C2371 Neo-colonialism (1/2)
Outside were the slightly larger Rest Room s who could eat and chat with each other. Inside, there was also a small suite that they could sleep in, there were even sets of rooms in the study of some elegant families, and in the master bedroom, there were even sets of rooms. Who knew what they could do with so many rooms.
When the door of the suite was opened, the first face that met him was actually the Tory Party Elder, the current Foreign Secretary, Count Lalenden. This was a direct descendant of Benjamin, he was actually hiding inside the Rest Room of Gladstone.
”external phase... ”You …” Gordon stood there with incomparable awkwardness, but in his heart, a trace of an ominous premonition appeared.
What surprised him even more was that the person standing in front of him was the army marshal of the Garnett Yue Sefu Wallesley Empire, the two secretaries of the navy marshal, and three bank and business tycoons. At the back of the crowd was the prince, Edward.
What Gladstone said was not wrong at all, Gordon was even an awkward person who did not have access to the top-level information. For a middle-ranked person like him, if he used an incomplete bit of confidence to analyse the information, the result could be easily imagined.
Count Lalendon, the Foreign Secretary, nodded apologetically at Gordon, ”There is no need to continue asking. Everything before you has proven your guess … ”Yes, the Empire's upper echelon has already made their decision …”
”Let Benjamin rest, the Empire will give him the most favourable retirement treatment, and no one will look into his crimes during his term of office, so let the Empire's power transfer a little more respectable!”
What else could Gordon say? The people in front of him were not people, but enormous powers.
The Liberal Party, the Whig Party, and even the Elders in the Tory Party had already abandoned Benjamin. The army and navy had also abandoned him.
Even the royal family was standing behind Gladstone, how could they turn the tables?
Gordon's legs weakened and he immediately sat on the chair. He shook his head painfully. If he knew it was going to be like this, why would he play the role of impeachment? Just to make your position more formal? ”Why are you doing this …”
Gladstone handed Gordon a cup of wine. ”No, you are wrong, the reason we do this is because we respect the Imperial Constitution … The Constitution is above all else, and that is the spirit of England! ”
”Actually, the reason I called you here today was because I hoped that you would abandon your partisan views. Don't be dejected and continue working! For the negotiations between the Emperor of Tongzhi and the Empire, they would need you, and the new government would still need you! ”
”You need me?” The alcohol in Gordon's mouth was bitter.
external phase Larden nodded his head, ”Of course I need you. After all, you still have the position of Great Qing Governor hanging on your shoulders. Although we all know that it's an honor, it's also something unique to you …”
”Furthermore, I know that the personal relationship between the Tongzhi Emperor and you is not bad. We hope that you will continue to work for the new prime minister, allowing us to finally gain control of the railway!”
The Prince opened his mouth as well. ”Let go of your familial views. Actually, there aren't many factions like the colonialist or the Internal Affairs Sects in this world …” When it comes to the core interests of the Empire, everyone's views are still the same! ”
”Gladstone was against the expansion of the colony, but against those actions that cost money. If they really could make a lot of money, then they would be in favor of it!”
”Right now, the empire's navy can control the area downstream of the river. This is the most economically prosperous area in the empire, but it's far from enough …”