Richard walked down Wanshou Mountain in a huff, and saw from a distance the new Prime Minister Count Dong Jie and Director Zheng Yuan, who had won the election for prime minister, standing respectfully on the side, presumably there must be something important to report?

Come to the front

The ministers saluted, and Emperor Richard raised his hand and said; "Zhong Aiqing is exempt from courtesy, and wait a while."

"Your Majesty, thank you."

"Well, don't be restrained."

Richard took the hot towel offered by the palace maid, cleaned his face, rubbed the secret Jiuzhen face milk, and changed into a light robe. Only then did he move to the palace at the foot of Wanshou Mountain, and he took the lead in sitting on the Nine Dragons Jade Couch, beckoning everyone to sit down and return.

The exquisitely carved Kowloon Jade Couch is a 13.6-tonne piece of jade carved from a single piece of jade, and it took more than 30 skilled jade masters two and a half years to complete.

The cloisonné enamel process in the circle of the base of the Kowloon couch alone, all inlaid with barefoot gold wire, 64 kilograms of gold, and 21.5 kilograms of diamonds and other precious stones inlaid with it.

That's right, diamonds and other gemstones are all measured in kilograms, which is such extravagance and extravagance, and such a large investment.

Kowloon Imperial (Note; Same as "jade") couch is laid with three huge snow-white lion skins, without a little variegation, precious and abnormal.

Richard sat peacefully on the imperial couch, holding a dragon and phoenix jade cup and drinking tea.

The furnishings in this place called "Wanshou Palace" are all rare treasures, and the huge rosewood Bogu frame behind the throne is heavy and thick, three meters high, and about twenty-four meters long in a circle, which is full of dazzling treasures.

After Richard drank two sips of water, he casually put down the dragon and phoenix jade cup and said; "Let's talk about it, what made Dong Aiqing enter the palace urgently?"

"The latest news from Europe shows; Queen Isabella II of Spain, who is in exile in France, officially announced her abdication, and this astonishing news has aroused strong repercussions in European society, and Britain, France, Prussia, Austria, Russia and other countries have paid close attention to this matter. In particular, Prince Leopold's possible succession to the Spanish throne caused great anger in the French Empire......" Prime Minister Dong Jie reported with a respectful expression.

Queen Isabella II of Spain, the whore?

Richard's brow furrowed slightly;

The Spanish crown was in turmoil and turmoil over the years, and the period from 1843 to 1868 was the period of Isabella II's rule, when the waves of French revolution came one after another, and the Spanish kingdom was greatly affected.

Spain's liberal opposition is growing stronger, and this period of internal politics is characterized by palace intrigues and coup d'état, as well as a succession of royal government changes, which have caused social unrest and accumulated a host of problems in Spain.

Queen Isabella II relied on frequent changes of government to cope with the crisis, and in 25 years, Spain changed 34 governments, promulgated 7 constitutions, launched 15 riots, and various courtier groups came to power.

Unworthy of virtue, Isabella II lived a life of debauchery and decadence, and sometimes interfered in domestic politics in wayward and irrational ways, which led to even greater chaos.

The Queen's special affection for the reactionary elements in the army and in the Church made her even more hateful in the hearts of the Spaniards, and she was almost on the verge of madness and death, until she finally lost her throne.

She was assassinated twice, but she narrowly escaped both.

Until 1868, Queen Isabella II of Spain was overthrown because of her debauchery and political chaos, and she fled to France for refuge in embarrassment, resulting in the throne being vacant.

Isabella II is a close relative of the French Bourbon dynasty and is related to Napoleon III, so the French have a great say in the succession to the Spanish throne.

From 1868 to 1870

For more than two years, the vacant Spanish throne has attracted great attention from European countries, which has become a fat meat that royal families want to compete for. It is also the biggest destabilizing factor affecting the situation in Europe, and European powers such as Britain, France and Prussia are all involved, without exception.

Chosen in the possible place for the Spanish throne;

Prince Leopold of the House of Hohenzollern, King William I of Prussia, seemed to have a promising candidacy, but unfortunately in early February 1870 the news leaked, greatly angering the French Emperor Napoleon III and the Foreign Minister of France, the Duke of Grumon, and triggering a sharp conflict between France and Prussia.

The Duke of Gramont of the French Dynasty threatened William I; He was asked to guarantee that he would never touch the Spanish throne.

After a general explanation of the current international situation, Prime Minister Dong Jie finally said;

“……

As an influential and powerful empire in the world today, the European powers have consulted our Tang Dynasty on their opinions, and the French Foreign Minister, the Duke of Drummond, has personally written a letter in the hope of coordinating the positions of the two countries.

The opinion of the empire is undoubtedly a blockbuster statement, which will affect the situation on the European continent to a considerable extent, and is valued by European countries.

The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy, Cavour, wrote a letter in his own handwriting, hoping that the Empire would support the Italian prince Amadeo de Savoy as the monarch of Spain.

