364 A fish has taken the bait
Three, six, four, a fish took the bait
In the center of the quiet Louvre Hall, Young Master Li, accompanied by French President Lubet, stood in front of the beautiful statue of Venus with a broken arm and a broken arm, and watched it fascinated. γ I want: super fast update γ
Behind him, Luo Sanniang, who was holding Fang Xianqi, had crimson cheeks, because the statue with the mutilated arm in front of him turned out to be half-naked, with a handsome face and a well-proportioned figure, especially the striking towering rufang, and the clothes that faded to the hips all made the ears of this traditional oriental beauty astringent.
"Sister, why don't you say these foreigners don't wear clothes?" Luo Sanniang lowered her voice, leaned lightly on Fang Xianqi's shoulder, and asked quietly: "And those paintings on the wall, they are all without clothes, could it be that they are ...... when they are painted." β
"Probably." Fang Xianqi also felt slightly astringent, for some reason the whisper in her ear actually made her mind flood with a picture of a painter holding a pen and dancing in groups, especially when she thought that Li Mo had often let the two sisters accompany her at the same time these days, she couldn't help but have a trace of blush on her cheeks.
Fortunately, her father also stayed abroad back then, so he could still accept some Western culture, and his face gradually returned to fair, but when she saw the burning eyes of Young Master Li staring at the statue in front of her, she couldn't help but blush her cheeks.
"This dead man, why don't you stare at it, does he like foreign women? Why don't you discuss it with your sisters and see if there is a suitable tie to his heart? β
Fang Niangniang's beautiful eyes were shy, but it was a pity that Young Master Li didn't know the thoughts of the two beauties behind him, otherwise he would have squirted nosebleeds excitedly.
Everyone knew that while Young Master Li was holding his arm and pretending to admire, he was thinking about how to get this thing home. You know, the statue of Venus is one of the three treasures of the Louvre, if you get it back, stand in the middle of the newly built fountain at the gate of the garden, and watch her take a bath every day.
How cool
It's a pity that after thinking about it, I couldn't find a way to get the Venus weighing several tons back unconsciously, so I had to sigh and wait to see if I could find the legendary master of light skills, and give the smile of the Mona Lisa to the young master first.
"Li Moxia, this is our treasure of France, it is ......."
"The jewel of France?" Before the accompanying Louvre staff could finish explaining, Li Mo pretended to be surprised, pointed to the statue of Venus and said, "Isn't this Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty in Greek mythology?" Legend has it that Zeus married the ugly god of fire because of love and hatred, but she fell in love with Ares, the god of war, and gave birth to the little god of love, and later helped the Trojan king Paris kidnap Helen, the wife of the Spartan king Menelaus, the beautiful woman of all Greece, causing the Greeks to invade Troy for ten years. β
"I remember my teacher once told me that this statue was found on the Greek island of Milos, and it's a pity that she was so perfect, but she lost her arms because of the war."
Young Master Li's merciless words made the narrator's face red and white, but it was not so simple to listen to the ears of President LubΓ© and other entourage, maybe at this moment, there are still many stories of Venus that Europeans don't know about being accepted in the Far East, but not many people know about the conflict of this statue and the fact that the arms were broken in the conflict
Especially the reporters next to them who were allowed to accompany them throughout the whole process, their mouths opened wide in shock, they originally wanted to take the opportunity to watch the jokes of this whimsical young emperor who was on an equal footing with France before entering the Louvre, but they didn't expect that the other party even told Greek myths and stories, and actually knew the past of the Venus statue
A young emperor from the Far East, half a world away, was able to name a period of twists and turns that few Europeans knew about, and there was no second reason to explain it, except to show that he had studied Europe deeply.
"But why did an emperor of the Far East study the history of Europe in such a way?" Lu Bei and the others looked at Li Mo, who was making a pity gesture towards the statue, and a cold wind suddenly blew in their hearts.
"Your Majesty, your teacher must have been a learned man, and it is true that this statue of Venus was unearthed from Greece, but it was we who discovered it, so that it could not be dusted, so that the whole of Europe could admire the face of the goddess, so that we in France deserve the title of owner." President Lube put aside the gloom in his heart and said with a smile.
