There is a saying in China since ancient times: "One word enters the public gate, and nine cows cannot pull it back!" 'What does it mean? Once some words are written in black and white and entered into the official country's administrative system documents, it will be extremely difficult to change them!
Words are like the wind, once spoken they will be blown away, but words are like mountains, you cannot erase them even if you don’t have real power!
Ten years, twenty years, or even following you for your whole life, these black and white information will be a string of indelible memories in your life. At any time, someone will use these memories to praise you or kill you!
What is more powerful than black and white words on paper is of course video images. When humans can record images forever, the evidence authority of videos will naturally be ranked first, but before that, words will always be first.
Bismarck's conspiracy is actually very simple. If it were a Chinese bureaucrat, even a small ninth-grade official, I'm afraid he wouldn't be fooled.
Bismarck's promise to the French Emperor was verbal, but the proposal to ask for the French Emperor back was written. Verbal promises can be reneged on, but written promises can never be erased.
Now that the French emperor has no excuses, can you say that this is a conspiracy by Bismarck? Did Bimarck take the initiative to promise to cede Belgium, Luxembourg and the land west of the Rhine?
They don’t admit it, but you have no evidence! This is the key!
In the final analysis, the French emperor was too arrogant. He looked down on Prussia from the bottom of his heart. He naively thought that Prussia was afraid of France. He also thought that Prussia and the Prussia that his uncle conquered were the same country.
Of course, if he had received the rigorous training of bureaucratic unspoken rules from Chinese literati, he would naturally not have made such an ignorant move.
Chinese politicians have always been different from Western politicians who seek votes. Xiao Letian in later generations has often seen Western politicians who are rhetorical, shouting exciting slogans, and repeatedly inciting people's emotions.
In the face of conflicts between nations and between countries, those vote-getting contestants all speak arrogantly and are extremely vicious. Anyway, they will do whatever it takes to make the voters feel relieved!
This is the political ecology of the West, and it is also the choice of social sentiments, because votes need to be sensational, and Hitler understood this best!
But looking at Chinese politicians, if you look carefully at their speeches, they are all empty, high-sounding, and watertight... If you don't understand the rhetoric, I'm afraid you will doze off.
The higher the level of Chinese politicians, the more cautious they are in words and deeds. Every word they say in front of the people is carefully considered.
Especially when faced with serious conflicts, Chinese officials rarely use cruel or vicious words, and there is no such thing as the arrogant clamor of Western politicians.
This makes the people feel weak, but this is actually the brilliance of Eastern politics!
If we really want to fight, there is no need to say vicious words or cruel words. Even if a war is going to start tomorrow, the most we can say is, 'Don't say you didn't predict what you said!' '
Look, there is not a single curse word, and there is no harsh meaning at all. But after saying this sentence, there may be thousands of guns going off tomorrow!
Eastern philosophy studies words too deeply. This is a tradition of Chinese literati. They will use a lot of words to wrap up their true intentions, so that it is a defensive system that can be attacked or defended at the negotiation table.
You will not give your opponent every excuse. No matter how you explain it in one sentence, it will make sense. Especially the evidence that needs to be written in black and white must be carefully considered to prevent the other party from finding loopholes.
The people will definitely be resentful after hearing these words, but in diplomatic negotiations, such smooth words can be very advantageous!
Napoleon III just didn't understand this set of rules. He stupidly let Bismarck fool him into sending out a memorandum. This kind of stupid behavior is not what a mature politician would do at all!
Bismarck's preparations for war against France were by no means just military. It had formulated a complete set of three-dimensional strangulation strategies against France and Prussia.
Military, political, diplomatic, espionage, finance... all links are intertwined, one by one, firing on France in all directions.
Even the endless demonstrations and riots on the streets of Paris were supported by Prussian spies and secret funds. He even used the public opinion in Paris to confront the French Emperor.
In a sense, those fanatical nationalists on the streets of Paris were actually Prussia's accomplices, but the French themselves didn't know it.
Under the heavy pressure, the Emperor and the Queen were completely helpless. The Emperor in Metz had aged ten years. His hair, which originally only had some gray hair, was now half black.
He was sunk in the sofa chair. Opposite the desk stood the senior military officials of the empire, surrounded by an embarrassed McMahon.
Rumbling cannons were heard outside the city, and dust began to fall from the roofs of every house in Metz. Even the French Emperor was not immune. The dust was scattered on the map, but no one dared to clean it.
McMahon was defending himself tearfully. The chaotic logistics, the huge gap in troops, the lack of medical treatment and low morale... This damn war had exhausted all the energy of the old general. At this moment, he just wanted to keep his Little life.
But unexpectedly, the King of France lost his former majesty. He just listened from beginning to end and didn't even say a single curse word.
In the drawer of the desk, there were all the secret messages given to him by the Queen. The information inside shocked the Emperor.
"My Louis, the situation has reached its most critical moment. You must not return to Paris at this time. Once you come back as a loser, the revolution will be about to break out!"
"There must be a victory to save face. Only when there is a considerable victory to calm public opinion can you come back!"
"Louis, I have reached an agreement with Gladstone. He will take detailed measures to help us with diplomatic mediation. Don't worry!"
"Please hold on on the front line. It's best to give me a victory so that we can gain some initiative at the diplomatic negotiation table!"
"God! Louis, are you crazy? How could you give the memo to Bismarck? How did the plan to annex Belgium and Luxembourg leak out?"
"Damn it, your stupidity has harmed me. All my efforts have been ruined by you. You are hopelessly stupid!"
One telegram after another recorded the ups and downs of the empire during this period, and also recorded the queen's helplessness in Paris, and the last telegram was the queen's desperate wailing.
"Louis...I have nothing to do at this moment, but I want to remind you one last thing. At this time, you must stabilize the army!"
"Don't kill McMahon, absolutely! The army is our last hope. We can't lose it, and we can't be in chaos!"
"With 300,000 troops here, we have a chance to make a comeback. If we lose the troops, we will be completely ruined!"
