Shadow of great britain

In the tea room on the second floor of Rubin's perfume shop, Arthur, Disraeli and Brummel chatted happily about the new king's family affairs.

Ever since the birth of a king on this small island, all kinds of news about the royal family have been the most talked about topics in Britain.

Whether they are the nobles in the House of Lords, or the poor people in London who are struggling to make ends meet, as long as they talk about the royal family, everyone can always come up with some secret rumors that they heard from nowhere.

However, unlike most roadside news reports, the information obtained from Mr. Beau Brummel, who has served as a royal clothing consultant for many years, is obviously more credible.

Disraeli put down the tea cup and asked: "So, Queen Adelaide's belly is still silent? This shouldn't be the case. Didn't His Majesty the King have ten illegitimate children with Mrs. Jordan? The Parliament had placed high hopes on him before. I have high hopes that he and Queen Adelaide can work harder to give birth to a legitimate male heir to the throne of Britain!"

Brummel took a sip of tea, shook his head and said: "No one can say for sure what is going on, but everyone is guessing that this may be Queen Adelaide's problem. But if Queen Adelaide is really If you can’t give birth, there’s nothing you can do about it, and all the parliament can do now is pray to God.”

When Arthur heard this, he seemed to have thought of something: "But if Queen Adelaide cannot give birth to a prince, according to the current order of succession, Princess Victoria, the only daughter of the Duke of Kent who died young, will probably inherit the throne." ?”

Brummel nodded and said: "Yes, according to the British throne succession law, Princess Victoria is currently the first in line. Following her are her uncles, and the second in line is Ernst, Duke of Cumberland. Prince, Prince Adolphus, third Duke of Cambridge.”

When Arthur heard this, he frowned and asked: "What about Prince Augustus, Duke of Sussex, President of the Royal Society?"

Brummel replied: "If the Duke of Sussex is willing to marry a royal princess or even a German princess in accordance with the "Act of Succession of the Throne", he will certainly be able to obtain the right to inherit. The third in line would have been It should be his. It's a pity that Prince Augustus is not happy. In fact, I also hope that he can become the king, but the Duke of Sussex is a bohemian man and does not want to be bound by the throne by nature. Compared with the throne of Buckingham Palace , apparently preferring the velvet chairs of the President of the Royal Society of Arts and the President of the Royal Society.”

Disraeli couldn't help but exclaimed when he heard this: "But if Princess Victoria succeeds to the throne, wouldn't the confederacy formed by Britain and the Kingdom of Hanover be disbanded? The Kingdom of Hanover, as a German state, strictly enforces the Salic succession. Damn it, they don’t seem to support women inheriting the throne, right?”

"That's right." Brummel replied: "So in the order of succession to the throne of the Kingdom of Hanover, Prince Ernst, Duke of Cumberland, is first in line. But this is not a big deal, considering the reaction of the parliament. Look, they don’t care about the loose confederacy we formed with Hanover. The two countries’ parliaments are independently elected, and finance and taxation are also completely separate, so let’s just break up.”

When Arthur heard this, he couldn't help but take a sip of tea and commented: "Looking at the whole world, Britain is the only one who is so calm about losing a large piece of land for no reason? Whether it is Russia, Ottoman or France, the appearance of This kind of inheritance crisis is probably already planning to use knives and guns.”

Brummel waved his hand and said, "It's not like we haven't tried hard at all. The Minister of the Palace has been working very hard to persuade His Majesty the King to work harder, and His Majesty himself also takes this crisis very seriously. Recently, he and the Queen went out for a walk. It has been significantly reduced. Duke Wellington fought for most of his life, General Nelson died on the battlefield of Trafalgar, and now the achievements of two of Britain's greatest army and navy generals are lying in Buckingham Palace. It's the big bed. We can't help with this kind of thing. We can only wish His Majesty the King and the Queen good luck for the public in Britain and Hanover."

Arthur smacked his lips twice when he heard this. After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't help but joke: "If it is really born, it can only mean that there is someone who can help..."

When Disraeli heard this, he hurriedly hit his leg with his cane and reminded: "Arthur, what are you talking about? Are you not going to do it at Scotland Yard again?"

When Brummel heard this, he took out his pocket watch and looked at the time. Then he stood up, stretched his body, and said goodbye: "Okay, that's all for today's gossip. Benjamin, don't forget to come to this weekend." That banquet hosted by Lord Lyndhurst, your Excellency liked to read "The Englishman" very much, and he also greatly appreciated your "The Young Duke". I gave him a guarantee that I would definitely invite you. To the banquet.”

Disraeli took off his hat and said goodbye to him: "Of course, how could I forget such an important thing? Goodbye, Mr. Brummel, and I wish you a happy life."

