On the flat streets of Whitehall Street, black horse-drawn carriages drove slowly.

The middle-aged gentleman sat in the carriage, holding a stack of materials in his hand and looking through them.

Mrs. Peel sat in the chair across from him.

She smiled and said, "Oh! My dear, I really didn't expect you to have time to come to see me at the trial today. Didn't you work in your official residence all the time? ”

A middle-aged gentleman, or now it would be better to call him Sir Peel.

He rubbed his sore temples and smiled in response to his wife.

"Where can a written document in the mansion compare to your beautiful face? If I had a choice, I'd rather sit here and watch you all day. ”

Mrs. Peel's complexion was red, and she was a little shy, but she still couldn't hide the smile in the corner of her eye.

"Robert, we're all old husbands and wives, you don't need to do this with me. You say the documents don't look good, so what's that thing you're holding in your hand? ”

"This?" Sir Peel held up the document in his hand: "Officer Arthur Hastings' profile." ”

Mrs. Peel was also interested when she heard the name: "Have you noticed that talented young police officer, too?" ”

"His performance today was just too bright. Unless I'm blind, it's hard not to pay attention to him. Did you notice that he was very similar to another friend of ours named Arthur, very much like him? ”

Mrs. Peel thought for a moment, "I'm guessing you're talking about the Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley?" Oh, dear, you must be confused.

Although Mr. Duke was also a gentleman of integrity and a sense of justice, he could not be as gentle as Officer Arthur.

If Officer Arthur were replaced with the Duke of Wellington today, he would have given the magistrate two lashes before the court had begun. ”

"Haha, dear, that's because you don't know him well enough.

The Duke of Wellington wasn't always so grumpy, he only did that when facing His Majesty the King.

He has emphasized to me countless times that he can tolerate a person being stupid and a person being bad, but he can't tolerate a person being stupid and bad. ”

Mrs. Peel almost burst out laughing when she heard this, and she wanted to laugh but felt rude, so she took up a handkerchief and put it to her mouth.

"Does His Majesty know that you cabinet members are saying that about him behind your back?"

Sir Peel raised an eyebrow playfully: "The words I just said are separate and have no relevance. Ma'am, there is nothing to do with His Majesty. ”

"Robert, you're a bad idea." Mrs. Peel's shoulders trembled with laughter, "Okay, then tell me about the similarities between the Duke of Wellington and Officer Arthur." ”

"Everyone knows what a great commander the Duke of Wellington was, and he was a natural genius for war.

When everyone in the world thought that Napoleon was going to sweep across Europe, it was he who told the world at the Battle of Waterloo who was more worthy of the title of conqueror.

From India to Iberia to France and the Netherlands, he was invincible and invincible.

Look at his honours, not only as a field marshal in England, but also as a field marshal in Russia, Austria, Prussia, Hanover, Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands.

However, this is such a man who was born for war, but he often complained to me, saying that the most hated thing in his life was war, and after every war, he would say that it was the last time he went to war.

But when the country needs him, as long as he is gently pushed, he will stand up again and stand at the forefront of the war in the face of artillery fire. ”

Mrs. Peel thought for a moment and asked, "Do you think Officer Arthur is the same person?" ”

"Of course." Sir Peel smiled and nodded, "And all I have to do now is give him a gentle push." ”

Mrs. Peel agreed: "I also feel that Scotland Yard cannot afford to lose such a good police officer, it is irresponsible to the public. But hasn't he already decided to leave? How are you going to push him? ”

Sir Peel lifted the curtain of the carriage, and he pointed to the scenery outside, and said, "Don't you see, dear, that this is not the way home?" ”

Mrs. Peel looked out the window to see a four-story building with a red-red façade and a green dome.

"The Admiralty building? What are we doing here? ”

Sir Peel smiled and said, "Officer Arthur just told me that he was going to go to the Royal Navy to find another job.

