Daming 1805

Chapter 104 Reviving the glory of Rome, it is my duty.

When Zhu Jingyuan gave the order to remove the chairs, he suddenly realized a small problem.

That chair is now a symbol of Rome.

To remove this chair in front of the royal families and dignitaries of the Western countries and under their witness is to put an end to the existence of Rome.

In fact, under the auspices of the Ming court, the feudal vassals of the Ming Dynasty and the Western countries bowed to Rome three times, and then buried it together.

This is a symbolic funeral, the ultimate funeral for the concept of Rome.

After that, Rome may really have disappeared.

In the future, there will only be Lucia, Austria, Prussia, and Ottoman, and there will be no Rome, Shinra, or Green Luo.

In the original history, this funeral was the Napoleonic War, and then the Vienna Conference, which completely sent Rome to the grave of history.

Now it is the Western-style revolution under the influence of the Ming school of thought, coupled with the world wars in the last ten years.

Now that Daming went to see Rome, Rome itself is actually dead.

To remove the chair now is to completely bury it and make people give up on it completely.

It's just that Zhu Jingyuan's original plan was to use the empty concept and name of Rome to stir up internal struggles among Western countries.

It is not to bury Rome, and let the Western countries fight in front of its spirit to compete for Rome's political and cultural heritage.

If you think about it this way, it seems that it is better not to send it away completely.

But the orders to remove the chairs had already been given.

When Zhu Jingyuan was a little bit tangled, someone from Taixi cooperated very well.

French Foreign Minister Talleyrand said:

"Please wait a moment, I think this seat can be reserved, it can be left vacant, as a warning to us Europa people."

Zhu Jingyuan frowned slightly, Talleyrand must have discovered the benefits of keeping the chair.

But he didn't tell the truth, this guy from France is very slick, not as direct as William Pitt from England.

But according to my current status and identity, it seems that it is not convenient to directly ask questions in a rude way.

Either I ignore him and continue to withdraw, or I have to agree to the other party's request.

But that doesn't do any good.

At this moment, Zhu Jianfeng, who hadn't spoken for a long time, seemed to have found an entry point again:

"Is our Daming on good terms with you Taixi people? We just fought a war for more than ten years and lost millions of people to each other.

"Now why do we leave you a sign for warning purposes, does it do us any good Ming?
"So Nephew Jingyuan, let's ignore them, it's better to remove this position.

"The Taixi barbarians had no chance to stand side by side with our Great Ming. If it weren't for the tribute that the great Han once paid, we would not have given Rome this position."

Zhu Jingyuan glanced at his ninth uncle, your cooperation is really great.

Although I put this chair down, I am going to remove it now, and it doesn't matter whether I remove it or not.

But you took the initiative to stand up, and you asked me not to withdraw, then you have to pay a price, you can't make such a request for nothing.

"Since Uncle Jiu said so, my nephew should obey."

Listening to this conversation, Talleyrand had to be a little more honest:
"We, the nations of Europe, are the successors of Rome.

"Rome and the representatives of Ming Dynasty are side by side, and we all live below.

"Can the layout of the negotiation venue be determined in this way?"

Talleyrand's words were addressed to Zhu Jingyuan and Zhu Jianfeng's uncle and nephew, as well as to other Western representatives.

So after speaking, look at the other representatives with an attitude of asking for opinions.

After thinking about it for a while, the representatives of the Thai and Western countries felt that this layout was barely acceptable.

Although no one is going to be Rome, but putting Rome's vacancy on it is equivalent to being on an equal footing with Daming.

The status relationship represented by this pattern should be able to account for the past in China.

British Prime Minister William Pitt was more decisive. After understanding, he said directly:
"If the seat of Rome is kept vacant, we can accept the current arrangement of the venue."

Other representatives echoed one after another, expressing their acceptance of the proposals of the representatives of Britain and France.

Here Zhu Jingyuan fully understands, or in other words, he already knew this. This is a compromise arrangement acceptable to both parties.

But now I can't agree so easily, I have to continue to take the opportunity to make more fuss and continue to exaggerate the atmosphere.

So Zhu Jingyuan raised his tone and repeated loudly what the old emperor had said very solemnly:
"Two thousand years ago, the Han Dynasty and Rome were great powers standing side by side in this world. Although the two countries were thousands of miles apart, they still cherished each other.

"Nowadays, the Great Ming has inherited the destiny of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and has expanded thousands of miles of sea and territory, but there is no trace of Rome's successor in Taixi.

"If there are countries in Thailand and the West that can inherit the destiny of Rome and make progress in the past, they can stand side by side with my great Ming in the world.

"However, the countries of Thailand and the West are not prepared to continue to inherit the Roman Mandate of Heaven, so what's the use of keeping this position?

"A completely dead Rome, what qualifications does it have to be compared with our Ming Dynasty?"

Several representatives of the Taixi royal family at the scene, especially the young princes, were a little excited when they heard such a tone.

The most important thing is not the title of Rome itself, but as long as you inherit the title of Rome, you can stand side by side with Ming in the future.

And this one was admitted by Daming himself, not our boasting!

This is actually the ideal in their hearts, but they have never been able to find the direction and method before, and they almost lost it after a battle.

Now Daming has officially given the direction.

As long as he becomes a recognized Roman successor, he can truly live with Ming on an equal footing.

Not only to get rid of the title of barbarian, but also to become the leader of Western civilization.

