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Chapter 322 The Prince’s Visit: The French Empire

"Your Majesty, this is a telegram from the prince."

Wen Ting carefully placed a telegram document with European Express on Liu Peng's desk.

"Well, you go out first."

Liu Peng, who was still watering the flowers, muttered, and used the showerhead in his hand to water the potted peonies.

After pouring, Liu Peng picked up the file on the table and opened it. The first sentence he read was:

"What the hell, he's even more romantic than me!!"

Looking at the above records about Liu Yu and the "Scottish woman", Liu Peng frowned slightly, especially when he saw that Queen Victoria raised the matter, he fell into a kind of "suspiciousness".

But in the end, I gave up the "suspicious" idea. After all, Europe does have a tradition of marriage, especially those of Queen Victoria, who was known as the grandmother of Europe in later generations.

Although he is still young and does not have as many children as he did later, this habit must still exist, but he did not expect that his son would become a "guinea pig."

Liu Peng shook his head after reading this "nagging" message.

I walked around the room several times, and finally shouted to Wen Ting, who was waiting outside:

"The British Minister..."

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On the streets of London, Liu Yu wore a top hat to avoid the scorching summer sun. Next to him, Sophie, wearing a pink skirt and butterfly sunhat, kept introducing the so-called British "characteristics" to him.

Listening to the so-called characteristics and looking at the dilapidated old houses, Liu Yu had only one feeling, and that was "pretending", and it was pretense without culture.

Sophie, on the other hand, took the trouble to introduce to Liu Yu the stores that he thought were good, such as "century-old restaurants", "leather shoe stores with a long history" and "customized clothing".

Liu Yu agreed with each other, but he was not sure whether he agreed or not.

When the shopping was almost done, Liu Yu said directly:

"I'm going to France the day after tomorrow. Do you want to stay in London, or..."

"France, I will accompany you to France."

Sophie blocked Liu Yu's "mouth" before he could say anything.

Liu Yu looked at the "Scottish girl" in front of him and nodded. Then he heard a "yeah" and a pink lip mark appeared on his face.

Liu Yu wiped it off immediately, and then checked the reactions of the people around him. This was a natural reaction he had been taught by the royal family since he was a child. He always maintained "respectability" at all times.

The third time I looked forward, I saw Sophie pouting.

"Why do you need to wipe it??"

"clean!!"

"Then you mean, my mouth is dirty?"

"No, I mean aesthetically pleasing."

"Then you mean you are embarrassed by me kissing you??"

"No, it's about decency, aristocratic decency, Sophie, you know what I mean."

"You mean, I'm not a noble, or you look down on me because I'm from Scotland?"

"Sophie..."

In the wealthy streets of London, the Oriental boy and the Scottish girl are like "chattering" question and answer machines, constantly repeating variations on the same question.

When Liu Yu returned to the manor provided by the British royal family, he uttered:

"Father is still so powerful, he can handle so many aunts in the palace!!"

Liu Peng, who was far away in Xijing, suddenly sneezed and felt a little at a loss.

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On the train to Paris, Liu Yu, who was sitting by the window, listened to the constant "rumbling" sound coming from outside. This is the fastest train in France. It travels about 40 kilometers per hour, which is far inferior to the Han Railway. The average speed of fifty kilometers per hour shows how rapidly Han steam engine technology developed.

(average speed, not the fastest speed)

Liu Yu, who was sitting in the carriage, looked at the endless French plains outside and the wheat balls piled into balls due to the summer harvest.

and those French peasants, it’s like looking at a foreign oil painting.

Opposite him, Sophie was constantly applying paint on the drawing board. What was painted on it was the scenery outside the window. If you look carefully, you will find that each scenery is slightly different from the last one. It’s like the images of the train constantly flashing by, and the “time and space” it travels through.

"Look, how is my painting??"

Sophie took the painting to two-thirds of the way, with blue sky and white clouds on the top, yellowish brown on the bottom, and only the straw was harvested, and asked Liu Yu who was looking at the scenery.

Liu Yu turned around and looked twice, and finally replied: "It looks good!!"

"Yeah, I think it looks good too."

"Do you think it would be more impressive if there was another knight in the wheat field??"

"Yeah, it looks good."

Liu Yu looked at the rural scenery flashing by outside, and occasionally saw a few "workshops". He had to watch them carefully in order to understand the specific national strength of France.

Sophie beside him was chattering endlessly. She was completely different from her shy appearance at the dance. In Liu Yu's words, she was like "the little white rabbit turned into an old witch".

After four hours of nagging, we finally arrived in "loyal" Paris.

After going through some "tedious" diplomatic etiquette, Liu Yu moved into the nearest villa.

Strictly speaking, this villa is not an asset owned by the city of Paris, but the private property of the Napoleon family, which is regarded as an implicit "attitude".

Although Napoleon III said that he should be treated according to the general European "etiquette", the people below are not stupid, how could they not understand the meaning, so after Liu Yu came, all the treatment he received was the treatment of a European monarch.

