Chapter 184: The Roman Storm
Liszt now finally had the opportunity to fulfill his promise to conduct Wagner's wedding march for the King and Queen. The new emperor of Italy, who has the power of the world, marries the stunning princess Sissi, which is really the most perfect match made in heaven in the world.
Tang Ning was greeting the guests of all directions with the most handsome smile, and a familiar guy came over, and his first reaction was to be dazzled, blink his eyes and then look at it. Almost all of them looked at the guest, all of them in astonishment.
This is the only uninvited but uninvited head of state, US President Abraham Lincoln.
What a shocking VIP! The Windsor consortium was at war with the United States, and the rebellion in the southern states was in full swing, and it was too unexpected for Lincoln to come to Rome at this juncture, and he seemed to be on a small trip, hiding from everyone's eyes and ears until he appeared in St. Paul's Cathedral.
Imagine bin Laden marrying his daughter-in-law and Obama suddenly visiting him. The scene is like this.
Lincoln said in the kind words of the graduates: "Have I had the honor of attending Mr. Windsor's wedding?" ”
Of course! Even bin Laden was embarrassed to refuse such a tireless, time-bound American president who had traveled all the way to the United States. It was also noted that Lincoln's phrasing referred to a certain emperor as a sign of contempt for the imperial system.
Downing was about to arrange a seat for Lincoln in Switzerland and Japan, two leaders of countries with the same federal system as the United States, and before Lincoln could take his seat, an American reporter rushed to the scene and immediately asked: "Hello, Your Excellency!" I'm a reporter for the New York Associated Press, and I have the pleasure of asking you some questions? ”
The elected head of state has a natural sense of moral superiority and self-confidence, because he truly represents the will of the American people, and his legitimacy surpasses that of any monarch who relies on military merit, religion, and tradition, and he is not afraid of the enemy at all, if something goes wrong, the vice president will naturally take over, and the succession sequence of the United States is clear and clear.
Lincoln confidently asked a reporter from the New York Associated Press News Agency to ask a question, and the reporter hurriedly organized the language to ask the question that everyone was concerned about: "Was Mr. President invited by the Italian authorities or was he ......?"
Lincoln: "No, I came uninvited, Americans have a lot of admiration for scientists, and as the representative of American public opinion, I salute the greatest scientist in the world and congratulate him on his marriage to his bride." ”
Reporter: "Mr. Windsor's wedding is certainly worth congratulating, but you should be shouldering more political missions on this trip, right?" Is it a peace talk? Does the withdrawal of Granada from NATO, and the fact that it has already been fully occupied by the East India Company troops, mean that the US-led NATO has suffered a huge setback? ”
The American reporter's question was indeed quite sharp. He asked three questions in one breath, for he had already noticed that reporters from all over the world were crowding, and the good times for the New York Associated News Agency were soon running out.
Of course, it was a huge setback, otherwise would Lincoln have been able to go deep into the tiger's den himself? Lincoln, however, was obviously unable to answer this pointed question directly, and he organized his thoughts and said: "The purpose of my trip may be very simple, that is, to congratulate Mr. Windsor and Miss Elizabeth on their marriage, and of course I would be very grateful if Mr. Windsor would be willing to exchange views on political matters." ”
Now, Lincoln has kicked the ball of the topic at the chairman's feet. If you don't "exchange" opinions with Lincoln, I'm afraid everyone will be absent-minded about the wedding, despite how beautiful the bride is. Downing had no choice but to agree to an exchange of views.
Lincoln's first question was so particular that it almost stopped his breath, and he asked directly: "Thank you, Mr. Windsor, for your generosity, I would like to ask, if you were to govern the United States, how would slavery be eradicated?" Yes, he even asked if he supported slavery, and directly ridiculed him for being in fornication with the South for the time being, with bad intentions.
Downing was stunned for a moment, and replied: "I don't want to abolish slavery, I support slavery, slaves are the property of the lord of the manor, it is unconstitutional for the northerners to rush to the federal law of secession, and you want to evaporate the 'property' of the lord of the manor, which is against the principle of 'the sanctity of private property'." ”
Yes? The VIPs were shocked again, was a certain groom mad at Lincoln's unexpected disturbances? The bride was already worried about him.
Lincoln was also taken aback, is the powerful Windsor consortium boss ready to break the jar? He had to bite the bullet and be an uninvited guest, and asked, "But this is not in line with your previous remarks." ”
Tang Ning said indifferently: "Yes, of course I remember what I said before. I changed my mind, though. Let's be honest and honest, when the U.S. federal government preaches that my factories are a monopoly to extract global wealth, I am ready to change my mind. I already smell that the security of the capital has been threatened. It made me feel the same hatred as the slave owners in the South.
