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Seeing that the other party was so stubborn, Xia Shu then threatened in the sonorous tone of a judge: "Mrs. Buckley, have you ever thought that it is not a certain person who sent your husband to the gallows, but the law of the country that represents the will of all Irish people. Smuggling and tax evasion in any European country is extremely large, and collusion with foreign intelligence agencies is an unforgivable crime. You should pray for their souls, and not listen to the instigation of foreign hostile forces, or even join in the assassination of the King of Ireland and degenerate into the most heinous traitor! ”

The woman snorted coldly and retorted: "In today's Britain, as long as you pay enough fines, no matter how large the amount of smuggling is, you will not be hanged, and as for your court's determination of foreign countries, it is even more ridiculous, the Barkley family has marriages with several aristocratic families in Britain, isn't it normal to have letters and contacts?" The reason why you have punished the Buckley family harshly is that you are looking at the wealth accumulated by the northern nobles for generations! Have you not hanged the Earl of Buckley and imprisoned his heir in order to take the Buckley family's estate and accumulation for yourself? Otherwise, what will you do to repay the loans owed to the Germans? Irish potatoes and cheese? ”

Natsuki clasped his hands in front of his chest, looked at the woman who had lost her husband with the eyes of a pitiful insect, and said in a slightly softened tone: "Okay, Mrs. Buckley, I don't think you should be Irish, right?" ”

The woman didn't bother to answer, but she stared at Natsuki's face for enough time to drink a cup of tea, as if touched by something, and actually relieved: "Half Irish, half English blood." ”

Natsuki lowered her head and paced two meters away from her. The Buckleys belonged to a branch of the old Gaelic nobility, but after the British rule of Ireland gradually converted to Protestantism, the Buckley lady should also be Protestant.

"In this world, it's a terrible thing to be uninformed, because it's possible for you to be deceived by the devil out of your soul, you know what I mean? The prosperity of a country depends on all its citizens, that is to say, the whole national strength of Ireland is made up of the strength of 4.5 million Irish people, and the proportion of a few nobles is like a few strands of wool on a sheep, and if we reach the point where we have to pay off our debts by collecting the wealth of a few noble families, then we are not far from the fall of the royal family and the government...... Mrs. Buckley, did you know that Ireland now earns more than 20 million marks a month from the export of shipbuilding, automobiles, airplanes, and works, which is more than the profit of the past year's export of agricultural and agricultural products? ”

The woman sitting on the ground looked surprised and unbelieving at Natsuki's explanation.

As if he were giving a speech in public, Natsuki launched a psychological offensive with clear thinking and vivid feelings: "If you have been to Limerick recently, you will know whether what I am saying is credible if you look at the shipyards that work day and night, look at the new industrial assembly lines of the factories, look at the four busy airports, and see how many foreigners are consuming in the shops and restaurants on the streets." The reason why foreign hostile forces wanted to incite Protestants in Ireland to oppose the government was because their national interests were affected by the rise of Ireland. By now, the Irish shipbuilding industry has reached a third of the size of the post-war period in the United Kingdom, and many shipyards in the United Kingdom are facing the dilemma of under-operation; The output value of the Irish aviation industry is one and a half times that of the United Kingdom, and British-made aircraft can only be sold to the national army; Ireland's automotive industry is expanding rapidly, and Britain has had to rely on tariffs to protect its car factories...... Thinking about this, and considering the Buckley family's meagre wealth of more than three million marks, do you still think that we are tyrannizing for the sake of money? ”

In front of Natsuki's generous statement, the woman's beautiful eyes were not only deeply surprised, but there was a faint hint of remorse, but this trace of kindness was like the return of the dying man, and in an instant it was covered by deeper resentment, she laughed a few times and shouted: "No wonder people say that you are the best demagogic king in Europe, and you are indeed clever and fickle, but no matter how you explain it, you can't undo the tragedy of the Buckley family, let alone the fact that the Earl of Buckley and my husband have returned to the underworld." You are the ruler of the high, and the two lives are as cheap as ants to you, although I have no chance to avenge them with my own hands, but someone will do it, someone will do it, soon, I promise, soon......"

"This lady, your feelings are too narrow, and justice, morality, and humanity have no weight in your heart?" Charlotte's light and melodious voice was like a lightning bolt on a rainy night, pointing out the crux of the woman's obsession.

