After the crushing defeat in the Crimean War in 1856, the woolly bear suffered a heavy blow in the international hegemony, forcing it to turn its expansion focus to the Far East and the Pacific.

Britain, the United States, Germany and other countries also hope to lure the woolly bears to the Far East pastures and add fuel to the fire.

Before the outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese War, the great powers did not see clearly the weakness of our big apple, and pinned their hopes on the apple to take advantage of its geographical superiority to drag down the expansion of the woolly bear.

At that time, there was a counter-current of chauvinism in Russia, and the Orientals in the ideological and cultural circles preached: "Russian culture and Oriental culture are more closely related to it than it is to European culture, and it is Russia's historical mission to merge the East into the Russian Empire." ”

At the instigation of his teacher, the Oriental member Ukhtomsky, the then crown prince Nikolai traveled to Greece, Egypt, India, China, Japan and other Eastern countries in 1890~1891.

In October 1891, Nicholas and his entourage accepted the invitation of the Japanese imperial family to visit Japan, and were stabbed by Japanese assassins with a saber, laying a hidden danger for the future Russo-Japanese War.

Perhaps due to the fact that Russian-Bulgarian relations have tended to ease, or it may be due to a change in Germany's continental policy, Russia has become unprecedentedly isolated in Europe, is in dire need of allies, intends to strengthen relations with Bulgaria, and has added another Bulgaria to the list of countries visited by Nikolai.

Since the woolly bear threw an olive branch, Ferdinand said very unscathed, labor and management did not care.

Oh, it was all pure funny, and Ferdinand immediately stopped what he was doing and hurried back to Sofia, for fear of missing the time.

The above is purely YY.

The main thing is that Ferdinand had great expectations for Nikolai's visit. Geopolitically, the woolly bear is also Bulgaria's number one diplomatic object. There is no room for Ferdinand to ignore it, and it is necessary to prepare in advance.

Nikolai's visit as the Russian crown prince will certainly not be as simple as traveling. As for what purpose he had, Ferdinand was generally clear.

It is nothing more than two points, which can also be said to be one point, to further improve Russian-Bulgarian relations. Whether it will form an alliance or not, it depends on the price given by the woolly bear.

"Once you enter the political arena, you will be as deep as the sea, and you will become a passerby from now on!"

Ferdinand ended his three-month national tour ahead of schedule, requisitioned a train, and returned to Sofia as a special train for the king.

Sitting on the bumpy train, Ferdinand was leisurely drinking tea while looking into the distance through the window, his face showing joy.

It's April now, spring is back to the earth, everything is recovering, it's another year of green grass, and it's a red spring. In the field, the grass has changed into emerald green clothes, and the earth is full of life.

Alice walked over gently, seemed to feel Ferdinand's good mood, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, Sofia called just now, the nun has arrived in Ukraine, and will arrive in Burgas in three days, and then rush to Sofia by rail!" ”

Ferdinand squirted out a sip of tea and asked in surprise, "Shenma?" Didn't you say go to Greece first? Why did I suddenly change my itinerary? ”

Alice winked at Ferdinand and said with a smile: "The telegram said that it was the credit of Archbishop Screment, and after hearing about the opening of the Sorbian Railway, he persuaded Crown Prince Nikolai to change the first stop to Bulgaria!" ”

Ferdinand came back to his senses, realized that he had lost his temper, and immediately returned to his usual self-interest. glared at Alice, who was snickering on the side, and said in order to hide her embarrassment: "Oh! Archbishop Skrilment was in a hurry to show Nikolai the results of Bulgaria's modernization. ”

Alice looked at Ferdinand and smiled, as if to say, I know, there are no outsiders here, you can do whatever you want.

Ferdinand knew that he had little intimidation in front of Alice. Then he pulled Alice into his arms with his left hand, and began to roam over her with his right hand, looking at Alice with a wicked smile.

Frightened Alice, she was still very conservative, although she had fallen into the clutches of Ferdinand, she still did not plan to have a daytime affair with him.

Seeing that she couldn't break free, Alice hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, let go, I still have a job, and Sofia is still waiting for a reply?" ”

Alice had no confidence in Ferdinand's discipline, especially in terms of beauty, as evidenced by the large number of dancing girls in the palace.

Ferdinand smiled smugly and said, "Am I so terrible?" I won't eat you again! ”

Alice hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, what will we do next on our trip?" Do you continue back to Sofia, or do you want to go straight back to Burgas? ”

I thought: "You won't, if I softened my attitude a little, I would have been ~~"

Ferdinand let go of Alice, pondered for a while, and said, "The itinerary remains the same, continue to Sofia!" ”

As soon as she finished speaking, Alice fled. Ferdinand was left alone and exclaimed, "Am I that terrible?" No, it must be Alice who is too stupid to misunderstand what I mean, it must be! ”

Bulgaria was a small country, and in the early morning and in the evening, Ferdinand rushed back to Sofia from Burgas.

Despite the half-day train ride, Ferdinand was exhausted and convened an improvised ministerial meeting at the palace.

Time is running out for Nikolai's visit, and what position should Bulgaria take to deal with him, or how to deal with the next Bulgarian relations.

Chekov and Konstantin were in the palace of Sofia, and they met and smiled at each other. Chekov looked at Konstantin and said: "Konstantin, how do you think we should face Russia next?" Do you want to make an alliance with them? ”

Konstantin said calmly: "I'm afraid it depends on the sincerity of Crown Prince Nikolai and St. Petersburg!" ”

Chekov nodded with some concern, now in Bulgaria, the pro-Russian faction dominates. Among the top echelons of the government, only he and James, who has faded out of government, are anti-Russians.

Chekov has always been deeply wary of hairy bears. He felt that the woolly bear had bad intentions towards Bulgaria, and even if it was an alliance, it was only used and unreliable! However, he is weak, and this view has few supporters in the government.

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Ferdinand dragged his somewhat tired body and concluded: "Okay, strengthen relations with Russia, everyone agrees!" Then the matter of negotiations is left to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs! ”

"The specific projects involved need to be determined by the government in the next few days, and in principle, economic development is the mainstay, such as the import of mineral resources from Ukraine, the introduction of labor, and so on!"

"Today's meeting is classified as S-class secret, and no one is allowed to leak it to the outside world! Violators will be punished for treason! ”