"Don't be in a hurry, be patient, I don't believe that Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Austria-Hungary, Great Britain, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Denmark, none of these countries will take the initiative to invite us to meet."
President Meng replied calmly.President Meng really didn't panic, he had already thought about it, even if it was this visit, there really wasn't a head of government in the whole of Europe to meet with him, and he didn't care if there was really a monarch of a country who wanted to establish diplomatic relations with China, the king of Greece, George I, who was about to be forty years old, was the first.Before coming to Europe, Hua Huang and Zhao Qingluo had conducted research on the leaders of the countries they would visit, and through the intelligence of the Chinese Bureau of Statistics, the information they had may be more detailed than that of the high-level leaders of each country.Just like this Greek king, the Chinese emperor knew that he was brought in by the parliament, and he was not an automatic successor king, which is usually unstable.George I was Prince Christian of Holstein, Zondeburg, Glücksburg, in 1863, the second son of King Christian IX of Denmark and his wife, Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel, born on December 24, 1845 in Copenhagen, the capital of the Kingdom of Denmark, and was born Christian Wilhelm, Ferdinand Adolf Georg.He had an eldest brother: Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Karl, who later became King Frederick VIII of Denmark; an older sister: Queen Alexandra, who later became Queen of England; two younger sisters: Maria Feodorovna, who later became Empress of Russia, and Princess Tira, who later became Crown Princess of Hanover; and a younger brother: Prince Waldema.through his mother's ancestor, Anna of Bohemia and Hungary, wife of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, who was a descendant of the Komnenos dynasty of the Byzantine Empire; Through his father's ancestor, Count Amedeo VI of Savoy, he was a descendant of the Palaiologos of the Byzantine Empire.Christian William Ferdinand Adolf Georg's father, Christian, became the Crown Prince of Denmark in 1852, and he became the Prince of Denmark and was known as Prince William of Denmark.As a young man, he served in the Royal Danish Navy.In 1862, a coup d'état overthrew the rule of King Otto I of Greece and was recognized by Britain, Russia, and France.The Greek National Assembly approved Prince Alfred, the second son of Queen Victoria of England, and later the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke of Coburg Gotha of Saxony as the kings of Greece, hoping to get the Ionian Islands through the British.However, the Treaty of London of 1832 stipulated that Britain, Russia, and France could not use their own royal family as kings of Greece.Prince William of Denmark was proposed to be King of Greece and unanimously proclaimed King George I of Greece in Parliament in 1863.George I differed from his predecessors in two distinct ways: first, he was chosen by the Greeks, not imposed on the Greeks; Second, he was the king of all Greece, not just the kingdom of Greece.This shows that he was not only the king of the Greeks within the Kingdom of Greece, but also the king of the Greeks who lived in the territory that was not yet part of the Kingdom of Greece.On March 30, 1863, George I was inaugurated as King of Greece and his enthronement ceremony took place in Copenhagen.Former Greek Prime Minister Konstantin Canaris led the Greek delegation.On November 15 of the same year, George I's father ascended the throne as King of Denmark, known as Christian IX, the first king of the Danish dynasty of Glücksburg.Father and son became the founding kings of both countries in the same year, which is rare in European history.George I arrived in Athens, the capital of Greece, on October 18, 1863, on October 18, 1863, when he was only 17 years old.With the accession to the throne of George I, Britain gave the Ionian Islands to Greece as a gift.George I decided not to follow in the footsteps of his predecessors, so he intensified his study of Greek in addition to his native Danish.He took as his motto "My strength comes from the love of my people".George I often wandered the streets of Athens, unlike his predecessors, who would only appear in spectacular motorcades.He found his royal palace in a state of chaos after the exile of the former king.It was decided to renovate the building, which is more than 40 years old.He also ensured that he himself was not influenced by Danish advisers, and that he himself had a high level of strategic and political discernment.In 1864, Greece promulgated a new constitution.The new constitution increased the rights and freedoms of the people and provided for the powers of a severely limited but more powerful constitutional monarch.It reduces the irresponsible actions of the parliament and increases the efficiency