The gun battle that took place in London shocked the whole of Europe. The extremely sad and angry editor turned his anger into words, and then used these words to arrange and combine them into a declaration of war on terrorism.
"What kind of hell is this, what kind of evil spirits have been raised? Human conscience has been trampled to this point, and the warmth and kindness in the hearts of the people have been thrown into the cold Thames River and drowned alive..."
This is the darkest day since the birth of the European newspaper organization. The Times even chose to suspend publication for a day and only issued an announcement. That extra number was a declaration of war for the media people, and the strong smell of gunpowder stung all the hearts.
The large black and white photo shows a messy pile of flowers, the policeman who was shot on the stretcher is wailing in pain, the wife of the deceased policeman is crying helplessly, and those gold pen holders have abandoned all worries and are firing on all cylinders without mercy. Stirring readers' sensitive nerves.
The citizens of London were angry, the British people were angry, and then cities across Europe exploded in anger. At that time, the moral bottom line of the people was still very high. This behavior that challenged the conscience of the entire human society quickly triggered a massive protest.
The people were no longer indifferent. Countless gentlemen in black suits walked to the door of The Times. They stood quietly in a row and used their bodies to form a human wall. They used practical actions to protect the safety of the newspaper office.
A row of black suits surrounded the newspaper club. No one spoke, and there was only extremely suppressed anger in the air. More and more people are crowding in. Whenever a person in a black suit feels tired and chooses to rest, more black suits will definitely come up to fill his place. This wall of people's hearts instantly moved the whole of Europe. .
London, Madrid, Lisbon, Amsterdam...Rome, Athens, Hamburg, Berlin...all the big cities in Europe, all the newspaper offices that have been violently attacked, have all been protected by the people's spontaneous protection. The people's eyes, ears and mouthpiece, the silent protest has put a thick lead cloud on the European political arena.
"The pressure on the volcano is already high enough. There is only one point left. As long as a small group of irrational people take drastic actions, Europe will quickly become turbulent. The noose around France's neck has been tightened. Napoleon III Don’t even think about turning over..."
Xiao Letian was sitting on a bench in the garden, with a thick stack of newspapers and top-secret information sent by Prussia beside him. And he is the commander-in-chief of this public opinion war. This garden is actually the headquarters behind the incident known as the "Flower Protest" in history.
"Prime Minister, your plan is impeccable. I'm even a little scared. I'm really afraid that one day I'll be your enemy. Then I'm afraid it will be the end of me, haha..." It was the Prussian intelligence officer Paul who spoke. Now he was temporarily transferred to be under the direct command of Xiao Letian, and he was the executor of the entire plan.
Not only Paul, Xiao Letian now also has liaison officer Jonas and even limping freelance writer Leo. It was their joint efforts that allowed this battle to quickly sweep across Europe.
"Mr. Xiao, do we need to work harder? The public's mood has gone a bit irrational now. As long as we work harder..."
"No, no, no!" Xiao Letian stopped Leo's speech, "We are not criminals, we are just the facilitators of public opinion. People's hearts are like water. All we have to do is dig ditches in advance. When the water level rises, it will naturally flow smoothly." flowing with our intentions..."
"Now that the water has poured into the ditch, our task has been completed. All we have to do now is dry our hands and feet and stand on the top of the mountain to watch the excitement... not to mention that we have other important things that we have not done!"
It was not until today that several Prussians present understood how terrifying Xiao Letian was. It was absolutely reasonable for this rising political star in the East to rise so quickly. His insight into people's hearts is simply unparalleled. More importantly, he is ruthless and never indecisive in the decisions he makes.
The terrible Prime Minister of the East, he first used the media to portray himself as a tragic figure and first earned the sympathy of the entire Europe. Then he organized an attack on the newspaper office, pouring dirty water on France.
No one can believe that all the attacks were directed by Xiao Letian and carried out by Prussia, because in the newspaper industry in the 19th century, there had never been a public opinion war, and even the term had not appeared.
Kind-hearted people always believe their own eyes. Maybe some people feel that the whole incident is a bit unreasonable and have found some doubts, but they are always the smallest group of people, and their doubts are only three minutes of heat. , when the group consciousness of the people around them begins to coerce them, surrender is inevitable.
The most important thing is that Xiao Letian took advantage of the European people's contempt for Asia. The mid-19th century was the period when the empire on which the sun never set was in full bloom. The process of European colonization of the world went smoothly beyond imagination. The entire society had a sense of disdain from top to bottom. An arrogant atmosphere of self-centeredness and arrogance.
At this time, China had already been hit hard by the two Opium Wars. China's image in Europe had become synonymous with backwardness, ignorance, and weakness.
Under the influence of this kind of sentiment, no one would think that the Chinese people have the IQ or the ability to launch such a huge public opinion war. Even the victim France did not believe that Xiao Letian had this ability, which shows how much European society despises China.