Li Mo glanced at the stubborn old man beside him, who was born in a peasant family but enthusiastically supported French colonial expansion, and said with a smile: "What the president said is very reasonable, but I still have some pity, if her arms are still there, what a beautiful goddess she will be." β
"Yes, I also want to, but in that case, I will lose my great charm." President Lube touched Hu Yin and said, "Li Moxia, don't you think it's good to be crippled sometimes?" β
Li Mo didn't know what this old man meant, the corners of his lips curled down, and he said decisively: "No, maybe I'm a perfectionist, so I want to see a perfect statue of a goddess, and I also hope that my country can be complete."
President Lubet narrowed his eyes, but he didn't expect Limer's reaction to be so, waved his hand to make the reporters stop recording, and said with a smile: "That's very simple, if you can not sell that battleship to Germany, I think France is very willing to help you keep the country intact"
Li Mo's footsteps paused slightly, after this sentence came out of the mouth of the French president, even Tang Shaoyi and Yan Fu next to him were a little breathing abnormal, the meaning of the other party was already obvious, as long as the technology of the battleship was not handed over to Germany, then France would immediately withdraw from the southeast and support the reunification of China
This is a great temptation, and the price is small and pitiful, maybe anyone who hears it will immediately agree to it, but Li Mo frowned suddenly. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)
When did the French talk so well?
Li Mo is not a fool who can be easily fooled by the appearance of freedom and democracy, if he really believed in the whole set of things, with the strength at hand, he could easily implement the republican system, then he would not have forced the respected Mr. Sun to go to Guangxi to become a teacher.
On the one hand, the Empress established a so-called liberal democratic coat, but in essence, it pursued unjust colonial wars in Africa and the Far East, even after being defeated by Germany, it still spared no effort to promote colonial expansion, if it was not for bad luck, perhaps even Britain would have been planted in its hands.
He claims to be free and democratic, but the first eight-nation alliance will kill no fewer Chinese than other countries, what makes Li Mo look down on is that even when he was in difficulty in World War I and World War II and needed allies, he never pretended to be a color to China, and was also famous for his cruel use of Chinese child labor.
Even in later generations, he was not much better than the United States, the civil wars and massacres on the land of Africa, that time there was no French shadow, and compared with the impulsive Uncle Sam who liked to fight bare-chested, this elegant bayonet was disgusting
Now, he did not even mention that he needed the battleship, but proposed that as long as the battleship was not given to Germany, he would retreat from the southeast and support his own reunification.
No country can resist the temptation of such an epoch-making battleship as the Chinese ship, and even Britain has secretly sent an envoy to contact him, hoping that the artillery decommissioning technology will be passed, and France has no reason not to need it, and now they never mention it, and there is only one reason
They have already touched the threshold, and they have even produced a prototype cannon
This is very likely, his own decommissioning technology was also made by the Frenchman Moa under his own inducement, before Moa was recruited, he had already discussed it with several French mechanics, and in history, Miss France 75 was also secretly equipped in the past few years, so it is very likely that they have touched the threshold.
Although I don't like it, no one can deny that France at the beginning of the twentieth century was an era of ideological explosion, and there were many technologies that influenced later generations, such as submarines and Miss 75, which were first made by France, especially aviation technology, which once led the world, and there were a large number of scientists from France in its own academy
To tell the truth, LubΓ© did give a very tempting condition, if you don't think about the future, or just to seek peace for peace and stability, then this condition is indeed impossible to refuse, but the problem is that whether you are reincarnated or not, this war in Europe cannot be avoided, because it is the product of the intensification of contradictions in various countries, and nothing can stop it.
This can be seen from President Lubey's preference to abandon the southeast and only to prevent Germany from obtaining battleship technology, and the depth of the Franco-German contradiction is fundamentally irreconcilable
In fact, Li Mo doesn't like Germany either, in fact, Germany is not much better than France, but the problem is that before he came, Britain and France had too many world resources, even if it was small Italy, the colonies he had were not comparable to the ones he spent a few years working on, not to mention that there was a looming United States behind them, if he chose to stand on the side of Britain and France, then why should he take over the colonies and resources in their hands in the future and establish a world order that only belongs to him?
The choice of Germany is inevitable, in addition to relying on Germany to contain polar bears in Europe, and because if he abandons Germany, then he can only follow Britain and France and other countries as a younger brother for a lifetime, unless he continues to wait for the second torrent, but then he will encounter the threat of the United States, so since the day he was reincarnated, he has never thought of fighting all the time
Besides, it is not France that will decide the fate of the Far East, but England, which is separated from the French Channel, and Miss France should continue to worry about Germany
Thinking of this, the corners of Li Mo's lips gradually hardened, turned his head to look at Lubey, who looked like an old peasant, and suddenly smiled at him: "Your Majesty, my dear president, I am very moved by your proposal, but do you think France has the power to prevent my national reunification?" However, in order to show my sincerity, I am willing to agree to this condition. β
"Really?"
