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Gladstone was so impatient that he didn't even hear the irony in the Queen's tone.
"It's useful, of course it's useful! Facing strong international pressure, Prussia will definitely be willing to negotiate. They have just taken such a huge advantage and have occupied two French provinces. Why don't they feel safe? "
"What Bismarck wants at this moment must be negotiation to preserve the fruits of victory. Otherwise, with the strength of France, it will be difficult for the Prussians to maintain the current situation as long as they take this breath!"
"Are we really going to get nothing out of a basket? Bismarck wouldn't be that stupid!"
The Queen didn't have much emotional change, she just smiled faintly, "Oh...Do the Prussians want to negotiate? What if the French Emperor refuses to negotiate?"
"Why don't you want to talk? The current domestic situation in France is a raging fire. Paris has turned into a mess. Napoleon III also hopes to end this war as soon as possible and then bring his army back to suppress the situation!"
"If the fight continues, Paris will be ruined!"
"Of course I know that negotiations are very difficult, but no matter how difficult the negotiation is, it is much easier than war... Your Majesty knows clearly that we cannot allow Prussia to grow uncontrollably, nor can we watch France completely decline!"
The Queen nodded, "Since you want to try, then go ahead and give it a try... As for me, it's better not to show up. The Constitution does not give me the right to diplomacy!"
"You are the Prime Minister, you can take care of these things!" After saying this, the Queen actually got up and left.
Gladstone was confused now. The Queen actually left like this and she still left him to do whatever he wanted? I came here to ask for help from the Queen. Why did I end up talking about the Constitution?
What the Queen said is impeccable. It is true that the British constitutional monarchy also grants diplomatic power to the Prime Minister, and the royal family cannot interfere in diplomacy.
But the law is the law, but the secular world is also secular. The law stipulates that the queen cannot interfere in state affairs, but it does not mean that the queen does not have that influence.
In fact, for many things, the Queen's words are more effective than the Prime Minister's running around for half a year. If he doesn't say anything else, he can easily unite all the European royal families to help Prussia and France. pressure.
These are all unspoken rules that don’t come to light! If the law was really omnipotent, there would be no need to retain the royal family. Europeans are not stupid. They protected the British royal family. The fundamental reason is that the influence of the royal family is too great. In some respects, it even exceeds that of the military. role.
According to his usual experience, Gladstone would send a message to the Queen after begging him so hard, but today the Queen had no intention of helping.
Prince Edward sighed secretly but could not say directly, "It is indeed inconvenient for Your Majesty to intervene directly. Since you are willing to mediate, let it be done within your authority... If there is any difficulty, I will try my best to help you mediate." !”
Although he did not get the Queen's approval, getting the Crown Prince's promise was a big gain. When Gladstone returned to the Prime Minister's residence, he immediately summoned personnel from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and began arduous negotiations.
At this time, Prussia's financial products in the financial market had already tripled!
In the summer of 1870, the whole of Europe was filled with the blood of war and the smell of money, mixed with the greedy nature of mankind.
London and Amsterdam have become paradises for global speculators, while Paris is shrouded in blood and fire, with the smell of conspiracy and riots everywhere.
The news of the disastrous defeat in the Vosges Mountains was not concealed in the end. When the people of Paris heard the news, the entire city was stunned into silence, and there was a dead silence for twenty minutes.
But then there was overwhelming crying, and the whole city was drowned in tears!
"Uuuuuuuuuah...why! Why on earth! Can't even the Vosges Mountains stop the Prussians?"
"Dereliction of duty, this is serious dereliction of duty! Those generals should be hanged!"
"I have long said that there must be a conspiracy of traitors in this war. There is no country at all in the eyes of those nobles. They only have their own interests... They must be colluding with the Prussians!"
The whole city wailed, and countless people knelt on the ground and cried loudly. Then there was aimless beating, smashing, and looting on the streets, and the people began to vent their dissatisfaction.
The streets were full of chaotic crowds. They stormed shops, beat the police, and vented their emotions unscrupulously. And more conspirators began to incite the people to attack the arsenal in Paris. They had lost their patience. They wanted to skip the Parliament and form their own directly. of the armed forces.
At this time, as Queen Eugenie had judged, the Parliament had turned into a noisy vegetable market. Before the news from the front line came, various factions were arguing over who would command the National Guard.
The Republicans believed that he had the most educated officers on hand, so they should command the army.
However, the workers' left completely disagreed. Blanqui and others believed that the working class was mainly responsible for forming the army, so the commanders should be selected from the working class.
The liberals, who are composed of scholars, professors and experts, also jumped out to express their opposition. They believe that the military must be controlled by the most knowledgeable people. They actually want military power!
These three major factions basically capture the main factions in French politics, and there are countless small and intricate forces within these three major factions, and these forces are also competing for positions.
Commanders, corps commanders, division commanders, brigade commanders, regiment commanders...even the lowest company and platoon commanders were vying for their spots. The whole council was as noisy as a vegetable market, and there were even people smashing water glasses at each other when they were excited. Fierce conflict.
Human greed is like wild dogs. Gambida and Thiers stared blankly at everything in front of them but were unable to stop it. They both knew very well that these people had actually known that they had been trapped in the trap.
These people have long known that Queen Eugenie wants to divide them, but when human beings become greedy, they cannot give in even though they know it is a trick, because what they are grabbing now is official position, money, and power!
What a scene of vicious dogs fighting for food! No one expected that just when they were overturning the sky, the flags flying in the customs in the Vosges Mountains had already changed colors!
At this moment, a chaotic sound of boots suddenly sounded outside the parliament, and a group of troops had surrounded the place.
The Duke of Baliqiao, dressed in military uniform, rushed into the parliament gate with his elite guards like tigers and wolves, frightening the civil officials inside.
"No! Montauban is coming with his troops! They want to suppress the Parliament!"
"I even saw the cannon! The cannon's muzzle was pointed at it for a while! He was going to massacre us!"
"Oh God! The Queen must have regretted it!"
