Faisal Hussein Abdullah was born from a branch of the oldest Hashemite family among the imperial noble families on Terra. His ancestors were among the warriors and generals who followed the emperor very early.
Many outstanding figures have emerged from the family, and they have a considerable voice in imperial politics. It is even said that some members of the family were selected to serve as the mysterious Emperor's Imperial Guard.
Faisal grew up in a place where he could see the Imperial Palace. As an adult, he served in the army for several years. However, he was forced to retire early due to some disciplinary reasons, but was soon assigned to the Foreign Affairs Department under the Ministry of Interior.
He quickly showed certain negotiation skills and abilities. After being promoted to the seventh-level foreign affairs officer, he was assigned to the Calixis sector as the director. Ten years later, he returned to Terra and became the third-level diplomat.
level supervisor.
Inside the shuttle, he looked at his reflection in the window. He was 1.8 meters tall, with a strong build, a narrow face with a neatly curly beard and smooth black short hair. He looked very capable and gentle. His upper body was wearing a light blue shirt.
Wearing a military dress with a gold ribbon and high-waisted breeches with a belt, he is a frontline messenger, so he tries to make himself as military-like as possible.
At the same time, the military cap with the golden Sky Eagle emblem in his hand could also give him a certain authority. When the shuttle began to descend, the attendant handed him the sword, which he tied around his waist, and then the ancient emblem of the family.
, worn on the chest can show his ancient and noble origin.
An excellent messenger will have a unique intention in even the smallest details, and everything he does has only one purpose.
Gain the other person's respect.
After all, he was facing the supreme commander of a huge imperial expeditionary force. Such a person usually has another title - Warmaster.
But correspondingly, that person is an Astartes, so the title Warmaster is somewhat inappropriate, so Terra can only grant the opponent the secondary title of Supreme Lord Commander.
However, since it is an Astartes, some inherent characteristics will still exist. Faisal has come into contact with a lot of Astartes in the past twenty years and has summarized some personal experiences.
First of all, most of these giants are arrogant, especially towards ordinary people, or people they think are not strong enough. Also, they speak very straightforwardly and are not very good at hiding their opinions. But on the other hand, they are very concerned about the secrets they consider to be the core.
, they will cover themselves up very tightly and even take some extreme actions.
In addition, most Astartes are relatively irritable and have their own set of logic that is difficult to change. They don't quite understand what understanding and tolerance are. Once they identify something, they will never change it easily. In addition, they generally
You won't admit your mistakes, and even if you really do something wrong, your strong sense of dignity will be easily offended.
Finally, most of them still respect authority, especially in the face of powerful imperial departments such as the Inquisition, but the prerequisite is that you make them feel that your words "work".
So when dealing with Astartes, first impression is very important.
The second step is to act tough enough and show what the other person stands behind, so as to win the other person's true respect.
The last thing is to be cautious. You must be careful with every word. Astartes will basically not give people a chance to change their words.
However, this Soshyan Alexey has some other unique features compared to ordinary Astartes.
First of all, the opponent is relatively young. By the standards of Space Marines, and based on Feisal's experience, a young man who suddenly rises to a high position is likely to become extremely proud. In addition, this person's previous record is also very impressive, losing to Abaddon in a row.
, the great enemies of the empire such as Huron must be in the limelight and arrogant.
Therefore, he is bound to be more arrogant and difficult to communicate with than other Astartes.
Therefore, it makes sense that the other party returned to Sagan 12 hours ago but did not see him immediately.
On the other hand, Feisal also knew that he was not a messenger of peace, but this was an order from above, and he could only execute it. After all, the series of policies implemented by Soshyan after the Maelstrom Expedition had a "huge" impact.
As the closest trade area to the Sun Star Territory, the Maelstrom route is related to the interests of many Terran dignitaries. Even the high lords are inextricably linked to many trade lords and nobles of the Maelstrom.
The connections, the jurisdictional prohibitions enforced by the expeditionary force, and the severe crackdown on smuggling lines have greatly affected the interests of certain groups or political groups, and they are able to make their voices heard on Terra.
Others are worried about an Astartes serving as the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force. The story about the former great traitor Horus has been mentioned from time to time since the expedition plan was officially announced. Anyone with a discerning eye knows this vicious political metaphor.
What does it imply?
After all, no Astartes has held such a status since the Beast Wars. The closest one is the Chapter Master of the Red Scorpions who served as the commander-in-chief of the Empire during the last Badab War.
According to Faisal's understanding, if he was really worried, he should not have chosen Soshyan in the first place.
Now that you have chosen the other party, doubting it afterward will seem stupid on the one hand, and it makes no sense on the other hand.
However, considering the struggles between the high lords and the competition between the powerful departments of the empire, it is not difficult to understand sometimes this kind of schizophrenia-like situation.
In short, an Astartes with heavy troops is so close to the Sun Star Territory. It is indeed very dangerous if the other party has any ideas. Therefore, over the past few years, the high lords not only did not feel relieved, but became more and more worried.
And proposals began to appear in parliament to end the expedition early and disband the expeditionary force.
Of course, some people were not willing to accept that the expedition at such a huge cost ended so hastily, mainly the admirals and marshals of the Astra Militarum, so the matter was still under internal discussion, also because of Faisal's wife.
My uncle's cousin's friend is a senior secretary at the Ministry of Military Affairs, so he knows the inside story.
Therefore, when he came this time, he also shouldered the responsibility of observation and even inspection. In some places, a person like him might be called a supervisor, but he was not arrogant enough to think that he could monitor a high-ranking Ah.
Stat, his main duty is to observe, observe Soshyan and his behavior, on the one hand, appropriately correct certain "improper" things, on the other hand, it also provides a basis for the decisions of the high lords.
Whether this expedition should continue, and whether Soshyan Alexey should continue to be trusted, all require his opinion to judge.
Of course, this part of the responsibility has actually been performed by the Tribunal. In fact, a lot of negative news and doubts about Soshyan Alexey were sent back to Terra by the Tribunal, but the high lords will not blindly do so.