When Charles reveals his purpose, the entire office is plunged into a delicate and awkward atmosphere.

The Marquis of Turgo just said some nonsensical polite words, and kept smoking his cigar, obviously just dealing with Charles, and in his heart he was weighing how to resist Charles's 'threat' and try to maintain his power.

And although Charles could see what the other party was thinking, he was not interested in breaking it, but he was just smiling and chatting with the minister with a match. He could see the depression and regret in the heart of His Excellency the Minister, but he had little intention of comforting the other party.

"Alright, Charles, I've also explained to you what should be explained, and it's up to you next!" After snuffing out the last cigarette in the cigarette case, the minister implicitly issued an eviction order, "I sincerely believe that you will be able to leave your mark on the diplomatic cause of our country in the future......"

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Excellency." Charles bowed knowingly and knowingly, "So, I won't disturb you about your business...... Good bye. ”

"Goodbye."

As he walked out of the office door, Charles took a deep breath - the room was already filled with smoke as the minister had been smoking, and it was uncomfortable.

Then he went back to his office. Then, soon, his secretary put stacks of Wen Jiàn on his desk.

These essays, written by the staff of the French embassies in various European countries, describe in great detail the current dynamics of European politics and other sectors of society, as well as their predictions for the future. However, depending on the ability of the embassy staff, the accuracy of these judgments will be high and low. However, due to his lack of diplomatic experience, Charles still needs to rely on these reports to gain a preliminary understanding of the operation of the French diplomatic aircraft and the shape of Europe as a whole.

It is because of his new foray into the diplomatic arena. In addition, as a sign of respect for His Excellency the Minister, he has not made any annotations or instructions on Wen Jiàn at present. I browsed it at random.,Just put a mark on the text that I'm very interested in.,While consulting it at any time.,

In order to give Charles a better understanding of the antecedents and consequences of these reports, his secretary deliberately placed a large stack of sealed diplomatic files next to him, and sorted them into categories so that he could consult them at any time. When Charles had finished reading the reports, he began to look at the diplomatic files carefully.

The review of these reports and archives was his main work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during this period.

Diplomacy is a delicate and dangerous art. Charles would rather know everything clearly than rush into battle and make jokes or even diplomatic crises.

Moreover, looking at these archives can indeed give people a peculiar feeling.

In these long-sealed diplomatic archives, in the prosaic narration of diplomats, Charles sees the thrilling intrigues and heavy events that have taken place in various European countries, and feels a sense that he is transcending history.

Even if you look at it as a history book, it can really make people enjoy it.

"Prince Schwarzenberg is seriously ill and may not be long in coming. Emperor Franz-Joseph was alarmed that he would lose such an important minister and teacher, and the young man did not seem ready to govern such a large empire of his own, so the continuity of policy was not obvious.

If the prince dies, the political situation in Austria could change dramatically. It is possible that the Austrians will then ease tensions with the Prussians, and they should be closely watched......"

When he saw the report from the Austrian embassy, Charles circled it with a red pen. Then put it into his own special text jiàn folder.

Prince Felix-Schwarzenberg is now the Chancellor of the Austrian Empire, and his foreign policy is extremely tough. In 1850, in order to thwart Prussia's attempt to rule out Austria's ambition to integrate Germany. He gave Prussia an ultimatum to abandon the Little Germany program without Austria. Under the threat of war, Prussia hesitated and finally signed the Treaty of Olmitz under his coercion, dissolved the alliance and was forced to submit to Austria.

And now the prince is seriously ill and will soon die.

"Help me write a few invitations to the members of the Austrian Embassy." Then, without raising his head, he said to the secretary next to him, "I will hold a banquet in my house in two days, and I hope they can attend the banquet." ”

"Two days later?" The secretary looked a little hesitant, "The time may be a little rushed, sir, after all, they all have their own schedules." ”

"I know it's rushed, but I'm going to the UK in a few days and I can't find a better time." Charles replied in a low voice, "It doesn't matter if we can't all of them, as long as there are one or two that are enough, and I'd like to at least get to the bottom of the Austrians, and find out what our lovely little friend is thinking at the moment—but, most likely, I dare to say, our little friend hasn't thought of anything yet......

