Struggle in Russia

It's just that Russell is a chicken thief. He knows that if Queen Victoria or Prince Albert call Palmerston to Buckingham Palace to teach him a lesson, the matter will basically be over.

After all, the queen has been criticized and educated, and no matter who is going to sell the queen some face, this matter will be reduced to a small one. Don't continue to chase after it.

This is not the result Russell wanted. He didn't want to let Palmerston pass the test easily. What he wanted was to let Palmerston pack up and leave, not a few words of criticism and lessons that didn't hurt.

So Russell calmed the Queen's emotions, saying that he would talk to Palmerston first to see what Palmerston was thinking and how deeply this guy was involved, and see if he could be saved.

But in fact, Russell didn't have the slightest intention of saving Palmerston. He was holding back his stomach, waiting to continue to give Palmerston eye drops!

So this one called Palmerston, Russell frightened him with Queen Victoria, and at the same time tricked Palmerston into making bigger mistakes:

"Her Majesty's intention is to investigate Robert Cochon to the end, to find out his case, to find out all his problems, and he will never tolerate it after the investigation!"

Palmerston was immediately taken in. He naturally knew how unclean Cohon's ass was. Although Palmerston was not sure how much money he had made, it was certainly not less. I can't escape myself, so I can't thoroughly investigate this shit, it can only be fooled.

So he immediately said: "This is inappropriate! If the case of Robert Kojon is strictly pursued, it will greatly damage the reputation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the current cabinet... This will destroy the public's confidence and trust in us. Inappropriate! Even Her Majesty's request is too...too ultra vires and excessive!"

This is what Russell wanted, so he replied with a bitter face: "Of course I know it's not appropriate to do this, but Her Majesty has a very strong opinion of you, and this case happened to be caught by her, so I must do it." An article of..."

Russell did not say how Queen Victoria would make a fuss, because the Queen actually didn't mean to make a fuss and make use of it. The Queen actually wanted to keep the lid on the matter, and it was actually him, the prime minister, who wanted to use the problem to make a fuss.

So naturally you can't speak too clearly. If you speak clearly, it's not easy to fool around. A little bit of cloud and mist is the most suitable!

Palmerston didn't expect that Russell's goal was to bring him down, he thought Russell wanted to maintain stability, so he replied naturally: "That shouldn't make His Majesty go too far, after all, we must respect the authority of the cabinet! What's more, Kehong has contributed both to the country and hard work, how can he be so mean and ungrateful!"

This made Russell happy.

He has decided to record everything Palmerston said in a small notebook, and then write down nothing, no! It must be reported to Queen Victoria with embellishments, especially the mean and ungrateful one. This is simply a stroke of genius!

Anyway, Russell can already guess Queen Victoria's expression after hearing these words, so if he doesn't blow up, he will lose!

So after hesitating for a while, he "reluctantly" told Palmerston that he would express the cabinet's dissatisfaction and attitude to the queen, and try his best to persuade the queen not to interfere with the cabinet's authority.

It's just that after a few days, when Russell met with the Queen again, what he said to Queen Victoria was not the set of nonsense to maintain the authority of the cabinet, but to add fuel and vinegar to the shadow of Palmerston.

As a result, Queen Victoria was naturally furious, and her impression of Palmerston was extremely bad. However, this Queen still had the most basic understanding. She knew that it was the cabinet that really governed Britain, and she was just a symbolic It's just the head of state, if the cabinet wants to harden Palmerston, she has nothing to do.

So despite being angry, Queen Victoria still restrained herself and said: "I am very disappointed and indignant by the words and deeds of Viscount Palmerston. As a nobleman and foreign minister, his performance is unqualified. If possible, I hope Can the cabinet and parliament reconsider his appointment and put someone more suitable to lead the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"

"Of course, if the cabinet and the parliament have different opinions on this, I fully respect the will of the gentlemen, but I still want to say that Viscount Palmerston is too disappointing!"

What Queen Victoria said made Russell happy. At this time, he really wanted to tell the queen: [I think so too, so let's make such a happy decision! 】

Of course, things must not be done this way. As the prime minister, he must first maintain the authority of the cabinet, at least symbolically. It cannot be said that the Queen just said that someone will be fired, and you just raised your hand to agree. , what did that become?

This matter has to be done in a decent manner, at least it seems to be the case, so he suppressed his pleasure and replied with a blank face: "Your Majesty, your will is the will of the cabinet, but Palmer Viscount Ston is an important minister of the country, and it is unreasonable to dismiss him suddenly... Even if you think he is really not qualified for the post of Foreign Minister, you should not make such a direct statement... If you really think that Palmerston The viscount is not qualified for the job of foreign minister, and I personally think that the correct way is to let him retreat, which not only preserves the dignity of Viscount Palmerston, but also maintains the authority of the cabinet..."

Queen Victoria was also a little stunned, because she could tell that Russell didn't seem to have the intention of protecting Palmerston. If Palmerston could be given a decent step down, the cabinet would agree to let him go?

Queen Victoria hesitated, not knowing whether she had misheard or misunderstood, so she deliberately asked again: "You mean, you can relieve Viscount Palmerston from his post? As long as his dignity can be guaranteed?"

Of course Russell wanted to say no, and he replied very cunningly: "No, I have no intention of dismissing Viscount Palmerston. As the prime minister of the empire, I am just your servant, Your Majesty. My primary mission and accusation is to carry out your duties. If you think Viscount Palmerston is inappropriate, even if I don’t particularly agree with you as Prime Minister, I must respect your will!”

This is a bit of a mouthful, but Queen Victoria still understands it. In fact, it means that I agree to dismiss Viscount Palmerston. Immediately, Queen Victoria rolled her eyes and looked down on Russell a bit, thinking that Russell was an out-and-out old cunning.

However, since the annoying Palmerston can be driven away, Queen Victoria doesn't mind being used by this old slicker once, and she immediately asked: "If you want to dismiss Viscount Palmerston, what do you think is more appropriate? ?”