On June 15, 1910, witnessed by a group of European royal families, the "European Royal Family Joint Declaration" was officially signed in London, the capital of the British Empire, and began to be implemented immediately.

The joint declaration stated that European royal families should protect the safety of all European royal families, prohibit all acts of regicide, and condemn all assassinations of royal families.

If regicide takes place in the country of any member of the European royal family that signed the declaration, the other European royal families should unite to protect the royal family of the country in which they are located, and to restore the monarchy and social stability of the country in which they are located.

Although it is different from Arthur's idea of stabilizing the monarchy and monarchy of the world, it is also a kind of protection for the royal family and monarchs of various countries.

Killing kings is almost a taboo subject in European royal families. European royals can watch the monarchs of other countries lose their status or even lose their thrones, but they cannot sit idly by and watch European monarchs being killed by the commoners and forces below.

This is tantamount to a direct provocation to European monarchies and European royal families, and it is also a threat to the security of all royal families and European monarchs.

For example, after the outbreak of the French Revolution, the French guillotined the then king of France, which led to an anti-French alliance formed by major European monarchies.

The revolution and ideas that broke out in France seriously threatened the stability of other monarchies, and the French directly pushed their king to the guillotine, so that the European royal families were extremely afraid of the revolutions and ideas that broke out in France, and even did not hesitate to organize troops to extinguish the revolution in France.

What if the French didn't kill the king? Will the formation of the anti-French alliance be so smooth?

All this is unknown, but no one can deny that the killing of kings is definitely a taboo for European royal families, and now that the monarchy is still strong, monarchicides will definitely be attacked by the European royal families.

It is worth mentioning that although Carlos I was very dissatisfied with Arthur, he was very active when he signed this joint declaration of European royal families.

In the end, Carlos I's behavior in this nest in Europe is well known to other members of the royal family.

Because of the Royal Security Intelligence Service, Arthur also has some knowledge of the current situation in Portugal.

The current situation in Portugal can be described as a mess, and Portugal should be one of the most likely to eliminate the monarchy and monarchy of all the monarchies in Europe at the moment.

How serious is it? Carlos I directly mobilized his henchmen and generals to escort him on this trip, and even asked for the protection of the British Empire, for fear that the reactionary forces at home would wipe him out on the sea.

It's a pity that there are only so many hole cards for Carlos I. Although there were still henchmen loyal to him in the country, Carlos I did not dare to mobilize them at all.

If this army is mobilized, then the situation in Portugal will really be uncontrollable, and no one can guarantee what will happen.

Thankfully, Carlos I did not die in the last assassination. After all, he has been a king for many years, and his political skills are much stronger than that of his second son, Manuel.

After the assassination of Carlos I in history, because the king and the crown prince died at the same time, the throne fell to the second heir, Prince Manuel.

It's a pity that Manuel was not trained as a crown prince in the first place, coupled with the short time in power, he did not have any prestige in Portugal, and finally in just a few years, Portugal became a republic.

Portugal is still ruled by Carlos I, and although the situation at home is also very bad, it is better than the historical reign of Manuel II.

At least the Portuguese monarchy was able to barely survive, although maintaining it alone would have cost Carlos I.

Coming to attend Edward VII's funeral this time, Carlos I also had an attempt to find protection and allies.

It's a pity that among the few monarchies in Europe that can help Portugal, Tsar Nicholas II did not come for personal reasons, and George V has not yet ascended the throne, so he is busy enough with domestic affairs and has no mood to care about other countries.

And King Wilhelm II, the only one who has the ability to be in the mood, has a much better relationship with Arthur than with Carlos I, which also makes Carlos I very envious and jealous of Arthur.

It's a pity that Carlos I's envy and jealousy Arthur didn't know, and he wouldn't care at all if he knew.

Faced with a crisis sufficient to subvert state power, Carlos I's methods pale in comparison.

If it is Arthur, then at all costs, all the forces that may threaten his royal power will be strangled.

Even if it will set off a bloody storm in the country for a period of time, it is better than letting the royal family and the entire family go extinct.

You must know that although European countries generally supported Australasia in the war between Portugal and Australasia, the assassination of Carlos I and his crown prince also made many European royal families express their support for Carlos I.

At that time, Carlos I could have negotiated peace with Australasia, and then, with the support of other countries, wiped out the restless forces in the country, and directly eliminated them on the charge of assassinating the king and the crown prince.

Although it will cause a huge loss of personal prestige, it can completely change the current situation of the Portuguese crisis, and even make the position of the royal power and the royal family more secure.

It's a pity that Carlos I was very angry with Australasia at that time, and even regarded Australasia as his worst enemy, rather than a reactionary force at home.

