Chapter 101

Chapter 101

Four People’s Signatures (5)

As the East India Company army including the Chosen army and the British army began a full-scale counterattack, the rebels gradually began to be pushed back.

And they witnessed a shocking scene.

[Cawnpore massacre!]

[Hundreds of women’s and children’s corpses recovered!]

[Outrage of barbarians crazy with blood and gang rape!]

Hundreds of civilians who fled from various places avoiding the rebellion were finally captured by the rebels’ hands.

As the suppression army gradually approached and the rebels’ defeat approached, they gathered about 200 women and children in the village hall and fired from outside.

Even the sepoys seemed to think this was not it and refused further firing hearing the terrible sounds from inside, but the rebel leadership went wild and called butchers and axed all whether alive or dead.

The women’s corpses were all stripped of clothes then thrown into a dry well, and the children’s corpses were also thrown like that. Some surviving children were thrown alive and buried alive wedged between corpses.

“Eu, euaaaak!!”

“God!! What on earth wrong did these do!”

“Uwek!! Uweeeek!!”

How many people thrown in, brain pieces were soaked stuck on the tree next to the well. Because the corpses the rebels threw hit their heads on that tree and rolled down into the well.

British people who saw the hell painting of the human world with carefully chopped women’s and children’s corpses lined along the entire well and riverside resolved to clearly show these barbarians who the real Satan is.

The captured rebels were immediately referred to military trial, and according to the principle of presumption of guilt prisoners who could not prove they were not involved in the massacre all tasted the full course of whipping.

“Quickly confess!”

“Even after killing kids want to go to heaven? Huh?”

“Absolutely cannot go! No matter what means you are confirmed hell-bound!”

British people generously bestowed all the Indian tormenting secret techniques they knew.

To Muslims forcibly fed pork and hung them to death put in sacks made of pigskin. To Hindus fed beef and entrusted the execution to low caste cleaners. Some rebels instead of hanging on the gallows were shot to death with cannons.

“S, save me!”

“We did nothing!”

“Right next to you a massacre was occurring and you were just watching? Didn’t think our anger and retaliation would come?”

Britain’s retaliation did not end here.

They recklessly committed plunder and arson, violence even on local civilians.

The British army that encountered this massacre incident moved much more roughly, and if seeming cooperative with the rebels beat civilians or whatever without distinction or severely killed them.

Also naturally, London’s public sentiment also flipped.

“These beast-like bastards!”

“Don’t leave even one and kill all!”

“There are trash defending such bastards! Everyone! Fine such bastards receiving votes?!”

“For uncivilized beasts only the whip is right! Those who stop this are also the same bunch!!”

In an instant the atmosphere reversed.

Ordering hardline response to the sepoy rebellion was the same for both Whig Party and Conservative Party so did not bring direct change to the political circles.

However those who pointed out that the East India Company’s cruel colonial rule is the root of the problem and appealed for self-purification instantly were treated as bugs defending massacre horses and received serious damage.

So... people like Gladstone.

This time perhaps because a bit restrained less hit. Among those directly hit there are people whose lives were really ruined.

That British political circles are a mess that collapses with a bang every time on one rice cake was proven again not long after.

***

January 14, 1858.

Paris, France.

Bang!!!

“Kyaaaak!!”

“Your Majesty!! Your Majesty!!”

Italian nationalist Felice Orsini and his gang threw a bomb at French Empire Emperor Napoleon III but ended in failure.

“Because Napoleon III is precisely the worst obstacle blocking the birth of independent unified Italy so tried to remove him.”

“The Bonaparte clan always destroys revolution and republic, freedom. Like the uncle the nephew is also dyeing Europe in darkness. If he dies France will return to republic again, and they will willingly help Italy.”

“Emperor Your Majesty. Please help Italians. As long as you block us, even if sending me to the guillotine another patriotic youth will you-”

Pass since the captured Orsini being executed is a natural story.

The problem was the aftermath.

[Orsini gang’s bomb, manufactured in Birmingham Britain!]

[British technician intervened in bomb manufacturing method and process!]

[Orsini, revealed to have lived comfortably in Britain until right before the terror]

[Britain island, the worst terrorist camp in history!]

[“All friends dreaming of murder and terror! Come to Britain!”]

21st century people usually think of France when saying heaven for exiles. If there is a friend who doesn’t want to go to the army consider applying for refugee in France.

But if saying heaven for exiles in the 19th century of course Britain. Right now demonic cult leader Heavenly Demon Marx lives in Britain, and rebels from Hungary, Germany, Poland, France etc. various places the exile place sought first priority was Britain. America is a bit far.

However France where the emperor almost died was extremely angry.

January 20.

The French ambassador to Britain held an emergency meeting.

“Please take measures immediately! Look what those terrorists you protect did!”

“Will take measures urgently. The Anglo-French alliance will be solid.”

“Measures? What measures! Accepting the exile of such criminals itself makes suspect your intentions!”

“That is interference in internal affairs.”

“Then conversely let’s ask. Now a French nationality republican traitor lives in Britain. Also entangled with this assassination plot. Really not going to hand this person over to us? And think we will stay still doing that?”

