Chapter 256 Prime Minister Begins Today

In the tea room on the second floor of the Rubin perfume shop, Arthur, Disraeli and Brummell were happily chatting about the family affairs of the new king.

Ever since the king was born on this small island, various news about the royal family has always been the most talked about topic among the British people.

Whether it is the high-ranking nobles in the House of Lords or the poor in London who are struggling to make ends meet, as long as they talk about the royal family, everyone can always come up with some secret rumors that they heard from somewhere.

However, unlike most street news, the news obtained from Mr. Beau Brummell, who has been serving as the royal family's clothing consultant for many years, is obviously more credible.

Disraeli put down his teacup and asked, "So, Queen Adelaide's belly is still quiet? This shouldn't be the case. Doesn't His Majesty have ten illegitimate children with Lady Jordan? Parliament had high hopes for him before, hoping that he and Queen Adelaide could work harder and give birth to a legitimate male heir to the British throne!"

Brummel took a sip of tea and shook his head, "No one can say for sure what's going on, but everyone is speculating that this may be Queen Adelaide's problem. But if Queen Adelaide really can't give birth, then there's nothing we can do. All Parliament can do now is pray to God."

When Arthur heard this, he seemed to have thought of something: "But if Queen Adelaide can't give birth to a prince, according to the current order of succession, I'm afraid it will have to be the only son of the Duke of Kent who died young. Princess Victoria will inherit the throne, right?"

Brummel nodded and said, "Yes, according to the British succession law, Princess Victoria is currently the first in line. Following her are her uncles, Prince Ernst, Duke of Cumberland, who is second in line, and Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, who is third in line."

When Arthur heard this, he frowned and asked, "What about Prince Augustus, Duke of Sussex, President of the Royal Society?"

Brummel replied, "If the Duke of Sussex is willing to marry a princess of the royal family or even a princess of a German state in accordance with the "Succession Act", he can certainly obtain the right of inheritance, and the third in line should have been his. Unfortunately, Prince Augustus is not happy. In fact, I also hope that he can become king, but the Duke of Sussex is unruly and has a natural He was born not to want to be bound by the throne. Compared with the throne of Buckingham Palace, he obviously prefers the velvet chair of the President of the Royal Society of Arts and the President of the Royal Society. "Disraeli exclaimed when he heard this: "But if Princess Victoria inherits the throne, then the confederation formed by Britain and the Kingdom of Hanover will be dissolved? The Kingdom of Hanover, as a German state, strictly implements the Salic succession law. They don't seem to support women inheriting the throne, right?" "That's right." Brummel replied: "So in the order of succession to the throne of the Kingdom of Hanover, Prince Ernst, Duke of Cumberland, is the first in line. But this is no big deal. Judging from the reaction of the parliament, they don't care about the loose confederation we formed with Hanover. The parliaments of the two countries are elected separately, and fiscal and taxation matters are not important. They are also completely separate, so let's just break up. " Arthur couldn't help but drink a sip of tea when he heard this and commented: "Looking at the whole world, only Britain is so calm about losing a large piece of land for no reason? Whether it is Russia, the Ottoman Empire or France, they would have planned to use knives and guns if such a succession crisis occurred. " Brummel shook his hands: "We are not without effort. The Minister of the Palace has been trying hard to persuade His Majesty the King to work harder, and His Majesty himself also attaches great importance to this crisis. Recently, he and the Queen have obviously reduced the time they go out for walks. The Duke of Wellington has fought for most of his life, and General Nelson died on the battlefield of Trafalgar. Now the achievements of the two greatest British army and navy generals are lying on the big bed of Buckingham Palace. We can't help with this matter, we can only wish His Majesty the King and the Queen to bring good news to the British and Hanoverian public. "

Arthur smacked his lips when he heard this. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't help but joked: "If it's really born, it only means that someone really helped..."

Disraeli heard this and quickly poked his leg with his cane, reminding him: "Arthur, what are you talking about? Are you not going to work in Scotland Yard again?"

Brummel took out his pocket watch to check the time, then stood up and stretched his body, saying goodbye: "Okay, let's stop chatting today. Benjamin, don't forget to attend the banquet hosted by Lord Lyndhurst this weekend. That gentleman likes to read "The Englishman" very much and also praised your "The Young Duke". I promised him that he would definitely invite you to the banquet. "

Disraeli took off his hat and said goodbye to him: "Of course, how could I forget such an important thing? Goodbye, Mr. Brummel, I wish you a happy life. "

After speaking, Disraeli watched Brummel walk down the stairs.

