Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

The embassy and consular district in Berlin, Prussia, is not far from the parliament and the Prime Minister's Office on the west side of Arterdamlington Street.

Why was it built here?

Because this is the fastest place for countries to find out the latest news about Prussia.

The Dutch embassy in Prussia is also located here.

The distance from the palace here is actually only half an hour away. Of course, it is common to take shortcuts.

Especially the red man in the current Dutch embassy in Prussia, Alger Robben, the full-time first secretary of the highest-power Ambassador Pearson.

He was very familiar with this road.

But at this time, his face was full of nervousness and anxiety.

He picked up the pocket watch on his chest and looked at the hour hand above, his expression even lower, revealing dissatisfaction.

"It's already past night. The King William I of Prussia and Prime Minister Bismarck really came to invite people to the palace in the middle of the night. This is very rare in the history of diplomacy."

Alger Robben thought: There have not been too many recently. In Prussia involving the Netherlands, there seems to be no other problems other than the three-nation agreement last month.

However, all the conditions and obligations of the three parties in the trilateral agreement are clearly recorded in the text, and there should be no more incidents.

He really couldn't figure it out, why did he need to find Ambassador Pierson so late?

But when he thought of Pearson, his restless heart instantly calmed down.

It was after the subversive theory that Pearson brought him that shocked him too much, and what followed was overwhelming adoration.

Three years ago, after graduating from The Hague University, Alger Robben entered the government department and became an ordinary third-level secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Later, he was chosen by a foreign ministry counselor, Lu Fut, to become his assistant, and it was from then on that he had the experience of interacting with his current and current boss, Pearson.

At that time, Luford was in trouble and was at a low point in his life. As far as he knew, this matter was related to the Grand Duchy of Württemberg, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Luford was in Pearson's sphere of influence at the time, and he was one level lower.

One night, Pearson, the Württemberg envoy who came back to report, actually came to Luft's office, and I learned later. That was the stop where he returned from Württemberg to ask for talents and resources, in order to bring more people to participate in the diplomatic consolidation of the Duchy of Württemberg, and to train candidates to take over the post of minister.

However, as Pearson told him later, the selection also depends on loyalty. He left Württemberg, but Württemberg has already branded his mark. It belongs to him Pearson's territory. In the Ministry, no other opponents are allowed to plunder this wealth.

Sure enough, successful people do not have any luck.

Shortly after this trip, his boss, Luft, later became the Minister of Württemberg, while he became the acting secretary of the famous person who had just returned to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

His job is to take care of this big man who originally only belonged to visiting.

But he didn't know at first that there was a "deal" between Luft and Pearson. Therefore, I am not in a good mood, and I am not enthusiastic about work.

And he soon discovered that Pearson, as the foreign ministry has long been rumored, is a **** who likes to give orders. The former minister often opened the bathroom door and stood in the squatting seat while urinating while working.

Young and handsome face, but a very crazy person in the studio.

However, workaholics have always been the least favorite of Alger Robben.

Watching him standing and urinating in the office bathroom, still holding his job and reporting a series of names, Pearson even said directly to him: "Robben listen, in the order of the names I just dictated, give those people one at a time. The telegram must not be wrong."

Alger Robben was already fed up with the boredom of these days, and he even selectively forgot his boss Luftt's warning and exhortation to serve Pearson carefully.

He left the list on the table near the bathroom and left.

After the half-hour meeting of the top diplomats, Pearson looked at him with embarrassment.

"Who did I call to send a telegram for me just now?"

Robben, who was young and vigorous at the time, went into a frenzy on the spot, and answered confidently: "I'm already very busy taking care of a boss myself, and it's not the same for the latter two."

Luford had already stood behind Pearson, and was still somewhat satisfied, but now he was dumbfounded when he heard it, and hurriedly asked Pearson for various explanations for him.

Robben clearly remembers that Luftt seemed to say something, "He's too tired and overworked."

Even while apologizing, he pulled him outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building to state his interests. Of course, he did not deny that Luft's selfishness was also at work, but just like Luft and him eating cakes, Pearson's The status has decided to follow him. It seems that in terms of the future, the opportunity is very rare and needs to be cherished by him.

Although he was stubborn, he finally returned to Pearson, but to his surprise, Pearson didn't seem to have any unpleasantness, or he should be called to do what he should.

She even took the initiative to talk to him.

"What would you like to drink?" Pearson asked, raising the coffee pot in his hand and walking beside him.

Alger Robben said he was flattered to say cream and sugar.

"Really? I usually drink black coffee," Pearson said, bringing Robben a cup.

