Make France Great Again

After all the dishes were served, John Brown reappeared in the restaurant, this time holding a tan unopened bottle of Sherry.

"Would you like a glass of sherry!" Prince Albert asked Palmerston in a brisk tone.

Palmerston pretended to be flattered and agreed to Albert, but he kept telling himself that he must not lose his words after drinking.

Compared with Queen Victoria, who had no "scheme", Palmerston was more "frightened" of Prince Albert.

This top student from Germany seems to be born for the British system. Palmerston does not see a trace of the frivolity that a nobleman should have in him. A knife in your back.

Albert motioned John Brown to open the cork, and with a "pop", John Brown opened the wine from the town of Jerez, Spain, which had been sealed for more than 200 years.

Another servant appeared in the restaurant with a tray containing 4 crystal cups. Each crystal cup had 2 cubes of ice cubes in the shape of sugar cubes. With a hazy hoarfrost, John Brown carefully poured the sherry into the crystal glass, and a "crashing" dark yellow-hot liquid like beer poured into the crystal glass, covering the white wall of the glass. The frost disappeared, and ice cubes floated above the crystal glass.

After the four glasses of sherry with ice were made in the hands of John Brown, the four servants entered the dining room and placed the sherry in front of Prince Albert, Palmerston and others.

The four servants left, and John Brown also saluted everyone present, carefully half-closed the door of the restaurant and stayed outside the restaurant to wait for Albert's summons.

"Cheers to Britain!" Albert raised his cup and turned his eyes to Palmerston, and Queen Victoria also turned to Palmerston's wife.

Palmerston immediately raised the glass with a flattered expression and said, "Cheers to the Queen and Prince!"

So did Mrs Palmerston.

The warmth of the sherry, combined with the coolness of the ice, traveled down Palmerston's throat to his stomach, and Palmerston felt a little drunk.

After half a glass of wine, Prince Albert didn't say anything. He lightly picked up the aluminum-plated knife and cut a piece of beef loin into his mouth.

Seeing that Albert didn't say anything, Palmerston also cut off the sirloin and chewed it finely.

It was not until the second sip of Sherry that Prince Albert entered the topic: "Palmeston, what do you think of the recent series of events in Britain?"

Palmerston immediately put down the knife and fork in his hand, picked up the tablecloth and wiped his face. After thinking for a moment, he pushed and said, "His Royal Highness, Prime Minister Russell is in charge of Britain's internal affairs. He must know better than me!"

Albert, who saw Palmerston playing football, had no other choice but to scold "Old Fox" in his heart. Albert was unwilling to believe that Palmerston, who was committed to the premiership, really did not understand that the outside world was rumored to be rumored. The uproar of the "Charter Movement" is mostly unwilling to get involved in this matter.

Albert, who scolded Palmerston inwardly, still had a kind smile on his face and said, "Can you tell me what happened in Continental recently, as the foreign minister? Understand what happened in Continental, and properly handle Britain and the United Kingdom. The relationship with the country should be your responsibility!"

"Your Highness, I don't know which part you want to listen to!" Palmerston asked?

For some reason, Albert suddenly remembered what Dr. James said to him this afternoon, and he immediately said, "Let's talk about our old neighbor France first! After all, the birthplace of this revolution came from that country."

Palmerston pondered for a moment, and reorganized the language in his mind: "During the February riots, the people of Paris drove their king out of the palace! The whole country has presented the worst side, those republicans and mountain parties are struggling to maintain. a republic."

"So, the riots in France won't affect Britain?" Albert continued.

The fear of the Great Revolution had penetrated deep into the bones of European monarchs. In order to make people fear the Revolution, they even demonized everything about the Great Revolution.

Palmerston replied after combining the changes from the British ambassador to France and the overall change in Europe: "From the current situation, this riot is different from the one decades ago, and the French political situation does not have a decisive force. Twist France together! The former dynastic deputies remain where they were."

"That's right!" Prince Albert nodded and asked again: "Which force in France do you think will win the final victory! Can the Bourbon Dynasty return? UU read www.uukanshu.com"

Palmerston shook his head and responded worriedly: "In terms of Britain's interests, a dynasty is always better than a republic, but judging from the existing information, the future of France is likely to be in the hands of those republics. ."

"Didn't you say that those congressmen are still in their original positions?" asked Albert, who lacked doubts about the French intelligence.

"His Royal Highness, the Bourbon dynasty has been around for 33 years since its inception in 1815. The people of Paris have already hated Bourbon! The Paris mob itself is a nation that loves the new and hates the old!" Palmerston added: "Although in our eyes two Bourbons have the same origin and different branches, but in the eyes of the Parisian mob, the French power is only from one Bourbon to another!"

Palmerston in April could not have imagined that the June Revolution two months later would push the republicans who had secured the victory directly into the abyss of defeat.

"If it's... the Bonaparte family..." Prince Albert asked tentatively.

There was a flash of surprise in Palmerston's eyes. He had also heard some rumors about Prince Albert's contact with the Bonaparte family. Now it seems that some of the rumors are not groundless.

"Your Highness, with all due respect!" Palmerston said bluntly: "The Bonaparte family has been out of politics for more than 30 years, and its influence has long since disappeared with the disappearance of the empire. A party without influence is very It's hard to make a difference in French politics!"

Afterwards, Palmerston changed the subject: "Of course I'm just saying that in general, who knows that the French political scene is changing rapidly, and there may be a miracle! Appropriate investment is still necessary! An empire is far better than an empire. The Republic is better!"