Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

British Empire, London, inside the Dutch Embassy in the United Kingdom.

"It is mediocre not to be envied by others! Have you ever seen a big country with truly good-neighborly and friendly neighbors?"

William IV's words made Hesbertvon look ugly, and he was about to persuade him again.

At this moment, the Dutch Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Michael Davis, who was next to him, elegantly and promptly cut in: "But the Foreign Secretary's worries are right, and the British Empire is composed of Queen Victoria, the Tories and the Whigs. The Netherlands does not need to take action on the internal conflicts at the top. Your Majesty, I think they will do it themselves first. It is better for us to retreat for now."

This year, the Dutch Ambassador to the UK Mike Davis, who is 38 years old like Hesbert von, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, may have grown up in a wealthy family, so he is pampered and has a very elegant and gentlemanly temperament, with wisdom and restraint.

This is different from his old rival Nicholas Pierson, the former ambassador to Prussia and now the third minister of the Netherlands, who shows his sharpness.

They are known as the people who operate the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in both deceitful and royal ways.

Hesbertvon gave him a grateful look.

These fell into William IV's eyes, and he looked at him thoughtfully.

Let a person who originally made his colleagues from all over the world retreat in the Netherlands and even internationally, now chooses to retreat in front of his own subordinates and former opponents. The psychological factors here are definitely a big problem, and some people will do so. He was extremely suspicious of the people around him, and some people even couldn't bear it and directly brought up old scores and insulted each other. However, William IV knew that,

Hesbertvon is not such a shallow person, and Mike Davis is not the kind of person who only knows how to push the envelope.

William IV looked at the two men and was full of confidence in the diplomatic elites of the Netherlands to dominate the diplomatic field in the future world. Although Bismarck was currently feared, after a fight, William IV felt that nothing could be better than this. The idea is that Seward, America's diplomatic whale in the 1870s, has been disgraced by him. If a Dutchman becomes president in this election, this guy will be the first to be kicked out of the Bureau.

As for Britain, the feud between Disraeli and Creston lasted from the late 1860s to the late 1880s. The nearly 20-year battle had reached a heart-rending level. The battle between the two seemed to outweigh the The overall interests of the British Empire, if not for the existence of the powerful Queen Victoria, might have caused internal strife in the British Isles in the past twenty years. With the help of external forces, a civil war is not impossible.

Napoleon III of France spoke his mind, and having a diplomat was almost as good as not having one at all.

As for the others, William IV did not underestimate them. He relied solely on his own strength without having to borrow future prophets, and he was not afraid of anyone.

On the other side, Queen Victoria was meeting with Prime Minister Disraeli and Foreign Secretary Russell.

"William IV was invited to come to our UK. What do you think?" Queen Victoria looked at Disraeli after asking. Although she wanted to ask Russell more.

Disraeli's eyes flashed and he said: "Your Majesty, William IV is here at the invitation of the Queen. He is apparently here to discuss the marriage between Princess Louise and the Prince of the Netherlands. No, now he should say that he hopes to marry Crown Prince Frederik." , but I think that perhaps the situation in the Commonwealth of America caused conflicts between the Netherlands and Prussia, and perhaps caused William IV to be impatient for British support. Therefore, I think the British Empire can put forward some British suggestions in the upcoming meeting between the two countries. I don’t think William IV will refuse the request easily.”

Queen Victoria's eyes flashed sharply, and after her eyes paused on Disraeli for a while, she said to Russell: "Does the Foreign Secretary think so too?"

Russell is talkative but plain-looking. He is more than six feet tall, has light blue eyes, dark brown hair, a face full of wrinkles, a bulbous chin, a bulbous nose, and swollen eyelids. He is not very popular with the British. Like, if you didn’t know him, no one would have imagined that he was actually the noble former Prime Minister of the British Empire and the British Foreign Secretary for several terms.

The 76-year-old Russell blinked, glanced at the 66-year-old Prime Minister Disraeli noncommittally, and said secretly: He and the 62-year-old Creston, the heir to Viscount Palmerston, are indeed less old than the other party.

He thought of this and said with a smile: "William IV, Her Majesty and I have been dealing with him for nearly 7 years since 1862. What kind of person is he? Viscount Palmerston said this during his lifetime. One king’s comment was: He was extremely orderly in everything he did, paying attention to every detail and not missing anything.”

He is methodical to the extreme and pays attention to details without missing a beat. !

Queen Victoria and Disraeli's expressions changed.

"This is a very high praise. In other words, it means that there is no plan left, and you can fight for every cent of others?"

Disraeli mocked: "I think Viscount Palmerston's evaluation is a bit exaggerated. Although I respect him very much, I still think William IV is too highly regarded by His Excellency the Viscount."

"Oh" Russell glanced at him dissatisfied and asked sarcastically: "What do you think, Prime Minister?"

Disraeli turned a blind eye and said: "I agree that things are done in an orderly manner. After all, the Netherlands was able to persist uninterruptedly for many years when they migrated from the Netherlands to Australia. Obviously this was through I don't know whether it was William IV or the Dutch cabinet government. It was planned, but after all, the plan was implemented. However, what the Viscount said about paying attention to details and not missing anything, I think it seems a bit biased. After all, according to this statement, we European countries don’t have to mess around. The Netherlands has already become the king. "

"Not to mention, my Foreign Secretary." Disraeli emphasized the word "my Foreign Secretary" very strongly, as if to remind the other party that he was just a member of his cabinet.

Disraeli: "Don't forget, the current situation in the Netherlands is not optimistic. If this comment is made, it seems to be a bit of a joke, although I admit that the Netherlands temporarily suppressed Prussia in the American Commonwealth. But that is Britain and others. Neighboring countries all want to see what happened under the Prussian joke. If Britain cooperates with other countries, I don’t know, Mr. Russell, what chance does Mr. Russell think the Netherlands can maintain to win in America?"

Russell met the other party: "Perhaps William IV has already figured out what you are thinking?"

Disraeli laughed angrily and said, "If everything is like what you said, then William IV would already be a god-like figure?"

"Stop" Queen Victoria said with helplessness on her face: "Let me continue the topic just now. What do you think of William IV's visit? Don't go off topic?"

Return to the Dutch Embassy in the UK.

William IV smiled proudly and said: "People are unpredictable, and big countries like to watch others fight and benefit themselves. This is the most important decisive factor in the recent success of the Netherlands.

However, there has been too much noise in the Netherlands recently, and maybe it will be quiet for a while soon.”