Even if Zhu Jishi has made up his mind, it is impossible to do it in a short time, and he must first return to China to discuss with Zhu Guoxiong, Luo Xiangmei, and Pan Zuyin, the left minister of the cabinet. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info And he returned to Yingtianfu from Japan in early September of the 29th year of the liberation. The rice paddies on both sides of the Yangtze River have begun to turn yellow, the cotton fields are showing a blizzle of white, and the waterways are full of merchant ships running back and forth. Although it was in wartime, the core of the Greater China Economic Circle was still running at the highest speed, injecting infinite impetus into the Ming army in the war.

Different from the previous light car Jane, this time the emperor first made a big publicity before returning to Beijing, and the people of Yingtian, who were worried about the rumors before, rushed out to greet them, and the joyful atmosphere was almost fanatical. Although Zhu Jishi did not appear on the streets, he met with the envoys of various countries in Yingtian in the Hot Spring Palace. It's just that the time of this meeting was very short, only 10 minutes, and he kept a certain distance from the envoys, and he didn't say anything, and his face was full of tired expressions. Such a meeting only proves that the Ming Emperor is still alive, but does not mean that his health is still good. even faintly confirmed the rumors that the emperor was seriously ill......

After meeting with the envoys, Zhu Jishi hastily dealt with the cumbersome government affairs, and hurriedly walked into the harem. Crown Prince Zhu Guoxiong is still in charge of the Southern Army in Singapore - the current tasks of the Southern Army are two: one is the strategy of the Nanyang Islands, in addition to the continued siege of Singapore, all parts of the Nanyang Islands must be occupied by "one ~ book" read "novel"; Second, preparations for the Australian offensive have been made, the Indian campaign has been put on hold, and the next step of the Southern Army's troop deployment will be focused on Australia -- because Zhu Guoxiong is not there. Zhu Jishi planned to discuss with Luo Xiangmei about his abdication of Inner Zen first.

This queen mother will soon be the queen mother. But it wasn't her turn to listen to politics. Because he still has to take the helm for Guoxiong. Zhu Jishi thought as he walked into the queen's bedroom.

"The concubine welcomes His Majesty back to the palace."

In the queen's bedroom, it was Luo Xiangmei and Maria who saluted Emperor Zhu. Clementina and the two, one of whom Maria's face was very haggard, and she didn't know if it was because of the tiring journey or because she was worried that Emperor Zhu's body would not be able to sleep?

Facing this concubine who was deceived by himself, Emperor Zhu hurriedly took a few steps forward and took her hand and said with a smile: "It's good to be back...... Maria, how hard are these days? ”

"No matter how hard the concubine is, how can it compare to Your Majesty's daily management?" Maria's tone was faint, and she seemed a little unpleasant. She only returned to Yingtian last night. Then he directly asked the imperial doctor of the palace to interrogate, and after reading the medical records, he naturally knew that Emperor Zhu was pretending to be sick and deceiving himself.

"I also feel that it is very hard to manage all kinds of opportunities, so I want to abdicate from the internal meditation. Maria, I will have plenty of time to spend with you in the future. ”

"It's an honor to be a concubine." Maria's face was still pale. She is the same year as Zhu Jishi, and now she is an old lady who is almost 60 years old, where does she still have the heart to compete for favor in the harem?

"Maria, you are my imperial concubine, and I should favor you." Ju Jishi took Maria and asked her to sit beside her. And Empress Luo witnessed this scene. There was no unhappiness on his face, and there was a little smugness. After all, the next tomorrow is Zhu Guoxiong's! What about Maria's 20 years of pet harem? This time, I didn't let Zhu Jishi deceive!

"Maria. You might as well move to my dormitory and live with me. Zhu Jishi said with a smile. His deception to Maria does not mean that he has no feelings for Maria, in fact, he is still very unhappy in his heart.

"Thank you to the emperor, concubine." Maria didn't shirk either. As the number one courtesan of the British and French high society at that time, cheating on men and being deceived by men were common things for Maria. Of course, she won't take it too seriously, let alone separate from Zhu Jishi...... In fact, being able to return to Zhu Jishi's side through this, and being with him day and night is also an acceptable compensation.

