Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Gladstone was a little too anxious to hear the irony in the Queen's voice.

"Useful, of course it's useful! In the face of international pressure, Prussia would definitely have the heart to negotiate. They just had such a huge advantage and have already occupied two provinces of France.

"Right now, Bismark wants to negotiate for the sake of preserving the fruits of his victory. Otherwise, with the strength of France, as long as we can take this lying down, it would be difficult for Prussian to save the situation!"

"Is this really a wasted effort? Bismark will not be so foolish! "

The Queen didn't show any change in her mood and just smiled, "Oh …" Prussian wants to negotiate? If the French Emperor is not willing to talk about it, what should we do? "

"Why won't you talk about it? Right now, the situation in France is like a pile of dry firewood. Paris has already become a pot of porridge, and Napoleon III hopes to end this war as soon as possible before bringing his army back to suppress the situation! "

"If we keep fighting, Paris will rot!"

"Of course I know that negotiations are very difficult, but no matter how difficult it is, it is still much easier than war … Your Majesty, we cannot allow Prussia's unrestrained might to continue, nor can we allow the France to completely decline! "

The Queen nodded her head, "Since you want to try, then go ahead and give it a try …" As for me, it's better that I don't step in. The Constitution doesn't give me the right to conduct diplomatic missions! "

"You are the Prime Minister. You can handle these matters." With that, the Queen got up and left.

Gladstone was stunned. The Queen had left just like that, and she still wanted him to watch? I came here hoping for the Queen's help. Why did I end up talking about the Constitution?

The Queen's words were flawless, and it was true that the British constitutional monarchy had given diplomatic power to the Prime Minister, and that the Crown could not interfere in foreign affairs.

But the law is the law, and so is the world. The law forbids the queen from meddling in the affairs of state, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have that kind of influence.

In fact, there were many things that the Queen's words were more effective than the Prime Minister's running here and there for half a year. He could easily form an alliance with the royal family in Europe to pressure Prussia and France, let alone the Queen's other relatives in Europe.

These were all unorthodox rules! If the law was truly omnipotent, then there was no need to keep the royal family. The Europeans were not stupid, they protected the British royal family, and the main reason was because the royal family's influence was too great, in a way, even exceeded the role of the army.

According to past experience, Gladstone had begged the Queen to send a message slightly out of the way, but today the Queen showed no sign of wanting to help.

Prince Edward sighed in his heart, but he could not say it directly. "Your Majesty is indeed inconvenient to interfere. Since you have the intention of mediating, then let's do it within your authority …" If you have any difficulties, I will try my best to help you coordinate them! "

Although he did not get the approval of the queen, getting the promise from the crown prince was still not a small gain. Once he returned to the Prime Minister's residence, Gladstone immediately summoned the people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and began the arduous negotiations.

By this time, Prussian financial products had already tripled in financial markets!

In the summer of 1870, the whole of Europe was filled with the stench of war and the copper smell of money, mixed with human greed.

London and the Amsterdam have become the playground of global speculators, while Paris is shrouded in blood and fire.

When the people of Paris heard the news, the entire city was shocked speechless. After a full twenty minutes, there was dead silence.

However, soon after, the sounds of wailing filled the air. The entire city had been flooded with tears!

"Wuwuwu …" Why!? Why is that!? Even Foshan Mountain Pulse cannot stop him? "

"A dereliction of duty, this is a grave dereliction of duty! Those generals should be hanged! "

"I've already said it before, there must be a traitor's conspiracy in this war. Those nobles don't even have a country in their eyes, they only have their own interests … They must be colluding with the Prussian! "

The entire city was filled with wails and wails. Countless people were kneeling on the ground and crying loudly. Following that, the streets were being smashed and robbed for no reason. The people were beginning to vent their discontented emotions.

The streets were filled with a chaotic crowd. They stormed the shops, beat up the police, and unscrupulously vented their feelings. Many conspirators started to incite the citizens to attack the arsenal in Paris. They had lost their patience and wanted to skip the Council to form their own armed forces.

Just as Empress Ou Renni had predicted, the Parliament had turned into a noisy market. Before the news from the frontlines could even be heard, all the factions were arguing over who should rule over the National Guard.

The republicans thought he had the most educated officers, so it was up to them to lead the army.

But the workers from the left were completely disagreeing, while Blanqui and the others felt that since the army was mainly formed by the working class, then they should choose the commander from the working class.

The liberals, who were all scholars and professors, also jumped out to express their opposition. They believed that the army must be controlled by the most knowledgeable people, and they actually wanted military power!

These three factions had basically captured the main schools of French politics, and these three factions were also divided into countless small and intricate factions, which were also fighting for a spot.

Commandant, Commander, Division Commander, Brigadier, Regiment Commander... There were even people fighting for the spots at the bottom most of the spots on the Queue length. The entire council was in chaos as if they were in a market.

The greed of humans was like a wild dog. Gan Bida and Thiers looked at the scene in front of them in a daze, but were unable to stop it.

They already knew that Empress Ou Renni wanted to split them up, but when the humans became greedy, even if they knew that it was a ploy, they couldn't back down because they had seized the position of officials, money and power!

What a scene of a vicious dog fighting for food! Unexpectedly, no one would have thought that the moment they flipped the sky, the flags flying in the Foshan Mountain Pulse's customs offices would have already changed colors!

At this moment, the sound of leather boots could be heard outside the parliament. A team of soldiers had surrounded the area.

Duke oculi bridge, dressed in a military uniform, brought along her elite guards and stormed through the council's gate like a pack of wolves.

"This is bad!" The Montaubans are coming with their troops! They want to suppress the council! "

"I can see the cannon! The muzzle of the cannon was trained on it for a while! He's going to kill us! "

"My God! The empress must have gone back on her word! "