"Well, I used to be a young man like you, full of personality." Pearson stood very close to him,

"I know what it's like when a person wants to have a career and is his own boss, but he has to work for others. What kind of major did you study in college?"

Robben talks about philosophy.

Pierson didn't respond. "There is very little money in this industry, and it also depends on the mouth to eat. If you want to upgrade, the philosophy is not in line with the professional, and diplomacy needs to be rigorous, and the rigorous basis comes from the understanding of national and international laws. I studied law at Leiden University. And politics, professional counterparts, so you can study law later."

Alger Robben didn't understand that after he hated the other party, the other party gave him honest and useful advice like a father.

Robben still clearly remembers his performance return visit: he, who has always been reluctant to be angry with others, took the initiative to return to Pearson's office, build the lists on the ground here, and spent 3 hours. Time, arrange the order and finish the telegrams one by one, and even, even after finishing the work, he came back to ask the pending former minister if he could do anything for him.

In this way, he and Pearson formally entered into a working relationship, and after several years of precipitation, he also understood that this was a technique of Pearson.

Not only did he turn a person who offended him into a servant who was dispatched by him, but Alger Robben now looked at his identity and could proudly and slightly sarcastically say that Pearson recruited himself One of his generals.

After three years of getting along, Alger Robben knows more about Pearson.

Pearson's personal approach: Never pick up a gun until you have ammunition ready. He can think about one thing for days and nights, and carefully study anything imaginable. Including the factor of being able to persuade others, once he is ready, then he will pretend to be signed to meet the other party. The other party has no idea what hit him. As long as he uses this trick, Robben finds that Basically nothing was hit.

The most impressive time he has personally experienced was when he was sent to the Prussian side by King William IV in January this year, a reporter from a Prussian media "Berlin Zeitung", this reporter was sent to report on the focus of the Dutch change ambassador. , so I came to inquire about many international issues in the Netherlands. Anyway, if I can write the questions, it is enough to crush a person, but this person made a surprise visit in order to make Pearson, a rising star in the Dutch diplomatic circles, embarrassed.

It's a pity that he was wrong, and it was so wrong that he underestimated Pearson's ability to adapt.

The newspaper reporter was waiting for Pearson outside his office. When Pearson appeared, he also expressed his intention to see Pearson's ugly appearance.

However, Pearson grabbed his arm directly, pulled him into the office, and said affectionately and enthusiastically: "You are here, I have been looking for you. I want to tell you that you are my IE already. The reporters who know the situation here, if it weren’t for me, the Netherlands and Prussia would definitely have suffered huge losses because of this, and Prime Minister Bismarck would not have been so handy in Prussia as he is now, even…”

Robben looked at the unbelievable expression on the reporter's face. He was also a little unbelievable. He didn't know what Pearson was doing, because he remembered that this reporter was here for the first time, and the Dutch embassy was also the first time to talk to this reporter. Deal with newspapers.

While Pearson was doing his tirade, he took out a white slip of paper, and scribbled and drew on it carefully, as if it were important. The article was handed to him.

So Robben walked out of the office with the note for unknown reasons. Then he opened the note and saw only two sentences on it: "Who am I talking to? Hurry up and send me his purpose and background. Come here~www.wuxiahere.com~Quick"

When Robben went in again an hour later and handed him the note, Pearson offered unexpected praise for the reporter's work, his talent as a journalist, and the progress he's been in now. He gave him the same honest advice as he did back then. After listening to Robben, he suddenly felt that the world was really amazing, and there are such people.

Whether it was at that time or in the years to come, Pearson's secret of success was revealed to him time and time again, but it was not something that ordinary people could learn.

Robben has since surrendered to his subordinates and has benefited a lot in the past three years.

Half an hour later, Pierson finally got off the carriage, so Alger Robben, who had been waiting outside the embassy gate for a long time, greeted him and said, "Ambassador Pierson, Bismarck and William I have been waiting for you at the Berlin Palace for a long time. , do you want to go to the palace to meet them now?"

Pearson patted Robben on the shoulder indifferently. Just as Robben later agreed, Pearson walked directly into the gate, leaving a sentence that shocked him.

"Since it's been half an hour, what about letting them wait for half an hour? Let them cool down first. I'm going to go eat something first and put down my stomach first."

"Although I know it won't go well, but this puts the host's king and prime minister aside, is that okay?" Alger Robben said with a wry smile, shook his head, and followed quickly.

(ps: In order to elevate William IV, he can only mention it to his subordinates as much as possible, and the role of Pearson is used to assist William IV in elevating his status. I like this role. Yes, everyone please vote for it!)