“There is room for legal problems, but will do our best. But that does not mean you can interfere in internal affairs!”

Mentioned several times but Palmerston is pro-French.

Not that he is a Francophile and believes it would be good if France does well, but because if relations with France break Britain really becomes a situation with no friends in the whole world. Right now the thing of joining hands with France and warring with Russia was a few years ago.

Revolutionaries Britain accepted exile raised assassination.

British radicals joined hands with Orsini and intervened in the assassination.

But Palmerston was not easy.

“Our British Empire takes freedom as the best. If saying absolutely disallow exiles don’t know what mess will occur.”

“Then-”

“Instead, will revise the bill and discuss this incident in the parliament.”

He absolutely did not promise that Britain will not accept exile from now on.

Early February.

“Due to this incident the fact that there was a loophole in our country’s law was discovered.”

“If loophole what are you saying?”

“This incident corresponds to the case where foreign exiles under the protection of our British Empire prepared, conspired murder on English land. According to Irish law murder conspiracy is a crime corresponding to death penalty, but under English law mere misdemeanor.”

“Right.”

“Therefore, regardless of England and Ireland, even in the case of conspiring murder abroad intend to submit a law revision bill defining this as a serious crime that can be punished with exile or imprisonment...”

Palmerston pushed law revision.

Strengthening exile supervision in the future and if similar incidents occur later punishing severely and moderately soothing France was the decision of the prime minister a long-time diplomacy expert.

However.

“Palmerston is selling the country!!”

“The first prime minister who submitted to France!!”

“Extra extra!! Palmerston knelt to Napoleon!!”

The Conservative Party led by Disraeli launched a great counterattack.

It was the <​traitor> frame whose name is also brilliant.

“That bastard Palmerston, fun when became prime minister stabbing a knife in others’ backs?”

“Our British Empire protecting Europe’s freedom will oppress exiles! Absolutely must not become so!!”

Public opinion completely became the Conservative Party’s side.

Sounds like law revision is justified or not, since the other country’s emperor almost died must diplomatically bow or whatever had no meaning, and citizens flipped their eyes and rioted at the fact that the great British Empire submitted to fucking France’s blackmail threats.

The Peelites whose mood was uncomfortable after pickling the former prime minister Aberdeen who was from Peelites joined Gladstone’s morality chatter and hit Palmerston. The logic that the great British Empire the pillar of freedom must not oppress exiles.

Russell who was fighting Palmerston for party power inside the Whig Party joined the traitor frame this time trying to completely bury Palmerston too.

February 18.

As a result of the parliament vote the Palmerston cabinet was no-confidenced.

Palmerston sank in just 1 year.

“Finally!”

“Finally our era has returned!”

“Congratulations, party leader!!”

Conservative Party leader Earl of Derby became the new prime minister, and Disraeli became Minister of Finance.

And the newly seized Conservative Party cabinet passed the <​murder preparation conspiracy revision bill> Palmerston proposed after only changing the skin.

But even doing this the diplomatic relations with France stuck in the shit bucket were not restored.

French people were astonished at the British public sentiment shouting ‘can’t watch your good sight?’ while almost killing the other country’s emperor and sending the prime minister to the abyss.

British people believed Napoleon III might invade like his uncle whether their feet itched.

Anglo-French relations froze to the point it would not be strange if war broke out, and India was still a mess.

The appearance of sending diplomatic relations and national policies all to the abyss to seize the regime was truly not ordinary spirit.

***

“Crazy bastards.”

Palmerston passionately knifed as if the steak placed in front of him was Disraeli. Why stabbing the knife into the steak deeply? Grandfather?

“Please calm.”

“Guys blinded by party interests and strategies messing up the country are full. End of the world, end of the world!”

“If Lord Aberdeen who retired from politics hears probably will hold the navel and roll on the floor.”

Palmerston glares at me with a gaze as if will really chop me into ten thousand pieces. Even if nails suddenly lengthen like Wolverine and shoot soul iron claws seems can believe.

“At that time wartime so couldn’t help.”

“But the prime minister seat was sweet?”

“Perhaps called me today to tease? Or Gladstone ordered to mock me?”

“Not such. Rather today trying to tell a story beneficial to everyone a bit.”

“The sound of a viper hissing is heard.”

Even while saying so curiosity was mixed on Palmerston’s face.

“Member Gladstone seemed to think must block at least the Conservative Party’s regime ambition that is foolish and short-sighted and even constantly causes wars messing up the world.”

“Saying such sounds after making me fall from the horse? Perhaps the item of shame is missing in that gentleman’s morality?”

“If all those opposing the Conservative Party form a single rank under one huge tent, wouldn’t the current chaotic political situation also stabilize?”

Big tent.

But Palmerston’s expression was lukewarm.

“That is also not easy in words. If Russell and I begin fighting for party power in earnest the Whig Party will become paralyzed again. Not a situation to discuss huge discourses like party merger. Don’t even know this simple principle?”

“Sorry but the member is the last.”

“What?”

“Already went around one full circle.”

Anti-Conservative Party grand alliance (3/4).

If only you come go.

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