Shadow of great britain

The occurrence of riots and uprisings often depends not on how powerful the anti-government elements are or how sophisticated their plans are, but on the extent to which the government's response fails. Behind a successful uprising is often hidden the incompetence of police agencies and the failure of intelligence agencies. After the uprising fails, these institutions and related personnel usually choose to exaggerate the organizational capabilities of the anti-government elements in order to cover up the mistakes they made.

And if the uprising succeeds, then in order to maintain the legitimacy of their regime and highlight their glory and justice, this group of insurrectionists will also choose to use exaggerated language to beautify their rabble-like uprising process. This also explains why the real uprising information we receive is always very different from the well-planned uprising events recorded in history books.

——Arthur Hastings, "British Secret Intelligence Service Internal Training Manual"

As soon as Garibaldi finished speaking, Nouli couldn't help but sigh at the good luck of the young Italian sailor.

"Giuseppe, fortunately we are walking on the same road. If you had not met me, but had gone directly to Nice, and then went to France to seek political asylum, you would have been doomed!"

Garibaldi looked confused and said: "What happened in Paris?"

Nouri crossed his arms and leaned against the window and said: "You know I work at the Paris Opera House, so I often come into contact with some upper-class people. After I performed "The Crusaders in Egypt" at the Opera House that day, as usual, According to the social etiquette, it is natural to thank the Parisian celebrities who came to support after the curtain call.

I chatted with Madame Thiers in the crowd for a few words, and the conversation naturally progressed from Paris opera to Italian opera, and from Italian opera to the recent turbulent situation in Italy. I said that I was worried that if the situation in Italy could not be calmed down soon, a performance I had planned to hold in Rome in October might be ruined.

But Madame Thiers smiled and told me not to worry. She said that her husband told her that the situation in Italy would soon return to calm, because His Majesty the King and the cabinet members unanimously decided at the State Council that France would never waver. As part of the ongoing policy of non-intervention, Paris would not consider any proposals to assist the Italian republican insurgents.

Moreover, not only will they not provide assistance, they also plan to strengthen patrols in the border areas between France and Italy to prevent any Italian insurrectionists from entering France. If these insurrectionists are captured at the border, they will extradite you all back to the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont for trial based on the previously signed extradition agreement. "

Having said this, Nuli also took out a newspaper he bought in Italy from his coat pocket and placed it on the table.

"At the beginning, I was afraid that you would be impulsive and rush back to die. Therefore, I didn't show you this newspaper. But now, I think you have the right to know this."

Garibaldi took the newspaper and saw a wanted notice from the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont on the front page.

On the order of His Excellency Paolucci, Governor of Genoa and Commander-in-Chief of the Division, the Genoa War Commission was specially established.

The Commission has brought charges before this military tribunal against the following persons for the crime of grave military mutiny:

Mutlu Eduado: 24 years old, Nice, sailor third class.

Giuseppe Baldassare: 34 years old, Genoa, once worked as a tailor's apprentice, deputy squad leader of the first regiment in Savona.

Parodi Enrico: 28 years old, Genoese, second class sailor

Darius Giuseppe: 30 years old, native of Terzeira, Portuguese sailor, passing by Genoa

Canale Philippe: 17 years old, Genoa, bookstore clerk

Giuseppe Garibaldi: 26 years old, former merchant ship captain, sailor third class

Mascarelli Vitore: 24 years old, merchant ship captain, currently living in Genoa

…

Of the above-mentioned criminals, the first five have been arrested and detained, while the rest are still at large.

Garibaldi, Mascarelli and Cahorsi were all the top conspirators who intended to instigate the army to mutiny and overthrow His Majesty's government early last month.

After investigation, Garibaldi even attempted to bribe Cahorsi, a junior officer in the Royal Artillery, in order to store large quantities of guns and ammunition for this criminal conspiracy. The five prisoners currently in custody have known about the above-mentioned rebellion for a long time. However, instead of reporting the information, they joined the gang and coerced them.

In view of the above-mentioned crimes, after listening to the testimonies and the defendant's complaint, although the defendant's lawyer tried his best to argue, it has been rejected by this court. In accordance with the royal criminal law that severely punishes the worst offenders, the Genoa Military Tribunal now declares:

Garibaldi Giuseppe, Mascarelli Vittore and Cahorsi Gian Battista were sentenced to death in absentia as enemies of the motherland.

