Some say Reival was an ultra-pacifist who would do anything to avoid war, even if he knew it would harm the interests of his country. Others say that he is a sycophant who likes to vote for his superiors, and that he is better at speculating on people's hearts than his political abilities.

He was a socialist, Reival never denied this, he once participated in the parliamentary election of the Seine district of Paris as a representative of the French Socialist Party, and won a large number of votes, but despite the opposition of the Socialists at the time, it was not able to prevent the outbreak of World War I, and Reival's own brother Jean was killed on the front line in the first month after the outbreak of the war.

Reival was once a fanatical participant in the left-wing revolution, surrounded by a large number of socialists and anarchists, and he was a very good lawyer, often providing legal assistance to the workers, and even defending them in court.

This active socialist was also noticed by the French leadership, and the elite began to compete with him for him, and Reival's political status rose rapidly during that period, and he soon became a rising political star.

After the war, the French Socialist Party split, with some radical leftists forming the French Communist Party under the influence of the October Revolution, while the rest of the Socialist Party switched to the more moderate workers' leagues.

By this time, Reival had become a qualified French politician, and in order to gain the support of the top of the government, he did not hesitate to part ways with his former comrades-in-arms, betraying his former beliefs. But he still considered himself a socialist, ran as an independent candidate and won a seat in the National Assembly.

Since then, Reival has been out of control, serving as Minister of Public Works and then Minister of Justice in one government, and then returning to the Seine District as a councillor, and then as Minister of Labour, in just three years, Reival's property has grown explosively, he colluded with a group of private financiers and investors, unscrupulously using the power in his hands to enrich his own pockets, as an excellent lawyer, he has a way to erase the traces, even an insider can not get his handle, his personal property soon exceeded 40 million francs, At that time, it was a considerable fortune.

Before the outbreak of the war in Europe, he still spared no effort to oppose the declaration of war by France, and after the outbreak of the war, he began to desperately agitate and support Petain to come to power, in order to truce war with Germany.

He was a hardcore supporter of appeasement, and he even agreed again and again to cede territory to Italy in exchange for "rapprochement" between Italy and France. After Petain came to power, Germany and France signed an armistice very quickly, and to Reival's surprise, the Germans were willing to form an alliance with France, which meant that there might never be war between Germany and France again.

At the same time, what he did not expect was that Germany would take the initiative to hand an olive branch to the new French prime minister, saying that if Petain is no longer suitable for the post of head of state, and at the same time he intends to take a step on this throne, Germany will provide him with all-round support at that time. The point was clear: Germany would support him as president of France as long as he was willing to cooperate with Germany, and Reival could not refuse the temptation, and the Germans gained a firm collaborator.

Petain was in a very secure position in France at this time, but after all, he was already an eighty-four-year-old man, his energy was extremely limited, and Petain lacked experience in governing the country, so a lot of work was handed over to Reival, and most of France's internal affairs were actually controlled by this prime minister. But who wouldn't want to go further, Reival looks forward to becoming a true leader of the nation, not a vassal of His Excellency the aging President.

This time he was commissioned by Petain to attend Mussolini's funeral in Rome, which, as Xu Jun had previously suspected, was just a pretense, and the main purpose was to meet the German Führer.

Therefore, when the German Führer issued a summons, Reival and his entourage had just settled in the Imperial Hotel near the Quirinar Palace, and before they had time to wash and rest, the French Prime Minister hurried to meet him.

Accompanied by Douggen and Ribbentrop, Reival entered the richly decorated meeting room and found the German Führer and Attlee already standing in the room. Seeing the French Prime Minister enter the door, Xu Jun took the initiative to send greetings to the other party.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Prime Minister." Xu Jun smiled and stepped forward and stretched out his hand.

"Good afternoon, Your Excellency the Führer." Reival held Xu Jun's hand tightly.

"This is Mr. Attlee, you should know him." Xu Jun introduced.

"Of course I know, good afternoon, regardless of Your Excellency the Minister." Reival held out his hand.

