After Secretary of State O'Grady left, Charlotte was still hunched over her desk, intently writing a postcard. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 After the Champions League, General Hill returned to Britain with a British viewing group led by Princess Mary, and Charlotte was the only one staying in Ireland, and she would send a letter or postcard to her family almost every week to inform them of her current situation, and each time she received a reply from General Hill's wife. From the standpoint of protecting national security, Natsuki allowed the intelligence services to review these communications, and their contents were very commonplace, Charlotte never mentioned anything related to the military and political affairs of Ireland, and the intelligence services did not find any suspicion of secret language contacts.

After writing the last sentence in vigorous handwriting, Charlotte examined it from the beginning and felt that there was no problem, so she quickly signed her name, and then asked without raising her head: "It will be a few days late to send it out, right?" ”

Xia Shu toured the north this time, and the itinerary was kept strictly secret to prevent the hostile forces from having enough time to attack and deploy. After the public appearance in Belfast and other places, there is no risk of leaking the postcard from the local area. So, Natsuki replied: "It can be sent from Belfast tomorrow afternoon, and if it goes well, it will be delivered to Hill Manor in three or four days." ”

Charlotte turned the postcard over and put it on her desk, leaving it for Natsuki to instruct her subordinates to deal with. Finally, she turned to face her lover, curled the corners of her mouth, and said: "In England, although people are not very happy to see Ireland grow stronger, most people still think highly of you, they think that you are an all-powerful person, nothing can stump you, and the problems of the northern Protestants will soon be solved." Some even think that you will use your charisma to convince the northern Protestants to follow you to Catholicism. ”

The ordinary British people really think highly of themselves, and Natsuki had to smile bitterly: "After all, I am a mortal, and I am good at military and economics, and I am not as capable as a saint in other aspects, especially religious affairs." ”

Charlotte stared at Natsuki intently, she rarely saw a bitter smile appear on this face that was always confident and calm, and her eyes couldn't help but show pity and sympathy. She reached out and stroked Natsuki's cheek, soothing the tiredness in his heart with her slender jade fingers. Natsuki lowered her head and touched Charlotte's forehead, closing her eyes lightly, savoring the relief of being understood.

After a long while, Charlotte asked softly, "Jochen, do you know what the essential difference is between Protestants and Catholics?" ”

Natsuki has never seriously thought about this question, and with the complexity of the religious theory system, it seems that it cannot be answered in a few words.

Seeing that Natsuki didn't answer, Charlotte didn't sell it, she said calmly: "The essential difference between Protestantism and Catholicism is like two people looking at a tree from different directions, just because of the different positions and angles, the objects they see are roughly the same, but there are many differences. ”

This simple and vivid metaphor made Xia Shudun feel relieved, the so-called conflict of religious beliefs does not matter whether it is right or wrong, it is just the obsession of believers to stand on their own positions, these disputes themselves have no practical significance, as long as mutual respect and mutual tolerance, they can coexist peacefully in a country and contribute to the development and stability of this country.

Seeing the inner essence through the appearance of affairs, Xia Shu's contradictions and entanglements in his heart were alleviated by half, and his confidence in the success of this trip also increased sharply, and he happily kissed his lover: "Ha, Xia Luo, you are really an angel sent to me by God!" ”

Charlotte smirked: "I thought that after so many years of being a Protestant, now that you have converted to Catholicism, you will be able to understand the true meaning of faith between the two doctrines. It seems that no one is omnipotent! ”

This is true, except for presiding over the construction of the magnificent national cathedral, Natsuki really did not put too much thought into religion. Charlotte's reminder made him think about the future statecraft, but this was not the time to delve into the details, he looked at Charlotte's delicate and handsome face very seriously, and always felt that the person in front of him had changed a lot from the image in his memory. In this way, in the past few years of separation from each other, she has worked tirelessly, and Charlotte has no negative life!

Thinking of this, Natsuki felt more and more that his insistence was correct, and when the troubles caused by the extreme separatists were resolved this time, the domestic situation was stabilized again, and marrying Charlotte to become the Queen of Ireland should be on the agenda and properly planned, and there is another issue that needs to be treated carefully, that is, the religious beliefs of the future queen. Catholic doctrine requires Catholics to be baptized and converted to Catholicism, but this is not an absolute restriction, as long as the bishop of the diocese has permission to ensure that his religious beliefs are not shaken, and that his children are baptized and educated by the Catholic Church, the marriage between the two is legally valid.

