Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

Chapter 60: Using Belgium as a chessboard, England and the Netherlands play chess

"Your Majesty, is it finally here?" Heisbert Von looked at William IV with fiery heat, regardless of other people's strange eyes.

At this moment, he has waited for a long time, and finally he has waited for this moment.

"Yeah, it's finally here, then, our work is here, it's time for everyone to start work"

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At 17:00 on February 19, 1862, Belgium, which has been frequently published in European newspapers recently, has once again become a news topic machine in various countries, and at the same time, it has also become the focus of European leaders.

Buckingham Palace.

"I appeal to all walks of life in Belgium to calm down and not to do any harm that is unbearable for everyone. Leopold I is the chosen king and the lord recognized by all countries. I hope that the Belgian people can calm down in time and restore the peace of the country. "

That night, Queen Victoria herself stood up and stood on the platform for Leopold I. Naturally, what she said was to help her uncle, Leopold I.

At the same time, her speech received the telegram simultaneously in the European newspapers and magazines.

Fear and the power of Britain, basically few newspapers in Europe would choose to forget it directly.

But she was not the only one who held the kerosene lamp press conference that night.

"We still have the same affection for our compatriots. No one should think that we will abandon our compatriots, and it is absolutely impossible to allow this scene to happen."

Napoleon III finally said fiercely: "For this, the noble French are willing to fight for this"

"Prussia has always been peace-loving, but it does not mean that we are willing to see our comrades die in a foreign country and ignore them. Therefore, Prussia will provide our comrades in Belgium with the help they want, such as encountering When in danger, you can look to the Prussian army for protection"

William IV also held a press conference, which was also held under kerosene lamps. The Dutch cannot be humiliated. It is impossible for the Dutch to save their compatriots. The Dutch are even more reluctant to cause war at will, but for their own sake. Compatriots, we are also willing to fight for this. "

Austria and Tsarist Russia and other countries expressed their positions one after another, all of which were staged in the European continent on the morning of February 20, 1862, and appeared in the newspapers.

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Amsterdam, outside the gates of the Royal Palace.

Beside a noble carriage, the old man and the young man seemed to be in an intimate war, but in fact they were fighting with swords and swords.

"It seems that Holland is determined not to back down this time?" Palmerston was about to step into the carriage, but turned back at the last moment, as if he was unwilling to let go of the last hope.

"What the Viscount should know, this kind of thing has been planned by the Netherlands for many years, Belgium, it's time to give some profits to the Netherlands, isn't it?"

Palmerston took a few steps back, came to William IV, and said in a low voice, "Aren't you afraid that France will wait for an opportunity again and make a lot of money?"

"That can only prove that my skills are not as good as others."

Looking at the incomparably confident William IV, he finally understood that everything was irreversible.

So he said indifferently: "Then everything is as you said, this time I will have a game with you. If we win, I will give you Queensland, but if you lose, I hope that you will completely withdraw from you in Belgium. plan, and from now on will not be concerned about the situation in Belgium, how about that?”

"A word is settled." William IV looked at Palmerston with deep eyes like the sea, and replied heavily.

With the chaotic situation in Belgium, the marriage conference ended in vain, especially in Amsterdam, hundreds of thousands of Dutch people took to the streets to apply for the Kingdom of the Netherlands to support the bad experience of the Dutch in Belgium, and to challenge the legitimacy of Leopold I. Expand Diplomatic Statement.

Under such circumstances, the marriage conference has lost its original atmosphere, and if it continues, it will only increase the dissatisfaction of the people.

So the royal families of Europe left Amsterdam one by one.

On February 21, 1862, a major event occurred that was enough to shock the world.

In later records, this day is also known as the beginning of European nationalism.

Because on this day, when people were dissatisfied with Leopold I, a student from French even attacked the newly returned Crown Prince Leopold outside the Royal Palace of Brussels.

This shocked the whole of Europe.

"It's okay to complain about the people's dissatisfaction, but if it rises to the level of attacking the future helmsman of the country, this is a serious crime committed by the cabinet. Has Belgian populism reached this level? This is a very impressive thing, Great Britain. The Empire is saddened by what happened to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and at the same time hopes that the Belgian people will regain their senses and, together with the royal family, will heal the huge wounds caused by this demonstration, and make the right choice for Belgium to return to its original track."

As soon as British Prime Minister Palmerston returned to London on February 22, 1862, he began to worry about the development of the situation in Belgium, and made a severe criticism of the time when the Crown Prince was attacked in Belgium, but finally softened. With hard, I hope Belgium can restore peace and stability.

However, just like the drama on the stage, the Crown Prince was just attacked, the British Prime Minister just expressed his opinion, and other countries have not yet reacted from the shock, but another accident happened on the 24th. This accident completely reversed the sympathy points brought by the attack on Prince Leopold, the Belgian Crown Prince~www.wuxiahere.com~ Because the French who attacked the Crown Prince publicly stated that he did not mean to Attacked the crown prince's forehead, but was forced. And this person is the Crown Prince of Belgium, and at the same time, the Dutch and French newspapers began to rack their brains to conceive the possibility of various plots, and published various conspiracy theories in the newspapers.

For a time, Belgium fell into the whirlpool of discussion again.

Buckingham Palace.

Snapped!

Queen Victoria stood up in dissatisfaction and said sternly, "How dare William IV tell the Viscount like this?"

No wonder Queen Victoria was so angry that she found out that, as the most powerful country in Europe, she did not have the ability to integrate Belgium, which truly defended her uncle, which made her think of her uncle Leopold holding her when she was a child. Scenes of playing everywhere. I felt sad in my heart, and at the same time, my dissatisfaction with William IV, the Dutch king, rose to the top.

Symphony of her daughter, Queen Victoria began to laugh at the idea of ​​finding William IV as her son-in-law.

"This is really a fierce horse."

"Yes, but this fierce horse, he will be conquered by you sooner or later. Obediently submit to the feet of the British Empire, just like Ireland."

Speaking of Ireland, both of them were in a trance for a while. The history of blood and tears in Ireland has almost matched that of the Jews.

Which countries in the Middle East are the enemies of the Jews, while the enemies of the Irish are the British.

Therefore, the United Kingdom is on guard against the rights of Ireland, lest they challenge the interests of England and Scotland at home.

"Will the student's behavior this time be done by William IV? I have seen his previous records, which all reflect that he is probably the mastermind behind the scenes..."

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