Struggle in Russia

Russell didn't believe a word of Palmerston's nonsense. If the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is dedicated to its duties and honesty, pigs will go up trees. As far as he knew, the bastard Palmerston had gotten a lot of kickbacks himself.

However, John Russell has no interest in Palmerston or whether the Foreign Office is clean and honest, he just wants to solve the trouble, just want these annoying reports to disappear from the newspapers, and let the people talk less Gossip in Whitehall.

After all, as the Prime Minister, he still wants to work for a few more years, and he still needs to pay attention to public opinion, at least to make the bastard members of the House of Commons less beeping. Don't always catch him in the face of the world and make him tired of coping.

"Very good," John Russell responded indifferently, "Then I hope this kind of nonsense can be clarified soon, and I don't want similar gossip to become the talk of the streets!"

Palmerston lowered his head slightly, his brows and eyes were downcast as if he was very cute, but he might not be so peaceful in his heart. Because he knew very well what John Russell meant, and it was nothing more than letting him wipe his own ass. To be honest, he really didn't look like a prime minister, and he didn't take any responsibility at all.

In his view, the prime minister is the head of the officials, and he should be used to handle affairs, and he has the courage to solve troubles and eliminate interference for the officials. And John Russell is obviously a hands-off shopkeeper. If the people below have made achievements, he will be the first to jump out to fish for himself, but he will also be the first to get rid of the people below when they are in trouble. In short, he is a jerk, and no one likes to work for him.

For example, in today's case, Palmerston felt that the correct approach was for the prime minister to issue a warning notice to The Times, or directly seal this nonsense newspaper, instead of asking him, the foreign secretary, to teach him a lesson.

Let's put it this way, Palmerston felt that Russell was too weak, always kidnapped by public opinion, too sissy, if it was him, how could he be bullied by nonsense newspapers-humph!

John Russell can also probably see what Palmerston really thinks in his heart. He is actually not at all satisfied with the Foreign Secretary who jumped over from another job. Let Palmerston be the first minister in the cabinet.

Not only did this bastard show no respect for him, but he also frequently messed around with foreign policy. Now it seems that his subordinates are also a bunch of out-and-out bastards who are doing things here.

John Russell was really impatient, and ordered with obvious impatience: "I hope this matter will be clarified as soon as possible. If the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can't solve the trouble, then I can only use strong measures to correct the mistake!"

Russell's sudden statement surprised Palmerston. He didn't expect Russell to be so impatient. Listen to him, if he can't settle this matter, Russell will settle him!

Palmerston looked at Russell suspiciously,

Wanting to figure out if Russell was just threatening verbally or if he was serious—he soon saw the determination and firmness in Russell's eyes. Obviously, this guy was serious!

Now Palmerston is a little bit overwhelmed, because according to his original thinking, this matter does not need to be dealt with at all, just deal with it coldly, as long as the media is ignored, the public will forget about this trivial matter after a while Well, it wasn't business as usual back then, so there was nothing to worry about.

But Russell took it seriously, which made him a little tricky. Although Palmerston hadn't been a bird for a long time, it was an attitude. Not a bird doesn't mean he can handle these newspaper sellers at will. In a sense, as the boss of Whitehall, he can ignore the nonsense in the newspapers, but he can't make people stop talking nonsense.

This makes people scratch their heads. At least Palmerston has no means to directly seal the door of The Times. How can these annoying flies shut up without strong means?

Palmerston is very distressed. He can only try to negotiate with the "Times" first, so that the other party will not continue to report on Cohon's scandal. It would be the best if it can be done naturally.

Soon the third head of The Times, John Walter, received an invitation from Palmerston for an interview. It should be said that John Walter and Palmerston were relatively easy to talk to, and they were both typical conservatism Or, the slight difference is that Palmerston is internally conservative and externally expanding, while John Walter is completely old-fashioned.

"Mr. Walter, I have noticed your newspaper's recent criticisms of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." After a cup of black tea, Palmerston got to the point: "These criticisms are so absurd and have greatly damaged the image of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I sincerely hope that a gentleman like you will correct these mistakes..."

If John Walter had a good chat with Palmerston at the beginning, he is very unhappy now. The reason is very simple. As the owner and editor-in-chief of The Times, the report on Cohon is He agreed to publish it, but Palmerston actually said that these reports were absurd and damaged the image of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Isn't this accusing him of doing something wrong?

To be honest, in the eyes of a traditional and rigid British like John Walter, Palmerston's words are no less than a face-to-face slap, almost publicly accusing him of being a liar who confuses the public. How can this be tolerated?

You must know that old-fashioned stubbornness is also very tough, so John Walter immediately counterattacked: "All the reports in the Times are well-documented, especially the recent series of special reports. The evidence is sufficient, we have conducted sufficient research, and believe that these are all credible, and there is no absurd part!"

"As for the image problem of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, if the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is full of diplomats like Robert Cochon, then the image of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will not be able to improve! If you really care about the image problem, what you should do is not let us correct the non-existent Instead, we must conduct a decisive self-examination to prevent such appalling scandals from happening again!"

Palmerston is confused, what's going on? Didn't you have a good talk just now? Why did you turn your face and deny anyone in the blink of an eye?

He frowned and retorted: "Mr. Walter, I must remind you that you are accusing an outstanding gentleman who has served the country for decades. Deny Mr. Robert Cochon and our Foreign Office!"

John Walter was also tough, and immediately replied: "If you think there is something wrong with the report of The Times, you can sue us. How about we use evidence to speak for everything!"