Bury the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 400 Difficult Choices
There is an old saying in Zhongyuan Tangkou that goes like this: green bamboo snake mouth, wasp tail needle.Both are not poisonous, but most poisonous to women's hearts.

It doesn't matter whether Wu Zhi is the county magistrate or a cake seller, and it doesn't matter whether Pan Jinlian is a lady. The important thing is that Shi Naian made up the story of Da Lang taking medicine, and successfully made this story deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Now, the doctor plans to personally dispense several medicines to George III, and then ask George III's wife, Queen Charlotte, to feed George III the medicine himself.

And Queen Charlotte did not live up to the doctor's expectations.

Between sacrificing George III and sacrificing the entire Charlotte family, Queen Charlotte chose to sacrifice George III.

It's a pity that Queen Charlotte has the guts to be Pan Jinlian, but George III is not as useless as Wu Dalang - after waking up, George III knew about Queen Charlotte's mess with the doctor immediately, and Know the news that the English army has fully opened up with France.

Similarly, George III also learned that Queen Charlotte was trying to control the government of England.

George III didn't care much about the mess between the doctor and Queen Charlotte. After all, the old tradition of Europa is that the red flag at home does not fall, and the colorful flags flutter outside. Any king or queen is a lot of lovers .

George III also didn't care much about the news of the full-scale opening of the English army and France. Anyway, the current situation is that England has a certain advantage. Even if the lunatic on Tojo 28 wants to fight Napoleon, George III is sure enough to kill him. Tojo 28, and make peace with France before Armageddon.

What really concerned George III was the behavior of Queen Charlotte and the doctor trying to control the government of England.

Because George III had a son.

In many people's minds, the patriarchal thought of Zhongyuan Tangkou can be said to be from ancient times, because the emperors of Zhongyuan Tangkou would pass on the throne to their sons, and the gentry in the village would also pass on their family business to their sons. I heard that someone passed the throne or family business to his daughter.

In fact, it's the same on Europa.

The kings of Europa also wanted to pass the throne to their sons, and the gentry of Europa also wanted to pass their wealth to their sons.

The real reason why there are so many queens, grand duchesses, and countesses is not because Europa is not patriarchal, nor is it because Europa's king or the gentry are so enlightened, but because there are no sons.

Take a chestnut: The reason why Louis VII divorced Queen Eleanor was because Queen Eleanor failed to give birth to a son-if Eleanor gave birth to a son for Louis VII, Louis VII would not marry Eleanor. Nuo divorced; if Louis VII had not divorced Eleanor, the ownership of the Principality of Aquitaine would not have become a point of conflict between England and France, and it would not have opened the film because of it.

Therefore, there are many superficial reasons for the century-old feud between England and France, but the fundamental reason is that Eleanor failed to give birth to a son for Louis VII, but instead gave birth to five sons for Henry II.

This is a century-old farce caused by whether or not a son can be born.

This century-old farce is enough to show that Europa's patriarchal thinking is also very serious.

Therefore, in George III's view, it is not a big problem for him to be insane, as long as his son is the regent or enthroned.

The problem is that Queen Charlotte is only actively promoting the regent of Prince George Jr. of Wales on the surface, but secretly holds the power tightly in her own hands, and even wants to push the Charlotte family to take greater power.

This kind of behavior directly poked George III's most sensitive nerve.

After summoning a group of confidants, George III directly launched a counterattack plan: "From now on, immediately block Qiu and send people to send Queen Charlotte and the doctor on the road."

"There is no need for the Charlotte family to exist anymore, and they will be cleaned immediately. All members of the Charlotte family must accompany Queen Charlotte on the road. It is said that the Charlotte family has eaten the wrong food and has suffered. The call of the Lord."

"Also, send someone to France to revoke Tojo 28's positions and ask him to leave immediately. If he is unwilling, tie him up and send him back to Tianzhu."

"Notify Edward and Richard to immediately stop all the troops in England from advancing, gather them all near the port of Lower Normandy, and build a defense line on the spot, waiting for follow-up orders."

"Also, immediately send someone to Ming to inform Macartney, tell him about the recent war between England and France, and ask him to defend England at the meeting of the little pot. Make sure to let the Emperor Ming know. Once it was because of my sudden illness, and it was not intentional to provoke a war between England and France."

Speaking of this, George III's tone suddenly became a little weak again: "Send someone to France again and tell Louis XVI that the English army will withdraw from France immediately, and I will send someone to talk to him again. Discuss follow-up matters, including compensation."

George III's series of orders caught all his confidants by surprise.

In fact, whether it is Charles James Fox, or Pitt, or other English bigwigs who are loyal to George III, these people also understand in their hearts that it is not a good thing to continue to fight against France. After all, the strength of England is not as good as before. Except for the navy which is slightly stronger than France, the army really does not have an advantage.

The problem is that the English army has already set foot on the land of France because of George III's previous order, and has opened up with the French army.

If the troops were to be withdrawn suddenly at this time, it would be tantamount to completely negating the results of the English army's victories during this period.

More importantly, what should I do with the territory that has already been taken down by the English army?What about the property and food that had been plundered to England?
It is easier to talk about the territories that were taken down by the English army. After all, these bigwigs in the English court also know the strength of the English army, and they know that England cannot hold these territories, and it will be a matter of time before they go back.

But what about the property and food that have been shipped back to England?These things have been divided up by the bigwigs in the court, if these things have to be returned, what will be used to return them?

