Chapter 124

Chapter 124

Old Country but Its Name is New (3)

One of the leaders of the Conservative Party, the true patriot’s party protecting the British Empire’s justice against the evil Liberal Party’s oppression.

The symbol of human victory Disraeli did not like Arthur Lee very much.

If human compatibility exists probably Arthur Lee would be truly polar opposite with Disraeli. That damn Oriental maniac seemed burning everything to trip his legs.

A matter a few years ago.

Windsor’s crazy widow, Queen Victoria said wanted to build very-expensive-and-grand monuments and monuments commemorating her dead husband Prince Albert all around. Up to here could be so.

The ruling Liberal Party was reluctant but once agreed. The person who can nitpick even here is only Gladstone whose head is a bit strange.

While the Liberal Party mumbled the Conservative Party full of sorrow from long opposition life moved swiftly.

Derby and Disraeli quickly paid respects to the queen and scored points stamping loyalty oath refreshingly “If a matter to commemorate the beloved leader Prince Albert the Conservative Party never regrets money!”. The Conservative Party did one again! As expected one vote to the Conservative Party!

But Victoria wanted too much.

As the things to do gradually increased ultimately the parliament put the brakes, and the widow queen got sulky.

But then suddenly Arthur Lee appeared.

“How can the parliament neglect the matter to commemorate Prince Albert so!”

“We already used over 50,000 pounds what bullshit...”

“Eit! If a matter to commemorate the sponsor of automobiles, the greatest speed racer Prince Albert of course this Arthur Lee will step forward! Citizens! Gather strength to me!!”

That damn guy who suddenly appeared sucked the citizens’ support like that and erected <​Prince Albert statue riding a steam automobile and racing> in Birmingham.

Up to here could be so.

But next was not.

“Automobiles too heavy so road damage severe!”

“To protect the carriage industry need appropriate level of regulation even now!”

“What?”

Disraeli who was preparing to hit automobiles joining hands with the carriage industry was called to Windsor and scolded by the queen. Whether enacting oppressive laws like ‘Red Flag Act’ in the British Empire that loves freedom is correct.

A dumbfounding thing but what to do. That woman is the queen.

If sulking with just this one anecdote not a politician.

Not long ago, shocking news flew to the Conservative Party that was always waiting wanting to oust the old monster Palmerston.

“That old man Palmerston... is in the middle of adultery?”

“Said so.”

“How old now?”

“Seventy... eight?”

“Stand? Still stands?”

“Who is the adultery partner again?”

“Said Irish actress.”

Palmerston was sued for adultery.

A self-proclaimed journalist named Timothy Joseph O’Kane filed a suit against his wife and Palmerston, and the news that demanded divorce from the wife and 20,000 pounds alimony from Palmerston instantly grew into a super large rice cake that brightly burns all Britain.

But Disraeli was something... a bit... uncomfortable.

“How about we not intervening in this board?”

“What sound, Member Disraeli!”

“How can leave the old monster prime minister crazy with sexual desire next to the pitiful queen who lost her husband!”

“Of course. Right and more. If in the same room syphilis might spread!”

“The opponent is Palmerston, Palmerston. That political monster makes such a mistake?”

“No! Woman problems are originally all like that! If the head turns over with sexual desire prime minister and king all go hook!”

“Keuheum...”

Disraeli carefully opposed but the Conservative Party was very excited about this rice cake and ultimately entered hitting Palmerston.

“Politics really does not know the future. Who knew the world’s Palmerston would be caught by his own ankle?”

Creating Britain’s divorce court - in 21st century style family court for the first time is one of Palmerston’s achievements.

Before that to divorce had to pass ‘Chunsik and Gapsuni’s divorce bill’ by majority resolution in the parliament. Practically a world where divorce is impossible except high power holders.

Palmerston who opened an easier path to divorce is dragged to the divorce court caught by the adultery problem. Is there a funnier thing than this?

But here Arthur Lee appeared again.

“The prime minister is being undermined!”

“The prime minister you elected is being undermined by a crazy Irishman!”

“The prime minister adultery? Called to the office and did storm sex? Did in the parliament? Is this sound now telling to believe!”

“No!! No!!”

“Let’s protect our prime minister ourselves!!”

“Waaaaaa!!”

This crazy guy bluntly gave speeches on the street targeting commoners of course lower class, and lowly things suspected whether know even the alphabet let alone politics demonstrated saying will protect the prime minister. A dumbfounding thing.

And the situation reversed.

“Plaintiff, Timothy O’Kane legally married Margaret Morris on October 2, 1861. Correct?”

“Yes.”

“And on June 16, 1863 and various other times and places Prime Minister Viscount Palmerston Henry John Temple and Margaret O’Kane who became Mrs. O’Kane now committed adultery. Is the plaintiff’s claim correct?”

“Yes, correct!”

“Then please submit evidence that legal marriage was conducted.”

“...”

“For reference, the defendant side submitted documents about the wedding held at the church the plaintiff side claims on October 2. The plaintiff present evidence that there was a legal wedding.”

“Mu...”

“Mu?”

“...Shall we draw?”

Palmerston and his defense team’s counterattack entered fiercely.

1. Met that woman but never committed adultery.

2. From the beginning Timothy O’Kane and Margaret Morris are not in a marital relationship.

In court the accuser showed all sorts of disgraceful acts and disappeared, and Palmerston’s reputation hit the ceiling of the end of the universe.

