shadow of britain

Chapter 558: The Sly and Cunning Dean

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

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

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

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

"Giuseppe, it's a good thing we are on the same path. If you hadn't met me and had gone directly to Nice and then to France to seek political asylum, you would be doomed!"

Garibaldi asked in bewilderment, "What happened in Paris?"

Nully leaned against the window with his arms folded and said, "You know I work at the Paris Opera, so I often come into contact with some upper-class people. After I performed "The Crusaders in Egypt" at the opera house that day, according to the usual social etiquette, I naturally needed to take a bow and thank the Parisian celebrities who came to support me.

I chatted with Madame Thiers in the crowd for a while, and the conversation naturally turned from the Paris Opera to the Italian Opera, and from the Italian Opera to the recent unrest in Italy. I said that I was very worried that if the situation in Italy could not be calmed down as soon as possible, the performance I had originally planned to hold in Rome in October would be ruined.

But Madame Thiers smiled and told me not to worry, saying 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 meeting that France would never waver in its current policy of non-interference in diplomacy and that Paris would not consider any proposal to assist the Italian Republican insurgents.

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

At this point, Nuri took out a newspaper he bought in Italy from his jacket pocket and placed it on the table.

"At first, I was afraid that you would rush back to die in a fit of rage. So, 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 order from the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont on the front page.

By order of His Excellency Paolucci, Governor of Genoa and Commander-in-Chief of the Division, the Genoa War Committee is established.

The Commission has brought an indictment before this Military Court charging the following persons with the crime of high military mutiny:
Mutlu Edeado: 24 years old, from Nice, third-class sailor.

Giuseppe Baldassare: 34 years old, from Genoa, was a tailor's apprentice and deputy squad leader of the Savona First Regiment.

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

Darius Giuseppe: 30 years old, from Terzeira, Portuguese seaman, passing through Genoa
Canale Filippo: 17 years old, from Genoa, bookstore clerk

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

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

Of the above criminals, the first five have been arrested and are in custody, while the rest are still at large.

Garibaldi, Mascarelli and Caorsi were the three leading conspirators who intended to instigate the army to mutiny and overthrow Your Majesty's government at the beginning of last month.

The investigation found that Garibaldi even tried to bribe Cahorsi, a junior officer of the Royal Artillery, in order to store a large number of guns and ammunition for this evil conspiracy. The five prisoners currently in custody had heard of the above-mentioned rebellion, but instead of reporting it, they joined the gang and were forced to follow.

In view of the above crimes, after hearing the testimony and the defendant's appeal, although the defendant's lawyer tried his best to defend himself, he was rejected by this court. In accordance with the royal criminal law that severely punishes the main criminals, the Genoa Military Court now declares:
Garibaldi Giuseppe, Mascarelli Vittore and Caorsi Gian Battista were sentenced to death in absentia as enemies of the Fatherland.

Also: Mutlu and five others were dissatisfied with the verdict, and this court rejected their appeal and ordered them to serve their sentences in prison.

Finally, Andrea Krov was acquitted due to insufficient evidence.

Military Tribunal of Genoa

1833 September 8

Garibaldi couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw these contents: "I never thought that my first honor to appear in a newspaper would be as a death row inmate."

Nouri said, "Originally, after I took you out of Italy, I planned to send you to Marseille in the south to take a boat. But I heard on the way that the Marseille City Government has strengthened its monitoring of the port, because Marseille used to be the main base of activities for Young Italy, so they suspected that you might escape from there.

We couldn't go to Marseille, and the border between Italy and Switzerland was heavily guarded by Austrian troops, so I had no choice but to take you all the way north, intending to take you to Calais to try your luck. If Calais was also not possible, we could have changed our route to Belgium. But fortunately, we ran into Mr. Alexander and Mr. Heine in the suburbs of Paris. "

At this point, Noori nodded slightly to Arthur and said, "I'm sorry, sir, I really troubled you this time."

Arthur smiled and said, "It's okay. Even if you don't come to see me, I'm still going to find you."

Although the troubles that Nouri and Garibaldi encountered were huge, in Arthur's opinion, these troubles were nothing to worry about.

When he was in Paris, he participated in the work of helping the French royalists escape. Now he is doing the same thing again, covering up for several Italian death row prisoners, which is considered to be a job related to him.

However, Arthur would never keep such a good thing to himself. He naturally thought of his old partner, Mr. August Schneider, Assistant Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Mr. Schneider had the badge of the British Foreign Office on him, which meant that he had diplomatic immunity in all countries that had diplomatic relations with Britain. Not to mention the Kingdom of Sardinia, even if it was the Austrian Empire, they would never rudely demand 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 a piece of cake to cover their safe evacuation from Germany.

Although for Schneider, this business was not profitable.

However, if Arthur asked him, Schneider would not refuse. This was not because Schneider was a righteous man, but because he also received the funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Young Italy. If he got the money, he had to do the work. He and Arthur were now rats in the same boat. If the boat leaked, it would not benefit anyone.

As for Arthur, since he helped Noori solve such a big problem, it shouldn't be too much to ask him to invite the chief tenor of the Paris Opera to perform "Turandot", right?
As for Dumas and Heine, they arrived at the right time.

