I Am a Nobleman in England

"boom!"

The champagne was opened, and the amber wine was poured into the slender goblet. Arthur smiled and touched the glass with the butler Paul, who also had a relaxed and gratified smile.

"Ding--"

"cheers!"

Arthur and the butler Paul raised their glasses together and drank it down.

"Lord, every time I hear that you have made new achievements, I feel like I can be a few years younger. I am full of vitality and energy. This is really amazing!" After drinking the glass of champagne, the butler Paul with white gloves Gracefully holding the champagne bottle, he poured champagne into Arthur's glass again, blushing while pouring, and said with the corner of his mouth raised.

"Haha, then I will often bring you good news in the future, let you rejuvenate, and then grow old with me..." Arthur laughed heartily. Arthur is very warm and moved by the loyalty of all members of the Lin family, their loyalty and sincere care and love.

"Hehe, I really hope it can be like that." The housekeeper Paul's eyes glistened with water, and his face still had a warm smile, and he said in a gentle voice: "I can witness your rise and success, LORD, and the revival of the Boleyn family step by step. I am very satisfied.

Now, I only have two wishes. I really hope that I can stay with you all the time and witness them come true. Then, I really have no regrets. . . "

"So Paul, your body has always been great. I believe that no matter what your wishes are, you will see them come true. Well, tell me about your two wishes. If you want to land on the moon, I can only Say, it’s too difficult. Hehe.” Arthur heard Paul’s sad tone, and joked with a smile, hoping to change the atmosphere of the chat.

"Hehe, I live very happily on the earth, and I have no plans to go to the moon, so you can rest assured." Paul, the housekeeper, was amused by Arthur's teasing, shook his head and laughed, and then looked at Arthur with extremely kind eyes and continued. .

"One wish is to witness your marriage and childbirth with my own eyes, and teach the future little earl before I am too old to move."

"Ahem..." Hearing the butler Paul's almost straightforward urging to get married, Arthur twitched the corners of his mouth with a black line on his forehead, coughed twice, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Sorry, Paul, this wish wants to come true If you don't, you can only wait, you know, I'm still a child..."

"Haha..." The housekeeper Paul looked at Arthur lovingly, and smiled happily: "Okay, Lord, I hope you can grow up quickly,

I am sure that you will eventually meet a future Countess who will make you feel grown up. "

Arthur shrugged, his eyes were shining brightly, and the corner of his mouth smiled slightly: "Then I hope she doesn't show up so early."

"Sometimes fate is very magical. It can draw two people together in the dark, and the person who loves you the most doesn't come rushing towards your light, but sees you struggling in the mud. When walking forward, regardless of your embarrassment, you gently extended your hand.

Life is the most precious gift, love those you love and be gentle with everything. . . "The butler Paul looked at Arthur kindly, smiled and said earnestly.

Arthur nodded thoughtfully, then looked at Paul with a smile, and continued to ask: "Then what's your other wish? You don't want me to raise many children and see the prosperity of the Boleyn family, right?" ? If so, then we really have to wait.”

"Hehe, I'm not worried about this, you are so affectionate..." Paul shook his head with a smile and said, what he said made Arthur dumbfounded.

"My last wish is to see you and be elected as a member of the House of Lords!"

"Tsk tsk, Paul, you really will give me a problem." Hearing this wish, Arthur shook his head and smiled bitterly. He had to say that this wish, for him, Arthur, was difficult or easy. Easy, the key is that Arthur himself has no interest, and he really lacks interest in this so-called nominal membership of the House of Lords.

Since 1999, when Tony Blair introduced semi-reforms to the House of Lords, the number of hereditary peers in the House of Lords has plummeted from 647 to 92. As for the position of a member of the House of Lords, only when one of the 92 people dies or resigns, other noble members of the same political faction will choose a successor.

For example, in June this year, after Walpole, the hereditary member, resigned, many people jumped out and rushed to fill the vacancy. Ten aristocrats submitted applications and listed their merits, such as a self-proclaimed "classical guitarist, sculptor and gardener". . .

Moreover, YI members of the House of Lords have no salary, but they can receive a subsidy of 300 pounds for every day they attend the meeting. Their duty is to inspect and make recommendations on the documents and bills of the House of Commons, but they have no decision-making power.

This by-election system and the hereditary nobles that continue to exist seem ridiculous to many democratic people, and even make them very indignant. Of course, there are supporters, but there are also many opponents.

"Lord, we believe in the House of Lords more than the House of Commons. No country is pure democracy. The best way is to protect the few from the many through checks and balances of power. The nobility, in Britain, represents stability. !"

"..." Arthur shook his head and laughed, but he didn't refute Paul's point of view, because what he said made sense. Although he changed the concept secretly, as a nobleman, Arthur couldn't refute it.

In Europe, if Germans are asked what makes them most proud, their answers are mostly industrial technology and economic strength. Same problem, French people might say French culture. The mature answer of the British is 'stability' in the final analysis.

No matter how the situation changes, British society has remained basically stable since the 17th century. , in the eyes of the British, this kind of stability is linked together with keywords such as junzhu, upper and lower houses, and welfare system.

Therefore, as a member of the House of Lords, the British aristocrats are naturally included in the category of "existence is reasonable", and they also represent a part of the national history that the British will be proud of. As for whether the nobles should be collectively revoked hereditary honorary titles, to be honest, the British really don't care that much, after all, life will not change because of this.

For the House of Lords, all the nobles in England have a longing. Of course, they are not for the three hundred pounds, but for honor. Honor is my life. This is the indelible memory of the old nobles.

And this kind of remnant also deeply affected the housekeeper Paul.

Seeing the hopeful eyes of the butler Paul, Arthur, who was eating breakfast, couldn't take it anymore, and said with a helpless wry smile: "Okay, Paul, I promise you, if I can, if there is a chance, I will not refuse ..."

"Lord, although it's a bit impolite, you should take the initiative to fight for it!" Paul the housekeeper naturally heard the ambush in Arthur's words, and said rudely, the expression on his face became very solemn, and his eyes were burning. watching.

"I'm still a child..." Arthur twitched his mouth and smiled helplessly.

Hearing this sentence, the housekeeper Paul's forehead had a black line, and the corner of his mouth unconsciously twitched. He opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.