The second volume is full of glory and splendor in the capital, and the spirit is full of vitality in the foggy city. Chapter 331 Major Events (Thirteen)
Subtitle of this chapter : Your circle is so chaotic.
The author declares: Please don’t complain about the “water”, this chapter is really interesting and informative.
Just as Miss Lin Huiyin, who was later recognized as the "most beautiful woman in Seres", was reciting in front of the crowd, the British were holding an emergency royal meeting.
Since it was a royal conference, among the participants was naturally the first monarch of the Windsor dynasty - George V, whose full name was George Frederick Ernest Albert.
There is also his wife, the Queen of England, whose full name is Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes... I won't translate it.
She was the daughter of the Duke of Teck of Württemberg and her mother was Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, meaning she was a granddaughter of King George III. However, she grew up in England.
Their marriage is worth talking about.
George V was not the eldest son of Edward VII but the second son. He had an older brother, Prince Albert.
By the way, Edward VII was a womanizer and even had an affair with Winston Churchill's mother.
However, the British upper class at the time was not ashamed of it but proud of it. Churchill's father felt that there was nothing to be ashamed of being a brother-in-law to the king. This actually showed that his wife was pretty.
Of course, Churchill himself never expressed any opinion on this.
It is said that King George V fell in love with his cousin, Princess Marie, daughter of the Duke of Edinburgh.
The fathers of both parties and their grandmother, Queen Victoria, all welcomed this close relationship, but their mothers did not agree.
Why is this?
Anyone with a little history knows that George V was William II's cousin. Both of their maternal grandfathers were King Christian IX of Denmark. His mother was naturally a Danish princess.
The girl's mother was a Russian princess, the only daughter of Tsar Alexander II. The sisters-in-law just couldn't stand each other and had a very bad relationship.
George V's mother, the Princess of Wales, disliked the other party for being too pro-German. Just think about it, a British prince and a Russian princess are both German fans. Isn't that flattering?
As the Tsar's only daughter, the Duchess of Edinburgh has always been bothered by the fact that she could only be a duchess.
So she told her daughter, "Marrying the second son will only make her a duchess like me, Mom. What's the point? Mom, I'll ask your grandfather to introduce you to a prince who can inherit the throne."
So Princess Mary cruelly rejected George V's proposal and married the future King Ferdinand I of Romania in 1893.
In short, this love story actually involved the royal families of the four countries of Europa's father. It is a pity that there are no film or television works with this theme in later generations.
This already sounds quite weird, but what comes next sounds even more weird.
After being rejected, George V and his brother Prince Albert both fell in love with their cousin Princess Teck.
His elder brother was the first in line to the British throne, so it was natural for him to be engaged to Princess Turk. This incident also affected the relationship between the brothers. George V wrote to his grandmother Victoria to complain that he was not valued by the royal family.
Well, the British royal family didn't value him, but God did. His brother died of pneumonia six weeks after his engagement.
So George V not only married the woman he loved, but also became the King of England.
Now, this loving couple whose relationship history was rather "bumpy" sat on the throne with sad faces... How could they not be sad when their eldest son was taken hostage?
The Prime Minister, who had not slept all night, also looked constipated, and the conference hall where most of the cabinet and royal family members were present was silent.
Well, no one at the center of the great British Empire has any good solution, so they can only wait for that damn "Hibiscus Legion" to make a statement.
Shortly after the sun rose, someone hurried in and handed a document to Prime Minister Lloyd.
The British Prime Minister took the manuscript and looked at it...
The old man didn't care that he was in front of the emperor. He stood up suddenly and said angrily, "How abominable!"
“How abominable!”
"Yes, it's really abominable!"
When our Master Yuan wrote and his female disciple recited the magnificent article and reached the part with "SHAME ON YOU", the British Foreign Secretary and Colonial Secretary who were listening in the embassy were so angry that they were about to die.
Although they were hostages, nothing happened to the fifty or so people who stayed behind. Their hands and feet were not even tied.
Unfortunately, most of these people are past their prime and have been in high positions for many years.
Compared with young people, they are naturally less agile and impulsive, and more cautious and cautious.
At least Lord George Curzon and Mr. Winston Churchill never thought of fighting the robbers.
But now they really want to give it a try.
Because this Hibiscus Army is so cunning!!!
Well, translating it into Japanese means having a very bad conscience.
It turns out that what they said publicly about the Shandong issue was just a bluff.
If what they said last night was just to get Japan to abolish the Shandong Treaty, then in the final analysis this is just a political incident.
However, they have now elevated their criminal actions to a level higher than politics - morality.
Politics is rational, so even if the Japanese government refuses to back down, that is understandable.
Morality is emotional, so it is absolutely incomprehensible if the British government refuses to apologize.
The problem is that these two senior cabinet officials knew very well in their hearts that there was no way the British Empire would apologize for its colonial policies.
The two guys had no choice but to sulk for a while and watch the people from the Hibiscus Legion and the two ladies return to the embassy and close the door.
Churchill suddenly whispered, "George, have you noticed that half of the Hibiscus Corps haven't been seen for a long time?"
Lord Curzon frowned and asked, "Winston, you mean..."
"I mean, what are they doing?" Churchill said thoughtfully. "Are these people really willing to surrender?"
The Foreign Secretary shook his head and said, "Winston, you're worrying too much. They're completely surrounded now, not even a fly can escape. Where can they escape to?"
"I hope so..." The Secretary of State for the Colonies sighed, then smiled to himself and said, "George, if they can find a way to evacuate safely, maybe we can leave here safely too."
Lord Curzon thought for a moment and nodded. "Winston, you're right. I'm starting to hope they can find a way to evacuate..."
“Found it!”
