Chapter 512: "Marrying" into a wealthy family
The coup d'état that followed the anniversary of Emperor Kamehameha the Great ended with the deaths of Thurston and Kameda Masao.
Both the queen and the princess were saved.
However, Dur and the ambassador did not rest on their laurels, and once again forced the palace with the native nobles who had remained silent during the coup.
To this end, Mr. Ambassador paid a special visit to Chen Jianqiu.
After all, he is now the most powerful man on the island, both economically and militarily.
After Boss Chen captured the stronghold of the Xuanyang Society, he collected all the guns sold to the Japanese, maintained them and re-put them into storage, ready to sell them to others.
Surprisingly, Chen Jianqiu did not raise objections to the plans of the ambassador and Durr.
"I'm a businessman, I'm not interested in politics, as long as I don't touch my interests, it's fine, you can take care of it yourself. But my advice to you is to make the queen and the royal family a little more decent. Chen Jianqiu held the walnut in his hand, if he said.
The ambassador was ecstatic.
He gave this information to Dürr.
With Chen Jianqiu's acquiescence, Dur became even more arrogant.
He once again came to the palace with armed soldiers and civilians.
The queen had to announce her abdication again.
Durr got carried away and boasted of being "the face of American-style democracy in Hawaii."
He sat on the throne that belonged to the queen and commanded the queen and the noble councilors.
This made the queen and members of the royal family feel humiliated.
The move also drew resentment among other members of the Hawaii Awami League.
In their words, Durr was nothing more than "another Thurston".
But they dare not speak out.
Princess Celestia looked at her mother, who washed her face with tears every day, and couldn't bear it, so she told Sean about it.
Ever since Sean had saved her, the princess had been quietly dating the black man.
She had always thought that this black young man was actually good, a little shorter, a little thinner, but extraordinary, honest, and humorous.
However, due to her identity, she can only secretly complain to Sean.
After all, Sean was honest enough to tell her that he had been a family since he was a child, working as a laborer and a postman.
The royal family would not allow themselves to tie the knot with a black boy from a poor background.
A week later, Durr died in his home.
Drowned in a bathtub.
No one knew who did it, but no one believed he drowned in the tub.
Everyone shuddered, they felt an invisible hand controlling the entire situation in Hawaii.
Eventually, Ambassador Stevenson had to step in again.
He couldn't care about avoiding suspicion anymore.
Because if this continues, both Britain and France may find an excuse to intervene.
With his help, the Republic of Hawaii was formed, modeled after the American political model, and its first elections were held.
But what no one including him expected was that in the first parliament, the Chinese actually occupied more than half of the seats!
The reason is simple.
The royal family stepped down, the constitution that had precluded Chinese participation in politics was abolished, and the Japanese were severely limited in their seats because they participated in the coup d'état and posed a huge threat to American interests in Hawaii.
The largest number of people on the island of Hawaii are Chinese.
Under the election bill, the Chinese ruled Hawaii's legislature.
Many of them were members of the Hawaii Chinese Association, and their families were well-to-do and received a good education from an early age.
And they are now only Chen Jianqiu's first look.
As for the newly elected white president, it's just a decoration.
According to the system, any system cannot be passed without the nod of those Chinese in the parliament.
This result made the white people of the Hawaii People's League look at each other.
They were very upset, but there was nothing they could do.
You can't do another coup d'état, right?
And the facts have also proved that a coup d'état cannot be won without external support!
After a crushing defeat in the general election, the Hawaii People's League approached Ambassador Stevenson again after internal deliberations.
The ambassador is not in Hawaii.
He was in Washington, D.C., seeking recognition from the United States of America and a chance to join the Union for the nascent Republic of Hawaii.
There is a precedent for doing so.
The last one to do this was called the "Lone Star Republic", and now it's called Texas.
However, the confident ambassador ran into a wall in Congress.
As he had previously feared, President Cleveland did not want Hawaii to be incorporated into the Union.
This is the policy of the previous Republican administration, which is contrary to its own policy of isolation, how can it be endorsed?
There was once again a heated debate in the Diet.
The final conclusion is that the Republic of Hawaii is already a foregone conclusion, that this is the progress of American-style democracy, and that restoration is impossible.
