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【1347 Overseas Chinese and international students are welcome】

Of course, the Chinese students came spontaneously. The visit of Emperor Hua to Germany was a major event. It was already overwhelming two days before the Emperor Hua arrived.

Most of the German people came here to see them, and some were organized by the government. The old German emperor knew the potential of China and the current development speed of China, and wanted the emperor to see the Germans welcome him.

"It's Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty." An international student from China in Berlin said excitedly to his companions around him.

"Long live your Majesty!"

As one person started shouting, all the Chinese began to shout together, with more and more rhythmic and louder voices.

Finally, the sound of earth shaking was formed.

If you don’t know, you would think that today is the birthday of the German emperor or a major celebration in Germany.

On June 16, 1879, the Emperor's special train stopped at the Berlin Railway Station.

Before Emperor Hua got off the car, he heard the bells coming from the Berlin Cathedral and shouted to him with all the Chinese.

He was not sure whether Germany was welcoming him, but this city full of European style made Emperor Hua feel familiar because he came once seven or eight years ago.

Princess Katrina Kaif followed behind her, while Princess Jie held the cute CEO tightly.

Princess Jie has seen too many big scenes. When China was founding, there was a national football ceremony and the scene where Emperor Hua and Princess Jie got married. At all times, hundreds of thousands of people celebrated together. Beijing was more than ten times more than Berlin!

But this scene still made Prince Jie feel excited and said softly: "Your Majesty, I didn't expect so many people."

The cute CEO was wearing a black suit, wearing white gloves in both hands, holding Gege Jie's hand holding his arm in one hand, and greeting everyone with the other.

A group of people who had been waiting for a long time were even more excited when they saw the Emperor. Many Chinese even cried. Whether they were studying in Europe or doing business in Europe, they were proud of being a Chinese, especially those who were doing business, who were most touched. During the Qing Dynasty, they did not have their current status. Now all Chinese people in foreign countries can stand up and proudly told others that they came from China, the most powerful country in Asia.

"Dear Your Majesty, welcome to Germany." The one who came up to present flowers to the Emperor was Princess Victoria, the wife of Crown Prince Frederick.

Today, except for the German Emperor William I and German Prime Minister Bismarck, who were not present, all the German upper class figures in Berlin were present, led by Crown Prince Frederick, Princess Victoria, and the eldest grandson of Emperor William.

Princess Victoria is the eldest princess of Queen Victoria of England. Her full name is Victoria Adelaide Marie Louisa. She was also the later German queen and Queen of Prussia.

Victoria is the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of England. In 1841, Victoria was named the eldest princess, and she was also the mother of Emperor William II of Germany.

The young man standing in front of Emperor Hua is William II, who is famous in his future in history, who will dominate the First World War.

Princess Jie hooked his hand on Emperor Hua's arm, Emperor Hua took over the flowers and gave them to Princess Jie, "Thank you."

German translators introduced Crown Prince Frederick, Princess Victoria, the current Crown Princess, the eldest grandson of William, and a group of senior officials in the Prussian government to the Emperor Hua one by one.

For some reason, Emperor Hua felt that although the German welcome ceremony was large in scale and high in specifications, the royal family and senior officials seemed to be just here to show off, and felt forced to come, or reluctantly.

However, Emperor Hua still maintained his previous demeanor and shook hands with everyone with a smile.

When shaking hands with Emperor William and Changsun, the cute president clearly felt that the young man had increased his strength, and the cute president's hand was a little painful.

The cute CEO glared at Emperor William Changsun and suppressed his attacks. Although the guy behind him was Emperor William II, who was now the Emperor Changsun and was more than ten years older than him, however, Emperor Hua is now the Emperor of the Empire, and his demeanor is overwhelming.

"What? Does Your Highness Emperor Changsun want to compete with me for strength?" The cute CEO smiled indifferently.

Emperor William and the eldest grandson did not expect Emperor Hua to point out in public and hurriedly let go.

Only then did the Crown Prince Frederick realize the good things his son did, and hurriedly said to Emperor Hua: "Your Majesty, don't mind, this child is joking. He loves to joke."

"For an ordinary person, it's okay to joke, but in such an occasion, as one of the heirs of the royal family, it seems not suitable. I see his mind, it's time to develop." Emperor Hua did not hide his voice. Crown Prince Frederick spoke in his voice, and the cute CEO had a normal volume.

Although the newspaper reporters were all government news organizations, they were still very interested in filming the expressions of Emperor Hua, Crown Prince Frederick, Royal William's eldest grandson and his mother Princess Victoria.

Princess Victoria is easily overlooked in this history in Germany, but in fact she has a very important plot.

Princess Victoria is not only the wife of Crown Prince Frederick, but is definitely not a vase-like woman, but can be regarded as a female politician.

Under Prince Albert's education, Victoria was influenced by subtle influence from liberal ideas. At the age of 16, Victoria was engaged to Prince Frederick of Prussia (later German Emperor Frederick III). She strongly supported Frederick's political philosophy, and both the couple hoped that Prussia and the later German Empire could become constitutional monarchies like Britain.

