Russell didn't believe a word of Palmerston's lies. If the Ministry of Foreign Affairs performed its duties honestly and honestly, then pigs would climb trees. As far as he knew, Palmerston, a bastard himself, had received a lot of kickbacks.
He can use his butt to figure out what kind of evil deeds he has.
However, John Russell was not interested in whether Palmerston or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were honest and fulfilled their duties. He just wanted to solve the problem and make these annoying reports disappear from the newspapers so that the people would talk less.
Gossip and gossip in Whitehall.
After all, he still wants to serve as Prime Minister for a few more years, so he still needs to pay attention to public opinion. At least he must make the bastard members of the House of Commons beep less. He should not be constantly caught in the world and make him tired of dealing with it.
"Very good," John Russell responded calmly, "Then I hope this nonsense can be clarified soon. I don't want similar gossip to become the talk of the streets!"
Palmerston lowered his head slightly, and his brows were downcast, as if he was very well-behaved, but he might not be so calm in his heart. Because he knew very well what John Russell meant, which was to let him wipe his own butt.
, to be honest, he really doesn’t look like a prime minister and has no sense of responsibility at all.
In his view, the prime minister is the head of the officials, who must be used to do their jobs and have the courage to solve problems and eliminate interference for the officials. John Russell is obviously a hands-off boss. When the people below have achieved achievements, he will be the first to jump out.
He makes money for himself, but when the people below him are in trouble, he is the first to tell them off. In short, he is a very bastard, and no one likes to work for him.
For example, in today's matter, Palmerston felt that the right thing to do was for the Prime Minister to issue a warning notice to The Times, or directly close the 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, and too effeminate. If it were him, how could he let the nonsense newspapers press him - hum!
John Russell could probably see what Palmerston was really thinking. He was actually not satisfied with the foreign secretary who had switched jobs. If it were not for the need to balance the forces of various factions in the party, he would never
Let Palmerston be the most important minister in the cabinet.
Not only does this bastard show no respect for him, but he also frequently messes with foreign policy. Now it seems that his subordinates are also a bunch of out-and-out bastards, doing everything they can to cause trouble.
John Russell was really impatient and ordered with obvious impatience: "I hope this matter can be clarified as soon as possible. If the Ministry of Foreign Affairs cannot solve the trouble, then I can only use tough measures to correct the mistake!"
Palmerston was surprised by Russell's sudden statement. He didn't expect Russell to be so impatient. Listen to him, if he couldn't settle the matter, Russell would settle it with him!
Palmerston looked at Russell suspiciously, trying to figure out whether Russell was just a verbal threat or serious. Soon he saw the determination and firmness in Russell's eyes. It was obvious that this guy was serious!
Now Palmerston was a bit angry, because according to his original idea, this matter did not need to be ignored at all, and he could just deal with it coldly. As long as he ignored the media, the public would forget about this small matter after a while.
Jing, everything was not business as usual at that time, so there was nothing to worry about.
But Russell took it seriously, which made him a little bit troublesome. Although Palmerston has been out of the newspaper industry for a long time, being out of touch is an attitude. Being out of touch doesn't mean that he can manipulate these newspaper sellers at will. In a sense
, as the boss of Whitehall, he may not care about the nonsense in the newspapers, but he can't help people stop talking nonsense.
This makes people scratch their heads. At least Palmerston has no means to directly block the door of The Times. How can he shut up these pesky flies without strong means?
Palmerston was so distressed that he could only try to negotiate with The Times first so that it would stop reporting on Cohoon's scandal. It would be best if this could be done naturally.
Soon John Walter, the third head of The Times, received an invitation for an interview with Palmerston. It should be said that John Walter and Palmerston were relatively close to each other, and they were both typical conservatisms.
The slight difference is that Palmerston is conservative internally and expansionist externally, while John Walter is completely old-fashioned.
"Mr. Walter, I have noticed the criticism of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in your newspaper recently," Palmerston said after a cup of black tea. "These criticisms are so absurd and have greatly damaged the image of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
I sincerely hope that gentlemen like you can right these wrongs..."
If John Walter was quite happy chatting with Palmerston at the beginning, now he is completely unhappy. The reason is very simple. As the owner and editor-in-chief of The Times, the report about Cohoon is
He agreed to publish it, but Palmerston actually said that these reports were ridiculous and damaged the image of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Isn't this accusing him of doing something wrong!
To be honest, for a traditional and staid British man like John Walter, Palmerston's words were no less than a slap in the face, almost a public accusation that he was a seductive liar. How could he bear this?
You must know that old-fashioned people can be very stubborn when they are stubborn, so John Walter immediately shot back: "All reports in The Times are well-documented, especially the recent series of special reports.
The evidence is sufficient, and after thorough research, we believe that these are 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 Cohoon, then the image of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs cannot be improved! If you really care about the image problem, what you should do is not let us correct the non-existent
Instead, we should decisively investigate ourselves and prevent such appalling scandals from happening again!"
Palmerston was confused. What was going on? Weren't we talking happily just now? Why did he turn his back on the person 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 Cohoun and our Ministry of Foreign Affairs!”
John Walter was also tough and immediately responded: "If you think there is something wrong with the Times' report, you can sue us. How about we use evidence to speak for ourselves!"