Shadow of great britain

"The Parliamentary Reform Bill will be voted on again tomorrow, and Prime Minister Earl Charles Gray issued a warning to members of his party: There is a limit to my patience!" 》

"The Whigs are making preliminary contacts with the Tories in an attempt to persuade the opposition parties to change their stance"

"The Duke of Wellington: My position has always been consistent. I oppose any suffrage reform that may shake the foundation of Britain"

"Sir Peel: I hope Viscount Palmerston will not get lost again when voting this time"

"Viscount Palmerston responded: You don't need to worry, I've already prepared the map"

"According to reliable sources, if the parliamentary reform bill is blocked again, Earl Gray may consider asking His Majesty the King to dissolve Parliament and hold a new election"

Arthur put his feet on the desk and sunk into the chair in the office. His face was almost buried in the headlines about parliamentary reform in various newspapers.

He muttered: "Is this serious?"

Agares half-closed his eyes and took a sip from the steaming black tea cup. The red devil said: "Is the Congress performing the smelly and long "Don Carlos" again? I have to say, then The act was the worst I've seen in London in recent years, long and uninteresting."

Arthur revealed a pair of eyes from the pile of newspapers: "Your taste is no different from Benjamin's. He also told me before that "Don Carlos" is the weakest tragedy in the history of British drama. I just don't know if you agree with him." He is also willing to wear women's corsets for a slim waist."

The Red Devil just snorted when he heard this: "No, no, no, Arthur, Disraeli probably said that to please the Tory Party officials. After all, he had just joined the Tory Party and had to choose someone." Whig stars attacked. Lord John Russell, author of "Don Carlos," was an obvious target.

First of all, Lord Russell is famous enough, but his status in the Whig party is not among the first echelons. He is talented but has a surly and withdrawn personality. The older Whig veterans cannot stand his arrogance. , people who are about the same age as him can't stand his mouth that seems to have a nail in it and is always sarcastic. Only those brainless young people with junior qualifications than him are willing to surround him because of the influence of the idol aura.

I have to say that your Jewish friend is very good at choosing opponents. His attack on Lord Russell not only satisfied the Tory bosses, but also made some members of the Whig party feel secretly happy. But I am still surprised that Disraeli followed your advice and chose to join the Tories. I had always thought that he would choose the Whig Party, which was relatively friendly to the Jews. After all, even Rothschild has shown his intention to abandon the Duke of Wellington and switch sides. "

Arthur lit the fire and took a puff of cigarette: "How could it be? Benjamin is a smart man. He naturally understands what it means to sell high and buy low. He is not like Alexander who can't understand his own importance. Rothschild can switch his support. The target is because the Whig Party is very willing to accept a wealthy family that can cause an earthquake in the City of London, and Benjamin is now at best a somewhat famous fashion novelist, and at most he is the editor-in-chief of "The Englishman". For the vigorous Whig Party, how can such a young man be entrusted with important responsibilities if he has one more but not more and one less?

But the Tories are different. They have just lost their position in power, and the public opinion environment is also very bad. Whether it is relatively neutral newspapers such as The Times and the Manchester Guardian, or radicals such as the Observer, All denounced Tories as the source of corrupt politics in Britain. At this time, if you can get a novelist with a good image in the public eye and a political amateur without much dark history, it will not be a big gain, but it will still be helpful.

Moreover, the political slogan chosen by Benjamin is also very clever. He calls for re-picking up the ancient aristocratic spirit that has been forgotten in the corner, praising the pastoral rural life, and laying the blame for the decline of social morality on the materialistic desires caused by the industrial age. . I heard that the clergy seemed to be very impressed by his views, and the young nobles also recognized his ideas.

As for Sir Peel, although Benjamin's views conflicted with his ideas, he did not directly oppose it out of the need to unite the party. Judging from the current momentum, everyone in the Tory party seems to think that replacing Bernie Harrison with Benjamin is a very appropriate choice. "

Agares covered his mouth and pretended to be surprised: "Oh! Arthur, listen to what you are saying? Do you think this is right?"

Arthur raised his eyebrows and said: "Right? No, I just think Benjamin's idea is at least better than Bernie Harrison. Agares, you have witnessed the rise and fall of human society for thousands of years, then what? You should know that most of the time, we are just heading towards worse or worse. Now that we are lucky enough to avoid worse, this is already a blessing. How can I expect more from him, right? Besides, although Benjamin is a bit exaggerated , but he knows how to adapt, and he is even willing to wear a bra for his slim waist, so what else can’t he do?”

After saying this, Arthur took out a document from a large pile of documents in front of the case, pointed to the records in Disraeli's file and said: "According to the content of my chat with him in the past two days, as soon as he was fooled I am afraid that the MPs will immediately attack the Whigs on the child labor question. I am satisfied with that for the time being, and that is enough. And if Benjamin is elected, Bernie Harrison will be taken to Scotland Yard the next day. I guarantee you, he will definitely suffer when the time comes."

As Arthur said this, suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Enter."

The door to the office was pushed open, and a Scotland Yard police officer in neat uniform holding documents pushed the door in.