So soon, almost at the same time, several young princes spoke:

"We haven't given up on Rome!"

"We must inherit Rome's destiny!"

"It is our duty to restore the glory of Rome!"

"We are all descendants of Rome!"

Zhu Jingyuan nodded slightly in satisfaction:

"It seems that Rome still has a successor. As the successor of Rome's distant friend, I am very relieved now.

"But, among you, who will inherit? Who is eligible to inherit?
"We need to have a relatively clear standard to screen out this real heir, instead of continuing to brag about each other aimlessly.

"Since the representatives of the Thai and Western countries can accept this kind of seating layout, let's start to take their seats now.

"Then we use the remaining time to discuss the criteria for inheriting the Roman Mandate."

Most of the princes were in high spirits, even quite excited, especially the young ones.

However, representatives of the imperial courts of the Thai and Western countries, these older officials, all have unsightly expressions.

They all knew in their hearts that if there were no accidents, the representatives of the royal family today would become the masters of their respective countries in the future.

If all of them want to inherit the Roman Mandate, and then compete with each other for this so-called Mandate of Heaven, how can Europe be better!
If there is no Ming Dynasty, the fight for the Mandate of Rome may not be a bad thing, and it is possible to create a real modern Rome.

But now that Da Ming is staring at you, how could Da Ming allow you to play normally?

In the future, Da Ming doesn't need to come here to invade, as long as he provokes you to use your dog's brains, Da Ming will be able to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Now that the negotiation has not started, you may already be thinking about how to tear each other down in the future.

This is the damage trick that the Ming court made.

What a loss!
Everyone glared at Talleyrand subconsciously, thinking why did you stop Zhu Jingyuan from removing the chair?

Talleyrand himself was even more speechless, and made a gesture of spreading his hands at them:

"Don't just look at me, the Ming people must have planned this way in the first place, I just happened to meet the right time, and it won't affect the result if I'm there or not!"

Everyone immediately realized that it was indeed not Talleyrand's fault, he just happened to hit him.

If the fight for the Mandate of Rome had been Da Ming's original plan, even if Talleyrand hadn't come forward at the time, Da Ming would have found a way to keep the chair.

But no matter what the reason is, Talleyrand has decided on this pot.

The matter has come to this point, everyone can only take one step at a time, and then find a way to destroy this kind of competition and avoid the dispute over the successor of Rome.

At this moment, the young princes went and sat down excitedly.

Only the Archduke Karl, who can be regarded as an important court minister, the older Prince of Wales and the Duke of Aosta of Sardinia, were obviously more cautious.

In private discussions, the rankings have been determined within the Thai and Western countries.

Regardless of whether it is horizontal or vertical, there are already plans, and everyone knows who should sit where.

The purpose, of course, is to avoid disputes on the spot.

So the princes went to their own positions, and the elder representatives of the royal family and the representatives of the courts of various countries followed slowly and helplessly.

After the other young princes took their seats, the Prince of Wales of England came to the front, opposite Zhu Jianfeng on the right side of the conference table.

Britain is now the maritime overlord of Thailand and the West, the organizer of the anti-Ming alliance, and the main force of the alliance's navy, and the army has also contributed a lot.

Therefore, the British representative should sit at the front as a matter of course, which is acceptable to other Thai and Western representatives.

The 43-year-old Prince of Wales cupped his hands to Zhu Jianfeng who was facing him, and was about to sit down just like that.

As a result, Zhu Jianfeng on the opposite side had a stern face, frowning and questioning loudly:

"You Taixi people have been completely sure, are you the representative of the Roman successor royal family?"

The representatives of various countries at the scene were stunned again. What does this mean, and why did it go directly to Rome?

But in the blink of an eye, most of the representatives understood.

Zhu Jingyuan is the representative of the Ming Empire, and the only person who can sit next to him is the representative of the Roman Empire.

Zhu Jianfeng is the representative of the imperial family of the Ming Dynasty, and the one who can sit opposite Zhu Jianfeng is the representative of the imperial royal family corresponding to Rome's successor.

In the current situation, although the Prince of Wales of the United Kingdom is the most honorable representative of the Thai and Western royal families, he really cannot sit there directly.

But where can he sit?Do you move straight backwards?What about the representatives at the end?
The key point is that no representative of the royal family can sit opposite Zhu Jianfeng, and there are only twenty chairs on the right side of the conference table, and there are exactly twenty main official representatives from both sides, prepared one-on-one.

If the front row is vacant, someone has to stand behind, or go to the position of the entourage and clerical personnel.

Move the chair back?No minister or representative of the royal family can hold back this face.

Everyone had prepared several ranking arrangements, but no one would have thought that this would happen.

The Prince of Wales could not sit still, and the other representatives of the royal family froze again.

Several representatives of the Thai and Western courts subconsciously wanted to cover their faces.

Let's start right now!
It has already begun to cause trouble for the countries of the Anti-Ming Alliance.

If it is a diplomatic event within the countries of Thailand and Western countries, if the organizer of the event is so troublesome, someone will definitely leave in a huff.

The difference in strength between everyone is not very big, one of them is deliberately looking for trouble, and the other side can completely ignore it.

But now facing the event hosted by Da Ming, because his own strength is unilaterally suppressed by Da Ming, he can't easily jump over the table.

I can only try my best to compromise.

This suffocating feeling is really uncomfortable.

(End of this chapter)