"The impeachment? You almost died in Liverpool, and how do you ask me to speak for the Poles? ”

At this, Disraeli glanced out of the corner of Arthur's eye, and wondered which tendon was wrong, and he suddenly began to recite the chapters of the book of Revelation aloud.

"There is a white horse, and he who rides on it is called honest and true. He judges and wars according to righteousness. His eyes were like a flame of fire, and he wore many crowns on his head, and his name was written, and no one knew him but himself. He was dressed in blood-spattered clothes, and his name was the Word of God. And all the armies that were in heaven rode on white horses, clothed in fine linen, and white and clean, and followed him. ”

At this point, Disraeli's voice slammed, and he turned to ask, "Arthur, did you see these sights when the bullets of the Polish gunners almost broke your brain?" ”

For his friend's inconsistency, Arthur can only respond with the same inappropriate answer.

"No, all I saw was a boiling river of blood. Along the edge of the boiling river of blood, the boiled people screamed inside. The devil told me that these were tyrants who loved to kill and plunder.

Then I saw a group of dead people who were swept by the wind and kept crashing against the rocks, who had been greedy for lust and indulged in the pleasures of the flesh.

Next to it was a layer of gray woods, which had been transformed by the souls of the suicidal. Lying in the middle of the forest were a group of immobile gluttons, lying there weakly, to be pounded by the rubble and sewage that fell from the sky.

Passing through the territory of the demon Plutus, he wields a whip in his hand and urges a group of people to push the mountain-like boulders to collide with each other as punishment for their greed.

The furious gathered on the other side, fighting each other, tearing at flesh, flesh and blood blurred but never stopping.

In the end, Glion, a monster with a kind face and a scorpion tail sting behind his back, carried me through a heretic-infested fiery sand, telling me that I had reached the end of the trip.

I saw that the people here were all strangely shaped, some of their heads were twisted 180 degrees, some of their bodies were buried in the earth, and some of their bodies were torn in half and merged with poisonous snakes......"

Disraeli's body trembled as he interrupted Arthur, "Wait, why are you here here?" ”

Arthur took a sip of tea calmly: "Because this place is specially used to imprison gamblers, pimps, and counterfeit money dealers......"

"You're not one of them, are you?"

"Benjamin, I'm not done yet. This place is also responsible for imprisoning corrupt officials. ”

When the Jewish boy heard this, he couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Then you probably can see a lot of big people there." ”

"You're wrong." Arthur lit a cigar and smoke rose in the room: "The big guys usually get off the train a few stops in the first few stops. So the only ones who can accompany me here are Alexander and the others. ”

"Huh? What! Disraeli exclaimed, "Alexander did it too?" ”

"Or else?"

Arthur took a Ginny out of his pocket and flicked it into the goblet in front of Disraeli: "I can't swallow that many gold coins by myself, so I decided to hide all the extra money in his big belly." ”

Disraeli gasped when he heard this, he covered his mouth and muttered: "I knew that being a police officer makes so much money, what kind of councillor should I elect?" ”

"Benjamin, be content." Arthur replied: "For Scotland Yard, such a list is not very common. But if you can make it to the Public Works Committee in the House of Commons, you can get a fortune all year round. Even if you're just sitting in a chair and not moving, those engineering projects can rub a few layers of thick lard on your waistcoat. ”

"That's impossible!"

Hearing this, Disraeli got up and pressed one hand on the table, and emphasized to Arthur with a righteous face: "You may have forgotten that your friend is a fake Jew!" I'm not going to get lard on my body! The only thing that can stick to me is the engineering money. ”

"Oh, I'm sorry, Benjamin, I forgot that." Arthur replied apologetically, "Maybe I've been so impressed by a few people I've been in contact with lately that I've forgotten your Jewish identity." ”

"Huh?" Disraeli wondered, "Who have you met lately?" ”

"A diplomat who emigrated from the German Duchy of Hesse, he always emphasized his Briton identity. And another Jew, our great poet Heinrich Heine, always emphasized that he was an authentic German. ”

Hearing this, Disraeli's expression suddenly became a little strange: "Is Heine very taboo that he is a Jew?" ”

"Hmm...... It's hard to say, but he was probably not proud of his Jewishness. ”

"How do you know?"