And the Conservative Party perished.

“How can the opposition party participate in such a dirty fraud play!”

“Uuuu!! Mean bastards!!”

“You and still lawmakers!!”

“Conservative Party bastards who stuck with the blackmailer all resign!!”

The lowly who previously made a fuss in crowds rioted again, and London police instead of riding horses and breaking the rioters’ heads with clubs as always disbanded the demonstrators very ‘gentlemanly’. So if annoyed must become the ruling party and see.

Disraeli was also never an easy figure. Even in the middle of being sucked into the abyss in a row with this Palmerston adultery commotion he himself survived?

‘Then what! The party went to the abyss!’

In the middle of seeming would go crazy and maddened.

Once more new news heated the London diplomatic circles.

***

“What kind of bastard is this.”

Disraeli read the well-organized documents one by one clicking the tongue continuously, then raised his head toward party leader Lord Derby.

“Must leave this guy Arthur Lee alone?”

“What dissatisfied again? Then throw into the Thames River?”

“Said planning to marry his daughter with Joseon’s only prince! My goodness! A commoner!”

“If someone hears will think you are not a commoner.”

“I am not marrying off my daughter to the royal family?”

The Joseon crown prince’s national marriage.

At first everyone had no particular thoughts.

Even foreign ministry employees who always plot evil schemes like drinking tea after meals, even legation people scattered all over the world each plotting espionage and conspiracies for their own success, even lawmakers who can sell wives and children for elections all really had no thoughts about this matter.

Once the majority of people do not know the information itself that the Joseon crown prince is of marriageable age.

Still there are people who know but these also all have no thoughts?

‘No matter Asian uncivilized country the royal family is the royal family.’

‘What if intervening in the royal family’s matter and Her Majesty the Queen gets angry. Not the neck (social) but the neck (physical)?’

‘Asian... intermarriage with European royalty?’

‘Heathen. Were they Buddhists? Hindus? Anyway marriage is unreasonable.’

Right.

Really none.

The fear that from the position of a subject daring to say this and that to the royal family and Queen Victoria might use force choke saying oh caught the arrogant guy well is fear, but marriage with a heathen of different skin color was not a nature even a skilled diplomat could easily approach. They all erased the problem hard to touch carelessly from their heads.

However.

Marriage with a mere commoner’s daughter?

“So what is the conclusion?”

“Rather how about searching for a decent daughter from our party’s noble families?”

Lord Derby pondered briefly, then decided to put a bit more milk in the tea. Hearing Disraeli’s evil idea seemed more milk to make the inside of the chest a bit whiter needed.

“If saying send daughter or relative to that distant land for the party curious how many will come here holding pistols.”

“No! No no! I am not saying must offer virgins to the Tatar khan! Said will come to London to study, anyway the Joseon prince will also set foot in the social circle!”

“Heum.”

“Conversely will ask. The crown prince who will become Joseon’s king came to London and precious house daughters all avoid him? Isn’t this much more a diplomatic disaster? Even now shouldn’t we control our Conservative Party and grandly welcome him?”

This is still a bit okay.

Lord Derby nodded containing the noble’s appearance.

“Well right. But heathen a bit so will say. Rather how good if just closing eyes and converting to the Anglican Church!”

“Heuheuheu. To arouse the fever of love in young not even children originally need an appropriate barrier.”

“As expected worthy of the great writer. If a lady who cannot live without appears might convert! Right and more!”

The subtly romantic Derby was quickly bewitched by Disraeli’s fluent love manipulation team planning. Of course! No matter how, rather than a suddenly successful commoner must bring a count or marquis daughter to keep the royal family’s face!

But Disraeli who brushed the mouth like that broke the neck and shoulders here and there and sank into thought.

“But... the possibility does not seem very high.”

“Where did Member Disraeli who was persuading me until just now go?”

“There will be a reason for marrying a commoner. Arthur Lee holds many interests in Joseon.”

“We can also compensate that as much as want.”

“Well right. And actually, there is one more option.”

“Japan story.”

If not necessarily the Joseon prince what. The Japanese prince is also coming to London.

Joseon and Japan are neighboring countries so customs will also be similar. At least seeing the Joseon prince’s national marriage attempt no particular religion or noble-commoner marriage problem there, then rather than Joseon where Britain’s influence is firmly planted investing in Japan also okay?

“Actually, Her Majesty the Queen is also very interested in this matter.”

“Right. Always sincere about the royal family’s authority.”

“Said confer a title on Representative Lee. Her Majesty’s will that a person who will become a relative of one country’s royal family without a title a bit so.”

Strange.

Why does that Arthur Lee guy seem... living life easily? Why?

Disraeli suddenly reached the thought that Arthur Lee is not even a Liberal Party member yet.

What kind of bastard is this.

Someone is suffering rolling like a dog in the Conservative Party but that guy is eating life raw clicking clicking. Strange.

“Fine not giving?”

“Her Majesty’s will.”

“That guy. Not built that monument or whatever keeping this in mind up to here?”

“...Must hope not.”

This shocking sycophant move hard to believe as a Liberal Party person.

“Life fucking, really.”

A sigh came out from Disraeli’s mouth.

Absolutely not scratched because seemed that sly guy looking down saying ‘a lowlife who cannot even write better than me’.

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