.“ Loyal as a dog, brave as a tiger! ”

Fifteen years have changed many things, the world pattern, national relations, politics and economy, the children are growing up day by day, the adults are gradually twilighting, and their faces have changed, so that the words on the tombstone in front of them are still the same.

In March, Washington is full of spring breath, even this remote cemetery is full of greenery, birds are singing happily on the branches, unknown little flowers are also offering their bright smiles in the spring breeze, only Chen Tian and his party are in black clothes and black hats seem to be out of place with the surrounding scenery.

"Rainey, you're doing well here! Your wish will soon come true, but unfortunately you can't see it with your own eyes! The current guards are as loyal as you, but they can't be as good friends as you and I do! The environment here is really good, very quiet, very harmonious, and one day I will be too old to walk, I will definitely find such a place to spend my old age! ”

Chen Tian gently stroked the marble tombstone with his right hand, and whispered words that only he and Rennie could hear, this was the first time he had returned here in fifteen years, and there were indeed too many things to say to his old friend.

"Many people want to know what the world is like after death, Rainey, you know at least more than I know about it! Is it a place of peace and tranquility without war? There should be no conflict there! Is every day there carefree? The world here is still the same, some people shout peace and peace every day, but they don't understand the true meaning of peace! By the way, you can often see Thomas and ...... over there. And Lisa? Ollie and I miss you so much, we miss you so much, we miss ......"

Not far away, Juliana stood silently accompanied by several attendants, she had only known that Chen Tian would leave the palace every December to stay in a place unknown to others for a while, but she did not expect that he still had a good relationship here. When that accident happened 15 years ago, she was still a child who didn't know much. Now, she gradually understood the stories, but she could not read the deepest things.

Half an hour later, the Kaiser finally put an end to his "old days". On the way out of the cemetery and back to downtown Washington. The melancholy-faced monarch didn't say a word.

The Kaiser's visit to the United States was originally a matter of great significance, but the response of ordinary Americans was not enthusiastic, and except for some institutions and companies related to the Germans who put up welcome banners, everyone else was basically silent. As a Dutchman, Juliana was a little puzzled by this, although there was a war between Germany and the United States, but the two countries have now turned enemies into friends and formed a war alliance. In Europe. Even countries like Britain and France, which have had a long-standing feud, can be relieved of their past grievances in the face of a common enemy, but can't the Americans?

The German empress from the Netherlands could not find the answer in the local newspapers in Washington, because the Germans had already controlled the four major newspapers in the United States, and some other American tabloids were either infiltrated by German capital or excluded by the German-owned press and fell into a difficult situation, and this situation was not the same in the iron and steel industry, the electronics industry, the automobile industry, and even the textile industry. Think about it, if one day you find that half of the wealth created in your country will be owned by the capitalists of another country, will you still have a good impression of that country?

In Chentian's view, it is already very good that the Americans did not take to the streets to conduct anti-German demonstrations. One of the most important reasons is this. It was during the German-American War that Germany never bombed Washington. Many of the city's historic buildings have survived, and by the end of the war, tens of millions of refugees had poured into Washington. It became a veritable refuge, which was very different from Germany's strategy toward Japan.

However, the sentiment of the people does not affect the atmosphere of the talks between the two leaders, and the current president of the United States, Yalott Lincoln, is a New Jersey native with a quarter of Austrian ancestry, and although he shares the surname with the historical Lincoln, in fact they are not related by blood. Since the administration of Lincoln Jr., the total economic volume of the United States has increased year by year, the unemployment rate has decreased year by year, and all major industries have also shown a clear recovery momentum, for the German government. None of this is important, the important thing is that Lincoln Jr. clearly proposed to strengthen dialogue and cooperation with Europe, especially Germany, in the international community, and finally abandoned the United States' consistent isolation policy in the German-Japanese war to join the German side, although this was despised by a considerable number of Americans, but the fact that German soldiers have withdrawn from the United States has blocked the mouths of these people, according to the latest opinion polls, Lincoln Jr. has the support of the majority of the American people, which also means that he is very likely to be re-elected in the next election.

For Lincoln Jr., Chen Tian did not have any memory of "innate". I don't have a strong personal opinion, but I just think that such a president can be regarded as a product of the times - if he is a hard-line figure, he will not be successfully elected president in such a country with a considerable proportion of German capital, and even if he succeeds, he will probably follow in the footsteps of old Lincoln.

In a friendly and harmonious atmosphere, the two leaders began their first face-to-face meeting on American soil, and because of the considerable agreement on most international issues, the meeting lasted only two hours before being declared "successfully concluded," followed by more in-depth and concrete talks between the two government officials.

Of course, this did not mean that the visit to the United States was over, and then, at the kind invitation of US President Lincoln Jr., the Kaiser and his wife happily visited their country house in the suburbs of Washington.

"Here's George, here's John, here's James, here's Theodore, and here'......" Lincoln Jr. and his wife, Jyoty, introduced their five children in a row of ages to the Chentians, and before Lincoln Jr. could name the fifth and only girl among them, Juliana leaned down and praised the cute little girl like a doll:

"Ah, that's so beautiful, what's your name?"

The little girl looked no more than five or six years old, and because Juliana was speaking English and was more approachable, she hid only half of her body behind her mother, and then timidly replied, "Sissi! ”

"Sissi?" Chen Tian found out that Lincoln Jr. gave each of his children a celebrity name, George Washington and John Adams were the first two presidents of the United States, and four of the previous American presidents were named James, and Theodore was the name of Theodore Roosevelt, who was quite famous in the early 20th century, as for the youngest daughter. If Chen Tian is not mistaken, he should have taken the most famous woman of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Princess Sissi, a woman who was born in Bavaria and later became the Empress of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and was deeply loved by the Austrian and Hungarian people.

