Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

() "Oh, Your Majesty Alfonso, I would like to ask, why do you have the idea of ​​​​replacing the land? Sorry, I am just curious, I have no other ideas." That's strange. Who here doesn't understand? , Armand Farier's doing this is just a superficial effort, no one knows his inner thoughts. This is just a disguised question of why Alfonso XIII reached such a deal with the German Empire.

Alfonso looked at Armand Farier as if he was startled, as if he didn’t expect him to ask him, and said with a wry smile on his face: “I didn’t have such an idea at first, but when we contacted William on the phone before, His Majesty the Second expressed his thoughts and feelings about the Mediterranean in the procession just now. And I also feel that Spain’s interests in Africa are not extensive enough, especially in the south. Spain does not seem to have much interest. This is for Spain. "It's a good opportunity, so we finally reached this agreement. Your Excellency, is there anything unclear?" "No, thank you for your answer." Looking at Alfonso's extremely friendly look , Farier could only smile slightly and say no thank you or anything like that to express his helplessness. . .

"You don't have it, but I have it," Alfonso blurted out sternly. His original kind smile had changed, and his face was already cold as he looked at Armand Farier, as if he wanted to make a The way he chooses people to eat. Such Alfonso is rarely seen by people, and even if there are, it is only within the Spanish royal family or within the government. Alfonso had never shown such an expression outside, and his murderous look made many people feel a little scared, especially Nicholas II of Spain and Denmark who had experienced ruthless and decisive methods some time ago. King Frederick VIII, seeing Alfonso like this, they suddenly had two thoughts in their minds. One was that this guy was going crazy again. When they thought of him going crazy, they both couldn't help but feel a little weak. . At the same time, another thought in my mind was watching the show. In the past, they were fighting openly and secretly with Spain. This guy Armand Farier was not only unhelpful by his side. You are still talking about compromise and other sarcastic words, now it's up to you, now let me see how you get angry in the face of Spanish Alfonso. . .

This is a typical herd mentality. Not having a good time myself. The difficult life that I have enjoyed. I also want others to experience the same experiences as myself, especially when facing those who I think are more powerful and noble than myself. If France, a long-standing power in the world, also faced Spain's outbursts and was at a disadvantage, even as an ally, Nicholas II would definitely feel better as an ally, not the other way around.

"Have you?" What was originally a polite question has now turned into this response. Why is this so different from what he had in mind? Why is there such a big gap. After being stunned like this, I still haven't reacted until now.

"Yes, Alfonso didn't care whether he came to his senses or not, but stood up and first gave the same courtesy to Prince George of Wales who was sitting there.

"His Royal Highness the Prince wouldn't mind if I talk about the petty grievances between Spain and France."

Can George refuse? The answer is of course no, so after taking a look at Armand Farier, who had come to his senses, and seeing the other man's nod of approval, he naturally had no objection.

Alfonso naturally saw the actions of the two of them, but it did not make him feel any discomfort. Allies naturally need to take care of each other. If George does not even have such thoughts and actions, then that is It makes people wonder whether there are huge problems in his choice as the first heir to the British king.

"Thank you very much. Of course, I am also very grateful to all of you. Well, we are colleagues. After all, you represent either the head of state or the head of the government. Thank you for being willing to listen to my speech without temporarily withdrawing. I am honored by this result."

Alfonso's words made many people laugh. No matter how powerful France is, the people around him are either kings, presidents or prime ministers. Their identities are all very noble and unusual, and natural. Although he was worried about President Armand Farier's emotions, he was so worried that he even had to forbid laughter. So there is laughter everywhere. This result was naturally very touching and familiar to Nicholas II. Last time at the Noel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, he made himself ashamed by provoking Alfonso and bursting into laughter when Alfonso retorted. Those who did not dare to attack the opponent again had already made most of the people present laugh before they started. The result of the situation developing like this made Nicholas II feel a little sad for Farier. I just don’t know if he will be as angry as him and vomit blood later. Faintly, he is still looking forward to it. What Nicholas II doesn’t know is that he is not the only one who has the same idea. The others are William II. World and Frederick VIII and others.

Armand Farier now has no time to guess what his enemies and allies think of the situation he is about to face. He is now imagining the conflicts between France and Spain under his leadership, over and over again. Going through the thoughts in his mind, but until now, he still hasn't discovered that France under his leadership has really sinned against Spain. This result made him feel very angry. What made him angry was that he was laughed at for no reason. What's more, he didn't even know that such a thing had happened. Could it be that his subordinates concealed it? But it shouldn't be the case. Do those people have such courage? In this regard, he 90% did not think that they had the original idea to do this.

