In the pantry on the second floor of Rubin's perfume shop, Arthur, Disraeli and Brummel chatted happily about the new king's family affairs.

Ever since the birth of such a thing as a king on this small island, news about the royal family has been the most talked about by the British people.

Whether it's the high House of Lords aristocracy or the poor Londoners struggling to make ends meet, when it comes to the royal family, everyone can always pull out some secret rumors that they don't know where they heard it.

But unlike most roadside news, the information obtained from Mr. Beau Brummel, who has been an adviser to the royal family for many years, is clearly more credible.

Disraeli put down his teacup and asked, "So, Queen Adelaide's stomach still hasn't moved?" Shouldn't this be, doesn't His Majesty have ten illegitimate children with Mrs. Jordan? Parliament had high hopes for him, hoping that he and Queen Adelaide would work hard to give Britain a legitimate male heir to the throne! ”

Brummel took a sip of tea, shook his head, and said, "No one can say what the hell is going on, but everyone is speculating that it may be Queen Adelaide's problem." But if Queen Adelaide really can't give birth, then there is no way, and now the only thing the council can do is pray to God. ”

When Arthur heard this, he seemed to think of something: "But if Queen Adelaide can't give birth to a prince, according to the current order of succession, I'm afraid Princess Victoria, the only daughter of the Duke of Kent who died young, will have to inherit the throne, right?" ”

Brummel nodded: "That's right, according to the British law of succession to the throne, Princess Victoria is currently the first in line." She was followed by her uncles, Prince Ernst, Duke of Cumberland, second, and Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, third. ”

When Arthur heard this, he frowned and asked, "What about Prince Augustus, Duke of Sussex, President of the Royal Society?" ”

Brummel replied: "If the Duke of Sussex is willing to marry a princess of the royal family or even a lord of a German state in accordance with the Law of Succession to the Throne, of course he will receive the right of inheritance, and the third in line should have been his." It's a pity that Prince Augustus was not happy. Actually, I would have liked him to be king, but the Duke of Sussex was a bohemian man who did not want to be bound by the throne by nature, and apparently preferred the velvet chairs of the President of the Royal Society of Arts and the President of the Royal Society to the throne of Buckingham Palace. ”

Disraeli couldn't help but exclaim when he heard this: "However, if Princess Victoria inherits the throne, won't the confederation formed by Britain and the Kingdom of Hanover be dissolved?" The Kingdom of Hanover, as a German state, strictly enforces the Salik succession law, so they don't seem to support women to inherit the throne, right? ”

"That's right." Brummel replied: "So in the order of succession to the throne of the Kingdom of Hanover, Prince Ernst, Duke of Cumberland, is the first in line. But it's not a big deal, judging by the reaction of the Parliament, they don't care about the loose confederation we formed with Hanover. The parliaments of the two countries are elected separately, and the finances and taxes are completely separated, so let's break up. ”

When Arthur heard this, he couldn't help but take a sip of tea and commented: "Probably looking at the whole world, only Britain is so calm about losing a large piece of land for no reason, right?" Whether it is Russia, the Ottomans, or France, it is estimated that they have already planned to use knives and guns in the event of such an inheritance crisis. ”

Brummel shook his hand: "It's not that we haven't worked hard at all, the palace minister has been working very hard to persuade His Majesty the King to work harder, and His Majesty himself is also very serious about this crisis, and the time he and the queen go out for a walk has been significantly reduced recently." The Duke of Wellington fought most of his life, General Nelson died at Trafalgar, and now the achievements of the two greatest British army and navy generals are lying on the beds of Buckingham Palace. We can't help with this kind of thing, but I can only wish His Majesty and the Queen good news for the public of Britain and Hanover. ”

Arthur also smacked his mouth twice when he heard this, and he couldn't help but joke after thinking about it for a long time: "If it is really born, it can only mean that someone really helped if it is not ......."

When Disraeli heard this, he hurriedly took his cane and pestled his leg and reminded, "Arthur, what do you say?" Are you not going to do it in Scotland Yard again? ”

When Brummel heard this, he took out his pocket watch and looked at the time, then stood up and stretched his body, and said goodbye: "Okay, that's all for today's gossip." Benjamin, don't forget to come to Lord Lindhurst's banquet this weekend, for the Lord loves to read The British, and praises your Young Duke. I've got a ticket for him, and I'm sure I'll be able to invite you to the banquet. ”

Disraeli took off his hat and said goodbye to him: "Of course, how could I forget such an important thing? Goodbye, Monsieur Blummell, and have a good day. ”

With that, Disraeli watched Brummel descend the stairs.