"She's only 5 years and 8 months old!" The First Lady of the United States smiled and introduced the Chentian couple, and then said to her five children: "Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Empress of the German Empire!" ”

"Salute to His Majesty the Honorable Emperor and His Royal Highness the Empress of the German Empire!"

Although the eldest of them was an adult, and the youngest was not yet the age of elementary school, their greetings were very neat, and it was evident that they had been prepared in advance.

"Hello! Handsome lads! ”

Chen Tian first nodded to Lincoln Jr.'s four sons, then leaned over and said kindly to his blonde little daughter, "And you." Hello, pretty little princess! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty! But I'm not a little princess, I'm Daddy's good daughter! ”

The little girl's innocent answer made everyone present smile kindly, which couldn't help but remind Chen Tian of Sasha's childhood, although the eldest princess of Germany was sensible early, but there were not many interesting things in her childhood.

After laughing, Chen Tian stopped his eyes on the only child wearing a military uniform among the five children, he was ranked second from left to right, according to the introduction just now, it should be Little Lincoln's second son, John. He looked to be in his early twenties, with brown hair like his mother's. Although not very old. His face did not have the childish feeling of his peers, and he was wearing a desert yellow military uniform, judging from the eagle emblem on his chest. It was supposed to serve in the US Army Air Corps.

"This is Mr. John Lincoln! Army warrant officer? ”

The young man puffed out his chest proudly, and replied in a firm tone:

"Yes, Your Majesty! Under the current service in the U.S. Army Aviation Corps, warrant officer rank! ”

"Flying a fighter?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Well, it's really a hero out of a boy!" Chen Tian smiled and glanced at Lincoln Jr., although the President of the United States was smiling, Chen Tian could see that that expression was not sincere, which should have a lot to do with the current situation around the United States. Although the combat effectiveness of the US ** team has recovered in the post-war years. The air forces, which had been strongly criticized for their poor performance in the war, also accelerated their pace of catching up with the advanced countries of the world, but with their current strength, not to mention confronting the German army, even against the Mexicans, it seemed that they were more than capable of fighting the Mexicans. In the face of Mexican Air Force fighters who cross the border from time to time to provoke, the Americans can only respond cautiously.

"Your Majesty has won the prize! John has been interested in flying since he was a child, so he went to the Army's flight school, and we originally hoped that he would be an engineer! Little Lincoln was not too modest, after all, in a defeated country, the military was not such a popular profession, and the opposite was true in Germany.

"Where's George?" Chen Tian looked at Lincoln Jr.'s eldest son. An older young man with a slender figure and a gentle face asked, "Doctor? Engineer? ”

"Oh no, Your Majesty, you wouldn't have guessed that our George is a high jumper and a member of our U.S. National Team!" Little Lincoln proudly introduced.

"Oh! It's an athlete, it's an honor to meet you! Chen Tian shook hands with the other party in a friendly manner.

"James and Theodore are still in school!" Lincoln Jr. pointed to two other boys, one of whom was about sixteen years old and the other who was about ten years old.

"Your Majesty, my wish is to be an excellent captain!" The third brother also learned from his brother to hold his still somewhat immature breasts high.

"Me too, I'm going to be the captain of a battleship!" The youngest boy looked very positive.

"Children are always like that!" Little Lincoln's wife stretched out her right hand and took the little boy and explained to Chentian, "Your Majesty is smiling! ”

"Hehe, this is also my dream when I was a child! It's a pity that it hasn't been realized until now! Chen Tian smiled and leaned over and asked the little boy, "Tell me, what kind of battleship do you like?" ”

"The best battleship should be as big, fast, and strong as the Owari!" The little boy gave his own answer without even thinking about it.

"'Owari'?" Chentian's mind suddenly appeared in the "Owari" majestic body, towering bridge and cannons in the forest, especially the world's first caliber 410 mm main gun is even more amazing, at the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the German Navy, if it were not for the "Kaiser Wilhelm" such a battleship of the same level, Chentian may feel gloomy and depressed!

It was on its way to Germany to participate in the celebration that the "Owari" visited several ports on the west and east coasts of the United States, because at that time the United States had only been defeated for two years, and since Japan had seized the Philippine Islands and the Hawaiian Islands as a belligerent and made a small fortune in the "Treaty of Atlanta," it is conceivable that the Japanese fleet headed by the "Owari" was by no means warmly welcomed in the United States.

"Theodore, how many times have I told you that the Japanese battleship has been sunk, and we are now at war with the Japanese!" Little Lincoln said with some displeasure.

"It's nothing!" Chen Tian stretched out his hand and patted Theodore's little shoulder, "It is indeed the largest battleship in history, its speed and firepower are world-class, no one can deny this fact!" ”

"Hmm!" Theodore nodded very seriously, it seemed that the battleship had made too deep an impression on him.

Tatsuten continued, "Although the 'Owari' has sunk, as long as the determination of human beings to sail is not extinguished, there will definitely be warships as powerful as the 'Owari' or even surpass the 'Owari'!" Right! ”

"That's right!" Theodore Jr. seemed to be very encouraged, and his little brother James also cast envious glances at him.

"Huh!" Chen Tian straightened up and said to Little Lincoln: "As the so-called tiger husband has no dogs, His Excellency the President has lofty ideals, and your children are also full of ideals!" This is truly enviable! ”

"Your Majesty has won the prize!" Little Lincoln smiled heartily this time, "Your Majesty, please, come and taste the food of our hometown!" ”

A few days later, as a symbol of friendship between Germany and the United States, photographs of the two heads of state fishing, horseback riding, and two first families enjoying a good meal appeared prominently in the mainstream newspapers, but different people had different opinions on whether it was genuine generational friendship or a purely political act.