The Parliamentary Reform Bill will be voted on again tomorrow, and the Prime Minister, Earl Charles, warns members of his party: There is a limit to my patience! 》

"The Whigs are in initial contact with the Tories in an attempt to persuade the opposition to change their position"

The Duke of Wellington: My position has always been consistent, and I am opposed to any suffrage reform that might shake the foundations of Britain

Sir Peel: Hopefully Viscount Palmerston won't get lost again this time in the vote

Viscount Palmerston Strikes Back: Don't worry about you, I've got the map ready

"According to credible sources, if the parliamentary reform bill is blocked again, the Earl of Grey may consider asking His Majesty the King to dissolve Parliament and hold a new general election"

Arthur had his feet on his desk, his whole body sunk in his office chair, his face almost buried in the headlines of various newspapers about parliamentary reform.

He muttered, "Is this real?" ”

Agareth took a sip from the steaming black teacup with his eyes half-closed, and the Red Devil spoke: "Is the council playing the stinky and long 'Don Carlos' again?" I have to say that the play was the worst I've seen in London in recent years, it was stinking and long and not very interesting. ”

Arthur peeked out of the pile of newspapers: "Your taste is no different from Benjamin's, and he told me before that Don Carlos is the most pale tragedy in the history of British theater, but I don't know if you are like him, willing to wear ladies' corsets for a slender waist." ”

When the Red Devil heard this, he just snorted: "No, no, Arthur, Disraeli said that most likely to curry favor with the Tories dignitaries, after all, he had just joined the Tory Party, and he had to choose a Whig star to attack." And Lord John Russell, the author of Don Carlos, was clearly a perfect target.

First of all, Lord Russell is famous enough, but his position in the Whig Party is not in the first echelon, talented but obedient and withdrawn, the older Whig old qualifications can't stand his arrogance, and those who are about the same age as him can't stand his sarcastic mouth like a nail everywhere, only those brainless young people with less qualifications than him will be willing to flock around him because of the influence of the aura of idols.

It has to be said that your Jewish friend is very good at choosing opponents, and his attack on Lord Russell will not only satisfy the Tories bigwigs, but even some Whig members will be secretly happy. However, I am still surprised that Disraeli would follow your advice and choose to join the Tory Party. I had always thought he would choose the Whigs, who were relatively friendly to the Jews, after all, even Rothschild had already shown that he wanted to abandon the Duke of Wellington and switch sides. ”

Arthur took a puff of cigarette on fire: "How can it be, Benjamin is a smart man, he naturally knows what it means to throw high and smoke low, and he is not like Alexander who can't carry his weight." Rothschild was able to switch his support because the Whigs were willing to accept a wealthy family that could cause an earthquake in the City of London, and Benjamin was now a fashionable man of some fame at best, plus the editor-in-chief of "The British".

But the Tories were different, they had just lost their position in power, and the public opinion environment was terrible, with relatively neutral newspapers such as The Times and the Manchester Guardian, as well as radicals such as The Observer, denouncing Tory members as the source of corrupt British politics. At this time, if you can get a home with a good image in the eyes of the public and a political amateur who does not have much black history, although it is not much gain, it will always be helpful.

Moreover, Benjamin's choice of political slogan is also very flattering, he calls for the revival of the old aristocratic spirit that has been forgotten in the corner, and celebrates the idyllic rural life, covering the black pot of social moral decay on the materialistic currents caused by the industrial age. I have heard that the clergy seem to be very interested in his ideas, and that the young nobles approve of his ideas.

As for Sir Peel, although Benjamin's views conflicted with his ideas, he did not directly oppose them out of the need to unite the party. Judging by the current momentum, it seems that the Tories believe that replacing Bernie Harrison's seat with Benjamin is a very appropriate option. ”

Agareth covered his mouth and pretended to be surprised: "Oh! Arthur, what are you talking about? Do you think that's right? ”

Arthur raised his eyebrows and said, "That's right? No, I just think Benjamin's formulation is at least better than Bernie Harrison's. Agareth, you have witnessed the rise and fall of human society for thousands of years, so you should know that most of the time, we are just going to get worse or worse, and now we are fortunate to have avoided it, which is already a blessing, how can I still expect him to be right? Besides, although Benjamin is a little pompous, he is very flexible, and he is even willing to wear a corset for a slender waist, so what else can he not do? ”

After that, Arthur also pulled out a large stack of documents in front of the case, pointed to the account in Disraeli's file, and said: "According to the content of my conversation with him two days ago, I am afraid that as soon as he becomes a councilor, he will immediately open fire on the Whigs on the issue of child labor. I'm happy with this for the time being, that's enough. And, if Benjamin is elected, Bernie Harrison will be taken to Scotland Yard the next day, and I assure you that he will be there for him. ”

Arthur said this, and suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Enter."

The office door was pushed open, and a Scotland Yard police officer in uniform with papers and a neat uniform pushed the door in.

