France in 1917 was at the crossroads of war.

The Americans have not yet entered the war and are only concerned with doing business and making money, the British are exhausted and still trying to support, the Russians are in civil strife and are too busy to take care of themselves, and the blood of France is close to dry.

In the winter, former Chancellor Joseph Cailliaud, who was part of the Radical Socialist Party with George Clemenceau, proposed peace with the Germans, calling for an end to the war without a winner. At the same time, the new Austro-Hungarian Emperor, Karl I, had just succeeded him, and his two younger brothers had come to Paris to negotiate secretly with the Entente.

It looked as if the war was coming to an end.

At least there is hope for an end.

Karl I was not yet 30 years old, he was an idealist, and before he succeeded to the throne, he had no political training and no management experience. It is really worrying that such a person should be the emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, one of the five traditional powers.

Like their young emperors, Karl I's two younger brothers, Prince Heather and Prince Seville, had previously worked as stretcher bearers in the Belgian army and had no political experience, which made the Austro-Hungarian peace negotiations seem insincere.

Unlike Cailliaud, Clemenceau was a staunch fighter who opposed any form of compromise and advocated fighting the Germans to the end so that the Germans would be punished as they deserved.

You can hear it in his tone.

"We can't get Alsace and Lorraine from negotiations, and if we don't get them on the battlefield, we can't get them at the negotiating table." When he said this, Clemenceau was emotional, and his speech was rapid, his face flushed, and the beard on his lips was constantly blown. Accompanied by his firm and powerful movements, it shows great tension and contagion: "We do have many difficulties, but at the same time we should see that the Germans have no less difficulties, even more than us. If I come to power, my internal plan is: I'm going to fight! My foreign plan is: I want to fight! At all hours. Everywhere, I'm going to fight! Until the moment my life ended, life was endless, and the battle was endless! ”

At the end, Clemenceau couldn't help but get up from the sofa, and although he slowed down his speech, he was more decisive, more sonorous, and stronger.

"Whoa......," Foch and Leot clapped involuntarily.

"George. I'm sticking with you! Old Renault shouted slogans.

Qin Zhiyuan remained silent, and as Foch and Leothai got up, he politely applauded and saluted.

"Qin, for your behavior in Corsica, as a Frenchman, I don't blame you, but I am grateful to you, because you are working for the interests of France. But now. The time has come for you to try again. Clemenceau's expression was serious.

Qin Zhiyuan knew that Clemenceau would become the prime minister of France at some point in the future. Then it played a key role in World War I. But Qin Zhiyuan didn't know when Clemenceau came to power, let alone how Clemenceau came to power.

According to Clemenceau's status in France, Clemenceau's words now are tantamount to giving Qin Zhiyuan official recognition, which is equivalent to issuing Qin Zhiyuan a gold medal to avoid death, which can ensure that Qin Zhiyuan will not be held accountable after the war.

Of course. Listening to Clemenceau's meaning, whether the specific death-free gold medal will be effective depends on Qin Zhiyuan's next performance.

At this moment, Qin Zhiyuan was no longer allowed to hesitate.

So Qin Zhiyuan resolutely promised: "If you need me to do something, please give me direct orders." As a member of the Foreign Legion, I have a duty to do so. Qin Zhiyuan was serious.

Qin Zhiyuan's attitude towards Clemenceau is completely different from his attitude towards Nivelle, which does not mean that Qin Zhiyuan is two-faced, but is determined by the status of Clemenceau and Nivelle.

It is impossible to be blindly tough when dealing with big people, which will lead to serious consequences. Nor can you just obey, that will also lead to serious consequences.

Qin Zhiyuan may be a little angry, but he is definitely not the second second.

"In Paris, there is now a voice that is advocating negotiations with the Germans. We must absolutely stop the emergence of such public opinion trends, and we must nip them in the bud, so we need you to do something. Clemenceau's words are unknown, and it is estimated that Qin Zhiyuan is asking Qin Zhiyuan to exert his subjective initiative.

Don't think that crooked nuts are very direct, they are the same, when it is related to their own interests, everyone wants to watch the fire from the other side, and then the fisherman profits.

"To what extent can I go? I need an authorization. "Qin Zhiyuan doesn't mind being used as a gunman, the premise is that there are benefits to be gained.

Clemenceau and Foch, as well as Leotey, both look at Old Renault.

"There are four newspapers in total, including Le Figaro, which you have a good relationship with, and we need them to shut up during this time, what can you do?" Old Renault came out to be a villain.

Sure enough, the division of labor was clear, and Clemenceau didn't even say a word, completely avoiding suspicion.

Maybe it's more appropriate for them to go out for a drink now.

Fortunately, they didn't show such ruthlessness, otherwise, Qin Zhiyuan would have to wonder if this was another pit.

"Can we buy them up?" Qin Zhiyuan fundamentally thought of a way.

Takeovers are indeed an effective way to control public opinion, as long as these newspapers are acquired, then ordinary people can only know what they want them to know.

"I tried." Old Renault's face was gloomy, and the results spoke for themselves.

As the richest man ranked first in France, when old Renault encountered something, his first reaction was to solve it with money. But it's not easy, there are always things that money can't do, especially when the other person's strength is not much different from yours.

According to Clemenceau, it was former Prime Minister Cayo who advocated peace. Cayo can become prime minister, and there must be supporters behind him, especially in the economic aspect, and in this context, those newspapers are difficult to buy with money.

"What do the Germans say about this peace negotiation?" Qin Zhiyuan was curious.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire was a traditional land-based state, and the country had always looked after the German Empire. It is incomprehensible that Austria-Hungary, although one of the five traditional European powers, did not have many overseas colonies.

It was only after the new century that Austria-Hungary began to attach importance to naval construction and wanted to expand abroad, but when we look at it, the global colonies have been carved up by Britain and France, so Austria-Hungary has the same interests as the Germans.

In Qin Zhiyuan's impression, it seems that the First World War will not end until next year, and the Germans have not yet reached the point of desperation, so Qin Zhiyuan is very curious why Austria-Hungary sent people to Paris to negotiate peace at this time.

"There were no Germans in the negotiating team for peace." Old Renault was thoughtful.

"Can we understand, then, that the Germans did not know?" Qin Zhiyuan's brain was opened.

The eyes of Clemenceau and the others suddenly lit up, yes, it is really possible that the Germans did not know.

Hindsight?

Not necessarily, these people are all heroes of the world, they are just bound by a fixed model.

I don't know the true face of Lushan, only because I am in this mountain. (To be continued.) )