Daming 1805

Chapter 108 For the Peace of Our Times

Zhu Jingyuan continued to walk through the main halls and attached halls, considering various possibilities about Napoleon in his heart.

Guided by the guards, he walked through several porches and saw James Monroe from Yinzhou.

Monroe was talking with Arthur Wellesley, the British general who had returned from Yinzhou.

Wellesley is the Duke of Wellington in history, nicknamed the Iron Duke, one of the most famous generals in Tessian history.

Defeat Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo and become a British Field Marshal.

He was later awarded the rank of Marshal by Russia, Austria, Prussia, Hannover, Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands.

He became the only person in the history of the world who won the rank of Marshal of the Eight Kingdoms of Thailand and the West.

He is also the first British general to become prime minister, and has achieved the life achievement of "becoming a general and becoming a prime minister".

Now Wellesley is still a 36-year-old general in his prime, and he doesn't know what achievements he will have in his original history.

Zhu Jingyuan greeted Napoleon very casually as he did when he faced Napoleon:

"Mr. Monroe, General Wellesley, may I ask you two questions?"

When the two heard the voice, they turned around and saw Zhu Jingyuan, and like Napoleon, they immediately guessed Zhu Jingyuan's identity.

Although the two sides were originally direct enemies, they had just fought a world war for more than ten years.

But now that peace talks have begun, especially now that he is standing on the other side's territory, he must be polite enough.

The former president of the Monroe Doctrine and the Marshals of the Eight Nations in the western mainland bowed to Zhu Jingyuan together:
"I have seen His Royal Highness the King of Food."

Zhu Jingyuan smiled and waved his hands:
"No need to be too polite, what I want to know is, has the United Kingdom considered withdrawing the vassal and granting full citizenship rights to the Yinzhou colonial immigrants?"

Wellesley's expression immediately became very confused. Even if we have already started peace talks, it is impossible to communicate on such internal affairs issues, right?

But Wellesley was a general, so he turned to look at Monroe beside him.

British Secretary of American Affairs, Monroe said to Zhu Jingyuan with a straight face:

"This is our UK's internal affairs. Please forgive me for not being able to give a detailed introduction to His Royal Highness Prince Dashi."

Zhu Jingyuan didn't care about the answer, and immediately asked a more sensitive question:

"Have Mr. Monroe considered establishing an American empire belonging to the Americans, or becoming a prince-level vassal state of Ming Dynasty..."

Monroe's expression became even uglier, what are you doing, Your Highness!
The American Empire for the Americans, indeed, would have touched the hearts of the colonies.

But even if you want to discuss this kind of thing, you have to discuss it with me alone. How can you talk about it in front of the British generals?
Both Monroe and Wellesley were confused by Zhu Jingyuan's simple, rude and straightforward provocation, and they didn't react immediately.

"If you haven't considered it, you can start thinking about it now. If you have an idea, you can contact me on the inn's phone."

Zhu Jingyuan left another sentence, then turned around and left without having a detailed chat with the two of them.

Monroe watched in astonishment as Zhu Jingyuan's back disappeared, and then he reacted suddenly, and immediately turned to Wellesley beside him:

"General Wellesley, I absolutely don't have that kind of thought, this prince of food is 'sowing discord'!"

Wellesley nodded with a wry smile and said:
"Of course I believe you, minister, what His Royal Highness the Great Food King did just now was actually copying the famous saying of Emperor Renwu of Ming Dynasty.

"'Don't care if you have a date or not, try it out', otherwise he should stay and talk with us in detail, instead of leaving a word like this and leaving..."

Hearing what Wellesley said, Monroe was visibly relieved.

Of course, this unwarranted thing will not allow him to be punished, but after it spreads, it may make the king suspicious of himself.

This is completely an indiscriminate disaster that Da Ming imposed on himself, and it is the best result to directly strangle him in the bud.

Monroe didn't know that his self in another time and space was actually the president of the United States.

Now, as a member of the British cabinet and minister in charge of American affairs, he is already the top official of the British court.

Although I am the spokesperson for the interests of the American colonies, I also attach importance to the status of the British cabinet minister.

Therefore, in specific matters, continue to guarantee the basic interests of the American colonies and fulfill their representative obligations.

At the same time, it is most in line with Monroe's personal interests to maintain the status quo of the relationship between the colonies and the British mainland.