Arthur looked him up and down, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

I have to say that the world is so crazy that rats can be bridesmaids for cats.

He thought that in Louis Bonaparte's capacity, the Foreign Office would not easily grant him British citizenship, and even if he did, his uncle and mother would not let him be a policeman.

After all, even the average Londoner doesn't think that the Scotland Yard police are such a high-end profession, and they still have a clear distinction between the detectives in "Hastings" and the officers in Scotland Yard.

But despite all the odds, Louis Bonaparte was here.

Arthur looked at Louis Bonaparte, who stood tall like a sword, and said, "I have to say, this uniform fits better on you than I thought. ”

Louis Bonaparte didn't seem to care about this, he closed the door and said: "What's this, even during the Napoleonic Wars, many of the uniforms of the French army were purchased from England, and British cloth is not unusual to me. ”

With that, he stepped forward and put the sorted documents in front of Arthur's desk: "Sir, according to your request, Bernie Harrison's whereabouts have been placed under our surveillance. If the Parliamentary Reform Bill were to be rejected tomorrow, and Earl Grey did propose the dissolution of Parliament, we would be able to arrest him as soon as he stepped out of the Houses of Parliament. ”

When Arthur heard this, he just picked up the white porcelain cup and took a sip of tea: "Louie, there is no need to be in such a hurry, you don't have to be as efficient in Britain as you are in France, you can take it easy." ”

Louis Bonaparte raised an eyebrow and asked, "So, what do you mean?" ”

"At least let Mr. Harrison go home and see his wife and children again." Moreover, it is not good to do it in front of so many parliamentarians. Of course, letting Mr. Harrison go home to say goodbye doesn't mean letting him step through the door. If he does get into the house, we'll have to apply to the court for a search warrant, which is a lot of trouble. ”

When Louis Bonaparte heard this, he just frowned and said: "Doing things in England is really a lot of rules, and there are so many unfavorable evidence against Harrison, why bother just getting him over?" ”

Arthur said: "No way, in Britain, at least on the surface, you still have to follow the rules." Since there is a rule, we must abide by this rule, and as for whether the rule is right or not, that is what the parliamentarians need to discuss, and we are just implementing the great decisions of the Cabinet and the Parliament. ”

When Louis Bonaparte heard this, he couldn't help but want to discuss something with Arthur.

He hesitated for a long time, but still took out a folded manuscript from his coat pocket and put it in front of Arthur: "After I talked to you that day, I had some new ideas, and I added them to the new manuscript. If...... I mean, if you think it's pretty good, can you recommend it to the British? ”

Arthur glanced at the manuscript in his hand, and saw a few paragraphs written on it.

Governments are established to help societies overcome the obstacles that hinder their progress......

Government is not a necessary evil, as a famous economist suggests, but a beneficial promoter of all social organizations......

What lasts is good. The one that lasts the longest is the one that is most suitable for this group of people......

Caesar of Rome must have wanted to retain the form of a republic, while Napoleon of France re-established the monarchy......

In order to avoid the lack of stability and continuity, which is the greatest defect of the democratic republic, it is necessary to create a hereditary family that acts as protectors of the general interest, but whose power should be based exclusively on the democratic spirit of the people......

Britain is conservative because they have something to be conservative about. Britain's system has been preserved for centuries and is now the hegemon of the world's oceans and the star of the industrial age. Their success proves that the conservative British system is fully justified, but do you have anything to be proud of, French conservatives? As a party, you have no glorious precedent, and what you are preserving today is nothing more than what you overthrew yesterday!

When Arthur saw this, he just felt a little headache.

Although there is no such thing as censorship anymore, if it were to be published in the British, it would certainly cause a lot of controversy.

Not to mention that Disraeli had just published a special issue in the British, paying tribute to the Tories and criticizing the Gray cabinet of the Whigs for being infatuated with France.

If another article by Louis Bonaparte were put up at this time, wouldn't it become a left-right fight?

Besides, the original intention of "British" was to be an entertainment publication, but now that one or two key political boys are planning to reveal their positions in "British", what is going on?

Thinking of this, Arthur did not reply directly to Louis Bonaparte, but took out another document from his desk and flipped through it.

"Sir, did I write it?"

"No, it's not, whether you write or not doesn't affect your publication. I just don't think this kind of article is for the British. ”

"And what is this in your hand?"

Arthur flipped through the manuscript and pointed to its name, "A friend of mine, Mr. John Mill, a researcher of political economy, sent me a manuscript. He originally wanted to publish these things in The British, but I think this is very different from the founding purpose of the British. ”

"This ......," Louis Bonaparte was a little discouraged when he heard this: "Well, I see what you mean. ”

Arthur raised his hand to signal him to stop: "No, I didn't reject the manuscript, I just thought, if you have to send it, you can just get together and publish a supplement, and get an eye-catching supplement title, such as "Napoleonic Thought" or "The Economist" or something." ”

Thank you for the reward from the Mega_Peccato of the book friends, and I will add more tomorrow!

(End of chapter)