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Chapter 13 A Political Transaction (Part 2)

On the flagship "King", it was not only the officers who enjoyed the treatment of the back deck, but also a group of quite special guests, 12 young female nurses in the field hospital, and the head nurse who led them was Mrs. Cruz and the newlywed wife of Lieutenant Garset.

Since the end of the Third Portuguese War, Garcet and Cruz, who received the blessing of the Regent, held a wedding on their way back to China. After 6 months of training and assessment of the reserve officers, Sergeant Garcet was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. Three weeks before his expedition, he was transferred from the rifle regiment of the Guard Brigade to play in Prince Desay's guards.

At the same time, when volunteer medical workers traveling to the Grand Duchy of Warsaw were recruited within the field hospital, Head Nurse Cruz was the first to sign up with Dean Kava, with the purpose of staying with her husband Garset forever and not being separated.

The "angels in white" who came gracefully naturally became the most pleasing scenery on the King's warship. Even Captain Bomai, known for his arrogance and stereotype, was polite and enthusiastic to these female nurses. Whenever he met them unexpectedly, this British gentleman would always slow down and then show a charming smile and give a hat-title to the angels.

Not only the appearance of courtesy, the 12 female nurses also received generous treatments from officers of the same lieutenant, and were divided into three 4-person cabins. As for the head nurse Mrs. Cruz, she also enjoyed a luxurious double cabin that even ordinary school officials envied. This was a special care ordered by the Regent himself, instructing her to take care of a 9-year-old boy named "Jenkinson" during her journey.

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In the double cabin, after Mrs. Cruz recited more than 10 "Desay Fairy Tales Collection" in one breath, she finally sent the active little Jenkinson to bed to sleep. After covering the sleeping little guy with a quilt, she wanted to wash up and rest early. That was too tired today. It was only 20 minutes before she could easily finish the application of medicine for the 7 whipped sailors, but the Regent accidentally ran into the medical class, and was clumsy but helped the overwhelming, which took three hours for the head nurse Cruz.

Seeing the young sailors who were moved by the kindness of the superiors, Mrs. Cruz felt a lot of complaints in her heart. "Fake hypocrites!" This was the most appropriate evaluation of Prince Desai. Since Desai ordered Cruz's close friend, the pregnant Miss Rolina, to Cape Verde, the Aragonian woman felt a little disdainful of the powerful Regent, because the latter was "a man who was unwilling to take responsibility."

After coming out of the bathroom, Cruz alertly heard a slight footsteps outside the cabin door. After listening carefully, she smiled happily. It was her husband Garcet. She quickly opened the cabin door and threw it into Garcet's arms. The two kissed warmly...

It took a long time for Cruz and Garset to separate from the inseparable hug. Then, she pulled her husband, who was full of disgusting alcohol, to the outside of the cabin to avoid affecting the sleeping little Jenkinson, and then asked: "Why did you come here so late?"

Lieutenant Garset burped and gasped, and explained a little embarrassedly: "Dear, His Highness the Prince invites Captain Bomai today and asks all the officers on the King to be present except for the on-duty officers, so I drank a little more."

However, in his heart, Lieutenant Garset was extremely proud. At today's dinner, under the secret instructions of the Regent, several adjutants of the guards and other naval officers shared the same hatred with the enemy and cooperated closely to successfully chase several British instructors, including Lieutenant Colonel Bomai, to the table, and forced the latter to kneel down and beg for mercy, and finally helped the punished Pi Ze to feel resentment.

The head nurse covered her mouth and nose lightly. The angry coach Dundu said, "It's not a little bit, there are at least 2 bottles of wine, brandy or sherry. Besides, the warships are bumping so hard, you have to pay attention to your health."

"Yes, yes, be careful next time!" Lieutenant Garset hurriedly assured his wife that he was about to swear to the Virgin Mary.

After staying with her husband for a while, Cruz turned around and returned to the cabin. When she returned, she handed a cloth bag to Garset and said, "It's still some pastries and fruits that little guys don't like to eat on weekdays. You can share them with comrades in the same cabin."

