Chapter 170: The Emperor and the Prince
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In the palatial room, William sat straight, staring at the figures moving on the snow-white curtain, a Chinese opera program, filmed and recorded by a camera, which the Chinese had already named "Film", and now William is watching the first public screening at the Imperial Theater three days later, called "Dingjun Mountain".
Although major European countries and the United States are experimenting with shooting images and screenings, there is no doubt that the Chinese have done the most successful, and I heard that this is also inseparable from the investment and support of the Chinese royal family in the filming company.
William was not interested in technology other than military affairs, but he was also deeply aware of the vitality of the Eastern Empire, as legend has been, and complained that many European scientists wanted to come to the East to expand their scientific careers, and that the status of scientists in this old and new empire was undoubtedly superior to that of many European countries.
However, William was not in the mood to look at the essence of Oriental art, and his whole mind was on the man who sat in front of him and raised his body slightly, this man, wearing the most revered yellow dragon robe in the East, it is difficult to describe his appearance, because he seems to be sitting next to you, and it seems to be far, far away from you, just like a kind of god mentioned in the Eastern faith, "Buddha", without the slightest fire, but so high and inviolable.
This man, the ruler of the East who made the whole of Europe tremble, was the most powerful man on the planet, and William admired the strong, but he knew that with his own state system, he would never be able to compare with him.
In the morning, the German mission was received by His Majesty the Great Emperor of China in the Taihe Palace, the son of God who ruled half of Asia, which greatly excited the whole mission, the Eastern Emperor was different from the European monarchs, such as Queen Victoria, who claimed to rule the strongest country where the sun never sets, but it was not difficult to see her, such as the leader of the Gurkhas, a small Asian country, who had been received by her, but the Oriental giant in front of him was the Heavenly Khan of the Central Plains Empire and the Western Regions and the Nanyang Tribes, and it had been many, many years, and no foreigner could be allowed to see her.
Wilhelm was well aware that although it was an official of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister Li Hongzhang who had been negotiating with the German mission, there was only one real decision-maker in the empire, and only with his permission could a treaty of alliance be concluded between the two countries in the true sense of the word.
The Chinese have always been not interested in intervening in European affairs, because it seems that the Chinese have always believed that they have enough to rule the East, manpower, resources, wealth, everything, and they have always regarded the East as the center of the world, although the initial contact with the Western world was not so harmonious and even somewhat humiliating, but a few decades later, this huge empire once again stood on top of the world, more effectively controlling the Eastern countries, Europe, for them, the distance is not interesting.
Although the Chinese are now actively negotiating with Britain in the hope of recovering Hong Kong Island, which was lost when the national strength was exhausted, supporting the Chinese-dominated independence forces in Singapore, and having many frictions with the British in southern Africa, the Chinese are more likely to use deterrence and negotiation methods, and they obviously do not want to challenge the hegemony of the British Empire and fight an unpredictable war.
If the British are willing to compromise, there is no doubt that the Chinese will be happy to use their ancient wisdom to settle diplomatic disputes. …,
However, Germany is trying to rise in the gap between Britain and France, and the danger of a dispute with Britain and France is extremely high, so it is really difficult to conclude an alliance with the Chinese who are far from the vortex of European political competition, and if the treaty is successful, Germany will gain an incomparably powerful ally in the East, and the balance of European power will be decisively tilted.
However, how to conclude an alliance with China? Don't say that the covenant is a family affair with Princess Yong'an, as if the Chinese royal family is not very enthusiastic, prevaricating all the way, and it has been ten days since he came to the capital, but he has not even seen the princess herself.
William was full of ambition before he traveled, just as he put forward the idea of vigorously developing the navy for the first time when he could participate in political discussions, which surprised Prime Minister Bismarck, but in the East he saw a royal scene far different from that of European royal families, Prince William had a frustration for the first time, perhaps his request was too presumptuous, in Germany he was the proud son of heaven, but in the eyes of the princess of the East, perhaps as in the minds of the Chinese before the nineteenth century, he was just a barbarian with long hair.
This feeling made William very depressed, and he felt a different emotion than before, a sense of failure.
"William, this is a very old drama in China, which tells the story of the conquest of the three countries of our continent 15,600 years ago, when you were still in the era of famine, and you Germanic people were considered barbarians by the Roman Empire, and were actively striving for independent status."
As soon as the ruler of the East opened his mouth, William listened intently, and the narration of history from the mouth of the Heavenly Khan did not give the slightest impression of the arrogance of the East that always liked to show off its civilization.
In recent years, William has concentrated on learning Chinese, and although the square characters are difficult to recognize and write, there is no big obstacle in hearing about it.
"The veteran Huang Zhong, who rode into the army of ten thousand troops alone, beheaded Xiahou Yuan's big face, sometimes governing the country, you must also have this kind of indomitable courage."
William nodded yes.
"Political policy, in the final analysis, is nothing more than weighing the importance and quantity, and if it is allowed, it is allowed, and if it is not, it is not allowed.
William Ke couldn't understand this, smiled bitterly, and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, your country's culture is broad and profound, I really don't understand what you mean. ”
Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Your Chinese is also good, and people are honest." ”
William didn't know how much honor it would be to be rated as "honest" by the Emperor of the East if he was an official of the East, but when he saw the Emperor smile for the first time, his heart was relieved, and he suddenly realized that sitting next to the Emperor of the East was ten times more nervous than being by his grandfather's side.
"Yongan is my favorite daughter, arrogant since she was a child, but she has a lot of problems all over her body......"
William's nerves immediately tensed again, as if he was waiting for a death row prisoner to be sentenced.
"Tomorrow, you can ask her to go horseback riding......"
William barely heard the rest of the Great Emperor's words, he was stunned for a while before he hurriedly said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Great Emperor, this is my honor." In his heart, the inexplicable excitement and joy were just not good to show, too rude, and not his strict Germanic temperament.
"If she is willing to go out with you in the future, I can't be the master." Ye Zhao patted William's right hand gently, he knew that William was born with a breech birth, so the nerve in his left arm was defective, which also made him more energetic, and he received strict military training since he was a child, and his riding skills were particularly exquisite.
As for the marriage, William's mother is the eldest princess of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, but William is not very friendly to Britain, which is also a geopolitical helplessness. However, the empire is thousands of miles away, and if it can enter the European wrestling field with the help of in-laws, the right to speak is too flexible.
"Let's see what happens to you." Ye Zhao added another sentence, as if he was saying it to William, and as if he was saying it to himself. [To be continued "This text is provided by.] If you like this work, you are welcome to ◣◥ to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, your support is my biggest motivation. 】