My Italy

As the capital of Italy, Rome is not as prosperous as Paris, but it is not far behind.

Moreover, there are a large number of relics from the Roman Empire in the city that echo with the modern neighborhoods. They have both historical depth and modern sunshine, adding a different style to it.

Therefore, even members of the French delegation who have seen a lot of the world praised him.

This time the French delegation came for a visit. They were led by Parliament President Ribes to visit and observe the operations of the Italian conference.

In fact, what is there to see in the Italian Parliament? Its function is similar to that of the German Parliament. They are both parliaments under a dual constitutional monarchy.

Of course, according to President Ribes, every parliamentary model has its role. As a parliamentary country, France needs to learn from its strong points and absorb its weak points, absorb the democratic political experience of any country, and provide sufficient experience for French political activities.

Look, the Libes Parliament Speaker has a very high level of speaking, and he spoke of this visit in such a noble manner.

Since the noble French delegation has come to Rome, in addition to normal visits and sightseeing, it is also necessary to walk around and appreciate the folk customs of Rome. So in the past two days, the French delegation, led by members of the Italian Parliament, had a great time sightseeing.

This kind of free sightseeing is indeed pleasurable for both body and mind, but besides the pleasure, we must not forget the important things.

No, as soon as Council President Ribes returned to his residence to rest, he received a piece of gratifying news. Italian Prime Minister Cruz agreed to a secret meeting with him, which will be held at the Prime Minister's home tomorrow evening.

Since the secret meeting was agreed to, it shows that Italy does have its own ideas. As long as the Italians are not stubborn, then this matter is feasible enough.

Come to think of it, Ribes is the third most powerful figure in French politics, yet his meeting with the Italian Prime Minister has to be done in secret. Thinking about the reason makes people cry.

The next day, Speaker Ribes announced that he was not feeling well and needed to rest for two days on the advice of his doctor. So the French delegation's sightseeing trip was missing a big shot.

"Hello, President Ribes."

"Hello, Prime Minister Cruz."

In the study room of the Prime Minister's house, Speaker Libes, who had dressed up in disguise, met with Prime Minister Cruz. Except for these two people, there was no one else at the scene, and the Prime Minister's butler was standing guard at the door, watching for any daredevils who might appear.

When there were only two people left, Prime Minister Cruz took out a bottle of red wine and two glasses from the cabinet next to him and asked. "President Ribes, how about some red wine?"

“Very happy to taste it.”

Then two glasses of red wine appeared in their hands.

Prime Minister Cruz held up the wine glass and looked at the less pure red wine inside and said. "This is my favorite red wine. It comes from my hometown town. Although it is not a good-tasting red wine, it has the taste of my hometown and my childhood memories. I would like to ask President Ribes to taste it. "

Facing the invitation of Prime Minister Cruz, Council President Libes picked up his wine glass and tasted it carefully. "The taste is mellow and long, although it still has a hint of sweetness. Prime Minister Cruz, you are right. Although this is not a very good wine, it has a unique flavor."

"Good insight. I just like the imperfection of this wine. No one or anything will always go smoothly. Only with twists and turns and hard work can it appear real."

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister is right, nothing will remain the same. This is just like the relationship between our two countries. There are good times and disputes, but as long as our two countries work hard, we can still achieve normality. On track.”

The two of them saw it as a topic of small talk, and under the initiative of Council Chairman Libes, they moved towards negotiations.

"You are right. As long as both parties work hard, we can return to the normal track, but that is under normal circumstances. If there are big rocks blocking the track, then the efforts may not be fruitful, so we want to return to the normal track. , we have to move that big stone.”

Faced with Prime Minister Cruz’s words, Speaker Libes smiled and spoke. "There is some truth in what the Prime Minister said. Big rocks need to be removed before the track can be restored."

Speaking of this, Speaker Libes no longer hid it. “In fact, serious differences have arisen between our two countries because our country occupied Tunisia without consulting your country. For this Tunisia, our two countries have been having constant disputes for the past thirty years, which has caused many losses to our two countries. My visit to you this time is to resolve the grievances between the two countries, to bring our two countries back together, and to set a good example for easing tensions in Europe."

Prime Minister Cruz sneered at what Ribes Speaker said about peace in Europe. The tense situation in Europe was not caused by you and Germany. Now I just want to resolve it with empty words. What are you thinking about?

"Mr. Libes, in fact, our two countries have a small grudge. It will be resolved after a while. There is no need for you to make such a special trip."

Cruz's words were clearly meant to dissuade him, but he actually said that if you only come with words, then this meeting can be over.

As a veteran who has been in the political arena for many years, how could Libes not understand what Cruz said, so he spoke directly. "Mr. Cruz, I came with enough sincerity this time. In order to reconcile our two countries, our country has decided to withdraw from Tunisia and let your country take over. I think this will allow your country to put aside the disputes it has had for many years and let Will the relations between the two countries be restored?"

Libes' words made Cruz look surprised and looked at the other person. "Are you telling the truth?"

"Yes, our country does have this idea."

Libes's words were obviously conditional. There are no conditions, France would be so kind, what is it thinking?

As for France's conditions, Cruz can guess to some extent, but he plans to listen to what the other party proposes first.

"If your country has any conditions, just speak up."

Faced with Prime Minister Cruz's question, Libes smiled and said. "Actually, our country doesn't want much. As long as your country can terminate its alliance with Germany, our country will offer the Tunisia region in the north with both hands."

"Let's change the conditions. Our country cannot meet this condition."

Prime Minister Cruz saw at a glance that France's condition was no different from drawing Italy into the Entente, and he rejected it directly.

Because the dissolution of the alliance with Germany will undoubtedly offend Germany and Austria. With so many cooperation projects between Italy and Germany, it is not a huge loss. It is even said that after being resented by Germany and Austria, Italy could only rely on the Entente in its diplomatic strategy.

Therefore, a Tunisia is not worth Italy's change of court. The loss is too great to pass the king's test. Cruz himself refused.

Faced with Cruz's refusal, Ribes, as the representative of France, was not angry because Paris was not optimistic about this condition. Now he proposed the idea just to give it a try.

"Since your country is unwilling to terminate its alliance with Germany, that doesn't matter. As long as your country agrees not to join the war between our country and Germany, then Tunisia is also willing to offer it with both hands."

Faced with Libes' words, Cruz spoke. "This should be your country's last condition."

"Yes, this is the greatest sincerity our country can show, and we will never have such good sincerity again in the future."

"To be honest, this condition is indeed not bad. If we look at it 20 years ago, our country would be able to accept the first condition. If it were ten years ago, then the second condition would also be acceptable. But now, our country cannot accept these two conditions. "

The truth what Cruz said is that the allied relations over the years have made Italy's ties with Germany and even Austria-Hungary closer, not only in diplomacy, but also in military, economic, cultural and other aspects.

So this can only be blamed on the French arriving too late.

In fact, this is not a matter of whether it is too late, but the reason why France did not pay attention to Italy before. When I finally faced it, it was too late.

Not to mention, Germany still holds a trump card.

It’s okay not to talk about these French people.

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