C310 Pierres Hell (1/2)
”Why is this happening? Where did this monster come from? Were these evil spirits from hell? ”The glory of our empire has been trampled to such an extent, are you all idiots …”
Amidst the curses, there was a loud noise. The biggest mercury mirror in the Versailles was shattered, rolling glass everywhere.
This was the most famous palace in all of France's history, and ever since Xiao Letian had entered Europe, he had never encountered such a great calamity. Three Famous Painting s were destroyed, six windows were smashed, and ten tall water silver mirrors were shattered into pieces on the ground.
Of course, the most unfortunate ones were the porcelain from China. Countless Song, Yuan, and Ming and Qing porcelain were all smashed into pieces. The only reason was that the source of His Majesty's anger came from China.
Napoleon III was not a qualified politician. He was essentially a warlord, a luckier, and a schemer. Other than relying on ruthlessness and deceit, he also relied more on his luck and the prestige left to him by his uncle Napoleon.
War maniacs like them were always irritable and irritable. In the Franco-Prussian war, Napoleon III was easily angered by Bismark and thus chose to take the initiative and declare war.
Napoleon had always thought highly of himself. This was not only because of his arrogance, but also because the army of the France s that had fought in the war to the north and the south had been really proud these past few years. From the Italian religious wars to the Crimean War and then to the expedition against the Great Qing, Napoleon III used victory after victory to maintain his rule.
But today, a group of backward barbarians from the east, who had lost to a group, had trampled the dignity of the France to such an extent. How could the emperor not be angry when he was a young political rookie and a classic example of a barbarian who could force an empire into a dead end?
”Look at the newspapers. Look at how they attacked us. What the hell are you idiots doing every day? Answer me, who gave the order to attack newspapers all over Europe? ”Just who sent this order …”
The emperor was roaring, and the ten over people standing in front of him was the highest leader of the France, while Xie Lifu, who had sold his friends, was also standing at the back of the group.
No one wanted to be the leader, no one wanted to be scolded by His Majesty, but someone had to answer questions. In the end, all the big bosses in front all set their eyes on Xie Lifu, the unlucky guy with the lowest rank.
Xie Lifu scolded in his heart. This group of old cunning foxes would not share a single piece of the spoonful of soup better than anyone else. When the time came, they would shrink back.
But there was nothing he could do. Who asked him to be at the lowest level here? If the whole thing hadn't been connected to those damned Chinese, a lieutenant colonel wouldn't have been able to meet His Majesty the Emperor.
”Your Majesty … ”We're not the ones who did this …” Xie Lifu swallowed his saliva fiercely, ”I swear to you, the French Intelligence did not give the order to attack the newspaper. No matter how foolish we are, we would not be this stupid …”
”Then tell me, what is going on? Austria has already made it clear that they did not make their move, so who did it? ” The king was breathing heavily like an angry bull.
Xie Lifu was in a difficult situation, the emperor's problem was also something they wanted to clarify. He and these rich and powerful officials had done their analysis multiple times, but to no avail.
There were several times when Xie Lifu suggested to release Pierre, but he was met with opposition from everyone. Although everyone had to admit that Pierre was very talented, they all needed him to take the blame.
”Your Majesty, we've been working hard all this time. We'll send more men …”
”Hahaha, six days have passed since the beginning of the attack. You've always said that you have to work hard, but what I want is the result! Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already received letters from countless countries. They all seem very polite, but they even seem to be suspecting us … ”
”Who did it? It couldn't be that Bismark and Xiao Letian did it, right? ” The king roared in anger.
”Hmm? Your Majesty, what you said might be possible. Maybe it was really those Chinese who did it. They wanted to discredit our France … ” Before Xie Lifu could finish his sentence, an ink bottle brushed past his head.
”Idiot!” Are you insulting my IQ? Where did a bunch of Asian yellow-skinned monkeys get the guts to attack all the newspapers in Europe? If it were to be revealed, they would be torn apart by the entire angry population of Europe... ”
The few officials standing in front of Xie Lifu quickly followed along with the emperor's words and spoke out, ”Xie Lifu! Don't speak nonsense in front of His Majesty, it is too late for Bismark and Xiao Letian to praise these newspapers, how could they possibly do such a foolish thing … ”