Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 60 Using Belgium as a chessboard, Britain and the Netherlands play chess (please vote for support)
"Your Majesty, are you finally here?" Hesbert Feng looked directly at William IV, regardless of other people's strange looks.

He had been waiting for this moment for a long time, and finally reached this moment.

"Yeah, it's finally here. So, our work is here, and it's time for everyone to start working."

At 1862:2 on February 19, 17, Belgium, which has been frequently mentioned in newspapers across Europe recently, once again became the news topic machine of various countries. At the same time, it also became the focus of attention of European leaders.

Buckingham Palace.

"I call on all walks of life in Belgium to calm down and not to cause harm that is unbearable for everyone. Leopold I is the chosen king and the king recognized by all countries. I hope that the Belgian people can calm down in time and restore the tranquility of the country. "

That night, Queen Victoria personally stood up for Leopold I. Naturally, her words were in favor of Leopold I, her uncle.

At the same time, her speech was received simultaneously by newspapers and magazines in various European countries.

Afraid of Britain's power, few newspapers in Europe would choose to simply forget it.

But she was naturally not the only one holding a kerosene lamp press conference that night.
"We still have the same deep love for our compatriots. No one should think that we will abandon our compatriots. We will never allow this to happen."

Napoleon III finally said harshly: "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 colleagues die in a foreign country without any care. Therefore, Prussia will provide our colleagues in Belgium with the help they want, such as encountering In times of danger, the Prussian army can be used for protection."

William IV also held a press conference, and it was also a press conference under a kerosene lamp. The Dutch cannot be insulted. It is impossible for the Dutch to refuse to save their compatriots. The Dutch are even more unwilling to cause war at will, but for their own Compatriots, we are also willing to fight for this. "

Countries such as Austria and Tsarist Russia expressed their positions one after another, and these positions began to appear in newspapers on the European continent on the morning of February 1862, 2.

Amsterdam, outside the palace gate.

Next to a noble carriage, an old man and a young man are fighting seemingly intimately, but in fact it is a clash of swords and shadows.

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

"The Viscount should know that the Netherlands has been planning this kind of thing for many years. It's time for Belgium to give some profits to the Netherlands, isn't it?"

Palmerston walked back a few steps, came to the side of William IV, and whispered: "Aren't you afraid that France will wait for an opportunity again and make a big profit?"

"That only proves that my skills are inferior to others."

Looking at the extremely confident William IV, he finally understood that everything was irreparable.

So he said boringly: "Then everything will be as you said. This time you and I will play a game. If you win, I will give you Queensland, but if you lose, I hope that you will completely withdraw from Belgium." How about your plan to never have anything to do with the situation in Belgium?"

"It's a deal," William IV said solemnly, looking at Palmerston with eyes as deep as the sea.

With the situation in Belgium in chaos, 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 question the legitimacy of Leopold I. Expand diplomatic statement.Under this situation, the marriage conference has lost its original atmosphere. If it continues, it will only increase the displeasure of the people.

So the royal families of various European countries left Amsterdam one by one.

On February 1862, 2, an event that shocked the world occurred.

In later records, this day was also regarded as the beginning of European nationalism.

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

This shocked the whole of Europe.

"It's okay to complain about people's dissatisfaction, but if it rises to the level of attacking the country's future helmsman, this is a serious crime committed by the cabinet. Has Belgium's populism reached this level? This is a very photogenic thing, British 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, work with the royal family to lick 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 1862, 2, he expressed concern about the development of the situation in Belgium. He also issued harsh criticisms about the timing of the attack on the crown prince in Belgium, but in the end he softened his stance. I hope Belgium can regain peace and stability.

But just like the drama on the stage, the Crown Prince had just been attacked, the British Prime Minister had just expressed his opinion, and other countries had not yet reacted from the shock, but another accident happened on the 24th.This incident completely reversed the sympathy points caused by the attack on Prince Leopold, the Belgian Crown Prince.

Because the Frenchman who attacked the Crown Prince actually publicly said that he did not attack the Crown Prince on purpose, but was forced to do so.And this person was the Crown Prince of Belgium. At the same time, Dutch and French newspapers began to rack their brains to come up with various plot possibilities and published various conspiracy theories in the newspapers.

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

Buckingham Palace.

Snapped!
Queen Victoria stood up dissatisfied and said sternly: "How dare William IV tell the Viscount like this?"

No wonder Queen Victoria was so angry. She discovered that as the most powerful country in Europe, she was unable to integrate Belgium, which truly defended her uncle. This reminded her of her uncle Leopold holding her when she was a child. Scenes of traveling around.I felt sad in my heart, and at the same time, my dissatisfaction with William IV, the King of the Netherlands, reached its peak.

Thinking of her daughter, Queen Victoria began to feel funny about the idea of ​​​​finding William IV as her son-in-law.

"This is such a fierce horse."

"Yes, but this fierce horse will be subdued by you sooner or later. He will obediently submit to the British Empire, just like Ireland."

When it came to Ireland, both of them were in a trance. The history of blood and tears in Ireland was almost as long as that of the Jews.

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

Therefore, the United Kingdom is always on guard against Ireland's rights in case it challenges the interests of England and Scotland at home.

"Whether the student's behavior this time was done by William IV? His past records reflect that he is probably the mastermind behind it."

(End of this chapter)