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159 Irish Self-Government Act

Ireland.

Exactly 750 years have passed since Henry II sent British troops to Britain's sister island.

But the British never succeeded in bringing the land to its knees.

In the hearts of most subjects of the British Empire, Ireland, like Scotland, is an inherent territory under the imperial throne;
These Irishmen are nothing more than a bunch of insignificant Britons with funny accents and misguided religious beliefs, who should be considered treasonous if they dared to resist the rule of the empire.

However, in the eyes of the Irish, Ireland is a country, and the Irish are also an independent nation; they have their own language, believe in the oldest Christian sect in the world, and they have their own art, customs and even their own national aspirations .

With the Irish Self-Government Parliament being forcibly banned by the imperial government in 1800, those MPs elected by the Irish had to travel thousands of miles to Westminster to participate in the political affairs of the empire.

The imperial government thought that this would allow the Irish to integrate into the political order of the empire and become part of the British nation.

But they far underestimated the resilience of the Irish.

These MPs from Ireland quickly figured out the rules of the game in Westminster. They would read lengthy manuscripts during parliamentary meetings, stretching out their personal speeches word by word, and sometimes a Irish MPs will even take nearly two hours of speaking time alone, bringing the parliament into a state of near shutdown;
Faced with the confrontation between the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party in Parliament, these Irish MPs sometimes stand on the side of the Conservatives and sometimes on the side of the Liberals; they do not have any political principles, or they only have one political principle, that is, Bringing down the normal order of parliament makes all political procedures more lengthy, complex and uncertain than ever.

And their purpose of doing this is also very simple, they are to make the princes in the cabinet fully aware of how unwise it is to put these uncompromising Irish into the parliament of the empire!
Acting as a crap stick for the Imperial Parliament is just a microcosm of the Irish's resistance to British rule;
On the island of Ireland, members of the Irish Land League and the British Dominion have challenged the sensitive nerves of the upper echelons of the empire one after another. This has forced the Irish Governor and Irish Chief Secretary to deploy a large number of police, more than 23 infantry battalions and two The military power of the cavalry regiment is used to maintain the daily stability of the Irish region.

On the other side of the huge amount of daily expenses, there are very few economic benefits for Ireland.

The Irish countryside is one of the most fertile regions in Europe, but only about 11 percent of the land here is cultivated.

Therefore, in the eyes of liberal politicians, Ireland is a scar that keeps bleeding the empire, and it is so unnecessary to spend a huge price to maintain the rule of this place.

However, for the imperialists of the Conservative Party, the loss of any piece of imperial territory will make them feel piercing pain; in addition, they also worry that once Ireland becomes self-governing, other colonies of the empire will rise. ambition, then the glorious era of the British Empire will collapse in an instant.

Therefore, in this era, the Irish issue is definitely the core issue that can most attract the attention of the parliament, the imperial government, and all the subjects of the entire empire.

More importantly, Gladstone has always been a major supporter of the issue of Irish self-government, while his foreign secretary, the Earl of Granville, is a staunch opponent of Irish self-government.

"Parnell, let's fulfill our previous promise together." Gladstone stood up from behind his desk and looked at the visitors who stunned his assistant Mills.

These people are the representatives of Irish members in the parliament. Their leader, the man called Parnell, is a man full of personal charm. fighter.

"It's just a deal, Gladstone." Parnell obviously reached some kind of secret agreement with Gladstone, but even so, his attitude towards Gladstone was still the same as usual, with some vigilance mixed with indifference.

"It seems you still don't trust me," Gladstone smiled wryly, then he opened the drawer and took out a brand new document from it.

As soon as the document was taken out, it immediately attracted all the attention of the people on the sofa. Although they were still sitting upright, their necks were stretched out, staring intently at the document held by Gladstone. document.

"I think my sincerity has been fully demonstrated." Gladstone put the document on the table in front of several people.

The cover of the document is very concise, with only one line of capitalized English words:

irish homebrew act

Parnell's expression remained indifferent, but he subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva, showing his unsettled heart:
"Just like this, I'm afraid it's not enough. Who knows if you will actually hand over this document to the House of Commons."

"Is that enough?" Gladstone smiled and walked to the window, pulling aside the thick curtains.

The spotlight of the camera flickered quickly, and the door of the originally empty mansion was already full of reporters.
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221B Baker Street.

"At first I pretended to be an unemployed groom. You know, there is a kind of tacit brotherhood among grooms. As long as you get along with them, there is no news that I can't hear." Sherlock put his feet on the table, Holding a glass wine glass in one hand, with a little white wine in it, he swayed the glass proudly while talking about his experience in the afternoon:

"I quickly inquired about the location of Villa Brioni. It was an elegant little house with two floors, facing the main road in the front and a garden in the back. Gorgeous, with long floor-to-ceiling windows reaching to the ground, I walked around the house and found nothing."

"So I turned into the street again, and there was a lane by the garden wall, where the stables were, and I helped the grooms wash the horses, and they gave me twopence, and bought me a drink and a couple of pipes, I talked a lot about Ms. Adler's situation during the chat, and there was indeed an equally beautiful lady who visited this villa this afternoon. I asked about the appearance of that lady, and what they described was no different from the Miss Jane I had seen. "

"Then did they see Miss Jian leave the house?" Di Renjie asked curiously.

"At least not before I leave, and I can't guarantee anything after that." Sherlock said with a relaxed tone.

"Okay, then tell me about Miss Irene Adler's information."

"She is the most beautiful woman in the world."

　The main source of material for this chapter on the Irish issue comes from The British Empire Trilogy

　　
　
(End of this chapter)