"Honorable Ali Khan, on behalf of the British Empire, allow me to pay my respects to you, longtime and loyal ally."Alan Wilson is an old civil servant, when he opens his mouth, with just the right amount of smile, he shows his favor to the unprepossessing emperor of the land, "For three hundred years, Hyderabad, as well as the royal family, and the British Empire have been very pleasant to work with, and we have benefited greatly from this rapprochement, and I hope that our friendship will always continue, both in the past and in the future."

    "The similarity between you and the former Commissioner is that you speak the same programmed words," Mir Osman Ali Khan smiled slightly, underscoring the commonality of the other, and waved his hand for the servants in the palace to go and prepare the meal."I have just finished my prayers, and I now invite the new Commissioner of Hyderabad to join me for lunch, and in the process come to strengthen our relationship with each other."

    "Honorable Maharaja, your command of English amazes me," Allen Wilson made a noncommittal face and agreed to the other's invitation.

    Hyderabad is considered to be in southern India because of its size, but because of the Deccan Plateau, the temperature here is not much higher than that of New Delhi, and in the climate at the beginning of the year it gives people a hint of coolness.

    But apparently Mir Osman Ali Khan, as a Hyderabad-born monarch, was used to the climate here, prepared the cutlery for Alan Wilson, and himself picked up the rice with his hands like an ordinary Indian, even though the knife and fork were ready to be placed next to the plate.

    It was not until the silver plate was licked clean that Mir Osman Ali Khan spoke slowly: "As the new Commissioner of Hyderabad, I am very pleased to welcome you both from New Delhi and London, and I believe that your arrival has been carefully considered."

    It was then that Alan Wilson realized that this Hyderabad monarch, though he had never left his native state, was very well informed and had fallen into the eyes of the other side long before he had left New Delhi.

    From inquiring whether the Anglo-Indian Army's advance into Burma was going well to hearing that Prime Minister Churchill was about to go to Yalta to meet with the Soviets, everything was known, far from the plate-licking look he had just received.

    In a roundabout way, Mir Osman Ali Khan asked, seemingly without concern, "I have heard that Nehru and Ali Jinnah are having a falling out which is causing a lot of trouble in both New Delhi and London.To be honest with you, I personally am not a big fan of such squabbles."

    "From the British point of view, I certainly don't like it either, Honorable Maharaja."As soon as Alan Wilson heard this, he took a long look at Mir Osman Ali Khan's demeanor, always sensing that the other man meant what he said, and spoke slowly, "It seems that the Maharaja is concerned about some windy rumors and wants urgent answers."

    "Well, I've heard something, and though it's a bit bad to ask when the war isn't over, please understand that it involves the great question of Hyderabad's existence," Mir Osman Ali Khan said without restraint, his thin body matching his booming voice, "I wonder what London thinks of the current independence movement in British India?Is it Ali Jinnah's or Nehru's claim?"

    Alan Wilson simply wanted to scratch his head; the question was beyond the scope of what he could answer as a commissioner.For British India, whether to continue to exist is to try to maintain India's independence or to let go.It is believed in London now that neither the Conservative Party nor the Labor Party has a precise answer, and it should still be under discussion.

    It seems that Mir Osman Ali Khan is more than concerned about this question, otherwise he would not have asked him, a newly arrived Commissioner, a little too eagerly.

    But the point was that he couldn't really answer the question, but he had just met with the monarch of the place, he couldn't give a definite answer, it might damage the relationship, it was fine to damage the relationship between the British Empire and Hyderabad, but to damage the personal relationship was something Alan Wilson didn't want to see.

    The other party can not only be the ruler of Hyderabad, once India's independence was ousted, to know that Mir Osman Ali Khan is still the world's richest man, who has been on the cover of U.S. Time Magazine, even if the loss of the ruler's position, the huge wealth is still high, even if it is digging up the Golden Temple of Alan Wilson can not be an exception.

    "This issue, in fact, London does not have a final conclusion, honorable Maharaja, but in a private capacity, I can imagine several possible scenarios to judge what kind of attitude the Maharaja will take at this time."Alan Wilson made a very sincere expression and spoke in a private name.

    "Mir Osman Ali Khan's face was calm and he did not know what he was thinking.

    "In fact, the idea of the Congress Party, represented by Nehru himself, which is a known fact, is that they want an independent India to be able to maintain the framework of a state, and they want the legacy of the British Empire throughout South Asia."Alan Wilson said this and added, "This is based on the premise that India's eventual independence will be successful, and as for the PML-N, represented by Ali Jinnah, they are very resistant to the idea of living in the same country with the Hindus, and judging from the current attitude, Ali Jinnah's attitude is very tough and would rather fight a civil war than compromise."

    "Jinnah's attitude, I have heard of it."Mir Osman Ali Khan nodded, clearly recognizing Alan Wilson's analysis of two of the most powerful native political figures in South Asia at the moment, and turned the conversation around to say, "But what about the position of a number of native states, including Hyderabad?I wonder what the Commissioner has to say about that."

    "Alan Wilson also knew that this was no time to hide, and that it was essential to get this monarch of Hyderabad to recognize at the first meeting that he, the Commissioner, had something to offer, and was not a lunch pail who had come up by paying a bribe, even if he had indeed paid a bribe to become Commissioner.

    Alan Wilson also knew that the issue of Tupang had caused a number of disputes after India's independence.

    Without mentioning Kashmir and without mentioning Hyderabad, let's talk about two issues that didn't get much attention, Sikkim and Bhutan, one of which was annexed by India in the 1960s and the other of which became an Indian protectorate.

    And on the current map of British India, both Sikkim and Bhutan are part of British India, on behalf of a Turkish state.India keeps starting wars and also thinks that it needs to restore the map of British India, in other words, India is taking over the map of British India since time immemorial.

Putting that aside for a moment, what Nehru thought was clearly not the concern of Hyderabad's monarch, Mir Osman Ali Khan, and in fact the two men had diametrically opposed positions.