Chapter 60 Xin Zai, Charde!
Capital Star.
A milky white building located in the area is not large in size, but a little old. From the outside, it looks like a layer of dull dust. The alloy structure on it is even mottled and rust. Some places are covered with emerald green ivy.
Below these ivy, there is a layer of ivy leaves that are thick and soft, like Yu grass. If we look at the veins of those tides, it is like Yu Wu’s hair and is densely packed by the green new vines, so these new vines have an vitality revealed in the reflection of the withering and prosperity.
This building has existed here for hundreds of years. The ivy that has withered has a history of at least hundreds of years. The mottled rust of metal structures and the milky white buildings have lost their original color and appear to be a bit dusty and dull. Naturally, it also carries a trace of time and time passing mercilessly on it.
Although this building, which is not magnificent in the district, has lost its youthful style for hundreds of years, it does not hinder the sense of power it bursts out from the light inside.
This is the Great Eagle Empire National Defense Headquarters Building. Only five floors cover an area of only 40 acres in the downtown area, but it is covered by surrounding vegetation and ivy. Therefore, the luxurious office buildings opposite the opposite side are lined up from the sidewalk for red lights to pass by, perhaps without knowing that this is the defense center of the Great Eagle Empire.
At this time, the capital star was late at night, but the units within the Ministry of National Defense were brightly lit in an invisible and busy atmosphere.
In the room of the Secretary of Defense, Charde sat on a large massage seat in imitation leather, facing a document on a mahogany desk with the national flag, with his elbows on the table, his hands crossed and overlapped, leaning against his lips, silent.
As soon as he finished talking to Lieutenant General Charlotte, the commander of the Fifth Fleet, the door was knocked. After permission and authorization, the door opened and walked in was a middle-aged man with a thin and sharp-eyed look. He was wearing an imperial uniform, but his badge was marked by a nobleman.
Above the eagle, there is an eagle's mark and three Venus stars below.
Samsung Lieutenant General Stephen.
A lieutenant general is not Stephen's highest glory, his highest glory is the emblem on his military uniform.
The Stephen Ivory Marquis family is a hereditary noble of the empire. Because of the prominent family history and the elite training within the aristocrats, Stephen is not only a three-star lieutenant general in charge of logistics preparations by the Empire's Ministry of Defense, but also a senior member of the House of Lords. In the House of Lords, which is known as the place where the powerful and powerful must fight for in every place, he has an influence from a thousand years ago and has entered the top twenty most powerful people in the empire. He knows the ability of the Stephen family.
The Great Eagle Empire participates in politics as a member system. There is a planet parliament on the planet, which is responsible for the operation of the planet. The star area where multiple planets gather has a star area council, which is responsible for formulating laws and regulations that are not unconstitutional in the entire star area and controlling financial resources. Above the star area council, the Empire Congress is.
The Congress, known as the "national brain", is divided into the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
The House of Commons is the most numerous and most widely-relevant in the functions of representing and overseeing the administration of the cabinet.
Generally speaking, the House of Commons has the highest power in the entire empire. The House of Commons is composed of the Speakers elected by major planets and the Speakers of the Star District. These people may be hereditary noble families, or they may be civilians who have been struggling for many years in politics. The current Prime Minister of the Imperial Cabinet is elected by the House of Commons, and the administrative management of the entire empire is under the supervision of the House of Commons. The appointment and removal of government officials, the formulation and ruling of bills are all under the responsibility of the House of Commons.
At first glance, entering the House of Commons has reached the peak of the greatest ideals and aspirations of a politician in his life. However, the invisible power above power is the so-called "King's Whip".
The House of Lords is also called the House of Nobles.
This means that the entire House of Lords was formed by descendants of the imperial royal family, hereditary aristocrats, and lifelong aristocrats in the long imperial history. In the long historical process of the Great Eagle Empire, many aristocrats once mastered the details of each blood vessel of the empire, including the energy, minerals, population, culture, information, etc., involving the details of every blood vessel of the empire.
As the times progressed, after the parliamentary constitutional monarchy was determined, these great nobles hidden at the national level naturally occupied a place in the House of Lords led by the king, as invisible as the city of clouds standing above the sky.
