Although all the people here had been expelled to receive the ambassador, and only Charles and the other three were present, the ambassador's impassioned spirit was still very imposing, like a debater talking in the pulpit of parliament. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The main thrust of his gushing rhetoric, however, was very clear: to persuade His Majesty the Emperor not to listen to the rhetoric of England and to make Russia an enemy, and to guarantee that the Russians would never have any ill will towards him, and even to acquiesce to the fact that France could act at will in Europe according to His Majesty's wishes.

They could naturally see that the purpose of this gentleman ambassador trying to smear Britain and sow discord in front of them must be extremely simple, and if His Majesty the Emperor and Charles were to agree here, I am afraid that the Russian diplomats in Britain would also make a fuss about this.

However, even with such sinister intentions, it is absolutely extraordinary that the ambassador can make such a statement - you must know that although everyone does not take the treaty too seriously in this era, it is still a very rare statement that he is willing to put it on paper and declare that it can be signed a secret treaty, so to speak, and it can be said that the tsar is ready to use his diplomatic credit as collateral in exchange for France's acquiescence to his freedom to act.

His Majesty's blood was indeed beyond their imagination.

In a way, this is also a sign that the Russians are beginning to abandon the French as their great enemy and instead regard the British as their greatest enemy. Everything he raised in a whispered drizzle was in fact a thunderbolt of the Russian diplomatic turn.

Historically, since the sudden rebellion of Tsar Peter III during the Seven Years' War, the Russians regarded the French as one of the great enemies on the European continent, and took it as their mission to block French hegemony in Europe.

Now the situation was different, for after the expansion of the British's power, the Russians found that the greatest threat they faced had changed—that with the complete conquest of India and the infiltration of Central Asia by the British, the eastern hinterland, which had been secure, had begun to be threatened and its expansion had been hampered.

At such times, it was only natural that the Russians would change course and seek a compromise with France, which had always had poor relations with the past, and then start a major confrontation with the British.

It is conceivable that the British are now equally sensitive to the expansion of the Russians, and the expansion of the Russians southward in the Middle East and Central Asia will inevitably touch their nerves, make them angry, and may even trigger a direct confrontation between Britain and Russia - and if France were to follow Britain in such a direct confrontation, the consequences would obviously be disastrous, and even the gains made might be lost.

And in the eyes of the Russians, this is also very much in the interests of the French - the French, who have been suppressed for so long after the Battle of Waterloo, do they not want to get rid of the hostility of the great powers and return to chasing old dreams? As long as the Russians are willing to sit back and watch them pursue their own interests, they will have much less resistance and should be happy.

Moreover, in their opinion, Louis Bonaparte, having learned the lessons of his uncle, may not have had the determination to confront the Russians or even Europe as a whole.

Of course, no matter what their intentions were, it all depended on whether the French emperor accepted it or not.

After speaking, the ambassador looked at His Majesty the Emperor eagerly, and at the same time carefully examined his words, carefully trying to figure out the other man's thoughts from any change in his expression. However, because His Majesty the Emperor is really scheming, he can't see many eyebrows.

While waiting, his heart slowly became anxious, although he was sure but he was afraid of a mistake.

As if he had deliberately let the anxious continue to burn him for a while, it took a long time before His Majesty the Emperor spoke leisurely.

"Mr. Ambassador, there is no doubt that I sincerely hope that the friendship between the two countries will continue, although the previous ups and downs have made me a little embarrassed, although there have been some unfriendly histories between our two families, but I still want the two great countries to stand together, and this proposal put forward by the Tsar can indeed move me very much." "I have always believed that a principle, a country, especially a great power, should have the freedom to carry out its own policies without interference, and the right to demand sufficient respect from others, so I am willing to respect all freedom of action in Russia." ”

It's great. The ambassador, who finally heard His Majesty the Emperor's statement, was finally overjoyed, and his face flashed with joy that could not be concealed.

"Okay, now our attitude has been made clear. So, can our freedom of movement be adequately guaranteed? His Majesty looked at the other with a solemn look, "I mean, if France demands some changes on its borders that are in line with history and common sense, can Russia not interfere?" ”

This man really wants to expand his territory to foreign countries, the ambassador thought to himself.

Although this was not a pleasant situation for Russia, it was good news in a sense, as soon as France began to seek expansion against its neighbors, then it would be the target of public criticism, and then Russia would be under much less pressure, and even then France would have asked Russia and the Russians would have taken the initiative.

"If the countries that bear the brunt of this do not have a problem with this, we will not impose interference." Without any hesitation, the ambassador made a tactful assurance. "You can discuss border changes or any other issues with the countries concerned, and we in Russia will never interfere."

