Shadow of great britain

4 Whitehall Street, in the offices on the third floor of the Metropolitan Police.

Arthur stood in the office that originally belonged to Superintendent Tyler Clemens. His sight passed through the transparent glass windows and saw the busy Trafalgar Square, the Houses of Parliament, St. Martin's Church, and Buckingham Palace in the distance. The boulevard in front of you has a panoramic view.

This is the heart of the entire Great Britain, and Arthur, as one of the insignificant components of this heart, is standing here down-to-earth.

Agares put his feet on the desk and lay comfortably in the chair. The red devil stretched out his slender fingertips to pick up the book on the table, which was a copy of John Locke's "Treatise of Government."

He opened the book casually, turned to the place where Arthur had marked the bookmark, and read the words on it nonchalantly.

"When participating in society, everyone gives some power to society. As long as society does not disappear, these powers cannot be returned to the hands of individuals, but continue to remain in society. Because if this were not the case, there would be no society, and there would be no society. There would be no state, and that would be contrary to the original agreement.

Therefore, if society has given the legislative power to a parliament, which is composed of a number of people, and they and their successors continue to exercise these powers, and provides the scope and authority of the parliament to produce successors, then as long as Unless the government disappears, legislative power cannot be returned to the hands of the people.

Since they have invested the power in the Legislature, and made it exist forever, the political power relinquished by the people can no longer be taken back..."

The red devil couldn't help but click his tongue twice when he read this.

"You are reading this again. What does this do to your bright future? John Locke's purpose in writing this book was to suggest to readers that King James II had violated a legitimate government logic.

Although I do not deny that part of the logic of this book is close to the truth, but so what? The existence of Wellington's cabinet is good for you. Is it possible that you still plan to act opposite them?

Furthermore, if Wellington's cabinet violated its logic as a legitimate government, then the Whig cabinet born under the same set of electoral criteria should also be illegitimate..."

Agares was talking to himself. Suddenly, the red devil frowned: "Wait... Arthur, what are you thinking, little bastard?"

Arthur turned his head and glanced at him: "I don't mean anything, I'm just reading. London has been peaceful recently, but this is just the calm before the storm. Can't you smell the smell of gunpowder in the air?

Although the Duke of Wellington wants to delay this cabinet at least until the general election, I heard from Charles, who has been doing parliamentary interviews these days, that the leader of the Whig Party, Earl Gray, seems to have been waiting for a month or two. Not even planning to give it to him.

It seems that Earl Gray has ordered Lord Russell to unite party members and independent members as soon as possible to initiate a resolution of no confidence in Wellington's cabinet. Once the resolution is passed, the cabinet will collapse immediately and the general election will be brought forward.

But the trouble is that even if the Whigs win the election and form a government, they will only control a majority of the seats in the House of Commons and only half of the legislative power. The House of Lords, composed of nobles, is still firmly in the hands of the Tories. According to the current tendency of the Tories within the party, it is absolutely impossible for them to make any concessions on the issue of parliamentary reform.

Once the Whigs proposed a parliamentary reform motion in the House of Commons, it was almost inevitable that it would be rejected by the House of Lords. After all this, what problems do you think will happen after the news gets out? "

Agares pushed up his glasses and reopened the "Treatise on Government": "Are you saying that you are worried about the outbreak of internal revolution, or to put it more simply and directly, you are worried about the possibility of civil war?"

Arthur shook his head and said: "It's not that serious. Thank God, this is Britain, not Russia. If it were Tsarist Russia, or Ottoman Turkey, I really can't think of how to solve this problem except for civil war. .

You have to know that my four years of study in the History Department of the University of London were not in vain. Just speaking from the historical experience of Great Britain, since the Glorious Revolution, every time when a civil war is on the verge of breaking out, politicians with a spirit of sacrifice will always appear to solve the problem.

Just like the Duke of Wellington during the last Catholic Emancipation Act, if he hadn't made compromises, he wouldn't be where he is today. I heard that during this period, protesters often came to his house in the middle of the night and smashed his window glass. Mr. Duke was disturbed by this, but he still tried his best to control his bad temper.