Also: Mutlu and five others refused to accept the verdict. This court rejected their appeal and ordered them to be imprisoned to serve their sentences.

In the end, Andrea Crovo was acquitted due to insufficient evidence.

Genoa Military Tribunal

August 31, 1833

When Garibaldi saw these contents, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "I didn't expect that the first time I was honored to be published in a newspaper was to appear as a death row prisoner."

Nuli said: "After I took you out of Italy, I originally planned to send you to Marseille in the south to leave by boat. But I heard on the way that the Marseille city government has strengthened surveillance of the port, because Marseille used to be the center of Young Italy. The main base of operations, so they suspect that you may have escaped from there.

We can't go to Marseille, and the border between Italy and Switzerland is heavily guarded by Austrian troops, so I have no choice but to take you all the way north, intending to take you to Calais to try your luck. If Calais is also unavailable, we can change our route to Belgium. But fortunately, we met Alexander and Mr. Heine in the suburbs of Paris. "

Having said this, Nuli nodded slightly towards Arthur and said, "Sorry, Sir, I really caused trouble for you this time."

Arthur smiled lightly and said: "It doesn't matter. Even if you don't come to me, I still plan to go to you."

Although for Nuri and Garibaldi, what they encountered was simply a huge trouble, but in Arthur's view, this trouble was simply insignificant.

When he was in Paris, he participated in helping the French royalists escape. Now he is doing the same thing again, and covering several Italian death row prisoners can be regarded as a business counterpart.

However, Arthur would never take advantage of such good things alone. He naturally thought of his old partner, Mr. August Schneider, Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Mr. Schneider bears the coat of arms of the British Foreign Office, which means that he has diplomatic immunity in all countries that have diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom. Not to mention the Kingdom of Sardinia, even if it were the Austrian Empire, they would never be able to rudely request to search the carriage of a British diplomat.

Therefore, as long as Schneider was willing to help and Garibaldi and others were willing to squeeze in, it would be effortless to cover their safe evacuation from Germany.

Although for Schneider, this business is not very profitable.

However, if Arthur spoke to him, Schneider would probably not refuse.

This is not because Schneider is so generous, but because he also received funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Young Italy. Once you get money, you have to do things. He and Arthur are now rats in the same boat. If the boat is leaking, it will not be good for anyone.

As for Arthur, he helped Nuri solve such a big trouble, so it shouldn't be too much of a request for him to invite the chief tenor of the Paris Opera House to perform "Turandot", right?

As for Alexandre Dumas and Heine, they both came at the right time.

Although Dumas has a hot temper, when it comes to writing scripts, even the most discerning Parisian audience must stand up and give the great Mr. Dumas the warmest applause.

As for Heine, although he was regarded as a thorn in the flesh by the German government, the poet enjoyed an extremely high reputation among the middle class in Germany. In the eyes of students at the University of Göttingen, this graduate with a doctorate in law is an immortal liberal hero.

Heine used to be able to help Arthur stabilize the situation just by writing articles in Paris. Now that he is here in person, doesn't it mean that your Excellency, the Superintendent of Schools, needs to be popular among the students?

Besides, even if we ignore them, didn't Alexandre Dumas bring three French chefs this time?

I'll borrow it for two days first.

Although the local food in Germany is better than that in the UK, I always feel tired after eating too much pork knuckle and stew.

If you can choose, among the many European cuisines, French and Italian food are of course the first choices.

Everyone looked at Arthur holding his chin and pacing around the room, all of them looking guilty.

Of course they didn't know that this retired spy chief of Scotland Yard and an active reactionary academic authority in Göttingen had already been put to use by everyone. Even Mr. Schneider, who was far away in Munich to inquire about information, had already been registered. .

They just felt that this time they really caused a big trouble for Arthur. The British Lord probably tried his best to grow a few inches of his hair.

But unlike others, Fiona is well aware of the bad temper of her old partner.

For tasks that have absolutely no chance of success, Arthur rarely takes risks, but will refuse them at the first opportunity.

At least as far as Fiona knew, Arthur had only taken one risk in his life, and he was shot under the Tower of London.

Since this time, dear Sir Arthur Hastings has become more thoughtful, and will probably never do something so heartless again.