"Can you put that into words?" His Majesty the Emperor nodded slightly.

"Of course, Your Majesty." The ambassador couldn't help but puff up his chest again, "I am the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Russian Empire, and I have enough authority to sign on behalf of His Majesty the Tsar. If you wish, we can conclude such an agreement in the near future - Russia will guarantee its implementation with all its strength. ”

"Well, since you've gotten to this point, I don't have anything to question." Seeing that the ambassador had made his final assurance, the Emperor finally let down his last precautions, "You can stay here for a while, and I will have someone negotiate the details of the treaty with you in detail, and we will try to reach an agreement in the near future—well, since it was signed here, then call it the Fontainebleau Agreement." ”

"Thank you very much for your generosity, Your Majesty!" The ambassador bowed, "I am ready to sign an agreement with France. ”

"Okay, you can rest first." The Emperor raised his hand and motioned for him to take his leave, "The Marquis of Turgo will arrange for you negotiators, from which you will be able to get all our positions - and of course I hope you will be honest and upright in all your positions to us." ”

"Absolutely, Your Majesty......" With a smile on his face, the ambassador lifted up, then turned and left with the attendants who had come in.

His Majesty the Emperor had been looking at his back with a serious expression until he had completely disappeared before he burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha, this guy thought he was fiddling with us! God will prove who is more stupid. ”

His smile was large, echoing around the room, and he was clearly in a good mood.

And in this laughter, there is also a chilling gloom in the pleasure.

"They seem to have made up their minds to start a war." Charles echoed His Majesty's words, "As long as they make a move, then they will be the one who upsets the balance, and then we will do everything right, Your Majesty." ”

"Yes, you're right." His Majesty the Emperor smiled, "Then we can crusade against them for plausible reasons!" ”

Then, he stood up directly from the throne, and then waved his hand quite excitedly, "You go and arrange people, continue to negotiate with him, let him see the sincerity and goodwill of France, and let him see the friendship between the two countries!" The Russians must not be allowed to stop at the last moment...... Wait until the last minute, and we'll let him know that it's awesome! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Charles bowed.

The ambassador's idea was actually quite reasonable, and it was not in France's interest to confront Russia now and turn it into his enemy, but he forgot that what was not in France's interest was not necessarily in the interests of the Bonaparte family and its ministers.

The Bonapartes needed a fierce way to gain prestige and favor with the army, as well as to maintain relations with the British, even by leaving countless young French men in the wilderness. Therefore, from the very beginning, the ambassador's calculations could only be answered by His Majesty the Emperor out of complete hypocrisy.

His Majesty the Emperor was in high spirits, and apparently teasing the ambassador satisfied both his vanity and his vindictiveness.

"They will be elated on the day of the end of the world!" Finally, he ended with this sentence.

With the same excitement, Charles left the room, but just as he was about to return to the room he had arranged for him to rest, a court attendant stopped him.

"Her Majesty wants to summon you, Your Excellency." She said in an emotionless tone.

"Summoning me?" Charles was confused at first, but quickly regained his composure. "Okay, lead the way, ma'am."

After the renovation of the Château de Fontainebleau, Her Majesty chose several of these rooms as his living quarters and furnished them himself, and the lady took Charles to the reception room.

Different from the grandeur and opulence outside, this place is very delicately decorated with pale colors, and at the same time, a large number of mural stickers are wrapped around the walls, plus some pearls mixed with the bedside, which looks bright but does not have the feeling of showing off extravagance.

Her Majesty, who was wearing a court dress, sat on the sofa in front of the fireplace, her young and fair face was very calm, and she could not see any unusual expression.

"Your Majesty." As soon as Charles saw her, he immediately bowed and saluted. "I have been summoned by your command."

Perhaps because Her Majesty had ordered it, there was no one next to her, and it was very quiet, even the curtains had been pulled down, and the light was a little dim, Charles was not worried about what Her Majesty wanted to do to him, but this arrangement did make him feel a little strange.

"Mr. Treville, it's a pleasure to see you again." Her Majesty nodded gently at him, "It's a shame Charlotte isn't here, I miss her so much." ”

"Charlotte misses you too, Your Majesty, and she really wants to be by your side more." Charles smiled and replied to her, "But she can't do anything about it...... She wants to come to you as soon as she's stabilized. ”

"Isn't it a good thing to say that you're pregnant, sir?" Her Majesty replied coldly, "It's a good thing that Charlotte can have one more child, how dare I delay a mother's happiness." ”

"You are magnanimous, Your Majesty." Charles could tell that Her Majesty was not very happy, if it was before, he might have thought that there was some conflict between her and Charlotte, but now that he knew the answer, he was not worried.

