I am rich in martial arts, but choose culture to win

All in all, the daily life among the imperialist hilltops is full of intrigue and conspiracy.

Compared with them, "My Qing Dynasty" is really silly and sweet in handling international affairs.

Of course, Bismarck saw it most clearly, "Only iron and blood are the most reliable."

The alienation of the relationship between Britain and France is also reflected in the fact that the British do not respect Napoleon III, the French emperor, and they can even say that they want to breastfeed if they have nothing to do.

Because after ascending the throne, Napoleon III began to look for a wife, thinking that he would give birth to a legal heir.

But most European royal families are unwilling to marry the Bonaparte family, another upstart.

After consecutive courtship failures in England, Sweden, Langenburg and other places, Napoleon III had to lower his requirements, and finally chose Eugenie de Montijo, a Spanish noblewoman of Scottish descent, as his wife.

Scots...

Not much higher than the Irish.

It is precisely because his wife has Scottish ancestry that Napoleon III was often ridiculed by the hateful and arrogant British.

Napoleon III, who attended the dinner today, was spoiled by a British reporter who appeared out of nowhere.

"Your Majesty, there are rumors that your country hired Tatars as mercenaries to participate in the war in Japan. Does this mean that your country's military operations in the Far East are not going well?" (Jianzhou people are not Tatars , but at this time in various books and documents in Europe, it was called this way, and Han people who shaved their hair were sometimes shot, which is one of the reasons why it became popular among the revolutionary party to call themselves Chinese.)

Looking at the face of the british guy in front of him, Napoleon III wanted to snatch the pen from his hand, and then turned his body around and stuffed it into his damn hole.

But Napoleon III knew he couldn't do that.

He is not his uncle who is unparalleled in Europe and promises everything in China.

The French Second Empire, known as the Liberal Empire, allowed parliaments to hold debates freely, publish minutes of meetings, and relax censorship.

In fact, liberal member Émile Olivier has been a strong contender for the next prime minister.

In short, his Napoleon is a parallel Napoleon, and he needs to make compromises with the liberals in many places.

Since he could not be a tyrant, Napoleon III regarded himself as an "enlightened engineer" and always paid attention to maintaining his personality.

He smiled and held up the red wine, and gestured to the British reporter: "Mr. Reporter, you British always want to find a big news for France, and then criticize me, the emperor!"

"Your Majesty, you are serious. As a close ally, we are only concerned about your country's situation in the Far East. You know that Britain also has a lot of interests in the Qing Dynasty. I want to know whether your country and the Qing Dynasty have reached any secrets. treaty?"

Napoleon III took a sip of the red wine and showed a see-through smile, "As for the hired Qing mercenaries, I can tell you that these skinny Tatars are the same as the Sikhs you hired from India, they are just normal employment relationships, It doesn't involve any more exchange of interests."

"As for your mention at the beginning of whether my country suffered setbacks in the Far East, this is completely unrealistic and malicious speculation."

After a pause, Napoleon III deliberately raised his voice and said to the nobles present at the banquet: "Ladies and gentlemen, our brave French soldiers have not only won victories in Japan, but also achieved success in the Indochina Peninsula. The Annan government has already Agree to cede to us the three southern provinces. Let's raise our glasses!"

……

It was actually a few months ago that France cut off three provinces from Vietnam.

This time Napoleon III brought it up again, mainly to divert the topic.

Because France and the Qing Dynasty, to be precise, the party of the Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty did sign a new treaty-"Beijing New Testament".

According to the "Beijing New Testament", France will obtain the special interests of Gyeongsang-do and Jeolla-do in Lee's Korea, open a port in Busan, and set aside a large area of ​​land as the French Concession.

At the same time, the Qing government will send 5 green battalions, the French will be responsible for the transportation, and the Qing government will be responsible for the funds to go to Japan to counter the rebellion.

Of course, according to the treaty, France also needs to immediately go to war against the Ming Dynasty when it obtains the above benefits, and provide a series of military equipment assistance to the Manchu Qing in the next three years.

Of course, at present, the "Beijing New Testament" is only a secret treaty.

The French had no intention of going to the west coast of North America to fight against some Ming country, and they were planning to follow the example of Tsarist Russia and prostitute the interests of southern Korea.

When Tsarist Russia signed the contract with the Qing government, it was also a secret agreement first, and it was announced after the raw rice became cooked rice.

Because the most fearful thing about this kind of contract to deceive a fool is that someone with good intentions will mention that fool.

For example, the British in front of me.

