Expedition to Europe

At three o'clock, the press conference officially began.

The press conference was held in the living room of the main building of Black Swan Castle.

Because there were many reporters, the original furnishings were definitely not suitable, so some modifications were made to facilitate the press conference.

All the sofas in the living room have been removed. There is only a long table made of three tables at the innermost position, with only three seats, and then there are nearly a hundred chairs densely packed.

Nearly a hundred chairs seem to be a lot, but in fact they are not enough, because now there are more than 200 reporters gathered outside the door of Black Swan Castle.

This is the first press conference of the Foreign Legion. O. Henry, the butler in charge of Black Swan Castle, has no experience in this area. It is good to be able to make it like this now.

Because the seats in the press box are limited, many reporters entered the press conference at two o'clock, ready to grab a good place. This resulted in the later reporters having no seats and could only stand in the back of the press conference, but they were also satisfied because they interviewed more big figures at the door.

At three o'clock, Qin Zhiyuan finally appeared in the hall.

Qin Zhiyuan was followed by Foch, Lyaute, old Renault, Patton, Monash, Bastien, Bruno, Auerbach, and generals from the Foreign Legion.

Except for Auerbach, who was wearing a cardinal's robe, all the others were soldiers, with the lowest rank being major general. They were a huge crowd, standing on the side of the rostrum, expressing their support for Qin Zhiyuan and the Foreign Legion with their actions.

Compared with the press seats, there were only three seats on the press conference seats, with only Qin Zhiyuan, Foch and Lyaute having seats, and the others could only stand on one side. So when the reporters' flashlights came on, the gold stars on the shoulders and collars of the generals were very conspicuous, and they were really shining stars.

The host was naturally Lu Zhengxiang, the new Lanfang Foreign Minister.

When Lu Zhengxiang announced the start of the press conference, the press seats immediately raised their arms like a forest.

Out of habit, Lu Zhengxiang first pointed to a reporter who looked Chinese.

"Qin, tell me about your decision?" The reporter was so eager that he forgot to introduce himself and asked the question directly.

However, at this time, no one would correct him. Everyone was concerned about Qin Zhiyuan's answer to this question, so that the venue was silent and you could hear the sound of breathing.

"For me, it is difficult to make this decision..." Qin Zhiyuan's voice was still hoarse, and his eyes showed the pain of being unable to make a decision, but his voice was firm and there was no hesitation: "These days I have been thinking over and over again why this situation has occurred, why the contradiction has been stimulated to this unmanageable point, I once locked myself in the house and didn't want to talk to anyone. It was my lover and my children who gave me strength at the critical moment, letting me understand that no matter what happened, life must go on, and people must always look forward, so..." Qin Zhiyuan was even more painful when he said this. Qin Zhiyuan took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed his excited emotions: "My decision is that since the people of the Republic of China think they don't need us, then we won't ask them..."

The venue was even quieter, and almost all the reporters opened their mouths to listen, and they even forgot to record.

Fortunately, there were two wire recorders working at the same time in the venue, and reporters could listen to the recordings after the meeting to decide what to write.

"I declare that from now on, I will give up my nationality of the Republic of China and retain my French nationality... From now on, I have no relationship with the Republic of China." Qin Zhiyuan finally finished speaking, and he almost used up all his strength. When Qin Zhiyuan closed his eyes, tears gently slid down from the corners of his eyes.

Bang...

Almost hundreds of magnesium powder flash machines lit up at the same time, and the sound gathered into a huge sound wave, like a huge bomb exploding at the press conference, both the sound and the brightness were extremely amazing.

In the past, Qin Zhiyuan, whether it was victory, failure, or anger, always showed a strong image.

From Qin Zhiyuan, there is absolutely no weakness, as if Qin Zhiyuan never has such emotions in his body.

At this moment, everyone witnessed Qin Zhiyuan's weakness with their own eyes, and recorded Qin Zhiyuan's tears with a camera.

No one would laugh at Qin Zhiyuan for this, because this is not just weakness, this is the grievance of not being rewarded, this is the unwillingness of not being recognized for hard work, this is the sadness of being ignored for loyalty, this is the despair of being abandoned by the mother.

Even men can sometimes fail to hold on, there will be times when they are weak and sad, there will be times when they are lost and helpless, and there will be heartbreak when they lose their loved ones.

I really feel the same way.

For a while, the atmosphere was cold. No one among the reporters present whispered, no one continued to ask questions, only the sound of the wire recorder "squeaking".

"No! Qin, you can't do this. Not all people in the Republic of China can't recognize your value, not everyone has abandoned you. In the Republic of China, there are still people who support you, and there are still people who are looking forward to you going back to save the people from the water and fire. You can't just give up all this..." A Chinese reporter suddenly stood up and expressed his objection in Chinese.

When the reporter stood up, he was already in tears, and his voice was more like a roar at the end.