Charles was so sure that he didn't ask Her Majesty, and after a moment of silence, Her Majesty finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"I guess you're wondering why I called you over...... Her Majesty frowned slightly, "Actually, I have something I want to entrust to you." ”

"Just tell me what you do, there's no need to use the word trust." Still smiling, Charles said, "It is our duty to obey your orders. ”

Charles's calmness seemed to make Her Majesty a little nervous.

"It's the same for each of you," Her Majesty sneered...... "but that's not the case at all." ”

"No, I have always been very sincere with you, Your Majesty." Charles was not at all worried about Her Majesty's attitude, but still replied with a smile, "You know, I have never told you a lie, and I have never broken my promise. So, as always, you can count on me, and I'll be there for you. ”

"Sincerely, passionately...... If only that were the case. Her Majesty's smile was a little more helpless and painful, but it quickly returned to normal. Well, I won't go into any more nonsense, what I want you to do for me is simple - please help me find a few people and find a way for me to meet them. ”

Charles froze for a moment.

After all, I'm still young, and I know that this doesn't make sense, but I still want to do it.

It is not yet known what the marriage of the emperor really meant.

"Who are they?" Charles asked in a low voice.

His question, unsurprisingly, brought new pain to Her Majesty's heart, after all, it was indeed a bit difficult for a young woman to admit this reality.

"If I told you that they meant a few women who had affairs with my husband, what would you say?" A hint of anger flashed across Her Majesty's face, "That's right, I just want to see them. Well, can you do me a favor? ”

"I'm afraid...... This...... It makes me a little embarrassed, Your Majesty. After hesitating for a moment, Charles decided to tell the truth, "Can I ask His Majesty the Emperor?" If His Majesty the Emperor agrees, I will be happy to do it for you. ”

"If I want to do this through His Majesty the Emperor, is it necessary to come to you?" Her Majesty frowned again, "You were still saying that I am a queen, and you yourself said that you would be happy to serve me, have you forgotten your words in the blink of an eye?" ”

"Your Majesty, these are two different things...... As a minister of the Empire, I cannot take the initiative to do anything that may be detrimental to His Majesty the Emperor. "If you have a tacit understanding with His Majesty the Emperor, then I am willing to fulfill your wish immediately, Your Majesty." ”

"So you're going to break your promise and don't want to do it for me?" Her Majesty ignored his dodge and asked directly.

Because of these recent events, she is in a very bad mood.

What she wanted to do, it was impossible for the courtiers in the court to fulfill her wish, and she didn't know a few people among the ministers outside, and those people might not have the power to dare to do so, so she could only ask the minister for help from the Tréville minister.

However, in just a few minutes, her hopes were immediately shattered, which did make her even more irritable.

"If you have to say that, I don't have anything to say." Charles sighed softly, "But your Majesty, please believe me, I have nothing but good intentions for you, and I don't think you need to do it at all." After all, no matter what, you are Her Majesty the Empress of the Empire, and your status is noble and does not have to be shaken by anyone and anything. ”

"I'm first and foremost a wife! Can't I even know what my wife is supposed to know? Perhaps angered by Charles, Queen Carona couldn't help but glare at him, "Besides, do you think I'm going to do something?" Will kill? Wrong, I wouldn't do that, I just want to figure it out...... Just want to figure out why all this is going on. Isn't that okay? You say I'm a queen, what do I think is the difference between me and a prisoner? ”

Charles hesitated, should he tell her the truth?

"What? Say whatever you want! Perhaps it was because he saw that he wanted to speak and stopped, Her Majesty the Queen said directly.

"Your Majesty...... My words may be a bit off, but if you really want to hear them, then ...... Please don't be angry with me, because these words are said because of kindness to you. Charles found a staircase for himself first.

"Say it!" Her Majesty asked impatiently.

"If that's all you want, there's no need to ask, because the answer may not be what you think." Charles lowered his voice and weighed his words, "Because, you may have done nothing wrong, you have done what you are supposed to do as a wife, and you may have just lost to nature...... Yes, His Majesty may not have diminished his love for you at all, he just wants to vent his desires somewhere else, and you can ignore it, because such an outing will not cause you any harm. ”

To Charles's disappointment, after hearing his explanation, Her Majesty showed no signs of relaxation, but her eyes widened.

"Vent!? Just to vent, betrayed me? She glared at Charles as if she were at someone else, "Are you all like that?" Everybody says the Bonapartists are evil, and I finally understand what that means......"

"It's not Bonaparte's fault or the family," Charles could only reply, "and you can see this kind of thing in many places, it abounds. ”

Her Majesty's brows were tightly locked, and her body was trembling slightly, and it could be seen that she was trying her best to maintain the dignity of the queen and hold back her tears.