……

Seeing that the French people around were all high-spirited, covering their mouths with pretentious elegance and chuckling, they raised their glasses to celebrate France's bravery in phlegmatic French, the British reporter shook his head speechlessly.

These stupid Gallic chickens!

Napoleon III smiled and reminded: "Mr. Reporter, you have to record my words in detail, otherwise you will be responsible for any deviations in future reports!"

The British reporter nodded, recorded Napoleon III's words in his notebook, and then asked, "Your Majesty, there are rumors that the man behind the crime of persecuting Catholics in Japan is actually Zhu Fugui, who is known as the 'Dragon of Satan' , What do you think about this? Will France fight Zhu Fugui's army in the Far East?"

"Zhu Fugui, my God! That despicable and cowardly barbarian is not worthy of the title 'Satan's Dragon'!"

Napoleon III shook his head, "You know, I once sent troops to Italy to overthrow the evil rule of the Roman Republic and restore the authority of the Papal State.

From Brasília to the top of Mt. Fuji, saints all over the world cheered my victory. Even Notre Dame Cathedral and Vatican Cathedral echoed my name all night.

If that oriental man who dishonored the United States of America appears in Japan, the French warriors will capture him, execute him, and bring him to God's judgment!

Remember, not only you Brits, we French are also the nightmare of the Old East!We also crushed the ancient imperial capital and burned down their most elegant gardens.

Those elegant gardens unworthy of pagans!

You may call me the Lord's knight, brave dragon slayer!The dragon of the east must bow its sinful head before the guns and roses of France!

France will surely bring the gift of the Lord to Japan, Vietnam, China, Tartar, Korea, praise God!Praise France!Praise Bonaparte!Hallelujah! "

"Hallelujah!"

Most of the guests in the banquet hall made happy voices while enjoying the unfertilized eggs of the sturgeon and the fatty liver of the goose.

However, at this moment, a discordant voice sounded.

"Your Majesty, urgent call! Far East Express"

A telegraph officer in a blue shirt, red trousers and a wig rushed into the banquet hall.

"It's Zhu Fugui, it's the 'Satan Dragon'. He... Daming condemns us for illegal preaching in Japan, corrupting people's morals, and has declared war on us, France!"

Thanks to Wall Street, thanks to the London Futures Exchange, thanks to the capitalists in New York and London!

Although the Civil War did not end in the first half of this year as in history, the Atlantic submarine cable connecting North America and Europe was still laid on schedule.

Therefore, Ming Dynasty’s declaration of war telegram was exactly 31 minutes ahead of schedule, one minute earlier than later Yamamoto 56’s plan, and it was conveyed to the Paris Telegraph Office, and reached the ears of Napoleon III and the nobles present.

……

"what?"

The wine glass in Napoleon III's hand fell to the ground and rolled twice on the soft velvet carpet without breaking.

"When did it happen? What do these damned Orientals want to do? Also, why do you come to the banquet and shout about such things, your French accent!"

Napoleon III glared, "By the way, are you a diplomat? Where is Ming's declaration of war?"

"Your Majesty, times have changed!"

The herald said with a mournful face, "There is no letter of credence at all... The emperor of the Ming Dynasty has telegraphed the world again! He said in the telegram that the paperless office is low-carbon and environmentally friendly, and will benefit the world... As for the time of the battle, it is only 31 minutes... "

The herald looked down at his pocket watch, and changed his words: "Just 10 minutes later, the Pacific Fleet of Ming Dynasty seems to launch an attack on our Far East Fleet!"

"Sneak attack, this is a despicable sneak attack!"

Napoleon III was like a mad lion, waving his fists in rage.

Suddenly, he slipped and stepped on his red wine glass, and then fell backwards with his feet on the ground.

Click!

From an unknown corner of the banquet hall, there was a crisp sound, and this funny scene of Napoleon III was forever frozen in black and white photos.

"Although the products produced in the Ming Dynasty are extremely expensive, they are exquisite and high-quality, and they are really worth the money! The craftsman spirit of the Ming people is worth learning from us Germans!"

A young Junker aristocrat in the banquet hall hid a black-and-white imitation Pearl River camera and the negatives in his pocket, then quietly left the crowd and headed for the Prussian Consulate General.

If Napoleon III was as knowledgeable as the nobles of Versailles who were obsessed with "Chinoiserie" in the 17th century, he should know an idiom called "Ye Gong loves dragons".

Today, perhaps it should be called "Take the Duke and Slay the Dragon".

Now that the evil dragon from the east has really come, do you know if the sword of the Lord is good?

"Iron and Blood" will give the final answer.

