C2288 Meeting of the Heads of State (1/2)

”Gladstone! How dare you! ”You are putting our country in danger. If you dare to impeach me, I will dare to dissolve the council!”

Benjamin's sharp voice cut across the corridor, causing the faces of everyone present to change. Everyone looked at Benjamin who had a sinister expression, almost as if they had just met him for the first time.

The constitutional monarchy did not fall from the sky. It was an important rule that countless powers had gradually stabilized over hundreds of years of fighting.

No one knew how many people had died or how much blood had been lost, but the power of Congress had long since exceeded that of the monarchy.

To give a simple example, Congress could vote to impeach the king and even behead him, while the king had no right to overthrow parliament.

It could be seen how powerful the power of the British Parliament had become in this era. As the Prime Minister of a country, when he faced cases of disbelief and impeachment, he only had two choices: one was to resign, and the other was to dissolve the parliament and allow the people to vote once again.

The Constitution stipulated that Parliament must be the King in order to be dissolved. For example, when the term of office of each Parliament came to an end, the King would issue an order for the dissolution of Parliament and wait for the election of a new Parliament.

Of course, there were also the cases of the disbanding of the council because of the conflict. For example, the Charles I had forcefully disbanded the council in order to rule by itself.

In the nineteenth century, the right to dissolve Parliament was rightfully the king's, but the king was just a rubber stamp, when the time came, he would issue a program statement.

A normal disbanding parliament has its own set of procedures, and the power to disband it is in fact in the hands of the prime minister.

Having this right doesn't mean you actually dare to do so!

Who else would have done something so stupid as to offend the whole Council if they weren't crazy?

”Benjamin? You must think it through. You're cutting yourself off from all the members of Congress! You are betting all your political life! ”

”In three days, the House of Lords will vote on my vote of no confidence. I hope you can change your mind then!” With that, Gladstone turned and left.

Only Benjamin and a few of his direct descendants were left standing foolishly in front of the door to the upper house. Looking at the red sofa and the lone speaker's seat, the throne of the king who was at the innermost position was placed high up in the air.

”Prime Minister, what should we do?” The subordinate tried to probe him.

”What should we do? ”What else can we do …” Benjamin said in a sorrowful voice, ”All the conflicts were caused by the Chinese, then we can only end it from them …”

”Inform those people from the Eastern Palace that I am willing to start negotiations. We'll start this afternoon …”

That afternoon, the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially submitted the negotiation schedule to Xiao Letian. The Downing Street was finally opened for Xiao Letian.

After Xiao Letian, who had disappeared for more than twenty days, received the invitation from the Downing Street, he finally reacted.

The sandbags in front of the East Palace entrance began to move, and the fully armed soldiers released their highest security. Although the bullets were still on their bodies, all sorts of heavy weapons were already being stored inside.

The door opened once again, and Xiao Letian's messenger soldiers gave the latest order to Hyde Park's barracks, Zhiyuan Warship s and the fleet outside the city. When the Zhiyuan Warship's huge cannon covered the cannon again, everyone in the media heaved a sigh of relief.

At three-thirty in the afternoon, Sima Yun gave a short press conference on behalf of Xiao Letian on the Eastern Palace's southern lawn. During the meeting, Sima Yun denied the rumours of being imprisoned, but admitted that the Chinese envoys were under threat of life.

The thugs attacked the envoys and set the East Palace on fire. There were even letters of death thrown in afterwards. As they were considering their safety, the Chinese chose to be on full alert.