shadow of britain

Chapter 125 The Butterfly Named Arthur Ripples

Lionel stood in the trading floor, holding a cup of coffee and watching Arthur and his party leave.

After confirming that Arthur was far away, he waved at the white-haired old servant standing behind him, and asked, "Why did the Duke of Wellington suddenly requisition the rooms in the Regent's Crescent? Like his personality, doesn't he always want to keep a certain distance from us?"

The old servant read softly: "I heard from your father that this time it was an unexpected situation. An extremely distinguished guest came here from afar. The Duke of Wellington couldn't find a suitable house for a while. Someone came to us for a favor."

"Crossing the strait?" Lionel took a sip of coffee, thought for a while, and asked, "The guest is from France?"

The old servant nodded slightly: "Not only that, but the guest has just abdicated, so he is full of anger. It is really unreasonable not to arrange a good room for him."

"Ah..." Lionel's mind slowly cleared up: "It seems that the guest this time is that annoying Charlie? Didn't he often show embarrassment to Uncle James in Paris? In the end, he still has face Come to seek our housing agency service?"

The old servant shook his head and said, "Master, you'd better not call a former king that. Although he has lost power, no one can guarantee whether he will make a comeback."

"A comeback?" Lionel disdainfully said, "He is not the only Frenchman seeking a comeback in the Regent Crescent. By the way, which room does Joseph live in in the Crescent?"

The old servant opened the file in his hand, he flipped through it, and his face quickly became weird.

He supported his forehead with a headache, and said, "Joseph Bonaparte lives next door to him."

Lionel laughed out loud when he heard the words, and his laughter made all the guests in the trading hall look here in amazement.

Lionel took out his handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and he said.

"Oh... this is fun to watch. One is Napoleon's brother, and the other is Charles, the deposed king of the French Bourbon dynasty. This must be God's arrangement, everything is predestined. You have to watch the civil war Wherever you need to go to Paris, there is such a big show every day in the Regent Crescent.

I really can't wait to see the expressions on the two of them when they meet. No matter how good a playwright is, they probably won't be able to create such a magical plot.Arthur probably doesn't know what kind of surprise his behavior of condescending to the Regent's Crescent has brought to the world. "

The old servant heard the words and said: "In fact, even if Mr. Hastings is not humble, the subsequent plot is probably still exciting. Have you forgotten? The Mr. Dumas next to him, his father was a black devil who followed Napoleon, General Thomas Alexander Dumas. If he meets Joseph Napoleon, it must be an interpretation of a realistic magical story."

Lionel heard this, and suddenly raised his hand and snapped his fingers: "I almost forgot if you didn't mention this. By the way, you can write a letter to Uncle James for me, and tell him for me, help France The government will contact the right person to kidnap Mr. Dumas and bring him back to China. We don’t plan to continue. Fred didn’t do anything, he didn’t do it, and this matter is over.”

The old servant nodded slightly and said: "This is indeed a wise choice. To win the trust of King Louis-Philippe, there should be many ways in Paris, and it is not worth taking risks to do such a thing."

Lionel shook his head and said, "You're right, but that's not the only reason. The most important thing is, Superintendent Hastings, no, maybe it's better to be called Superintendent Hastings. Hmm... Still not right, it should be said that since my friend Arthur has accepted my friendship frankly, I can't make it difficult for him, don't you think?"

The old servant was a little hesitant when he heard this: "But if you do this, will it conflict with the consistent upper-level line of the Rothschild family? Scotland Yard's superintendent level is certainly not low, but you can't spend so much energy on it. on him?"

When Lionel heard this, his smiling face slowly cooled down: "Do you know that my father went to find the Duke of Wellington a while ago?"

"I know." The old servant nodded slightly and said, "Master went to No. 10 Downing Street happily, but after he came back, he became listless. I noticed that the master's hands were shaking all the time during the meal, and even the meal I can't hold my fork. I haven't seen Mr. Nathan like this since I came to London with the Rothschilds."

Lionel took a deep breath and said, "Then do you know why he did this?"

The old servant shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Lionel's face was sullen: "We have been trying to maintain a good relationship with the royal family and Tory party officials over the years, and we have given them all financial support, but now, even the Catholics and Political restrictions on Anglican dissidents have been lifted, but the relative rights of Jews have remained in place.

So, a while ago, my father made a special trip to visit the Duke of Wellington with a Jewish emancipation petition signed by tens of thousands of Jews for this matter, and talked with him about this issue.But what happened?Guess what the Duke of Wellington said to my father?
He said: 'I will not hold the government to make any commitments on the emancipation of the Jews and solemnly recommend a delay in submitting the emancipation application to Parliament.If you insist on not doing so, the related risks and consequences will be borne by the groups involved, and I will not make any protection promises to you. "

When Lionel said this, he couldn't help but pause. He took a deep breath, looked at the servant and asked, "So, do you now understand why I bet on my new friend? Rothschild This is the result of Germany's management at the upper echelons of Britain for 30 years. This shows that, at least in the United Kingdom, it is not feasible to just go to the upper echelons.