"The reason why I agreed to William II's replacement of the land in southern Cameroon is to better protect Equatorial Guinea and Bioko Island, the two Spanish only territories in southern Africa. The second is, the second is, In order to reclaim our original interests”

"Original interests. What your Majesty said has nothing to do with us." At this time, Farier still didn't understand that Spain's gun was aimed at him, so he quickly adjusted his state. asked calmly.

"Since your Excellency the President asked this, I will say it directly. This is what happened. It was not that long ago at the beginning of the last century, because the relationship between Spain and Portugal was relatively relaxed and friendly. So. The two countries made a deal like the agreement we just had with the German Empire. So when King Joao VI of Portugal fled Brazil for refuge from the invasion of Napoleon of the French Kingdom, he handed over the form of the deal with Gabon and Madagascar. To the Bourbon House of Spain, therefore. Here, I solemnly, before everyone, request the return of our land to His Excellency President Armand Farier of the French Republic, because this was during the period when Napoleon I, a war criminal, ruled France. Obtained from the violation committed. In this regard, we hope that President Armand and the French people will repent and atone for the sins committed in the past."

As soon as Alfonso said these words, especially when the pieces of land came out, everyone was very excited. At the same time, they also felt that the words were very ridiculous. The King of Spain actually asked the French President to return the money that Napoleon I invaded Spain hundreds of years ago. and territories acquired during the Portuguese period.

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was immediately excited. Yes, not only Spain and Portugal, but every other country was not injured and crippled by Napoleon I. Even the United Kingdom was also beaten by Napoleon. The news that they were going to attack the British mainland was so frightening that many cells died.

Therefore, the country was invaded by the First French Empire, so on the issue of compensation and return, they can carry out some manipulations.

When he heard Alfonso mention Napoleon, he knew that something was going to happen, and when he saw other people's eyes looking at him with hot and shining light, he knew that his suspicion had been confirmed. Obviously, Spain came prepared this time. Thinking of this, when he looked at Alfonso, he revealed his stern eyes without concealing it.

"Your Majesty's words are a bit exaggerated. Something happened that caused suffering to the whole of Europe. We are also very sorry. But now hundreds of years have passed. If we are still arguing about it, then this matter will be over. There are some things that are endlessly difficult to deal with.”

"It's endless." Alfonso smiled, "Does the president mean to continue wrangling us?"

Armand also laughed and talked about the storm and affirmed: "I think so, I think there is nothing to talk about anymore. After all, it has been more than 90 years since then, and the war was negotiated with Britain, Russia, your country and other countries. Later, the issue of compensation. So your statement seems to be forcing someone to make things difficult. Moreover, why didn’t you make such a request to us at that time?”

"There is nothing strange about the president's words. I would like to say that this is because the Portuguese royal family forgot to transfer the signed agreement to Spain during their escape, and actually took it to Brazil. After nearly ten years, It was only after Napoleon was defeated that he returned to Lisbon. After that, the Brazilian du li made João VI forget about it when he was mentally exhausted. So it was not until some time ago that His Majesty Manuel II discovered the impact on Spain and Portugal. Talk about a very important document. Therefore, your Excellency the President, after thinking about it, you can understand the reason why I did this today. You must know that in order to trade a few pieces of land, my ancestors thought that they had to exchange it for gold coins. Therefore, I do not care about them. The painstaking efforts of my ancestors will be wasted."

George listened to the conversation between the two, and he fell into deep thought. Every time he spoke, Alfonso would emphasize and raise his voice when talking about Napoleon. George knew that this was to remind everyone that Napoleon was a bad person for the bad things he did. Directly suppressing Armand's momentum. So every time he saw Armand, he would look around and pay attention to other people's expressions when he heard the name. When George saw this, he knew that Armand had fallen into a trap and was at a disadvantage.

Sure enough, although Armand acted calmly and unaffected, it was obviously just superficial. It's definitely a different situation inside.

Thinking of this, he had respect for his cousin-in-law. At the same time, it also inspired some words told to him by his grandmother, Queen Victoria, and his father, Edward VII.

Just when he was about to think about it again, he was shocked by Alfonso's words.

"If the French Republic is not ready to return the above land before June 1st, then maybe the two countries are preparing for war." Alfonso slowly said each word, with a calm look, but The meaning of the words was that everyone could not help but quiet down, especially those who were holding up cups and wanted to drink tea, coffee and smoke. They raised their hands and looked at Alfonso motionless. That weird look would be seen by ordinary people outside. You would definitely be shocked if you saw it, but how could anyone think of this gaffe now? Because they had been shocked out of their minds by Alfonso's words.

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