British 1986

French and English are both easy to speak. After all, this old guy worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was stationed in Britain, so it is natural that he can speak these two languages.

But Danish. This is completely like knowing a foreign language and picking up a good girl.

Allen viciously speculated that this old guy must have learned Danish in order to win the favor of Queen Margaret. Although his accent was not standard, he had been ridiculed by the Danes for saying that he had an accent. A substandard prince, but people don't care, and neither does Queen Margaret.

As for the other two languages, Vietnamese seems to be because his family’s fiefdom was in Vietnam and he knew it when he lived there as a child.

As for Chinese, it was due to this guy's interest in his early years, because at that time he was in Vietnam, which was close to China, and many things needed to be imported from there, so he followed suit and learned it.

At first, I learned Cantonese, and then went to Xiangjiang to further my studies. Later, I even got it right, and learned Mandarin, and started to study matters related to China.

In the late 1970s, when he accompanied Queen Margaret on her visit to China, he pretended not to speak Chinese at first, just to see if they were hiding anything from him. The old guy was too tired.

Later, when eating, he didn't like the food that was arranged and wanted to change his taste.

But at that time, foreign guests were still treated with high standards, and the corresponding reception staff did not dare to neglect them. They arranged ultra-high standards of catering for them.

But as for the taste of this food, we can’t ask everyone to like Chinese food, not to mention that Chinese food is divided into so many cuisines.

Later, the guy couldn't hold it in any longer, so he yelled not to fool him. He liked Cantonese food and didn't want to eat Shandong cuisine. Shandong cuisine had a strong taste and he didn't like it, so I asked him to change it.

The shock was neither big nor small, and the receptionist at the time was said to be a little confused.

Anyone who encounters a foreigner like this who is obviously a big shot and thinks that this foreigner does not know Chinese, but suddenly he speaks Chinese to them in a smooth and eloquent manner, will be deceived.

Allen is sometimes a little envious of Prince Henry and Prince Philip. Both of them are famous in Europe for being soft-boiled.

Prince Philip used to be a bit down and out, but later he continued to enjoy the British royal family, and he dared to mess around. The old guy did have something.

However, in such a comparison, Queen Margaret can manage Prince Henry obediently. There has been no scandal for so many years, which proves that this queen's methods are, at certain times and in certain fields, better than that of the old lady in Great Britain. Even more clever.

Are these all good things?

It's a pity that when we look at all the royal families in Europe, there is no decent queen heirloom who is about to take the throne. Ellen is not destined to be a soft rice. As for Victoria, her queen is just a joke, not counting!

After chatting with Prince Henry for a while, the two chatted a little about interesting things in the diplomatic field, and then talked about the famous espionage incident last year, which was the time when the French media said that the British sent people to steal the nuclear reactor technology on their ships.

What's inside

Is it still necessary to steal the reactor-breaking technology?

The stuff that the French themselves despise is nothing more than the British wanting to build a new aircraft carrier, but they can't come up with any novel reasons to defraud military expenditures. In the end, they can only attract their "good friend" France and come up with a French threat theory. The Stimulus Act forced Congress to approve the construction plan for a new aircraft carrier.

Allen heard that the new aircraft carrier plan has been approved. In addition to naming, there is also a fund allocation process to go through. But which shipyard will build the main body and which factories will provide accessories? How will the benefits be distributed? Now There was a lot of fuss.

The conference room on the second floor is relatively large. King Gustav and Queen Margaret are sitting in the innermost seat. Just now, Allen was just chatting with Prince Henry. When he walks this way, he is ready to pay a visit first. When the two kings came to see him, they discovered that there was a man in a suit sitting next to Gustav.

The age of this man is unclear. His bald head makes him look older. He also wears glasses. His hooked nose looks a bit French.

He was just sitting there talking to Gustav, holding a notebook in his hand. He would look at it and say a few words. When Gustav was talking, he would smile and nod, sometimes still holding it in his hand. Write a few strokes in his notebook, like a secretary.

But now he was sitting next to the two kings so carelessly, and he didn't look like a secretary.

