Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

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France, Elysée Palace.

The sky above the Elysee Palace today is still surrounded by stars like that, but what is different from the past is that the Elysee Palace, the residence of the French President today, seems to have a lot more guards.

"Who is that person today? Why haven't I seen him before?" In a corner far away, two French guards were guarding and talking about tonight.

"Keep your voice down, Hugo. If you're not afraid of being heard by the superior, I'm afraid. It's true. Every time I call your name, I get an indescribable twist. You said you are the same. How do you get up properly?" I chose this name without choosing any character in my name. Did you come up with this name? You deserve to be laughed at every time."

The two guard soldiers were both in their twenties and fairly decent-looking. They were now one of the guard soldiers at the Elysee Palace. The person just mentioned is called Hugo, and he is a newcomer who joined the presidential guard this year. Since his name is the same as the great writer Hugo, many people will often laugh at him, and if they are on good terms, they will make fun of him. And the person on duty with him now is Kadi, an old man in the presidential palace guard who has a close relationship with him.

"Kady, I said you are too naive. It's not me who got this name, it was my parents. But even so, I really don't have any intention of complaining. Also, wouldn't it be okay to choose the name Hugo? Is it because my father admires him that he chose such a name in the hope that one day I can achieve his enviable and admirable literary knowledge? Isn't such an idea allowed? Could it be that I..."

"Stop, stop, stop," Cady glanced around furtively, and then whispered: "I said you are so loud, do you want us all to be fired and retired? I think you are crazy, your voice is so loud. "

Yuguo originally wanted to vent his dissatisfaction to Kadi, but after hearing the words "fired and retired", he resisted the urge. Now this job is definitely his most dreamed of. He can see the president coming in and out every day, and he can see the officials and leaders who used to be extremely noble in his eyes. They are happy, angry, sad, frowning and happy every day. It was definitely a very exciting and proud thing to show off in front of him, because he was able to come into contact with so many officials. Although he only glanced at them from a distance and didn't even know their names, just such a glance was enough to make him His worth skyrocketed.

In the eyes of many people, the identity of these guards is actually no different from the former personal guards of the Napoleonic Dynasty, because in many cases, their treatment is higher than that of other soldiers. Remember the last time I returned When he went home, because of his status, he was envied by his peers and praised by others. This shows how much honor this position has brought to their family. If this position is gone, then he cannot imagine. What will be your treatment?

So he looked carefully to see if he was over, and then responded in a low voice: "Okay, I admit that I was a little impulsive just now, but I hope you won't talk about the topic just now next time, otherwise, you The weight in my heart may decrease, I am serious. Please believe me."

Cady was speechless, but looking at Hugo's serious expression, he knew that if he really raised that topic here, he would definitely do something like severing the relationship with him. He smiled bitterly in his heart and secretly sighed at the other party's silence. Qingtou reluctantly changed the subject and said:

"Didn't you just ask who the person before was?"

"Who is it?" Sure enough, the green-headed fake Hugo came online and asked immediately.

After confirming that he had not heard anything, Kadi lowered his voice and whispered: "It is said that they are people from the south."

"South? Spain!" South, plus the direction that Cady's finger pointed, even if he was slow, he could think of the answer, especially just now, what he saw was that the person who led him into the Elysee Palace turned out to be Although they didn’t know much about Mr. Pica, one of President Armand Fallier’s two closest confidants, they still learned from the chief and friends like Cady because he was also a guard at the Elysee Palace. I heard a few words about him, and knew that the other party had a very good attitude and was very good at being a good person, especially for people at the bottom like them. He even suggested that the president of the country increase their remuneration. The news immediately made others In their eyes, the image has become much taller.

Pointing to the south, of course, refers to European countries, and among European countries, only Portugal and Spain are south of France. As for the direct representative ones, of course it is Spain.

But who comes to Spain and needs a pickup truck to greet them? It is his nature to ask whatever comes to mind. Of course, this is done when facing familiar people, and it does not threaten the personal safety of the president or the security and confidentiality of the presidential palace. Otherwise, with his Leng Qing's stubborn approach, he will definitely make sure he doesn't miss a word.

For the third time today, Cady looked around secretly again, and then whispered: "It is said that he is Count Yan Shunyan, the most trustworthy minister and think tank of King Alfonso XIII of Spain."

