"These politicians are so sinister that they will kill people without repaying their lives! Their methods are so vicious. Why do they have so many insidious ideas?"
"How can ordinary people be their opponents? They can only be played to death!"
How big a deal is it for a country to choose its top leader and form a new government? How much work does it take to do the front and back? How many people do you need to organize and smooth things over inside?
Apart from anything else, how much time will it take for representatives from various provinces to gather together?
Will it be held on February 8th? Just one month? How vicious! The person who made this time is so vicious!
This is determined not to give others a chance, and you can't refute him, because now is a war period, a national crisis, and it is only natural to rush to elect a new government!
Judging from this point in time, the driving force behind this incident was Thiers. This congressman who had been secretly preparing since before the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War finally started his counterattack!
Xiao Letian sneered and said, "The time is so tight, which basically eliminates the possibility of Gambida being elected. Gambida has focused his energy on forming the Southern Army from the beginning. His foundation in Congress is too weak. There are too few votes to win!”
"Gambida wants to be elected unless the National Assembly conducts basic elections and re-elects representatives from each province and city to win the support of the newly elected members..."
"This is impossible. This war has cut off the possibility of conducting basic elections across the country. They can only rely on these congressmen elected during the empire!"
"I have to say that Thiers did a really good job. He did what a black-minded politician can do. His vicious schemes are the standard of a conspirator!"
"Also, the location of this election is also beautiful. It avoided Paris and placed it in Bordeaux in the south. How can Blanqui and others participate? Without the protection of the National Guard, Blanqui and others will die if they leave the city!"
Sure enough, after the news spread in Paris, the Commune immediately issued a statement refusing to accept the arrangements for the election, and especially opposed the location of the meeting in Bordeaux.
But Councilor Favre’s explanation immediately silenced the commune!
The King of Prussia will choose to hold the emperor's enthronement ceremony at the Palace of Versailles on January 18. Under such a background, it is inappropriate to choose to start the election in besieged Paris!
This is very straightforward. If the election is held under the eyes of the Prussian army, will anyone suspect Prussian interference?
It is better to place it in the south, preferably in Bordeaux, which has not been affected by the war!
The Paris Commune was speechless for a moment. They deeply felt the hostility. They had fallen into an isolated and helpless situation!
The train from Versailles to the south began to spit steam. Thiers gave a speech before boarding the train at the train station, officially announcing his participation in the election and hoping that the National Assembly would support him!
In his speech, Thiers said that as long as he takes office, he will immediately start negotiations with Prussia to reach the conditions for withdrawing troops within three months. At the same time, he will restore order in Paris and rebuild the French economy!
Thiers' long career finally came to fruition when hundreds of members of Congress boarded the special train to travel with him to Bordeaux. Reporters from dozens of French and European newspapers recorded the scene at the station.
The train whirred slowly as it left the platform, and in a carriage not far from the tracks, Xiao Letian and Bismarck were watching the scene in front of them.
"It's interesting to say that Thiers is just the son of a pervert from Marseille. On the surface, he pretends to be a member of the capitalists, but I still know the details of his family!"
"He is poor, his business is miserable, and his father is a liar... Thiers went to school solely on scholarships!"
"But just such a congressman from a middle-class family suddenly became a rich man during this earth-shattering political change. Do you know how many congressmen he bought with huge sums of money?"
Listening to Bismarck's question, Xiao Letian smiled faintly, "Heavy bribes are only one of the means. He also has a loyal mercenary group in his hands, which provided security protection for many members of Congress during the chaos in Paris..."
“Those MPs who control the votes have two things they lack most: security and money. Thiers has provided them with them all!”
"I heard that a bizarre theft occurred at the French Imperial Bank before the Battle of Sedan..."
The two looked at each other and smiled. "What a talent! What a talent! Fortunately, there are no such talents in our country..."
Xiao Letian smiled for a while and suddenly said in a lonely voice, "You don't have such talents in the German nation, but there are many such talents in China!"
“That dilapidated house with air leakage from all sides, if we, the Chinese, were not the night watchman roaming outside with a shotgun, God knows how many traitors and traitors would appear!”
The topic mentioned Asia, and Bismarck's expression became serious. "What are your plans? How do you want to resolve this crisis with Spain?"
"You can deceive others about the Arowana crisis, but you can't deceive me. I know very well what kind of virtue Spain has now... They will never dare to take the initiative to provoke you, especially at this moment when you control Paris!"
Xiao Letian smiled and shook his head, "You are the one who controls Paris, we are just taking advantage of it. In Chinese terms, it is like a fox pretending to be a tiger but a tiger showing power!"
"You've frightened the Spaniards with your false pretense! What's your plan? Do you really want to go to war with Spain?"
"Britain will never agree. Your power is expanding too rapidly. There are already voices of fear in the UK!"
"Gladstone and the Duke of Newcastle have helped you coordinate and clear up a lot of relationships at the moment, but don't forget... no one can influence the Queen's will!"
"No one can influence the Queen. As long as the Queen finds you annoying, no one in the world can save you!"
Xiao Letian looked out the window with a solemn expression and remained silent for a long time. He knew that what Bismarck said was not wrong at all. In this era, Queen Victoria was the most powerful person in the world.
During the Queen's lifetime, no one in the world dared to challenge her power. Bismarck was an iron-blooded prime minister, but he was absolutely submissive in front of the Queen!
Napoleon III also had to do his best to please the Queen!
If the Queen really takes a stance on the Luzon conflict, then her stance will become the final decision and no one can change it!
After being silent for more than ten minutes, Xiao Lecai finally said, "What if the Spanish take the initiative to declare war on us? What if we have conclusive evidence of massacre?"
"How is that possible!" Bismarck shouted, "Is the Spanish Governor a stupid pig?"
But before he finished speaking, the window of the carriage was knocked!
"The telegram to the head of state...the left-behind minister General Xiao Hexin has finally arrived! Spain has declared war on our Chinese nation, and its navy has rushed out to attack Brunei!"
Um! Bismarck's eyes were as wide as copper bells: "Fake information! How can there be such a stupid pig in this world!"
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