Shadow of great britain

Arthur invited Sheriff Field into the room, but before he could sit down, he suddenly heard Alexandre Dumas, who was eating candy and reading a newspaper, slamming the table and exclaiming: "What a ghost! You British guys There must be no good intentions."

"What's wrong?"

Arthur took the newspaper from Alexandre Dumas's hand. He just raised his eyes and read the headlines of the newspaper, and an intriguing expression suddenly appeared on his face.

"The new Prime Minister, Earl Charles Gray, delivered a speech in the House of Commons to adjust foreign policy and officially announced the candidates for the new cabinet"

——Earl Gray: The July Revolution in France is another major victory for the progressive forces of Europe. Britain will stand by our old friend France as a staunch ally.

"The new Foreign Secretary, Viscount Palmerston, made an impassioned speech on the day he took office"

——Viscount Palmerston: In times of crisis, the people of Paris have once again defended free and democratic France. I sincerely wish them continued efforts and greater success.

"The Dutch Army and the Belgian Independence Army fought fiercely in Antwerp, and the Belgian War of Independence entered its third month."

"The Kingdom of Prussia plans to send more troops to the brotherly country of the Netherlands to help it suppress the Belgian rebellion as soon as possible"

"Russian Czar Nicholas I intends to intervene in the civil war between the Netherlands and Belgium. If Prussia sends troops to attack Belgium, Russia will provide full assistance."

"The Kingdom of the Netherlands issues a statement: The Netherlands will never tolerate the arbitrary actions of Belgian separatists"

"France issued a solemn statement: If the Prussian army attacks Belgium from the east, France will invade from the west."

"The French army officially entered Belgium last week to assist in the war. French King Louis Philippe: We do not intend to interfere with Belgium's independence, but France will never allow other forces to interfere in Belgium's internal affairs."

"King Willem I of the Netherlands: The Netherlands is willing to accept British intervention under certain conditions, and strongly demands that a meeting be held as soon as possible to negotiate and resolve the Belgian issue"

"The results of the Belgian parliamentary vote are out, and independent Belgium will establish a monarchy and invite Prince Nemours, son of King Louis Philippe of France, to be the king of the Kingdom of Belgium"

"Foreign Secretary Viscount Palmerston delivered an emergency speech in the House of Commons: Prince Nemore's acceptance of the Belgian throne may lead to war in Europe"

"Prince Nimour of France declined the throne of Belgium after careful consideration. Prince Nimour: Thank you for the love of the Belgian people, but my heart belongs to France"

"The new Continental Coordination Conference will be held in London next week. Representatives from the six countries of Britain, Russia, Prussia, Austria, the Netherlands, and France will openly discuss the Belgian issue at the meeting."

"You are not as young as you are when you have ambitions!" The candidate for the French ambassador to the UK is announced, and Talleyrand, a 60-year-old man, returns to the world."

——The former President of the French Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the outstanding French diplomat and politician Talleyrand Périgord has arrived in London recently. It is believed that Mr. Talleyrand will serve as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of France to the United Kingdom.

- Once upon a time, Talleyrand was commissioned to draft the infamous "Continental Blockade Order" imposed by the Napoleonic government on Britain, but now, Mr. Talleyrand, who has turned from darkness to light, will bring peace to both sides of the English Channel.

"Sudden!" His Excellency the Duke of Wellington secretly met with French Ambassador Talleyrand in his private residence. Was the former Prime Minister quickly re-employed? 》

—— Mr. Talleyrand, the French Ambassador to the United Kingdom, and the frustrated Duke of Wellington reminisced about their old friendship at Apsley House. The two Excellencies had an in-depth exchange of views on the issue of Belgian independence.

——According to reliable sources, the meeting was generally relaxed, positive, constructive and gratifying. Both Your Excellencies believe that the Belgian problem will be properly resolved, but before that, Britain and France must resolve some trivial differences.

After Arthur read the reports one after another, he just shook his head slightly and curled his lips sarcastically: "Why bother bringing two groups of people together when God thinks they need to be separated by the English Channel."

Alexandre Dumas stretched, leaned back on his chair, and said, "Really? I've just said, usually British people come over on their own initiative, not for any good reasons. You guys are the most hypocritical people in the world. .”

Unexpectedly, Elder heard this and said disdainfully: "Alexander, you have to know that hypocrisy is the most important reason why Britain can build an empire on which the sun never sets."

"Huh?" Alexandre Dumas crossed his arms, ready to listen to this kid's eloquent words: "How should I say this?"

Elder raised his head and said with his nostrils pointing to the sky: "The reason why Britain is known as the Empire on which the sun never sets is because God does not trust any British person who is in the dark."