Lube almost exclaimed, although Li Mo's words were a little harsh and despised France's determination, but at this time he had no time to think about it, but he had just opened his mouth and was about to continue talking, but he was blocked by Li Mo.
"Wait, dear President, let me finish my words, and before I promise your kindness, I have one additional condition, that is, your country immediately withdraws its loan assistance to Russia, ceases to support Nicholas II, and makes a public statement in favor of me and abandons Russia, because I do not want to have a friend who helps my enemies."
"It can't be"
President Lubet and the rest of his entourage immediately sank their faces, it was impossible for France to accept Limer's condition, not to mention what would happen if France withdrew its loan and stopped supporting Russia, and it was impossible for France to give up Nicholas II, a natural ally, just to deal with Germany, which was becoming more and more ambitious
If France really makes this statement, I am afraid that Russia will immediately turn to Germany, in which case the Russian-French relations established for more than ten years will be completely regressed, and the goal of joining forces with Russia to deal with Germany will be completely lost, and there may also be a joint retaliation by Germany and Russia, and even Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire, and possibly Italy
France must not make such a move, France is not yet Britain, and does not have the strength to oppose the whole of Europe
President Lube looked at Limer's determined eyes, and seemed to understand why this young fellow was able to cross the Far East, because his eyes were so sharp that he could see through the embarrassing situation of France at a glance
He was too familiar with Europe
"Li Moxia, I think it seems that we can't reach an agreement this time, why don't we continue to visit?" The corners of Lubey's mouth crooked: "By the way, the Oriental Pavilion of the Louvre has just been built, are you interested in visiting it?" Where there are a lot of fine works of art from the East"
Oriental Pavilion
The corners of Li Mo's mouth sank to the bottom, and the faces of Yan Fu and the others next to him suddenly became unnatural, these French guys are really too rampant
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On the other side of the beautiful French Lake LΓ©man, a few anglers cast their hooks on what they call Lake Geneva, and the perennial snow on the top of the Alps in the distance brings life to the lake and nurtures countless people who live here.
In the distance, the small town of Geneva looms in the middle of nowhere, standing by the lake in the lush green of the mountains, with its red roofs and white snow. It even makes people wonder if they have walked into a beautiful picture.
Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him, Vladimir took a deep breath, as if he wanted to keep this peace and tranquility in his heart forever, but after trying to take a few deep breaths in a row, he found that he still couldn't dispel the attachment in his heart, so he shook his head with a wry smile and walked towards an angler in the remote area.
"Dear Xue, how is today's harvest good?"
Vladimir walked up to the angler, greeted with a smile, and the body of Xue in his mouth shook slightly, as if he didn't expect him to arrive at this time, and a different light suddenly flashed in his black eyes.
"Very good."
At Vladimir's greeting, Xue smiled and shook the heavy fish basket in the water, and this time he got up and shook his outstretched hand fiercely.
Looking at Xue, who is in his forties and full of oriental elegance, Vladimir doesn't know what it feels like in his heart.
In the position of his friend, the man of the East in front of him was his savior, it was he who brought himself out of the gloomy prison behind the high walls, it was he who financed his first newspaper in Germany, it was he who provided the funds to enable him to return to his homeland, full of decay and sin, to mobilize the proletarian workers, to tell them the truth.
This person has too much oriental elegance and seems to have endless wisdom, and being with him is like having a good conversation with a learned Confucian.
But it was also this man who made him feel a little uneasy, because this man was from the Far East, from that country that had just come out of the war, and what he didn't understand was that he still didn't know why he was funding him, although he had expressed great interest in his political views, and had become his real first listener, but the thought of the young man who had risen in the Far East and was still on the other side of the lake always felt palpitations for some reason.
But he had no choice, Nicholas II was still hunting him down, his political opinions were not appreciated by the aristocracy, and the important thing was that he lacked sufficient funds, although he was always crying out for the proletariat, but in the end, without money he could only be a cry forever.
