Chapter 31

After a half-month campaign in the Netherlands and France, the Prime Minister of Prussia, Bismarck, officially announced his dissatisfaction with Belgium's openness on the 14th of 1862.

"We don't understand why Belgium is becoming more and more self-righteous and making so many wrong political decisions.

Belgium was not a country until 1839, but after that, with the consent of the Netherlands, it became the Belgium we know now.

This is a very young country, but even if you are young, you should learn the ability to govern harmonious surrounding relations and domestic relations that an ancient country should have, rather than the strategy of attacking far and near. In other words, does Belgium have this ability?

no?

As a close neighbor of Belgium, Prussia does not want to see such a development error in their country. Therefore, especially in the three cities of Verviers and Malmedy and St. Vitus in the Liege province of eastern Belgium, because there, most of the All are of Prussian descent.

Also speaking in Prussian, for them, due to the recent unrest in Belgium, we will send more than 5,000 great Prussian soldiers on the border between the two countries to maintain a certain amount of power to intimidate the normal people who intend to deal with the Prussians in these three places. Life. "

In just one short day, when all eyes of the world turned to Belgium at this time, they all used pity and ridicule.

How pitiful!

One wave after another, France attacked in the south, the Netherlands took the opportunity to win over the Belgian local government, and now there is an emerging power Prussia intervening in the east.

The three countries all use the same excuse that Belgium controls their people and former territories, but is unable to protect them and make their economic prosperity and life better, so they can only do it themselves, leaving the Belgian government behind.

On the same day, France also announced that in order to prevent riots in Belgium, it also sent 5,000 troops to the city of Valenciennes on the border with the Belgian province of Hainaut in the north, and deployed 5,000 troops to the border with the Belgian province of Namur. In the city of Meziers, a total of 10,000 soldiers were at the east and west ends, ready to protect the French at any time.

On the same day, the Netherlands also had 20,000 troops, 10,000 each in Eindhoven in the southwest of the northern province of Labant and 10,000 in Breda in the east and south, also in the name of protecting foreign Dutch.

"In the event of any turmoil in Belgium, especially in the unfavorable situation of the Dutch people, we are ready to strike at any time to protect our fellow brothers"

This sentence comes from the tough statement of the Dutch Chief of Staff Mark Rude.

The next day, on February 15, 1862, the long-silent British Empire finally stood up, but unexpectedly, the person who directly opened the press conference this time and sat on the podium was not the director of Great Britain. John Russell, the foreign secretary of the Imperial Foreign Office, is not Prime Minister Henry John Tapper, the most famous Viscount Palmerston in Britain, nor the most powerful Queen Victoria.

It is a young face, but the media is not very unfamiliar with him, because the lace news about this 21-year-old young man has occupied the top of the list of lace topics that people have been talking about on the streets of London in the past few years. s position.

Unexpectedly, he will attend today, and he will still occupy the main seat. It seems to be true that the British royal family will hand over diplomatic power to him in the past few days.

"We will not watch our European allies fall into the domineering practices of various countries and ignore them. The warships of the British Empire will always be very fair in the history of diplomacy. We stand on the side of justice and hope that all countries will give up the unrealistic Fantasy, and give Belgium a peaceful environment, and allow countries to continue to prosper and develop."

"His Royal Highness Prince Edward, it is said that the total number of troops of the three countries has exceeded 35,000 this time. This is a huge number of troops. Many people will not think that the three countries will retreat easily. In this regard, what method does the British Empire have to make them retreat? Is it? I'm a reporter for the Financial Times."

The Financial Times has always been pro-Tory, and Edward has recently gotten closer to the Tories, so he nodded friendly to the person, and then said: "In order to let the three countries clearly know what our attitude is. Resolutely, my mother, Her Majesty Queen Victoria, is ready to assign Viscount Palmerston, our old Prime Minister of the British Empire, to visit Amsterdam, the Netherlands."

The reporter also seemed to know the crown prince's favorable impression of his own newspaper, so he asked: "However, the Netherlands is said to be the joint tandem of the three countries to put pressure on Belgium this time. Can the British Empire convince them?"

Prince Edward smiled, then glanced sideways at John Russell, who had been waiting for a long time. The latter was still taking notes without squinting, as if he didn't notice the gaze he was looking at. Don't you believe in the competence of Viscount Palmerston, who has been in charge of the diplomatic world of our British Empire for 30 years?"

