Napoleon II Reborn Chapter 160

(I had something to do yesterday, this chapter makes up for yesterday's Christmas today, Xiaoyu wishes everyone a merry Christmas, I hope you don't have to be like Xiaoyu without company, you can only sit alone in front of the computer and type,)

Portugal is located in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula in Europe. It borders Spain to the east and north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest. The coastline is many kilometers long. The terrain is high in the north and low in the south, mostly mountains and hills. The northern part is the Meseta Plateau; the central mountainous area has an average elevation of 1.5 meters, and the peak of Estrela is 1.5 meters above sea level; the south and west are hills and coastal plains respectively. The main rivers are the Tejo, Douro (flowing through the territory of kilometers) and Montegu.

Portugal is one of the ancient countries in Europe. Long ruled by Romans, Germans and Moors. In 1143 it became an independent kingdom. In the 15th and 16th centuries, China began to expand overseas, successively established a large number of colonies in Africa, Asia, and America, and became a maritime power. It was occupied by Spain in 1580 and got rid of Spanish rule in 1640. Became a British vassal state.

"How is our plan going?" asked Napoleon. Since Talleyrand, who opposed him, was dismissed from office, his plan to invade Iberia could finally be carried out.

"Your Majesty, we have issued an ultimatum to Portugal. If they refuse, we can justifiably send troops to attack Iberia." The newly appointed Foreign Minister Campbell reported to Napoleon.

"But what should we do if they accept our request and join the continental blockade system?" asked Napoleon. Now Portugal is the only country in continental Europe that still maintains ties with the United Kingdom. This makes Napoleon very angry. At the same time, because of the superior geographical location of Portugal and even Iberia as a whole, it guards the passage into and out of the Mediterranean Sea, and The rich variety of natural resources in Iberia deeply tempted the ambitious Napoleon, who desperately hoped to bring this rich place into his direct rule. That's why he was looking for various excuses as an opportunity to march to Iberia.

"This, I don't think they will accept it. After all, they have been loyal servants of Britain for more than a hundred years." Compini said with some doubts, and he did not notice this problem.

The Kingdom of Portugal is the earliest ally of the United Kingdom. The daughter of the King of Portugal is the queen of King Charles II of the United Kingdom. In 1703, Portugal concluded a peace treaty with the United Kingdom. Therefore, the Portuguese regent completely ignored Napoleon's edict and threat. Seaports and facilities remained wide open to British merchant shipping.

Napoleon warned that if Portugal did not follow his orders to close its ports to Britain, it would be wiped off the map of Europe within two months. "I cannot tolerate seeing any more British envoys in Europe. If there is another British envoy in any European country, I will declare war on this country."

Napoleon nodded, he believed that the arrogant regent of Portugal would still reject his request as arrogantly as last time. At that time, he will have the opportunity to send troops to attack Portugal. Portugal is a small country, and its own national strength is not strong. Without the support of Britain, it would have been annexed by Spain long ago. So Napoleon was not worried about any trouble in the process of marching into Portugal. The United Kingdom is very powerful, but that is only relative to the sea. On land, ten of them are not opponents of the great French army.

But a few days later, the news came that caught Napoleon by surprise, because the regent of Portugal actually accepted Napoleon's conditions in full this time. "Aren't they afraid to bear the wrath of the British?" Napoleon was very surprised.

"Well, I don't know what's going on. The regent of Portugal, who was originally very tough, accepted our conditions at once this time." Campbell stood in front of Napoleon, sweating profusely, a little terrified Said.

The progress of the matter was completely beyond Napoleon's expectations. At this moment, he felt a sense of powerlessness, as if he was fully charged but hit an empty place. "In three days' time, an enlarged cabinet meeting will be held to discuss a solution to this problem. The venue will be in Fontainebleau. In addition, Andresi will also participate in this meeting." Napoleon thought for a while, and asked the newly appointed The Home Secretary, Kreiter, gave the order. So the faithful banker went at once to convey the emperor's orders.

"What? Let me also attend the cabinet meeting?" Xiao Jie was a little surprised when he received the news. Although he had been the crown prince for a long time, Napoleon had never allowed him to participate in cabinet meetings, so his power was still very small, but now such a change came, which made him feel a little incredible.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Crown Prince, Your Majesty wants you to attend this enlarged cabinet meeting." Due to Xiao Jie's status as the crown prince, Krete went to the National Security Bureau headquarters to convey Napoleon's will to Xiao Jie in person, and told Xiao Jie by the way the place where his meeting was held.

"Okay, I see, I will be there on time." Xiao Jie said.

Clayte nodded, and didn't say much, such as revealing some inside information, such as the reason why Napoleon called this meeting. But he didn't say that Xiao Jie knew that it was time for the French army to invade Iberia, so the content of this meeting was self-evident.