Queen Margaret is only 53 years old this year. Although Europeans look older, it may be because they live in different latitudes and longitudes. In a relatively cold place like Denmark, the Queen looks quite young and womanly.

Her hair style is very interesting. Her medium-length hair, which is not too long, is tied up. She wears a relatively plain crown on her head. It is not gold, but silvery. Allen guessed it should be platinum or platinum. Anyway, the big diamonds on it look very eye-catching.

A light purple half-sleeved evening dress.

While Gustav was talking to the middle-aged man next to them, Queen Margaret was sitting next to them watching the fun, her legs under her skirt were crossed, her left hand was resting on her knees, her right hand was resting on the armrest of the sofa, in her hand— — Holding a lit cigarette.

Allen looked a little weird when he saw her look like this.

This person just likes to meddle in other people's business. She seems to be talking about business, so she just sits there and listens to the gossip with a serious look on her face. She smokes while listening and doesn't notice anything.

When Queen Margaret saw her eldest son leading Allen to her side, she reached out and grabbed the cigarette case on the table and threw it directly towards Allen. After Allen subconsciously took the cigarette case, she saw The queen put her left index finger in front of her mouth, and then pointed to Gustav next to her, indicating to Allen to light the cigarette first and listen together.

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Holding the cigarette case in her hand, Allen was a little speechless. This aunt was so down-to-earth. She didn't even say anything during the meeting. She threw the cigarette case over first. No wonder Prince Henry is so honest. The gender of the two of them is... Isn't it the other way around?

"Okay, then I won't disturb His Majesty's visit. I'll go downstairs and wait for His Majesty's speech for a while."

"Um."

"Once again, I would like to express my congratulations to Your Majesty on the twentieth anniversary of your accession to the throne."

The middle-aged man looked at Queen Margaret who was staring at him curiously, as well as Alan and the Danish Crown Prince. The three people's eyes were fixed on him. No matter how thick-skinned he was, he was too embarrassed to continue talking, so he had to He ended the conversation hastily, gave Gustav a very casual courtesy, and went out.

After he went out, Gustav's chest rose and fell violently several times before he calmed down and turned to look at Queen Margaret, then at Allen, nodded to Allen and said: "Let You guys are laughing, let’s go, I’m going to give a speech.”

Allen had just stood here for a short time and nodded towards Gustav without eating.

Gustav stood up, straightened his clothes, and walked in the front. Queen Margaret next to her put out her cigarette, stood up and glanced at Allen, then walked to Allen with a smile and looked him up and down.

"If I had a daughter, I would definitely marry her to you, but it's a pity that I only have two sons."

"Hello Your Majesty, it is a great honor to meet you."

Allen didn't answer, and nodded to Queen Margaret honestly, reached out to take the hand she offered, and gave her a standard kiss on the hand.

"Haha, you're late, you didn't even hear the whole story. That person just now was from the Swedish Parliament. He came to congratulate Gustav on behalf of their speaker, and at the same time forced him to retire early. Swedes are really like this. Come and cause trouble."

Queen Margaret was quite arrogant, gossiping with Alan Cope just now as she walked.

Allen didn't expect this person to be so easy to get in touch with, so he naturally walked to her left side, half a step behind her, eating melon as he walked.

In such a low voice, Queen Margaret told Allen a complete story about when the middle-aged man came and what he said, and then how Gustave held back. The two sat there chatting for a long time. , it wasn’t until Allen and the others arrived that the middle-aged people left.

Anyway, it probably means that it is such a festive day. The Swedish official sent someone, and the person who came was the middle-aged man just now. Specifically, he wanted to congratulate Gustav, but on such an important day, not even a person with a higher status Even though they didn't even come, there was only one messenger here. This attitude is worth pondering.

Moreover, both inside and outside the words said that the Queen Princess is already sixteen years old this year and can start working. King Gustav can pass the throne to the Queen Princess as soon as possible, and worry less in the remaining time, and enjoy life with the Queen with peace of mind. .

At least Gustav can still fight with the Swedish Parliament. Even if he is bullied, he can at least have some means to fight.

But if the throne is handed over to Queen Victoria now,

Ah.

It is estimated that this person will not be in her hands for a few years. This person is so rebellious. I don’t know what tricks he will play when the time comes.

