Chapter XXXVIII

Tuesday, afternoon.

Hall was once again invited to the principal's office for tea, but this time not for violating school rules, but for following them......

The middle-aged principal with a temperament stirred the teacup and said slowly: "Because of your outstanding performance in social practice, the school has decided to make an exception to award you the honor of the highest level [Rising Star], what do you think?" ”

"It is an honor for me and I am very grateful to the School Board for this recognition." Hall replied briefly.

Skipping school for two weeks becomes a social practice approved by the school, and there is an explanation to the outside world; Eton College has produced another talent, and the current Board of Trustees has once again added a glorious touch to the book.

A win-win situation, what can he think.

The principal bowed slightly: "The ceremony of awarding the [Rising Star] is scheduled for tomorrow at noon, you prepare a speech and hand it to the teacher before tonight." ”

"Okay. But will tomorrow's event be a little rushed? I remember that every year when I was choosing a candidate for the star of tomorrow, I would ask my classmates for their opinions, although this time the situation was exceptional...... "Hall did not finish his words.

There are some rules that everyone knows, but it's always better to make a show and take care of your feathers.

"The Queen will visit Eton next Monday, and we have to submit the whole reception process plan by tomorrow. The principal explained.

Hall asked suspiciously, "Uh, can I know why the Queen came to visit Eton?" Also, a plan to meet the process...... Something to do with me? ”

"The Queen's parade out of the palace is part of measures to stabilise the situation in the country today, she visits schools, businesses, hunting in Scotland...... This is a way to show the world that England is doing well......"

The principal paused slightly, "The school board has unanimously decided that you will be the representative of the outstanding students and accompany the queen on the visit. ”

“…… The queen stepped on the red carpet and walked into the campus while waving to her classmates, and I stepped forward to offer flowers? "Holxin said that I don't need to rub some plateau red on my face, and then put on red lips and wear small white shoes.

Seeing his strange expression, the principal said, "Yes, don't feel pressured, this is a good thing, many students have an opportunity that they can't seek." ”

Hall knew that this was really good in nature, and it was able to rub the Queen's official occasion "solo photo", which could be called a gold-trimmed buff.

But for him, it's a pity to discard the tasteless food.

The convenience of the Queen's photo BUFF is also equipped with the aura of the Hall family. On the other hand, the aura of the Hall family does not have a buff, and the queen's photo BUFF is most likely useless.

The main question is, why did the school board give him this opportunity?

"Hugo, don't think it doesn't matter. In fact, it's a result that everyone is happy with, including you. The headmaster saw through his thoughts and reminded him lightly.

Hall frowned and pondered: everyone is satisfied, what is the scope of "everyone"?

In this year's general election, the blue and red parties continued to tear apart, and finally the blue party led by the Iron Lady won three consecutive victories and fully occupied the House of Commons, with brilliant results.

However, the election has just ended, and the Iron Lady continues to soar with her "economic policies".

The [Black Monday] that swept the world was a stick, and the English economy fell into a slump.

Two major events happened in succession, and it was only right for the queen to come forward to parade to appease people's hearts......

Hall secretly speculated for a long time: "But what does this high-level political factor have to do with the flowers?" ”

The principal added tea and did not wait for a reply, but further reminded: "You should know that EtonHouse is not an ordinary school. Initially, the school board had a dispute over the choice of student representative, but after many exchanges, it decided to choose you. ”

The word "student representative" accentuates the tone.

"I see." Hall had the answer in mind.

More than 100 years ago, the Duke of Wellington, who won the Battle of Waterloo, proudly said: "The Battle of Waterloo was won in the stadium of Eton College".

More than 100 years later, a trustee made the same remark in public: "We don't need the alumni association, England is the alumni association of Eton College." ”

Over the past few hundred years, the alumni of this aristocratic private school have spread all over England, and by extension, they have woven a network of relationships representing inherent interest groups.

If the elite new interest groups want to develop, they have to fight to the death with the "Eton College friends".

Therefore, the former will take the latter as a target for the aristocratic class, and the Iron Lady will continue to push her "economic policy" forward, while also eroding the interests of the inherent interest class.

At present, there are financial risks in the country, whether it is related to the Iron Lady or not, anyway, if you hold the banner of "economic policy", that is your pot.

Inherent interest groups and aristocrats had a reason to fight back.

The Queen's first stop on her trip was to come to Eton, which meant a lot of comfort. Against this backdrop, I don't know how many people are paying attention to this event.

It doesn't matter if the student representatives take a group photo, the key is to brush their faces on both sides of the alumni and the queen. If this is a game, the Student Representative will have +100 Faction Fame.

Britain is a country that pays great attention to birth and reputation, it doesn't matter if you can't do it, as long as you are on our side, then you have a great future.

Therefore, it is worth many parents of Eton boys to show their talents and fight for opportunities for their children.

"In the end, I didn't understand the benefit replacement, so I picked up a leak? But I'm an unmarried child, so logically speaking, I'm a little bit off......," Hall thought, following the traditional British thinking.

The headmaster bluntly said, "Hugo, your abilities and your surname convince everyone, so you have to behave well." ”

Hall laughed, the so-called ability and surname, but he made a lot of money, and the Hall family was rich and powerful enough, so that the British lords who paid attention to their status automatically ignored certain issues.

Or from another point of view, today's aristocracy is powerless to resist under the general trend.

"It's really troublesome to go around in politics, and I can't grasp it by playing finance alone."

Back in the dormitory in the evening, Hall smoothed out the conversation with the principal, took out a brick-sized mobile phone, and called his old mother to humbly ask for advice.

After receiving a positive response, send the written acceptance speech to the teacher for review.

“…… As soon as I was born, my name was entered into the Eton College admission list...... I am very proud to have received the honor of "Rising Star......"

At noon the next day, as soon as Hall finished his acceptance speech in the school auditorium, he was invited into a small dark room for tea by agents from several secret departments.

From family background to personal psychological state, it took more than two hours to chat before passing the initial assessment.

Hall didn't even figure out what the evaluation criteria were.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of black-suited operators entered the school one after another, mysteriously entering every classroom and the roof of every building.

Even the large trees on the campus have climbed up and down several times, sweeping away all the leaves that have not yet fallen, and it is said that it is because it affects the field of vision.

The team of secretaries from Buckingham Palace gave Hall special training, teaching him to recognize all the members of the group and how to talk and laugh.

For a while, Hall had a new understanding of how efficient my work was in Great Britain.

Time was tight, and on weekends students were returning home from vacation, and the secret department conducted a final round of security checks.

Hall returned to London, accompanied by two agents of five big and three rough around the clock, officially to protect his safety.

This kind of security made him wonder, how did the American one get a shot in the head, and the neon one......