The good neighbors of France will also silently watch their answer papers on its east side.

Chapter 297 Huang Ming is the Father, Eight Hongs and One Universe

Hiroshima was the capital of Mori Motojo, the ancestor of the Mori family.

His grandson, Terumoto Mori, the leader of the Western Army, was defeated in the Battle of Sekigahara.

The victorious Tokugawa Ieyasu took most of Mori Terumoto's fiefs, including the capital Hiroshima, and entrusted it to Fukushima Masanori as the country of Aki.

In the Edo period, Fukushima was relegated to common people, and the Asano clan became the daimyo of the Hiroshima domain, receiving 42 koku.

It is for this reason that at the beginning of the year when the Changzhou Fan was powerful in Kansai and threatened Kyoto, Maori respected his relatives and returned the capital to Hiroshima with great interest, and worshiped their ancestors to overhaul the genealogy.

However, Brother Maoli was driven back to his old lair in Yamaguchi by the Allied Forces before his ass warmed up in Hiroshima.

Asano Keichi, who was driven away by Mori before, ran back with the samurai of the Hiroshima domain.

As a foreign daimyo, he was pushed down on the ground by Mori like a dog, and Asano Keichi was completely disgraced.

And today, on the pier in Hiroshima, Asano Keichi was about to recast his dignity as a feudal lord.

The 16 ronin of the Red Dragon Society and the so-called nobles who took the lead in the rebellion were trapped on the high platform by five flowers.

They have been exposed to the hot sun for two days, and now they are weak to the extreme.

Later generations did all kinds of evil in Japan, and were accused of being a big crow flying over from northeast China, circling in the sky endlessly.

The samurai of the Hiroshima Domain held their waist swords and looked around vigilantly.

Keichi Asano wanted to build his prestige, so naturally he wanted to publicly execute the rebels who opposed him, so he chose a place like the pier where people come and go, and the number of onlookers every day is quite considerable.

The samurai knew that those who sympathized with these honorable men must be mixed among the crowd, and they might break into prison at any time.

They weren't too scared, though.

Because under the pergola not far away, in addition to the fat-headed Lord Asano, there are a total of 200 new shogunate troops, and 50 real French soldiers with live ammunition!

This is not the case for the vassal lords of the restoration of the country in every place.

That is to say, Hiroshima's strategic location is dangerous, and it is a big city, so the French gentlemen of Jingui sent a platoon to station here.

With them, Hiroshima can rest easy.

50 French soldiers are enough to defeat 5000 ashigaru. This is the truth proved by more than a dozen battles.

With these people around, there is nothing to be afraid of even if the dead soldiers of the Raiders appear here.

In addition, the reason why the prisoners were tied to the stake and burned to death instead of beheading them neatly was also the idea of ​​the French.

This is the best punishment for heretics.

Originally, Asano Keichi didn't have a good opinion of God, but it's different now.

Asano Keichi licked a smile and said to a French officer beside him: "Mr. Lieutenant, I think it's almost time, should we light the fire?"

As he spoke, he also took out a small fan and fanned the French officer beside him in a compliment.

As a little-known little lieutenant, Travel feels very good.

After coming to the Far East, he felt that he was no longer the son of the Marseille tailor, but an extremely noble nobleman.

The hospitality of these yellow-skinned monkeys is very good, and the women who contributed are also very obedient, even if they are trampled with riding boots, they will never dare to disobey.

Travel pointed his nostrils at the humble oriental man in front of him, and said lightly: "It's not enough, we have to lure the snake out of the hole, and catch all the pro-Ming people lurking in Hiroshima!"

"As you know, we have a limited number of French people. Before the arrival of those Tatar servants, my French warriors and I had to stay here to maintain basic order, so anyone who threatens us French, They must all be found and killed!"

"Roms!"

Asano Keichi nodded again and again, and then shouted at the guards: "Splash me with water, and whip me hard with a whip!"

As clear water was poured on their heads suddenly, those pro-Military members woke up in a daze.

But what followed was a crackling of the whip.

But even so, one of them spit out his teeth and still cursed.

He even turned his head and yelled at the watching people: "We are from East Asia, Emperor Ming is our father, and the eight gods are one universe. Only by respecting the father and killing the thieves can the white people be expelled from East Asia!"

"This battle is not a battle of Japanese law, but a battle between the yellow race and the white people. Listen to me, everyone, the emperor is a fake. He will only beg for mercy from the white people. Only our son of heaven is the leader who beats the white people. A good man with strong bones!"

"Da Ming's Master Wang is on the way, they will definitely not abandon us Japanese!"