Since Jenkinson was given special care by the Regent on weekdays, even on warships, he could get exquisite pastries and seasonal fruits and vegetables that ordinary officers could not enjoy. However, there were too many good things and Jenkinson could not finish them. So before they were moldy and rotten, they were cheaper to Cruz and her husband, and of course three other lieutenants in the same cabin as Garset.

After Garset took the package, he did not leave. He looked around and noticed that there was no one. He touched his lips to his wife's earlobe and said softly: "Dear, I accidentally heard the conversation between His Highness the Prince and the British Captain from the banquet. Perhaps after tomorrow afternoon, the little boy beside you will be handed over to the British to take care of. As for why, I don't know."

Desai himself knew everything that Lieutenant Garset and Captain Cruz did not know. Now, even Captain King and Lieutenant Colonel Bomai vaguely knew something that was deliberately revealed to the latter by the prince's alcohol.

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After years of hardship, Jenkinson, a illegitimate son born in a slum in Paris, finally received the mercy of God. In 1810, Andrew Desey, who was still preparing to report to the emperor in Paris, rescued Jenkinson from the human traffickers in an occasional event. This was originally just an inconspicuous little thing, and it was a thrift of time travelers whose conscience and sense of justice have not yet been destroyed.

But this matter was an extremely important turning point in his life for Jenkinson. Soon after, the little boy who never knew who his biological father was and lost his mother since childhood bid farewell to the slums with a harsh environment and a slum that flowed through sewage. From then on, he lived in a luxurious palace, had no worries about food and clothing, and also enjoyed a good aristocratic education.

Before Desai left Paris and returned to Catalonia, he sent people to obtain the legal guardian of Jenkinson from Father Vica and the Paris City Hall. During the Portuguese War, Litisia served as the temporary guardian of the little boy.

For a speculative politician or a businessman in his previous life who cares very much about the investment income ratio, Desai obviously hid his true purpose from everyone to help a strange child without blood relationship.

In fact, in the United Kingdom of Catalonia, only Desai, Litisia, Major Penduath, General Shener, the Military Intelligence Director, and few people knew Jenkinson's true identity. He was the illegitimate son of the British Minister of War and Colonial and the leader of the House of Lords, the Earl of Liverpool, and Robert Banks Jenkinson in France.

Before the outbreak of the Third Portugal War, Desai sent someone to bring the token left by Jenkinson's mother, who was willing to be the Duke's former maid, as well as the close-up portrait of Jenkinson himself, to London to secretly visit the Count of Liverpool and finally confirm the boy's true identity. However, at that time, due to the constraints and constraints of British traditional factors, the Count of Liverpool was not yet ready to welcome Jenkinson's return to the Jenkinson family, so he could only entrust the kind-hearted Prince Desai to continue to take care of his illegitimate son.

However, an unfortunate accident in February this year ultimately prompted the Liverpool Earl to accept Jenkinson as soon as possible to "return home". That was because the only son and heir of the Liverpool Earl and his wife Louisa (daughter of Count Ristor), were seriously injured three days later due to a sudden fall from a horse.

According to the aristocratic succession law enacted by the British Parliament, once the contemporary Liverpool Count has no legal male offspring, then his half-brother, Sir Charles Jenkinson or his descendants, will inherit the noble title of Liverpool Count. This is obviously not fair to Madame Louisa, although she and her husband also gave birth to two daughters. What is particularly troublesome is that Louisa's relationship with her husband's brother, Charles Jenkinson, is very unfriendly, who is hostile to her father, Earl Ristole.

When the Count of Liverpool informed his wife that she had left a 9-year-old French illegitimate child in Catalonia, Madame Louisa burst into tears and forgave her husband's infidelity. But she was smart and rational and made a request that she had to raise Jenkinson in person. However, before this, she had to go through a series of complicated procedures, from Catalonia to the United Kingdom, as well as the filing of the upper house of the parliament (the house of nobles), and even the approval of King George III.