The woman stopped laughing, looked at the young woman who had walked beside the King of Ireland with strange eyes, hesitated for a moment, and a mocking smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "You are Charlotte of House Hill, I met you at a banquet in Limerick four years ago, and your grandfather, the Duke of Hill, was then the military governor of Munster. Ha! Your relationship is really as strong as the rumors, if someone breaks you apart alive and makes you never have the chance to see each other again in this life, will you still care about the so-called axiomatic morality? ”

Giving back to the other in the other way, this rebuttal was really sharp, not only Natsuki felt displeased, but even Charlotte's expression became more serious than ever. At this moment, the woman suddenly tried to rush forward, but was held down by the soldiers guarding her, and the violent movements tore at her wounds, and the physical and mental pain worked together, prompting her to let out a heart-rending howl.

Charlotte was taken aback by this scene, she quickly covered her ears, and the whole person subconsciously hid in Xia Shu's arms.

Natsuki finally realized that it was useless to reason with such a crazy person, and he waved his hand to signal the soldiers to escort her aside, and then took Charlotte to the lake, and reassured her. Charlotte has been emotionally tortured over the years, and her will is firmer than before, but it is inevitable that she will leave a sore spot in her heart that she does not want to touch, but fortunately with Natsuki by her side, she is only depressed for a while when she encounters this situation.

"Will she be put to death?" These were Charlotte's first words after her silence.

Natsuki frowned, when the constitution and laws of the Kingdom of Ireland were first formulated, considering that the country had just become independent and the political situation was very unstable, he strongly advocated the adoption of relatively lenient punishment discretion, that is, "the punishment of the new state with light code", but conspiring to kill an active soldier and attempting to assassinate the king are both felonies, unless there is a major meritorious service, otherwise, the sentence of hanging is a foregone conclusion.

Seeing Natsuki's expression, Charlotte knew the answer, she did not intercede for this poor and pathetic woman, nor did she ask the real reason for the sanction of the Buckley family, but snuggled up to Natsuki and sighed softly: "I hope that there will be no grievances and disputes in heaven, in that case, when we have lived a life of misery and trouble, we can enjoy true peace." ”

What heaven was like, Natsuki had no way of knowing, the good times in Prince Bromberg's territory were already the closest to the ideal state of life, but unfortunately those years were destined to be gone forever.

Despite the stubbornness and stubbornness of the Buckley family's widow, Natsuki was able to pick up some valuable information between the lines of her conversations. Before the garrison arrived, he had made a proper defensive deployment with the forces at his disposal, so that the attackers who were ambushing Bali Shannon would not have any chance. A few hours later, with the arrival of the first reinforcements, he began to organize a counterattack - with the cooperation of local police and government officials, the army conducted a thorough search of the entire town of Ballyshannon, meticulously checked the identities of all non-local residents who appeared in the town, and took down several separatists with bad intentions on the spot.

After winning the first battle, Natsuki entered Ballyshannon under the strict escort of the army, addressed all the townspeople, and had his experience in Ballyshannon published in the major newspapers everywhere, which had the remarkable effect of reassuring the people and dealt a severe blow to the separatists. Taking this as a political opportunity, Xia Shu strongly advocated the establishment of the Ministry of State Security, which integrated the intelligence resources of the military, police, customs and other departments, and doubled the scale, making it an invisible line of defense to protect national security.

Two months after the Ballyshannon incident, the Royal Guard of Ireland, in conjunction with the Ministry of National Security, smashed the largest separatist organization in the country, "Hull Hall," in Belfast, killing more than 40 of its leaders and members, arresting more than 20 people, and holding a public trial against the organization. The public trial has attracted wide attention from many countries, and it is not the ideas and methods of these anti-government activists that have shocked the world, but their unexplained relationship with the British government. With the disclosure of some strong evidence, British Prime Minister Beauner-Law was forced to resign due to external pressure, and War Secretary Kitchener was investigated for alleged abuse of power.

On the other hand, starting with a tour of the north, Charlotte Hill, an unmarried woman from England, traveled in public with His Majesty Joachim, King of Ireland, who was also unmarried, and was allowed to enter and leave the Irish royal palace freely. Six years later, the relationship is once again a household topic across Europe, with the focus of discussion no longer on their story itself, but on whether the stubborn Irish would accept an Englishwoman as their queen.

Ireland has been ruled by the British for more than 700 years, and in the more than a century from 1800 to 1915 was completely incorporated into the British territory, such a long historical relationship has not brought Ireland and Britain a blood thicker than water kinship, the British attitude towards Ireland is often contemptuous and disdainful, oppressed and exploited by the British, leaving a historical blood mark of the Irish is more hateful and hateful to the British. Therefore, they can easily accept a German royal as the king of Ireland and swear allegiance to him with all their hearts, but show indifference and even resistance to the English woman he has always loved, and this attitude may not be intensified only because the royal family and the government have not announced in any way that the king will marry an English woman, and once this obvious intention becomes a reality, the outside world has long been waiting to see how the Irish people will react.

(End of chapter)