Fontainebleau is located in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Ile-de-France region of northern France. The reason why it is called Fontainebleau is because there is Fontainebleau Palace, one of the largest royal palaces in France. It has been used as a hunting palace for French kings since the 12th century. "In 1137, King Louis VI of France ordered the construction of a castle here. Later, through the reconstruction, expansion, decoration and repair of the kings, the Palace of Fontainebleau became a magnificent palace. In the 16th century, Francois I wanted to create A "New Rome", the palace has been rebuilt and expanded, and the palace with a new look is surrounded by a huge open courtyard. It is rich in the charm of Italian architecture, and perfectly and harmoniously integrates the Renaissance style and French traditional art. This style is called "Fontainbleau School".

French emperors such as Henry II, Henry IV, Louis XIV, Louis XV, Louis XVI and Napoleon all lived here. Some kings lived here for a long time, and some only used it as a hunting palace. Royal weddings and funerals are often held here. Queen Christina of Sweden, Czar Peter I of Russia, and King Christian VII of Denmark have all stayed here.

Since the French royal family lived in the Palace of Versailles after the 17th century, the Palace of Fontainebleau had become dilapidated before the French Revolution. During the Great Revolution, all the furniture and furnishings in the palace were sold to raise government funds. After Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor, he chose to use Fontainebleau Palace as his imperial monument and restore it.

At the end of October 1807, Xiao Jie arrived at Fontainebleau Palace the day before the meeting. This was his first visit here. Fontainebleau Palace is a very beautiful place with magnificent architecture and beautiful scenery. But these are only historical royals and government dignitaries have plans to appreciate. The reason why Xiao Jie came here one day in advance was to take a good look at the scenery here.

The main building of Fontainebleau Palace includes a main tower, six royal palaces, five unequal courtyards and four gardens. The main scenic spots in the palace include ballroom, conference hall, Diana mural gallery, porcelain gallery, queen salon, king's guard hall, queen bedroom and pope bedroom, king's office, Francois I gallery and so on.

The forest surrounding the Palace of Fontainebleau covers an area of ​​17,000 hectares, with oak, cypress, birch, beech and other trees. In the past, it was a place for the royal family to hunt, picnic and entertain. There are many circular clearings in the forest, and the star-shaped forest paths spread out in all directions and criss-cross. There are often crosses built in the circular open space, the most famous of which is the cross of St. Ellen.

Xiao Jie's favorite place is the Diana Garden. The garden is named after the spring, and the Diana fountain in the garden was built in 1602 in the famous Diana sculpture during the era of Henry IV. In order to protect the original marble statue from erosion, the sculptor Prieux made a bronze copy. The Diana Garden is also known as the Queen's Garden or the Orange Garden. From the 16th to the 18th centuries, there are flower beds and sculptures scattered in the garden.

"It would be great if I could live here forever." After watching all the scenery, Xiao Jie couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Of course, he has to let his women live in together, and I think they will also like this beautiful place very much.

Xiao Jie's words made the maid who led the way a little funny, thinking that this is really strange for the crown prince. As the current crown prince of France, the future emperor can of course live here.

On October 31, all the people had arrived, and the enlarged cabinet meeting was held as scheduled. The people present at the meeting are all people who are very powerful in France now, and the people at the top of the pyramid in the whole of France are gathered here~www.mtlnovel.com~ If there is a terrorist attack, France will be over, Xiao Xi is a bit evil Thinking about it, he seemed to forget that he was also one of these people now. Of course, there were so many important people meeting here, and the protection measures were naturally well done. The entire Fontainebleau Palace was put on alert, and not even a fly could fly out. Not to mention that there are no terrorist organizations in this era, even if there are, some of them can break through the guards outside.

Many people attended the meeting, including Prime Minister Cambáceres, Minister of the Interior Krete, Minister of Foreign Affairs Company, Minister of Police Fouché, and some other important government officials. Those who came from the military were Clark, Duke Feltrey, the newly appointed chief of staff of the French army, Marshal Davout of the Guards Corps, General Bessières, Commander of the Imperial Guard, and Bernadotte, Commander of the First Legion. Marshal, Marshal Soult, head of the Seventh Legion, and other important military personnel in Paris. The royal family members include Crown Prince Andresi, King of Naples, Prince Joseph of France, King of the Netherlands, Prince Louis of France, Grand Duke Cleaver, Prince of France, Marshal Murat, head of the Cavalry Legion, etc.

The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Cambacérez. At the beginning of the meeting, Napoleon said directly: "The main problem we have to solve this time is how to get a reasonable excuse to attack Portugal, and to determine the commander of this military operation.

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