C2716 Disappointed Victoria (1/2)

He lost the bet, he lost the bet! When Gladstone heard the first-hand news of the Foshan Mountain Pulse's battle situation, he felt as if he was struck by lightning and fell onto a chair!

How did I tell the Crown Prince and Duke of Newcastle? He said that Prussia's temporary advantage would not last, he even thought that the Foshan Mountain Pulse was a trap!

McMahon used the Strasbourg as bait, deceiving Prince Karl into attacking the city, thereby creating an opportunity for him to encircle the whole city!

However, he never expected that Prince Karl would actually not fall for his trap. He actually gave up on his cake and chose to eat Foshan Mountain Pulse, the hard to swallow black bread!

He never expected that the Prussian would mobilize so many troops, and with four times the absolute strength of the army, he smashed McMahon's army out of the Foshan Mountain Pulse!

”No, we can't let it go on like this. We have to stop the Prussian offensive! Prepare the carriage, I want to meet His Majesty! ”

The Prime Minister's carriage sped from Downing Street to Buckingham Palace. Along the way, Gladstone saw countless anxious gentlemen holding the Thames in front of them.

The Queen wasn't someone anyone could see at any time. Even the Prime Minister had to notify her first and wait for her approval. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to walk through the gates of the palace.

Today, Gladstone felt very pressured. Usually, when he came to Buckingham Palace, the waiting time for the notice never exceeded half an hour. However, today, he actually waited for more than two hours and still did not receive a reply.

What was the Queen doing now? She was discussing the current situation with her son. The queen's face was calm, but there was a hint of impatience in her eyes.

”Let him continue waiting. Since he made the wrong decision, he must be punished …”

”And you, why do you need to trust his judgment? Why don't you go and think for yourself? The Duke of Newkes did very well in this matter, he did not listen to you, and did not abandon Prussian financial products! ”

”Look at you, you're not even a little bit calm. The war has just started a month ago, how many times have your attitudes changed?”

Edward had a face full of awkwardness. He couldn't argue with his mother either, but in his heart, he was very unconvinced.

He thought to himself, Mother! The The Duke of Newkes had a close relationship with Xiao Letian, he had no choice but to support Xiao Letian.

Who told Chinese restaurants to need Chinese chefs? Who told a Chinese restaurant to not be separated from the mysterious seasoning of fresh source? That was why he braced himself and did not dare to sell! He was afraid that his relationship with Xiao Letian would be damaged.

But who would have thought that this fellow was so lucky that he actually made the right bet!

”Mother …” In fact, we can't blame all of Gladstone. After all, no one in the political field is optimistic about Xiao Letian and Prussia! ”

”Nonsense!” Queen Victoria looked at his son, then threw him a letter.

The Crown Prince opened the envelope and read it through ten lines at a glance. The more he read, the more surprised he became. Benjamin's letter? ”He actually earned eighty thousand from this war?”

This letter was Benjamin's personal letter to the Queen. In this letter, he carefully judged the various aspects of the war and pointed out that the French Emperor was already at the end of their tether, unable to control the Empire anymore.

France was a hopeless situation, Britain had to be prepared for it!

In order to prove his judgment, Benjamin had even written out his investment behavior in this period of time. From buying and selling stocks to investing in War bond, through the continuous market fluctuations, this old man had actually earned 80,000 pounds.

This was a very persuasive letter, causing the queen and the crown prince to be greatly shocked!