Of course, just because he rarely takes risks doesn't mean he won't take risks.

He sometimes takes a little risk, but the premise is that the risk is definitely much smaller than the benefits he will bring later.

Since he still has time to walk around here instead of rejecting it outright, it means that he thinks this matter is quite profitable.

Not speaking out does not mean that there is no solution, but it is putting pressure on everyone in this way, so that after speaking, one's solution can be sold at a high price.

Sure enough, when the worried atmosphere in the hotel room threatened to spill out of the window, Arthur spoke.

Arthur first glanced at Alexandre Dumas, then turned to look at Nuli: "The news is too tight now, and the news of the uprising in Italy has probably spread to Austria through various news channels. As far as I know, Bavaria is currently The German Confederation Congress is being held in Munich, the capital of the Kingdom. If nothing else happens, Metternich will definitely bring this matter to the meeting for public discussion. You also know the current atmosphere in Germany, and even control measures in universities are ongoing. Tightening, let alone ports and major cities.”

As soon as Arthur finished speaking, the worried Mendelssohn asked: "This is true..."

Garibaldi glanced at everyone present, he clenched his fists and stood up: "I'm sorry to bring you trouble. To be honest, you have already done your best to bring me to Göttingen. I There is really no reason to ask you to take me to the port safely.”

"No no."

Arthur raised his hand and motioned for Garibaldi to sit down: "Giuseppe, I don't say this because I think you are dragging us down. On the contrary, if we didn't all admire the courage of you and the members of Young Italy, everyone would not The risk of losing your head brought you here. However, given the current situation, running around now is a sure way to die. Therefore, I suggest that you and your companions should settle down in Göttingen and wait until the news comes. After that, we’ll take you out of the port.”

"But..." Garibaldi learned something from the experience: "Sir, if a few Italians who don't speak German come to a small town like Göttingen, it will be quite conspicuous. Won't this cause you trouble? ? How should you explain it to the police?"

"How should I explain this to the police?"

For Arthur, this question presents no difficulty. Because he never had to explain himself to the Göttingen police.

If they insist on an explanation from Arthur, Arthur can also ask Mr. Schmidt, the police chief, for an explanation about his arrest at the police station that day.

However, although the question was very simple, Arthur still remained silent for a moment as if he was being asked.

Immediately, he suggested: "This is simple. Didn't Alexander bring a few cooks? You and your companions can also pretend to be Mr. Mendelssohn and Mr. Heine's chefs... Oh, oh, no! Damn it, I I almost forgot about that. You should act as Mr. Mendelssohn and my chef. The students in Göttingen think that Heinrich spends all his time in Paris eating black bread. I can satisfy the students' wishes. Not much, so it’s better to respect their fantasy.”

"Huh?" Heine frowned when he heard this: "Why do they have this idea? Although my life is very tight, I still have no problem going to Vejle Restaurant every now and then to order a chicken."

Arthur shrugged and said: "Who knows? Isn't everyone's fantasy about literati like this? They are depressed, wearing poor clothes, and living a life of starvation. When passing by the luxury store next to the Place des Vosges, It’s a luxury to even look at it.”

Heine couldn't help but curl his lips and commented: "Ask them to imagine a luxurious life, they can't imagine it. Let them imagine a difficult life, but it's more difficult than ever. I didn't want to go back to Germany for the time being, but since Alexander pulled me When I come back, I will let them see what it means to be a truly progressive poet. What these ignorant little bastards are doing now are all the remnants of what I did back then!”

Upon hearing this, Arthur quickly reminded: "Don't go too far. If the movement is too big and attracts the Prussian and Austrian secret police, I can't guarantee that something will happen."

Heine said disdainfully: "Just them? Don't worry, I know what's appropriate."

Then, Arthur turned to Garibaldi: "Or, Giuseppe, you have another choice. Mr. Mendelssohn and I are arranging an opera recently, and you can pretend to be a member of the orchestra we invited. It's completely normal for an Italian to work in an orchestra. But if this is the case..."

Arthur turned his attention to Nuli and smiled sheepishly: "This may require the cooperation of Mr. Nuli. After all, Felix and I alone cannot form a band, although we have worked very hard. , but in order to catch up with the performance in Leipzig and take the opportunity to send Giuseppe and the others to the port, I still need a little help from you."