The House of Commons has the power of appointing cabinet personnel and the right to vote for the Prime Minister in the empire, but above these powers, the House of Lords also has a "personnel advice power". That is to say, the highest officials of the entire empire's cabinet, including the Prime Minister of the Empire, the Supreme Court Justice, the Executive Ambassador, the Secretary of State, and the Minister of Defense, must first write the "suggestion list" through the House of Lords before they can vote and pass it in the House of Commons. Although the House of Commons has the power to impeach the Prime Minister and the Minister, the impeachment case must be tried by the House of Lords.
The House of Commons can make proposals on national policies and regulations, but it must be approved by the House of Lords before it can be implemented.
The House of Lords, led by the King, plays an extremely important role in the formulation and revision of the Constitution, and all policies and regulations formulated by the House of Commons cannot violate the principles of the Constitution.
Although the power of the House of Lords is much greater than that of the House of Lords, it has almost been a long time. The House of Lords has not interfered in the control of the House of Lords over the government cabinet. In the eyes of the people, the entire House of Lords is like a giant suspended at a high altitude. With a certain majestic attitude of entrenching authority, it maintains the peaceful and quiet operation of the entire empire at the constitutional level, representing the supreme constitutional monarchy of the empire.
Although the nobles of the House of Lords restrained their edge, they still could not hide the impact of the omnipresent power of the House of Lords on the lower pyramids.
The members and speakers who had worked hard to climb to the House of Commons, if they were still looking up at the stars, they must be looking up at the high tower seat of the House of Lords.
Being able to occupy a seat on it may mean that in the thousands of years of history of the entire empire, there will be marks of your existence, which will be branded on this thousand-light-year starry sky map and will be looked up to by future generations.
Therefore, in the entire Great Eagle Empire, the nobles are a word and existence that represents the recognition of the king, noble, tenacity, strength, and great authority.
From being outstanding in the planet to becoming a member of parliament, to moving towards the star zone, and finally entering the House of Commons, and then climbing to the House of Lords, how many generations of efforts and buried bones will be needed to achieve it? How many people die one after another?
Therefore, a golden saying has always been circulated in the imperial society - "Every nobleman who sat in a seat in the House of Lords is no less than a living fossil.
Looking at the mark of the noble family of the House of Lords on Stephen’s military uniform badge, a trace of complexity and depth flashed through Charde’s eyes. He was the Minister of Defense of the Empire, but even if he was in power for a while, the weight of saying a word and making a decision made the nobles in the House of Lords carefully weigh the trade-offs, but after he abdicated, these weights and status naturally no longer existed.
But the noble families in the House of Lords were able to maintain their huge control over the economy and maintain their influence in all parts of the empire, at all levels, humanities, history, energy, transportation, economy, and materials.
So how many families have gone through the efforts of countless generations, just hoping to gain a place in the House of Lords and leave a glorious color for people to see in the history of the Great Eagle Empire.
But this is ultimately a height that can only be seen from afar and never touched, like the stars shining.
The thin Stephen can be regarded as Charde's "alliance" in the House of Lords and serves as a minister in the real position of cabinet power. Although it is nominally supported by the House of Commons, these are far from enough.
Although the empire has been developed to this year, it has been democratic and advanced enough. Although the great nobles in the House of Lords have privileges, they will never risk being criticized by the media or the people. Perhaps it is the self-discipline of these nobles. Therefore, the power of the House of Lords is higher than that of the large number of House of Commons. It continues to maintain a constitutional monarchy system, which may be due to the eager support of the people of the Empire.
In the Great Eagle Empire, the nobles represented a group of elites, representing extraordinary people who gave higher power and assumed more responsibilities.
Due to certain restrictions on rights and obligations, the great nobles in the House of Lords will not easily be rude to politics, but they will always choose some "spokes" to show their existence, or seek some "allies" of the Cabinet or the House of Commons to express their interests and even fulfill certain ambitions and ideals.
Charde's ability to reach the level of five-star general is closely related to the support of a group of great nobles in the House of Lords. From one level, he also represents their interests.
"Why should I refuse?" Stephen's somewhat upset voice rang in the Defense Secretary's office.
