The Élysée Palace, Paris, the capital of the French Republic, is brightly lit at night in early spring.

In Lin Youde's original world, the Élysée Palace was the official residence of the President of the French Third Republic, but in this world, the Élysée Palace was the family residence of the Bonaparte-Bourbon family. France in this world adopted a gate republican system, in which the gate lords representing the interests of different classes adopted the priest according to the rotation mechanism, and formed a government through parliamentary elections to maintain the functioning of the country.

In fact, in Lin Youde's original world, there was also widespread political nepotism in Western countries.

In the case of the United Kingdom, one of the most prestigious prime ministers in British history, Winston? Churchill, who traces his family back almost four hundred years, to the first Duke of Marlborough, John? Churchill. When John? Churchill's great achievements in the War of the Spanish Succession made the entire Churchill family a pivotal role in the British Empire. Churchill's father's generation, although the family was in the middle of the road, still maintained the family's position in Britain by marrying the daughter of a wealthy man.

So Winston? As soon as Churchill was born, he was destined to become a member of the British upper class.

And the United States of America, which claims to be democratic and free, has actually inherited this set of gatekeeper politics from the British Empire. George, the founding father of the United States? Washington's father was just an ordinary New World immigrant at first, but at that time, the British overseas troops were insufficient, so a large number of colonists were recruited to join the army, so Washington's father became a British officer, and after many years of war, he returned to the field after disarming and returning to the field, relying on the connections accumulated in the army, he became a large landowner.

George Washington's father died when he was young, which led to the decline of the family, which made the newly adult Washington go to work as a firefighter and other positions, which became one of the reasons why many people sang the praises of the United States, but these people will not tell you that it was not long before Washington became an officer in the British colonial army through nepotism, and his family also made a fortune in the Anglo-French colonial war.

Later, the reason why Washington raised the anti-flag against Britain was also because the "1763 Act" promulgated by the British Parliament classified a large area of land of the Washington family in the war as a "king's dependency" and prohibited the residents of the North American colonies from touching it.

And another Founding Father of the United States, Benjamin? Franklin, although he said on his tombstone that he was a printer, was in fact a very wealthy publisher, and his father was also a wealthy man. Baidu Encyclopedia says that he worked as a postman in Philadelphia as a young man, but does not mention that he is actually the head of the postman, owning the largest newspaper in Philadelphia, and using his government position in the postal system to crowd out other competitors to expand the sales of his newspaper.

Like Washington, Franklin's argument against the British government was that the British government's stamp duty required his newspaper to pay a large amount of tax to the British government.

Of course, these people were the fathers of the founding era of the United States, when the American class had not yet solidified, and many of the descendants were just ordinary rich people in modern times. As the power of the United States grew, so did the American class. The Eight Consortiums are not fabricated, but real monsters that control American society, and with the support of these consortiums, the political tendency of the American gatekeeper is becoming more and more obvious.

The wife of Lincoln, one of the greatest presidents of the United States, was a real conglomerate, and Franklin, one of the greatest presidents of the United States, was the wife of a real conglomerate. Roosevelt's uncle Theodore? Roosevelt was also the president of the United States, and the "greatest", so great that he could have carved his own head on President Hill, and both of them married the daughters of the consortium.

Some of Bill Gates' elders are big bankers, so he has the funds to start a business, and his mother is a member of the board of directors of IBM, so Microsoft can make the first business and make the first pot of gold.

Compared with the United States and Britain, France after the Great Revolution is a relatively "republican" country, especially after the pots and pans were smashed in World War II - but in fact, it is not much better.

And in this time and space, due to the existence of the goddess, Russia and Austria-Hungary still maintain the imperial system, and the Ottoman Empire is still alive, so it is not surprising that France has evolved into such a gate-based polity.

The Revolution only brought down the imperial system, which represented the interests of a single class, and each class introduced a family to raise the priest on its behalf, thus guaranteeing its own say in the affairs of the state.

Of course, over time, each family evolved into a new elite class, but they still nominally represented their own class.

This system ensured the stability of French society to a certain extent, so Bismarck in this time and space faced a much stronger France than in another time and space, and the Franco-Prussian War did not become a one-sided defeat for France, which directly led to the failure of the famous Paris Commune movement.

On March 30, 1931, a grand ball was taking place at the Élysée Palace.