I have to apologize to my black brothers, you should believe that I have never been in favor of racial superiority, that every race is the victor of millions of years of cruel evolution, yellow, brown, black. Human rights are important, of course, as are property rights.
Someday, the idea of equality for all will be implemented in every country, but not now. Even if the southerners are defeated by the northern army without the help of external forces, they will not be convinced, and the south of the country will fall into a deeper black-white antagonism, and the freedom to despise others is a nature that is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the black brothers still have a long way to go, not only freedom in the legal sense. ”
Lincoln: "Isn't liberty in the legal sense the first step toward the equality of all men, which you also agree?" ”
Downing: "The faithful enforcement of the law is the first step to equality for all, not only does the South have the right to secede from the Union, but I still have a lot of debts to settle with the U.S. federal government!" Is it illegal for a large number of steel companies in Pennsylvania to infringe British Steel's patents? What kind of equality does the oil embargo that came into effect a few days ago void a large number of contracts between BP and Oil Valley?
You and your government represent the interests of the capital of the North in the United States, and this can be seen from the tariff protection policies that you have put in place, and our products are sold more expensive in the United States than anywhere else, and that is because your tariffs are too high. The industry of the Windsor consortium represents the interests of transnational capital, and we have to say that everyone is equal in the world, and our transnational capital has more right to speak.
There is a better way to solve human rights problems than war and the dispossession of property rights, and I do not know what that is. But when the freedom of government in the Confederate States of America is guaranteed, we can sit down and discuss what means can be used to promote the idea of equality for all. As soon as the new Italian cabinet is formed, I will ask them to recognize the diplomatic status of the Confederate States of America. That's the best thing about your trip, Mr. President. ”
The aggrieved President of the United States raised his glass and saluted the Emperor and Empress: "Please forgive me for my recklessness. Of course, my harvest is negative, and I should not have let my arrival remind the groom and the beautiful bride that there are still 4 million people in the world who do not even have the freedom to marry themselves, and the children they give birth to are also slaves for generations, they have no property, no security of life, and they live even worse than livestock. I'll withdraw first, and I wish you two happy marriages! ”
Alas, the festive atmosphere was spoiled by a certain president, alas. Downing was also worried about Lincoln's safety, and the Southerners weren't easy to mess with. He called the members of the Security Council and told them to do everything in their power to ensure the safety of the President of the United States.
However, to be honest, the people who really care about the lives of the 4 million black slaves in the south are rare people after all, especially these Eurasian magnates. After a while, the atmosphere was alive again. The emperor and empress performed their first dance at the ball at the Quirinal Palace later. Subsequently, Princess Eugenia of Sweden was the first bold aristocratic woman to invite the new emperor to dance. She has inspired many beautiful women who have dreamed of the most attractive men in the world, such as the Camellia Female anchor.
Later, the beautiful girl Alice Field, who was fortunate enough to become the first batch of doctoral students at the Universal University of Technology under the strong recommendation of her father, also dared to invite the emperor to dance. This little witch was very bold in emotional problems when she was a child, but the more she grew up, the more reserved she became, although she kicked football all over the sky, and dared to threaten to buy the Old Summer Palace at the auction, which made Downing and Faraday unable to come to the stage, but never said anything like marrying so-and-so. And today she drank so much wine that the emperor smelled the little drunkard when he was dancing, which made the little witch look even more strange.
She looked at His Majesty the Emperor with affection and tears in her eyes while dancing, which made Tang Ning feel particularly bad. When the song ended and was about to break up, the little witch burst into tears. Oops, it's over! Others may think that a certain emperor is bullying the little junior sister, is it wronged?
It was the first time that Princess Louise had seen her strong best friend cry so sadly, and looked at her curiously. (http://.)。
The whole hall was attracted by the cry of the emperor's side. Tang Ning was embarrassed, so he could only ask weakly, "What's wrong?" ”
A loud cry sobered up half of her wine, and when she found that she was being watched, Alice Fell secretly screamed badly, but how clever she was, she instantly thought of an excuse and said in public: "I...... My daddy is not in good health, I am sad......"
Is it? Tang Ning believed it, and this sentence startled him. I am most afraid of old friends being scattered one by one in life, Prince Albert's condition is already very bad, is Faraday also following in the footsteps of Prince Albert? He said to ask Alice Phil about her father's condition, but the little witch was vague and said only that he should go and see Laday.
Anyway, let's bring Faraday back from Singapore first, Downing has already made a decision.
In a bad mood, Downing no longer accepts invitations to dance.