"You're a coward, a coward, you're not worthy of the Jewish people!"

"Oh, Mr. Disraeli, I take what you say. And you are indeed much nobler than I am, a respected Tories MP, an Anglo-Saxon at heart, with noble British blue blood in your veins. It's just that what I don't understand is that most people's blood is inherited materially, and you seem to be spiritually purified. ”

Dumas looked at Disraeli and Heine, who were tied to two chairs and scolded each other in the air, and the fat French man, who had always been optimistic and heroic, couldn't help but feel a headache.

He turned to Arthur and asked, "Why don't we shut their mouths again?" Do Elder still have socks? ”

Arthur put one hand on the back of the sofa and drank tea calmly: "Alexander, I have never advocated letting others suffer the hardships I have suffered. ”

When Dumas heard this, he remembered what had happened in the theater that day, and he couldn't help but sarcastically say, "I can't imagine that our Superintendent Hastings has such a humane side!" ”

"Of course." Arthur accepted Alexandre Dumas's praise: "Our Scotland Yard police officers are professionally trained. You can take a good look at the Metropolitan Police Act, Britain is probably the most restrictive country in the world at the moment. ”

"Yes, yes, yes, you don't even have the power to regulate illegal publications. I mean, I hope you really don't. ”

As soon as Dumas finished speaking, he heard Disraeli's roar: "I dare to stand in Parliament and proudly proclaim my Jewish origin in front of all the members of Parliament, and count the glorious past of the Jewish people." What about you, do you dare to do such a thing? ”

"What don't you dare!"

"How dare you?"

Heine said disdainfully, "If you don't believe me, you can go to the Palace of Westminster with me tomorrow." ”

When Arthur and Dumas on the side heard this, they took out their handkerchiefs to cover their mouths and coughed uncontrollably.

And Disraeli was already angry with smoke on the top of his head: "Why in Westminster? Don't you dare to do such a thing in Prussia? ”

Heine replied solemnly: "I'm not stupid. If I do that, the police will arrest me. There were many people in Prussia who wanted to send me to the classroom, and I could not have fulfilled their wishes so easily. ”

Disraeli's chest rose violently when he heard this.

Once upon a time, people used to call him a narcissist, and Mr. Disraeli admits that he can sometimes be a little frivolous in his self-confidence. But today, he finally found a guy who was more narcissistic than him, and to make matters worse, the other person didn't seem to feel like he was doing anything wrong at all.

Thinking of this, Disraeli suddenly understood why everyone often said that the French dominated the land, the British occupied the sea, and the Germans ruled the kingdom in the air.

Just as German thinkers are always satisfied with freedom in their thoughts and dreams, and do not feel that this is a defect of the Germans.

Heine, a German Jew, was not satisfied with the freedom of his dreams, but he was satisfied with his dreams of himself who had become a fearless warrior.

All in all, this guy in his early thirties is a bit self-conscious.

In the words of Talleyrand, the average person is hopeless if he is still like this at the age of thirty.

But Heine was saved because he was willing to bend over for a while when he found that he had not yet secured a stable but well-paid job, as he had done with the great German publisher Koda.

Arthur couldn't stand Heine's continuous firing either, and he took advantage of Disraeli's moment of thought, and said peacefully: "Heinrich, I can understand your ideals and ambitions. However, given the current situation in London, we are also considering whether to go underground for the second part of your Travel Sketches, The North Sea Collection. It just so happens that you're here today, so we're going to hear from you. ”

"Underground publishing?" As soon as Heine heard this, he couldn't help but ask, "Why?" ”

Alexandre Dumas had always been in charge of the censorship of Heine's work, and the fat French man explained to him: "Heinrich, perhaps so much time has passed that you have forgotten what you wrote in the North Sea Collection." ”

He returned to the editorial room and flipped out Heine's manuscript and recited a random passage: "As long as people are not eating or drinking, they can't help but beat the drum with their fingers and play the 'March of the Red Guillotine'." At that time, the nobles would be dragged to hang from the poles of street lamps. ”

Heine frowned and asked, "Is there anything wrong with this?" I'm talking about the German aristocracy. ”

Arthur replied, "I'm sorry, Heinrich, though your description is really vivid. However, our king is also from Germany. And most of our princes are also married to princesses from various German states. ”

"Oh!" When Heine heard this, he replied with a slight mockery: "I almost forgot about it. After all, Germany is the world's largest breeding ground for monarchs, and with their breeding speed, I even think that presidents and kings of South American countries will be able to marry German princesses in the future. If we follow the British business mentality, if the South American countries decide to marry six in one go, we will give away the seventh for free. ”

When Tennyson heard this, he only coughed, and carefully reminded, "I ask you, Mr. Heine." If you're standing on the street and talking nonsense, the police will have to invite you to tea. ”

Heine glanced at Arthur, then at the teapot in front of him and at the rope on his body, shrugged his shoulders and replied, "Am I not drinking?" ”

Arthur took the manuscript from Alexandre Dumas's hand and flipped to the marked page: "Of course, if that's all you say, the Englishman can be excused by the argument you just mentioned when it is summoned by the court. However, this paragraph is a bit more serious. ”

Arthur presented the manuscript in front of Heine, only to see that it was clearly written:

There is nothing else to be seen in the country of Hanover, but the genealogical tree, with horses tethered to the trees, and trees everywhere, so that the whole country is dim and hazy, and although there are countless horses, the country is stagnant. The nobility of these places is very arrogant, but I don't blame them, because they have never been well educated. If the young aristocracy of Hanover had been better educated, they would have been spared a lot of complaints.