As this reporter said, not everyone fails to recognize the value of Qin Zhiyuan and the Foreign Legion. Chinese reporters in Europe have sent back countless positive reports about Qin Zhiyuan and the Foreign Legion to China, but because For various reasons, those reports were not published in the newspapers. All that appeared in the newspapers were negative reports about Qin Zhiyuan and the Foreign Legion.

"Please keep your emotions stable and don't disrupt the order of the press conference." Lu Zhengxiang stopped him immediately.

Qin Zhiyuan has already announced his decision. Talking about it now has no meaning and will only add to the sadness.

"No! I can't calm down. If Qin returns to the Republic of China, don't you know what kind of opportunity this will be for the Republic of China? If Qin does not return to the Republic of China, what kind of loss this will be for the Republic of China, don't you know? Why don't you persuade Qin to change his mind..." The Chinese reporter was already in a state of confusion and immediately pointed the finger at Lu Zhengxiang.

There were security personnel at the venue. Lu Zhengxiang just made a gesture, and security personnel came over immediately, grabbed the reporter and dragged him out.

"No! Let me go, let me say... you are Chinese too, don't you understand... let me go on... no..." the voice faded away.

The security personnel were so strong that the reporter could not resist, but the reporter struggled hard and even threw the expensive camera equipment in his hand at the security personnel. When he was dragged out of the Black Swan Castle, the reporter's cries were heard.

"Let's... continue." Lu Zhengxiang also looked sad.

Once upon a time, Lu Zhengxiang was also a member of the Republic of China, and he also ran around for the interests of the Republic of China...

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Lu Zhengxiang understands Qin Zhiyuan very well. Only when he is in it can he understand how difficult it is to say "goodbye".

After the reporter was dragged away, the reporters looked at each other with sadness. This is not because the rabbit died and the fox was sad, but because I really felt the sad atmosphere spreading in the venue.

No one made fun of the reporter who lost control of his emotions. The reporters were almost asking themselves what they would do if this happened to them in their own country.

The conclusion is silent, because it may be even worse than the reporter who lost control of his emotions.

"Then next, Qin, will you accept the arrangement of the French government, or will you go to Lanfang to assume the position of king?" The next person called was a French reporter, who asked the question that reporters are most concerned about now.

"Before Qin answers this question, I want to interrupt." Secretary of War Lyautey interjected. Lyautey had no expression, but his voice was passionate and there was excitement in his eyes: "No matter what Qin chooses, he is France." General, France will never abandon those who have shed blood and sacrificed for France, so if Qin accepts it, France will provide a position for Qin to choose from, the Commander-in-Chief of the French Army or the Chief of General Staff of the French Army, or French Indochina Governor."

The current Commander-in-Chief of the French Army is Pétain, and the current Chief of Staff of the French Army is the former Western Front Commander Louis Franchet d'Esperre. This means that if Qin Zhiyuan agrees, he can replace either of these two people at any time. any of them.

The First World War lasted for four full years. The older generation of soldiers took their final bow and the new generation of soldiers took the stage. Foch, Pétain, and d'Esperre were actually representatives of the older generation of soldiers. They must gradually withdraw from the stage. Give the stage to young people.

In World War I, the French army also had many outstanding generals, including Qin Zhiyuan, Commander-in-Chief of the Foreign Legion, Pierre Foch, Chief of General Staff, and Bastien-Berjemin Gar, Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army. West Asia, as well as Logistics Minister Bruno Abel Garcia, are outstanding representatives and they will be the future of the French Army.

A very strange phenomenon is that except for Qin Zhiyuan, the other three people are all related to Qin Zhiyuan. This may be that those who are near the water and the towers get the moon first.

As for the Governor of French Indochina, this is the most important position of Governor of France's overseas territories, and Qin Zhiyuan does not have many advantages in this regard. After all, Qin Zhiyuan once held a position in the North African colony of Algeria, but his evaluation was not very good.

Considering that French Indochina is close to Lanfang, this is more like a compromise consideration by the French government, because even if Qin Zhiyuan becomes the king of the Grand Duchy of Lanfang, Qin Zhiyuan can also hold the position of governor.

Lyautey's words were a bombshell and aroused the enthusiasm of reporters again. It seemed that Qin Zhiyuan was about to fully fall into the arms of France.

"I am very grateful to the Ministry of War for its trust, and also very grateful to the Grand Duchy of Lan Fang for its trust. Although I have not been to Lan Fang, I think it must be a beautiful place. But I don't want to do anything now, I want to rest for a while "You know, the world war has just ended. Next, soldiers should not be the protagonists. We should spend more energy on post-war reconstruction. I think it is the common wish of all of us to have a beautiful home." Qin Zhiyuan didn't choose any of them.

Qin Zhiyuan really wants to take a rest. Too many things have happened during this period. Qin Zhiyuan needs time to sort it out slowly and then formulate plans for the next few years.

"Qin, we all know that in the Republic of China, someone seems to be making trouble against you and the Foreign Legion. Do you want to do something?" A reporter took a different approach.

Do something?

Definitely!

Here in Qin Zhiyuan, those who make mistakes must be punished!