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France, Paris, Palace of Versailles, the most beautiful royal palace in French history, now houses the last emperor in French history, Napoleon III.
I don’t know what His Majesty the Emperor had in mind today. His luncheon was actually held in the spacious Hall of Mirrors. The Hall of Mirrors has always been called the Hall of War by the French. It is also the best place to hold the royal masquerade. You can imagine that this place is How big is the area?
In such a spacious hall of mirrors, it would be okay to have a banquet with all the ministers, but it would be a bit too spacious for the emperor to have a lunch alone, and even give him a shuddering feeling.
"Your Majesty, this is the latest information. Do you want me to read it to you?" the captain of the guard carefully stood beside the dining table and asked in a low voice.
Napoleon III, now 58 years old, is at the peak of his political career. Half a century of experience has given him rich experience in governing. Years of war and diplomacy have given him a profound insight into the international situation. The wolf-like look in the eye socket makes people shudder,
"Read it, let me see if there is any good news today..."
"Yes, Your Majesty... Today our intelligence network from Hamburg has just sent top-secret information. The sabotage plan formulated by the War Department completely failed. Although the German secret arsenal was destroyed, our intelligence officer was also arrested. …”
"Unfortunately, our intelligence officers did not keep his secret. Within three days, a total of twenty senior intelligence officers in Hamburg were exposed. Five of them died in the conflict. The rest were all arrested and most of them were injured... …”
When the captain of the guard said this, he paused unconsciously and glanced at the emperor carefully.
"Don't look at my expression and keep reading. Such a trivial matter is not worth my anger..."
The captain of the guard was sweating on his back. He was very familiar with His Majesty the Emperor's temper. On the surface he was very generous and gentlemanly, but in essence he was a war madman. No matter whether he was suppressing the proletarians and democratically elected factions in France or sending troops to foreign countries. , I have never seen him be soft-hearted,
The captain of the guard took a deep breath, calmed down and continued to read, "The destruction of the Hamburg intelligence network was not due to the Germans, but to a mysterious Eastern army of about 300 people. This is a mysterious army from China. , where is the new military camp that has been hiding on the bank of the Elbe River..."
Pieces of intelligence about the Chinese New Army reached the emperor's ears. Dozens of German newspapers were placed on the dining table. It took more than twenty minutes for the incident to be completely restored.
Napoleon III was stunned until the end. "What are you talking about? Rumors of Chinese mercenaries have spread in Hamburg more than a month ago. What does our intelligence department do? Why was there no follow-up at that time? Such important information was missed. "
With a snap, the knife and fork was slapped on the table, making the intelligence officer tremble.
"You are definitely Chinese. You are not mistaken. That barbaric country in decline and that incompetent government actually had the courage to send troops to Europe,"
"Yes, Your Majesty, this information will not be wrong, and our investigation has made it very clear that the Chinese smuggling politician currently controlled in Besançon is Xiao Letian, an emerging politician in East Asia, and these soldiers are his direct bodyguards ...No, no, no, it should not be the Guard, their quality should belong to the officer corps..."
"Wait a minute, why is the name Xiao Letian so familiar? I really want to hear it somewhere... Someone, bring up the world map..."
The heavy globe was pushed in front of the emperor. At this time, the captain of the guard also sorted out all the information about Xiao Letian from his wallet.
"Your Majesty, you have a very good memory. Last autumn, Sir Goldmir, my minister to the Qing Dynasty, mentioned Xiao Letian in his letter to you, and he also brought back a book called "The Journey to the West" should still be translated now..."
At this time, the number was finally met. Napoleon gently turned the globe and kept his sight on East Asia. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Read, read all the information about Xiao Letian word for word... What the hell, we Only six years after the victory over the Qing Dynasty, such a weird politician appeared. Is China’s heritage so deep?"
The first person in Western learning in East Asia, Naha led ordinary people to fight a bloody battle with hundreds of thousands of Japanese, was the first to propose an industrial zone and promoted it, and even deceived the identity of the Prime Minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom. These legendary auras actually made people His Majesty the Emperor was moved,
"A rising political star in East Asia has only been rising for two years. If you don't take good care of your own foundation, why would you come to Europe? You really think that you are the lucky one in the hands of God. No one can defeat you... "
"Even if you want to show your face in European politics, you shouldn't choose Prussia. A small Nordic country that doesn't even have an overseas colony, a loose country that doesn't even have a decent ocean-going navy, why is it worthy of you to send an officer corps? , even you yourself came halfway across the world..."
Napoleon's question was actually the collective question of the French intelligence agency. Before reporting to His Majesty the Emperor, the intelligence agency had held meetings for three consecutive days. Everyone was trying hard to figure out Xiao Letian's real intention.
China has fallen far behind Europe. Perhaps people used to be in awe of China's historical prosperity, but after the war six years ago, the fig leaf of the ancient empire was torn to pieces, and China is no longer in the minds of Europeans. In the golden country, everyone shakes their head and looks disdainful when mentioning China.