Nowadays, the political scene in Europe is turbulent, especially the contradictions between France and Prussia are becoming increasingly acute.

Our Prussian allies have recently stepped up their imports of Imperial supplies, especially large orders for high explosives, artillery shells and fully charged rifle cartridges, as well as large quantities of war materiel, much like the situation on the eve of the Austro-Prussian War.

For field rations alone, the Kingdom of Prussia sent an order for 2,600 tons of beef jerky, and the request was urgent.

In a confidential letter, Chancellor Bismarck frankly admitted that the Kingdom of Prussia was basically ready for war against France.

When this is a time of change

Wechen implored His Majesty to determine the policy towards Europe, so that the ministers of the Imperial Government would not look ahead and backward, unify their positions, and use a unified voice to the outside world. ”

Emperor Richard did not immediately express his position after hearing this, but gently rubbed a delicate jade toy in his hand, thought about it for a while, and asked rhetorically; "Dong Aiqing, what is your opinion?"

"The Enlightenment Saint, Wechen is inclined to agree with the opinion of Italian Prime Minister Cavour and support His Royal Highness Prince Amadeo de Savoy of the Kingdom of Italy as the new monarch of Spain, which should be a more secure solution at present."

"Why?"

"The background of Prince Leopold, who is supported by the Germans, is too complicated, and he is a cousin of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. This is not in the interests of the French Empire, nor is it in the interests of my Datang. ”

"There are so many bad things in Europe!" Emperor Richard sighed lightly, then waved his hand and said; "Then stand with Britain and Prussia and stand unequivocally in support of Prince Leopold's succession to the Spanish throne."

The Prime Minister, Earl Dong Jie, was obviously stunned when he heard this, hesitated for a moment and said; "Please forgive Weichen for being ignorant, Your Majesty, you are ......"

"Compared with the gratitude of the Kingdom of Italy, the weight of the two countries is heavier." Emperor Richard smiled wisely and said comfortingly; "Don't worry...... Dong Aiqing, under the strong opposition of the French Empire, it is impossible for Prince Leopold to inherit the Spanish throne, otherwise Europe will have a big war with its face. I believe that Bismarck will thank the empire for its help and send more orders for munitions. ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen understands." Prime Minister Dong Jie suddenly realized, and his expression of admiration fell to the ground.

His Majesty the Emperor is old enough to look at the European disputes from a higher point of the international situation, and can not be confused by the splendor on the surface, and can go straight to the essence of the problem at a glance.

No matter how the European question evolves, it has always been in a non-mainstream position in the interests of the Tang Empire.

He didn't choose the Kingdom of Italy because he didn't have enough weight!

In the general election at the end of November last year, Count Dong Jie led the "National Power Party" to victory, and was officially sworn in as Prime Minister in January 1870 for a five-year term.

Since then, the Tang Empire has formed a situation in which two major parties take turns to sit in power, one is the stubborn conservative "Imperial Party", also known as the "Yellow Party", that is, the "National Power Party", which is rooted in the Chinese voters.

The other advocates the "Blue Party", which represents the interests of all ethnic voters, namely the "Justice and Democratic Liberal Party" led by former Prime Minister Yoo Hyun-jun, or "Gongzi Party" for short.

Before the Lunar New Year

The handover of the two parties was successfully completed, and the "National Power Party" once again ascended to the core of the political stage of the Tang Empire, which will affect the political pattern in the next five years.

Earl Dong Jie can be said to have been a daughter-in-law for many years, and finally reached the peak of her political career and began to write her own legend, which is a gratifying and congratulatory event.

In domestic affairs, Count Dong Jie can be described as a doer who has come up step by step, with extremely rich experience and experience.

However, in international affairs, there is still a lack of experience.

Today's chaos in Europe has appeared, and the French Empire, which has finally broken free from the shackles of the Three Emperors Alliance, has found it after more than ten years of joyful jumping;

The European continent was unexpectedly evenly matched, the rapidly rising Kingdom of Prussia.

Britain openly sided with the Kingdom of Prussia and tried to provide a strong counterweight to the European hegemony of the French Crown, which simply made Napoleon III jump to his feet in anger and scolded "the English are too bad things".

In the Crimean War alone, the French army paid the price of more than 100,000 casualties, and was the main force on the frontal battlefield against the Tsarist Russian army.

If you say that you will turn your face, you will turn your face, and you will not talk about any affection.

Regardless of the outward aggressiveness of the French, who made excessive demands on Wilhelm I of the Kingdom of Prussia to annex part of Bavaria and Hesse-Darmstadt on the west bank of the Rhine to France, he panicked inwardly.

The British have quietly woven a large net of anti-France, even including the Tang Dynasty and the north and south of the United States on the other side of the Atlantic, which made Napoleon III unable to sit still and smell danger.

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