1825 My New Daming

Chapter 492 Emperor William, Do You Love Great Britain? (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)

London, St James's Palace.

Emperor William was talking to his extremely unpopular younger brother in England, the Duke of Cumberland, Field Marshal of the United Kingdom, and Ernst August, Grand Commander of the King's German Infantry Regiment, in his office.

The Duke of Cumberland is basically a stodgy German and a genius at the same time!Well, he went to Germany to go to university at the age of 15, and it was the prestigious University of Göttingen. He also went to the University of Göttingen with his 13-year-old younger brother, the Duke of Cambridge, who is also a genius—these are two geniuses!
Six years later, Ernst August, a 6-year-old talented young man, started working as a colonel in the 21th Cavalry Regiment in Hannover, and his job was not bad!In the same year, he led his own cavalry regiment to participate in the Anti-French War. It is said that he was still an excellent rider and sharpshooter. Although he suffered from severe myopia, Marshal von Freytag who was in charge of training him gave him He is highly rated!
I don't know if it was because of bad eyesight that he was delayed from dodging bullets?Anyway, shortly after he participated in the Anti-French War, he was blinded by the French in the Battle of Valmy, and then returned to England to recuperate.However, after recuperating for a year, he returned to war-torn Europe, and was taught by the French again and again together with his Hanoverian army. Until Emperor Napoleon went to Rakshasa for a walk in the cold weather. , his military genius finally had a place to use.

After the Napoleonic Wars, the duke, who fought repeatedly on the European battlefield for the benefit of the British Empire, became the most unpopular member of the royal family in the British people. He was always surrounded by various scandals. He said that he killed his servant, and later said that he was with his sister, Princess Sofia. Especially after his niece, Princess Charlotte, died of dystocia, the British people didn't like him even more. The anti-French and anti-Napoleonic wars have the fifth presumptive heir to the British throne—although the ranking of the fifth presumptive heir is not very high, but the four elder brothers above him are all very old and have no legal heirs. The body doesn't look good.And Ernst August is a ruthless man who has fought against the bullets and shells of the French for more than ten years, and his life is hard!
Therefore, his father George III and his brother George IV could only let him go to Hanover to avoid the limelight, and by the way lead the Hanover Army, which had been idle after the fall of Napoleon.

But recently, he was called by his third brother William IV to England to help the town, and he also brought two Hannover infantry divisions in the name of the British King's German Infantry Regiment.And it also took on the heavy responsibility of maintaining law and order in London!

And the duke, who is responsible for the heavy responsibility, now finds himself stepping into the vortex of an unpredictable power struggle.

"William, there are some things I don't know whether I should tell you or not? Because my own interests are also involved."

"Ernst, what exactly do you want to say?" Emperor William, who was looking down at a new battleship construction plan submitted by the Admiralty, looked up at his younger brother with a hint of surprise on his face.

"William," Ernst August looked at his brother, "I've heard some rumors that many British nobles and big figures from the British Parliament, military, and financial circles are frequenting Windsor Castle. It seems that they are. "

"What is it?" William IV asked.

"Now, now," said Ernst August, after thinking about it, "is promoting Victoria to become Queen of England."

After saying this, he stared at the one-eyed Emperor William, who looked a bit haggard. He seemed to be expecting something, but at the same time he seemed very nervous—Victoria is the first presumptive heir to the British throne, and Ernest Sturt August is the second presumptive heir to the British throne
Emperor William didn't seem to be surprised, he just let out an "oh" and said, "Those people didn't push Victoria to become queen, but they heard some rumors."

"What's the rumor?" Ernst August asked.

"It's the wind that I'm about to give up the throne."

"What?" Ernst August stood up immediately, "William, you... you want to give up the throne? Don't you still want to leave India to your children named Fitzclarence? "

Emperor William nodded: "Yes, what I plan to give up is the throne of the United Kingdom and the throne of the Kingdom of Hanover, and only keep the throne of the Indian Empire. The United Kingdom will inherit to Victoria, and the Kingdom of Hanover will inherit to you (the Hanover inheritance law does not recognize women. Inheritance, so Ernst is the heir). And Victoria’s husband-in-law can also have the title of King of the United Kingdom. I plan to choose one of Napoleon II and King Lu to become Victoria’s husband! Ernst, how about this arrangement? Sample?"

Ernst August couldn't close his mouth in surprise, and it took him a while to react, and he blurted out, "William, do you love the British Empire?"

"Ernst, what are you talking about?" Emperor William looked at his brother, "I made this decision precisely because I love the British Empire. You should be very clear about the outcome of this war. ? We must stop the loss and stop the war now. If we continue to fight, we may not even be able to keep India. And if we want to stop the war, we must pay the price!"

"The price is the United Kingdom?" Ernst August looked at his elder brother who was likely to be a little demented. "The British people will not agree!"

Emperor William shook his head and spread his hands: "I don't want them to promise anything. I have given them the right to choose! If they want to fight, let Napoleon II become the king of the United Kingdom! In this way, the French Empire and the United Kingdom will Will become one, and then the Great War will break out on the European continent!
If they don't want to fight, then let King Lu of Ming Dynasty become the king."

In fact, this is not only a multiple-choice question for the British elite, but also a multiple-choice question for the Great Tomorrow Dynasty—once the Bonaparte dynasty takes over England, the next step is the integration of Britain and France!
If the influence of the Hanoverian Dynasty and the Bonapartists in northwestern Germany is taken into account, the "British-French Community" will soon take over the Netherlands and the Rhineland, and perhaps the whole of Italy!

At that time, there will be a unified situation in Europe!
In order to prevent the unification of Europe, Ming Dynasty had to send troops to Europe together with Rakshasa. But the problem is, if Rakshasa wins, Europe will still be unified!

So letting Napoleon II marry Victoria is a very bad option for Ming.

And letting King Lu marry Victoria seems to be the best option for Ming. The Zhu Ming Dynasty is in charge of the United Kingdom!With both face and face, the rulers of Ming Dynasty can also explain to the country.

But this marriage that allows Zhu Ming to take over England has a price!

The price offered by Kaiser William was that he and his descendants rule the Indian Empire.
Ernst August was shocked by his brother's unconstrained ideas. Before he could react, there was a knock on the door, followed by the voice of Huck, the former Chief Secretary of the Cabinet and now the Chief Secretary of the King: "Your Majesty, a telegram from Sir Charles Elliot."

William took a breath: "Quick, bring it in and show me."

Then, the door of the office opened, and Huck walked in with a folder, then opened the folder, and placed it in front of Emperor William.Emperor William looked down and immediately laughed: "Great, the Chinese agreed in principle! King Lu of Ming Dynasty has already followed Charlie Elliot to London!"

"Yes, is it?" Ernst August always felt that something was wrong.

William smiled and said to him: "Ernst, help me take a trip to Windsor Castle, pass the news on to Victoria, and include the news that I plan to cede the throne of the United Kingdom after she and King Lu get married. inform!"

(End of this chapter)