Since the independence of the Kingdom of Ireland, the reason why the northern Protestants have been afraid and resistant is precisely because Catholics have a majority in the government structure and at all levels of parliament, which makes them feel that this is a country controlled by Catholics, and Protestants must be discriminated against and even persecuted in this country, and if there is a Protestant queen in Ireland, this situation should be greatly changed - Natsuki thought in his heart, but he did not discuss this in detail with Charlotte until the idea was ripe and the time was right.

Military special trains are different from ordinary trains, there is no fixed stop, only need to temporarily control the speed of ordinary trains and the time of entering and exiting the station through the control of the hub along the line, to ensure the priority of the car, it is difficult for outsiders to grasp the exact whereabouts of the King of Ireland according to this information. The main railway line from Limerick to Belfast is more than 300 kilometres long and can reach the end point in six or seven hours if you travel at the same time. Three-quarters of the way was not part of the northern border, and the train had arrived in Newry, the larger port city in north-east Ireland, by noon without stopping at a single stop. In 1917, it had a population of nearly 30,000, nearly 70% of whom were Protestants. Most of the residents are engaged in shipbuilding, food processing, trade and export industries, and the economy is relatively developed in cities outside Limerick.

About an hour before the train arrived, local officials in Newry were notified by their superiors to go to the train station to greet an important person. In such a short period of time, all officials could do was roll out a red carpet on the platform, have drummers line up to greet them, and police and security teams to set up a cordon inside and outside the station to maintain order, and more than 30 officials, staff members and some members of the local council from the mayor to the city have come with curiosity. At first they thought it was a cabinet minister or an army general, but when they saw His Majesty the King of Ireland carrying a young and handsome woman out of the carriage, most of them were overwhelmed.

After a brief exchange of greetings with the local officials with almost dislocated jaws, Natsuki took Charlotte in a Ford car that greeted him, and drove straight to the city hall and local council, a modest Victorian building, with two floors above the local council and two floors below the city government offices, and a statue commemorating the reunification of Ireland in the central square in front of him, showing His Majesty King Joachim of Ireland riding a horse.

In the mayor's spacious and comfortable office, Natsuki had a nearly hour-long conversation with city officials and members of parliament, and the conversation did not have a fixed theme, but covered all aspects of the economy, society, and people's livelihood. Natsuki was not shy about the majority of Protestants in the area, and a considerable number of officials and parliamentarians were Protestants, and even talked about the church life of local Protestants. Charlotte was present the whole time, and when Natsuki introduced her to everyone, she was called "Miss Charlotte Hill from England". Some have heard of this love story, while others are ignorant of it, and the focus is mainly on the king's sudden visit.

The news of the king's arrival was neither sealed nor published, but was naturally transmitted to attract the local population. By the time Natsuki finished talking, thousands of locals had gathered outside the city hall, and many more were coming. After an hour of preparation, the King's personal guards and the shooters temporarily transferred from the Royal Guard were armed and took up a vantage point in the vicinity, and plainclothes agents from the intelligence services and local security officers were also deployed in accordance with the instructions. Natsuki walked out of the mayor's office and waved to the crowd from the balcony. The onlookers first exclaimed, and then the cries of long live the king filled the square.

The city government did not have any ready-made broadcasting equipment, so Natsuki took a megaphone and greeted the people in a loud voice, telling them that the violent clashes that had occurred in various places in the past had nothing to do with religious beliefs, but a conspiracy by separatists to destabilize Ireland, and that the royal family and government cared for every citizen of Ireland and treated all people equally, just as the Christian doctrine preached that all beings are equal. Natsuki assured people that freedom of religious belief is written into the Irish Constitution, it will be respected and followed, the north used to be a relatively developed area of Ireland, and now Ireland's industrial construction and economic development are biased towards other regions, so that all Irish people can enjoy the fruits of the rise of the country, the northern counties and the people living here will not be forgotten, and the Irish people will not be divided into the north and the south, Catholics and Protestants, and will lead them to an ideal happy life.

Compared with the previous national broadcast, the style of Natsuki's short speech has been slightly adjusted, mainly for the audience and recent current events have made a certain arrangement, for the people of Newry, the biggest difference is that they are listening to the king's speech on the spot, although many people can only see a figure from afar, but the image of the young monarch in their minds has been impressively full, they really feel the king's protection of the country, the true feelings of the beloved subjects, so after the speech, people once again shouted long live, Seeing the king leave, many were in tears......

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