"When I arrived in Liverpool, the local officials and businessmen hosted a banquet for us. There was a lady at the banquet who was very fond of his poems, so she took the opportunity to approach our grumpy Heinrich and complimented him: 'Mr. Heine, you and Jesus are of the same people. If I were you, I would be proud. ’”

"What did Heine say?"

"Are you sure you want to listen?"

"Of course."

Arthur shook the ashes of his cigarette: "Heinrich replied, 'If there was no one but Jesus, I would be proud of this people.'" ’”

When Disraeli heard this, the expression on his face turned from black to green and then to red: "The impact of his words is inevitably too wide!" ”

Arthur comforted, "Benjamin, what are you anxious about?" I think he's probably talking about the loan sharks. Wasn't your father a literary critic? He didn't sit in the city. Even if you have to be in a hurry, it should be the Rothschilds' Lionel who is in a hurry before you. Heinrich's artillery range hasn't covered you yet. ”

Disraeli sat down and took a sip of his wine, only to be careless and almost stuck the gold in his throat.

He spit out the gini and said, "I finally understand why Lionel told the editorial department to keep an eye on Heine's works. Didn't we settle his manuscript fee? Send him back to Paris quickly, the great poet should be handed over to the French, and let them have a headache. ”

At this point, he seemed still puzzled, and added: "I know that these Ashkenazi Jews living in Central and Eastern Europe are unruly, and they have created more than half of the bad reputation of the Jews." ”

"Huh?" Arthur asked, "Aren't you the same as them?" ”

"Of course not." Disraeli proudly said: "I am a noble Sephardic Jew, and my mother is a Hispanic Jew, the noblest of the Jews. My paternal line is Italian-Jew, and my grandfather is from Venice, the city of wealth. ”

But just after saying this, Disraeli himself felt that something was wrong, and he hurriedly added: "Of course, my grandfather has nothing to do with Sherlock the miser in The Merchant of Venice." My ancestry proves that I am a nobleman among the Jews. ”

Arthur shook his glass and replied, "Of course, I already knew that. Benjamin, because of your speech in the House of Commons, all of Britain now knows that your ancestors were Jewish rabbis in Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem. ”

Hearing this, Disraeli blushed rarely: "Arthur, you know, I'm not that mean person. I didn't mean to humiliate everyone, I was just angry with a few uneducated councillors. ”

Disraeli had expected Arthur to be angry with him for his speech in the House of Commons, but his friend didn't care at all.

Arthur shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't really care about these words, in my opinion, it is better for a politician to have a personality than not to have a personality." And, instead of apologizing to me, you might as well take care of Mrs. Sykes's emotions a little more. ”

Disraeli smiled and replied, "You don't have to worry about Mrs. Sykes. My relationship with her...... How to say that? Our relationship is very strong. I couldn't find any woman better than her for me other than my sister Sarah.

She admired my work, recognized my talent, and, knowing about my old feud with Blackwood, was going to trouble them for me. Of course, as a courteous gentleman, I can't let her take such a risk.

You know, the villains in "Blackwood" even bite mad dogs, they don't know how to pity jade. What's more, I was able to get on the stage of the House of Commons thanks to Mrs. Sykes who matched me with the Earl of Lindhurst. Oh, Arthur, you don't know that she cares for me like she wants to hold me in her arms! ”

When Arthur heard this, he just glanced at Disraeli strangely: "Benjamin, I now feel more and more that Alexander's comments on you make sense. ”

"Huh? What did he secretly say about me behind my back? ”

"Nothing."

