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Make France Great Again - Chapter 360

Published at 16th of January 2023 05:54:02 AM


Chapter 360: Yes, Minister!

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Lord Russell and Lord Palmerston forged a fragile but strong political alliance on the basis of not allowing the worm to ruin Britain's foreign policy.

As to say, why is it fragile and strong! That's because the two men had the same goal of overthrowing Aberdeen's cabinet, but there was only one prime minister's place.

No matter which of the two is prime minister, the other will certainly not be in the cabinet.

Presumably because the two of them knew each other too well, if one gained power, the other would definitely try their best to bring the other down.

Even if the elements of the continued united front recruit the other side into the cabinet, the battle between them will not stop.

The most effective way is to directly send the other party to the House of Lords to serve as a member of a noble XX committee, or to serve as the Speaker of the House of Commons.

Only in this way can the influence of the other party be reduced later, so that the other party will not appear in the eyes of London citizens as much as possible, so as to achieve the purpose of "sealing".

"Secretary Russell, since you proposed the alliance, you must have a strategy to pull Aberdeen down!" Palmerston asked Russell bluntly.

"I do have some ideas!" Minister Russell showed a sly smile on his face, and replied calmly: "However, it's not time yet! In the meantime, with Lauper Maxton, you continue to act as an opposition in the cabinet. group!"

"Secretary Russell, I can agree to your conditions, but you always have to tell me what you are going to do! Otherwise, how can I cooperate with your actions!" Palmerston spread his hands and deliberately put his posture on the ground. Low.

"Secretary Palmerston, if we want to overthrow a person, we must magnify the person's mistakes and guide this person into a pre-designed trap. We should also treat Lord Aberdeen and his colleagues. So. If you want to remove and replace the Aberdeen cabinet, you must overthrow Lord Aberdeen's current political ideas, magnify his faults, and make public opinion turn towards us." Minister Russell showed a look of wisdom pearls in his hands, and said profoundly Unpredictable words.

Palmerston, who was full of political experience, immediately understood what Minister Russell meant. It seemed that Minister Russell should be trying to make a fuss about the Russian Empire.

What exactly Russell should do, Palmerston has not yet thought of.

However, Palmerston is sure that the fox will always show his legs, and he must be the ultimate victory.

"If that's the case, then I'll take my leave!" Palmerston, who put the last cigar in the ashtray, got up and said goodbye to Minister Russell.

Minister Russell hurriedly got up and sent Palmerston out of the back room to the door of the minister's office.

"Minister Palmerston, I wish you good luck!" Minister Russell shook hands with the temporary ally.

"You too!" Palmerston let go of Minister Russell's hand and left.

On 21 December, the UK Cabinet Assembly begins.

Before the meeting began, Canning came to Russell's office door and knocked on the door of Russell's office.

"The door is unlocked! Please come in!" Minister Russell's loud voice reached Canning's ear.

Canning hurriedly opened the door and entered the minister's office. At this time, Prime Minister Russell was sorting out documents related to diplomacy. He would report to Lord Aberdeen on the recent diplomatic situation of the Kingdom of Britain after the start of the Cabinet Council. The Diplomatic Ambassador's report was forwarded to Lord Aberdeen so that he could make a decision as soon as possible.

The current Secretary of State Russell is only short of Canning's foreign policy job.

"What about them?" Canning asked, pointing to the seats of the vacant permanent secretary and full-time secretary.

"They are in a meeting now!" Minister Russell said briskly: "We are a conference, they are a small conference! I don't need to guess, they must be thinking about how to treat us!"

"It looks quite harmonious!" Canning also smiled and said to Minister Russell.

"Harmony? Mr. Canning, this is not harmonious at all!" Minister Russell responded to Canning, pretending to be annoyed.

"Mr. Russell, this is my report!" Canning handed the sorted documents to Minister Russell.

Taking over the report, Minister Russell looked at the report in Canning's hand page by page. The report was completely aimed at the Russian Empire, and claimed that "the Russian Empire is the destroyer of European peace!" Between the lines, Canning is indeed true A pro-Austrian (Ottoman) anti-Russian.

Perhaps because of being stationed in Constantinople all the year round, Canning's argument is completely skewed towards the Ottoman Empire.

Such an argument allowed Prime Minister Russell, who was suffering from no "arms", to find an "anti-Russian" opportunity. A smile on his face tempted: "Secretary Canning, I wonder if you are interested in going further!"

Go one step further!