As soon as Brummel disappeared from sight, Disraeli couldn't help but proudly pick up his shirt and said to Arthur: "Arthur, our "British" is really right!" You see, I have now caught the attention of the great men, and the special issue I have written, "England and France: A Cabinet Remedy for Francophilia," has won the favor of the Tories tycoon, Mr. John Crock, a former Lord of the Admiralty, and now Lord Lindhurst, a great man of the law.

Just look, in ten years I'll be Prime Minister of Britain. You stay at Scotland Yard first, don't always make some unobtrusive opinions like just now, as long as you can hold me as Prime Minister, I will definitely promote you to the Treasury as permanent secretary. Remember what I said to you earlier? Proud! People like us are born to be good because of pride! ”

Arthur looked at Disraeli's excited face, he really didn't expect that one day he would be made a wish by this reckless Jewish political rookie.

But he didn't go to the cold water of Splash Disraeli, because as far as he knew, this kid could really be in the future, not only in the future, but also in a fucking manner.

Arthur just calmly took a sip of tea: "Benjamin, have you forgotten the three Charles, Alexander, and Elder them?" ”

"How is that possible?" Disraeli smiled like a sunflower: "Mr. Dickens can go to the Times as editor-in-chief in the future, and Lionel just announced an increase in investment in The Times on behalf of the Rothschild family last week." I'm the prime minister, shouldn't it be too much for them to give my friend an editor-in-chief position, right? ”

Arthur pouted as he cupped his teacup: "That's really not too much. Put him over, and the Times will have to climb high. ”

"yes, I'll just say it." Disraeli made another wish: "And Mr. Darwin, he will be the president of the Linnaeus Society, and by the way, he will also be the president of Cambridge." ”

Arthur nodded slightly: "Reasonable, but I'm afraid Elder won't be happy." ”

"Oh, yes, Held, I can't forget him!" Disraeli exclaimed, "Since you are the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Finance, then Elder will go to the Admiralty, right?" After he returned from his round-the-world voyage, this resume should be handy. ”

Arthur was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but then he tasted some flavor, and he muttered: "I just said, why can Britain lose to the African natives in the future?" Benjamin, you're pretty good at employing people! ”

"Lost to the indigenous Africans?" Disraeli thought Arthur was joking with him, and he laughed and said, "If Britain can't lose to the natives of Africa, then won't France have to be invaded by the natives?" ”

Arthur couldn't help but give him a thumbs up when he heard this: "Benjamin, I can't see it, you kid is still a prophet!" ”

Disraeli said, "Of course, great politicians have to have some foresight. By the way, and Alexander, if I become prime minister, I will help him build a republic in France. ”

Arthur just shook his head: "Okay, but the French probably just want you not to grab the Suez Canal with them." ”

"Arthur, what do you say? Why am I getting more and more incomprehensible? ”

"Nothing." Arthur asked, "Don't you wonder what I'm doing in the perfume shop during work hours?" ”

"What's there to wonder about, don't you often wander the streets of London?"

Arthur shook his finger slightly: "But today, it's different. Benjamin, we've been talking about being prime minister for so long, shouldn't we put our eyes back on reality? ”

"Put it back to reality?" Disraeli pondered for a moment: "You mean, let me join a party or something?" ”

"It's not all."

Arthur smiled, "I think you might be able to go one step further and elect a councillor or something." Didn't I remember you just mentioning Mr. Crocker and Lord Lindhurst? These two are Tory bigwigs, and if you can get on good terms with them in time, you might be able to make a splash in a by-election in the near future. ”

"By-elections." Disraeli was shocked, and he jerked up and said, "Has something happened to any of the councillors?" ”

Arthur crossed his fingers on his knees: "I thought that councillor would not be able to do anything for the time being...... But if you can make a good enough impression on Mr. Crocker and the rest of the hard-liners in the Tory caucus, such as getting a campaign pledge or something, then I think that Congressman might be able to do the same. ”

When Disraeli heard this, he immediately reacted.

He thought of the dispute between Bernie Harrison MP and Scotland Yard that had been in a lot of noise a while ago.

"That'...... The result of that incident is out? ”

Arthur just smiled: "It doesn't matter if it turns out or not, the important thing is Benjamin you have to remember that you were born to be prime minister." ”

After that, Arthur stood up and patted him on the shoulder: "Benjamin, when you figure it out, you can come to Scotland Yard at any time to talk to your loyal permanent undersecretary of the Treasury." Now, I'll have to go to Mister Riddle and analyze the bottle of 'Styria's Secrets'. ”

(End of chapter)