Port of Marseille, France.
The long whine of the whistle was accompanied by the clatter of anchors and the loud sound of bugles. Several Ming Dynasty diplomats stationed in France on the shore looked at the luxury cruise ship flying the flag of the Ming Dynasty in front of them with smiles on their faces.
Next to these Ming diplomats, there was a group of French officials with blond hair and blue eyes... Oh, they were not all blond. There was also one with black hair and black eyes. His skin was delicate and white, and his facial features looked... A less three-dimensional mixed-race French officer. This French officer is not very old, only in his thirties, but the rank on his uniform looks a bit scary, he is actually a marshal!
In addition, there is a very eye-catching medal hanging on his chest, and you can tell at a glance that he is not an ordinary person.
"Grand Advisor, that is the Duke of Marseille...it seems that Louis XVII will not come."
On the deck of the cruise ship that had just lowered its anchor chain, Zhuge Weixue saw the "mixed-race marshal" at a glance. Moreover, he seemed to know the mixed-race marshal and called him the Duke of Marseille.
The Duke of Marseille is a great man. His full name is Louis Philippe de Bourbon. He is the youngest son of Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette. He is also a posthumous son. Born nine months after death. Although he looks like a mixed race, he bears no resemblance to Louis XVI. But because he had a very good relationship with Louis XVII, the eldest son of Louis XVI - Louis XVII and Marie Antoinette were rescued together, and were rescued by Zhuge Weijiu and He Shen to the Austrian capital Vienna.
For more than twenty years, the two brothers Louis XVII and the Duke of Marseille stayed together, depended on each other, and worked together to restore the Bourbon dynasty. Their relationship was really deep to the extreme.
And Louis XVII was not a French king who could only share hardships but not wealth. After his successful restoration, he publicly announced that Louis-Philippe de Bourbon was his half-brother and named him the Duke of Marseille. He was also appointed Minister of the French Navy and awarded him the rank of Marshal of the French Navy!
The Duke of Marseille personally came to Marseille from Versailles today, of course, to welcome the visit of Zhuge Weijiu, an old friend of the Queen Mother of France and the most respected father of Louis XVII.
Of course Louis XVII knew that Zhuge Weijiu had an extraordinary friendship with his mother, Marie Antoinette, but he would not forget who had always supported him during his most difficult and downtrodden years. , give him money to spend... It can be said that without Zhuge Weijiu's support and money, Louis XVII would not have been able to maintain a decent life and support a large group of nobles and party members during the years when Napoleon traveled across Europe. of.
Therefore, after the restoration, Louis XVII officially gave Zhuge Weijiu the title of "Father of France", and also built a palace for Zhuge Weijiu in Versailles.
Of course, no matter how grateful Louis XVII was to his father, Zhuge Weijiu, he would not dare to lead France to side with the Ming Dynasty... The current Bourbon dynasty is not the earlier Napoleonic empire, and it is not even as good as France The Bourbons before the Revolution. The Bourbon dynasty, which was restored after the Napoleonic Wars, had its backbone broken and began to fear the British Empire from the bottom of its heart.
Napoleon was so capable of fighting, but he was defeated by the British Empire...Does Bourbon, who relied on the support of the British Empire for his restoration, still want to fight against the British? Don’t dare anymore!
And it is not only the Bourbon dynasty that "dare not", but also the majority of public opinion in France.
Regardless of whether they are the Royal Party, the Orléans Party, the Bonapartists or the Republicans, they are all unanimously "Anglophobic" - it can be said that if there is anyone in France in this era who is not "Anglophobic", then he or she must be a foreigner .
Therefore, when the Ming Dynasty and the British Empire were in fierce confrontation, Louis XVII felt very embarrassed about the visit of his dear Yafu, and did not dare to go to the port of Marseille to greet him in person, for fear that the British Empire would misunderstand him - of course, he could not Don't let Zhuge Wei come for a long time. Because it was the intention of the British Empire to ask the Ming Dynasty to send people to Versailles to hold a naval armaments conference.
