Just when the atmosphere of the three of them was a little strange, an old man wearing the old military uniform of the Medal Lady strode over and grabbed Daisy Cornwallis's arm, and said with a smile: "My little Daisy, I can find you." It's strange that you don't enjoy dancing at today's dance with so many talented young people. ”

Henry, who was next to him, seemed to be afraid of the old man, and stumbled in his seat a few times unnaturally.

When Miss Cornwallis saw the old man, there was a look of surprise in her eyes, and she said a little coquettishly: "My good grandfather, don't make fun of me, but I just don't want to dance to-day." ”

The old man obviously couldn't stand Miss Cornwallis's coquettish appearance, and said with a smile: "Okay, my little Daisy, if you don't want to jump, forget it, when you return to London, grandpa will introduce you to a few young talents from your friends' families." ”

"Grandpa, there's someone else here!" Miss Cornwallis unconsciously glanced at Wickham on the side, her face blushing a little, "Grandpa, this is Mr. Wickham, and he is an accompanying officer of the Qing Mission. Mr. Wickham, my grandfather, the Marquis of Cornwallis, was the Viceroy of His Majesty the King in India. ”

Wipe! This Miss Cornwallis turned out to be the granddaughter of the Viceroy of India, and she is simply the representative of Bai Fumei, but she still wanted to eat other people's tofu just now, and now it seems that there is little hope.

After knowing the identity of the old man opposite, Wickham didn't dare to sit on the chair with peace of mind, and hurriedly got up and gave a military salute: "Your Excellency the Governor, it's an honor for you to invite me to your ball. ”

Seeing that the young man opposite was a soldier, the Marquis of Cornwallis suddenly felt cordial, stretched out his hand and patted Wickham's shoulder, and said with a full heart: "Lieutenant Wickham, that old fellow from Magalny has not mentioned you much in front of me. You're brave enough to run alone into the tribe of the Southern Xhosa. Young people, you should be more adventurous and adventurous, I am very optimistic about you. ”

This old guy has a lot of hands! Wickham grinned and rubbed his shoulder, which had been slapped by the Marquis of Cornwallis, and said, "Your Excellency, what is the importance of personal life and death compared with honor and duty? Now that he has become a soldier in the United Kingdom, it is long overdue to put life and death aside. Because he couldn't figure out the other party's temperament, Wickham opened his mouth and played an official tone, who wouldn't say good things.

The old marquis seemed to be a little dissatisfied with Wickham's answer, and said with a blowing beard and glaring: "Young man, I am not an old fool, and if you want me to say who is not afraid of death?" Bullets on the battlefield don't recognize people, what kind of bullshit responsibility, if it weren't for the sake of military merit and wealth, who would be so desperate? ”

After listening to the Marquis of Cornwallis's straightforward words, Wickham's head was suddenly full of black lines, such a person who was not tactful at all, in the political arena of deceit, he was not swallowed up to the scum, and even became the fat governor of India! It's really hard to figure out.

In order to hide his embarrassment, Wickham hurriedly said: "Your Excellency the Governor is right. I don't have a large inheritance to inherit, and I joined the army just to fight for a good future. If you don't give your life in every battle, won't you have no chance of getting ahead in this life? ”

Since the old man is so straightforward, Wickham simply admitted that everything in the world cannot get rid of a profit and fame.

Saying this, the old marquis suddenly felt that the young man in front of him had a very good appetite for himself, and laughed: "Young man, since you have no inheritance to inherit, why don't you consider serving in the colonial army of India?" It's a place where you can make a lot of money, and it's much more comfortable than if you go back to Europe and fight to the death in France. ”

There was nothing faster than robbery in those days, and the British officers of the Indian colonies had made a fortune in the conquest of India.

Miss Cornwallis poured a glass of whiskey for the old marquis, and said dissatisfiedly: "Grandpa, don't use your tricks to fool Mr. Wickham, it is true that you can make a fortune here, but there are also many officers who have returned to the arms of the Lord." ”

Although the officers of Calcutta died very few in battle, because they were located in the tropical rainforest, many people died of yellow fever and malaria, and the non-combat attrition was very high.

The Marquis of Cornwallis shook his hand, and he had nothing to do about his granddaughter: "My Daisy, how can you say that? Colonel Brandon has served here for more than ten years, and he has not seen any problems, and I heard that he has made a fortune. If you don't believe me, I'll call Colonel Brandon over to you right now. ”

Colonel Brandon, how does this man's name sound so familiar? Wickham shook his head, feeling that he was thinking too much, he had never been to India, how could he know the officers here?

At this time, someone suddenly said, "Charles, you are not very kind, you dare to dig into my corner." Lieutenant Wickham is an officer in the Marine Corps, and has nothing to do with your Indian garrison. By no moment, Lord Magalny was already standing at the table with his glass in hand.

When Wickham saw his boss coming, he quickly stood up and saluted. The Marquis of Cornwallis glared at Margarny angrily, and said angrily: "George, why is there an old fellow of you everywhere?" You visit the Qing group, whoever loves to go! Anyway, why did you go so far away if you didn't do a good liaison officer in Sweden? It can't be kicked over. ”

As soon as the old governor said this, Magarny exploded like a cat that had been stepped on by its tail, and said in a sinister manner: "His Majesty the King attaches great importance to this diplomatic action with the Qing State, Charles, what are you talking nonsense!" I am confident that I will be able to carry out the task entrusted to me by His Majesty and the Cabinet, who had surrendered to the hillbillies of North America in Yorktown ten years ago! "Magalny has no malicious intentions, it's just that the two raised each other's bars as soon as they met, and it's been more than ten years, and they still can't change it.