After saying this, Disraeli watched Brummel walk down the stairs.

As soon as Brummel disappeared from sight, Disraeli couldn't help but proudly picked up his shirt and said to Arthur: "Arthur, we really got it right with "The Englishman"! Look at it , I have now attracted the attention of the big shots. The special issue I wrote before, "England and France: Or the Cure for Cabinet Francophilia," successfully gained the attention of Mr. John Crocker, the leader of the Tory Party and the former Lord of the Admiralty. favor, and now has the attention of Lord Lyndhurst, the leading figure in the legal profession.

Just wait and see, in less than ten years I will be Prime Minister of Britain. You should stay well at Scotland Yard first, and don't always express out-of-touch opinions like the one just now. As long as you can hold me back until I become Prime Minister, I will definitely appoint you to the Ministry of Finance as Permanent Secretary. Remember what I said to you before? pride! People like us are born to be outstanding because of pride! "

Arthur looked at Disraeli's excited face. He really didn't expect that one day he would be made a wish by this reckless Jewish political novice.

However, he didn't try to throw cold water on Disraeli, because according to his understanding, this kid would really become a leader in the future, and not only would he become a leader, but he would be able to do it in a damn decent way.

Arthur just took a sip of tea calmly: "Benjamin, have you forgotten the three Charles, Alexander, and Elder?"

"How is that possible?" Disraeli smiled like a sunflower: "Mr. Dickens can become editor-in-chief of The Times in the future. Lionel just announced his interest in The Times on behalf of the Rothschild family last week. Increase investment. I’ve already become the Prime Minister, so it shouldn’t be too much for them to arrange an editor-in-chief position for my friend, right?”

Arthur curled his lips while holding the teacup: "That's really not too much. Let The Times go above and beyond."

"Right, I said so." Disraeli made another wish: "And Mr. Darwin, he will be the president of the Linnean Society, and by the way, he will also be the president of Cambridge."

Arthur nodded slightly: "It's reasonable, but Elder may not be happy."

"Oh, yes, Elder, I can't forget him!" Disraeli exclaimed: "Since you have become the permanent undersecretary of the Treasury, then Elder should go to the Admiralty. ? After he returns from his voyage around the world, this resume should be quite good."

Arthur was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then tasted some of it. He murmured: "I told you, why will Britain lose to the African natives in the future? Benjamin, you are very good at using people!"

"Losing to the African natives?" Disraeli thought Arthur was joking with him. He laughed and said, "If Britain can lose to the African natives, wouldn't France have to be invaded by the natives?"

When Arthur heard this, he couldn't help but give him a thumbs up: "Benjamin, can't you see, you are still a prophet!"

Disraeli said: "Of course, great politicians must have some foresight. By the way, there is also Alexander, if I become Prime Minister, I will help him build a republic in France. "

Arthur just shook his head: "Okay, but the French probably just hope that you don't compete with them for the Suez Canal."

"Arthur, what are you talking about? Why can't I understand you more and more?"

"Nothing." Arthur asked: "Aren't you curious about why I show up at the perfume shop during working hours?"

"What's so curious about this? Don't you often wander around the streets of London?"

Arthur gently shook his finger: "But today is different. Benjamin, we have been talking about being prime minister for so long, shouldn't we return to reality?"

"Return to reality?" Disraeli thought for a moment: "You mean, let me join a party or something?"

"More than that."

Arthur smiled: "I think you might be able to go one step further and elect a member of parliament or something. Didn't I remember that you just mentioned Mr. Crocker and Lord Lyndhurst? These two are both Tories. Party bosses, if you can build a good relationship with them in time, maybe you can make a splash in a by-election in the near future."

"A by-election." Disraeli was shocked. He stood up suddenly and said, "Has anything happened to any of the members?"

Arthur crossed his fingers on his knees: "I thought that nothing would happen to that member of Parliament for the time being... But if you can leave a good enough impression on Mr. Crocker and the other hard-line Excellencies in the Tory caucus, , for example, if you get a campaign guarantee or something, then I think something might happen to that congressman."

When Disraeli heard this, he immediately reacted.

He thought of the controversial dispute between Senator Bernie Harrison and Scotland Yard a while ago.

"Then...the result of that incident came out?"

Arthur just smiled: "It doesn't matter whether it turns out or not. What's important is that Benjamin, you have to remember that you were born to be the prime minister."

After saying that, Arthur stood up and patted his shoulder: "Benjamin, when you have figured it out, you can come to Scotland Yard to talk to your loyal Deputy Secretary of the Treasury at any time. As for now, I have to go find Mr. Rimmel. Let’s analyze the bottle of ‘Secret of Styria’.”