As it turned out, Australasia was most interested in that small part of Portuguese Timor. But the reactionary forces in Portugal are ready to overthrow Carlos I and the entire Portuguese royal family.

The best opportunity to eliminate the Republican opposition was missed, and even if Carlos I had the support of the European powers, it would at best continue to do so.

Unless Carlos I was able to control all the military power in Portugal, or to mobilize the European powers to send troops to protect it, any more radical action could lead to the outbreak of the Portuguese Civil War at any time.

In fact, logically speaking, although the Kingdom of Portugal has declined, it still has a large number of colonies.

Judging from the current crisis in the Kingdom of Portugal, there should be many European countries coveting the Portuguese colonies.

But in fact, in the Anglo-Boer War more than ten years ago, in order to obtain the support of Portugal, the British had already made an agreement to ensure the security of the Portuguese colonies.

This is the real reason why, even though Portugal is in a crisis at home, those small and medium-sized European countries still dare not covet the Portuguese colonies.

As for whether William II would agree to help Carlos I stabilize the situation in Portugal, Arthur didn't really care.

After all, even if the situation in Portugal is stabilized, Portugal is no longer destined to be Australasia's opponent, unless Britain and Germany can greatly assist Portugal and help Portugal develop into the current Australasia.

But is this realistic? It would not have been possible for Britain and Germany to do so without sufficient interests.

And Portugal can not give much benefit, at most it is only a colony in Africa.

But if Carlos I dares to give out colonies in Africa, I am afraid that even with the help of Britain and Germany, the throne will basically be over.

Portugal, like the current Kingdom of the Netherlands, was one of the few colonies that served as a fig leaf for national decency.

If the few remaining colonies were also dispossessed, Portugal would truly become a third-rate or even fourth-rate country in Europe, and there was even a risk of being annexed by Spain.

The gathering of European royal families was only held for two days, and then most of the royal family members resigned.

After all, there are a lot of affairs in European countries at present, and it is true that they cannot be delayed for too long.

There are not many monarchs with real power like Wilhelm II and Arthur in Europe, so few monarchs can live as leisurely in other countries as Arthur and Arthur II.

After the meeting, Arthur received an invitation from George V to visit England as King of Australasia and to negotiate further trade between Britain and Australasia.

This is George V's goodwill to Arthur, after all, the British Empire and Australasia can be regarded as the same roots, and the rulers of both sides are from the British royal family, there is no reason not to take the relationship further.

Arthur gladly accepted this, after all, there was no reason to refuse.

Beginning on June 18, Arthur made an official visit to the British Empire and also visited Queen Victoria's mausoleum to commemorate him.

When Arthur commemorated Queen Victoria, a large number of British citizens and media outlets gathered outside the royal mausoleum.

After all the events at the funeral of Edward VII, Arthur was also a hot star in the British Empire, attracting the attention of a large number of British people.

Escorted by numerous guards, Arthur walked out of the royal tomb. Dozens of meters away, among the newspapers and media that were blocked, someone dared to ask loudly: "Your Majesty, what do you think of the British Empire?" ”

Arthur paused as he walked towards the convoy, then took a few steps closer to the crowd, looked at the direction from which the voice had just come, and replied loudly and sincerely: "At all times, the British Empire is my beloved homeland. It's my childhood, it's the city I love, and my dear father and grandmother. Of course, now there are also more uncles. I am honoured to be part of the British royal family and I will never forget all my moments in the UK, it will be my best memory. ”

At the mention of his father and grandmother, Arthur's voice trembled visibly, making the hearts of those media and newspaper reporters tremble.

"What a sincere feeling!" Some people can't help but give heartfelt praises.

"Your Majesty, stay in England!" The crowd was silent for a long time, and then someone dared to speak.

Arthur shook his head and said with a smile, "I love the British Empire, and I love all the people who live in it. But I'm sorry, I'm now the king of Australasia, and I'm thinking about all my people. Australasia, which is currently backward and poor, is clearly more needed than the prosperous and rich British Empire. And, I made a promise to my grandmother to develop Australasia into a prosperous and powerful nation. I don't think you want me to break the contract with my grandmother, do you? ”

Arthur's words about the prosperous and rich British Empire and Australasia, which lagged behind poverty, were particularly impressive.

After a slight pause, Arthur continued: "Of course, I still look forward to every trip to the British Empire. I hope that the British Empire and Australasia will always be friends, and that every trip to the British Empire will not be hindered. ”

"All right, gentlemen. That's all I can say to you, and tomorrow we have a lot of trade and aid talks with the British government, and I'm sure you'll hear about it in a few days. Seeing that the atmosphere was almost bright, and the message to be conveyed to the outside was basically finished, Arthur stopped the topic and got into the car and left.

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