Therefore, Louis XVII could only ask his half-blood brother to come to Marseille to greet his sub-father.
Zhuge Weijiu took a breath and said to Zhuge Weixue: "Eighty-eighth brother, go and invite the Duke of Marseille to the boat... I want to have a good talk with him."
"yes."
...
"Louis Philippe has met Yafu!"
Louis Philippe, Duke of Marseille, had been brought aboard the ship by Zhuge Weixue. In a cabin decorated in a very elegant style, he respectfully bowed to Zhuge Weixue who was sitting in the seat.
Although the Duke of Marseille has never been to the Ming Dynasty, he speaks Chinese fluently, at least at CET-6 level! So when he saluted Zhuge Weidao and said hello, he directly spoke Chinese.
Zhuge Weijiu looked at his "half-blood son" of Louis XVI, and naturally he liked it... He and Louis XVI were also good brothers who entrusted their wives and children. If Louis XVI knew that he had How happy it would be to have such a big "mixed-race son"!
"Sit, sit, little Louis, is your mother okay?"
While Zhuge Weijiu greeted the Duke of Marseille to sit down, he asked about the current situation of Marie Antoinette, the Queen Mother of France.
"My mother is fine, it's just..."
"Just what?" Zhuge Weijiu asked.
"It's just because of the issue of France taking sides between the Ming Dynasty and Great Britain that I was angry with my second brother (Louis XVII had an older brother who died young)."
After Zhuge Weijiu heard this, he burst into laughter and waved his hands repeatedly, "No need, no need..."
The Duke of Marseille didn't understand, "Father, what's not necessary?"
"You don't have to take sides!" Zhuge Weijiu said with a smile, "Little Louis, although my Ming Dynasty fought a battle with Great Britain off the coast of Japan, it does not mean that the two countries will break up... because the Ming Dynasty fought this battle. The purpose is just to capture the smugglers Sassoon, Chaton, Diandi and others, not to start a war with the British Empire."
"this......"
Of course the Duke of Marseille didn't believe it, "Father, what are you talking about with Ali Pasha of Egypt? Now the British Empire has roped in our France, as well as Rakshasa, Sweden, Austria, Prussia and other countries, and is preparing to organize an eight-nation coalition. There is a war with Turkey... If Ming supports Turkey, then a war will be inevitable."
Zhuge Weijiu smiled and said: "Little Louis, who told you that the Ming Dynasty would stand with Turkey? In fact, the Ming Empire also agrees with the independence of Greece."
"What? Ming Dynasty agrees with Greek independence? Why?"
"Because the Greek War of Independence was actually a war against colonialism! And opposing colonialism is the consistent stand of our great Ming Dynasty."
Zhuge Weidao paused, and then said: "The Turkish Empire is already a withered skeleton in the grave and cannot be carried away. Perhaps Ali Pasha of Egypt can still carry it with him."
The Duke of Marseille was stunned: "Father, what do you mean?"
Zhuge Weijiu smiled and said: "The Ming Dynasty believes that the Ottoman Turkish Empire must perish and can only perish... Any attempt to save and maintain the Ottoman Turkish Empire will ultimately be in vain.
But the civilization of Tianfang Cult will not collapse because of the demise of the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
And Egypt is becoming an emerging force that can maintain the glory of Tianfang Sect civilization... I hope your brother Louis XVII can agree with this method. "
"Father," the Duke of Marseille shook his head repeatedly, "The Egyptian army is fighting in Greece now... Do you think they will withdraw just because of a guarantee or a promise from the Ming Dynasty?"
"What? Withdraw because of a guarantee and a promise?" Zhuge Weijiu smiled and said, "Little Louis, you have simplified the problem. The Ming Empire's position is to oppose colonialism... This is what the new Ming Empire has insisted on for a hundred years. It has been a national policy for decades, and we will continue to adhere to it!”
The Duke of Marseille shook his head and said, "Father, I don't think there will be much support for this national policy in Europe..."
