As soon as they heard that Ernst August, Duke of Cumberland, was here, they were all talking about how to plunder it. Oh, the English dignitaries who were helping Indian Asan all fell silent. They all had expressions on their faces. Looking in horror at the commander of the Australian Army, Field Marshal Duke of Wellington - there are several infantry regiments, cavalry regiments, and artillery regiments under the Australian Army stationed outside Windsor Castle. Although they are all newly formed regiments, they are not very strong. Although the German army led by the Duke of Cumberland should not be allowed to quietly reach Windsor Castle, right?
What to do now? In the "case law" of the British legal system on rebellion, only a successful rebellion is legal! Any failed rebellion is illegal... and will result in beheading!
The Duke of Wellington's face doesn't look very good either. He is the mastermind of this "Princess's Legal Rebellion" incident!
According to the "case law" of the British legal system, Princess Victoria must successfully rebel, be crowned king, and hold the power of life and death... and still be legal! If the rebellion fails, it is illegal! Not only is it illegal, but it will also cause you to lose your head! If Victoria pulled a doll out and killed it, it would indeed be unsightly. Maybe one of them could die of illness. But the Duke of Wellington will not end well, either shot or hanged!
The Duke had difficulty breathing at the thought of being hanged!
Seeing the Duke of Wellington's face pale and cold sweat breaking out on his forehead, the rebellious officials and traitors in the throne room of Windsor Castle were also a little panicked, and they all shrank back involuntarily...
Princess Victoria, on the other hand, looked calm and relaxed, and asked with a smile: "Where is Uncle Ernst? Please invite him in!"
Seeing Victoria's magnanimity, the Duke of Wellington couldn't help but admire him in his heart. He was worthy of being the presumptive heir to the British throne! Just being able to keep one's composure... Everyone handled the rebellion this time in a relatively secretive manner, and there was no solid evidence - such as documents, covenants, and oaths. Oh, there's a copy of the Treaty of Portage! It must be collected and destroyed!
He was just about to take back all the copies of the treaty that Viscount Palmerston had just sent to him. The half-blind Ernst August had already walked out of the door holding a civilized stick. Came in. As he walked, he shouted: "Alexandra (Victoria's Christian name), William asked me to tell you that he is going to give you the throne of the United Kingdom and the throne of Hanover after you marry King Daminglu. Leave it to me, and he will become an Indian emperor himself... Hahaha, what do you think?"
At this time, Ernst August already realized that something was wrong. The hall was full of people! He squinted one eye and looked around, "Hey, why are there so many people? Are you all here? Why are you all stunned? Duke of Wellington, you are here too... By the way, you are discussing What's the matter? Can you tell me?"
The Duke of Wellington already understood what he said. It turns out that this Ernst August is not here to catch the rebels, but to announce the good news to Princess Victoria... What a great joy!
"Duke of Cumberland," Duke Wellington did not care about destroying the evidence, but said to the Duke of Cumberland with a smile, "Congratulations... I am proud that the Kingdom of Hanover can get a king like you. I feel happy. But we are still in a state of war with the Ming Dynasty. Have we already reached some kind of peace treaty with the Ming Dynasty? The marriage contract between Her Royal Highness the Princess and King Lu of the Ming Dynasty has also been negotiated? "
As the Duke of Wellington spoke, he winked at Somerset, his niece-in-law and confidant. The latter understood immediately and quietly withdrew...
"Yes," Ernst August said, "His Majesty the Emperor's secret envoy Sir Charles Elliot is currently conducting secret negotiations in Naples with the Ming Empire's special envoys Zhuge Weijiu and Lin Zexu, and is led by the Crown Prince of the Ming Empire. Mediate from it.
According to the telegram just received, a preliminary agreement has been reached...the other party has verbally agreed not to further seek the territory of the Indian Empire, and has also agreed that His Majesty the Emperor will continue to serve as the Emperor of the Indian Empire! The conditions are to cede the Australian mainland and all British islands in the Pacific; the Island of Ceylon in the Indian Ocean; the Malay Peninsula and its affiliated islands; transfer the United Kingdom's interests in the Oregon Territory; and agree to marry Princess Victoria to King Minglu. etc......"
"These are conditions that are humiliating and humiliating the country!" Before Ernst August finished speaking, the Duke of Wellington was already angry with a straight face, "And... he also attempted to split the British Empire! India It is an indivisible whole of the British Empire! If India is lost, the British Empire will cease to exist! How can His Majesty the Emperor agree to such peace conditions?"
With his taking the lead, the people who were panicking just now because they were facing failure in plotting a rebellion all came back to their senses.
It turns out that the Duke of Cumberland is not here to arrest them, and he probably didn't bring any troops. Now don't panic, so hurry up and start making noises!
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"Yes, India is an integral part of the British Empire!"
“Without India, there would be no British Empire!”
"The British Empire must not cede India!"
"This is a loss of power and humiliation of the country. No, it is a condition of loss of power and subjugation of the country. We cannot agree to it!"
"Yes, we can't agree!"
Ernst August actually knew that the British aristocrats and capitalists were unlikely to give up on India, but he never expected that the reaction of this group of people would be so big and fast... As soon as he heard about William The emperor jumped to his feet when he wanted to separate the Indian Empire from the territory of the British Empire, as if he was ready to make a revolution! Those who didn’t know better thought that their group was plotting a rebellion in Windsor Castle!
As soon as he thought of this, his heart trembled - these people are now surrounding Princess Victoria, and they want to use the princess to cause trouble!
In British history, isn’t the so-called Glorious Revolution the princess rebelling against the king?
Could it be that Princess Victoria also...
Thinking of this, he turned his remaining short-sighted eye to Princess Victoria sitting on the throne and asked: "Alexandra, what do you think?"
In fact, Princess Victoria didn't care much about India. She only cared about the handsome boy King Lu... But everyone seemed to love India, so she had to love India too, and she couldn't let India leave the warm world of the British Empire. family.
Thinking of this, she said seriously in the tone that her teachers had trained her to master every day: "The United Kingdom and the Indian Empire are two countries in name, but in fact they are one. India is to the United Kingdom just like Scotland and the Empire of India." Ireland is to England. England cannot live without Scotland and Ireland, otherwise Britain will no longer be a whole, nor an island power that can influence the situation on the European continent. And if the United Kingdom does not have India, then the British Empire will cease to exist , Britain will no longer be a world empire, and England will also lose her market and financial resources... Without the wealth of India, Britain will be unsustainable, the United Kingdom will eventually fall apart, and the people of the islands will forever be trapped in Poverty and poverty, as the future Queen of the United Kingdom and the future mother of more than 20 million British people, I cannot sit back and watch my country and people fall into such suffering..."
Of course, her words were not thought up by herself, but people around her wrote them down for her to memorize, so that she could say them when necessary. But after saying these reasons about not losing India, she didn't know what to do, so she looked at Duke Wellington.
Duke Wellington said calmly: "Let's petition the Emperor together!"
As he said that, he looked at Ernst August and said, "Duke of Cumberland, let's go petition the emperor together!"
Petition together? Ernst Augusta thought to himself: "I'm afraid they are going to rebel together, right? But... William's desire to turn India into his own empire is indeed a bit too much. The British Empire cannot live without India!"
