Flowers, Swords and France

When he saw the Russian minister leaving his house angrily, Charles' heart was filled with a kind of tit-for-tat pleasure.

The earl who once mocked his grandfather in front of him was finally humiliated by him without hesitation.

However, this pleasure is not the main reason for his doing this. He hopes that the Russians will increase their rating of themselves and understand that an ambassador alone cannot cope with him.

With this relaxed and happy mood, Charles came to the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the next day, and then he was quickly called into the minister's office by the minister's secretary.

"Oh! Our hero is back!"

As he entered the minister's office, with an exaggerated tone, the Marquis de Turgot, now Minister of Foreign Affairs, opened his arms and gave Charles a hug. "Congratulations on a job well done!"

Before Charles could answer, he winked at Charles and said, "According to the news from the embassy, ​​the British are basically satisfied with your performance. Considering that you had a conflict with people from the embassy before, Then their words should be discounted...so it should be smoother than you imagined, Ciel."

"This is all because of your guidance, Your Excellency Minister." Charles also hugged the other party with a smile on his face, "Of course, I am a little sorry for the embassy. Maybe I was a little impatient before, so I had a problem with Mr. Ambassador. A little misunderstanding..."

"Oh, it's okay, it's okay. You have a heavy responsibility on your shoulders, and they should cooperate. However, please understand that the diplomatic community is not as good as the military, and everyone is not as sensitive to class order, so you may sometimes hear some noise..." The minister waved his hand, "However, I have already reprimanded them and asked them to obey your will honestly. They will understand sooner or later."

"Then thank you, Your Excellency." Charles took off the minister's arms and bowed slightly to him.

Ciel knew it. The Marquis wished that he would fall out with the ambassadors from various places and become alienated within the ministry, so that he could maintain his authority as a minister to the greatest extent.

However, he didn't care about that. As long as he has the full trust of Louis Bonaparte, what if the ambassadors below don't like him? He still had a way of forcing them to follow the route he had determined.

"Charles, I heard that you called the Russian minister to your home yesterday?" the minister seemed to ask casually.

"Yes, I invited him to have a private meeting yesterday." Charles nodded, "Since I performed my duties, I have met with the British and the Austrians in private, and I will never meet with the Russians again. For a moment, I’m afraid people will criticize me for being unfair to other countries.”

"It's not that you have considered it, but..." A trace of helplessness appeared on the Marquis's face, "It seems that yesterday he went back to the embassy angrily and said that you were treating him slowly... Fortunately, they have not made a formal protest yet. Otherwise, I would really have to worry about it. Charles, is this true? You really had a fight yesterday?"

"Yesterday when we were discussing some practical issues in Europe, there were some differences of opinion. But I don't think it's serious, it was just a little argument..." Charles shrugged regretfully, "I really I didn’t expect him to be so angry.”

"Hey... Charles, the diplomatic world is much more complicated and sensitive than you think! A few jokes from you young people will cause an uproar here! The interactions between countries are sometimes very childish. , People always argue about some inexplicable issues." The minister sighed, obviously disapproving of Ciel's approach, "I don't want anything. I just want to reprimand you, but please be careful in your words and deeds in this regard in the future, and don't get into arguments with others, otherwise you will make those with bad intentions laugh at you! To be anti-Russian, we still need to be polite to the Russians on the surface, at least we cannot let them see that we are against them - otherwise this will be very detrimental to our future work. "

He said he didn't reprimand him, but actually mentioning the word "reprimand" was a reprimand in itself. He was just afraid of the excitement of Shire. So that's just to put it very euphemistically.

He was really afraid that Charles, a young man who had just arrived, would not understand the rules and speak nonsense everywhere, which would anger diplomats from various countries and add countless troubles to his diplomatic work.

However, he never expected that Charles would be so bold as to dare to reveal the news that Britain and France were getting closer and were preparing to coordinate to exclude Russia, without taking it seriously.

"You are right, Your Excellency." Charles just smiled slightly, "I will pay attention to it in the future and try to be cautious in my words and deeds so as not to cause trouble in the outside world..."

"That's great..." The Marquis seemed relieved. "Okay, actually I came to you today to tell you good news. During your visit to the UK, I have already had people prepare relevant personnel materials and other documents for the Middle East and Far East. You can review it later and get to work as soon as possible.”