But don't think about joining the Federation for the time being.
At least not yet.
As things stand, if Hawaii were to merge, it would inevitably need to give the state of Hawaii a seat in the House.
No one wants to see one more Chinese in Congress!
As long as it does not affect the interests of the United States in Hawaii, you can do whatever you like, anyway, the Japanese have no intention of getting involved in Hawaii now, and the same is true of Britain and France.
The ambassador returned to Honolulu in disgrace.
There, he met Chen Jianqiu again.
"Don't be discouraged, Mr. Ambassador, Hawaii's incorporation into the Commonwealth is a matter of time, and your efforts will pay off. Drink tea, drink tea. ”
On the second floor of the teahouse, Chen Jianqiu crossed the walnuts and said earnestly "comfortingly".
Ambassador Stevenson didn't know what to say, so he could only drink tea with his head down.
The queen has stepped down, the Republic of Hawaii has been formed, and even the new president is white, so there seems to be nothing wrong with that, except for some expected resistance from Washington's side.
But why are you so unhappy?
But if you are unhappy, you have to hold back, Durr said that he would die, God knows if it has anything to do with the smiling Chinese in front of him.
Even if there is a relationship, who will investigate him?
While the ambassador was still thinking about it, a red invitation was handed to him.
There is a big "囍" written on it in Chinese.
"The eldest princess's youngest brother Sean is going to hold a wedding in the royal palace in Honolulu in a month, according to the custom of our hometown, this is an invitation, and I hope that Mr. Ambassador will be able to come at that time."
Chen Jianqiu pointed to the invitation card and said.
The ambassador's eyes widened:
"Your little brother Sean? Is it the black man? How could Princess Celestia want to marry him? Does the Queen agree? ”
"How else to say it's a marriage." Chen Jianqiu pursed his lips, "My black brother is indeed from a poor background, but now that the Republic of Hawaii has begun to engage in democracy, the queen doesn't have much opinion." ”
How could the queen have no opinion.
When Chen Jianqiu asked someone to propose a marriage contract to the royal family, the queen almost fainted.
Although Chen Jianqiu and Sean saved her and the princess's lives;
Although their Hawaiian royalty is not as good as those of Europe's historic royal family;
Although she has stepped down.
But she still can't accept that her daughter is married to a black man!
You know, blacks used to be slaves on the plantation! It's a farm implement!
At first, she flatly rejected the offer.
The aristocrat Kasaba ran as a microphone to inform Queen Chen Jianqiu of her decision.
After the queen stepped down, this benevolent brother was directly expelled from parliament, and now he honestly eats the royal food at home.
Chen Jianqiu was not polite.
According to him, Hawaiian royalty is itself an islander, a Polynesian, and not very white-skinned, and discrimination against blacks is purely influenced by those whites.
When the royal family stepped down, they put on a little bit of music.
Take 10,000 steps back, as long as Sean is still his little brother Chen Jianqiu, who dares to say that his background is bad?
The implication is that you Hawaiian royalty don't be embarrassed.
Kasaba was so frightened by the heavily armed Chinese soldiers that he almost peed his pants, and he didn't even dare to let go of the cruel words and rolled back to the palace.
The Queen still couldn't accept it.
But soon she had to accept it.
Because Princess Celestia shyly told her that she was pregnant with Sean's child.
The queen is going to be a grandmother.
Once again, the queen nearly fainted.
With a guard like the royal family, it is too difficult to stop Sean from dating the eldest princess.
One is willing to fight, the other is willing to suffer, and Lang is a concubine.
The queen was so heartbroken that she had to agree.
She made another request, whether she could simplify the marriage.
But Chen Jianqiu disagreed.
Sean is his beloved sibling, this is the first time he has married, and it can be regarded as "marrying into the royal family".
The black man has been an orphan since he was a child, and he is his "husband's family", how can he be so perfunctory?
Besides, even if the Hawaiian royal family steps down, it is still the royal family and the spiritual sustenance of the local Hawaiians.
Do! Do it relentlessly! He Chen Jianqiu paid for it!
Anyway, he just made a lot of money from the Japanese, so it was Sean's "dowry".