But where there is a father there must be a son, and where there is a father there must be a grandson, and here the old and young are equally absurd to think that they are all the flowers of the world, while others are just weeds. Young and old do the same stupid things, all trying to cover up their insignificance with the great achievements of their ancestors.

As for the fools who are noble kings, if you peel away their deceptive faces, you will find that they are not really any better than their subordinates. The good thing about the French Revolution was that it ended the autocratic rule of many small states for Germany, which was definitely a good deed for a divided Germany.

I shudder at the thought that our Germans have had to feed so many insects that are not just useless but harmful, even if today may be the hottest day of the year in Germany. I'm sorry, my dear readers, but please allow me to stop here because I have to sneeze first......

Ahh

Arthur put the manuscript down and asked earnestly: "Heinrich, don't you know that the king of Hanover is the same person as the king of Britain?" ”

"Yes!"

"Then how can you tell the truth?"

Heine frowned, he first looked at the embarrassed Alexandre Dumas, then at the restless Tennyson, and finally on Arthur's face, and replied uncertainly: "I thought Britain could tell the truth." ”

Arthur nodded, "Of course Britain can tell the truth. ”

Alexandre Dumas added: "But only a little, you have to give us a little space." ”

"Alexander, you're right, but don't get in the way."

Arthur turned to Heine and re-emphasized, "Britain can tell the truth, but our problem now is that there are too many authors of "The British" who want to tell the truth lately! ”

Alexandre Dumas scratched his side face and said, "That's all it takes." Heinrich, we've been running out of places lately. If you don't mind scheduling, we can also help you publish in the main journal. Of course, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, I will make some deletions to the paragraph about the king. ”

Unexpectedly, Disraeli was shocked and hurriedly interrupted their conversation: "What? You're going to publish this stuff! Are you guys afraid that Palmerston won't get a reason to counter me? ”

When Arthur heard Disraeli mention Palmerston, he couldn't help but turn his head and asked, "Didn't you turn in the impeachment case about him on the Polish question?" How did you offend him? ”

Disraeli rolled his eyes: "Although the Polish issue is now in full swing, I can't speak directly. But I don't intend to give up my plan to attack Viscount Palmerston so soon.

After all, if a rookie parliamentarian like me wants to make a name for himself in the parliament, he has to pick a few big names to start. The biggest figures in the cabinet are the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Secretary of State for Home Affairs, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and the Chief Justice.

But attacking the Prime Minister, I don't have that weight right now. Attacking the justices will obviously make it difficult for you. Attacking the Chancellor of the Exchequer, I'm still planning to join the Finance Council. And the attack on the Home Secretary basically has to mention the problems of Scotland Yard. So pick and choose, I think it's best to use Palmerston, the foreign secretary. ”

Alexandre Dumas was curious: "But isn't it impossible to raise the Polish question now?" What else can you do against him now? ”

Disraeli said triumphantly: "It doesn't matter if I can't mention Poland, I can mention the Ottomans and Egypt!" Hasn't Palmerston always flaunted himself as tough? So I urged him in the House of Commons to send troops as soon as possible, to protect our commercial interests in the Ottomans, and to avenge the defeat of our intervention forces at the hands of Ali at Alexandria in 1807. ”

"Did Palmerston agree?"

"Agreed? Of course he disagreed. The devil knows why he was so hesitant about the war between the Ottomans and Egypt. I can understand his reluctance to intervene in the Polish question because of fear of deteriorating diplomatic relations with the Russians. But with such hesitation about Egypt, was he worried about the deterioration of relations with Ali?

You know, Ali's army had a special French officer corps, and his troops used a set of French training standards. Wasn't he afraid that after Egypt defeated the Ottomans, the power of the French would grow in North Africa?

I was not alone in the House of Commons as to why this was, and even some of the Whig MPs did not know what Palmerston was up to. If you want me to say that he must have received the money from Ali, otherwise he would not have been able to explain the problem at all. ”

Speaking of which, Disraeli couldn't help but brag about his wonderful fight in the House of Commons today.

"You should really go to the councillor today, this is a classic battle since I became a councilor. Palmerston was completely unable to open his mouth when I refuted him, and when he stepped down after being questioned, even his face was green, hahaha! The Earl of Lindhurst also praised my performance, and said that the victory had almost overshadowed the adverse effects of my disastrous maiden speech. ”

He couldn't help but improvise his opening remarks in the House of Commons.

"Viscount Palmerston, perhaps everyone likes to call you that. But since you have always flaunted your noble Anglo-Saxon origin, then I will affectionately call you pam in the Anglo-Saxon way.

I call you this to show that I have no ill will towards you as a person. Moreover, pam sounds quite rhyming with sham (shame), flam (fraud), and scram (get out). ”

Alexandre Dumas couldn't help but smile and give a thumbs up, "The lower courtyard is really not a place where good people can stay, if I were in that kind of place, I guess I would have drawn a gun a long time ago." ”

Arthur said calmly: "This is the reason why we do not allow parliamentarians to carry guns and swords during the meeting. ”

Dumas rested his legs on the coffee table and said unconcernedly, "But when they leave the gates of the council, can't they still duel?" Didn't the Duke of Wellington have a pistol duel with the Marquess of Winchelsea over the Catholic Emancipation Act last year? ”

"In fact, theoretically, the Duke of Wellington was the Prime Minister at the time, and the Marquess of Winchelsea was also a member of the House of Lords, so their duel was illegal."

When Dumas heard this, he teased: "Then why didn't Scotland Yard go and arrest that old man?" ”

Arthur shrugged his shoulders with his teacup: "What do you say?" I haven't seen the French gendarmerie dispatched when Napoleon ascended the throne! The nature of that event was much more serious than a duel with the Duke of Wellington. ”

Dumas's eyes widened and said, "That's because I'm not there!" If I had been there, I would have rushed to the arsenal as soon as possible. ”

If someone else said this, Arthur only thought that he was saying big things, but Dumas said this, Arthur could only be convinced. After all, people have done this once.

Arthur nodded, "Alexander, that's why I invited you to Scotland Yard. You're worth 30,000 tons of explosives alone. ”

Seeing that the two of them were talking, Disraeli hurriedly asked about the illegal publications they had talked about earlier.

Arthur and others first briefly introduced to him the situation of "Red and Black" and "Ancestor Sacrifice".

Then he took out the draft of "Red and Black" for him to see.

Unexpectedly, Disraeli had just finished watching a quarter, especially when he saw Yu Lian hooking up with the mayor's wife, and the Jewish boy's face was already red.

He turned his head angrily at Alexandre Dumas and asked, "What Stendhal!" Alexander, I think this book was written by your boy! I treat you as a friend, and you actually treat me like this? Didn't we say okay, you know some things, and there will be no third person who knows? But now, what's going on with this book! ”

"Benjamin, I really didn't write this book."

"You think I'm going to take your word for it? Now, just writing about Mr. Carter's experience isn't enough for you, is it? Of course, I'm not against you adapting my experience, but you should at least help me with the polishing of Mr. Carter! What do you think Mrs. Sykes would think of me if she saw this? ”

No matter what Alexandre Dumas explained, Disraeli didn't believe it, he only felt as if he were a copy of Julien's England.

In particular, in order to help him realize his desire to step into politics, Mrs. Sykes did not hesitate to take the initiative to hook up with the Earl of Lindhurst and match the two, which made him believe that Alexandre Dumas was completely making fun of him when he took out "The Red and the Black".

He resolutely refused to publish "The Red and the Black", and even threatened to report it to Parliament if he found it in circulation.

Mr. Disraeli insisted that this unhealthy trend should have been brought under control a long time ago!

Seeing this, Heine only whistled and shrugged his shoulders at the group: "Gentlemen, it seems that you have now found the culprit behind the obstruction of the freedom of the press. ”

Arthur saw that Disraeli was so stubborn, so he had to say with a sigh of relief: "Okay, Benjamin, you are the majority shareholder, and you have the final say in the matter of publishing." ”

Alexandre Dumas was a little dissatisfied: "But...... Benjamin, I have to be honest with you. Even if we don't publish this book, other publishers will consider it. The Second Bun de Paris considered several publishers, but it was only because of my connections that they recommended The Red and the Black to The Brit first.

Books like this kind of topical book have always sold well. If you think about it, the council has been banning erotic literature for more than a century, but I've found a lot of fish in Elder's bookcase! ”

"Isn't that just right?!"

Disraeli huffed back, "If Blackwood dares to publish this thing, I'm going to take the opportunity to bankrupt them!" ”

"Okay."

Arthur and Alexandre Dumas glanced at each other, and the two of them tacitly said, "I think Blackwood should be published." ”

Disraeli had just lost his breath when he suddenly remembered the purpose of his trip.

He shouted, "Damn! Arthur, untie me! I didn't come to the editorial office to talk to you, you have to go with me to the Central Health Commission. The members of the Public Works Committee of the House of Commons are waiting for you and me there. ”

"Hmm......" Arthur took an unhurried puff of his cigarette, "what are they looking for me for?" ”

"Why else?" Disraeli spoke: "Of course, for the 200,000 pounds worth of Liverpool's urban renewal bonds!" ”

(End of chapter)