of the parliament.The parliament is unicameral and is subject to direct and universal suffrage.It was one of the most democratic constitutions in Europe at the time.George I took an oath to the constitution on November 28, 1864.Despite a democratic constitution, Greek governments rarely lasted long, and elections were often conducted through bribery.In 1867, George I married Olga Konstantinovna, the Grand Duchess of Russia.Their eldest son was born the following year.The public demanded that the child be named Constantine, on the one hand, after his Russian grandfather, and more importantly, because the Greek people hoped that one day he would be able to rule the capital city of Constantinople, which bears his name.Between 1864 and 1874, Greece experienced 21 cabinet terms, the longest of which lasted a year and a half.On May 8, 1875, Charlie Rousteri Coupis, who had been anonymously criticized George I in the press, became prime minister.He forced George I to recognize the constitutional principle that the king had an obligation to trust the leader of the parliament, and when the latter was able to lead the majority of the parliament, he would form the government.He formed the first political party in modern Greece: the New Party.Although on October 27, Alexandros Cumonduros's National Party joined forces with other parties to oppose him in the general election, which brought him down.However, the principle of the formation of a government by the parties with a parliamentary majority has been established.In the last quarter of the 19th century, Tri Koopis basically alternated with Kumonduros and his successor, Theodoros, Derigianis, as prime ministers.At the beginning of the reign of George I, industrial development was relatively slow; However, there has been a great development in foreign trade and seafaring shipping.George I was given the title of King of the Greeks, that is, King of all Greeks.The so-called "great ideal" was to recover the places inhabited by the Greeks who were still under foreign rule.George I was the first to propose the recovery of Crete.Crete, where most of its inhabitants were Greeks, remained under the rule of the Ottoman Empire.In 1866 there was a rebellion on the island, and the Greeks of Crete demanded that Crete be annexed to Greece and filed a complaint with the Protectorate.Britain did not agree to the annexation of Crete to Greece.Finally, in 1868 an agreement was reached for a representative government in Crete.Throughout the 1870s, Greece continued to put pressure on the Ottoman Empire to get Epirus and Thessaly.From 1875 onwards, there were numerous rebellions against the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans.In 1877, Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire, and the Russo-Turkish War broke out.Subsequently, Romania declared war on the Ottoman Empire.George I, as the brother-in-law of the Russian crown prince, was asked to declare war on the Ottoman Empire.But it was stopped by Britain and France, which remained neutral.In 1878, after the end of the war, German Chancellor Bismarck invited the Great Powers to the Berlin Conference.A representative of Greece attended the meeting, and the Ottoman Empire agreed to negotiate with Greece on the expansion of Greece's northern borders and the administration of Crete.In October 1878, the Ottoman Empire agreed to establish a representative government in Crete and appointed an Orthodox Christian.From 1879 onwards, peace talks began on the Greek-Turkish border.Although the Kingdom of Greece was pro-Russian because of the relationship with the king, this did not prevent the elected king George I from taking an interest in the Chinese emperor.George I's legendary experience made George I curious and admired, especially after hearing about the cold reception that the Emperor received in the Ottoman Turkish Empire."
It's time for them to go," asked George I."
Tomorrow, we plan to visit for three days, and we haven't sent anyone to contact us."
Kumonduros, a royal official, replied.George I sighed, he, the king, actually did not have much power, unlike the Sultan of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, although Greece had a slow industrial development, it was already a capitalist country, and a typical form of capitalist countries in this era was that the emperor basically had no power.Only a few countries, such as the emperors of Germany, Japan, and China, had great power, and the other was the Ottoman Turkish Empire, which was still in a semi-feudal state, and the more countries with a high degree of capitalist development, the more powerless they had."
What the hell does Trikupis want to do This is the most important guest to visit the Kingdom of Greece, as far as I know, China is a big country in the East, its national strength is far above the Kingdom of Greece, and it has defeated Tsarist Russia, and it will not be harmful to our Kingdom of Greece to be able to have good relations with such a country, alas."
