Chapter 573 Don't speculate, half a sentence is too much
As the capital of Italy, Rome is not as prosperous as Paris, but it is not far behind.
Moreover, there are a large number of relics from the Roman Empire in the city that echo with the modern neighborhoods. They have both historical depth and modern sunshine, adding a unique style to it.
Therefore, even members of the French delegation who have seen a lot of the world praised him.
This time the French delegation came to visit, led by Parliament President Ribes to visit and observe the operations of the Italian conference.
In fact, what is there to see in the Italian Parliament? Its function is similar to that of the German Parliament. They are both parliaments under a dual constitutional monarchy.
Of course, according to President Ribes, every parliamentary model has its role. As a parliamentary country, France needs to learn from its strong points and absorb its weak points, absorb the democratic political experience of any country, and provide sufficient experience for French political activities.
Look, the Libes Parliament Speaker has a very high level of speaking, and he spoke of this visit in such a noble manner.
Since the noble French delegation has come to Rome, in addition to normal visits and sightseeing, it is also necessary to walk around and appreciate the folk customs of Rome. Therefore, in the past two days, the French delegation, led by members of the Italian Parliament,
Had a great time sightseeing.
This kind of free sightseeing is indeed pleasurable for both body and mind, but besides the pleasure, we must not forget the important things.
No, as soon as President Ribes returned to his residence to rest, he received a piece of gratifying news. Italian Prime Minister Cruz agreed to have a secret meeting with him, and the time was set at the Prime Minister's home tomorrow evening.
Since the secret meeting was agreed to, it shows that Italy does have its own ideas. As long as the Italians are not stubborn, then this matter is feasible enough.
Speaking of which, Ribes is the third most powerful figure in French politics, yet his meeting with the Italian Prime Minister has to be done in secret. Thinking about the reason makes people cry.
The next day, President Ribes announced that he was not feeling well and needed to rest for two days on the advice of his doctor. As a result, the French delegation lost an important figure on its sightseeing trip.
"Hello, President Ribes."
"Hello, Prime Minister Cruz."
In the study room of the Prime Minister's house, Speaker Ribes, who had dressed up in disguise, met with Prime Minister Cruz. Apart from these two, there was no one else at the scene, and the Prime Minister's butler was standing guard at the door, watching for anything that might appear.
daredevil,
When there were only two people left, Prime Minister Cruz took out a bottle of red wine and two glasses from the cabinet next to him and asked, "President Ribes, how about some red wine?"
“Very happy to taste it.”
Then two glasses of red wine appeared in their hands.
Prime Minister Cruz raised the wine glass and looked at the not-so-pure red wine in it. "This is my favorite red wine. It comes from my hometown town. Although it is not a good-tasting red wine, it has the taste of my hometown.
With the memories of my childhood, I also asked President Libes to taste it."
Facing the invitation of Prime Minister Cruz, Council President Ribes picked up the wine glass and tasted it carefully. "The taste is mellow and long, although it still has a hint of sweetness. Prime Minister Cruz, you are right, although this is not a very good wine,
But it has a unique flavor.”
"Good insight. I just like the imperfection of this wine. No one or anything will always go smoothly. Only through twists and turns and hard work can it appear real."
"Your Excellency the Prime Minister is right, nothing will remain the same. This is just like the relationship between our two countries. There are good times and disputes, but as long as our two countries work hard, we can still achieve normality.
On track.”
The two of them saw it as a topic of small talk, and under the initiative of Council Chairman Ribes, they moved towards negotiations.
"You are right. As long as both parties work hard, we can return to the normal track, but that is under normal circumstances. If there are big rocks blocking the track, then the efforts may not be fruitful, so we want to return to the normal track.
, we have to move that big rock.”
Faced with Prime Minister Cruz's words, Speaker Ribes smiled and said, "What the Prime Minister said makes some sense. Big rocks need to be removed before the track can be restored."
Speaking of this, Speaker Libes did not hide it anymore. "In fact, there are serious differences between your country and our country. It is because our country occupied Tunisia without consulting your country. For this Tunisia, your country and our country have fought for the past thirty years.
There have been constant disputes, which have caused a lot of losses to our two countries. My visit to you this time is to resolve the grievances between the two countries, bring our two countries back together, and also to ease the tension in Europe and make a
A good example.”
Prime Minister Cruz sneered at what Libes Parliament Speaker said about peace in Europe. Didn't you and Germany create the tense situation in Europe? Now you just want to resolve it with empty words. What are you thinking about?
"Mr. Libes, in fact, our two countries have only a small grudge. It will be resolved after a while. There is no need for you to make such a special trip."
Cruz's words were clearly meant to dissuade him, but he actually said that if you only come with words, then this meeting can be over.
As a veteran who has been in the political arena for many years, how could Libes not understand Cruz's words, so he said directly. "Sir Cruz, I came with enough sincerity this time. Our country wants to make peace between you and us."
, decided to withdraw from Tunisia as a whole and let your country take over. I think this will allow your country to put aside the disputes it has had for many years and restore relations between the two countries, right?"
Libes' words made Cruz look surprised. He looked at the other person and said, "Are you telling the truth?"
"Yes, our country does have this idea."
Libes's words were obviously conditional. If there were no conditions, why would France be so kind?
As for France's conditions, Cruz can guess to some extent, but he plans to listen to what the other party proposes first.
"Just tell us what conditions your country has."
Faced with Prime Minister Cruz's question, Libes smiled and said, "Actually, our country does not want much. As long as your country can terminate its alliance with Germany, our country will provide the Tunisia region in the north with both hands."
"Let's change the conditions. Our country cannot meet this condition."
Prime Minister Cruz saw at a glance that France's condition was no different from drawing Italy into the Entente, and he rejected it directly.
Because the dissolution of the alliance with Germany undoubtedly offended both Germany and Austria. With so many cooperation projects between Italy and Germany, it is not a big loss. It is also said that after being resented by Germany and Austria, Italy can only rely on the diplomatic strategy.
Agreement.
Therefore, a Tunisia is not worth Italy's change of court. The loss is too great to pass the king's test. Cruz himself refused.
Faced with Cruz's refusal, Ribes, as the representative of France, was not angry, because Paris was not optimistic about this condition. Now he proposed it just with the idea of giving it a try.
"Since your country is unwilling to terminate its alliance with Germany, that doesn't matter. As long as your country agrees not to join the war between our country and Germany, Tunisia is also willing to do so."
Faced with Libes' words, Cruz said, "This should be your country's last condition."
"Yes, this is already the greatest sincerity our country can show, and we will never have such good sincerity again in the future."
"To be honest, this condition is indeed not bad. If we look at the first condition twenty years ago, our country would be able to accept it. If it were ten years ago, then the second condition would also be acceptable. But now, our country cannot accept these two conditions.
"
The truth what Cruz said is that the allied relations over the years have made Italy's ties with Germany and even Austria-Hungary closer, not only in diplomacy, but also in military, economic, cultural and other aspects.
So this can only be blamed on the French arriving too late.
In fact, this is not a question of whether it is too late, but the reason is that France did not pay attention to Italy before. When it finally faced it, it was too late.
Not to mention, Germany still holds a trump card.
It's okay not to talk about these French people.
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