Xiao Letian took advantage of the arrogance and arrogance of the European people. A beautiful public opinion victory completely made France unable to stand up. When the unlucky London policeman died on the street, the situation was out of control and the flood finally spread. .
Xiao Letian stood up and walked to the corner of the garden to look in the direction of London. He softly mourned the unjust death of the London policeman, "I'm sorry, your misfortune was not in my plan. This was a tragic accident." It’s a regrettable accident, I will take good care of your descendants, may God bless your soul!”
Xiao Letian's condolences were sincere, but they were only sincere. He had no time to blame himself. There were no unjust deaths in the world. The sky was covered with bones on the road to national rejuvenation. There were also many civilians when the British and French forces entered Beijing. Disaster.
You must know that this war of public opinion has developed so far that it is no longer under Xiao Letian's control. The people's anger must overflow like a great flood, and his power must be released to the fullest.
Xiao Letian's guess is correct. Not all people are rational. There will always be some people who are blinded by anger. Now the French Embassy in London has felt the anger of the people.
On the night after the gun battle in London, the French Embassy was attacked spontaneously by the public. It started with the attack of rotten eggs and flour packets, and the doors and windows were smashed into a mess. Then came lime powder, kerosene bottles, stones and bricks and other big killers.
The French Embassy was in bad luck now. Although the London Police sent additional police to protect the Embassy, those policemen simply wanted to let go. No matter how much police protection there was, some thugs would always find an opportunity. All kinds of debris were thrown away. Almost shot and threw a grenade.
No matter how many notices the embassy posted, announcing to the public that France had nothing to do with the entire attack, the irrational people simply did not believe it, and the voices of protest became more and more loud.
"Shut up the thugs! Shut up the criminals! Who else in Europe would be so shameless and crazy except your French tyrant who would do such a thing..."
"Don't listen to their nonsense. All explanations are cover-ups. An emperor who came to power by suppressing parliament and dissolving a democratically elected government will have all his promises to be lies!"
"Pay with your life! Let the French pay with their life... blood debt must be paid with blood!"
Countless citizens chanted the slogan "blood debt must be repaid with blood", held up the latest issue of The Times and roared crazily at the embassy.
This kind of scene is not isolated. There are such protests in major cities in Europe except France and Austria. A small one may have dozens of people, and a large one may even have hundreds or thousands of people.
The protest reached its peak on the fifth day. In the early morning of this morning, the people protecting the headquarters of The Times had just served coffee and breakfast sent by the newspaper office. It was time for these citizens who had been holding on all night to change their shifts. The streets were bustling with people everywhere. They were all in black suits talking in low voices.
The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers, and the sea of burned flowers was filled again. Looking at the colorful sea of flowers made every citizen watching the night extremely relaxed.
At this moment, at the end of the long street, a black carriage with royal emblems was slowly approaching under the protection of four cavalrymen in red military uniforms. It was like a breeze blowing across the field, the noisy voices gradually disappeared, and there were only whispers in the crowd.
"Is it the royal emblem? Who is this? Why are you here?"
"There are only four cavalry guards. The visitors should be just ordinary members of the royal family. It's hard to guess..."
"Look, the carriage has stopped..."
In full view of everyone, the royal carriage stopped smoothly at the door of the newspaper office. The attendant wearing white gloves opened the door carefully, and a lady in full dress came out holding a handful of white roses in her hand.
"Oh God, it's the eldest princess, it's Princess Louise..." The crowd exclaimed and everyone subconsciously rushed forward. At this time, the London police had already set up a human wall to protect the princess.
"Back off, back off, let the princess present the flowers... don't crowd anymore..." The big-brimmed hats of the policemen rolled to the ground as they were squeezed.
Prince Carl's wife, Queen Victoria's eldest daughter, Princess Louise of the British royal family, walked to the door of the newspaper office with a smile. At this time, the door opened and dozens of editors lined up to welcome her.
Princess Louise did not enter the newspaper office. She just smiled and nodded to the editors, and then walked to the window with the most flowers piled up, which was the place where bombs and arson attacks were carried out.
"On behalf of the British Royal Family and the Prussian Royal Family, I would like to express my heartfelt condolences to all the victims and condemn all atrocities against the press. May the merciful God bless his people, Amen!"
When the flowers were placed in the middle of the sea of flowers, the crowd suddenly burst into thunderous applause and cheers.
"Long live the king! Long live the queen! Long live the princess..." This is Europe, and people can cheer long live at will. If it were the Qing Dynasty, anyone who dared to shout long live to the princess would be beheaded.
The royal family finally took a stand. The most powerful royal family on earth finally took a stand. They stood unequivocally on the side of the people. At this moment, all the efforts were worth it. All the grievances and unwillingness in people's hearts became a thing of the past.
The eldest princess did not stay long. She just smiled and waved to the people, then turned and walked onto the carriage. But the moment the carriage door was opened, an unexpected scene appeared in front of everyone.
"Oh..." Everyone present whispered, and everyone couldn't believe their eyes.
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