"That's great! Thank you!" Charles quickly thanked the other party, knowing in his heart that the other party wished that he would get stuck in that pile of things earlier and stay away from the truly crucial European affairs.

"Okay, there is nothing important to explain. You can go back first... I have some things to do later," Seeing Charles say so, the Minister also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh, by the way, there is one more thing I want to ask you to help me with." Charles seemed to suddenly think of something.

"What's going on?"

"Now I have to officially perform my duties. To tell you the truth, I have a very serious character. Now that I have started to perform my duties, I have to do it seriously. So... I want to be stationed in various major countries. Let’s talk with the ambassadors. Can you please call them back to the country to report on their duties in the near future?” Charles looked at the Marquis with a smile, “There is no need for the ambassador to the UK.”

After hearing his request, the minister's face suddenly turned ugly.

Recall the country and ask him to meet. Once he establishes personal contacts with ambassadors from various places, he might be able to evade himself as a minister behind the scenes.

He didn't expect that Ciel would start infringing on his authority so quickly.

Didn’t we just say that everyone should perform their duties? Why were you ready to poach from the beginning?

The minister frowned.

"Is it too much trouble?"

"How can it be said that performing one's duties is troublesome?" Charles asked, "Don't you agree?"

Under Ciel's gaze, the minister wanted to refuse, but finally nodded. "Okay, I will recall them first."

"Thank you..." Ciel saluted him respectfully again.

……………………

When he returned to his office, he found that what the minister said was true and that he had piled a lot of documents on his desk.

God knows how long this will take to be reviewed... Ciel took a breath.

However, since this is my choice, there are not many complaints to be made. Take a look at it first, sort it out, and then find someone who can sort it out for you and who you can trust.

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Just as he was about to dive into the paperwork, his secretary walked in.

"Sir, there is a foreigner who wants to see you."

"I still have so many things to be busy with now, but not everyone can meet. Even foreigners have their own priorities." Charles frowned in displeasure.

"Okay, then I'll reject him." Seeing that he was in trouble, the secretary quickly resigned.

"who is he?"

"His name is Otto von Bismarck, and he is a Prussian diplomat." The secretary replied. "He knows that you have many things to do, so he said that you can take time to summon him at a convenient time. He is in Paris recently and is waiting at any time. He also left his address."

"Uh...?" Charles stopped what he was saying and looked at him in disbelief, "What? Is it...which Bismarck is it?"

"That's Mr. von Bismarck, a Prussian diplomat. He is currently a member of the Prussian State and Prussian representative in the Imperial Parliament in Frankfurt." The secretary was a little confused by his attitude, but he answered him honestly, "However, he did not formally He came to visit our country as a private person, so he said that he asked to see you only out of personal interest and not on a diplomatic mission.”

"He...he wants...want to see me?" Charles' voice was trembling unintentionally, and his usual calmness could no longer be seen on his face.

"His position is not as important as that of a state councilor, but the latter is of great significance. His ability to obtain this position proves that he has a certain status in Prussia and has the respect of the King of Prussia." The secretary misunderstood what he meant, so She respectfully gave him advice, "If you want to reject him, I think you'd better find a reason, so that at least he can get along with him..."

"No, I don't want to reject him. On the contrary, I want to receive him." Charles came back to his senses, and then interrupted him bluntly, "I will immediately change all my current schedules and put them after this."

"It's all scheduled after this?" The secretary was very surprised, but quickly regained his composure, "Then how long will it be postponed?"

"There is no time limit. We can postpone it as long as we talk about it. If it doesn't work, we can postpone it for one day." Charles waved his hand directly, "Everything is based on this as a priority."

"Sir, this is just a private visit, and he has no diplomatic mission..." The secretary felt that Charles's attitude was a bit strange, so he couldn't help but remind him, "That is to say... this is unofficial, you may... maybe you can Instead of postponing the official activities, you can take some time to meet with him during this period. What's more, there are many official activities designated by the minister, so it may be difficult to postpone them rashly..."

"Postpone the schedule!" Charles gave the order directly, "I don't care what method you use, in short, postpone everything until I see him!"

...postponing the entire schedule for an unofficial visit from a Prussian diplomat? Is this necessary? The secretary blinked in confusion.

However, he had already smelled the unquestionable firmness in Ciel's attitude, so he did not intend to go against Ciel's wishes, and even his doubts were suppressed in his heart.

"Okay, sir, we'll make arrangements right away." He bowed, then turned and left Charles' office. (~^~)