"Her Majesty, gentlemen!" While there was silence in the audience, Panr stood up and added: "We are willing to stand trial if Parliament finds us guilty, but I believe that His Excellency the Prime Minister, who formulates and directs foreign policy, also has an unshirkable responsibility, including this government, and I ask His Excellency the Prime Minister to resign in guilt, and I propose that Her Majesty the Queen dissolve the House of Commons and call for an early general election." ”

With a bang, the council hall exploded!

As the ruling party, it is certain to take responsibility for the defeat, and it is also the crushing defeat of losing all the colonies in the Far East, and the ruling party parliamentarians are gloomy, and this responsibility cannot be shirked, and as an opposition party, this is a good opportunity for them to come to power.

Gradually, all eyes were on the Prime Minister, including the Queen.

He had done a good job in making decisions, but the information and reference opinions were provided by the governors, commissioners, ministers, and consuls in the Far East, and he could not bear the responsibility alone.

For a man who has been in power for a long time, it is difficult to accept the sudden relinquishment of power, and it is not to the point of no return, and the absolute reluctance of Messton to submit his resignation is not only about himself, but also about the party he represents and the interest groups standing behind him.

Judge Messton stood up and said: "The decision to launch two wars against southern China did come from me, but I also gave the order with reference to the opinions and intelligence of all parties, Mr. Paner, Mr. Gavinna, and many others, didn't you instigate me to use force against China in the first place?" I remember that the reasons you have given are very strong, and I believe that whoever becomes prime minister will approve the decision to use force against China accordingly. Especially Bao Ling, the former minister in Beijing, huh? ”

As he spoke. Judge Maxton was suddenly surprised: "What about Your Excellency Bao Ling? Why isn't he there? Qing Ting was expelled from Chinese mainland, and he should return to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to report on his duties. ”

Canning and the others looked at each other. They are more or less clear about Baoling's affairs, the huge loan is difficult to implement, how dare he return to China, even if he is not arrested when he returns to China, I am afraid that he will be secretly monitored, it is better to come from the Far East at ease.

It was heard that Bao Ling had secretly transferred his family and property to Japan in batches, apparently leaving room for defection.

In dealings with China, is Bowling selfish? Definitely there was, as British plenipotentiary envoy overseas. Who hasn't used his position for his own benefit? Including the people below, even ordinary soldiers, few of them have clean hands.

In 1757, the colonial leader Clevau led his army to rob the Bengal treasury, robbing a total of 58 million pounds worth of wealth, but only 30 million pounds was handed over to the British government, and the rest was divided. I have taken two hundred and thirty thousand pounds in all, gentlemen, and until now I do not know why I have been so polite!

Look at? Exploiting one's position overseas for one's own benefit. This is a legal act, and Bao Ling naturally will not be exempt from vulgarity, but he is more. Or from the position of the British government.

As the former Governor of Hong Kong and Minister to Beijing, Bowing was very dedicated to his duties. Wang Feng can testify to this, his misfortune is only that he has encountered a powerful opponent who is suffocating. But can he be blamed for this? No! Providence is so, what can I do? As a result, he became the first person responsible for the huge debt, which is embarrassing, and he is also a foreign envoy, so he will only sympathize with Bao Ling, rather than expose it.

Gavinner took over and said: "Presumably, Your Excellency the Prime Minister should know that the Far East today, except for Japan, has all belonged to China, and the importance of Japan to our British Empire is self-evident. ”

"Hmm~~" Judge Eston nodded and didn't ask more.

Once Bao Ling returns to China, the banker will inevitably pull Bao Ling to recover the loan, where will Bao Ling get the money to pay back? The result can only be a mad dog's indiscriminate bite, bringing a huge shock to the British financial and political circles.

After all, the original loan to China was approved by the parliament, and there were too many people involved, including his sentence to Messun, and his relatives also charged a lot of handling fees, which might make things bigger, and in the end he couldn't even keep himself.

Therefore, if Bao Ling does not return to China, this cover will not be lifted for the time being, which is a happy result for all parties except the banker, and even Bao Ling secretly transferred his property and family, and the secret police also reacted to the sentence of Messton, but he did not take any measures, but adopted an attitude of resignation, which is also out of this mentality.

It would be great if Bao Lingneng and Jin Guo renewed the agreement to repay the loan, but because of the current situation in the Asia-Pacific region, Jin Guo insisted on not repaying it, and Britain had no choice but to never come back.

After a little hesitation, he said: "In terms of the war against China, I and my cabinet, the navy and many people are responsible, but Britain has fallen into a serious crisis, so I think the immediate priority is not to waste time on elections in vain, but to unite the government and the opposition and race against time in order to get out of the crisis as soon as possible. ”

There was a discussion among the opposition parties.

In Britain at that time, there were two ways to dissolve Parliament and re-elect, the first was announced by the Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister had the right to dissolve Parliament and report to the King for approval, and secondly, the Prime Minister was grossly negligent, and the King pushed Parliament to conduct a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister, and sentenced Messton to be known as a political tumbler, with extremely deep connections, and the ruling party was the majority party, even if a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister was forced, it may not be able to pass the vote.

The queen observed the performance of opposition MPs, and she was actually reluctant to sentence Maxton to the wilderness, after all, she also played a role in Britain's foreign wars, and if Maxton was held responsible, then should she be held responsible? Judged that Messton is indeed a very capable person, even if the opposition party comes to power, it may not be able to turn the tide.

"Ahem~~" Seeing that it was almost over, the queen coughed lightly: "I personally agree with His Excellency the Prime Minister, now is not the time to hold accountable, but to solve the problem, please gentlemen express their opinions." ”

The Queen's remarks, the voice of dissolving the parliament became weaker, and an opposition parliamentarian stood up and said: "We agree with the proposal of Her Majesty the Queen and Her Excellency the Prime Minister, the current direct threat to our country is from China's expansion, Mr. Lambert is right, due to geopolitical factors, it is obviously not feasible to send an expeditionary fleet to China, so our country can only follow the established strategy, on the one hand, accelerate the modernization process of Japan, so that it has the capital to confront China as soon as possible, and on the other hand, promote the collision between Russia and China, When necessary, it is necessary to unite with France, Portugal, the Netherlands, Spain, and other countries to give Russia some assistance. (To be continued.) )