Chapter 427: The Council Blew Up
"I accept Her Majesty's ruling!" As if expecting this result, Wen Xian took out the medal and certificate of honor from his pocket and presented it with both hands. ↖ Top-of-the-line ↖ ↖ novel ↖, x.
After being taken away by the guards, Bonham said again: "I am already a civilian, I am not qualified to stay in the House of Lords, before I leave, I promise that I will cooperate with the relevant parties to investigate my relationship with the Democratic Alliance, but I hope to act impartially, if the parliament passes a resolution not to allow trade with the Chinese, I will also withdraw the shares of Aina, Her Majesty the Queen, His Royal Highness Prince Albert, gentlemen, farewell!" ”
Wen Xian turned around and walked out, his steps were relaxed, as if he had unloaded a burden, indeed, although losing the title of nobility would lose a lot of convenience, but from another point of view, he no longer had to bear the obligations of being a nobleman, he could run Aina's company freely and save a family property for his children.
In fact, the aristocracy of this era was more of an honorary title, the capitalists and bankers firmly controlled the House of Commons, the power of the House of Lords became smaller and smaller, and the power of the powerful families was more and more restricted.
It's just that Wen Xian's relaxed appearance made Ali Guo's heart very unstraight, and he immediately stood up and said loudly: "Wait, as far as I know, Aina Company produces a kind of women's underwear, the upper part of which is barely covered by two thin pieces of cloth to cover women's breasts, and the lower half is an inverted triangle type panties, which are narrow and small, and women will expose half of their buttocks when they wear them, which is very immoral, and its brand name is Victoria's Secret, referred to as Victoria's Secret."
I consider this trademark to be an insult to Her Majesty the Queen, and to all the citizens of the British Empire. As a shareholder of Aina, Mr. Bonham is responsible. That's why I asked the guards to arrest Bonham immediately and confiscate his shares in Aina!
Boom! For the third time, the pot exploded in the parliament. But unlike the previous two times, the accusations against Bonham were not too much, but gradually filled with an ambiguous atmosphere, and many people were secretly rolling their eyes at their queen majesty.
The key is that Ali Guo's description is too vivid, as a man, you can easily imagine what this underwear looks like, and then give it the name Victoria's Secret, it is difficult not to make people think about it!
Queen Victoria's face was flushed, ashamed and annoyed. However, she could not express her opinion on such matters, and she tried to agree with Ali Guo's suggestion very much.
"Oh? Victoria's Secret? It's an interesting name. Albert looked at his wife and muttered a pun.
"Silence, silence!" At this time, the ** official slammed the mallet twice and asked, "Mr. Wen Xian, do you need an explanation?" ”
Wen Xian's expression remained unchanged: "The idea of this trademark came from Wang Feng, which will help Chinese become interested in the UK, and I think so." The brand name is not directly related to Her Majesty the Queen, and in the English-speaking world, there are many women called Victoria. With that, he continued to walk outside.
This time. No one stopped Wen Xian, after all, his explanation was reasonable, and no one could force Victoria's secret to the queen. Otherwise, it becomes an ulterior motive.
After Bonham left, the ** official said: "Now the House of Lords will vote on whether to launch an investigation into the defeat of the East India Company!" ”
In fact, Tong Guò Wenham's statement to the Democratic Alliance. Everyone understands that the East India Company has encountered a hard time this time, but someone must take responsibility for the defeat, right? Moreover, there were constant calls for the dissolution of the East India Company between the government and the opposition. As a result, there was an uproar, and parliamentarians from both the ruling and opposition parties raised their hands.
Although this result was expected, the Governor General of India James was still in a heavy heart, the East India Company was rampant in corruption, and the officials colluded with the Indian king to enrich their own pockets, which was actually a bad debt, and it was investigated by the Parliament, which basically meant the end of the house, although the resolution of the House of Lords does not represent the final result, and the vote of the House of Commons is the real decisive factor, but in terms of the current shape, it is impossible for the House of Commons to overturn the resolution of the House of Lords.
Sure enough, the Prime Minister, Viscount Palmston, followed suit: "The vote in the House of Lords will be clear, and the vote in the House of Commons will begin in the afternoon." ”
Gritting his teeth, James bowed: "As the Governor of India, I should bear the most direct responsibility for the defeat, and I request to resign as the Governor of India." ”
Palmston nodded: "Yes, but until the investigation is over, please Mr. James do not leave London, and then, it is a discussion on the response to the defeat of the war with China, and before that, please ask Mr. Ali Guo to convey the request of the Democratic Alliance forces first." ”
Wang Feng asked Robertson, the consul in Shanghai, to cancel the privileges of the British in the concession and hand over the control of the Shanghai Customs, and Robertson truthfully reported to Bao Ling, the minister in Beijing, who did not dare to agree to any of them, including the abolition of the concession privileges that he could decide!
The key is that he did not want to be called incompetent, so he entrusted Aliguo, who was about to return to China, to report the matter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which felt a great headache and was unwilling to bear the notoriety, so he immediately reported it to the Prime Minister, who was a hardliner, but not stupid, and finally kicked the ball to the National Assembly.
No matter what kind of decision the parliament makes, at least he will not be held responsible, because the decision of former Prime Minister Aberdeen to use the NLD army is in his hands, and now that the mess is in his hands, he believes that he is not obliged to wipe Aberdeen's ass.
An important reason for Aberdeen's resignation was due to the improper handling of the war against Russia, in fact, the British people had a strong opposition to participating in the Crimean War, which is very understandable, even if the Russian army was defeated, the Balkans and Crimea were still deeply surrounded by Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Russia, and it was difficult for Britain to draw direct benefits from it.
As prime minister, Aberdeen was indecisive in preventing the dispatch of troops, and after sending troops, the logistics were extremely difficult, and the soldiers at the front often complained because they could not get supplies, and under internal and external pressure, the parliament demanded that Aberdeen dissolve the cabinet, and the Aberdeen government collapsed.
As the successor prime minister, Palmston promised to end the Crimean War as much as possible, and now he is fully focused on the final war against Russia, and has no time to deal with the situation in the Far East, and negotiating with the Democratic Alliance forces contains huge political risks, and the slightest carelessness will follow in the footsteps of Aberdeen, so it is most appropriate to submit it to Parliament for discussion.
Ali Guo bowed upwards and said, "Her Majesty the Queen, Her Royal Highness Prince Albert, and gentlemen, the Democratic Alliance has put forward two conditions."
Boom, the fourth explosion in the parliament!
"Gentlemen, the NLD army has bullied people too much, this is a shame, it is a shame to my British Empire, it must not be tolerated!"
"I ask the upper and lower houses to vote immediately to send an expeditionary force from the mainland to avenge the shame!"
"Her Majesty shall put the strongest possible pressure on France and the United States, sternly stating that they should renounce their participation in the study of the Duke of Wellington, and that they shall not engage in any trade with the NLD!"
"We should immediately form a banking group with France and the United States to lend money to the Qing country, and arm the Qing ** team to assist our army in attacking the Democratic Alliance!"
"No, we should make peace with Russia and contact Russia, France, the United States, Portugal, and Hoossi to form a coalition to fight against China!" (To be continued......)
ps: Thank you for worrying. Aifu. Two monthly passes for Europe~~~~
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