But I think there are enough talented people in the Royal Navy, and there is no shortage of this one.

What's more, as Home Secretary for Scotland Yard, I don't intend to let my most outstanding officers go.

That's why I came to talk to some old friends from the Admiralty.

Ma'am, you don't mind if I have a drink with them later, do you? ”

"Oh! Robert! Mrs. Peel looked a little angry: "You have to go to work in the afternoon." ”

But Sir Peel had already dealt with it: "I'm done with my class for today. Now the cabinet is still busy, and the only thing left is the Duke of Wellington, who went to Windsor Castle to meet His Majesty the King. ”

"Duke of Wellington, what is he doing at Windsor Castle?"

Sir Peel shrugged: "Anyway, I shouldn't have gone to His Majesty to duel." Well...... Probably not. ”

……

At this moment, outside the audience hall at Windsor Castle.

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, walked briskly down the steps, without any intention of turning back.

Behind him, an old man with an angry roar chased after him.

His upper body was extravagant, a crimson cloak trimmed with gold trim, and a silver-gray coat with wheat tassels, which was worth a lot at first glance.

But the strange thing is that the old man's lower body is only a pair of thigh-reaching shorts.

At a glance, I knew that the old man must have been chasing too quickly, and he didn't even have time to change into a full set of formal clothes.

He roared at the Duke of Wellington, "Wellington! Stop! ”

The Duke of Wellington obediently stopped, but he still did not turn away.

His cold voice was like the north wind of December: "Your Majesty, is there anything else?" ”

That old man was none other than George IV, the fourth king of the Hanoverian dynasty of England.

George IV's eyes widened, he stretched out his trembling hand, and angrily rebuked: "What do you mean by those things you just handed me?" ”

The Duke of Wellington said: "It's literal, if you don't understand it." I can retell it for you. ”

He turned to the king and stood at the foot of the steps and said to the king: "The parliament and the cabinet have been arguing for the emancipation of the Catholic Church for more than ten years, and now it is with great difficulty that a consensus has been reached, and this is the Catholic Emancipation Act, which is recognized by all parties.

This is a hard-won thing, and I am not going to go to Parliament or the Cabinet to redraft it, because then I will probably get into endless wrangling.

So, you now have two options.

Or, you accept the first draft of the Catholic Emancipation Act that I just submitted. and hereby assure the House of Commons and the Cabinet that you will not use your influence among the House of Lords nobility to obstruct the passage of the bill.

Alternatively, you can choose to accept my collective resignation and the remaining 14 cabinet members, and choose a new majority member you trust to form a government.

Or if you like it, reconvene the election. Anyway, whoever likes to clean up this mess, I will never touch it again. ”

When George IV heard this, his voice trembled with anger: "Wellington, you, you!" ”

But Wellington apparently did not care about the king's attitude, and said: "If you still consider yourself to be the rightful monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, then approve the passage of the bill."

I am compelled to explain to you here that, although I am a devout Protestant like you, the question of the emancipation of the rest of the Catholic denominations can no longer be postponed.

The kingdom is on the brink of civil war, and I have received reliable information that if the bill is vetoed, there will be a major rebellion in Ireland.

Therefore, I must remind you once again that I will not accept your invitation to the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Army in the event of a rebellion in Ireland.

As for how to choose, that's your right, you can do it yourself! ”

With that, the Duke of Wellington flicked his sleeves and walked away.

George IV roared at his back: "Wellington, you! You! You! How dare you do this to me!! ”

The attendants on the side hurriedly stepped forward to support the old king, who was about to fall down the steps, and they couldn't stop comforting.

"Your Majesty, forget it, since he is not afraid of Napoleon, you don't expect him to be afraid of you."

"I ...... I...... Yes!!! George IV's eyes went black and he fell to the ground.

"Your Majesty? Your Majesty! The attendants shook the king's body, and when they found that there was no response, they panicked one by one: "Quick, go and call the doctor!" ”