"The noble girl Xia Ying has become a thorn in the eyes of some people. The great nobles in the House of Lords will never allow you to see the marriage between your two families. The checks and balances of the two factions in the House of Lords have been going on for many years. Your measures will break this subtle balance. Some people are afraid of the drastic changes, so if it is possible to stop the marriage between your two families, they will definitely do it. Although it is not despicable, it is absolutely unswerving, because the struggle of the House of Lords cannot tolerate merciful ideas."
Stephen took a deep breath, took a step forward, and his tone was wrong, "There is evidence that the air pirate forces in the New South Star have received news from the noble girl Xia Ying and are searching for her. If the young lady is found by the air pirate in this chaos, I can guarantee that she will never be able to return to the imperial society again."
"The boy from the Chen family made arrangements in person. It is said that he used some of the energy of his allies to make the King's Sword Mecha Group establish a second goal plan... But you personally rejected it... I really want to know whether you really have no intention to promote a marriage between the two families? You must know the key role Xia Ying plays in this... More importantly, she is still such a lovely flower girl. As a father, you just have the heart to watch her being captured by the air pirate and encounter a tragic fate?
Charde's eyes were a little scarlet, and the governor Tiffen was shining through his ordinary eyes, as if it was a huge wave, but his words were extremely calm, so calm that there was a terrible cruelty, "That boy is so chaotic, you are a lieutenant general, are you also so chaotic? The escort of the Empire frigate ruined the Tianma. Now the sword mecha regiment is going to implement the second goal plan. You have to know that they are facing the opponent's ace special mecha troops. We have never gained the upper hand in several matches with staggered teeth.
I know better than anyone else what kind of opponent this King's Direct Special Mecha regiment will face. If the Sword Mecha regiment cannot complete the mission because of the second goal of saving my daughter... Then do you want to see the war between the Sipang Empire and the Great Eagle Empire follow? At that time, don't talk about marriage, you and you, and even everyone who planned all this, will investigate it because of dereliction of duty. At that time, do you think that your identity as a nobleman of the House of Lords can be exempted?"
Charde paused and continued, "He is my daughter. I care more about her safety than anyone else, but I will never joke about the fate of the country. If I were an ordinary father and asked me to save her with the fate of the entire empire, I would do it. But now I am the Minister of Defense, and let me exchange the blood of countless children of the empire for my daughter... Sorry, it is because I can do it that I cannot do it."
"As for those who plan to incite air thieves behind their backs, the disaster will not be as good as their wives and children. Since they dare to take action against my daughter... I will make them extremely regretful."
Stephen looked at Charde deeply and remained silent. After a moment, he turned around and walked out the door. When he was at the door, Gushou's figure stood up and sighed, "How lucky is the empire to have Charde."
Stephen left for a long time, the first confidential secretary, Lu Guoshou, walked in, faced the five-star general in front of him, bowed, and handed a document in front of him.
"Sir, the investigation results have come out. According to reliable information, when the Seaou crashed, Miss Xia Ying was following this young man. It was reported that the two had conflicts and misunderstandings on the passenger ship. This man had a conflict with the military police led by Li Yifeng, the deputy captain of the Tianma, for Miss Xia Ying, in the cargo hold, and was beaten by the military police but did not fall. After that, he fought alone with Li Yifeng. If it weren't for the fight with injuries, Li Yifeng might not have taken any advantage in him.
"When the Seagull crashed, Xia Ying and the documentary crew were protected by him. When he broke through the shuttle passage, he knocked five guards to the ground alone, showing extraordinary physical fitness and fighting skills. Below this, we have captured the other party's appearance through the Seagull's black box record..."
When Lu Guozhe expanded the document, the next thing was the clear picture of the face captured through the recorder of the Seagull.
Further down there is a series of written materials.
"This is his origin and background..."
Charde looked at the document in his hand. In the ordinary little eyes, which were surging with wind and thunder, it seemed that he had found a glimmer of dawn in the desperate and violent storm, and his eyebrows gradually rose, "Oh... it's called...Lin Hai."
"The Speaker's Family of Riverside Star..."
Chapter completed!