"Is that the Chinese? The Chinese count who turned from a poor man into a very famous Chinese count in Spain and even Europe in more than ten years?" Hugo was surprised this time, it turned out to be him? Now he has actually come to France and appeared at the Elysée Palace, and he secretly entered under the leadership of French President Armand Farier's crony Pica? After all, why did he come to France? Of course Hugo couldn't know, because Armand Farier was now making a choice related to the fate of France.

"Your Excellency, President, I think that the natural alliance between our two countries is that in many cases, if two countries that are close to each other are too equal and powerful, they will arouse each other's suspicion. However, don't forget, Spain is in It is on the Iberian Peninsula, and France is at the junction between the mainland and the peninsula. This is very important to Spain. It is the medium that connects Spain and the European continent. Therefore, many times, Spain has a relationship with France. Good intentions, and I am here this time for the sake of friendly relations between the two countries."

Looking at the French President who was not excited about it, Yan Shun naturally did not think that he could move the other party's heart with just a few words of his own, and then admitted that his statement was correct. If that was the case, then he should be suspicious. It's him, not the other party, who is right. After all, can a moron survive in French politics for decades and still be promoted to be the number one person in France? Who would believe this?

Yan Shun knew that in front of the second largest colonial country in the world, if he did not come up with something that could shock the other party, the other party would never fall for it. Therefore, he said:

"I don't know, Mr. President, have you heard that the UK is stepping up contact with us privately?"

What? Are Britain and Spain strengthening ties? After hearing the news, Armand was no longer as conniving as before. Although his face didn't show it, his tone said, "Really? When did it happen?"

Anxious? Hearing the change in the other person's heart, knowing that he had grasped seven inches of the other person, he felt relieved. Yan Shun was not proud, because he knew that the reason why France cared so much about the relationship between Britain and Spain came from His Majesty's words.

"Although France has chosen to form an alliance with Russia in recent years due to the rapid growth of Germany, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire has also tried its best to win over the UK, but why did France not win over the UK from the beginning? This is the reason why the two sides There is a fundamental conflict between the two countries. In the eyes of the French, Britain is actually the initiator who prevents them from dominating the European continent or suppresses them. Therefore,

It is most appropriate to choose Russia, which is far away from them, as an ally. Although they do have the intention of using Britain to contain the German Empire, they may not be thinking of using Germany to suppress Britain. After all, this is the only way that the British will not just point fingers as casually as before, but will drag him into the game. As for the result at that time, I think President Armand definitely has his own plan in mind. I even guess that the other party Are you planning to create a long-term alliance with Russia to deal with the British suppression? Don't forget, both are the countries that have been most severely suppressed by the British in the past few decades. "

This was His Majesty's view on the alliance between France and Russia during a private chat.

"It's been some years." I believe Armand heard the meaning of this.

"That's true. Last year, the three countries took the opportunity to invite Spain to join us in dealing with the provocations of the German Empire. Britain's dissatisfaction with the German Empire did not last for two days. After calculation, this date is quite appropriate."

"Haha, I think His Majesty Edward VII of the United Kingdom will feel the same after hearing this." The two of them are still exchanging pleasantries.

Although Yan Shun has never been very good at negotiation, this does not mean that he is unfamiliar with this meeting. Now that the identities of the two are here, if they want to speak, it is natural that the lower one comes first.

"In comparison with what I have just suggested, I think Spain needs a stable environment to develop itself, and France should also need a trustworthy partner in the south so that it can better develop the aspects it wants to develop. In this case, the suspicion I want to end is the premise, and the establishment of the alliance is the beginning of gaining trust points for both countries. Your Majesty, what do you think?"

"This" if it had been before, Armand might have responded to the other party with an elegant gentleman's non-answer, waiting for the other party to propose conditions for France to benefit. But now, since the other party has already brought up the British, it is obvious that the other party is After saying that they have many choices, Armand didn't know what the other party's intention was, but obviously, his most basic meaning was that there were other choices. After all, Britain was the leader of the Three Kingdoms Agreement. If Spain made a Britain actually made friends with both countries, but what puzzled him was, in this case, why didn't they choose Britain? Of course, now he didn't have time to think about this, but was planning how to answer the other party. is what he is thinking now.

Second update, please vote for recommendation. (To be continued.