Napoleon chatted with them for a while and then left with the Empress, who had other guests to entertain.

An old man in Anton was also uncomfortable among them, and made an excuse to leave the crown prince behind, leaving three young people to play together.

"Edward, why did you, a British crown prince, come to France?" The three of them found a place to sit on the side, and Alfonso was a little curious, "It stands to reason that you should be very busy!" ”

Before Edward could reply, Rudolph said with envy: "Edward usually plays everywhere, England plays France, I have only been here for two days, and he has been playing here for a month. ”

Edward rubbed Rudolph's head: "You can also play, if you don't play when you're young, can you play again when you're old?" ”

"Ugh." All that was exchanged was a sigh.

Alfonso looked at Rudolph with pity, he didn't know the story of Edward's youth, but he knew Rudolph's story somewhat.

As the eldest son of the famous Princess Sissi, he has been under the care of his mother-in-law, Princess Sophie.

While receiving a good education, he also had almost no happy childhood, which laid the groundwork for his future martyrdom.

"Although my mother didn't care much about me after I got married, I still have to pay attention to the influence in China, and I came to France to find that France is really fun! I won't be coming back to the UK anytime soon. ”

Edward turned to look at Alfonso, took his hand, and explained with a smile.

"You can play, why are you holding my hand." Alfonso sneered, secretly twitched his hand, but did not twitch.

Although he didn't exert himself, his strength was far beyond ordinary people, and you can imagine how tight Edward was in it.

"......" Alfonso just stared at Edward with a blank face, and finally the other party let go of his hand in a daze.

He then continued: "Does the crown prince take care of political affairs? How will I take over in the future? ”

Edward looked like a fool: "Those ministers urge me to go to work every day, and I don't bother to pay attention to them."

I've discovered that if you want to work, you can never finish the work, but if you don't work, things can just work.

Alfonso, don't let your age, looks, and surname down, I'll take you to a horse race tomorrow, it's fun. ”

Alfonso shook his head and said speechlessly, "You think everyone is as idle as you?" Only the current Britain can support the crown prince to have fun every day. ”

But when it comes to horse racing, he suddenly thinks of a profitable business, and it is a sure way to make money.

"Edward, do you usually bet on horse racing?"

"Who doesn't gamble? All bet. Edward glanced at Alfonso in surprise, as if surprised how he could ask such a stupid question.

"Are you interested in starting a lottery? Combining lottery tickets and horse racing, the ticket issuing bank, issuing lottery tickets to the common people to bet on horses, and taking a commission from them. ”

Edward's eyes lit up, and he touched his chin and thought: "It should be feasible, no, it should be said that it will definitely make a lot of money."

But such lotteries are generally issued by the state, if private...... I'll go back and find someone to help you register a patent, and then license it to various countries to earn a royalty.

If you want to monopolize it yourself, it is impossible, without making money for the state, they will not recognize your patent. ”

Alfonso is not surprised, this kind of thing must be the government's big deal, "Well, when the time comes, we will use half of the fee." ”

I also had the intention of befriending Edward in my heart, who really became the emperor of England later.

Edward smiled, took the opportunity to rub Alfonso's hair, met Alfonso's resentful eyes, and said in the tone of a big brother:

"How can I take advantage of a child? You can give me the exclusive license for the UK.

But you have a lot of potential, and I'm going to take you to the horse race tomorrow. ”

Rudolph, who was next to him, had been listening quietly to them, and he was going to wait until he had the patent before mentioning the lottery to his father, who had no personal property to invest in.

But when Alfonso and the two talked about politics from the lottery, he finally couldn't help but interject: "Edward, doesn't Britain feel that Prussia is too strong now?" They defeated us in 7 weeks, and they clearly wanted to unify Germany! ”

Edward said helplessly: "I can't intervene in political affairs, they all think I'm a fool."

And you were defeated in 7 weeks because you were fighting one-two, and I don't know why His Majesty Franz clung to Venice to the death, and we sent someone to persuade him. ”

Rudolf silently, Prussia demanded the leadership of Germany, and Italy demanded the return of Venice.

The German leadership was the fundamental interest, Venice was a secondary interest, and it stands to reason that Austria could have handed over Venice to Italy in exchange for peace.

If there is only one Prussian, they really may not dare to attack, and once France decides to intervene, it will be Prussia that will be the one who fights two.

However, Emperor Franz may have felt that it was undignified to cede the land without a fight, and finally chose to fight on two fronts, which led to the transformation of Austria into Austria-Hungary.

There was really nothing to talk about, and Rudolph felt that his father's choice was problematic at a young age, but he didn't dare to say it to his face.

Rudolf sighed: "Well, let's not mention the past, last year Prussia formed the North German Confederation, and we are afraid that they have really completed the unification."

Uncle Anton and I came this time to form an alliance with the French and prevent them from further expanding.

Edward shrugged his shoulders and voiced his opinion: "It is unlikely, it seems that France is demanding part of Bavaria and Hesse-Darmstadt on the west bank of the Rhine as compensation for neutrality in the Austro-Prussian war.

If this doesn't come to fruition, they won't be allied with you.

In addition, there may also be a reaction to the Franco-Austrian alliance in China, and the country feels that now is the balance of power on the mainland, and the strength of France and Pupu should not be much worse. ”

Alfonso chuckled from the sidelines, all of Europe was overestimating the military power of France, except for Bismarck.

At this moment, Napoleon stood in the center of the hall and exclaimed, "This is a private ball, and all the people here are my relatives and friends, so I won't say anything more."

I would like to introduce you to just one new friend, the prince who was kissed by God, the Crown Prince of Spain, His Royal Highness Alfonso! ”

He then beckoned to Alfonso and motioned for him to come over.

When Alfonso walked over, the entire hall resounded with a burst of low exclamations, after more than a month of growth, his appearance could not be strengthened.

Now no one can connect him to the chubby Isabella, but fortunately Isabella is a queen, and if she were a king, everyone would definitely suspect that she was green.

Alfonso said something ordinary, and although it was not distinctive, his face still made him feel good among the aristocratic officials present.

At least they were impressed - the most beautiful people in all of Europe.

Alfonso stepped down, the music played just in time, and the first dance began.

Just as Alfonso was about to choose one of the ladies waiting to dance.

Rudolph actually ran over with a red face, bent his body slightly, stretched out his right hand, and asked a little timidly but firmly: "Your Highness Alfonso, can I ask you to dance?" ”

Alfonso was stunned for a moment, then smiled, only felt that the child was quite cute, got up and said, "Of course you can, but I want to dance men's steps." ”