I don’t know whether Mr. Duke’s unwillingness to continue to make concessions on the reform issue is because he is really that stubborn, or whether he was too deeply hurt by the Catholic Emancipation Act, so he did not dare to go further.

But in any case, whether it be out of admiration for the Duke of Wellington's sacrifice, or out of gratitude for the Catholic Emancipation Act that gave me a senior position at Scotland Yard, I do have something to do for the Tories, and I owe A debt of gratitude to the Duke of Wellington and Sir Peel. "

The Red Devil picked up the sugar jar on Arthur's desk and poured all the sugar cubes into his mouth. While chewing, he analyzed: "So this is why you went to Pierre and asked for the establishment of that investigation bureau. ?”

Arthur shook his head and said: "Not entirely. As I said, my historical knowledge is not in vain. Judging from my historical understanding of the Tory Party and the Whig Party, although the Tory Party, formerly the Royal Party, also They will use violence, but they generally prefer peace and order unless necessary.

More importantly, in dealing with the issue of Catholic emancipation, the Duke of Wellington and Lord Peel demonstrated to me their full courage as outstanding statesmen. Even though I do not agree with them on all issues, I am satisfied that the Tories are gradually moving towards a more relaxed and open attitude under their leadership. Since the Cato Street Conspiracy of 1820, the general direction of the Tories was changing.

First, the Slavery Prohibition Act was introduced, then the Workmen's Association Prohibition Act was abolished, and then the Corn Laws were reformed to reduce domestic grain retail prices, cut tariffs on various imported goods, and gradually abolished the relevant regulations of the Navigation Act. The establishment of the Metropolitan Police in an attempt to reduce crime rates, the abolition of the Bloody Statutes to reduce the number of death sentences, liberalization of censorship of publications, freedom of speech and the restoration of habeas corpus, and of course, the final introduction of the Catholic Church after nearly thirty years of hard work. Emancipation Act.

I cannot say that the effect of these things is immediate, and even the reform of the Corn Laws did not have the expected effect, but at least I can see that the Tories really want to do something for this country. Perhaps this party is not worthy of trust, but I believe in Sir Peel and the Duke of Wellington who are leading this party forward. "

When the Red Devil heard this, he couldn't help but grinned and said: "What about the Whigs? Aren't they worthy of trust?"

"Whigs?"

When Arthur heard this, he couldn't help but pursed his lips: "The Whig Party, which has Lord Protector Cromwell as its spiritual leader, is certainly infected with Cromwell's temper that likes to execute others at will. If the Whig Party comes to power, And if there is another riot in the country, I have considerable doubts about whether the problem can be resolved peacefully.

Not to mention, those Tory MPs who had advocated the use of military force to suppress the Peterloo incident and introduced six high-pressure laws have now almost all turned to the Whigs. If they really take the stage, I really don’t feel reassured. "

When Agares heard this, he didn't say anything. The red devil just raised his eyebrows and snapped his fingers. Then he saw a red apple with the face of 'Fred' appear in his palm.

He bit into it, and accompanied by the painful wail of the apple and the vicious chewing sound of the devil, blood flowed all over the corner of his mouth.

Agares touched his stomach and burped, then consciously gave up the office chair and said lazily: "It seems that someone is looking for you."

As soon as the devil finished speaking, he heard a knock on the door inside.

Arthur shouted: "Please come in."

The door of the office was pushed open, and standing outside were Tom and Tony, who were transferred to the police department by Arthur, and Dickens, who was escorted all the way here by them and holding a green canvas bag in his hand.

When Dickens saw Arthur sitting across the desk, he breathed out suddenly, and a relaxed smile appeared on his face.

"Arthur, it's really you! I thought they were lying to me at first. I knew that in this world, good people will be rewarded, and your promotion speed is too fast. Thank God, God is Look at us, punishing evil and promoting good is his mission.”

When Arthur heard this, he did not respond directly. He just smiled and said: "Charles, you overestimate me. I am not a good person. Although I try my best to be a good person, I think that now I am just The bad ones are not that complete.”

But Dickens obviously didn't take Arthur's words seriously. He took out a manuscript from his bag and placed it in front of Arthur, staring at him nervously: "Let's not talk about this for now. Please help me read it." What do you think of what I wrote about this thing?"