"Okay, that's good." Zhu Jishi nodded with satisfaction, and thought: "Know the general situation, know the advance and retreat." is much stronger than Luo Xiangmei, but it's a pity that she is a French woman, otherwise she should be the queen. ’

"Maria, what do you think about Napoleon IV's revival of the Roman Empire?" Zhu Jishi asked.

"It is man-made, and only Napoleon IV acted cautiously, and it may not be impossible to succeed."

"What's the key to success?"

"Germany, of course." The unhappy look on Maria's face was gone, and she began to act as Emperor Zhu's European expert again. She was in Europe some time ago, so she naturally had a complete grasp of the current situation in Europe.

"Is it possible that Germany will tolerate the existence of the Roman Empire?" Zhu Jishi frowned slightly.

"Germany's goal is to expand eastward, not westward." "At present Germany has the most powerful land in Europe, but their navy is very weak and no match for the French navy. Even if France is defeated, it will not be able to receive France's overseas possessions. Thus, as long as France did not interfere with the German invasion in western Russia, Wilhelm I and Bismarck would not oppose the Roman Empire. ”

"And what about Austria? They were allies of Germany. Franz. Was Joseph I willing to renounce the name of the Holy Roman Empire? ”

"It's the little things." Maria said, "It is not the name of Rome that can cause a conflict between France and Austria, but the belonging of the Balkans, especially Constantinople." Historically, this area was the most important territory of the Roman Empire after Italy proper. ”

Zhu Jishi nodded. How could the Roman Empire do without Constantinople? How can there be no Balkans?

"Both the Balkans and Asia Minor were the places that Napoleon IV had to take?"

"Yes, as long as Napoleon IV had the support of Wilhelm I, Franz. Joseph I will lose everything! ”

"Partition?" Zhu Jishi took a slight breath, his face was a little ugly.

"It's a partition!" Maria smiled, "Germany took Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, and Hungary, and the rest of the territory went to the Roman Empire. ”

"It's ...... France and Germany divide Europe equally? Zhu Jishi shook his head, "Sooner or later, the Germans will have ambitions for Rome's huge colony, right?" ”

Maria nodded and smiled, "Sooner or later, but our generation won't see it." ”

Zhu Jishi was silent, and the possibility that Maria said existed, which is why he was unwilling to allow the British Empire to collapse completely.

Maria glanced at Zhu Jishi with a smile and sighed softly: "The problem of Europe has always been that there are too many powerful countries, and France's Achilles' heel is that it has a high eye and a low ...... We French have always considered ourselves the center of Europe, the rightful leader of Europe, and if there is any country that can inherit the cause of the Roman Empire and dominate Europe and rule the world, it is none other than France! ”

"What do you mean...... Napoleon IV would not accept a situation in which Europe was divided equally with Germany? Zhu Jishi raised his eyebrows and asked lightly.

"I don't know." Maria shook her head slightly, "No one knows what Napoleon IV was thinking. ”

"So how should Da Ming play his cards next?" Zhu Jishi looked at Maria with blazing eyes.

"Agree to make peace with the British." Maria Dao.

"Agreed?" Zhu Jishi shook his head and said, "The British didn't bring it up." ”

"It will be proposed, and it will be proposed through Napoleon IV...... Since Napoleon IV regarded himself as the leader of the white world, he certainly would not refuse to intervene in the war between China and England. ”

Maria looked at Zhu Jishi, paused, and aggravated her tone, "Your Majesty, since you don't want to completely defeat the British Empire, why don't you give Napoleon IV a face?" Only when the dragons of the East have completely reclaimed their claws will the knights of the West have the heart to fight for power and territory. ”

Zhu Jishi nodded. If the British were unable to push Napoleon IV into the war against China, they would have turned to seeking an end to the war at a smaller cost. Napoleon IV, the white leader, naturally had an obligation to mediate and put pressure on China. China's agreement to negotiate peace undoubtedly further proves that China has "no intention" to continue to expand for a period of time to come. Napoleon IV's revival of the Roman Empire will be further unleashed.

"Maria, you're not going to reveal my true health, are you?" Zhu Jishi finally asked again.

Maria smiled, "Yes, but who would believe it?" (To be continued......)