John Russell pondered: This is digging a hole for Tapper, Crown Prince, why do you do it? Putting such pressure on, don't you know that the most taboo thing in diplomacy is to set a public target before it is carried out Is it such a thing? Before you can make a move, you have already fallen into the disadvantage of the negotiation. This is to decompress the Netherlands by yourself!

However, when he thought of his old friend who was also a teacher and a friend, Russell was also curious. In the end, at the European royal marriage matchmaking conference held in Amsterdam on February 20, 1862, whether Palmerston could handle the Netherlands and make the three countries Is the joint missing a corner?

This is a good expectation. I believe that even other tsars, etc., should have a lot of expectations!

With the emergence of the British Empire, Prince Edward spoke out strongly about the British Empire's first defense of Belgium and a firm warning to other countries. A tug-of-war between several major powers in Western Europe and a small country began. prelude.

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On the Isle of Wight, far away from Buckingham Palace, in a large castle towering between the seaside and the mountain, in a magnificent room, there are now three stunning women with blonde hair and blue eyes like Snow White.

Although it is February, it is surrounded by green mountains, green mountains, towering ancient trees, swaying green bamboos, gurgling streams, strange canyons, strange caves, deep valleys, strange stories, ancient lakes, historic sites and scenic spots, inherent mystery, green mountains The green water is beautiful and charming, or the waterfalls are soaring into the sky, and the mountains are stacked and colorful.

The forest is lush, and the wind, snow, rain and frost are welcome all year round, and it is full of vitality.

Relying on the green pine forests around the castle, the wind blows, whistling, as light as running water, as violent as the roar of waves, with endless charm.

Climbing up the mountain and looking around, the mountains are green, the forest and sea are rippling, the snow dance is misty like a fairyland, and the scenery is natural and fascinating.

The coastline here is rich and varied, and the beaches are beautiful and charming.

This castle is actually Osborne Palace used by the British Empire for Queen Victoria's holiday on the Cowes side of the Isle of Wight.

In Osborne Palace, except for Queen Victoria and Prince Edward in Buckingham Palace, the rest of the royal family are here to mourn the deceased Prince Albert.

It is the father of these princes and princesses here now.

In Queen Victoria's office here, a stunning woman with an immature demeanor was seen wearing a long skirt with red flowers and white leaves, which was light and graceful. temperament.

She was originally a great beauty of national beauty and beauty, but under the embellishment of this thin powder and light makeup, she added a bit of beauty, but she was so beautiful that people dared not look at her.

She is Princess Alice!

Full name Alice Maud Marie, born in 1842, is the third child of Queen Victoria of the British Empire and Prince Albert, who died last year, in addition to Princess Victoria who was married to Crown Prince Frederick of the Kingdom of Prussia 's second daughter.

Alice's childhood was spent in the company of his parents and siblings, and her education was in the charge of Baron Stockmaa, a close friend and adviser to Prince Albert, who died in December 1861 because of a cold night , London is looking for the romantic eldest son Edward, and when he is terminally ill with typhoid fever, it is Alice who takes care of him until his death.

After the death of the Prince, Queen Victoria was devastated, so Alice served as her mother's unofficial secretary for 2 months. From then on, Queen Victoria began to train each daughter to view politics. UU reading www.uukanshu.com taught them how to manage Ideas of the British Empire and world politics.

And Alice was the first experiment.

It is here that Alice is watching and writing about the recent evolution of the relationship between the UK and the world. This is a habit she has developed in the past two months.

"Alice, I'm here" a clear and pleasant voice called happily, and opened the door.

"Why, you've come here more often than before when your mother isn't here recently, but then again, Louise, you are indeed the most beautiful among our sisters, even though you are still young."

Princess Alice smiled and squeezed Princess Louise's tender and lovely cheek.

"Helena is the beauties, and Alice and Miss Victoria are the beauties, hee hee"

Princess Louise is wearing a long beige dress, a bright dress with a simple design, wrapping the slender and slender body of a European girl, making her long, slightly moist hair hang sideways with the looming feminine graceful lines. To the chest, the neck is delicate, as white as ivory.

The girl's pretty face, which can be broken by bullets, is simply powdered, her crystal clear skin is flushed like begonia pollen, and her rosy lips are covered with a layer of bright lip gloss. impulse.

Princess Louise was born at Buckingham Palace in 1847, the sixth child and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

As the daughter of the monarch, Louise received the title of Princess Louise. She was born before the death of GE that swept across Europe in 1848, so she was called a special child by the queen.

However, unlike other princesses, she is not very liked by the queen because...