shadow of britain

Chapter 200 The London Conference?

Arthur invited Sergeant Field into the room, but before he could sit still, he suddenly heard Alexandre Dumas, who was eating candy and reading the newspaper, slapped the table and exclaimed, "Damn it! You british guys There must be no good intentions."

"what happened?"

Arthur took the newspaper from Alexandre Dumas, he just raised his eyes to read the headlines, and there was an intriguing expression on his face.

"The new prime minister, Earl Charles Gray, delivered a speech in the House of Commons to adjust foreign policy and officially announce the new cabinet candidates"

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

"The New Foreign Secretary, Viscount Palmerston, Speeches on His Assumption Day"

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

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

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

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

Kingdom of the Netherlands issues statement: The Netherlands will not tolerate the recklessness of Belgian separatists

"France issued a solemn statement: If the Prussian army attacked Belgium from the east, France would march from the west"

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

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

"The Belgian Parliament voted that an independent Belgium would establish a monarchy and invite the French King Louis-Philippe's son, Prince Nemour, to be the King of the Kingdom of Belgium"

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

"After careful consideration, Prince Niemor of France declined the Belgian throne, Prince Niemor: 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 Britain, Russia, Prussia, Austria, Netherlands, and France will openly discuss the Belgian issue"

"Aspirations do not come at a young age!Candidates for the French ambassador to the UK announced, sixty-year-old Talleyrand returns to the arena"

——The former chairman of the French Council of Ministers and foreign minister, 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 UK.

—— Once, Talleyrand was ordered to draft the "Continental Blockade" imposed by the notorious Napoleon government on Britain, but now, Mr. Talleyrand, who has turned from darkness to light, will bring peace to both sides of the English Channel.

"Burst!His Excellency the Duke of Wellington had a secret meeting with the French ambassador Talleyrand in his private residence. The former prime minister hastily re-employed? "

——Mr. Talleyrand, the French ambassador to the UK, and the frustrated Duke of Wellington shared old friendship at the Apsley mansion. The two excellencies conducted in-depth exchanges and exchanged views on the issue of Belgian independence.

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

After reading the reports one after another, Arthur just shook his head slightly, and said sarcastically: "God thinks that two groups of people need to be separated by the English Channel, so why force them to come together."

Alexandre Dumas stretched his waist, leaned on the chair, and said, "Is that right? I just said that usually the British guys come here on their own initiative, not for any good deeds. You guys are the most hypocritical people in the world." .”

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Elder said disdainfully, "Alexander, you must know that hypocrisy is the most important reason why Britain was able to build an empire on which the sun never sets."

"Huh?" Alexandre Dumas folded his hands, ready to listen to the kid's high opinion: "How do you say that?"

Elder raised his head, his nostrils facing the sky, and said, "The reason why Britain is known as the empire on which the sun never sets is because God doesn't trust any British people who are in the dark."

As soon as this remark came out, all the Brits in the house were amused by Elder, and even Wheatstone, who was always reluctant to talk, and Sergeant Field, who was nervous because of the transfer order, relaxed.

Arthur raised his brows and patted Elder on the shoulder and said, "It's not all thanks to God that the empire on which the sun never sets was made. King Alfred of Britain also contributed a lot."

"Oh!" As soon as Elder heard Arthur mentioning Alfred, he immediately understood what he wanted to say: "You mean his famous saying? The will of the ancestors should be recorded and executed? This sentence can indeed be regarded as The beginning of the British rule of law."

Arthur shrugged and said: "No, Elder, what you said is only the first half of the sentence. But I forgive you, after all, you are not studying history, you are studying classical literature."

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, but it's clearly written in the newspaper."

Dumas read the newspaper over and over again, but he couldn't find a single word about Alfred the Great.

Seeing that he was so ignorant, Arthur could only say: "Emperor Alfred's original words are as follows: the will of the ancestors should be recorded and implemented, and I mean the ones I like."

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

Elder flicked the coin with his fingertips, and the former aspiring young man at the University of London, now a despondent young man, spoke.

"We don't have anything we don't like, and dislike was in the time of Alfred the Great. Nowadays, we only have some unimportant documents that have been lost because of their age or poor preservation. Of course, I don't say all, but usually the Admiralty That’s how it’s explained. Alexander, as Arthur used to say, times are progressing, so at least other things on the surface look like progress.”

As soon as Elder said this, Disraeli, who was sitting behind him, suddenly raised his eyebrows.

"That's right! Damn, the reason why we run magazines and newspapers is to make these things not so easy to lose. The editor of "Blackwood" is really blind, such a few good copies Manuscripts can be rejected!

Whether it is "The Count of Monte Cristo" or "The Pickwick Papers", in my opinion, they are all masterpieces!If these two books are put together with the "Young Duke" I am writing, these three books will form the Big Three like the Roman Empire back then. We are Caesar, Pompey and Crassus in fashion novels! "

After finishing speaking, he couldn't help shouting at Arthur excitedly: "Arthur, you really found the right person to invite me to run the magazine. I assure you, this magazine will definitely become a hit! Now that we have the manuscript and I have the equipment in stock, we just need to get the magazine’s publishing license from the British Literature Association 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 financing, I still have stocks worth a thousand pounds on hand. If they are pledged to the Rothschild Bank, it will cost a few hundred pounds." Not a problem at all. Besides, Mr. Rothschild might also be interested in investing in our business."

Disraeli excitedly said: "That's all right? You can pay a few hundred pounds. Although I lost seven thousand pounds last time, I still have some spare money to invest in. If I can get Rothschild again If we don’t have the financing from Germany, it’s not 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 done long ago.”

Arthur turned and said, "I won't mention whether it will be done or not, but I have to make one thing clear. According to Scotland Yard's internal regulations, I can hold shares, but I cannot directly engage in business operations."

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

Arthur bowed his head and smiled at him: "Alexander, I'm not Alfred the Great, I'm just a superintendent of Scotland Yard, I don't make laws and internal regulations, I can only give suggestions at most .”

After finishing speaking, Arthur turned his head and said to Field: "Has the person in charge of security for this six-nation meeting in London been determined?"

Field was taken aback by his question, and then shook his head and said, "You...you know that in the past, everyone would rush to do this kind of work. But since Mr. Huskisson was hit and killed by a train, Everyone is beginning to realize that this is a hot potato.

Moreover, I heard that the negotiator we sent to the London meeting was the Duke of Wellington. If he was still the Prime Minister, protecting his safety would definitely be a good job, but now maybe... …

You know, when the Whigs came up, the superintendents in the hall didn't want to appear too close to the Tories..."

Upon hearing this, Arthur 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 said with a smile: "Aren't you good at analyzing? Since it's a hard job, the superintendents probably have various reasons why they can't get away. In the end, this kind of 'burden' can only fall on my shoulders." Come on. So, since it must be me, why don't you go to see the conference venue and get familiar with it?"

(End of this chapter)