Canning's old heart couldn't help but beat two beats. Born in 1786, Canning has witnessed the rise and fall of Napoleon, as well as the awakening of nationalism.

At the age of 66, he believes that he has underestimated the fame and fortune of the event, but he still cannot escape the pursuit of power.

Minister Russell meant that he was about to become one of the cabinet ministers, and the ambassador plenipotentiary in Constantinople went a step further and probably worked as a minister of state.

Although it is said that the job of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs is far less than that of the Minister of Foreign Affairs that his brother George Canning (deceased) once served, it is an improvement relative to his current position.

"I'm 66 years old, I'm afraid it will be difficult to go further!" In his heart, he wanted to tell Minister Russell that he also dreamed of entering the cabinet, but his face still pushed back.

"Who said that you can't continue to serve the United Kingdom at the age of 66! The level of ability has nothing to do with the age!" Minister Russell instilled poisonous chicken soup to Canning, "The Duke of Wellington is not still serving the kingdom when he is 66 years old. Serve!"

"I..." Canning licked his slightly dry lips. Minister Russell's statement really made Canning a little moved, and the desire to resign in his heart gradually faded under Minister Russell's flickering.

Heartbroken, the mature Canning naturally understands that there is no "love" for no reason in the world. The reason why Minister Russell did this is probably to overthrow the real cabinet institutions.

How can an existing cabinet structure be overthrown? Only by bringing the political ideas of Lord Aberdeen to a complete impasse.

It was true that Russell had no chance in the past, but now it is not necessarily. The Russian Empire is likely to take action against the Ottoman Empire. At that time, it only needs...

"Secretary Russell, what do you want me to do?" Canning said to Minister Russell, pretending to be confused.

"I need you to remain ambassador to the Ottoman Empire!" Ambassador Russell replied to Canning.

"I'm old! This position should be reserved for others! I can't let an old man occupy a really important position for a long time!" Canning said modestly.

"Only you can do it!" Minister Russell said to Canning with a serious expression.

"Your Excellency Russell, don't you want me to provoke conflicts?" Canning asked Minister Russell.

"No! You just need to protect the interests of the Ottoman Empire as much as possible!" Minister Russell explained to Canning.

According to Russell's understanding of the Russian Empire, once the Russian Empire starts, it is bound to get something from the Ottomans.

As long as Canning maintains the interests of the Ottoman Empire as much as possible, it will inevitably lead to a conflict between the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Britain.

In a situation where the pro-Russian Aberdeen cannot handle such contradictions, only he, the foreign secretary, can solve the problem.

At that time, he will be able to return to the position of Prime Minister once again.

Palmerston just needs to be an honest flag-waving guy.

"I see!" Canning nodded in response to Minister Russell.

"Okay! It's getting late, it's time for me to go to Downing Street to attend the ministerial meeting!" Minister Russell took out his pocket watch, glanced at the time, and apologized to Canning.

Canning and Russell left Carlton Park together, Russell went to Downing Street, and Canning took a carriage to Windsor Castle in the suburbs after parting with Russell.

After the carriage drove into Windsor Castle, he met with Albert under the leadership of John Brown.

After the two chatted for a while, they quickly entered the topic.

"You said Russell asked you to safeguard the interests of the Ottoman Empire?" Albert asked Canning.

"That's right! Minister Russell said so!" Canning nodded to Albert.

"It seems that Minister Russell knows the situation of the Russian Empire very well!" Albert shook his head and laughed.

"Your Highness, what should I do?" Canning threw the question to Albert.

"Follow Lord Russell's orders!" Albert said to Canning with a sigh. UU reading www.uukanshu. com

"If this is the case, it is very likely that it will lead to the Russian Empire..." Canning is a little worried that "overly" maintaining the integrity of the Ottoman Empire will bring Britain to the brink of war.

"The Russian Empire has eaten more land!" Albert sneered. "If they ask for more, don't blame Britain for them!"

Albert has already expressed his attitude, and Canning hurriedly replied: "Understood!"

"Okay! You don't need to be under too much pressure! If things are really going to be irreversible, it would be a good idea to resort to war!" Albert, who was afraid of any psychological pressure on Canning, hurriedly comforted: "Besides, We still have a helper on the mainland! If Britain is willing to fight with them, the Russian Empire will not be our opponent at all."

"Your Highness, are you talking about the French Empire?" Canning asked Albert.

"That's right!" Albert nodded and added to Canning: "They've been eager to teach the Russian Empire a lesson! And after you return to Constantinople, talk to Palmerston a lot!"




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