Struggle in Russia

When Kehong was racking his brains to find ways to make money, Alexei also found Li Xiao, who had been following the dynamics of the British people, and he also found out that something was wrong with Kehong.

"What do you think the Brits are trying to do? What good will it do them to create a panic?"

In fact, when the news of Palmerston's resignation came, Li Xiao didn't pay much attention to Ke Hong, because no matter how much this guy jumped around, nothing big would happen. According to the news from David Lebouf, the British will soon replace the Wallachian Consul General, which means that Kojon really won't be able to make trouble for a few days.

Naturally, Li Xiao didn't think that Kehong could pose much threat. If he were Kehong, the most important thing right now would not be to hate Russia and France, but to find a way to make a living and worry about the future.

So when Alexey told him what Kehong said at the meeting, Li Xiao immediately understood Kehong's intention after a little thought. Get out of your pocket obediently!"

Alexei was stunned. He really couldn't understand the relationship, so he could only humbly ask for advice.

"It's very simple! It's not good for the British government to intimidate these pro-British factions now. For the British government, it is natural to hope that these pro-British factions can stay in Wallachia so that they can continue to live in Wallachia in the future." Ji Ya's bargaining chip..."

"However, Ke Hong did not do this. Instead, he did the opposite. Then the purpose is not obvious. He didn't scare these Anglophiles. How could these people escape? Where can the Anglophiles go? , or England..."

"Now he, Ke Hong, is still the consul general, and he holds the power of visas in his hands, so he can naturally sell tickets at a high price!"

Alexei was stunned. His poor straight-headed man still couldn't figure it out. Wasn't it clear that Kehong was all about fighting for the British Empire? Why did the style of painting suddenly change in the blink of an eye, from a hard-working to extremely loyal minister suddenly turned into a treacherous minister?

After hearing this, Li Xiao sighed a little, what made Kehong change so much? Is it the oppression of John Russell and his ilk? There may be factors in this, but it is by no means the main reason. The main reason is probably determined by the rules of the political arena of this era.

First of all, the party is the same, no matter how powerful Ke Hong is, it is useless. Who told him not to be Russell? Someone who is not Russell determines that Russell cannot fully believe him, just like the Whig party will not believe in the Tory party. Not being one of his own is the original sin of Cohon.

Secondly, to put it bluntly, politics is a game of interest representation. Which chair you sit in directly determines who you can only speak for. That is to say, no matter what your deepest thoughts are, which faction you join can only speak for that faction,

Even if you think the claims of this faction are a piece of shit, then you have to praise this piece of shit as the most wonderful shit in the world.

The matter is as simple as that. Although Kehong's interest class is generally consistent with Russell's, the details are quite different. Kehong's class is both conservative and ambitious, which also requires Kehong to be Obeying the traditional British political rules will also have a sense of breaking the rules.

In short, people like Kojon try to follow the rules when they can follow the rules and get things done. But if following the rules can't get things done, then the rules are like a rag to him, and he will throw the rag away immediately, and then do his best to get things done.

But this time the incident showed Cohon's character very well. He didn't like Russell's rules, but he couldn't resist, or he couldn't resist clearly, so he just came here directly. Whether it is a stumbling block or a roll of money before leaving, it is all done for the future and the previous goals.

So for Ke Hong himself, whether it is the previous dedication or the nonsense at this moment, it is highly consistent, and there is no contradiction at all.

In the 19th century, there were many, many people like Kojon, all of whom had one characteristic in common, that is, they could do whatever they could to achieve their goals. For them, the purpose is the most important, but the means can be adjusted. If civilized means can achieve the goal, then use civilized means, and once civilized means do not work, then naturally remove the hypocritical mask and use the dirtiest and despicable means to achieve it!

So you can often see two faces of this type of people. Sometimes they are full of benevolence and morality, but in the blink of an eye they are dirty and despicable when making decisions. It is not that they are schizophrenic, but that they are a group of people themselves Scum. This is their nature!

In fact, this category has always existed, whether it is the 19th century or the 20th century or the future 21st century, they are all alike, but the way of expression will be slightly different. In the future, such goods will become more and more hypocritical. Double standards, if you are really confused by their shiny masks and lies, then congratulations, you are not far from being sold and counting the money.

So Li Xiao told Alexei this way: "Kehon's previous efforts were not to make Britain better, but to show his ability and talent. Only in this way can he ascend to a higher position and achieve greater success." the benefits of……"

"And now, with Palmerston's downfall, he can't go any further, and naturally he's going to have to do more for himself... It's not a contradiction, and it's not just Cohon, not just in England. , there are many, many such guys in our country..."

Alexey was shocked. He couldn't imagine that there were countless bastards like Kehong among his colleagues. Could it be that there are no pure people in this world?

Li Xiao was a little speechless, not that he really thought that there were no purely good people in this world, but that there were really very few such people. Because whether it is a bastard like Ke Hong or thousands of other ordinary people, they all have one thing in common, that is, they all have selfishness. And as long as there is this thing, it is difficult to be pure.

And looking at the problem from another angle, in fact, there is no problem with Cohon's choice. He has done everything he can do, but who made Russell not like Palmerston's foreign policy? In a sense Russell let his efforts all come to nothing.

In this case, he is not allowed to act for his own benefit? You can't let Ke Hong sweat and bleed and get nothing in the end, right? Because even if he does not do those things, but devotes himself to serving the public, and the person who succeeds him succeeds in the end, then Russell will not give him a penny when rewarding him for his merits. Is this fair? ?