Chapter 699: Speaker Taaffe

While the whole country was rejoicing and boiling over the frequent reports of the Union Army, Taaffe, as the supreme ruler, was not happy. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

He is still in his sixties, and although he has been out of the army for many years, his waist is still as straight as a javelin.

He has been in this position since he led the army into Liberty City thirty years ago and forced the dissolution of parliament for re-election.

He looked out over the city from the Freedom Tower, the tallest building in Villefranche, and the people who finished the work cheered as the war began.

But only a small number of people noticed that the security forces in Liberty City were increasing little by little, and patrols were much more intensified than usual.

Of course, people only think that because of the frequent public security incidents recently, they have slightly strengthened their vigilance, and this is not a big deal at all.

But Taaff knew that this was a sign that someone was going to attack him, and he looked at the Freedom Tower for a long time, and sighed faintly.

"When I first entered Liberty City, it was still a city filled with gunpowder, it had just experienced the devastation of war, there were ruins everywhere, and the ashes floated into the air, and it took half a month to dissipate, and as a result, it became so prosperous without paying attention, and it has been 30 years. ”

Taffe's mind recalls the time he first entered Liberty City, which had just experienced a massive riot.

The previous Speaker demanded that Taaffe, then commander of the garrison, lead his troops into Liberty City to quell the rebellion, and that the rebellion should be forcibly suppressed by force.

However, after Taaffe entered Liberty City, he launched the Honorable Uprising, arresting all the members of the council and publicly executing them in the square.

Of course, his approach was supported by big businessmen, including Wilson and Chamberlain, who are now in the Senate.

The glorious uprising, which was supported by the people, was in fact a complete reshuffle in the distribution of interests within the Federation, and the rise of the new business class.

The big businessmen, led by Wilson and Chamberlain, only thought that Taaffe was an easy guy to control, and only needed to use Taaffe's hand to overthrow the previous parliament.

In the end, the power was firmly in their hands, and when Taaffe re-elected the Senate, he took a tough attitude and led his troops directly into the field.

Not only did he serve as Speaker General himself, but he even changed the law to allow the Speaker to be re-elected indefinitely, which really angered Wilson and Chamberlain and others.

But with the completion of the boat, and Taaffe's concessions in some places, they finally came to an agreement, and all parties were safe and sound, and it was thirty years at the snap of a finger.

"A lot of things have happened in the mainland in the past 30 years, the powerful Aries Dynasty has fallen, even the empire has ushered in a comprehensive reshuffle in the storm, and all forces have been in turmoil, only our federation has been in good order under the governance of the Speaker General, and the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment. ”

Behind Taaffe was a secretary who was slightly younger than Taaffe, probably in his fifties, with gray hair.

It's been thirty years since Taaffe lived in Liberty City, and he's been following Taaffe for thirty-five years, when he was a hairy kid.

He joined Taaffe's legion as a midshipman, following Taaff in front of the saddle until he finally entered Free City.

When peace came, he abandoned military force and chose to become Taaffe's secretary, and he witnessed the ups and downs of the Union over the years.

It is touching to witness that this country has grown stronger step by step from sluggishness to now gradually sitting on the throne of the first power in the mainland.

"Is it safe? It's just on the surface, Wilson and Chamberlain have long wanted to cut me off, I've been sitting in this position for so long that they've been tormented inside, and they've finally decided to do something to me before he returns. ”

Taaffe sighed softly, he knew what was going on in Liberty City right now, he was old, almost sixty.

He is no longer the brave warrior who can gallop on the battlefield for three days and three nights, and now he even has some difficulty riding a horse.

"Those ambitious guys, have you forgotten everything you have brought to the country, Lord Speaker, and it is unforgivable to try to treat you like this, since Lord Speaker, you know that they plan to do it, why don't you call the young master back, there is an army to defend him, they will never dare to make a mistake. ”

The secretary looked a little indignant, although Taaffe had been the speaker for six consecutive terms, and he had always acted arbitrarily in his actions, and he was suspected of being a dictator.

But the changes in the Federation over the years are also obvious to all, and he is a real figure who has dedicated his life to this land.

"They're all about the same age as me, what ambition can they have? it's just to seek the greater good of their own family, after all, if Green defeats the return of the empire, then he will be the worthy candidate for Speaker, and the next thirty years, power will be concentrated in his hands. ”

Taaffe knew all too well what those people were thinking, and he was his age, so what else could he not see?

"But Chief, we can't sit still here, should we just let them make trouble? If the country falls into their hands, then what should Young Master Green do? They will never allow a big trouble with the commander of the army to threaten their position. ”

The secretary looked anxious, he had followed Taaffe for more than thirty years, had seen too many ups and downs, and knew how ruthless those people were.

"Of course I won't sit still, don't worry, I've been prepared for this for a long time, I still want to watch my grandson be born, I don't want to leave so early, Wilson and Chamberlain have been crushed by me for more than thirty years, and now they think that my descendants can make waves when they go out?"

Taffe's gaze was fixed on a tower on the other side of the city, where Wilson and Chamberlain met, the Liberty Club.

The tower was at the height of the Freedom Tower, which no one else would have dared to build, but Wilson and the others did.

There is no doubt that they are demonstrating against Taaffe, to test his reaction, and if Taaffe is adamantly stopped, then they will have to lie dormant for a while.

But if Taaffe doesn't react, then they are beating snakes with sticks, and they will be aggressive step by step, forcing Taaffe's bottom line.

Until they finally ousted the old guy from that position, the resentment that had been suppressed for thirty years exploded.

That would be absolutely disastrous for the whole city, and indeed for the whole country!