Allen stared at the back of Gustave walking in front of him. This old guy was so miserable.

On the big day, someone came to the door and insulted her, and she had to greet them with a smile and send them away. If this was not really difficult, if it had been Allen, someone would have thrown that person off the roof!

When he was a nobody, when he met debt collectors from the Department of Noble Affairs, he dared to have them deal with them with real swords and guns. Later, they became honest.

People are the same everywhere. As long as they are weak once, the sky may not necessarily be brighter in the future, but they may be able to make endless advances.

It just depends on what Gustav is going to do this time. Anyway, Allen looks very happy.

"Dear guests, today I ascend the throne."

At the corner of the stairs on the second floor, Gustav stood in front of the podium, facing the guests in the entire hall on the first floor, and spoke without a script.

Today, Gustav is wearing the military uniform of his marshal, with golden epaulettes on his shoulders.

At this moment, regardless of his past experiences, he finally looked like a king.

In the hall in front of him stood hundreds of nobles who came to congratulate him. The magnificent hall was filled with "powerful people".

Queen Margaret was standing diagonally to Gustav's side, giving him a space. She looked at Gustav with a smile, and then turned to look at the guests below.

Allen was standing at the corner of the stairs. He didn't really want to go out and steal the limelight. It was nice to just stand here and eat at a close distance.

Gustav first recalled the past and focused on what happened to his grandfather at that time.

After the war, the old king relied on his outstanding insights to lead Sweden's economic recovery step by step. The old king had a high reputation at that time, but it was a pity that the crown prince died early.

This situation is called discontinuation.

Without the crown prince taking over, it was directly up to the king and grandson to take over. There was no old king and no father to transition. He was young at the time and could not control a group of old politicians who had become rich.

final result

In the past ten years, all the rights in his hands have been completely deprived. Now, even the throne can hardly be saved.

Gustav was nostalgic about the past, and then changed the topic and talked about Denmark again, saying how Denmark was doing under the governance of Queen Margaret and how the Danish people were doing.

Queen Margaret's philosophy of doing things is basically the same as that of Gustav's grandfather, the old king of Sweden.

The old king also had a premonition that with the development of society, his rights would definitely be further reduced, so he took the lead in proposing the concept of the so-called "civilian royal family".

The general meaning of this concept is to disclose part of the royal family's life to the public, reduce the royal family's living expenses, reduce the size of the palace, and open some of the existing palaces to ordinary people.

Anyway, he just talked about being close to the people. Finally, when he got to Gustav, he finally lived like this, but the bad guy he is now is a little different from what the old king thought back then.

He is now forced to become a "civilian". The old king did it for "show" back then, and the two had different starting points.

Today, Gustav not only invited his cousin, Queen Margaret, to support him, but he even talked about Denmark both inside and outside his words. Subconsciously, he took advantage of today's occasion to express his demands. .

He wanted to be like Queen Margaret, closer to the people and more friendly to the people, but only if he had some power in his hands. He wanted to be a real king.

As for the last thing I mentioned about restoring Sweden's glory.

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Allen looked down at the various expressions of the guests in the hall and was skeptical of Gustav's appeal.

However, his speech today could be regarded as barely expressing his inner thoughts.

Early retirement is definitely impossible, and passing on the throne is even more impossible, but the issue of rights can still be discussed, and he can accept it like Queen Margaret.

It's just that all the rights in his hands have been stripped away. What has been lost is the morality of the people in the Swedish Parliament. Will the things that have been taken away from him be returned to Gustav?

This thing is not reliable even if you think about it. If you are used to being a big boss, who would want to find an ancestor above you?

They wanted Gustav to abdicate early and welcome Victoria to the throne. Don't they just think that she is young and easy to fool?

When the time comes, with that self-respecting person, he can trick her into losing her temper, or making a big fool of herself, and then what awaits her is probably the direct abolition of the royal family.

"Hua Hua Hua"

With a burst of applause, Allen came back to his senses. Gustav had finished speaking, and the buffet session began. This marked the official start of today's celebration.

The rest of the time, Gustav walked around one by one and chatted with each guest. This is probably the end of today's celebration.