The Marquis of Cornwallis jumped to his feet in anger and shouted, "George, you bastard, I'm going to let you know how good I am." After saying that, he really rolled up his sleeves and looked like he was going to fight with Magalny.

Miss Cornwallis hurriedly grabbed her grandfather, who was about to run away, and said to Lord Margarny, "Grandpa George, why do you two quarrel as soon as you meet, it's not enough that you've been arguing for so many years. ”

Magalny glanced at Daisy with some embarrassment and said, "Your grandfather's temper hasn't changed at all, and he is still so hot." Little Daisy, you are getting more and more beautiful, I didn't expect your grandfather, a stubborn cow, to have such a beautiful granddaughter as you. ”

As for what the two elders said, Wickham couldn't hear it at all, and all that echoed in his mind was what Margarny had just said, that the Marquis of Cornwallis had been defeated at Yorktown and surrendered to the American army!

"Cornwallis?" Wickham muttered a repetition of the surname, and suddenly understood, this surname translated in Chinese is not "Cornwally"! In the history textbooks of the Celestial Empire, the villain who was portrayed as preventing Americans from moving towards freedom and independence - Lieutenant General Cornwally, deputy commander-in-chief of the British forces in North America! I didn't expect the Marquis of Cornwallis to be the great god Cornwally!

Wickham felt that he was about to become numb, since he came to this world, he had already met such people as Nelson, the god of naval war, Lord Margarny, the first British visitor to China, and the initiator of the Opium War, Standon Jr., and now he has met Cornwall, the "counter-revolutionary leader" in history textbooks!

Cornwallis was born into a prominent family, the Cornwallis family was a well-known family in Suffolk County, and his mother was the daughter of Viscount Townsend, a former cabinet minister.

When the Cornwallis family was at its most prominent, there was an Archbishop of Canterbury and a Royal Admiral in succession, and they had a lot of influence in the military, religious and political circles!

Unlike many aristocratic officers who were born in the wilderness, Cornwalli received a formal military education at the Military Academy of Turin in Italy in his early years, and he went from a lowliest-ranking warrant officer to a lieutenant colonel in just four years. Such a rocket-like promotion speed, in addition to the role of his illustrious family, is also inseparable from his extraordinary military ability.

Contrary to the biased portrayals in history textbooks, Cornwally, as a member of the House of Lords, vigorously opposed Congressional passage of a bill to levy direct taxes on the North American colonies. Although this guy did not give face to the cabinet and George III, Cornwallis still gained the trust and reuse of George III.

Thus, the stain on Cornwally's military career began - after the North American rebellion, he was appointed deputy commander-in-chief of the British forces in North America, leading troops to North America to quell the rebellion.

To say that Cornwally's military talent is also very good, as soon as he appeared, he successfully conquered New York, and then won a series of battles, beating the Continental Army in New England.

Not long after, this accomplished general, appointed by the commander-in-chief, went to pursue the Continental Army led by Wharton S. Richton. It's a pity that "both Yu and He Shengliang", Hua Shengton seems to be Cornwally's nemesis, and after meeting Hua Shengton, the England star became unhappy.

Like the protagonist of the novel, Warlord played sports warfare with Cornwally in the North American countryside, defeating the British army, which was accustomed to fighting large battles. Wickham simply wondered if Wharton was also a brother who had crossed over and played the guerrilla warfare of his grandfather very skillfully.

In the end, Cornwally fell to the hands of the "plug-in man" Wharton and surrendered to the Continental Army at Yorktown.

But even after a major setback, Gao Fushuai was always Gao Fushuai, and Cornwally returned home after defeat without receiving any punishment, but became a big splash in British politics and became the manager of the Tower of London. This position was generally held by a close associate of the king, which shows how much he was trusted by George III.

The culmination of Cornwally's political career came as Viceroy of India, where he implemented land reforms in Bengal and greatly increased the revenue of the colonial government. On the military side, he led the colonial army, which defeated the Kingdom of Mysore in the Third Anglo-Mainian War, establishing British hegemony in southern India.

In Wickham's impression, Cornwally should be a serious and rigid old-school soldier, but he didn't expect it to be a hot-tempered and frank old man, which was really much unexpected to him.

Magalny turned his head to look at the somewhat stunned Wickham and said, "Lieutenant Wickham, you have to thank the Marquis of Cornwallis for your help, and you will have to change your name to Mr. Captain the day after tomorrow!" ”

Hearing this, Wickham felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart, and the speed of promotion was estimated to be comparable to that of the old marquis: "Your Excellency the Governor, thank you very much for your selfless help. ”

The old marquis waved his hand absently: "Thank you for what I did, this is all in exchange for your life, if it were not for your several births and deaths, the Admiralty would not have issued an order for promotion." ”

It turned out that the British Royal Navy had a small branch in Calcutta, which specialized in managing some administrative affairs of the Far Eastern Fleet, and also had a certain degree of autonomy in the promotion of junior officers. The Admiralty in Calcutta sold face to Cornwally, first gave Wickham a promotion, and then reported to the Admiralty in London.

Miss Cornwallis looked at Wickham with sparkling eyes, and was delighted from the bottom of her heart: "Then I want to congratulate you in advance, Captain Wickham. I live in Belvedere Building, and I hope to have the opportunity to invite you to taste tea from China in the future. With that, he took the old marquis's arm and left.

Margarny glanced at Wickham with some amusement, and then walked away with his glass, leaving only Henry and Wickham, the "rivals in love", with wide eyes and small eyes.

PS: Even Warren Fullon is a forbidden word, and I'm speechless.