Louis was even more unhappy when he heard Baron Ottoman say the same, and his face was ugly.

And at this moment, his mistress, Harriet Howard, led a man who broke in in a rage and pushed away the guards who had been holding her back.

"Harriet Howard, honey, how did you get here?" Louis put away the unhappiness on his face, he still loved the woman who helped him a lot, but when he saw that his mistress was still with another man, his face couldn't help but darken.

"Your Majesty, when will I not even be allowed to enter this St. Crewe Palace?" Harriet Howard pursed her scarlet lips, grumbling and explained, "I am also thinking about Your Majesty, for the sake of our French Empire." Well, the new British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Granville George Levison-Gower, wishes to see His Majesty, to consult on European affairs, and to share his worries with His Majesty, so I will bring him to see Your Majesty. ”

Louis hurriedly said, "How could it be." I told you to come at any time, Howard. Mr. Leveson Gower, yes, fortunately! ”

After understanding that Harriet Howard was helping the British Foreign Secretary introduce him, Louis's face looked a little better, but he still had a headache about this woman's self-assertion, but since the new British Foreign Minister had come, listen to what he had to say, and it just so happened that Louis also wanted to know what the British side had about the current European situation.

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry to bother you! The matter is really urgent, and for the sake of peace and stability in the whole of Europe, I have to come to trouble you! Granville Georges Levison-Gower knew the French emperor very well, and first complimented: "After all, the French Empire is one of the cores of the European continent, and you are the head of France, that is, one of the leaders of Europe." Now that the situation in Europe has deteriorated and wars are raging, and the Kingdom of Great Britain and your country are both European powers, it is time to make efforts for the stability of Europe. ”

"What are your British plans?" Louis asked directly.

"We have heard that Your Majesty has intervened at the request of the Austrian Emperor, and we believe that that Prussia and Austria will certainly enter into an armistice under the mediation of Your Majesty. But we have just received news that Prussia has not only captured Jutland in Denmark, but also occupied the Danish islands of Funen and Bornholm, leaving only Denmark with the mainland island of Zealand. Not only that, but also the occupation of the Faroe Islands and the Danish Iceland, which has affected the security of our Kingdom of Great Britain, I propose that Your Majesty allow us in the Kingdom of Great Britain to also participate in mediation, and by the way reconcile the dispute between Prussia and Denmark. "Levison Gower spoke his mind.

Louis immediately understood the intention of the British to intervene as well.

It turned out that damned Prussia was so ambitious that it not only captured Jutland in Denmark, but also the other islands of Denmark, even the Faroe Islands and Iceland. This is no longer a matter for continental Europe, but the interests of sea power in the Atlantic Ocean in the northern part of the British Isles, Iceland and the Faroe Islands, especially the Nafaroe Islands, which are directly related to Britain's maritime strategy, and therefore they are ready to intervene.

At the same time, Louis was thinking, this Prussia has almost no naval strength, and the naval fleet that has only begun to be formed in recent years is still very weak, not even the navies of third-rate countries in Europe, and now it is occupying the Faroe Islands and Iceland in Denmark and advancing into the North Atlantic, so do you have to meddle in the ocean? This Prussian ambition is really great.

Louis also understood what the British thought. Originally, the Nafaroe Islands and Iceland were both Danish overseas territories, and Britain had always been friendly with Denmark, so naturally it would not care, but now it was occupied by Prussia, and according to Prussia's ambitions and speed of expansion, it now not only captured Denmark but also attacked Austria, aiming to unify the whole of Germany. What's more, now is a great opportunity to take control of Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Therefore, the British foreign secretary came forward with a surprise and asked to join him in the mediation role.

However, for France, Louis was naturally not interested in the fact that Denmark was originally deviating from the European continent, but now it is different, the British are interested, and he is also interested!

But it should not be too cheap for Prussia, and it is better to make both England and Prussia uncomfortable. In this case, the best outcome would be the return of the Faroe Islands and Iceland to Denmark.

Louis thought about it like this, without leaking a trace of expression on his face, and did not answer, but continued to ask directly at Levison Gower: "I heard that a powerful naval fleet of the Chinese Empire has captured your country's port of Aden in the Indian Ocean, and has gone all the way south to attack the coast of Africa, aiming directly at Cape Town in Africa, what are your plans?" ”

Levison-Gower's face was stunned, and his expression was a little embarrassed, after all, this is a faceless matter for the Kingdom of Great Britain, although various newspapers have reported it, and the whole world knows the news, but it is still very embarrassing to be asked by the French emperor in person. However, although Levison Gower has only just been elected as foreign secretary, he is not a political novice who has just joined the cabinet, he served as foreign secretary for a few months more than 10 years ago, and now he is just re-employed, and his face is nothing to a political old fritter like him.

"Your Majesty, to tell you the truth, my Great Britain is not as good as it used to be because of its defeat in India. Now it is no longer able to compete with the Chinese Empire, so it can only take the approach of retreating.

Our new Prime Minister, Gladstone, has directly ordered the Kingdom of Great Britain to abandon Cape Town, etc., and to restore peace with great sincerity and negotiate peace with the Chinese Empire. Levisen-Gower's face remained unchanged, and he turned the conversation back to the war in Europe: "Your Majesty, let me talk about mediating the war between Prussia and Denmark, between Prussia and the Austrian Empire!" Great Britain and the French Empire have always been good friends, and now that it is an eventful time in Europe, our two countries should cooperate more and work together for the overall situation of Europe.

Your Majesty can rest assured that in this mediation, we, the Kingdom of Great Britain, will definitely take Your Majesty's lead! This is our handwritten letter from Queen Victoria! I am specially entrusted to hand it over to Your Majesty! ”

After Levison-Gower finished speaking, he took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to the court guard next to him.

Levison Gower's weakness was very useful to Louis.

When he thought that the British Empire, which had always been the number one power in the world, became what it is now, he secretly rejoiced and felt very comfortable. However, at the same time, there was a period of vigilance and fear for the Chinese Empire in the east, and it was thanks to the fact that he did not take the opportunity to send troops to embarrass the Chinese Empire, but only made a request to the Chinese Empire to cede ordinary Indian territory, and the Chinese Empire seemed to ignore it, which was the best.

"This mediation will be presided over by our Foreign Minister of the French Empire, Baron Haussmann, and since your country is also interested, for the sake of Her Majesty's face, let us agree that Levisen-Gower will go to Bohemia with us!" Louis opened his mouth to agree, but he thought to himself that when Prussia handed over the Saar region promised to the French Empire, it would definitely surprise the British! At the same time, whether it was the British who came forward to testify, or the checks and balances, at least from the point of view of mediation, they were together with their own France, forcing Prussia to surrender the Saarland region, and that was fine.

At the same time, Prussia does have to be checks and balances, and it would be good for Britain to come forward and fight it. Had it not been for the fact that the other side had not agreed to allow France to occupy the Saar region of the Rhine and parts of Luxembourg, he would not have remained neutral and would not interfere with his invasion of Denmark and Austria. It really made Prussia strong, and it was a challenge to France's dominance on the European continent.