Women are jealous, especially when it comes to the issue of the ex and the incumbent.

Princess Mathilde was bent on becoming the bride of her cousin Napoleon III, but after the events of Strasbourg, the two regrettably broke off their engagement. Prince Jérôme, who was greedy for money, decided to marry her to Dmidov of Russia. When she returned to Paris, the new Empress Eugenie appeared. She mocked the princess for giving her handsome "cousin". Princess Mathilde, on the other hand, was unhappy to see the beginning of Eugènie's reign, and she maintained a fitting but not very close relationship with the court, and the two remained in the role of superficial plastic sisters.

When the hard-line Empress Eugenie began to interfere in the regime, the contradictions deepened.

He recovered from his momentary slump and asked, "What does Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde want to know?" My article is just a self-conjecturing analysis, and it's not worth getting to the bottom of it. ”

Princess Mathilde, who had been exposed to court struggles for years, knew that the young man in front of her was not like anyone else. At least the half-bucket of water that likes to brag can't fool their eyes. She was a woman at a banquet at the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, chatting and laughing with the Tsar.

"You can't fool me, at least this is mentioned in the report of the State Affairs Tank, but it has not been taken seriously by His Majesty. Although it is written in a subtle way, you emphasize throughout the article that Berlin has more potential than Vienna. So I'd like to hear your insights. ”

Garian shrugged and explained, "Berlin will be judged two years after the Prussian reforms." His Majesty had always pursued an anti-Austrian policy, and had united with the King of Sardinia in the Italian War against Vienna, and even if there was a decisive battle between Prussia and Austria in the future, he would have watched or supported Prussia because His Majesty wanted to gain possession of the left bank of the Rhine. ”

Princess Mathilde interjected, "Wait, why do you know Your Majesty's intentions......"

She was about to interject when she was stopped by Garion.

"Listen to me first."

"These foreign policies are based on diplomatic intelligence, but they are not necessarily correct. Austria seemed to be powerful, but the Habsburgs in Vienna, after the Treaty of Passarowitz in 1718, were basically sharing in the victories of their allies and losing their internal cohesion. ”

"Prussia is different, military reform and economic reform are carried out at the same time, if the information you receive from the top is accurate, the new Prussian king is about to succeed to the throne, hehe, his nickname is the Prince of Shotgun, the butcher of the constitutional movement, the reform that can increase Prussia's military strength, he does not need the approval of the parliament at all."

He sighed, "After all, the enemy is in the Congress......

Princess Mathilde maintained a calm demeanor on the surface, but there was an undercurrent in her heart, having attended banquets at Fontainebleau and the Tuileries Palace, and at the same table with the damned Eugenie, and her cousin knew no less inside than the minister. Garion had been correct in many of her inferences, and she could not believe that the man who could see through Europe with such a keen eye was just an ordinary peasant from the provinces.

Oh my God, has France hidden the dragon and crouching tiger to this point?

The princess was still mixed in her heart, but Garion stretched her waist and said slowly, "Of course, all the discussion premise of this article is based on the success of the Prussian reform, and if the Prussian reform fails, take the article as a joke." It would be better to publish this article and give Berlin a bang and warn them not to make a fortune in silence, and the eyes of Paris are still on them. ”

The hostility to Austria was the biggest diplomatic blunder of the Second French Empire, and if Paris had initially regarded Prussia as an enemy, I am afraid that the Franco-Prussian War would have been postponed for another ten years.

Princess Mathilde affirmed, "It's not a problem to publish this article, you can knock the Germans and warn them." ”

After a short silence, Princess Mathilde suddenly said, "Garion, if you are willing to enter politics, I can also introduce you, after all, ......"

Princess Mathilde thought she had thrown a big enough olive branch, but she was firmly rebuffed.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness Princess, I'm not interested."

Princess Mathilde felt a basin of cold water being poured on her, staring at the young man in front of her, her white gloves slightly bent, and she felt a little embarrassed.

"Why?"

Garion didn't think about it, shook his head and refused, "You better ask for another master, I'm really not modest, you say I'm a revolutionary poet, why did I go to be a think tank for the empire?" ”

Mathilde's eyes darkened, and he said softly, "I don't believe that you are a revolutionary poet, do you really want to?" ”

In response to Garian's two refusals, Princess Mathilde couldn't help but ask, "Do you know what opportunity you missed?" This is the opportunity that most people dream of, the opportunity to flourish. It is an honor to serve the House of Bonaparte! ”

Garion was displeased that he didn't want to get involved in the messy political struggle, so he nodded affirmatively and said, "I know this is an opportunity, but I don't want to do it, as long as I can write a book, otherwise what's the difference with Mérimée singing praises." ”

The princess's chest rose and fell, and she continued to ask, "Even if you are invited in the capacity of Bonaparte?" And we can pick up Mérimée and we can force Hugo away. ”

"Yes."

Undaunted by the threat of the implication, Garion paused for a moment and then took the paper from the table, quickly opened the window of the train's compartment and reached out.

The wind blew the manuscript paper in his hand and rolled up and down.

"What are you doing?"

Princess Mathilde panicked, and quickly stood up, staring at the paper in her hand tightly, and even had a strange illusion, as if it was the future fate of the Bonaparte family.

"These articles don't matter to me."

"Don't say it's the Bonapartes, even in the name of God, I don't want to. ”

The two were at a stalemate, and Princess Mathilde saw the other's resoluteness, so she took a step back.

"Okay, I'm not going to force you, you're more difficult than I thought."

Hearing this, the hand that was originally stretched out of the car window retracted. At the same time, Gary was relieved. Sure enough, the other party backed down first.

In five years' time, the coalition of the republicans and Orleanists in the Senate would become the largest opposition force in Napoleon III, and the voice and prestige of the masses would rise, while the Bonapartists would gradually decline until the empire collapsed after the Franco-Prussian War.

He will not give his life to the "Titanic".

Princess Mathilde sat down softly, although she loved talent, but she would not force an excellent seedling to a dead end. "I hope you won't regret it in the future, Lord Garion," she said in a regretful tone. ”

Garion added in the same earnest, "I hope Princess Mathilde won't regret it in the future." ”