Chapter 361 Rose Legion
Blue Bird’s cleanup within the army undoubtedly aroused strong reactions from some people.
The so-called progressive young officers are mainly middle- and lower-level officers. After all, they advertise themselves as young officers. However, according to the imperial military system, it is usually difficult for young people among the officer group to become senior officers. Officer's position.
Because of this, these so-called progressive young officers did not grasp power, and developed a strong desire for power itself.
In order to seize power, they naturally began to expand crazily, and among the current group of imperial officers, they developed a group of members who supported their ideas.
Even Perficott's cousin Colonel William, who had finally completed his promotion, was approached by the so-called progressive young officers because of his age, hoping that he could join their group and become one of them. member.
"My Lord Earl, you know me. I have always maintained loyalty and enthusiasm for the empire. Although I did have contact with the Progressive Youth League, I will never betray my oath of allegiance to Her Majesty the Queen." Although Colonel William has reached the rank of colonel and is only one step away from being a general, his attitude in front of Perfectcott has become more and more humble.
Colonel William is not a fool. He knows why he can be promoted as quickly as a rocket in the army.
If he offends Perfectcott, or even if he offends him, he only needs to show a slight dissatisfaction with him, or say one or two words to change his position, and Colonel William will lose his current status. and position, from a hot new star in the military to a marginalized figure who will be sent to a remote frontier.
So Colonel William, who is very clear about his own positioning and understanding, and does not lose sight of who he is because of his rapid promotion, his attitude towards Perfectcott not only did not change with his promotion of military rank Instead of becoming scornful, on the contrary, he lowered his head even lower in front of Purficott.
Colonel William had indeed come into contact with the so-called progressive young officers, but William, who was only a major at the time, felt that contact with them was a social way to expand his connections in the military, so he did not exclude contact with this group.
But now Colonel William's status is different, and his attitude towards these progressive young officers has naturally changed, from expanding his contacts to seeking to exploit their value.
As Purficott began to strictly investigate and crack down on this group, Colonel William naturally wanted to cut them off in order to avoid being implicated, and even suppressed this group in turn, instead of Justify them.
"Since Cousin William, you have come into contact with them, tell me about them. I am very curious about what kind of people they are and what they want to do." Purficott looked at He came to Colonel William and asked him curiously.
As for Colonel William's remarks that he was eager to distance himself from this group, Purficott actually didn't care.
It's just that whether this doesn't care about Colonel William's contact with the Progressive Young Officers Group or whether he doesn't care about Colonel William is a matter of opinion.
Colonel William did not dare to neglect Purfict's question when he heard it, so he immediately explained to Purfict: "The so-called progressive young officers, most of them come from small businessmen and small aristocratic families. Of course, Some of them are from middle- and lower-level nobles.
Some of them have been promoted to their current position because their group has benefited from the imperial military reform, but they have lost it because of some traditional rules in the imperial army.
Partly because their original interests were suppressed by the empire's military reforms, these two groups of frustrated officers gradually gathered for various reasons. Together, they criticized the empire's military system and even further national policies, and gradually formed the so-called progressive young officer group in the catharsis of emotions
They call themselves the Legion of Roses, believing that they have inherited the enterprising spirit of the empire during the War of the Red and White Rose, and want to reform the existing military system of the empire. They have even been further influenced by the French Revolution. Want to overthrow the existing political system of the empire. "
Speaking of this, Colonel William paused, and then added: "But only a very small number of them are extreme. Most of the people in the Rose Legion still hope to use their efforts in the imperial army. Gaining promotion and power, there was no desire to overthrow the royal rule. "
Hearing Colonel William's extra emphasis, Purficott just raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and then chuckled: "It doesn't matter if you say this, it doesn't matter if they say it themselves, even if I say it, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter, it depends on what Her Majesty the Queen says. ”
Did Purfict really say what he said? Colonel William would not think so.
But since Purfict said this, he naturally would not say anything more. .
It was already very rare for him to be able to pick himself out in this matter, and there was no need to add any unnecessary extravagance in front of Purficott for the sake of this group of people.
Colonel William has already seen that Purficott wants to attack the Legion of Roses, or that she wants to further eliminate the unstable factors of the so-called progressive young officers in the army.
It is foreseeable that a bloody storm is coming for the empire. At this time, what he needs to do is to find a solid backer for himself, and then lower his head to ensure that he can survive this turmoil. Survival is the most important thing.
So after Purficott finished laughing, Colonel William said with a serious face: "Everything is decided by Her Majesty the Queen, but your opinion, Lord Earl, is also very important and valuable to Her Majesty the Queen. Isn’t it?”
These words not only express his loyalty to the Queen, but also show his attitude towards Perfectcott. Although it is a little flattering, Colonel William is also Perfectcott’s cousin. It wouldn't be too much to say this.
Purficott didn't care about this. She just said to Colonel William: "What's the current status of the Behemoth? Can it fly to Langton?"
The airship in the north has been moved by The specialized internal affairs department took over, and Purficott did not need to be involved in the details, so she was not very clear about the current status of each airship search.
At this time, Colonel William clicked his heels and said loudly: "The Behemoth is in good condition and can take off at any time."
"Very good, then I have a task to hand. Here you go, run it for me." Purficott nodded and immediately gave Colonel William an errand task.
(End of this chapter)