Since the Hanover dynasty (King George I of England) began to rule the British in the early 18th century, the stereotyped and conservative British upper house acquiesced to the aristocrat's illegitimate son (limited to male members) in a certain situation, he could become the heir to the aristocrat's title under certain circumstances.

However, Jenkinson, the tragic experience of wandering in the slums of Paris in his early years and having no relatives to take care of him, made his biological father, Earl Liverpool, feel embarrassed, and easily caused trouble, becoming the best target for criticism by all members of the House of Commons in the House of Commons. Political enemies can accuse the ruthlessness and greed of the Liverpool Countess, so that the disgraceful Count Liverpool loses the hearts of the people, loses the trust of King George III, and loses the qualification of the next cabinet prime minister.

The various concerns of the Countess and Duchess of the Liverpool were also transmitted to Desai through messengers. Therefore, Desai instructed the Military Intelligence Director General Shenell to send someone to re-fake Jenkinson's previous life experiences, and everyone must believe that the illegitimate son of the Count of Liverpool has been bathed in the infinite care of his biological father and kind stepmother for the past nine years. During this period, a British officer with infinite loyalty and reliable loyalty to the British Empire was needed as a proof, Desai chose Lieutenant Colonel James Bommay.

"Why, why is it me?" After the banquet, Captain Bomai expressed his unclear words and questioned Prince Desai in front of him.

Desai explained with a smile: "It's simple, you are loyal and reliable to the British Empire and are also a Royal Navy officer; in addition, your wife Harriet is also a respected female priest, so others will not doubt your testimony."

"But I feel there is a certain conspiracy here!" Bomai slapped his head hard to make himself more sober.

"Conspiracy, hehe, of course there is!" Desai was proud in his heart and secretly complained: "Who made you a bastard arrogant and arrogant in your daily life? I gave you a sweet date today, so naturally I would slap you in the face."

These are all hidden thoughts, so Desai would not reveal them. Regarding the British question, he smiled and turned around and left. Before leaving, Desai asked Bomma to think clearly tonight and must reply to himself before noon tomorrow.

"Damn it, I'm fooled!" After returning to the captain's room, Lieutenant Colonel Bomai, who had recovered from his drunken state, regretted it because he was not very suitable to be involved in a political scandal that could ruin his family and his family. However, it seemed too late to ask Lieutenant Colonel Bomai to reject Desay's "rude request" tomorrow, and he also had to worry about the revenge of Liverpool.

As the Minister of War, the Count of Liverpool can effortlessly send an inconspicuous little character like Lieutenant Colonel Bomai to a deserted and lack of modern civilization for a lifetime. As for Lieutenant Colonel Bomai's heroic dream of imitating Sir Nelson, making achievements for the country, becoming a defender of the interests of the empire and a pioneer of the territory, it will all be gone.

The British were lying on the bed for a whole night and tossing and turning. It was not until the morning of the next day that Captain Bomay, who weighed the pros and cons, finally considered it clearly, accepted the "suggestion" imposed by Prince Desay and acted as a witness to Jenkinson.

Perhaps in Bermay's view, making friends with important imperial officials like the Count of Liverpool will also have great help and benefits for his future military career. If Jenkinson succeeds in becoming the legal heir to the Jenkinson family and the Count of Liverpool takes on the next British Prime Minister, perhaps he will follow Sir Drake and Lord Nelson, and be promoted to the general of the Navy before the age of 30, command a British fleet, and obtain a noble title that the British admire.

At lunch, the officers on the King discovered an amazing imagination. The always arrogant "British man" actually showed respect for the Regent. When Prince Desay once again wanted to award the rank of brigadier general of the United Kingdom of Catalonia to Captain Bomai, the British happily accepted it. However, in training naval soldiers, the newly released General Bomai was still as harsh and ruthless as usual, which made the officers and soldiers hate it.

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