If the United States really "withdraws", can I, the Secretary of American Affairs, continue to serve?

At the same time, after a short pause, Wellesley continued on the topic:

"But he may have really hit the mark. We may not have this idea, but there are too many people in the colony who have this idea.

"I just came back from the colony, and during my years there, I can clearly feel that many people are not satisfied with their current status.

"Especially, under the circumstances that the Ming Dynasty officially began to 'withdraw the vassal' and decided to grant full citizenship rights to immigrants from the vassal states.

"Now we must start to consider these issues, and we must advise His Majesty to make changes in response to the situation."

Monroe also reacted immediately, and explained with a grim expression:

"Of course I understand that if possible, we, the UK, should also substantively 'withdraw' and turn the United States into a mainland.

"But you should know that Daming's withdrawal from the feudal domain started when the royal family had provided enough benefits.

"But our British royal family may not have that kind of power, nor may we be able to make that kind of decision.

"If it is during a war, the media and official power can also be used to exaggerate the atmosphere of threat and force local interest groups to compromise.

"Now that peace talks have begun, the pressure of war has suddenly eased, and everyone is waiting for real peace.

"Now we want to substantively 'withdraw', it is basically impossible."

Wellesley also understood these difficulties, so he nodded rather melancholy and said:

"Yeah, I know it's impossible, but we have to deal with it in advance, even if it's an announcement that we're going to withdraw the domain.

"If someone raises the banner of 'princes and generals are better than each other' in the colony, the consequences will be unpredictable...

"I don't want my next combat mission to be to put down a rebellion in a colony."

While Monroe and Wellesley were discussing colonial affairs, King George III of the British Kingdom, who was far away in the British mainland, was also browsing various news at his desk.

The report of the negotiating team ahead, the daily report of the cabinet members, the important affairs of the mainland and the colonies...

The situation ahead and in the country is still under control, but there are some troubles in the colonies.

After reading the report, the 67-year-old King George sighed slightly tiredly, unable to think of any particularly good solution.

After spending a while in a daze, the old king began to read the newspapers of the past two days.

"The Great Ming Searches for a Roman Successor".

"Prince, Uncle and Nephew in the Ming Delegation".

"The Cape of Good Hope is ranked in the Ming-Ou Peace Talks, and the Ming Dynasty recognizes that Rome can be tied with it".

The Roman Empire, Europe's Most Glorious Age.

"Lucia, Austria, Ottoman, France, who is the real Rome?" "

"The Jade Face of His Royal Highness Zhu Jingyuan, the Angelic Emperor Sun of Daming Shenzhou".

What Rome Should Look Like in a New Era.

"If Rome Still Stands".

"The French Royal House issued a statement that King Charles VIII of France received the claim and title of Byzantine Emperor in 1494 from André Barriolio, nephew of the last Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI".

The old king felt a little dizzy looking at these news headlines.

Why in a day or two, the newspapers are full of Rome?
Prussia and Austria fell out, and the Holy Roman Empire was completely disbanded. Why did Rome fanaticism rise again in Europe?

Just because Ming recognized Rome as its equal?

It can only be this reason.

The old king was not interested in these news, because even if the title of Rome was specially transferred, it would not reach his own home.

The old king flipped through the newspaper a little bored, and then saw the name of Prime Minister Pete.

"Peace Talk Highlights: Witty Prime Minister Pete deftly resolved Prince Daming's problem during the talks".

King George instinctively felt that it should be a small article praising Prime Minister Peter.

After reading the text for a while, I found that the actual content is indeed the case.

But after King George had to read it all, he always felt that this article was very wrong.

What is "changing positions of monarchs and ministers"?
The monarch and his ministers exchange places?This word is obviously transformed from Wang Che's transposition, but it's awkward no matter how you look at it.

The Prince of Wales is the crown prince, and King George himself is not in a good spirit, so the Prince of Wales' responsibilities are even heavier.

King George is even prepared to make the Prince of Wales regent if his condition gets worse.

But in the current international negotiations, the position of the Prince of Wales has been replaced by Prime Minister Pitt.

Is this what Prime Minister Pitt called "tactful"?
Today I changed my seat when the ranking was determined, so will I have to sit in the negotiation process in the future?
The point is, the change of position between monarch and minister, according to Daming, isn't this usurping the throne?

After realizing this problem, King George III's expression became more and more ugly.

