Whether it is for the summer palace, or the royal village, Alexander is not unfamiliar, the summer palace is the Catherine Palace, a palace that is not inferior to the Palace of Versailles, in addition to this palace, there is also the "Amber Palace" in the Royal Village, but now, all the treasures here can not arouse Alexander's interest, he just quietly looked at the Catherine Palace, and then quietly looked at each other. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

None of this interested him. He did not linger for a moment in front of any of the paintings, did not stand for a moment in front of any of the treasures, did not admire a single rose, even for reasons of politeness, and for this it was evident both that he came from the most prosperous city of Paris and that he was in a mood at the moment. He didn't want to do all this, because he had a more important task than that!

Duke Gorchakov could not help but be annoyed, and now he was less and less confident about the next negotiations. Not for anything else, but simply because of the kind of blindness with which the Frenchman walked in front of the drawings and tapestries that could serve as decorations for the most famous museums in the world, as if none of this existed. This is a good indication of his mood - his mind is not on these things now, which means that the next negotiations are likely to be extremely difficult negotiations.

In front of the wide marble staircase leading to the second floor where the housing was prepared, Duke Gorchakov stopped, looked at Alexander, and said in a serious tone. "You will meet with His Majesty the Tsar in the afternoon, Your Highness the Duke,"

Then he said meaningfully.

"If you don't have any objections on that side, we can discuss some issues in the preliminary stage. Of course, you have to rest for a while......" "We're ready, after all, we've been resting for a long time!" ”

Alexander said with a pun that the "we" in his mouth was not only referring to him personally, but even to the subconscious meaning of France. To this, Duke Gorchakov simply nodded, and then invited him into one of the parlors in the palace, and then, after the servants of the court served them tea, the negotiations began.

At the negotiating table, Duke Gorchakov toasted Alexander with cigars, cigars from Cuba, each of which cost at least 30 roubles, and high-end cigars from Cuba have always been the favorite of the European upper class, who do not hold cigarettes like ordinary people. Then he took a cigar of his own and smoked it, puffing out the smoke ring, and politely waved his hand a few times to keep the smoke from blowing in front of the guests. Then he opened his mouth and smiled in a rather relaxed tone, saying, "Your Excellency, I hope to know the purpose of your visit when the negotiations begin!" ”

This is exactly what Duke Gorchakov said he was eager to know, and he hoped to learn from Alexander, where the other side was coming, so that he could set the tone of the negotiations.

"Now that I have come here, there is no need to hide it, Your Excellency, each of us is well aware of the current situation, the Chinese are challenging the British around the world. The Chinese, they have seized the initiative on the battlefield, every country can see Britain, the current Britain is no longer the Britain of decades ago, perhaps their power is strong, but Britain's relatively strong power does not correspond to its vast colonies. ”

Alexander's answer made Duke Gorchakov immediately realize that the position of France was more optimistic than he had imagined! Perhaps the French will most likely be on their side, and as the Chinese say, the French will never miss the feast of Britain.

"But we also have to see this war between the Chinese and the British." It has seriously affected the order of the whole world, and we must understand that this world order is closely related to every country, and France naturally cannot stay out of it. ”

Alexander's words are ambiguous and have two meanings, and even if he tells the other side that France cannot stay out of it, he is also telling the other side that France's choice is a two-way street, and it is possible to become an ally of both Britain and Russia.

And his translation made Duke Gorchakov immediately breathe a sigh of relief, and now he admires those Chinese, and the judgment of the Chinese is accurate. France was not willing to be a British follower.

"Of course, we all know that!"

Duke Gorchakov looked at each other quite smugly, and then said.

"As a country, Britain has too many colonies in the world, and they occupy almost the richest land in the world, which is the envy of every country. This is true for Russia, the same is true for France, don't we need colonies? No, we need it too! ”

Alexander did not express any objection to Duke Gorchakov's words, France, of course, also needed colonies and interests abroad.

"But we can see that the British, in order to rule their empire, in order to maintain their interests, suppress us and you all over the world, which is equivalent to Britain that Russia is his enemy. France is also a potential adversary, Your Excellency the Duke, and this is something we must face, and wherever we try to expand, it will be against British resistance. ”

The British would never allow Russia or France to expand their colonies at will, and they would try to prevent both countries as much as possible around the world, which is exactly the reality that both countries have to face.

"So what choices will Russia make in the future in this process?"

Alexander went straight to the point.

"This is what we hope to know, and this is what His Majesty the Emperor hopes to understand."

"So, Your Excellency the Duke, the time has come when the three great powers of the world -- of course Ro, I mean Russia, France, well, and China -- have to determine their own interests. According to His Majesty the Tsar's will,"

He said the words "His Majesty the Tsar" in an accentuated tone.