If you want to realize your dreams, you must have enough money, and this person has what he desperately needs
"Dear Vladimir, is there anything that came to me today?" Xue smiled and patted the grass beside him: "It's very clean here." β
Vladimir was also not polite and sat down beside him: "Xue, I don't like to go around in circles, I came today to borrow money from you." β
"Loans?" Xue gently picked up the fishing rod and looked at the buoy, a faint smile crossed his eyes, but his face showed the opposite surprise, and asked curiously: "Vladimir, although we are friends, I am not a banker, if you really need a loan, I happen to know some bankers in Geneva, maybe they are willing to help you." β
Radimir shook his head: "Xue, I don't want to lie to you, I have contacted some bankers, but they have all rejected me, but I am about to return to China once, and I urgently need a sum of money, so I came to you for help." β
"Returning home? Why? Nicholas II can want you everywhere, aren't you afraid? β
Vladimir smiled slightly: "There's nothing to be afraid of, I just want to see a few friends." β
"Need a lot of money to see a friend?" Xue smiled coldly in his heart, he really didn't dare to compliment this guy who was focused on the emperor for weaving lies, I really didn't know why the emperor spent so much energy and financial resources to pay attention to him.
But he also had to admit that this man did have his own charms, and although he was an idiot in terms of economy, his political views were really attractive to many people, especially his speeches, not to mention Russia, and even Germany and France had some of his followers.
And because he played the role of his follower, he was close to him, and he gained a trace of trust. "Okay." After thinking about it, Xue Fei turned his head and said, "I can lend you some, but you know, I'm a businessman, so." β
Hearing the other party's relief, Vladimir also breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately assured: "Xue, don't worry, I won't let your investment go unreaped." β
"Investment?"
"Huh." Xue heard a hint of strangeness in Vladimir's words, and blinked his eyes: "Your Majesty, what I have done to you is not a business investment, we are friends, comrades with the same political views"
"Yes, comrade" Vladimir laughed dryly, but in his heart he didn't think so, he didn't believe that there would be people in the world who would help people for no reason, even if he always listened carefully every time he explained his political opinions, and put forward a lot of opinions and opinions, but he was not really his own person after all
Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Xue knew that this guy still had something to say, and smiled: "Vladimir, do you have anything else?" β
Vladimir looked at Xue's clear black eyes, froze for a while, and then slowly turned his gaze to the calm surface of the lake, and suddenly asked: "Xue, the emperor of your country is visiting France, I want to meet him, can you introduce him?" β
This sentence made Xue's heart shake violently, and he quickly pinched the fishing rod to hide the tension in his heart, but he still had a relaxed expression on his face, and shook his head: "Your Majesty Vladimir, I said that I, like you, are dissidents, I believe that Li Mo will definitely not be willing to see me, and I don't want to see him, because I don't have a common language with him at all."
Vladimir froze for a moment and took a deep breath: "That's a pity, I originally wanted to contact Li Mo and work together to oust the evil and brutal Nicholas II"
After hearing his words, Xue shook his head with a smile and put the fishing rod at his feet: "Vladimir, you are the one I have seen steadfastly, so I am willing to become your believer, but there is one thing you have forgotten"
Xue smiled, pointed to the calm lake, and said, "Don't you think there's anything special about the lake here?" Without waiting for the other party to speak, he immediately asked himself: "It originates from the ice peak, cold and clear, like a huge mirror, so that the people living around can see themselves clearly."
Switzerland has clearly seen its status through the mirror, and is accurately positioned as a permanently neutral country, because of this policy, this small country located in the strategic center of Europe can recuperate, so it is gradually becoming a famous city in Europe, and has been favored by many wealthy European businessmen and celebrities.
So you also need to make good use of this mirror to see yourself clearly, as a person, you can't always rely on external forces, as you once said, you should arouse the power of those proletarians, only when they awaken, your ideals can be realized"
"So what to do?" Xue's words caused Vladimir to think deeply, and he couldn't help but blurt out.
Xue Gang was about to say the thoughts that had been planned in his heart, but when he came to his mouth, he suddenly stopped, glanced at the other party and said: "I don't know, like you, I am also pursuing this path, but I know another thing through friends in China."
"What's the matter?"
"The war between Limer and Nicholas II was inevitable"
Looking at Vladimir, who was gradually falling into deep thought, Xue smiled and turned his head, and at this time, the fishing rod in his hand suddenly trembled slightly, and a fish was hooked
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ps: The big fish is coming, hehe begging for all kinds of tickets
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