Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

"Prime Minister, Prime Minister! What do you think of this impeachment crisis... As your Minister of Finance, will this impeachment cause your cooperation to break down? "

"Prime Minister, how are you feeling right now? What are your views on the European statements? "

"Is the imprisonment real? Did something happen to the Chinese leader? "Please answer questions from the public …"

Sharp questions rolled over him like waves. Benjamin's face was pale white and her lips were unhealthy green.

These questions gouged out his heart like little knives, and his frustration almost made him spit blood.

Unable to answer any questions, Benjamin held onto his hat with one hand and rushed forward with his head lowered under the guidance of the butler and the secretary, until the guards had isolated those crazy reporters behind him.

All the way until he entered the Capitol Building's gate, he could still hear the clamor of questions behind him.

After walking into the Capitol Building, only then did Benjamin realize the severity of the situation. All of the busy staff in the corridor had a strange expression when they saw him.

Normally, he would be very cordial today, but he didn't dare to get too close to the frontlines. At this moment, his political enemies were all high-spirited and full of energy. Their hostile gazes were like arrows as they shot towards him.

Even the most ordinary cleaning worker looked at him strangely. The entire Palace of Westminster was enveloped in a strange atmosphere.

The upper Lower House's main hall was on the second floor, so he followed the stairs all the way up to the south. At the southernmost point of the second floor was the magnificent upper house.

As soon as he reached the gate, the heavy gate was pushed open and Gladstone, who was in high spirits, was about to come out.

"Gladstone! How dare you impeach me! You traitor! The first to be impeached should be you! " The two of them were both over a hundred years old, but their anger was greater than that of a young man.

Benjamin rushed in front of Gladstone, beside him were the main members of the House of Lords, the grand judges, renowned bishops, and nobles with high statuses. Duke of Newcastle was laughing at something behind Gladstone.

Seeing Benjamin's murderous gaze, Duke of Newcastle shrank his head and hid behind the crowd.

Gladstone was an experienced veteran in the battlefield, arguing was a basic skill belonging to a politician. He cared about Benjamin's curses, and replied back with a glare.

"I'll call you 'Your Excellency' last time. Please pay attention to your words. The Constitution gives every one of us the right to speak. I'm not impeaching you. I'm only proposing a bill of distrust. Only if it is acknowledged by the majority of the members of the Council will it be considered as an impeachment in the legal sense."

"You want to go around me? "Hehe, sorry, I won't fall for your trick. Don't think that everyone else is an idiot …"

Old foxes, two old foxes clashed against each other. As expected, a fight was a plot. In accordance with the rules of the British Constitution, the Prime Minister could not be arbitrarily impeached, and members of Parliament could only plead discredit and demand a parliamentary vote in certain important cases.

Only when more than a majority of MPs choose not to trust the prime minister can the impeachment proceed to a later stage.

Just now, Benjamin had accused Gladstone of impeaching him. This was actually a trap hidden within words, if you dare to admit that there was a violation of the law waiting for you.

What is constitutional? That was that the rules of the Constitution were above all else, even the royal authority. Rules could not be broken!

Seeing that Gladstone did not fall into his trap, Benjamin went straight to the point, "Gladstone! You know very well that the imprisonment is a farce, this is Xiao Letian's scheme! "

"As the Minister of Finance of the empire and the leader of the faction of the Liberal Party, don't tell me that you don't even understand this superficial trick of yours? Xiao Letian is forcing me to negotiate with him, he wants my British Empire to acknowledge his Chinese national status! "

"You are also an established political figure in the British Empire. How dare you wave your flag and shout for a foreign country? You traitor! You betrayed your country! "

"Haha …" Gladstone sneered. "I'm a traitor? "In my opinion, you are the one who is plotting against the Empire!" These words were scolding insidiously. The word Tory Party was meant to mean a person who had committed a crime in the Irish language, it was a nickname given to him during the confrontation between the political parties hundreds of years ago.

Of course, after so many years of development, this term had slowly turned from an insult to a neutral noun, and the Tory Party had also become the name of a political party that was deeply ingrained in people's hearts.

This was even more serious than directly cursing Benjamin himself. This meant that the entire Tory Party had scolded him, but what he denied was that the Tory Party had a policy of governing the country for the past few years.

"Gladstone! How dare you! I'm sorry, but you are no longer worthy to be the Minister of Finance of the Empire. As the Prime Minister, I have the authority to annul your position! "

"Haha, as you wish. According to the laws of the empire, I have the right to continue pushing for the non-trust case. I would like to see if we can start the impeachment procedure in the end!"

"In your dreams! Our Tory Party has led the Empire to victory after victory, I have worked so hard for the Empire, do you think that all the councilors are as despicable and shameless as you? To join the Chinese people and to borrow the strength of the foreign tribes to fight for the Party? "

"Traitor, what qualifications do you have to represent the National Assembly? Do you think that all the members of the Council are as shameless as you?"

Gladstone stared at the political enemy. "Victory?" Is the victory you speak of yours or the people's? "

"The blood on the battlefield is not your child, the glory of victory is only a small part of the people's benefits. In these years that your Tory Party has been in power, how many new schools and hospitals have been established?"

"How many libraries and museums have you built? How many learning problems have you solved for poor children? How many years have the workers not increased their wages? "

"The people have already accumulated countless grievances, yet you still dare to blabber on and on about the merits?"

"Haha …" I forgot to tell you, I have received the support of more than half of the members of the House of Commons, and the House of Lords has just received the approval of many! "

"Benjamin, just you wait, wait for the impeachment at the National Assembly, there are a lot of questions you have to answer!"

"And today, as the Prime Minister of a country, I can't believe you are reeking of alcohol. I really don't know where you are from, but do you think you can continue to control the country? I deeply feel ashamed! "

Benjamin's eyes narrowed in shock: "What? More than half of it, you're talking nonsense! "

Gladstone looked at him coldly. "All these years, you all have been too arrogant. You all don't even know how this world has changed. The people who eliminated you were this era, not me …"