Before the host of the ball appeared, the powerful members of the various families gathered in a corner of the ball to chat about advanced topics related to the situation in the world and domestic politics, while the young people laughed wantonly as they tasted exquisite food.

The six brightly dressed girls were undoubtedly the center of attention for the young people in the room, the six unmarried goddesses of the French Republic.

Of course, it is not accurate to say that there are six, because two of them are German girls and princesses who came to France to "study".

Generally speaking, the two German girls were far less sought-after than the other four French girls, and except for a few broad boys who were madly infatuated with their beauty, the others only came to greet the two German girls politely. But now, the situation is reversed.

The German emperor has abdicated, the princess of the empire has died and seriously injured one, and now news has come that the still alive republican murderer has been brutally murdered.

And now, in all the salons of Paris, people are talking about how the French Republic, with its three German princesses, will respond, and almost everyone thinks that the Republic will help the German princesses to reclaim their country.

If these princesses reclaim their country, then their husbands will at least have a princely title, and the abundance of business opportunities that the princely title will bring to the lucky boy's family a powerful hand.

Because of this, those suave French sons are now scrambling to express their sympathy to the two princesses. To the dismay of the boys, the eldest of the three German princesses was not present.

Just as everyone was speculating about the whereabouts of the third German princess, the door to the second floor of the hall burst open.

"Ladies and gentlemen," the old butler who served as the master of ceremonies announced in a loud voice in a pure courtly tone, "we have Christine, the 17th consul of the French Republic?" Miss Bonaparte, and Lily Marlene, the fourth princess of the German Empire? Feng? Brown. ”

The entire hall immediately burst into thunderous applause, and then two gods appeared at the railing of the second floor.

The goddess who walked in front was dressed in a graceful and luxurious manner, and wore a tricolored ribbon that symbolized the French consul, and although her face was the same as that of a young girl, her old age could still be felt in her gestures.

The German princess standing behind her looked much more immature, she was not much older than the current leader of the German Republic, and she was usually in a state of deliberate ignorance, so she looked quite restrained in the face of the scene at this time, and her fair face was flushed with a shallow red.

And behind these two people are the patriarchs of the French families at this time, and they are also the political giants who now control the whole of France, although the master of ceremonies did not announce their names just now, but no one present dared to ignore their existence.

"Everyone!" As soon as Christina opened her mouth, her momentum of not being angry and arrogant surged, instantly controlling the audience, and even giving people the illusion that even the air molecules couldn't help but hold their breath, "The Supreme Council of the Government of the French Republic has just decided to carry out armed intervention in Germany!" While we don't support the monarchy, we can't just watch the barbaric mob trample on the gifts God has given us! We will not tolerate the shooting of the goddess! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the servant who had been waiting for a long time walked into the hall with a tray full of goblets.

Christina picked up a goblet, while Lily Marlene picked up another, and the political magnates behind them each picked up one. The crowd at the foot of the stairs hurriedly picked up their glasses from the tray of the waiter who passed by.

"Ladies and gentlemen," Christina said, raising her glass in her hand, "let's toast to the friendship between France and Germany!" ”

"Cheers!"

No one mentioned that just a dozen years ago, France was eager to hang every German on a lamppost, or that less than a decade ago the French were insisting that the Germans must pay all the war reparations, and that Britain was arguing over the withdrawal of troops from the current Rhine Demilitarized Zone.

Christina, having drained the wine in her hand, shouted to the crowd in the hall below the steps: "Now, the ball begins!" Let's enjoy the night to the fullest! ”

The young people cheered and the band played a cheerful waltz, just as a well-dressed young man walked through the lineup of heavyweights on the second floor and came up behind Christina.

Lily Marlene turned her head first, and then a bright smile bloomed on her face, as if her nervousness and restraint had never existed just now.

"Raymond!"

Ramon? Bonaparte nodded politely to Lily Marlene, the smile on his face as handsome as ever, but he immediately turned his gaze to the First Consul.

"You're back, Raymond." Christina smiled at Raymond as well, and she opened her arms and hugged the young man who was much taller than her.

"I'm back, Auntie," Raymond whispered in her ear as he kissed her on the forehead, then whispered in her ear through a hug, "I have very important information. Auntie, you have to reconsider your decision to carry out armed intervention. ”