As soon as Brummel disappeared from sight, Disraeli couldn't help but proudly picked up his shirt and said to Arthur: "Arthur, we really got it right with "The Englishman"! Look at it , I have now attracted the attention of the big shots. The special issue I wrote before, "England and France: Or the Cure for Cabinet Francophilia," successfully gained the attention of Mr. John Crocker, the leader of the Tory Party and the former Lord of the Admiralty. favor, and now has the attention of Lord Lyndhurst, the leading figure in the legal profession.

Just wait and see, in less than ten years I will be Prime Minister of Britain. You should stay well at Scotland Yard first, and don't always express out-of-touch opinions like the one just now. As long as you can hold me back until I become Prime Minister, I will definitely appoint you to the Ministry of Finance as Permanent Secretary. Remember what I said to you before? pride! People like us are born to be outstanding because of pride! "

Arthur looked at Disraeli's excited face. He really didn't expect that one day he would be made a wish by this reckless Jewish political novice.

However, he didn't try to throw cold water on Disraeli, because according to his understanding, this kid could really become one in the future. Not only would he become one, but he would do it in a damn decent way.

Arthur just took a sip of tea calmly: "Benjamin, have you forgotten the three Charles, Alexander, and Elder?"

"How is that possible?" Disraeli smiled like a sunflower: "Mr. Dickens can be the editor-in-chief of The Times in the future. Lionel just announced his interest in The Times on behalf of the Rothschild family last week. Increase investment. I’ve already become the prime minister, so it shouldn’t be too much for them to give my friend a chief editor position, right?”

Arthur curled his lips while holding the teacup: "That's really not too much. Let The Times go above and beyond."

"Right, I said so." Disraeli made another wish: "And Mr. Darwin, he will be the president of the Linnean Society, and by the way, he will also be the president of Cambridge."

Arthur nodded slightly: "It's reasonable, but Elder may not be happy."

"Oh, yes, Elder, I can't forget him!" Disraeli exclaimed: "Since you have become the Permanent Under Secretary of the Treasury, then Elder should go to the Admiralty. ? After he returns from his voyage around the world, he should have this resume."

Arthur was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then tasted some of it. He murmured: "I told you, why will Britain lose to the African natives in the future? Benjamin, you are very good at using people!"

"Losing to the African natives?" Disraeli thought Arthur was joking with him. He laughed and said: "If Britain can lose to the African natives, then won't France have to be invaded by the natives?"

When Arthur heard this, he couldn't help but give him a thumbs up: "Benjamin, can't you see, you are still a prophet!"

Disraeli said: "Of course, great politicians must have some foresight. By the way, there is also Alexander, if I become Prime Minister, I will help him build a republic in France. "

Arthur just shook his head: "Okay, but the French probably just hope that you don't compete with them for the Suez Canal."

"Arthur, what are you talking about? Why can't I understand you more and more?"

"Nothing." Arthur asked: "Aren't you curious about why I show up at the perfume shop during working hours?"

"What's so curious about this? Don't you often wander around the streets of London?"

Arthur gently shook his finger: "But today is different. Benjamin, we have been talking about being prime minister for so long, shouldn't we return to reality?"

"Return to reality?" Disraeli thought for a moment: "You mean, let me join a party or something?"

"More than that."

Arthur smiled: "I think you might be able to go one step further and elect a member of parliament or something. Didn't I remember that you just mentioned Mr. Crocker and Lord Lyndhurst? These two are both Tories. Party bosses, if you can establish a good relationship with them in time, you may be able to make a splash in a by-election in the near future.”

"A by-election." Disraeli was shocked. He stood up suddenly and said, "Has anything happened to any of the members?"

Arthur crossed his fingers on his knees: "I thought that nothing would happen to that member of Parliament for the time being... But if you can leave a good enough impression on Mr. Crocker and the other hard-line Excellencies in the Tory caucus, , For example, if you get a campaign guarantee or something, then I think something can happen to that congressman. "

When Disraeli heard this, he immediately reacted.

He thought of the controversial dispute between Senator Bernie Harrison and Scotland Yard a while ago.

"Then...the result of that incident came out?"

Arthur just smiled: "It doesn't matter whether it turns out or not. What's important is that Benjamin, you have to remember that you were born to be the prime minister."

After saying that, Arthur stood up and patted his shoulder: "Benjamin, when you have figured it out, you can come to Scotland Yard to talk to your loyal Deputy Secretary of the Treasury at any time. As for now, I have to find Mr. Rimmel. Let’s analyze the bottle of ‘Secret of Styria’.”