"French...... French! She cursed quietly, "Is this the kingdom of hell?" ”

Charles didn't speak again, letting the other party vent the anger in his heart, the anger of being betrayed was really difficult to accept, so he didn't dare to say anything.

It was only after a long time that Her Majesty regained her composure.

She looked up, her eyes full of stubbornness, and she could see the strength and stubbornness of her nature.

"Whatever you may explain, I will have to witness it with my own eyes and find it out, so I ask you once again to do as I am told, as a minister should do to an empress, sir."

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty." Without any hesitation, Charles rejected the other party again, "I still ask you not to do such an unwise thing, you can see it...... This won't help, it won't solve anything, and it may even exacerbate the conflict, but it's probably best if you ignore it. ”

"Listen to me or to you?" Her Majesty raised her voice, "Have you forgotten our friendship?" ”

Charles was a little impatient, he really didn't like to bow his head in front of this young Majesty the Queen.

"If it's friendship, then there is no superiority or inferiority, and we should look at each other with enthusiasm, Your Majesty." There was also a bit more stiffness in his tone.

"Okay, okay...... It's so good that even people like you have turned their backs on me...... I'm completely alone......" The queen laughed, but was obviously extremely angry, "it's okay, I can stand it, my character is much stronger than you think." ”

Then, she looked at Charles coldly, "Is that Russian ambassador still in Fontainebleau now?" ”

"Yes, he's been here as a guest lately." Charles replied.

"Hmph...... You've all done your part, and you still have to smile at him, don't you feel mean? The queen asked sharply, "Don't think I don't know!" ”

There was no expression on Charles' face, and it was clear that he didn't care about the "mean" assessment.

"-Even if you are despicable, you will drag me to act with you...... It's really uncomfortable. The queen glared at Charles.

"With all due respect, acting is part of the queen's profession." Charles shrugged, "That's true in this matter, it's still true in other things. ”

"So...... What if I don't act? What else do I know if I let the ambassador know? Can you afford the consequences? The Queen's breathing became rapid, and she was clearly very excited. If he knew, would you have wasted your efforts? Your despicable deeds have become jokes......"

Now Charles was finally no longer calm, and he also raised his head, looking at each other calmly but coldly.

"Your Majesty, you're making a joke that isn't funny."

"I'm not kidding!" Her Majesty interrupted him, "I'm telling you, I'm serious, I'm threatening you!" Don't think I'm going to take your deeds seriously, if you don't do what I say, then I'll do what I want, according to my conscience. ”

Hellish conscience! Do you still want that when you become a queen?

Charles didn't answer, still looking at each other coldly.

The atmosphere suddenly became even colder.

Charlotte told him to be kind to Her Majesty, and Charles did want to do so, but when the Queen was really arrogant to him, he realized that he really couldn't be so humble all the time.

In a sense, although Louis Bonaparte was not a good man, his ability was admirable after all, and Charles did not feel humiliated even if he bowed to him, but he had to grovel to this queen...... He really couldn't do it.

It's time for Her Majesty the Queen to understand where she stands.

"What? What do you mean by looking at me like that? Her Majesty the Queen did not feel angry because of Charles's attitude, but instead felt a sense of revenge because she forced Charles to lose her temper, "This is the attitude you should have towards the Queen?" ”

"IMHO...... Your Majesty...... Did you make a mistake? Because of the anger in his heart, Charles's tone became very stiff this time, and he no longer had the politeness just now, but a word by word, and even a little threat, "Have you forgotten?" Now you are Her Majesty the Empress of France, and there is no turning back! Do you think you have any superiority? Yes, you are glorious, but that is what the Empire brought you, and you can lose it at any time! If I were you, I would settle down and don't treat anyone with such indignation! Don't forget, if you can't be the Empire, you may not even be able to keep the honor of the Empress, and it is not us who is on the edge of the cliff, but you! ”

His threat with a gun and a stick made Her Majesty the Queen stunned for a moment, she didn't expect that this well-mannered minister would be so chilling when he occasionally showed his fierce appearance. She suddenly remembered what she had heard the exiles talk about.

Is this the true face of the butcher who brutalized the opposition in the country?

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

At this time, because of the faint quarrel in the room, the maid outside immediately pushed the door open.

After a brief period of venting, Charles immediately regained his composure.

"If you want to listen to a sincere suggestion, then you should listen to it, I think it will be extremely useful to you, and it will not waste much of your time."

As if drawn by his gaze, the queen beckoned to the maid.

"Get out first." (To be continued.) )