Struggle in Russia

When Palmerston was thinking about how to trouble John Walter, the latter didn't sit still. After all, John Walter is not a novice, he naturally understands the power of the threat of the dignified foreign minister.

Although he was already mentally prepared for a tough fight, tough resistance didn't mean being passively beaten. When it was time to take the initiative, he would never let it go.

First of all, he started the previous plan, and began to blow up Palmerston's fierce news in the newspaper, such as the rich romance and other lace news.

After that, John Walter found Prime Minister John Russell. Some people may wonder, as the leader of the Whig Party, John Russell should maintain the party's authority and support Palmerston.

But John Walter knew that the relationship between Russell and Palmerston was not very good. Palmerston is indeed a conservative. He has a closer relationship with Russell's predecessor, Robert Peel. After all, Peel himself is also a conservative.

That is to say, Russell, who is a liberal, and Palmerston, who is a conservative, are actually at odds. If it weren't for Robert Peel's relationship, Russell really wanted to drive Palmerston out of the cabinet, at least he wouldn't let him out of the cabinet. Palmerston was given the position of First Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Central Committee.

Therefore, if you want to resist Palmerston's threat, the best way is to go to Russell. If you can persuade the Prime Minister, Palmerston will not be a worry.

"You are very strange. You think it is necessary to clean up the bad atmosphere in the Foreign Office. Then you should go to Viscount Palmerston. He is the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Presumably he will be more interested in your proposal!"

John Walter naturally knew that Russell was insincere. If he could beat Palmerston, he would definitely not mind. What he cared more about was whether hitting Palmerston would split the Whig Party, as well as attack the cabinet he led and himself. political prestige.

So John Walter immediately said: "Honorable Prime Minister, to be honest, I have already had talks with Viscount Palmerston, but His Excellency has completely dismissed my suggestion..."

Russell interrupted angrily: "In this case, what do you mean by coming to me? Since Viscount Palmerston has already made a decision, there must be a reason for it. It is very likely that your suggestion is not so perfect. Or it's not true!"

John Walter knew that the critical time had come, he puffed up his chest, and said loudly: "No, sir, I think the reason why Viscount Palmerston refused to accept my suggestion is that he himself was directly involved in Robert Cohon In this case, he was directly involved, so he refused my suggestion in order to cover up the scandal!"

John Russell was a little angry. He is a dignified Prime Minister and the first person under Her Majesty the Queen.

Or more like the first person in Britain than Her Majesty the Queen who has no real power. And you actually talked about the so-called fraud in front of a nobleman like me, and even directly accused my foreign minister. Are you here to slap me in the face? Or is it that you don't take Lao Tzu as the Prime Minister at all!

So Russell said decisively: "Sir, please pay attention to your words. What you just said has exceeded the limit and is a personal attack. Viscount Palmerston's character and talent are impeccable. I believe he has been doing his best. Serve the country. Even if it is flawed, it is flawless. You attack a gentleman so blatantly and harshly, it is really not a gentleman! I think..."

To be honest, at this moment, John Walter's heart was also pounding, and his forehead and back were covered with cold sweat, but he knew that he had to hold back and fight with reason, otherwise the consequences would be extremely serious.

He immediately retorted: "Your Excellency, I admire and trust you very much, so I come to you with hope to speak to you. I believe that only you can solve the malpractices within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs! Now you have let me down a little bit. , if even you say that, I can only disclose information to the public and appeal to the authority of the law at the same time!"

John Russell's temples twitched, and he stared at John Walter viciously. He wanted to know what the bastard in front of him meant, whether he was verbally saying harsh words, or he wanted to mean it!

Like Palmerston, he was not terribly afraid of a lawsuit, since it was unlikely that he would lose the case, but the consequences of a lawsuit were far less likely. The opposition party will definitely take the opportunity to criticize and discredit him, which is very detrimental to his re-election!

At this time, John Walter said in a timely manner: "I believe that if all the various corruption cases of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are made public, there will be a storm, and it is very likely that the public's trust in the government and you will be completely destroyed. I don’t want to see it. I always think that Viscount Palmerston’s problem is limited to him and has nothing to do with you, but if you really don’t pay attention and are willing to be deceived by Viscount Palmerston, I have nothing else to do There is no other way but to do this!"

Russell was taken aback immediately. It wasn't that he believed John Walter's nonsense, but that he realized that the situation was a bit bad. If John Walter made things worse, there was really no way to end it. And if according to what John Walter said, it seems to be more beneficial for him to leave the responsibility to Palmerston.

It's just that Russell doesn't trust John Walter very much. The newspaper man's mouth is a liar. God knows if this guy will say one thing and do another, and finally bring him and Palmerston to the end!

But Russell is not very good at asking directly. After all, he still has face, and he can't let others know that he just abandoned Palmerston!

The most important thing at this time is John Walter. His performance directly determines the final result, and as a newspaper tycoon who knows the inside story of the political arena, he is too clear about John Russell's little one.

He suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Your Excellency, there is no need to question my sincerity. If I really want to make things unstoppable, why should I come here and talk to you about this? We all have a common enemy, and this enemy is Viscount Palmerston, it is the actions of this viscount that have brought about this situation."

"The only one who needs to be responsible for this is Viscount Palmerston. He is the one who really needs to review and pay the price! Think about it, if it weren't for him, Robert Cohorn would have caused such a big fraud?"

"I've also heard that this Mr. Cochon is an out-and-out troublemaker on diplomatic issues, especially on Russia and the Balkans. Let them go, God knows what will happen in the future!"