The Duke of Newcastle's face turned red. He probably felt that he was a bit ridiculous. He actually came up with such a lame excuse in order not to spend the money.
Of course Prince Edward had to give the Duke some face. After all, they were all members of the royal family, and the others could only be ministers of the royal family.
He stretched out his hand and pressed everyone to stop laughing, and then he took out a letter from his coat pocket on the coat rack.
"Gentlemen! This is a private letter that my friend Xiao Le sent me before leaving London. I can tell you clearly that the main content of this letter is that Xiao Le hopes that we can support Prussia in future wars, and We must fully support Prussia!"
"I think some of the contents in this letter can answer your doubts, that is, why should we help Prussia? Why must we help him?"
Prince Edward spread out the letter and read the letter in detail. The people present seemed to see the wise Eastern politician sitting in front of them again, using his iconic expression with a little bit of a smirk, and addressed him. Everyone tells his truth!
This is not a letter, but a detailed analysis report of European geopolitics by Xiao Le. The whole text has only one central idea, that is, Britain must support Prussia!
Xiao Le first raised a question, France or Prussia, which of the two countries has the greater ambition? Who is at greater risk? Here Xiao Le used a series of rhetorical questions.
In Crimea, who united Britain to fight against Tsarist Russia?
In Mexico, who tricked the Habsburgs into establishing a new country?
In Annan, a vassal state of the Qing Empire, who was desperately expanding their power?
Who was the man who led the Kingdom of Sardinia into war with Austria?
Who were the people who forcibly ceded Savoy and Nice from the Kingdom of Sardinia?
Who is the person who has been stationed in the Vatican for a long time?
Who wanted to annex Luxembourg in 1867? Who caused the crisis in Luxembourg?
The series of questions made everyone present look serious. The Duke of Newcastle's face turned red again. He suddenly felt that he was so wrong!
who is it? who is it? Who is it? Who else but Napoleon III?
Even Queen Victoria once said that Napoleon III was a lunatic, a person who stirred up trouble all over the world!
Xiao Le mentioned this very seriously in his letter. The ultimate secret of mainland China's balancing policy is to help the weak and challenge the strong, so as to achieve strategic balance in the entire region.
Isn’t it clear at a glance who is stronger and who is weaker between France and Prussia?
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Le asked a series of rhetorical questions.
Did Prussia have countless overseas colonies?
Does Prussia have a powerful ocean fleet and battleships?
Did Prussia ever capture Moscow in its history?
Can Prussia defeat six European sieges in a row with its own strength?
Does Prussia have the strength to project troops around the world?
Did Prussia make an expedition to Asia? Have you been on an expedition to South America? Have you ever been on an expedition to Africa?
In the history of Prussia, was there really a great military strategist who shocked the world like Napoleon I?
If the answer to these questions is no, then where is the threat? Who else could Britain help if it didn't help Prussia? Do you hope that the most glorious era of the French Army will appear again?
Hahaha! If the war between Prussia and France ends with Prussia's disastrous defeat, then all the contradictions in France will be suppressed, all their internal strife will disappear because of this victory, and Napoleon III's reputation will be as good as ever middle!
By then, France will be able to easily annex the entire South German Federation, and even the Low Countries will be under huge threat. Don't think this is a joke. The Netherlands and Belgium will be the first to bear the brunt!
No one should forget that Napoleon I once led an army to conquer the entire Europe, including Berlin and Moscow. All countries could only tremble under his military front. Do you hope that such a scene will happen again?
Hahaha! I'm afraid that Britain will restart the anti-French alliance by then, and you will have to unite other countries all over the world and invest heavily to continue a protracted war!
I would like to ask these smart people in British politics, are you really ready to organize an anti-French alliance again? Don’t forget, you have organized seven anti-French alliances in history! It took seven anti-French alliances to defeat Napoleon I!
Do you want to add a splash of color to history textbooks? Organizing the Eighth Anti-French Alliance?
You should still remember how terrible France is. If Napoleon III used this victory to reactivate the extremely powerful national pride in the hearts of the people, then I think the eighth anti-French alliance will be the largest. !
How many people will die in the UK? How much national power will be consumed? How much money will be used up? Do the math yourself!
Prince Edward read the end of the letter, and his voice was extremely heavy at this moment. "Gentlemen, Xiao Le has made his inference at the end. He hopes that we will be mentally prepared in advance..."
"Britain is ready to directly participate in the war! Once Prussia loses, the Eighth Anti-French Alliance is destined to begin to form. At that time, Britain will have no choice but to send out their brave men! Roll up your sleeves and do it yourself!"
"The glory of the empire on which the sun never sets requires blood to maintain! I'm afraid war... is difficult to avoid..."
There was a hiss... everyone in the room took a breath of cold air. The Duke of Newcastle trembled and said, "Could it be... could the situation be so serious? It's impossible... how could it be... how could it be so serious? ?”
Prince Edward threw the letter into the arms of the Duke of Newcastle. He pointed to the last sentence at the end of the letter and sighed, "See for yourself..."
Between the black words on the white paper, Xiao Le's handwriting pierced the back of the paper like a sharp sword!
"Once France wins the Franco-Prussian War, Napoleon III will truly become Napoleon I. The carnival of victory will arouse the enthusiasm in the blood of the French nation, and wait until nationalist sentiments rise sharply!"
"The new Napoleon the Great! Will appear on the land of Europe again!"
The Duke of Newcastle's hand shook, and the letter fell lightly to the ground. "How could this happen? We absolutely cannot allow this to happen! Your Highness, we must stop this war!"
Everyone looked at him helplessly and shook their heads, "Is it still too late? There is no need for anything else. Just the issue of Spanish inheritance rights and the ownership of land on the west bank of the Rhine... it's just unsolvable!"
Prince Edward patted him on the shoulder, "My old friend, this is the reason why our group was established. We must do everything we can to make Prussia win. Even if it is a tragic victory, we must let him withstand it!"
"Prussia has withstood it...which means Europe has withstood it!"
