Széchenyi was dumbfounded. He had no idea that Kossuth would attack him and instead frame him as a spy. This was like a bolt from the blue. Subconsciously, he thought that this was Kossuth's trickery and he immediately said angrily:
"What nonsense! You are all fabricating this. I know these gentlemen, and they are all gentlemen who are dedicated to serving the country impartially and selflessly... Mr. Kossuth, in order to shirk responsibility, you have gone so shameless to this extent. It is really disappointing.
It’s unimaginable!”
Kossuth just snorted lightly: "Whether it is a fabrication or not can only be decided by the gentlemen present after reviewing the evidence I provided. But I am very confident in the conclusion of the investigation. Everyone on the list deserves their punishment."
The crime is unforgivable... As for you, you can't see the coffin without shedding tears, and you are still defending these Austrian lackeys at this time. I think you are probably inseparable from them, and you are probably one of their party!"
Saying that, without waiting for Szechenyi to defend himself, Kossuth immediately suggested to many members of Congress: "Gentlemen, the current situation is very critical. In view of Count Szechenyi's deep involvement in this case, I suggest that he temporarily suspend his
All positions must be reviewed immediately! Only in this way can the danger be minimized!"
Széchenyi was furious this time. He kept defending himself and frantically attacking Kossuth for framing him. However, these excuses were so pale because the evidence provided by Kossuth was too sufficient. What kind of tax evasion?
Every detail of smuggling and fraud is clear, and as for those espionage acts, every detail is well documented.
How does this make the members here believe that the witnesses called by Szechenyi are innocent? On the contrary, it can only make Szechenyi look very suspicious. If Szechenyi is innocent, why is he targeting Kossuth in this way?
Why do you stand up for these thieves like this? It seems like he is involved, okay?
If it were not for Baujani's face, the parliament would not continue to investigate this matter. Such sufficient evidence is enough to explain the problem. It would just be better to arrest Széchenyi and interrogate him thoroughly.
But after all, Széchenyi is Baujani’s confidant and the number two figure of the Conservative Party. If he is arrested like this, the matter will not end. What’s more, Baujani needs to be given some face, and the parliament does not want it.
The next day I saw a shocking headline in the newspaper, saying that the cabinet minister was an Austrian spy.
How can they explain this to the masses, not to mention that Széchenyi was the leader at the beginning of the revolution. If even the revolutionary leaders are Austrian lackeys, then God knows how many Austrian lackeys there are in this parliament and cabinet!
Anyway, the impact is so bad that we must cover it up first. Even if Szechenyi is really an Austrian lackey, we must downplay the impact first and then deal with it covertly after the news has passed. This is not the right time to make the matter too big.
Széchenyi, who was excited and ready to do something big, was escorted out of the parliament by the National Guard in despair. Next, he will be examined by a special committee of the parliament, and he will be temporarily suspended from all duties and have his personal freedom restricted.
This was a huge blow to him, because he couldn't figure out how things turned out like this. It was clearly him who had the upper hand, and it was clearly Kossuth who was tyrannizing and causing trouble, but in the end, he was the one who was examined and criticized.
What about sin?
Baojani also sighed and blamed himself: "It's because I failed to persuade you. I should have thought that things would not be so simple. How could Kossuth make such a low-level mistake... Obviously this is a
It was a trap, he did it on purpose!"
Szechenyi's head was buzzing. Although he felt incomprehensible and unable to explain, he was temporarily confused and couldn't concentrate on anything. In the blink of an eye, he would fall into constant self-entanglement and be unable to extricate himself.
He grabbed his hair and asked in annoyance: "Trap? My friend, my mind is very confused now and I can't understand anything. How can this be a trap? Are those wealthy businessmen and gentry working with Kossuth? They
Are you joining forces to frame me?"
Baojani shook his head and looked at Széchenyi with pity. He knew Széchenyi and knew that this friend had a sharp mind and it was impossible that he could not understand such a simple truth. But now his mind was in a mess, which showed that this
What a huge blow and impact the incident had on him.
He explained: "No, those bastards did not join forces with Kossuth. But Kossuth used them... These bastards lied to us. They did engage in tax evasion and smuggling, and they even did it with the Austrians.
The flirting and flirting..."
"Obviously Kossuth has discovered these signs a long time ago, but deliberately did not tell the truth, but deliberately put pressure on them to force them to ask us for help... Then as long as you speak for them, he can use the topic to make a big fuss!
"
Szechenyi was dumbfounded. After thinking about it for a moment, he realized that Baojani's analysis was very reasonable. The truth of the matter was almost inseparable. This was indeed a trap against him. Or in other words, it was a trap against the Conservative Party.
, whether it is him, Baujani or other Conservative MPs, as long as they raise an issue in Parliament, they will fall into his trap!
"This bastard!" Széchenyi cursed. He hammered the wall hard and said angrily: "No wonder he avoided seeing him when we went to find him before. It was just intentional!"
Baojani also sighed. In retrospect, Kossuth's trap was actually not very clever. All the unusual signs before had already explained the problem. It's just that they were too naive and didn't think in that direction at all.
Baujani blamed himself and felt that he was really unqualified as a party leader. If he could be more clever and cautious, Széchenyi would not be in trouble.
Szechenyi didn't mean to resent Baujani, he blamed himself more. After all, Baujani had been advising him to be cautious before, but he didn't listen. Now he fell into the trap entirely at his own fault.
In addition to self-blame, Széchenyi is more resentful, and his target is naturally Kossuth. Because he despises Kossuth’s despicable behavior, how can he act like a gentleman? What’s more, since Kossuth has already
Knowing that there was something wrong with those businessmen and gentry, why not go check it out earlier?
He just silently watched these guys engage in crimes that endanger the national interests, and just watched the national interests being damaged. Is this what humans do?
Suddenly, Széchenyi was furious and started to curse, but his anger seemed so ridiculous and helpless in this moment, and it did not help at all to solve the actual problem...