What we need is not only the friendship of a big man like the Duke of Wellington, but also the friendship of a rising star like Arthur who started from nothing.To maintain the friendship of great people, we need to pay tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of pounds every year.

For a rising star like Arthur, it may be just a loan of 350 pounds and a few small pieces of news. Of course, it may require me to pay a little bit of emotion.

I've had enough of my father's groveling in front of those big men. Rather than pleasing those people without a bottom line, I prefer to have a chat with someone like Arthur who is willing to be equal to me, and then do business along the way. "

Lionel put on his hat, straightened his clothes, and then spoke to the servant.

"Go and process Arthur's property rights documents this afternoon, and send them to the Greenwich Police Station before evening. In two days, you will deliver a letter to his mansion for me. I plan to invite him to join me on the hunt Clubs. I've had enough of complimenting older hunters who are about to meet God, I'd rather hang out with younger friends than them."

"Is this also to win the friendship of Mr. Hastings?" asked the old servant.

"No!" Lionel seemed a little angry: "It's just for fun, can you stop being like my father and make my life always so utilitarian. Arthur seems to be a good guy, let him accompany me Playing is better than hanging out with those strutting old men, I gotta have some fun in my life!"

After finishing speaking, Lionel walked out of the trading floor angrily.

"Master!" the old servant called to him, but Lionel ignored him.

Seeing this situation, the old servant had no choice but to shake his head helplessly: "It's still immature, the men of the Rothschild family can't be so childish."

……

At dusk and sunset, on a public carriage, the roof is full of luggage, and four big men in the carriage are huddled together.

Elder whistled and grinned, "Arthur! Your new home is actually at Lancaster Gate, which is not far from my uncle's home."

Arthur leaned against the window and replied vaguely: "Okay, I know you live in Mayer, you can see Buckingham Palace after two steps, and you can see St. James' Park from the window sill."

Elder stared and said, "Arthur, I don't want to show off today!"

Arthur glanced at him: "That means it used to be?"

Elder poked his chest with a playful smile: "Can you not be so stingy, it is my uncle's property, not mine. By the way, I will discuss something with you, and I will move to live with you too. ,May I?"

"Okay!" Arthur agreed without thinking.

Elder looked surprised: "Really?"

Arthur nodded, then took a look at the loan documents, then reached out to Elder and said, "The rent is 3 pounds and 8 shillings per month."

"What are you kidding?" Elder stared. "I thought I was living in gold! Two shillings a week, I can't give more."

Arthur curled his lips: "Alright, then you live in the bathroom."

Elder flattered: "Arthur, don't be so unfeeling, because of our friendship, every Wednesday shillings."

Arthur stared at him for a long time, then nodded helplessly and said, "It's really not easy to get cheap from you."

"You agreed?" Elder hurriedly took out two one-pound notes from his pocket and stuffed them into Arthur's hand: "I'll pay for thirteen weeks first, and I'll give you the extra shilling. "

Seeing this, Darwin scratched his head, which was showing signs of baldness, and also took out two tickets: "Is it so cheap? Then I will rent one too."

Arthur held four one-pound notes in his hand, and glanced at Alexandre Dumas from the corner of his eyes: "Fatty, yours?"

Dumas heard the words: "Mine? It is an honor for you to live in your house. Don't be ungrateful, you British guy."

Arthur sighed when he heard the words, he shook his head and said, "Do you know why the British hate France?"

"why?"

Arthur stuffed the bill into his arms: "It's because the French don't know how to be modest."

"Humble?" Alexandre Dumas slapped his chest in disdain: "No one knows how to be humble better than the French!"

When Elder saw him, he couldn't help laughing and pointed at him and said, "Yes, yes, that's what we're talking about."

The four talked and laughed all the way. Suddenly, the carriage stopped suddenly, Dumas didn't stop for a moment, and directly pressed Elder under his body.

Elder couldn't stand the pressure anymore, and couldn't help roaring: "Fatty! Get up!"

Arthur knocked on the front window and asked the driver, "Sir, what's going on?"

The driver shyly took off his hat and replied, "There is a bit of traffic ahead, so we may have to wait for a while."

"Where are you now?"

"Marble Arch, if you are in a hurry, you can also get off here. I think the four gentlemen are all in good shape. You should have no problem carrying the luggage in the car to Lancaster Gate."

Arthur stuck his head out to take a look, and sure enough there was already a long queue in front of him.

He sighed, and said to his brothers: "Okay, let's get off here. Let's walk the rest of the way, which can be regarded as exercise."

The four opened the door and took the luggage out of the compartment.

They had just finished unloading when Arthur heard an impassioned speech.

He turned his head and saw a young man in a black tuxedo standing in Hyde Park across the street across the guardrail, and he was delivering an impassioned speech to the audience.

It's just a pity that compared with his excellent speech talent, his audience seems to be very few.

"I don't care what party or party, I have no party support, I stand here independently! But at the same time, I am also a Conservative Party, and I advocate the preservation of all good things in our system. In addition, I am also a Radical Party, radical demand that all that is bad be removed from our system! Ladies and gentlemen, please vote for me, and by voting for me, you are voting for the future of Great Britain!"

(End of this chapter)