Especially these arrogant French people, they couldn't figure out why Xiao Letian didn't first visit Britain and France when he came to Europe. These were the two most powerful countries in the world at that time.
Maybe you, Xiao Letian, have some resistance to Britain and France, but you can also choose to visit Spain, Austria, and Russia. They are also well-known European aristocratic countries, and they are also countries that can increase your reputation as Xiao Letian.
But this Chinese is so strange that he actually smuggled himself into Europe and tried to sneak into Prussia and Germany. Did he really think that Bismarck was invincible after winning a Prussian-Danish War?
There are no answers to all the questions, and the intelligence officers who are racking their brains do not dare to torture politicians from the East. They can only hide in the house and look for clues in the ocean of intelligence.
It's a pity that they didn't have Pierre's two brushes. In addition to making themselves more confused in three days, they gained nothing. Of course, they couldn't provide reference answers to His Majesty the Emperor.
"Okay, stop talking. What I want is the conclusion. If you tell me so many processes, where is the conclusion?" Napoleon said angrily,
The captain of the guard took out a handkerchief and wiped his sweat. "I'm sorry, the intelligence department is really unable to speculate on the intentions of these Chinese people, because all speculations are too illogical..."
"Even stranger things are yet to come. Just this morning, the garrison in the northern border area sent a top-secret message. Now the Bavaria and Hesse areas in the north have discovered unusual movements of the Prussian army..."
"At first, it was only company and platoon level transfers. After nine o'clock, there was even a reorganized battalion approaching the Württemberg area. Now urgent messages are flying over like snowflakes..."
Before he finished speaking, there was a crisp sound, a crystal goblet was smashed to the ground, and the dregs and bright red wine flew everywhere.
"Damn Germans, are you trying to put pressure on me? After just winning the Prussian-Danish War, do you think you are a European army power? Give me an order to put all the troops in the Northern Military District on alert and conduct live-fire exercises if necessary. , we must suppress the arrogance of these Germans..."
"Yes, Your Majesty, what should I do with the Prime Minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom in Besançon? Should I bring him to Paris..."
"No, let him calm down in Besançon first. I want him to see how I pushed back Prussia's arrogance. I want him to understand who is in charge of Europe now... After he learns to bow his head, I just met him,"
The hall of mirrors was filled with the roar of His Majesty the Emperor, and the captain of the guard's pen was hurriedly recording the emperor's orders. After a while, the Parisian political scene began to dance with the emperor's baton.
Napoleon III's wrong response was Xiao Letian's chance to escape. At the same time as angry roars came from the Hall of Mirrors in Paris, at the banquet of celebrities in Besancon, Eastern politicians were enjoying fine wine and delicious food. Fangguan, the opera goddess from the East, also sang her best toast song, which brought a lot of cheers to the audience.
Looking at the high-spirited Xiao Letian during the banquet, no one would have thought that this was actually a conspiracy. On the road from Besançon to Basel, Switzerland, a hidden new army has already infiltrated in.
As a well-known neutral country in continental Europe, Switzerland has had friendly relations with neighboring ethnic groups since ancient times. The trade exchanges between France and Switzerland are very close, and the tariffs between them are also very low.
On the road from Besançon to Basel, the traffic is full of French wine, Swiss cheese and other specialties. The busy trade road makes the soldiers guarding the border miserable, and the workload of daily inspections is terrifying.
With the assistance of German intelligence officers, the 300 new troops heading south from Hamburg had been broken into pieces and began to move to France in batches. These caravans provided the best cover.
A Swiss farmer is sitting on a tall firewood cart. Today he is escorting ten carts of feed grass to be sold to France across the border. This kind of trade is very common in border areas, with dozens of carts coming and going every day.
But today, the ten carts of hay were mixed with private goods. A total of fifty New Army soldiers were hiding in the haystacks, waiting with bated breath for the vehicles to take them out of the customs.
The ones leading the team today are Xiao Letian's godsons Hyoutaro and Noheita. Most of the fifty people under his command are from the Japanese Foreign Legion. Before them, Luo Huo had already brought more than sixty people with him to deliver wine from the winery. The car entered France, and now it was finally their turn,
The young warriors did not dare to say a word and quietly felt the speed of the carriage. When the carriage stopped amid a dispute, everyone knew that the checkpoint had been reached.
There was a dead silence in the haystack, but there was a sound of French quarreling outside the motorcade. It seemed that the two sides were really angry. Just when Hyōtaro was randomly guessing the Chinese meaning of the French outside, suddenly a burst of chaotic footsteps came over. Just three "swishing" sounds were heard, and three bayonets pierced the haystack directly. The sharp blades almost touched Noheita's cheek.
"Damn it, did these French people find out?" Hyoutaro saw the red blood flowing out of Noheita's face. He wanted to get angry at that time, but at the most critical moment, Noheita held him tightly. hand,
Nohira shook his head gently, but the quarrel outside the haystack became more and more intense. In the end, there was even the sound of fighting, and the tense atmosphere became more and more intense.