Arthur looked him up and down and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

I have to say that the world is so crazy that even a mouse can be a bridesmaid for a cat.

He had previously thought that as Louis Bonaparte, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would not easily grant him British citizenship. Even if he obtained the nationality, his uncle and mother would not let him become a policeman.

After all, even ordinary London citizens do not think that the Scotland Yard police are such a high-end profession. They still make a clear distinction between the detectives in "The Hastings Detective Collection" and the Scotland Yard police officers.

But despite all the odds, Louis Bonaparte was here.

Arthur looked at Louis Bonaparte, who stood as tall as a sword and said, "I have to say, this uniform fits you better than I thought."

Louis Bonaparte didn't seem to care about this. He closed the door and said: "What does it matter? Even during the Napoleonic Wars, many uniforms of the French army were purchased from Britain. British fabrics are not suitable for me. Strange."

Having said this, he stepped forward and placed the sorted documents in front of Arthur's case: "Sir, as per your request, Bernie Harrison's whereabouts have been placed under our surveillance. . If the Parliamentary Reform Bill is rejected tomorrow and Earl Gray really proposes to dissolve Parliament, we will be able to arrest him as soon as he steps out of the Parliament Building."

When Arthur heard this, he just picked up the white porcelain cup and took a sip of tea: "Louis, there's no need to be in such a hurry. You don't have to be as efficient in doing things in Britain as you do in France. You can just relax a little."

Louis Bonaparte raised his eyebrows and asked: "So, what do you mean?"

"At least let Mr. Harrison go home and see his wife and children again. Besides, it wouldn't be good to do it in front of so many congressmen. Of course, letting Mr. Harrison go home to say goodbye doesn't mean letting him step into the house. . If he really steps into the house, we will have to apply to the court for a search warrant, which will be quite troublesome."

When Louis Bonaparte heard this, he just frowned and said: "There are really a lot of rules and regulations in doing things in the UK. There is so much evidence against Harrison, why can't we just bring him over? Why bother?"

Arthur said: "There is no way. In Britain, at least on the surface, things must be done according to the rules. Since there are rules, we must abide by them. As for whether the rules are right or not, that is what the MPs need to discuss. We are just here It’s just about carrying out the great decisions of the cabinet and parliament.”

When Louis Bonaparte heard this, he couldn't help but want to discuss something with Arthur.

After hesitating for a long time, he took out a folded manuscript from his pocket and placed it in front of Arthur: "After I finished chatting with you that day, I had some new ideas, and I added them to the new manuscript. .If...I mean if you think it’s good, can you recommend it to "The British" for me?"

Arthur glanced at the manuscript at hand and saw a few paragraphs written eloquently on it.

Government is established to help society overcome obstacles that impede its progress…

Government is not a necessary evil, as one famous economist suggested, but a beneficial promoter of all social organization…

Anything that lasts is good. The one that lasts the longest is the most suitable for this group of people...

Caesar in Rome must have wished to preserve a republican form, while Napoleon in France reestablished a monarchy...

In order to avoid the lack of stability and continuity, which are the greatest defects of democratic republics, it is necessary to establish a hereditary family, which will act as the protector of the general interest, but whose power should be based entirely on the democratic spirit of the people. …

The reason why Britain is conservative is because they have something worth keeping. The British system survived for centuries, and now it is the hegemon of the world's oceans and the star of the industrial age. Their successful experience proves that the conservative British system is completely justified. But French conservatives, do you have anything to be proud of? As a party, you have no glorious precedent. What you are protecting today is nothing more than what you worked hard to overthrow yesterday!

When Arthur saw this, he just felt a little headache.

Although there is no longer any publishing censorship, if this kind of thing is published in "The British", it will definitely cause a lot of controversy.

Not to mention that Disraeli had just published a special issue in The Englishman a while ago, courting the Tories and criticizing the Whig Gray Cabinet for being obsessed with France.

If another article by Louis Bonaparte were posted at this time, wouldn’t it turn into a fight between left and right?

Besides, the original intention of "British" was to be an entertainment publication, but now, what's going on when a political kid wants to show his position in "British"?

When Arthur thought of this, he did not reply directly to Louis Bonaparte, but took out another document from his desk and started to read it.

"Sir, couldn't I have written it?"

"No, that's not true. Whether what you write is good or not doesn't affect your publication. I just think that this kind of article is not suitable for British people."

"Then what's this in your hand?"

Arthur flipped through the manuscript and pointed to the name on it and said: "A friend of mine, Mr. John Mill, a researcher of political economy, sent me a manuscript. He originally wanted to publish these things in "The British" But I think this is very different from the founding purpose of The British Journal."

"This..." Louis Bonaparte heard this and was a little discouraged for a moment: "Okay, I understand what you mean."

Arthur raised his hand to signal him to stop and said: "No, I didn't reject the manuscript. I just think that if you must publish it, you might as well get together and publish a supplement with a catchy supplement title, such as "Napoleonic Thoughts" Or The Economist or something.”

Thanks to the leader of book friend Mega_Peccato for the reward, there will be more updates tomorrow!