Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

It was under the leadership of the demon Xiao Letian that the public opinion in France was in chaos.

Some rumors were about the attack on the French Emperor itself, saying that he was old and did not have the spirit to develop further. Right now, they were thinking about how to stabilize his position as the emperor, and how to make the crown prince take over.

There were also some rumors that used conspiracy theories to explain everything that had happened. The citizens believed that the nobles of the Empire had reached a sinister agreement with Prussia to sell their country in exchange for their interests.

After all, the nineteenth century was a place where nationalism was just rising. Other than the fact that the French Nation was relatively high in idealism, the people of many European countries were still used to feudal rule and the rule of gods.

In this way of thinking, the concept of the country is very illusory, the people will not have too strong a backlash for the change of their country's territory.

It was just like how, in history, Napoleon I defeated Prussia in the battle of Jena and cut off half of Prussia's territory in one fell swoop, and this half of the people who had been cut off did not revolt or revolt.

Even if the Alsace and Lorraine regions were ceded to Germany after the end of the Puta, the people of the two regions would be equally content to live their own lives.

This was the social reality of the time when nationalism did not rise on a large scale. National consciousness was not deeply rooted in the minds of the people. The crime of selling one's country was not as serious as it was in the future.

In this context, the people generally believed that the aristocrats of the world were one family … This argument was true! Because the nobility of Europe are not divided by the state, but by the family.

Several large aristocratic families had formed an alliance with each other and started a war, achieving a balance in their struggle!

If French nobles were to sell their country to Prussia for their own benefit, it would be a joke!

These two rumours were the most accepted and widely spread amongst the people. As for the other gossips, they were merely gossip.

But the side news also has his role, the ancient Chinese language pays attention to fish eyes mixed with pearls, how can the pearl show the value? Then countless fish eyes would have to be mixed in to make comparisons.

Being able to create one or two real ones would not be enough to sustain a huge antique market. One would have to mix one real item from hundreds of fake ones in order to attract popularity.

Xiao Letian made so much lustful news, so many bizarre stories, all to incite the popularity of French public opinion, making everyone on the streets of Paris discuss this matter.

It was necessary to get everyone in Paris involved in the war of words, so that the true nationalist mania would rise and the imperial power would be forced.

The flying fists seemed very satisfying, but there were only two real killing moves. The first was aimed at Napoleon III himself, saying that he was old and weak, without the courage to heal the nation just by attacking him.

The second was directed at the entire French aristocrat capitalist class, attacking them to sell out their country, using all sorts of false and false information to convince the public that these brain-dead fellows were working with Prussia to sell out the interests of the empire.

Why was it that after all these years of expansion in the France and the growth of the colonies, the citizens still lived such a miserable life? In the end, there were people who sold their country, and there were people who sold the France's benefits to others.

In the end, those nobles were not born to be on the same boat as the people!

Even if the France was sunk, the nobles could easily abandon the ship and leave!

On one side, there were the traditional ideas of feudalism and divine authority that refused to quit the stage of history. It was best to take a look at the arrogant aristocrats and church members of the Street in Paris, who had launched the second empire and Napoleon III in order to protect their own interests.

On the other hand, it was the enlightenment movement of nationalism and even socialism and communism. The divine power finally faded away and the national banner was finally raised.

But before nationalism could rule the world, new socialist ideas began to spread in the romantic part of France.

The hearts of the people in this era were in chaos, and it was also when new and old ideas disappeared, that Xiao Letian had the chance to take advantage of the crisis.

"War!" France needs a war! "

"What is our Emperor doing? Why did you retreat in front of the Prussian!? "

"Warriors of the France, blow your horn and march on Jena!"

Under Xiao Letian's continuous heating, the pot of hot water finally boiled. After a month of chaos in May, the mainstream media outlets in France could no longer sit still.

They did not care about the warning given by the Paris Police Department and directly stood on the side of the nationalist.

The proud France finally could not hold it in anymore and everyone was painfully questioning the Emperor!

"Our France clearly has military strength, industrial strength, financial scale, and economic foundation … "They are better in every way than Prussia, so why can't we teach these rude barbarians a lesson?"

"The balance of victory is clearly on our France's side, why did we still have to endure the humiliation in the end?"

"How dare the Prussian lay his hands on the inheritance right of the Spanish throne? "This is unacceptable!"

"Prussian actually went against his words and refused to give up the land west of Rhine? This is intolerable! "

"The Prussian is actually pressuring the Four Great States s of the south in an attempt to unify it? Absolutely forbidden! "

"Prussian is actually allied with France's nemesis, the Chinese? It must be punished! "

"Prussian actually framed France for assassinating a Chinese leader? It's a huge lie! "

The newspapers started to take action, this was even more effective than Xiao Letian getting 10,000 pieces of information from the underground. This time, it was not because the people from Paris were confused, but the people from France were completely confused.

Faced with the pressure from almost all the newspapers, Napoleon could no longer sit still. On June 10th, he gave an interview to twenty newspapers, and made an overbearing declaration.

"The Empire is a peace-loving country. We are not willing to allow Europe to be embroiled in the flames of war. However, some countries have regarded the benevolence of the Empire as weakness. This is also not allowed!"

"I warn those ambitious people! France's sharp sword was still as sharp as ever! No one can even think of humiliating the people of France! "

The tough speech encouraged the people in Paris. Amidst the cheers of the people, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 12th strongly requested that the Prussian expel the Chinese delegation.

"The France welcomes Her Majesty the Emperor of the Great Qing to Europe and hopes that Her Majesty will consider visiting Paris!"

"But France will never recognize the Chinese as an independent nation! It's just an organization of warlords in Asia, an alliance of ambitious people! "

"Prussian choosing to ally with the Chinese would only bring disaster to himself!"

"I hope Prussian can be aware of this point and stop him in time!"

"I hereby convey Napoleon III's greetings to His Majesty. I hope that on the eve of the French National Day on July 14th, both of us will be able to reach a consensus!"

The French ultimatum had finally been issued, giving Prussia only a month to quell the chaos before the French National Day!