Chapter 30 The King of England and the Emperor of India
() In fact, not all national leaders at that time traveled by warship. They usually took a cruise ship or a passenger ship. After all, due to various reasons such as their size, warships were very fast and maneuverable at sea, but they were not seaworthy.
The quality and comfort are relatively poor, and few nobles or high-ranking government officials are willing to take long-distance journeys on warships.
But Liu Fu is more afraid of death. His small country has just been recognized by various countries, and there are many sworn enemies around him. Although he may be polite on the surface, he may not be able to rape him secretly. If he travels by passenger ship, he will be attacked.
If someone is killed on the way, it's really hard to find the grave even if you cry.
After all, compared with sneak attack on a passenger ship, it is much more difficult to kill a 10,000-ton cruiser. Unless a medium-to-large naval battle is launched, otherwise, even if it is attacked, a continent-class heavy cruiser will
With Xun's ability and speed, if you can't defeat the opponent, you can still escape with him.
After more than half a month of sailing, Liu Fu finally boarded the dock in Portsmouth again. This time, there was no royal family to greet him. There were only three carriages with royal emblems, which took Liu Fu and his party away.
They were sent to Buckingham Palace, and they stayed in the same large suite that Liu Fu stayed in when he visited the royal family last time.
King George's coronation ceremony was held on June 2. In the past few days, Liu Fu had not seen the new king. He was probably preparing for the coronation ceremony. Liu Fu didn't care. Anyway, he was the king.
For the president of a small country in the Far East to be invited to attend the ceremony, Liu Fu felt that it was a great honor. The experience he had in the German royal palace made it clear.
As the ceremony approached, there were more and more guests in Buckingham Palace. Liu Fu not only saw the German Emperor Wilhelm II, but also the husband of the King of Norway, the King of Denmark and the Queen of the Netherlands whom he had planned to visit. However, due to different occasions,
, Liu Fu did not go out of his way to meet the other party. Instead, he fished in a small river behind Buckingham Palace every day, accompanied by his own bodyguard. He fished all day long and never tired of it.
On June 2nd, a grand coronation ceremony was held in Buckingham Palace. It was grand not because of the many luxurious decorations or how huge the scene was, but because of the number of people present. William II, King George’s
Not to mention my cousin, His Majesty the Emperor of Germany; and the Kingdom of Norway
King Haakon VII, this is George’s fucking nephew; King Frederik of Denmark, George’s uncle; King Alfonso XIII of Spain, George’s cousin-in-law; King of Greece, also named George, is George of England’s
Uncle-in-law; brother of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, cousin of George, Grand Duke Mikhail
In addition to these close relatives, there are also some distant relatives left, such as King Ferdinand of Bulgaria; King Manuel II of Portugal; King Albert I of Belgium; Prince Yusuf, the heir of the Turkish Sultan; and the younger brother of the King of Italy.
, Duke of Aosta; King Carol I of Romania;
Among these people, the one who impressed Liu Fu the most was not the powerful kings or emperors, but two people. One of them was the younger brother of Emperor Meiji of Japan, Prince Fushimi Miya Sadae, who was in his 50s.
The uncle was also wearing a military uniform, with various medals and ribbons hanging on his chest. He stared at Liu Fu fiercely with a pair of triangular eyes.
The other one was Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, who came to attend the ceremony on behalf of the Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. When Liu Fu heard the name of the Archduke, his heart skipped a beat and he turned around to look at the Chinese
Young man. At this time, Archduke Ferdinand
Standing next to his good friend Kaiser Wilhelm II, he felt someone was watching him and looked at Liu Fu. However, he was quickly defeated by Liu Fu's unique look, because Liu Fu
Fu's eyes looked like he was looking at a dead person.
Regarding the former, Liu Fu had nothing to say. Japan and Taiwan are still at war. Japan's navy was ambushed by a Taiwanese submarine company and lost everything. However, in Japan, due to the blockade of Taiwan's submarines, the economy is declining.
Due to collapse, there was also a food shortage. For such an enemy, if it weren't for the hatred in his eyes, Liu Fu would have doubted whether this prince had the blood of Niu Gulu.
Regarding the latter, Liu Fu has nothing to say. If history remains true to its original development trajectory, then the Austrian Archduke will be killed by assassins in the next few years, and their death is what Liu Fu has longed for.
The coming of World War I.
The enthronement ceremony was grand but short. After King George put on the crown, the enthronement ceremony was over. King George V stepped down from the throne and took photos with the participating royal families. Since Liu Fu did not have any royal blood, it was very difficult for him to do so.
Consciously, I hid aside and watched a group of middle-aged and elderly kings, emperors, princes and grand dukes standing in several rows, being photographed by royal photographers.
Perhaps because he saw Liu Fu hiding alone in the corner, George V was a little embarrassed. This time he invited Liu Fu to attend his coronation ceremony. This was not the intention of the British royal family, but a special request of George V. Although
He and Liu Fu were not very familiar with each other, and they had only met once, but some people would develop a liking for each other as soon as they met, while some people were very difficult to deal with once they met. For example, George and Liu Fu belonged to the former, and the Kaiser
and Liu Fu belong to the latter.
In order to make up for the slight neglect of his guests, George came over specially, took Liu Fu, and several European royal family members with whom he had a good relationship, and took a group photo with Liu Fu. In this group photo, George and
Liu Fu is standing in the middle, George is on the left, Liu Fu is on the right, and George
On the left is the young King Albert I of Belgium, and on the right of Liu Fu is King Alfonso XIII of Spain. There are three European kings in the back row, namely King Haakon VII of Norway and King Frey of Denmark.
Derek and the Duke of Aosta, brother of the King of Italy.
Since he became king, George V has become calmer and duller. Although he and Liu Fei talked about the navy again, he no longer argued endlessly with Liu Fei on some issues as he did when he was a prince.
Instead, he politely changed the topic, but George V was obviously not familiar with this conversational technique. On some topics, he resisted the urge to debate and suppressed his emotions.
For a relatively easy-going chat, this kind of control obviously ruined the atmosphere. After chatting for a while, both Liu Fu and George V felt uncomfortable, and they could no longer find the carefree feeling they had at that time.
On June 5th, the third day after attending the coronation ceremony of King George V of England, Liu Fu bid farewell to King George V in the name of inviting King Alfonso XIII of Spain to visit his fleet and escort the King of Spain back to Spain.
, boarded his own cruiser and set sail back. After returning Alfonso XIII to the Spanish port and politely declining the king's invitation, the fleet sailed into the Mediterranean Sea and headed for the Suez Canal.
While attending the enthronement ceremony and the banquet on the night of the enthronement ceremony, Liu Fu clearly felt something bad. During the enthronement ceremony and the banquet, a group of kings from various countries headed by George V and William II headed by
There seems to be some problems among the kings. Although
Although everyone is very gentleman and polite on the surface, in many topics, the two small groups of George and William never talk about going together, while people like the King of Spain, the King of Portugal, and the Grand Duke of Russia are wandering around.
There is a sense of isolation between these two small groups.
Liu Fu carefully calculated the countries of these two small groups and found that except for the fact that the Russians had an unclear attitude and the French had no royal family and no one participated, they basically followed the pattern of World War I. As for the United States, which is far away on the other side of the ocean.
, let alone not coming, even if he came, he would still be an absolute loser and would not join the team easily.