"All intentions are directed at other regions. As you know, now that the Chinese have embarked on this path, their armies are challenging Britain all over the world, and we see that the British have almost no choice but to be beaten, and you ask me what Russia will do. What I can tell you, then, is that it intends to expand its living space in the future by relying on the land of the south. We'd like to hear how Flange calculates,"

Duke Gorchakov leaned slightly closer to the other person he was talking to, and then there was a long pause. He looked at the other side, and now there was no need to hide it, in fact, he believed that British diplomats would soon learn through various channels about the choice made by Russia. By that time, the British would have known that Russia would declare war on them. Of course, Alexander did not respond immediately, but looked at the other man with a look of surprise, and then fell silent, as if thinking about something. Duke Gorchakov was silent for a moment, and his tone intensified meaningfully. Go on.

"Russia believes that the problems between us and Turkey have not been fundamentally resolved until now, such as the Balkan question, in addition to freeing the Balkan Orthodox Christians from the clutches of the Celestials, there is also the question of going south, that is, the question of the Middle East, including Jerusalem, which is very natural to be resolved in this war, and we believe that a new outlet to the sea will be extremely necessary for Russia......" "To which ocean?"

Alexander unexpectedly interrupted Duke Gorchakov's words with a very serious tone. The reason he asked this question in such a serious tone was because it was the real core question.

Duke Gorchakov raised his eyebrows slightly in understanding, as if to ask him, didn't he know which ocean he was referring to? But Alexander was silent and looked at Duke Gorchakov with questions. Duke Gorchakov could not help but feel embarrassed, and he would like to remind him that in today's situation, it is not in the tradition of diplomacy to explain the geographical location in more detail. However, in his opinion, it is better not to answer such frank questions anyway. With a vague gesture, he drew the cigar between his fingers in a half-circle, and began to ramble on about the great changes in the world that would inevitably take place after the outbreak of this war. "I believe,"

Duke Gorchakov lit the extinguished cigar and said, staring at the other man.

"Having access to the sea in the south is a must for Russia, and it is also where Russia's most fundamental interests lie!"

After Duke Gorchakov said this, Alexander, who originally looked extremely serious, looked at the other party and used. Said in an extremely calm tone.

"Well, we agree with that, too!"

What the?

Duke Gorchakov looked at the other man in surprise, as if he did not understand why he said this.

"We believe that Christians under the oppression of the Turkish Empire should be protected!"

All right!

A few years ago, the French were allies of the Turks, but now interests have radically changed France.

"But again, we also think that we should have some negotiations on the Turkish issue! For example, Negro, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, etc., but we have to negotiate this issue now, because there are a lot of very complex issues involved, and we think the most important thing now is to defeat Britain, not Turkey, don't you think......"

Of course, it is extremely complicated, the whole world knows what kind of attitude Russia has, they have always considered themselves the protectors of the Slavic peoples, they will definitely not let go of the current problem, and for France, France naturally does not want to see the day when Russia expands into the Mediterranean, in this case, rather than the two countries cannot agree on these issues, it is better to put this issue aside for the time being and devote attention to the easier place to reach an agreement.

"Of course!"

Now, Alexander's answer has relieved Duke Gorchakov, France has made their choice, their choice is that Russia is the same, and now the other side is not continuing to entangle on the Balkan issue, but is in the interests of Russia, and now the most important thing is to pull France into the chariot, as for the Balkan issue - among the three countries, China has clearly expressed its support for Russia, and since this war has not been resolved, then the next war will also be resolved.

"But the Turkish issue is still an unavoidable issue in this war, what do you think?"

Duke Gorchakov asked Alexander to answer directly.

"That's why we need to negotiate on this to fundamentally resolve the differences between our two countries......"

With this foundation in place, everything is extremely simple. Now they no longer need to hide each other's thoughts, now they are only there to divide the interests, and in the next negotiations, both France and Russia are insisting on each other's demands, and despite the attitude of Duke Gorchakov, Alexander did not make too many concessions.

"Well, in addition to Lebanon, the Syrian coast and part of Turkey, we think that the Mesopotamian plain should also have part of France, after all, Russia has already gained Persia, and as for the southern part of the Mesopotamian plain, we can make concessions in this area."

After a long period of negotiations, Alexander made some rare concessions, and after his concessions, Duke Gorchakov pondered for a moment, and then chose to agree, and Palestine and Jerusalem were to be administered by the International, after all, the whole Holy Land of Christendom there.

"Now there is a very critical issue, which is Chinese......"

Alexander said, looking at Duke Gorchakov.

"We all know that the Chinese have thrown all their strength into this war, and in this case, the Chinese will never sit idly by and watch our division of the Middle East, and I think that the nomadic tribal areas south of the Mesopotamian plain can be handed over to the Chinese."

Alexander's words were undoubtedly a message to Duke Gorchakov -- for France, China's interests were not important, and at the same time, he was also expressing to Duke Gorchakov that they hoped to get Russia's cooperation on the issue of separating the dirt.

Naturally, Duke Gorchakov did not object to this, in fact, whether it is for France or Russia, they will abandon each other when negotiating with China, and then seek China's support, and immediately after expressing his approval, he said.

"Now, we have one of the most critical issues left to solve!"

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