Arthur recalled the face of the French fat man with a disdainful expression, and imitated his tone and said, "It's not so much that Benjamin is looking for a lover, but that he's looking for a new mother for himself." ”

"Ahh Disraeli's eyes widened, but his micro-expressions all revealed the hypocrisy of being guessed: "Fuck, how can that fat man be so rude!" ”

Arthur pressed his hands down and said, "Calm down, Benjamin." It's not a derogatory to you, and you're not the first successful man I've met today who is desperate to find a mother for himself. ”

Disraeli's swear words just came to his lips, only to be pushed back by Arthur's words: "Fuck...... Well? How successful was the first successful man? ”

Arthur fanned the smoke in front of him: "Remember the hell I told you about earlier?" ”

"Of course I do."

Arthur raised his eyebrows: "If it were up to me to decide the case, I would sentence him to 10,000 years in prison under the custody of Plutos." ”

"Francis Bacon? You resurrected him? ”

"Huh? What does this have to do with bacon? ”

Disraeli rolled his eyes and said, "Don't you know? Bacon was a well-known greedy man in Britain, and when he was a chancellor, he often swaggered to accept gifts from litigants in person. For this, he was arrested and sentenced to a fine of 40,000 pounds in the Tower of London.

However, Bacon was quite honest, and he did not quibble like other corrupt officials, but pleaded guilty in court. Even his confession was very personal, saying: 'I am the most just judge in England in these fifty years, but my conviction is the most just decision that Parliament has made in two hundred years.' ’”

Arthur just smiled when he heard this: "The first guest I met today was not as honest as Bacon, but he had more power than Bacon. ”

"So, who the hell is he?"

"Mr. Talleyrand-Périgor, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Empire, Chief of the Court of Guard, Prince of Benivento, Vice-Elector of the Empire, President of the Bourbon Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, and current Ambassador of the July Dynasty of France to England."

"Talleyrand?" When Disraeli heard the name, he immediately felt that something was wrong: "What are you doing when you meet him?" ”

Arthur replied solemnly: "It is a matter of national security, so I have no right to reply to you separately here." ”

Although Arthur didn't say it, Disraeli was already keenly aware that it must have something to do with the Liverpool assassination.

Linked to the impeachment case against Palmerston that Arthur intentionally or unintentionally brought up, the Jewish kid who initially mastered political capital finally realized the seriousness of the problem.

"Even the French are involved......"

Disraeli groaned for a while, and suddenly said, "Arthur, even if you don't come to me today, I actually plan to look for you." I've just entered the House of Commons, so I haven't decided which committee I'm going to join yet. However, Christmas is just around the corner, and Parliament is about to go into recess, and I have to make a decision before then. Do you think it's better to go to the Foreign Affairs Committee for training, or to join the newly formed Liverpool Commission of Inquiry? ”

Arthur just smiled and replied, "Benjamin, though I would love you to administer justice for my friend. But it seems to me that if you are aiming to become prime minister, you have to rack your brains to drill into a few committees at the mouth of the treasury. The assassination is here, Alexander and they will help me with it, but there is one thing that you have to do. ”

"What's the matter?"

Arthur took out the municipal engineering renovation plan brought back from Liverpool from his briefcase: "Although it is not yet completely certain, through Liverpool's initial prevention and control measures, we can almost conclude that there is a certain correlation between the spread of cholera and the dirty environment and unclean water sources. So, if the problem is to be cured, Liverpool's slums will have to be refurbished on a massive scale, and the sewer system will have to go through a complete overhaul. ”

Disraeli took the transformation plan and glanced at it: "I don't know much about medicine. But even if Liverpool is going to be renovated, what does that have to do with the committee that I entered the treasury? ”

Arthur just smiled lightly: "Did you know that the Ministry of Finance has set a debt ceiling for local governments? The specific authority responsible for approving this debt ceiling is the Public Works Commission of the House of Commons. ”

(End of chapter)