Therefore, even if the century-old feud between England and France is not considered, these bigwigs in the English court are not very willing to accept the decision to withdraw troops.

After thinking about it for a while, Charles James Fox couldn't help but persuade: "Should I think about it again? The current situation is that we have a certain advantage. Even if we hold peace talks with France, we don't necessarily have to comprehensively negotiate." Withdraw from France? Even if you withdraw from France, but this compensation..."

George III shook his head slightly, and asked back: "And then? You also know that the lunatic at Tojo 28 is about to have a decisive battle with Napoleon of France—it would be better if Tojo 28 could defeat Napoleon, but what if he couldn't?" ?”

"Now, most of England's army is in France. If we are defeated by Napoleon, our England's army will be in a slump, and England will become a fish on the sticky board of France. There is nothing else but to be slaughtered by France The road can go."

"More importantly..."

"Can any of you tell me, what is the emperor's attitude towards this war? Is he supporting England? Or is he supporting France? Or is he not helping each other?"

After being told by King George III, Fox, Pete and other bigwigs in the English court suddenly fell silent.

England and France are very close, and England and France are far away from the Ming Empire.

This also means that England and France can easily get news from each other, but it is difficult for England and France to get news from Ming.

So, who knows what the attitude of the Ming emperor is?

It would be fine if the emperor of the Ming Dynasty supported England, even if they did not help each other, it would be acceptable, but what if the emperor of the Ming Dynasty supported France?
After all, England's initiative to open the film is tantamount to provoking the majesty of Xiaopoguo, and provoking Xiaopoguo is not the same as provoking Ming Dynasty?

After a long silence, Fox tentatively said: "Otherwise, let's ignore that Tojo 28, and even ignore France for the time being?"

George III was taken aback and asked, "What do you mean?"

Fox said: "Let's suspend the announcement that His Majesty is awake, and let Tojo 28 lead people to fight Napoleon—if he wins, this is an established fact. If he loses, then the culprit who caused all this is That doctor from the Ming Dynasty and Tojo 28."

After Fox's voice fell, all the bigwigs in the England court couldn't help but nodded, even Pete, who had always been at odds with Fox, nodded in agreement.

However, to the surprise of Fox, Pete and other bigwigs, George III actually laughed and asked, "Who do you think the news of my awakening can be hidden from?"

"Can you hide it from Queen Charlotte? Or can you hide it from the doctor from the Ming Dynasty? If you can't hide it from them, how can you think you can hide it from the emperor of the Ming Dynasty?"

"If I haven't come to my senses, England's instigation of the war can be said to be because of my sudden onset, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty may tolerate it, but I have come to my senses. If I continue to make films with France, you think the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty Will you still tolerate it?"

"You guys, have you ever thought about the consequences of doing this?"

Speaking of this, George III's tone was also full of sarcasm: "It's not that you don't know the consequences of doing this, you even know that if you continue to fight, you will only fail, but you are unwilling to accept the reality, because you are reluctant to get it Interests."

After George III's voice fell, the expressions of Fox, Pete and other bigwigs became extremely ugly.

However, George III did not intend to let these big shots go: "Of course, you can also come together with Queen Charlotte—I think Charlotte must hope that I will continue to go crazy."

Speaking of this, George III simply spread his hands and put on an indifferent attitude: "Okay, gentlemen, now it's time for you to make a decision, should you follow my order? Or follow Queen Charlotte's order?" ?”

Seeing George III's completely messed up appearance, Fox, Pete and other bigwigs suddenly felt a little bit in a dilemma.

Obedience to George III's order meant giving up most of the benefits that had already been obtained-for the English nobles who were losing money if they didn't get the benefits, this decision was tantamount to cutting their flesh.

But to betray George III and let George III continue to go crazy with Queen Charlotte, these nobles are a little unwilling.

It’s not about how loyal these English nobles are to George III, but about Queen Charlotte’s previous performance—after confirming that George III could never return to normal, Queen Charlotte has been making money for the Charlotte family. The benefits, even many benefits were taken away from these nobles, which made the nobles in England very dissatisfied.

If it weren't for this reason, these English nobles would not have obeyed George III's call and ran from London to a wild village like Qiu.

Looking at the silent English noblemen, George III had a strange smile on his lips.

As the king of England, George III himself is a nobleman among the nobles and gentlemen in England.

George III is also very aware of the urine of these noble gentlemen.

When it comes to giving them any benefits or benefits, these noble gentlemen are more active than each other, but if they are to give up their own interests, these noble gentlemen are definitely unwilling to give up their own interests.

Therefore, George III has long been unhappy with these noble gentlemen.

Especially after going to Ming Dynasty, George III's displeasure with these aristocrats reached its peak - in the history of the Ming Dynasty, there has never been a lack of civilians and nobles who sacrificed their homes for the country, while the aristocrats in England But he only wanted to benefit from his own family. This kind of comparison was not acceptable to any king.

But, George III has nothing to do with these aristocrats, because these aristocrats represent the interest groups of the entire England, let alone reforms for the aristocrats, even if George III wants to promote some non-noble talents , There is no way to bypass these traditional aristocratic gentlemen.

Now, George III saw an opportunity, an opportunity to clean up England's traditional aristocracy.

Although George III is crazy, George III is not without a little backhand.

When George III looked at these noble gentlemen with cold eyes, an attendant hurried in and said, "Your Majesty, Queen Charlotte is here."

(End of this chapter)