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Bismarck was forcibly withdrawn, knowing full well that he was no longer qualified to stay here, and the king's intention was very obvious, and he was not needed for this negotiation.

Bismarck looked back at the conference room for the last time, and Wilhelm I was confronted with the representatives of the three empires, even feeling weak to support.

He knew what his old friend was going to say, and he deliberately broke him off just to take care of his emotions. Bismarck single-handedly messed up the mess, and in the end the king had to deal with the aftermath.

"Is everyone satisfied that Germany intends to take a calm attitude in this matter? I will withdraw the two armies on the border, and the Alsace region will still be a free trade zone according to the previous peace treaty of Paris. Berlin will not make any changes. ”

King Wilhelm's generous concession surprised Gabriac, the ambassador to Berlin, who had expected Wilhelm to deal with him in other ways, but now it seemed that Germany was at the end of its power and could no longer resist the pressure.

A principality that is boiling with resentment at home, and a group of powers that favor France internationally. Unless King William was ready to offend everyone, he had only one way to go. Bismarck's mess still needs to be cleaned up by himself.

"I agree."

Ambassador Gabriac preemptively said before other ambassadors spoke, "Paris respects King Wilhelm's kindness and generosity, as well as the decision taken by Berlin. ”

After speaking, he said to Russell, who looked strange, "Then Ambassador Russell, do you have any other opinions?" ”

Because of the appearance of King William, Russell had no choice but to rot all the tirade in his stomach, and finally could only sigh and agree to Ambassador Gabrijac's request.

"Since even His Majesty King William has said so, we have no problem either. Let's just follow this decision. ”

"Good."

Gabriac turned to King Wilhelm and said, "Then I will ask Berlin to withdraw all the troops on the border line to show his sincerity." ”

When William heard Gabriac's words, his expression changed, and he said unhappily, "Why didn't Paris take the lead in withdrawing its troops to show its sincerity?" According to the previous contract, no army was allowed to be stationed in Alsace. You're breaking the rules by doing so. ”

Gabriac retorted firmly, saying, "In fact, the sovereignty of Alsace is still in the hands of France, which means that Paris will withdraw its troops whenever it retreats." You can't take care of it! ”

Gabriac's resoluteness forced William to do nothing, and he could not go back on his word in front of everyone present, so he had to say, "Berlin is about to retreat." ”

Gabriac stepped forward, stared into King Wilhelm's eyes, and said in a sonorous voice, "Berlin must retreat now!" In the presence of ambassadors of various countries, orders were given to the legions on the border. ”

King William's face finally couldn't hold back, and he said in a cold voice, "If I withdraw the sincerity of the peace talks, believe it or not, from tomorrow onwards, hundreds of people will die in France every day, thousands?" ”

William's anger caused Russell and Gochakov to look at each other, and the peace that had been won so hard became confusing again. He could hardly understand why Paris challenged Berlin's patience again and again.

"Hmph."

Gabriac nodded in order to break the last provocative point in William's heart, and he said coldly, "I really can't do anything about you giving the order to start a war with millions of dead and wounded. But believe it or not, His Majesty Wilhelm, I just need to take a step forward, and tomorrow Germany will wait for the whole country to mourn! ”

Hearing this, William gasped.

Standing in front of him, Gabriac resembled an angry lion, baring a bloody mouth and scarlet fangs. He had never seen an ambassador who dared to offend himself so much, and the French were the first.

He even felt that Gabriac already had a weapon in his arms, ready to strike desperately at any moment.

Russell hurriedly stepped forward and made a difference, and he hinted to William with his eyes not to provoke the French ambassador, otherwise Europe would fall into a situation of endless death, and Britain would not be able to reap the slightest benefit, and in the end it would only be able to cheapen the Russians for nothing.

The two looked at each other like this without taking a step back, and in the end William was defeated and agreed to Gabriac's request.

"Well, I promise you. Germany will be the first to withdraw its troops. Restore peace in Alsace. ”

After speaking, he put the telegram already written in his pocket on the table, and said coldly, "This telegram will be sent to the border garrison later." ”

Gabriac said word for word, "Thank you, King William, for your magnanimity. ”

"But."

He changed his tone and said directly to Gabriac, "From now on, I don't want to see you in Germany." Ambassador Gabrijak, please be kind to yourself. ”

The last sentence was uttered by William almost through gritted teeth. He had never seen such a rude and offensive ambassador. If the other party had not been an envoy of France, I am afraid that he would have been thrown into prison by now.

Gabriac was even more dashing than him, and after handing the Paris document to King Wilhelm, he said calmly, "After the last sentence with you, I will no longer be the ambassador to Berlin." I don't want to see you yet! ”

Before finishing speaking, he walked out of the door of the conference hall, leaving only an unruly figure for everyone.

Ambassador Russell said to himself, "He is the first one I have ever met who dares to argue with the king." ”

Even the envoys of Napoleon's Second Empire did not dare to openly argue with the iron-blooded monarch on the spot.

Gochakov also shook his head and said, "I can't see through the French anymore." ”

Upon his return to the embassy, Gabriac sent a telegram to Paris, telling the Tuileries the whole story in detail, and expressing his willingness to accept any punishment.

Dekaz watched Berlin's every move closely, and he even felt that Napoleon's decision not to allow him to negotiate was a mistake, after all, he was the minister in charge of foreign affairs, not the ambassador in charge of foreign affairs.

As he waited impatiently, a telegram broke the calm of the Foreign Ministry.

Dekaz got the telegram from Gabriac, scanned it quickly, and yelled at it. He hurried from his office to the Tuileries Palace and presented the contents of the telegram to Napoleon.

Bismarck finally got his wish and went to his estate a few years earlier than in history to recuperate, and although he would return to politics in the future, Berlin was at least able to stop a little while his old rival was gone.

Napoleon still had a lot to do, and there was no free time to waste. Smokeless gunpowder and the Maxim machine gun were already in the final stages of testing, and Napoleon waited for almost a year and a half to finally wait for the results he wanted. In order to test France's new weapons, he also specially selected colonies in Africa that were constantly contradictory to serve as a test occasion for new weapons.

But what surprised him even more was that the Berlin ambassador Gabrijak's actions were completely unexpected.

"Quarrel with King William on the spot, and dare to threaten to die if you don't agree?"

Napoleon took the telegram in his hand, read this passage with great interest, and said unexpectedly, "There is a kind of ambassador, and this president admires it!" Forced William I to make concessions. Who said that the French did not have the audacity to report this to the unofficial mouthpiece newspapers and let them report it. It is better to be able to cause a sensation in public opinion. However, the government must remain silent and not be allowed to respond to the matter. ”

Secretly gloating and openly ridiculing the Germans are two different things, and even if they watched Bismarck and Wilhelm I deflated, they still had to make a sympathetic drama on the surface.

"In public, of course, the Parisian government will take the matter seriously, transfer Gabriac from the embassy in Berlin, and assure them that this will never happen in the future."

Dekaz nodded. Cold treatment is the best public position of the French government.

"But in private."

Napoleon put the telegram on the table and said with a smile, "How can we not reward the heroes of France." “

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