Living in such a villa full of "Bonaparte" atmosphere, Liu Yu felt very novel, because even in the corridors, he could see so-called "war relics".

Especially the "gun carriage" that can be seen as soon as he enters the door is an eye-opener for Liu Peng. Although he doubts that this was deliberately designed by Napoleon III himself, he really likes this "feeling" because it will Make him feel valued.

Liu Yu understood that this was Napoleon III showing him the glorious history of the Napoleon family, especially when thinking about the current tense situation in France and Austria.

(After working hard for these years, Napoleon III felt that his national strength had grown and he was more confident, so he frequently intervened in the Italian independence situation, which annoyed Austria)

Looking at a small pistol display, Liu Yu picked up this medieval musket. There was a string of words written on it in ancient Latin. Liu Yu couldn't understand it, but relying on Bo Guan's language memory, he could still make a rough guess. The meaning is revealed: "The seventh ordnance manufacturing industry of the Roman Empire."

Rome, which can make muskets, you can use your brain to figure out what it means.

Liu Yu rubbed the traces of history above and understood what Napoleon III meant. Then thinking about the current situation in Tsarist Russia, a "weird" smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Just when Liu Yu was thinking about "things", a voice came from behind:

"Get my clothes off for me."

Liu Yu looked at the pink underwear on the sofa and stayed for a while, then picked up the underwear and walked in.

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In the Palace of Versailles, Napoleon III and Queen Jenna are preparing for a dinner. Unlike the British royal family, which prefers to receive guests during the day, the French royal family, or Napoleon III, who likes "salons", prefers to meet guests at night.

"What kind of person do you think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is? According to the media in London, he is very handsome!!"

Jenna helped Napoleon III tidy up his cuffs, button up his buttons, and said with a smile.

"Haha, it's not like you don't know the London media. There is not a single word of truth in their mouths, just like in the UK."

Napoleon III directed his servants to place the tables and chairs in the "direction" he thought, while mocking Britain.

Jenna rolled her eyes at Napoleon III, and then told him: "When he comes later, you can't bring out those faults. He is the future emperor, not your subordinate."

"Of course, I know my purpose very well!!" Napoleon III was like a angry child.

Queen Jenna sighed helplessly.

When Napoleon III actually met with Liu Yu, he simply said:

"You are more handsome and dashing than the British say."

Queen Jenny glanced "surprised" at her usually stubborn husband.

Liu Yu replied politely: "Your Majesty is more Napoleon than Napoleon!!"

"Ha ha!!"

The entire private dinner opened with the hearty laughter of Napoleon III.

"I wish the Han Empire and the French Empire prosper forever!!"

Napoleon sat at the head, with Queen Jenny on his left and Liu Yu on his right. The small dining table lacked the excitement of the banquet, but it highlighted the importance of the owner.

"I wish the French Empire to become the most powerful country in Europe!!"

When Liu Yu saw Napoleon III and Queen Jenna looking over him, he raised his glass with a smile and replied in fluent French.

“Isn’t France the most powerful country in Europe??”

Napoleon III asked angrily. Liu Yu raised his glass: "I think your Majesty should say this to the British."

Napoleon III showed a dissatisfied expression on his face. Queen Jenna saw that something was wrong and quickly said: "Gentlemen, I think it is really rude to talk about these boring topics in a lady."

After hearing this, Liu Yu said:

"Of course, I'm also very interested in French art."

Then Queen Jenna chatted with Liu Yu about the so-called French "art". When talking about happiness, she also compared Eastern culture with Western culture.

Napoleon III looked at it for a while, couldn't help it, and asked:

"Your Highness, what do you think is the difference between France and Han??"

Liu Yu listened to this somewhat "difficult" topic and thought for a while before answering:

"I think it should be culture and geography."

"French culture is the representative of European culture, while Han is the representative of Eastern culture."

"The cultural gap is as wide as the Atlantic Ocean."

“But the Atlantic Ocean can be crossed!!”

Napoleon III's "questioning voice" appeared suddenly, interrupting Liu Yu's rhythm.

Liu Yu showed a smile on his face and said:

"Yes, even the Atlantic Ocean can pass, not to mention the East and the West."

"But I think the most similar place between the two countries is geography."

Napoleon already understood what the other party was going to say, but he still pretended not to understand:

"What??"

"We all have a powerful enemy, and we all have a constraint."

Liu Yu stabbed it with a knife, cut open the foie gras, filled the sauce with the foie gras, stuffed it into his mouth, and tasted the rich taste of red wine.

Napoleon III put the foie gras he had just prepared to fork back on the plate and asked with a serious expression:

"Han and France have common goals and enemies, so they should cooperate."

“If we work together, we can all achieve what we want.”

Liu Yu "chewed" a few times, took a sip of champagne, and finally answered with a smile:

"But that's not enough. We should get more people into the game."

"more people??"