Although in today's Britain, it is basically impossible for courtiers to usurp the throne, not to mention that Pete cannot be regarded as a powerful minister.

But King George felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

All the deeds of Prime Minister Pete in the past immediately flashed in the king's mind.

The small details that were not a problem at first made the king feel a little uncomfortable for no reason.

"Pete has been in office for six years, why not change the prime minister?"

"Let Monroe try it? If he was born in a colony and becomes prime minister, can he appease the people in the colony?"

"But there will certainly be opposition from various indigenous groups..."

Even in the original history, King George III had the ability to skip the election, skip the House of Commons and directly appoint the prime minister.

In history, William Pitt Jr. was directly appointed as prime minister by George III.

At that time, the House of Commons did not want to accept Pitt, so George III directly dissolved the Parliament, and after re-election, Pitt became the leader of the House of Commons.

George III could even appoint an aristocrat from the House of Lords as Prime Minister, simply by resigning from the House of Lords and joining the House of Commons.

In the United Kingdom, which has been influenced by Ming studies in this world, King George III has greater power than in history, and the success rate of directly appointing a prime minister is also higher.

It's just that it's a little too sensitive for Monroe, a minister from the New World, to be the prime minister.

So the old king fell into thinking and hesitation.

Pete and Monroe, who were far away in the western corner, did not know that their fate had reached a threshold.

Time passed slowly, and the Cape of the West gradually came to noon, and the banquet was about to officially begin.

The waiters of the palace were scattered all over the palace, guiding the scattered guests to sit at their seats.

Pete was brought to the first position on the right under the main seat of the main hall, which was basically the same position as during the meeting, opposite to Prince Zhu Jianfeng of Ming Dynasty.

Pete felt a little strange, but this was an informal banquet, so he sat down without paying too much attention to the order.

Zhu Jingyuan returned to the apse to rest for a while, and when the banquet officially started, he walked into the main hall again under the guidance of his entourage.

The arrangement of seats in the main hall is similar to that of the Wenhua Hall for the talks, except that the conference tables were removed and turned into a place for singing and dancing performances.

The representatives of Daming and Taixi sat on the left and right sides of the center respectively, each with a separate small table.

Sitting directly above the north facing south, there are still two seats on the owner's position.

Zhu Jingyuan took one seat himself, and the other seat was vacant for Rome.

My ninth uncle, Zhu Jianfeng, sat first on the left under the main seat, and Pete was arranged to be first on the right.

Zhu Jingyuan was very satisfied with this, and walked to the stage unhurriedly.

Except for Zhu Jianfeng, all the people attending the banquet got up together and bowed to Zhu Jingyuan:
"I have seen His Royal Highness Prince Dashi!"

"You are welcome, please sit down."

Zhu Jingyuan returned the salute casually, and then did not sit down directly, but stood still and cleared his throat:
"On this important day today, I have a few words to say, please listen carefully."

The scene immediately fell silent, and the sound of silk and bamboo around it also immediately stopped.

All the representatives looked up at Zhu Jingyuan on the stage, and even Zhu Jianfeng next to him was a little curious.

What would the young prince say at the beginning of such a banquet.

Zhu Jingyuan glanced across the audience, and said in a very formal and serious voice:
"On behalf of the Ming Dynasty Hall, this king came to Western Cape to discuss with you. There is actually only one real purpose.

"That is peace, for the peace of our time."

The representatives below were immediately speechless.

You just made it so serious that you thought you were going to announce something big, and it turned out to be "peace" nonsense.

So far, the representatives of the Thai and Western countries still see Zhu Jingyuan as a simple, naive child.

Still instinctively believed that everything Zhu Jingyuan said and did was specially planned by Daming's diplomatic team.

He was just a representative who came out to carry out these plans, after all Zhu Jingyuan himself was too young.

But no matter who arranged it, the representatives are very cooperative with the ceremonial slogan of peace:

"Hopefully we can have real peace."

"The benevolence of His Highness the Great Food King is really admirable."

"Work hard for the peace of our generation!"

"Thanks to Dashi Wang for his contribution to peace."

When most people spoke big words, nothing unusual happened. Only when Pete spoke, someone took a photo again.

Pete still didn't feel that there was anything wrong. He was the most important representative of Tessi, and it was normal to take a few more photos of himself.

Listening to these words, Napoleon wanted to laugh when he saw the atmosphere at the scene:

"Peace... hehe..."

(End of this chapter)