King Jujuan, dressed in a black military uniform, stands between the coffins of two Napoleon the Greats, his left hand tightly clutching the outer sheath of a gilded and carved saber. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info """..

At dusk, the Golden Dome lobby is dark and quiet. The last rays of the setting sun shone obliquely through the high windows, casting a layer of red light over the two massive reddish-purple porphyry stone coffins. The incense candles that surround the coffin flickered, and dark shadows gathered on the high wall carved with a relief statue of the goddess of victory, and slowly descended to the granite floor. When the last mourner of the day also left, the solemn hymn gradually subsided.

Only the three kings who held the wake for the two Napoleon the Great, Napoleon IV, Emperor of France and Rome, Henry I, Crown Prince of the Mexican Empire and King of Mexico, and Jujuan, King of Donghua, did not leave.

Napoleon III the Great had died three days earlier, and the throne of France and the Roman Empire was replaced by the crown prince Eugène. Bonaparte succeeded and was called Napoleon IV. According to the Emperor's will, he will be buried in the tomb of Napoleon I in the Invalides in Paris, where he will be with Napoleon forever. Bonaparte's side.

In addition, also according to his will, before the arrival of Napoleon IV's 4th birthday, the affairs of state will be handled by two regents, the second person in the Bonaparte family, the Empress Mathilde of Mexico and the Empress Dowager Eugenie of France.

And after the Empress of Mexico became regent, she handed over the affairs of the Mexican Empire to the crown prince Henry. Bonaparte agent while Henry. Bonaparte would also be crowned King of Mexico at the Palace of Versailles in Paris. Obviously, Jujuan of the Donghua Kingdom became the frustrated person of this series of arrangements. But his face remained calm. He didn't seem to take Mexico too seriously - in fact, what really coveted him was the territory of the former United States of America, as well as British Canada. As long as he can get his hands on such a large piece of land, he doesn't mind and Henry. Bonaparte was a good brother.

"Juan, you don't have to be a vassal to me." Henry. Bonaparte was the eldest of the three young kings, the most handsome, and somewhat elder-like. He knew Zhu Juan's mind very well, and Donghua could not make Zhu Juan satisfied. However, he also doesn't want to fight with Jujuan for the throne of Mexico, so this disaster should be brought north.

"I will support you to become the emperor of the American Empire!" Henry. Bonaparte. "When the world war begins, the Mexican Empire will be the strong backing of Donghua!"

"Henry, what are you in?" Napoleon IV glared at his half-brother. "The Queen Mother and the Empress are both French and don't need war!"

"War is inevitable!" Henry. Bonaparte said coldly. "If the Emperor is still here. Xiao didn't dare to move, now that the lion has passed away, the jackals, tigers and leopards will be ready to move. And we lions can only fight with all our might. ”

"But the Queen Mother, as long as France remains calm, no country in Europe will dare to challenge. Because France has the most powerful army in the world! ”

"The mightiest army needs the greatest commander." Jujuan said calmly, "My mother is not a true commander. She's just a puppet of the commander-in-chief. Her emperor is simply a false name, and she may be able to bluff many people in the Americas. But in Europe it's not worth mentioning! I don't think your mother is a commander-in-chief! So the future of the empire depends only on us. ”

Jujuan studied military affairs in France for many years and also interned for a time at the Imperial General Staff. Naturally, we know the general details of the various military powers in Europe. In his opinion, the land forces of the Franco-German Confederation were strong enough to sweep away Europe. Now the question is only how to divide Franco-German interests. In the event that the European continent was about to be ruled by the Franco-German League, Britain would inevitably intervene, so that Donghua would have the opportunity to carve up North America with Mexico...... And his treacherous and cunning father will definitely support Donghua behind his back. This is Donghua's best chance to build an empire in North America! For France, of course. It is also a good opportunity to establish hegemony in Europe once and for all. In Jujuan's mind, the future world should be dominated by the four top four of Daming, Donghua, France and Mexico.

He looked at Napoleon IV with blazing eyes. "Eugène, what France needs now is war! Need to pick an opponent to strike hard! Or Austria, or Russia...... Only by defeating a second-class European power can you prove your prestige to all of Europe. Since ancient times, the hegemons of Europe have been fought out and not inherited! When France has consolidated its hegemony in Europe, we will work together against the British Empire! As long as this empire dies, the world will be ours! ”

Napoleon IV was a little short of breath, and the people of the Bonaparte family were hungry for war, all wanted to dominate the world, and he was no exception.

"Henry, what do you think?" He asked, looking at his brother.

"Only by beating hard and playing prestige can you win respect." Henry. Bonaparte agreed, and he accentuated his tone. "But there are many beasts in this world, and some of them are very powerful, so it is not easy to achieve a happy victory, and you must be mentally prepared for a hard battle before you can start a war."

Although he also wanted to fight, his mind was not hot, and he knew how many catties he had. The Mexican Empire may seem very large, but in reality it is not very powerful. The industrial strength is mediocre, and the combat effectiveness of the army is also a question mark. What's even more troublesome is that the problems within the empire are too complicated, and a large number of kingdoms have their own kings, governments, and armies, all of which are making their own calculations. Even Mathilde I himself had an abacus - the Kingdom of Donghua! In contrast, it was Jujuan who had more power in his hands. There is also a pair of good parents, but his own emperor father is already lying in a stone coffin!

"Bitter fighting? And with whom? Who can put the army of France in a bitter battle? Napoleon IV frowned slightly, "Is there still an opponent on the European continent who can fight with France?" ”

Henry. Bonaparte and Jujuan looked at each other, both with a hint of mockery. A male lion seems to have given birth to a flower cat that does not know the height of the sky.

"There is no such thing as an easy war!" Jujuan's tone was still cold. "Even if the opponent is an Indian!"

He's been on the battlefield! Although it was only to encircle and suppress the North American Indian tribes who were unwilling to submit, they also knew the difficulty of war. No matter how weak the enemy is, with the right tactics, perseverance, and the necessary foreign reinforcement (from the American Empire), a powerful army can be brought to a bitter end.

"Indians?" Napoleon IV had a slight expression of contempt.

He knew that his distant cousin had been fighting the Indians in the North American Rockies for almost two years without exterminating them, probably only about 70 percent of them...... In the end, it was Juarez who intervened to persuade him to surrender and let the five largest Indian tribes in Donghua collectively move to South America to settle in South America.

"You'll find out when you're on the battlefield yourself!" Jujuan said coldly. "There are also quite a few second- and third-class powers on the European continent with a population of tens of millions and a certain industrial base. I think they must be militarily stronger than the Indians! And it will have the support of the British Empire behind it. If the emperor is still there, such a country will naturally not dare to act rashly. ”

He paused, and his tone became even colder, "But now that the Emperor is gone, France can't expect to rely on the Emperor's residual power to deter a strong enemy. It is necessary to run the risk of being drawn into a protracted war to build prestige. In my opinion, the best way is to take the initiative and strike quickly, start preparing for war now, and strike as soon as you are ready, rather than waiting for the enemy to be ready for war. ”

Napoleon IV frowned slightly, thinking to himself: "Juan is really the son of two emperors, he is really aggressive!" But where is the matter of Europe as simple as he imagined, here is a Europe where all kinds of political relations are intertwined! ”

The Golden Dome fell silent in the hall, and the three young kings did not say anything more, but looked at the coffin of Napoleon III the Great, raised their right arms high, and paid their last respects to the founder of the French world empire. (To be continued.) )