogge did not do anything great, but his merits cannot be simply judged.

Governor Rogge was the first to know that the Empire was going to launch a large-scale war in the New World.

As an important official of the Empire, and because it involves his power, these things will obviously not be hidden from him.

Rogge also thought about presiding over the war himself and making some political capital.

This is not impossible, he himself is one of the candidates for the leader of this war.

However, when His Majesty the Emperor finalized the candidate for the leader, Rogge immediately gave up and had no intention of competing.

For some political capital, offending the future emperor is not a waste of time, isn't it?

Besides, taking this opportunity to build a good relationship with the crown prince, that is called political capital.

He himself can't use this political resource. When the crown prince takes office, he will probably retire.

But he still has sons and grandsons, who all need this political capital.

However... the situation is more complicated than expected.

The crown prince didn't come, but the second prince and the emperor's illegitimate sons popped up one after another.

Governor Rogge is not alone, so he naturally heard some rumors.

The struggle of the royal family is like seeing flowers in the fog. Except for a few people, basically no one can see the situation clearly.

Governor Rogge is far away from his homeland, so naturally he can't see it clearly.

But he knows that this kind of thing is not something he should get involved in.

Standing firmly on the side of the crown prince is the duty of a minister.

Otherwise, if you get close to these troublesome people, what you leave for future generations is not political capital, but political bombs.

What's even more fucked up is that he didn't dare to offend these guys. Not to mention the tiny possibility of them turning the tables, after all, they are also royal blood. Maybe one day the brothers will reconcile. If he disses the prince crazily at that time, his end will not be much better.

So smart people will not intervene in the royal fight, which is not pleasing to both sides.

But Governor Rogge has no choice. He is in the New World and can't hide.

Fortunately, these few people are all well-behaved. They didn't make trouble or come to him.

Peace and tranquility is the most ideal state.

Of course, this is also what Lister intended. There should be a limit to fishing. Such important officials should not be touched, and it will also affect the stability of the colony.

At this time, stability is more important than anything else.

Even if Rogge really has something in his hands, at least he can survive until the end of the war.

The smaller the person, the more he can take revenge.

The higher the position, the less he can act recklessly.

Of course, this kind of peace and tranquility ended when Lister visited with several brothers.

The newly established Guard Command was some distance away from the Silver City, which just happened to avoid direct conflict with the Colonial Governor's Office.

The exclusivity of power cannot be controlled by the superiors.

So it is better to keep two centralized institutions away from each other.

When Lister and his men arrived at the Silver City, it was already afternoon.

They did not rest and directly met with Governor Rogge.

There is no doubt that any of them can meet with the Governor at any time.

As soon as they met, Governor Rogge found Knight Burdette.

One was the former legion commander of the Locke Kingdom, who had been stationed near the Melgen Monastery, and the other was the leader of the Melgen Knights.

The two naturally knew each other, and Burdette had been mentally prepared, but Governor Rogge did not.

When old friends met, he bowed and saluted directly after greeting Lister and others.

"Knight Burdette!"

This attitude was more pious than to the prince.

This is a respect for the classical knights and believers of God, especially the old generation of noble officials, many of whom still remember the former knights of God.

Old Knight Burdette stood steadily, he was accustomed to this kind of treatment.

"Governor Rogge, I didn't expect that we have become colleagues again after more than ten years. Congratulations on making the right choice under the Lord's gaze."

Burdette's tone was very loud, but looking at Governor Rogge's expression, he obviously didn't think there was anything wrong.

Even though he was the governor of a place, the other party was almost in a white body state.

This made Lister and others look at him with new eyes. They respected this old knight, but they didn't know that he had such a big presence.

Obviously, in the history of the empire, his traces were not very heavy, he just led the monastery knights to have some dazzling achievements.

But compared with a group of important officials of the empire, this degree of dazzling is obviously not enough.

The empire is booming, the stars are shining, and obviously he is not the brightest star.

However, status sometimes has little to do with performance.

After greeting Burdette, Governor Roger apologized to Lister and others: "I'm really sorry. I haven't seen you for a long time. I lost my composure."

"It's okay," Hans said with a smile: "We also respect Knight Burdette. My father also specifically told us to respect His Excellency the Knight."

Burdette was very happy. For him, spiritual pleasure was greater than material enjoyment. He didn't even care about fame and fortune.

He chose to retire at the height of his career because he didn't care about these things.

However, the less people care about fame and fortune, the more persistent they are in certain aspects.

If someone insults God, Knight Burdette would have a different attitude.

After talking, Lister began to communicate with Governor Rogge about the upcoming war.

In the New World, the Governor's Office is a hurdle that cannot be bypassed.

The Governor holds enormous power in military and civilian affairs. If he does not cooperate, the chances of winning the war will plummet.

Governor Rogge is fair and impartial, and he definitely has no intention of taking the opportunity to drag his feet, but he will not cross the line of a closer relationship.

Even if Knight Burdette stands up for Michelle, he will never compromise.

Sorry, respect is respect, but now is not the era of God, nor the era of knights.

Knight Burdette, times have changed.