As soon as these words came out, all the British people in the room were laughed by Elder. Even Wheatstone, who was always reluctant to talk, and Sergeant Field, who was nervous about the transfer order, relaxed.

Arthur raised his brows and patted Elder on the shoulder and said: "The ability to become an empire on which the sun never sets is not entirely due to God. Alfred the Great of Britain also takes the greatest credit."

"Oh!" When Elder heard Arthur mention Alfred, he immediately understood what he wanted to say: "Are you talking about his famous saying? The laws of the ancestors should be recorded and implemented? This sentence can indeed be regarded as The beginning of the rule of law in Britain.”

Arthur shrugged: "No, Elder, you only said the first half of the sentence. But I forgive you, after all, you are not studying history, you are studying in the Department of Classical Literature."

Alexandre Dumas asked: "What is the second half of the sentence?"

Arthur pointed to Viscount Palmerston's speech in the newspaper and said, "I thought you could guess it. It was clearly written in the newspaper."

Hearing this, Alexandre Dumas turned the newspaper over and read it over and over again, but he couldn't find even a single word about Alfred the Great.

Seeing that he was so ignorant, Arthur could only say: "The original words of Alfred the Great are this: the laws of the ancestors should be recorded and implemented, I mean the ones I like."

Alexandre Dumas stared and said, "What about the ones you don't like?"

Elder flicked the coin with his fingertips, and this once ambitious young man at the University of London, now a disillusioned young man, spoke.

"There's nothing we don't like, not from the time of Alfred the Great. Today, we only have some unimportant documents that have been lost due to age or poor preservation. Of course, I'm not talking about everything, but usually the Admiralty That’s the explanation. Alexander, as Arthur always said, times are progressing, so at least other things have to look like they are progressing on the surface.”

As Elder said this, Disraeli, who was sitting behind him, suddenly stood up.

"You're right! Damn it, the reason why we run magazines and newspapers is so that these things can't be lost so easily. The editor of "Blackwood" is really blind, there are so many good copies Manuscripts can actually be rejected!

Whether it is "The Count of Monte Cristo" or "The Pickwick Papers", in my opinion they are both masterpieces! If you put these two books together with "The Young Duke" that I am writing, these three books will form the same three giants as the Roman Empire back then. We are the Caesars, Pompey and Crassus of the fashion novel world! "

After saying this, he couldn't help shouting to Arthur excitedly: "Arthur, you really found the right person when you asked me to run the magazine. I guarantee you, this magazine will definitely become an instant hit!" Now that I have the manuscript and the equipment in stock, I just need to get the magazine’s distribution license from the British Literary Society and find someone to raise a round of financing, and we will be on our way soon.”

Arthur leaned on the edge of the table: "I can think of a way to issue a license. As for the financing issue, I still have stocks worth a thousand pounds on hand. If I pledge them to Rothschild Bank, I can get a few hundred pounds." No problem at all. Besides, Mr. Rothschild might also be interested in investing in our business."

Disraeli said excitedly: "Isn't that enough? You can afford a few hundred pounds. Although I lost a big loss of 7,000 pounds last time, I still have some money left to invest. If I can get Rothschild again, If we don’t have the financing from Germany, then it won’t be a problem for our magazine to last for three to five years. In three to five years, what we want to do should have been completed long ago.”

Arthur turned around and said: "Let's not talk about whether it will be done or not, but there is one thing I must make clear. According to Scotland Yard's internal regulations, I can hold shares, but I cannot directly engage in business."

"What's the big deal?" Alexandre Dumas raised his eyebrows and said, "Didn't you just say that what you don't like is not the law?"

Arthur bent his head and smiled at him: "Alexander, I am not Alfred the Great, I am just a superintendent of Scotland Yard. I do not set laws and internal regulations. The most I can do is make suggestions." .”

After saying this, Arthur turned to Field and said, "Has the person in charge of security for this Six Nations London Conference been determined?"

Field was stunned by his question, then shook his head and said: "You... you also know that in the past, everyone would rush to do this kind of work. But since the incident when Mr. Huskisson was hit by a train, Everyone began to realize that this was a hot potato.

Moreover, I heard that the negotiator we sent to the London Conference was the Duke of Wellington. If he was still the Prime Minister, protecting his safety would definitely be a good job to show his face, but now it may not be possible... …

You know, after the Whigs came to power, the superintendents in the hall did not want to appear too close to the Tory officials..."

When Arthur heard this, he reached out and took off the hat on the coat rack, opened the door and waved to Field: "Let's go."

Field was stunned: "It's so late, where are you going?"

Arthur smiled and said: "Aren't you very good at analyzing it? Since it is a hard job, the superintendents probably have various reasons to be unable to get away. In the end, this 'burden' can only fall on my shoulders." Go. So, since it must be me, why don’t you go and see the conference venue first to get familiar with it?”