George I sighed."
Your Majesty, you don't have to wait for Trikoupis, Your Majesty can directly invite Emperor Hua to the palace to meet, so as to increase Your Majesty's prestige in the country.""
Prime Minister Trikupis does not want to come into contact with China, and I suspect that he has selfish intentions, and China has bad relations with Britain and France, and he is pro-British and French." ”King George I of Greece immediately understood the mystery, "It turns out that the doorway is here, no, Germany is rising, the general trend of Europe, in addition to Britain and France, there are also Germany and Austria, we can't tie ourselves to the British." ”"Yes, Your Majesty."
Kumonduros was glad to see that the Emperor understood what he meant."
You go and invite the Emperor Hua to the palace now, and I will take the queen and my children to hold a family banquet to welcome the Emperor Hua to Greece."
George I stood up and said, "This will be the first important foreign monarch I will meet." ”"Okay, I'll arrange it right away.Your Majesty, please rest assured. ”Kumonduros went down as he spoke.Hwahuang is having fun at the hotel with a group of women, and Hwahuang will not be bored, Catherine, Sophia, Lee Tae-hee, Gegger, and Yakoterina Klimova.Yakoterina Klimova has also relaxed a lot after a few days of relaxation, she has indeed been tired from the position of the chief executive of the Central Asian Province for more than a year.Hua Huang smiled at Yakoterina Klimova and said: "You have to work hard, but you mainly rely on using your brains and arranging more effective subordinates. ”"Yes, Your Majesty, my ability is insufficient, I am learning a lot of things, and I suddenly became the position of the district administrator, and I have no experience."
Yakoterina Klimova said hurriedly.President Meng smiled slightly: "No experience, isn't it experienced now, experience is out of force, I believe in your ability." ”Yakoterina Klimova was secretly happy to see that the emperor could now speak to herself naturally, and did not regard herself as an outsider at all, just like she did to Lee Tae-hee and Jiegege."
Yakoterina Klimova is so beautiful."
Catherine is naturally acquainted, and whoever she has been with for a long time can be friends, and she sat affectionately next to Yakoterina Klimova.Yakoterina Klimova blushed, "My sister laughed at me, my sister is beautiful." ”President Meng smiled: "It's all beautiful." ”"Your Majesty, the King of Greece has sent an invitation to His Majesty to a banquet at the royal palace, and the King of Greece will welcome His Majesty with a family banquet."
Wang Zhankui came to report.Emperor Hua and Catherine, as well as Princess Catherine Kaf, all knew about the political situation in Greece, and knew that this king was not a real power, and he had shown the greatest sincerity in being able to invite him like this.Emperor Hua immediately said happily: "Okay, then go, tell them now, I will go to the banquet." ”Princess Katrina Kafu didn't speak, and the Emperor knew that Princess Katrina Kafu agreed, and now the Emperor is inseparable from Princess Katrina Kaf, and he is a little dependent, and he wants to know Princess Katrina Kaf's opinion on big and small things."
Okay, I'll make arrangements right away, does Your Majesty want to take anyone to the banquet?"
asked Wang Zhankui."
The Queen is going, and Lady Catherine and I will go with her."
Princess Katrina Kafu whispered to Emperor Hua.President Meng smiled slightly: "Well, that's it." ”"I want to go too."
Sophia whispered.Catherine laughed, "You're too young, besides, it's not to play." ”Sophia let out a well-behaved oh."
Originally, it was possible, but it is true that you are a little too young, and you still don't understand many things, so you will entertain foreign guests in China in the future and let you go."
Hua Huang smiled at Sophia.Catherine was happy when she heard it, and if the emperor could say that, he wanted to keep Sophia by his side all the time.Timothy Lee was also very happy and touched Sophia's head, and Sophia leaned into her father's arms.Zhao Qingluo stood beside her, her heart was slightly sour, the emperor is really big and small, even 11-year-old Sophia can have feelings t1706231537: