The waiter left.

Quiet returned to Box 1.

The queen only regarded the incident just now as a small episode, picked up the black tea from the tray beside her, and took a sip.

After that, she looked at Lu Shi,

"Professor Lu, I'...... Not...... I thought about what I was going to ask you......"

The queen bowed her head in contemplation.

At this moment, the curtain on the stage is raised, and Jim, played by Lawton, takes the stage.

The second act officially begins.

This scene is about the first speech after the prime minister took office, and Jim felt that as the prime minister, he should give a speech that would empower the public.

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Jim: My speech should be as passionate as the Political Party Manifesto.

Berner: You seem to have said that the Political Party Manifesto was dull.

Jim: I don't say "I" get dull when I speak.

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Laughing again.

Margarita couldn't help laughing and said, "It's too pretentious to portray the prime minister here." ”

The queen puts down her teacup,

"Rita, remember, it's their job to put on a show. On stage, this may seem ridiculous, but as a navigator of a country, the prime minister needs to...... Not...... I remembered what I was going to ask Professor Lu just now. ”

Lu Shi leaned forward slightly, waiting for the queen's next words.

The queen said: "Professor Lu, watch "Yes! Prime Minister", I had a feeling that it was difficult to express. ”

As she spoke, she pointed to the stage,

"You see, everybody laughed at Prime Minister Huck for wanting to be Sir Humphrey. However, in your play, Huck is the one who is ambitious, and Humphrey is trying to stay the same. ”

George Bernard Shaw on the side nodded,

"That's the way it is in London Politics and Economics, where the students literally worship Humphrey."

As he spoke, Jim contributed another joke,

A layer of laughter turned the sky.

Lu Shi waited for the laughter to pass before he spoke: "This kind of thing, in fact, Humphrey is not to blame. As the line says, in the past 30 years, he has served seven prime ministers, ten governments, and if he believed in the policies of each prime minister, then he would strongly oppose the common market and strongly agree with the dumping bill; He would have been convinced that many industries should be state-run, private-owned, and private-owned; He would be keen on conscription, but he would also be against conscription to the death......"

The queen couldn't help but laugh,

It turns out that there is this line behind it. It is well said that Sir Humphrey, if he were serious about the policies of every Prime Minister, would have been incoherent and schizophrenic. ”

Lu Shi nodded, no squeak.

Some people think that "Yes! Prime Minister" will make the British Empire "wake up" and no longer be so inappropriate,

But, in reality, Great Britain does not need to "wake up".

The elites who came out of Oxbridge knew what was wrong with Great Britain, but there was nothing they could do, or even if they did, they had no incentive to change.

Although Great Britain is not human, it is still the strongest on the surface, isn't it?

The queen said to Margarita, "Rita, Professor Lu is an extremely intelligent person, "Yes! The Prime Minister says a lot of things. ”

Margarita blushed slightly when she looked at Lu,

She asked the Queen, "What do you say?" ”

Instead of giving a direct answer, the Queen heuristically asked: "What are Prime Minister Huac's needs as a politician?" ”

There is no need to think about this question,

Margarita said: "Ballots. ”

The Queen nodded, and asked, "What about Sir Humphrey?" ”

Humphrey is the representative of the clerk system,

So, he needs to ......

"Stability."

The queen smiled and said no more.

Lu Shi said: "The core of comedy is tragedy. This is how the politicians and ministers of the British Empire checked and balanced each other, in a Sisyphean cycle of pushing boulders up to the top of a hill only to roll them down. ”

George Bernard Shaw on the side clapped his hands and praised: "What a 'comedy is the core of tragedy'!" Professor Lu's words can really go down in history. ”

Lu Shi is puzzled,

"Isn't that Shakespeare's words?"

George Bernard Shaw said: "These are, of course, Shakespeare's words. But you can sum it up more deeply than Shakespeare, in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare believes that in a comedy, 'the audience is happy, and the characters are sad'. ”

This sounds very romantic,

But as George Bernard Shaw said, it is not as deep and brief as "the core of comedy is tragedy".

The queen chuckled,

"Perhaps, Professor Lu should be asked to write a romantic comedy, I am curious, what kind of tragic core you will write about such a comedy."

……

Box 2.

The waiter knocked on the door and came in,

He already knew the identities of Cecil and the others at this time, and said cautiously: "Sir, Mr. Lu and Mr. Xiao are accompanying Miss Margarita, the Margarita of the Imperial Palace. ”

For a moment, the room fell silent,

“……”

“……”

“……”

This silence contrasts with a layer of cheerful laughter.

Erwin frowned,

"Is that the young lady?"

This sentence seems to be a question, but it is actually a statement,

No one answered.

Churchill and Wardhouse looked at each other, and couldn't help frowning, wondering in their hearts,

Margarita watched a drama with Lu Shi and George Bernard Shaw!?

How could this happen!?

You must know that after Margarita entered the London political and economic studies, both the queen and Wardhouse repeatedly ordered Margarita to keep a low profile, not to give the Conservative Party a chance to attack, let alone cause international problems.

Relations between Britain and Germany are too tense right now.

Churchill fell into deep thought,

Although Margarita is lively, she is by no means a cruel princess, and there is no reason to be so ignorant.

Could it be ......

The corners of Churchill's mouth curled, and he winked at Wardhouse,

The latter immediately understood, and wanted to interject into the topic, but forcibly held back the words that came to his lips.

On the other side,

Cecil asked the waiter, "You mean, that young lady is in the same private room with Mr. Lu and Mr. Xiao, watching a play?" ”

The waiter nodded immediately,

"That's right, but ......"

Cecil immediately waved his hand to interrupt the other party: "You stop first, let me think about it." ”

The waiter finally held back and didn't continue.

Long

"In this way,"

Cecil beckoned to the waiter and said, "You go to box No. 1 again, please don't change, or invite Mr. Lu to come over for a drink." Also, you remember to point it out, just say, the gentlemen in box number two know it......"

Before he could finish speaking, Erwin cleared his throat.

Cecil was interrupted and looked over with some annoyance,

"Sir Elwin?"

Erwin smiled kindly and said, "First ...... Ahem...... Your Excellency, it is up to you to ...... this matter You say yes, right? ”

Cecil thought for a moment and nodded,

"You're right."

He turned to the waiter again,

"Just say Salisbury knows who the young lady is."

The waiter nodded and walked away quickly.

The whole process, Churchill was watching from the sidelines,

He thought to himself, some people really can't be sympathized, and it's okay to be provoked by a small drama, but now they have directly lost the scale of advance and retreat.

With such a man at the helm of the Conservative Party, no matter how strong the ship is, sooner or later it will hit the rocks.