Although Dumas had a hot temper, when it came to writing plays, even the most discerning Parisian audiences had to stand up and give the great Mr. Dumas the warmest applause.

As for Heine, although he was regarded as a thorn in the side of 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 doctor of law who graduated there was an immortal hero of liberalism.

Originally Heine only needed to write articles in Paris to help Arthur stabilize the situation. Now that he has come here in person, shouldn't the dean have all the power among the students?
Besides, even if we ignore the two of them, didn’t Dumas bring three French chefs this time?

Borrow it for two days first.

Although the local food in Germany is better than that in Britain, I always feel sick of eating too much pork elbow and stew.

If I could choose, among the many European cuisines, French and Italian cuisine would certainly be the first choice.

Everyone looked at Arthur pacing the room with his chin clenched, each of them looking guilty.

Of course, they didn't know that the retired spy chief of Scotland Yard and current reactionary academic authority in Göttingen had already put everyone to use in his mind. Even Mr. Schneider, who was far away in Munich to inquire about the news, had been put on the list.

They just felt that this time they had really caused a big trouble for Arthur. The British lord was probably so worried that his hair had grown several inches longer.

But unlike everyone else, Fiona was well aware of the bad temper of her old partner.

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

At least in Fiona's understanding, Arthur only took a risk once in his life, and ended up being shot at the Tower of London.

Dear Sir Arthur Hastings has become more prudent since this incident, and will probably never do anything so foolish again.

Of course, just because he rarely takes risks doesn't mean he never takes risks.

He sometimes takes some risks, but the premise is that the risks are definitely much smaller than the subsequent benefits.

Since he still has time to pace here instead of refusing out of hand, it means that he thinks this matter is quite profitable.

Not speaking up doesn't mean there is no solution, but it is a way of putting pressure on everyone so that you can sell your solution at a high price after speaking up.

Sure enough, when the anxious atmosphere in the hotel room threatened to overflow from the windows, Arthur spoke.

Arthur first glanced at Dumas, then turned to look at Nouri. "The situation is very tense right now. The news of the uprising in Italy has probably spread to Austria through various channels. As far as I know, the German Confederation Congress is being held in Munich, the capital of the Kingdom of Bavaria. If nothing unexpected happens, Metternich will definitely bring this matter to the meeting for public discussion. You all know the current atmosphere in Germany. Even the control measures in universities are being tightened, not to mention ports and major cities."

As soon as Arthur finished speaking, the worried Mendelssohn asked, "That's true..."

Garibaldi glanced at everyone present, clenched his fists and stood up, saying, "I'm sorry to trouble you all. To be honest, you have all done a great job in bringing me to Göttingen. I really have no reason to ask you to send me to the port safely."

"no no."

Arthur raised his hand and motioned Garibaldi to sit down. "Giuseppe, I'm not saying this because I think you're a burden to us. On the contrary, if we didn't all admire your courage and that of the members of Young Italy, we wouldn't have risked our lives to bring you here. However, given the current situation, running around now is definitely a way to die. So, I suggest that you and your companions settle down in Göttingen first, and we'll send you out of the port when the storm has passed."

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

“How should I explain this to the police?”

For Arthur, this was no problem at all, because he never had to explain himself to the Göttingen police.

If they really wanted Arthur to explain, Arthur could also ask Police Chief Mr. Schmidt for an explanation about his arrest that day.

However, although the question was simple, Arthur remained silent for a moment as if he was stumped.

He immediately suggested, "That's easy. Didn't Alexander bring a few cooks? You and your companions can also pretend to be the cooks of Mr. Mendelssohn and Mr. Heine... Oh, oh, no! Damn it, I almost forgot about that. You should pretend to be the cooks of Mr. Mendelssohn and me. The students in Göttingen think that Heinrich is eating black bread in Paris all day. There are not many places where I can satisfy the students' wishes, so it's better to respect their fantasies."

"Huh?" Heine frowned and asked, "Why would they think that? Although my life is tight, I can still order a chicken from the Waele Restaurant every now and then."

Arthur shrugged and said, "Who knows? Isn't that what everyone imagines about intellectuals? They are frustrated, wear shabby clothes, live a life of hunger, and when they pass by the luxury stores next to the Place des Vosges, it is a luxury to even take a second look."

Heine couldn't help but curl his lips and commented: "Let them imagine a luxurious life, they can't imagine it. Let them imagine a hard life, each one is more miserable than the other. I didn't want to go back to Germany for the time being, but since Alexander brought me back, I will let them see what a true progressive poet is. What these ignorant little bastards are playing with now are all the leftovers from my past!"

Upon hearing this, Arthur hastened to remind him, "Don't overdo it. If you make too much noise and attract the Prussian and Austrian secret police, I can't guarantee what will happen."

Heine said disdainfully: "Just them? Don't worry, I know my limits."

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

Arthur looked at Noori and smiled shyly, "This may require Mr. Noori's cooperation. After all, Felix and I alone cannot form an orchestra. Although we have tried our best, if we want to catch up with the performance in Leipzig and take the opportunity to send Giuseppe and the others to the port, we still need a little help from you."

(End of this chapter)