"What do you mean?" The secretary looked at Charles, who was a little frivolous and sneering, with some confusion.

"Oh, it's nothing...... Charles' face regained solemnity, "Anyway, just do as I tell you, and bring the invitation this afternoon." ”

"Yes, sir." Seeing that Charles's will could not be shaken, the secretary didn't ask any more questions, and directly bowed down and agreed.

"Oh, it's all about now!" Charles looked up at the window and saw that it was now overcast. "Okay, you go quickly, don't waste time."

Then, he himself stood up and walked out of the office, mingling in the crowd of people who were off work.

Greeting the staff politely along the way, Charles quickly walked to his carriage.

The groom was ready, but Charles stood outside the carriage for a long time, never going up, looking down as if thoughtful.

But, strangely, even he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Sir?" Seeing that Charles had been in a daze, the groom had the audacity to whisper, "Do you want to go home?" ”

Go home...... yes, home?

This word inadvertently stirred up waves in Charles's heart.

Although he and Charlotte have moved to his new home since they got married, he has not turned around psychologically, and still regards the place where he has lived for more than 20 years as his home.

It's been a long time since I've been home, and I don't know how my grandfather is doing?

I don't know......

"Yes, go home, I'm going to go home and see." Charles whispered to himself, "Let's go home, to my grandfather." ”

"Sir?" The coachman was even more amazed. "You're not ......"

It was only then that Charles realized that he had made a mistake.

"I mean, go check out my grandpa, I haven't seen them in a long time."

"Oh, okay, got it!" The coachman nodded knowingly at once.

"Take me to my grandfather's first, and then go home at once, and tell Mrs. Sù that I have dinner at my grandfather's tonight, and I won't be back until later......," Charles said, stepping into the carriage. Tell Madame not to wait, let's have dinner first, understand? ”

"Understood, sir!" The coachman answered, and with a wave of the reins, the carriage was suddenly starting.

Soon, the carriage carried Charles outside the Marquis de Treville's residence, which was much closer to the city than his new residence in the suburbs.

"Young Master, are you back?" The old porter exclaimed, and hurriedly opened the door so that Charles's carriage could go straight in.

Charles smiled and nodded at him.

The mansion, which had been somewhat dull, quickly became in turmoil again due to the sudden return of the Charles. The servants rushed over to greet Charles, apparently not yet accustomed to his move.

Charles greeted everyone politely, and then walked back to the mansion along the route he had already acquainted.

"Sir...... Are you coming alone? Why didn't you tell us beforehand? As soon as Charles entered the hall, Mademoiselle Marie-de-Léoland greeted her with the same delight on her face, "We are already having dinner, but we have not prepared your share!" ”

"I came here alone, just to stop by to see grandpa and you, nothing else." Charles smiled and replied, "I'm not hungry right now anyway, so it's never too late for the chef to prepare." Besides, I'm not a guest, do I have to make an appointment in advance? ”

"That's not what I meant, you know!" Mary replied with a wry smile, then looked at Charles with some strange looks. "You came here alone......

This gaze made Charles feel a little uncomfortable.

"Were you having dinner just now? And that grandpa is there too? ”

"Yes, the lord eats in the restaurant." Mary nodded slightly, "And, Fran is too." ”

There was a moment of silent silence.

"Yes......" Charles still had a calm face. Then take me there! I'm going to see my grandfather, I've been missing him lately. ”

Just want to meet grandpa? Mary sneered inwardly.

"Well, come with me, sir." She made a gesture, then turned and led Charles towards the restaurant.

"By the way, I have one more thing to ask you." Charles suddenly quickened his pace and walked over to Mary's side, "Recently...... Fran didn't make any special moves, did he? ”

After Fran woke up, Charles left Mary here, telling her to keep a close eye on Fran for any suspicious movements, and not to allow her to go out again.

"No, sir!" Mary's eyes widened, "She's been so obedient lately that she no longer has any thoughts of looking for death, and of course, she hasn't written a whistleblower letter to the baron. ”

"Oh......" Charles replied in a low voice, noncommittal. (To be continued......)