Napoleon III asked with a frown.

"Of course, we can only win with more people, just like the British did to Emperor Napoleon. Isn't it just relying on more people??"

Liu Yu's words were like a nail pierced into the heart of Napoleon III, making him unable to "forget" him. Even when the dinner was over, he was still thinking about the experience he had just experienced.

Standing on the top floor of the Palace of Versailles, facing the "warm" summer wind, Napoleon III said nothing.

Feeling the footsteps behind him, Napoleon III said:

"In two days, no, tomorrow, I will go hunting with the Han prince. The British said that his marksmanship is very good. I want to see if his marksmanship is really good."

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bang bang bang! ! !

In the forest outside Paris, Liu Yu shot three times but still failed to hit the cunning "lynx". The man next to him, Napoleon III, knocked down another moose with the help of his attendants.

Looking at Liu Yu who "got nothing", Napoleon III said in a joking tone:

"Why, a lynx gives our great marksman a headache!!"

(Exaggerated title from The Times)

Standing on the summer soil, Liu Yu said nothing and just got into the woods. Before Napoleon could react, a burst of gunshots came, along with intermittent "screams".

Napoleon III's smiling face did not last long before it was broken by the lynx corpse held by Liu Yu.

The corner of Napoleon III's mouth twitched many times, and finally he uttered:

"You are indeed a marksman!!"

"Gululu!!"

The coffee pot on the carpet was smoking. Liu Yu and Napoleon III were sitting cross-legged next to it, surrounded by grass and opposite to the forest.

Napoleon III poured the freshly brewed coffee into the golden cup with a bang and handed it to Liu Yu opposite.

Liu Yu frowned and took a sip of the "bitter" black coffee without any added ingredients.

On the opposite side, Napoleon III "sneered", and then said with a smile:

"Why, do British people add a lot of things to their coffee?"

"No, they don't drink coffee, they drink black tea."

Liu Yu crossed his legs, held a coffee cup, and shook his head.

"Hmph, they are like an alien. The Italians still drink espresso, while the British continue to add various ingredients to coffee and tea, just like their bloated empire!!"

“There’s grease everywhere!!”

Even when Napoleon III was camping, he never forgot to scold the British. Maybe this was the conflict between France and the British, which was difficult to resolve.

Liu Yu replied with a smile:

"To deal with a bloated giant, you need to have enough patience, because if you are not careful, the weight of the giant will crush your competitors to death and win without a fight!!"

When Napoleon III heard these "profound" words, he nodded and finally said:

"So this is what you said, need more help??"

"Or did your father tell you that to do anything, you must rely on the strength of others??"

Liu Yu raised his eyebrows and replied:

"If we can do it, I will do it myself, but if I can't, I will let someone else do it!!"

"Because of this, costs can be kept to a minimum."

“Businessmen call this method purchasing, or assembly line!!”

Liu Yu once again tasted the black coffee with a strong "Chinese medicinal flavor" in his hand. The scalding hot coffee slowly entered his mouth and made his whole body feel warm.

“But you have to understand that Britain Day has many friends, or in other words, there are many people who are willing to join the British camp!!”

To this day, Napoleon III still has lingering fears about the British's ability to "stir things up" and "form cliques."

Liu Yu took another sip, put down the cup, looked at Napoleon III opposite and said:

"So we need an experiment, an experiment that doesn't involve the overall situation!!"

"experiment??"

“Is it like those scientists’ laboratories??”

Napoleon III was still very clear about science. After all, in recent years, the Han Dynasty had developed a lot of applied science and technology, which actually changed France and forced the advancement of French science and technology.

For example, Queen Jenna has been praising the camera of Han Dynasty, calling "it" the greatest invention of this century.

Liu Yu picked up a chocolate chip cookie made by Queen Jenna and said to Napoleon III: "Your Majesty, what will happen if I break this cookie??"

“Two incomplete cookies, or more!!”

Napoleon III did not understand what this "marksman" meant.

"Suppose this biscuit is the World Island, and Britain is the police of this World Island, then how do criminals escape from prison??"

Liu Yu continued to use biscuits as an example.

"There was chaos in the prison, the prison door was opened, and the prison guard died..."

Napoleon made a lot of what he considered "guesses."

“The best way is to break it, completely break it!!”

"Bang!!", the chocolate-colored cookie was broken in Liu Yu's hand, and the fragments appeared in his hand, some were large and some were small, and they were uneven, but without exception, it was difficult to put them together.

Napoleon III looked at the fragmented biscuits in front of him and said:

"Don't you think there are too many pieces?"

After Liu Yu heard this, he pieced together several smaller pieces into large pieces. In this way, the biscuits were completely "evenly matched".

Those "wrecks" are gone when the wind blows.

Napoleon III looked at the fragments in Liu Yu's hand, with a "fiery" look in his eyes, and finally spoke:

“We really should work together!!”

“Make the world cleaner!!”

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(End of this chapter)