"Good afternoon, long time no see, you look good, Your Excellency, Prime Minister." Attlee shook Reyval's hand.

"You may be seated, Your Excellency Prime Minister." Xu Jun stretched out his left hand and invited the other party to sit down.

"Thank you, Your Excellency the Führer." Reival sat down on the couch across from Attlee.

"It's going well."

"Very smooth and quite enjoyable journey." Reival stroked his beard from his upper lip and replied with a smile.

"There's a good coffee here, do you need a one?" Xu Jun picked up the coffee pot on the coffee table.

"That's great, I need this right now." Reival replied.

"Mr. Attlee also likes to drink this, I didn't expect to be able to drink such high-quality coffee here."

"After all, this is the royal palace, and His Majesty Emanuele III will not treat himself badly, Your Excellency." Attlee quipped.

"yes, I'll thank him in person when I see him tomorrow." Xu Jun nodded and said.

"You're going to the Vatican tomorrow? Your Excellency the Führer. Reival picked up the sugar jar and tweezers and put the sugar cubes in the cup.

"When the memorial service is over, I don't have much time, and I will leave Rome the day after tomorrow." Xu Jun picked up half a cigar from the ashtray.

"I had already heard about the assassination of Marshal Brumberg when I came just now, and it was terrible." Reival certainly understood that Xu Jun had not invited him for coffee, and he guessed that nine times out of ten it was about what was happening in the Far East.

"Your news is a bit delayed, and the Japanese army then invaded the public concession with armed forces." Attlee said, holding his coffee cup.

"Is there such a thing? When did it happen? ”

"About four hours ago." Xu Jun took a puff of his cigar after speaking.

"What's going on?"

"We don't know yet, and we're all waiting for a detailed report." Xu Jun shrugged.

"What is the situation in the French Concession?" Of course, Reival was first and foremost concerned about the issue of the French Concession.

"There is no definite news yet, so there shouldn't be much of a problem." The German Führer replied.

"So what does France need to do?" Reival was smart and he asked the question bluntly.

"I have just discussed it with His Excellency Attlee and have a preliminary plan." Xu Jun raised his hand to signal to Ribbentrop, and the deputy foreign minister hurriedly handed over the sugar jar in front of him.

"The two armed conflicts that preceded French Indochina had fully exposed Japan's colonial ambitions in Southeast Asia. In their current situation, if they are unable to completely conquer China in a short period of time, there is a high probability that they will eventually lose the war, and the best outcome is a draw and the battle line will return to the situation before 1938. Xu Jun put a sugar cube in his cup.

"This is equivalent to spending so many manpower and material resources in vain, and a full two years, but in the end you didn't get anything, but owed a lot of debt at home and abroad." is worthy of being a lawyer, and he sees the problem to the point.

"Therefore, the Japanese top brass will not allow this kind of thing to happen, and will carry this war to the end at all costs." Attlee chimed in.

"You're right, Lord Attlee." Reival agreed.

"That's not what I want to talk about now, I have a plan with His Excellency Attlee, and I'm going to teach the Japanese a lesson." Xu Jun said.

"You mean that Germany is ready to use force in Asia?" Reival's tone was hesitant.

"No, no, no, it's just using economic means to force Japan to recognize our interests in the Asian region. Let them refresh their minds that have been carried away by the war, they have gone a little too far during this time, and it is necessary to give them some warning. Xu Jun waved his hand and said.

"So why not try it diplomatically first?" Reival asked.

"You mean protests and representations? It didn't work, the Japanese would throw out a scapegoat or two, lose a sum of money, and then after a week, start to relapse. Attlee replied.

"I see, I personally don't have any opinion on this, I just need to tell me what to do in France." Seeing that the German Führer's face was a little strange, Reival did not hesitate to make a decision.

"Very well, Prime Minister Reival, I am glad to be able to reach an agreement with you. Now we can start talking about the specifics. First of all, we will convene a meeting of European countries, tentatively in Paris. Xu Jun leaned on the table and made his suggestion.

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