But due to Victoria's political views and her British origin, she was rejected by members of the Hohenzollern family and the Berlin court.

In 1862, with the arrival of Otto von Bismarck, one of Victoria's most determined political opponents, the gap between Victoria and the Berlin court gradually grew.

Frederick became the new crown prince of Prussia, but his situation in the court was unchanged: his father refused to increase his income and Victoria had to continue to use her dowry and Fenglu to maintain a huge family expense. In a letter to Baron Stockmaster, Prince Albert said: Obviously someone objected to the princess' financial independence. (She) was not only miserable to get a Finney from Prussia, but also had to use her dowry that she shouldn't have spent. If they continue to refuse to provide money to the crown prince who has a "rich wife", she would become increasingly poor.

In addition to their financial restrictions, Frederick and Victoria also piled up many problems. As heirs to the throne, Frederick could not leave Prussia without permission without the permission of the king.

This measure was to limit Victoria's return to England. It can be seen that William I was dissatisfied with Prince Albert and Frederick and Victoria, who also had liberal ideas.

On December 14, 1861, Prince Albert, who was only 42 years old, died of typhoid fever. Victoria, who was very close to her father, was in a state of pain after hearing the unfortunate news, and immediately returned to England with her husband to attend her father's funeral.

The grief of his father's death has not yet dissipated, and Frederick and Victoria, who are still mourning, have to face the first major crisis during William I's reign without preparation.

The Prussian Parliament refused to provide the king with the funds required for the military reorganization plan. However, after careful consideration, William I considered the military reorganization to be extremely important and dissolved the parliament on March 11, 1862.

As a result, a fierce conflict broke out between the king and the Prussian parliament. In the tough confrontation between the monarchy and the parliament, the king even began to consider leaving the throne.

From this perspective, Victoria tried to convince her husband to accept his father's abdication.

However, the crown prince did not agree with his wife's opinion and decided to unswervingly support his father.

For Frederick, the monarch's abdication after a conflict with the parliament would set a dangerous precedent and would pose a hidden danger to his succession to the throne.

The crown prince also believes that if he supports his father's abdication just because of his own interests, it will be a serious dereliction of duty for his son.

Finally, William I did not abdicate, and on September 22, he appointed Count Otto von Bismarck as Prime Minister of Prussia. The Conservative leader was willing to rule Prussia without a majority in parliament and approved budget amounts.

Therefore, the king was very satisfied with this, but his wife, Queen Augusta, who advocated liberalism, and his son and daughter-in-law, were very dissatisfied with it.

However, Bismarck still became the head of the Prussian government and continued to manage the subsequent German government. At the same time, Bismarck also prompted the crown prince and his wife to be isolated by the court.

As the Prussian constitutional conflict broke out, fierce confrontations between liberals and conservatives in Berlin reached their peak.

They were severely criticized because the Crown Prince and his wife were suspected of supporting members of Congress and opposing William I.

In October 1862, in order to avoid the conservatives' accusation that Frederick had agreed to his father's abdication when the political situation was extremely tense, the couple boarded Queen Victoria's yacht to travel to the Mediterranean. They also emphasized that the foreign ship the crown prince was riding on was only escorted by British warships.

With the news of the engagement of Prince of Wales, Prince Albert Edward (the future King Edward VII of England) with one of Prussian rivals, the eldest daughter of Denmark's future King Christian IX, and Princess Alexandra of Denmark, was announced, and Victoria's position in the Berlin court was further weakened.

The German people believe that it was the Crown Princess who promoted the union between Denmark and Britain.

During his official visit to Danze, the Crown Prince publicly rejected the Prime Minister's order on June 1, 1863 that the Prussian authorities had the right to prohibit the publication of newspapers with inappropriate content. William I was angry by his son's remarks, condemning the Crown Prince and threatening him by lifting his military power, even excluding him from the heir to the throne. Conservative members demanded the punishment of the Crown Prince to be punished to the goal of killing one to warn him, and only a few supported the views of the king's younger brother Prince Carl and General Edwin Freicher von Mandoffier of the King, who believed that Frederick should be tried in a military court.

Therefore, Victoria was naturally criticized by conservative members. Many people suspected that the Crown Prince's remarks during Danze's visit were all instructed by her.

Although the couple received severe criticism in Germany, their behavior was praised by the British people. The Times commented: "It is hard to imagine any role that would be more challenging than the crown prince and his wife, who had no advisors and were between a cowardly monarch, a reckless cabinet and an angry crowd."

However, the support of Victoria and Frederick in British newspapers once again put them in trouble. The numerous daily life details contained in this article indicate that Victoria revealed some confidential information to the press. German authorities immediately launched an investigation into her, and for this reason, Baron Ernst von Stockma, the private secretary of Victoria, under great pressure, eventually resigned.

Therefore, in the view of the Emperor Hua, although the Crown Prince Frederick's family had a noble status and a prominent identity, it did not mean how much political weight they had. Bismarck had the final say, and it was the brain of Germany in this era, and could even control William I's decision.

Instead of Crown Prince Frederick and his wife Princess Victoria in front of him.
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