The UK is a constitutional monarchy. From its name, it can be seen that the monarch is the ruler or image representative of the country. In the earliest days, the power of the British monarch was very great. There were many conflicts and bloody incidents between the British monarch and the Parliament. It is also common.
But as time went by, with the continuous running-in of conflict-cooperation-conflict-re-cooperation, the British steam locomotive finally achieved internal harmony, and each power finally found its own position, thus creating a It belongs to the prosperous age of the empire on which the sun never sets.
By the 19th century, the British political system was quite stable, but it was not perfect. There is no such thing as perfection in this world, it can only be said to be stable.
For an empire as large as the Sun Never Sets, it is already a miracle that it can achieve stability!
By the end of the 19th century, the rights of the royal family were further reduced, and the constitution gave the Congress and the Prime Minister more rights. By this time, the royal family had truly become an image representative.
The country's diplomacy, finance, military, personnel appointments... these key functions have all been transferred to the hands of the prime minister, and the entire royal family and aristocracy have fully accepted this reality, and there is no longer any thought of restoration.
However, the fact that the royal family has no power does not mean that it has no influence. Everyone in the UK is very clear that the royal family still plays an important role at certain specific moments.
The royal family is actually the final stabilizer in political struggles!
Since it is an electoral system, there will definitely be opposing political parties, and when there is opposition, there will be fights, and fights are sometimes difficult to control.
Once human selfishness begins to overflow, fights can easily go too far, and the ultimate outcome will be bloodshed or even civil war.
At this time, what can we rely on to maintain the political struggle of "fighting without defeat"? A constitution that relies solely on cold words? This is obviously not enough. When the struggle reaches the critical point of going too far, the royal family, the last stabilizer and the national mediator, can play a role.
Although the king is an image representative without actual power, it is precisely because they have universal love among the people that transcends party affiliation, so this invisible force can stabilize the domestic situation at the most critical moment.
When the struggle becomes so brutal that it affects national security, the royal family will step in and use their influence to stabilize the political situation. This huge influence that transcends parties and faces the entire nation is the final safety valve for a country's stability.
When the civil war between Gladstone and Benjamin became so serious that foreign forces were involved, when the war between them became known to everyone in Europe, and officials from countless countries expressed concern, the royal family could no longer sit still.
The Queen immediately appointed her son, Crown Prince Edward, to exert influence across political parties, regardless of whether you are the Liberal Party or the Tory Party, whether you are a financial oligarch or a business tycoon, whether you are a military veteran or a civilian leader.
Under the order of the royal family, everyone had to put aside all their daily conflicts and sit together to come up with a solution to the problem.
Fight without defeat, this is the highest state of governance that the Queen wants!
The fight must be controllable. If the fight becomes uncontrollable and emotions are allowed to overflow, the outcome will be disastrous!
Throughout the ages, many countries and nations have tried to establish a two-party system or a multi-party system, but ended up falling into brutal civil wars. Ultimately, it was because of the lack of this final safety valve and stabilizer.
When the civil struggle between multiple parties began to escalate, it gradually escalated into a violent struggle, and finally a civil war broke out directly! Such a process is composed of countless critical points.
At every critical point when an incident escalates, if all parties are convinced, and the key is that the forces that can influence people's hearts come forward to control the situation, then many tragedies in history can be avoided.
Xiao Letian was so lucky because he disrupted the situation and was able to force the royal family to jump out and start blowing the rallying cry! Representatives of the forces at the top of the pyramid of the entire empire where the sun never sets are all gathered together. Although there are only more than twenty people, their influence in their own industry is quite huge.
To put it bluntly, once these twenty people reach a consensus, they will be able to decide the future direction of the country. Whoever this group of people promote will be in power, and whoever they step on will step down.
Xiao Letian had no idea that such a trap was waiting for him. With Gladstone's invitation in hand, he rushed to the Berkeley Restaurant next to the Thames River on time.
The three-story building facing the street has a simple appearance, but the expensive carriages coming and going at the door have proven the quality of this restaurant.
Pushing open the door and walking into the restaurant, you can see that the attendants here have seen the world, and they don't have the surprised expressions of ordinary British citizens when they see the head of state from the East.
The higher the floor, the more luxurious the decoration. On the first floor, there are scattered seats in the lobby, where guests are enjoying delicious food. On the second floor, it is already a semi-enclosed small room with partitions.
As soon as he walked up the stairs to the second floor, two huge peacock specimens stood in front of him. At first, Xiao Letian thought they were fakes, but upon closer inspection, they turned out to be authentic specimens.
There are various kinds of deer heads, bear heads, wolf heads... various animal specimens hanging on the walls. It seems that the owner here should be a hunting enthusiast.
Gladstone was hosting a banquet for Xiao Letian on the third floor. As soon as he climbed up to the third floor, he came face to face with a pair of male lions standing majestically. Xiao Letian couldn't help but admired, "Chinese people at most use stone lions to guard the door. The boss of this restaurant is so generous. It’s just two stuffed African lions guarding the gate!”
The waiter in a tuxedo smiled and said, "Sir, please come here! These two lions were the prey of our boss during an African expedition. It took half a year to make the specimens alone..."
"To tell you the truth, these lions are taller and more majestic than the African lion specimens in the Royal Botanic Gardens... because these are two African lion kings!"
Lion King! He was the leader of a group of lions. This boss was actually able to hunt down two lion kings, which meant that the firepower he brought could completely destroy the lions of both groups. What a great feat.
Xiao Letian couldn't help but raise a chord in his heart: "It seems that this restaurant is not simple!"
"Here we are, sir... the Rose Hall, this is our most luxurious private room. The Chancellor of Finance is waiting for you inside..."
Pushing open the door of the private room, Gladstone was standing against the window, a thick cigar smoking in his hand. He did not greet Xiao Letian but just nodded and smiled.
Xiao Letian walked into the room and took a closer look, "Oh... what a unique private room, it's actually round?"
