Windsor Castle, Audience Room.

Princess Victoria was eating in her own small dining room a nutritious breakfast carefully selected by her mother, the Duchess of Kensington, to help her grow and develop. The Duchess of Kensington and the Duchess's most trusted court clerk, John Conroe, were in the audience hall with the Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Wellington, the Home Secretary, and the Duke of Malborough, Princess Victoria's new court teacher and private secretary, discussing the princess's marriage.

"Prime Minister, can I understand it like this...... If you can't defeat the Ming Empire, are you ready to sell your future queen in exchange for a humiliating peace? ”

Speaking to the Duke of Wellington in a stern tone was John Conroyin, the Court Auditor, a handsome, manly middle-aged man. This man was an attendant to Victoria's father, the Duke of Kensington, in his early years, and also enlisted in the army, because he came from a relatively poor background, and was only a captain before retiring (the major was too expensive to afford). But after the death of the Duke of Kensington, he gained the trust of the widowed Duchess and became the Comptroller......

Because King William personally went to India, and now the United Kingdom is nominally regent by Victoria, and the Duchess of Kensington acts as the regency, so the court auditor John Conroyin has also been stained and has become a "small power" figure - the power of Britain is in Parliament, and the king has a little "middle power" at most, and it is good to have a little power to him, the regent's mother's henchman.

Although this John Conroe Yin Quan is small, he is not small, and he dares to speak loudly to a big man like the Duke of Wellington, and his words are so harsh.

And the Duchess of Kensington's political wisdom is obviously not high, after her "most trusted" auditor scolded the Duke of Wellington, she actually looked at the Duke with questioning eyes, as if asking: "Do you want to be John. Churchill second, want to sell my precious daughter? ”

Although the Duke of Wellington hated the John Conroe in front of him very much, and was also a little speechless about the political imbecile of the Duchess of Kensington - if it weren't for the danger of the war, would King William be able to go to India to be the emperor and deserve to be "happy over there, not thinking about it"?

"Captain, watch your words!" The Duke of Wellington deliberately shouted John Conroyin's military rank, "In addition, I can also tell you clearly that the war between us and the Ming Empire will not determine the survival of our two countries, but the world dominance in the next century or even centuries. No one will land on the British Isles, and no one will land in Guangzhou, Shanghai, or Tianjin. But the losing side will still pay a very heavy price, and even lose the future!

Therefore, in the interests of the United Kingdom and the rationality of politicians, we cannot categorically refuse the other party's request for marriage! ”

"Prime Minister......" said the Duchess of Kensington, with a calm face at this time, "what you mean seems to be the same thing as what John said, right?" ”

Isn't that the same thing?

If you can't beat it, you have to beg for mercy...... Or ask for help!

"No!" The Duke of Wellington looked at Lady Kensington angrily, "Duchess, the war hasn't really started yet...... The marriage of Princess Victoria and King Daminglu is only an acceptable and serious consequence for the United Kingdom. And this serious consequence will mean even more adverse consequences for some countries on the European continent...... There is even the potential that it could lead to the disintegration of the country! ”

Mrs. Kensington was confused, and just looked at the Duke of Wellington in a daze. And John Conroine asked loudly: "Duke, please make it clear who else on the European continent will face the possibility of falling apart because of the marriage between Princess Victoria and King Daminglu?" ”

"Austria, and maybe Prussia."

"Austria and Prussia?" John. Kang Luoyin asked, "Why?" ”

"Because the marriage of Princess Victoria and King Da Ming Lu means that Da Ming has achieved world hegemony, and the situation on the European continent will change drastically because of Da Ming's victory. Ming's traditional allies in Europe will be strengthened, and the United Kingdom will be arranged by Ming to return to the continent and then become part of the new European balance of power. Captain, you should know who are the traditional allies of the Ming Dynasty in Europe, right? ”

John. Kang Luoyin thought for a while, nodded and said, "France and the Rakshasa Kingdom." ”

"More precisely," said the Duke of Wellington, "the Bourbon dynasty of France and the Romanov dynasty of the Rakshasa kingdom...... These two countries will definitely be rewarded by the Ming Dynasty. France would have the right to move freely in Italy, Lyinland, and western North Africa and West Africa, while the Rakshasa would have the right to liberate the Balkans and Constantinople.

And we, the United Kingdom, will inevitably lose India, Australia, and the Oregon colonies, but we will certainly gain the right to expand in North Germany...... The Kingdom of Hanover will be strengthened, thus making us a member of the European continent! ”

"But why did the United Kingdom get the right to expand in North Germany?" John. Kang Luoyin still didn't understand, "Is it because King Minglu married Princess Victoria?" ”

"Captain, haven't you watched "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"?"

This time it was a chunky man with a big head, a fat face, and a cigar in his mouth. This fat man is the Duke of Marlborough, who is well-fed and has nothing to do. Spencer. Churchill, only to see him take a puff of his cigar, explained: "From the Chinese's point of view, the struggle for hegemony between the two powers is the most unstable, and it is easy for a violent conflict to break out. And once a fierce conflict breaks out, it is easy to decide the winner.

And there are too many small but strong countries, and in the eyes of the Chinese, it is easy to annex each other, and it is difficult to maintain order. Moreover, the size of the Ming Dynasty is relatively large, and it is also acceptable for the three great powers to dominate Europe.

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty, which won the hegemony of the world, will definitely arrange three powerful countries in Europe, and they must be three powerful countries that occupy the corners...... Only in this way can we contain each other and form the so-called three-legged tripod. Therefore, the Rakshasa that occupies Eastern Europe, France that controls Western Europe, and the United Kingdom, which occupies the north, are the most ideal European trivialities!

And Austria and Prussia, located in Central Europe, will definitely become victims of the new order of the three great powers in Europe and be dismembered! ”

I have to say that the Chinese-style strategies are all written in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". And because none of the European powers in this timeline have been studying China, they have always attached great importance to the study of China, and there are some real experts on China.

And how China will arrange Europe after winning world hegemony, these experts also have a clear calculation. Not only this George. Spencer. Churchill understood it, and there were experts in France, Rakshasa and Austria and Prussia who could figure it out.

See John. Conroyin finally couldn't ask any questions, and the Duke of Wellington concluded: "The current war should be a war in which the whole West unites against the Yellow Peril." But until now, only we, the British Empire, have been fighting hard, and the other European powers have been watching. If this continues, the Yellow Peril will surely sweep Europe...... So now there must be other European powers to step up and fight with us! ”

The Duchess of Kensington frowned and asked, "Duke, the European power you are talking about will not be Austria, right?" ”

"Of course not," said the Duke of Wellington, shaking his head, "it's France!" Napoleon's France! ”

"Napoleon's France? But Napoleon is dead...... "said the Duchess of Kensington.

"And a new Napoleon!" The Duke of Wellington sighed, "Although I am extremely reluctant to see the resurrection of Napoleon's empire, but now ...... It's the only option! ”

"You mean Napoleon II, right?" The Duchess of Kensington shook her head, "But he is in the hands of the Austrian Emperor." ”

Wellington glanced at the Viscount of Melbourne, who immediately stepped forward and said, "Duchess, we can send Princess Victoria to Vienna to bring Napoleon II to London." ”

"Will this work?"

"Yes!" The Duke of Wellington said, "As long as the Austrians deliberately release water." ”