February 22, 1869.

Spain, Madrid, inside the Royal Palace of Spain.

Queen Isabella II, Prime Minister Ramon Narvaez, Minister of Foreign Affairs Tonis, Speaker of the House of Representatives Julian, Speaker of the Senate Bernand, together with the Spanish upper echelons, met with the Dutch Senate President Huntington and held a grand reception After the banquet, after they had dispersed, they and Huntington held a meeting in the palace alone.

"At present, on the one hand, the Dutch diplomatic means, on the other hand, the British are now in the most 'weak' state in these years, and anyone will be brought down."

Speaker Huntington: "Compared to America and Northern Europe, the Far East is less important to the British, and at the same time it is the weakest place in Britain."

At present, Britain's previous battlefields in North America and the Balkans have ended in failure, which has contained a large number of political and military resources of the British. Even if the British government wants to reinforce the Far East, it is more than enough.

It's not that the UK doesn't have enough resources, or that they don't have money. The actual reason is that North America has already been run by the Commonwealth of Millikin. Whether it's military or economic development, it's enough to fight against the UK. If the UK does its best, naturally It can be a big victory, but the European mainland will face threats from other countries, which is why the United Kingdom is not afraid of the rat.

The Balkan Peninsula is only based on the strategic position of the United Kingdom, and its purpose is to block the southern Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. In the past, the Ottoman Empire was wooed by the United Kingdom and reached the stopper of the wine, which blocked the mouth tightly and completed the 'task' set by the British, but now, two hearts appeared in Constantinople, It is no longer only British orders to obey. All these have made the United Kingdom dare not make a big move in the future. Even if it wants to do it, the delicate situation in Europe has been broken by the rise of Prussia, and the United Kingdom has added another one besides Tsarist Russia and France. Rising Prussia. Our 'restlessness' in the Netherlands is also part of the UK's headache. These constraints can almost directly declare that British rule around the world has entered an unprecedented period of decline and it has become a foregone conclusion. "

Speaking of this, Huntington looked at several people and smiled encouragingly: "This is Spain's opportunity."

Who are Queen Isabella II, Prime Minister Ramon Narvaez, Minister of Foreign Affairs Tony, Speaker of the House of Representatives Julian, and Speaker of the Senate Bernand? They are all the most powerful politicians in Spain at present, and no one will think that their political intelligence is low.

Looking at Huntington's seemingly kind smile, they naturally won't be conquered by this expression that is easy to get votes.

Several people secretly cursed an old fox, and finally Spanish Foreign Minister Tonis stood up at the gesture of Isabella II and Prime Minister Ramon Narvaez, and turned to ask: "Is the Kingdom of the Netherlands ready to start? ?"

He went on to make a surprising statement: "The Netherlands supports Spain's support for Gibraltar's sovereignty, and Spain supports the Netherlands' position on the recovery of Belgian sovereignty. Before your visit, the Speaker of the House of Representatives has been vigorously publicized for what he has done in Spain, but it is Unsurprisingly, it was reached that the United Kingdom was worried about Your Excellency in Spain, which triggered a period of turmoil in the diplomacy of the three countries.

Your Excellency is trying to achieve something, if we guess right, and it seems like the Netherlands should start talking to London right now? Not sure if I guess right? "

Foreign Minister Tony made his words clear, and immediately made several other people, including Queen Isabel II, look at Huntington with scrutiny.

Huntington shook his head and said, "Actually, as early as last week, we sent Deputy Minister Nicholas Pearson of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs to visit London to start negotiations with the United Kingdom. Now we have entered a critical moment. Everyone is busy with this thing.”

Queen Isabella II, Prime Minister Ramon Narvaez, Minister of Foreign Affairs Tony, Speaker of the House of Representatives Julian, Speaker of the Senate Bernand: "..."

Everyone in the room was shocked by Huntington's seemingly bland casual remarks.

Isabella II's eyes were sharp, and she was also short of breath. Because of the close relationship between the Netherlands and her Spain over the years, the Spain under her leadership successfully broke away from the penetration of France and completed herself.

I originally thought that Spain would dare to indirectly confront the United Kingdom in Gibraltar. After all, it would allow Spain to be eaten by China from the sea hegemony superpower, the United Kingdom.

But now I know that the Netherlands has already negotiated with the United Kingdom, and it is still in London, the United Kingdom. This is a door-to-door request.

Although Belgium is not under British rule, everyone knows that Queen Victoria helped her uncle to establish the country. Although her uncle Leopold I died, Leopold II is also his cousin. Don't think the UK will back down.

What's more, Belgium's strategic position is also very critical to the United Kingdom, where it can monitor the Netherlands in the north, but not France in the south. The western sea can cooperate with the United Kingdom and become a backup port for the British Navy.

It is precisely because of this that when the Viscount Palmerston was powerfully cut off from the Netherlands to establish the Kingdom of Belgium, Europe all heard about it, because it represented that the British intervention in the European continent went a step further. Great Britain.

If it is taken back by the Netherlands, it indicates that 30 years after the Dutch surrendered in 1839 to the present, Britain has begun to weaken.

Will the British agree? Will Queen Victoria admit that when she first took the throne, Britain is weaker now than it is now?

This also made Isabella II's face show two strange ruddy, showing how restless her heart was.

The Netherlands has already negotiated with the UK, when will Spain start?

Thinking of this, she felt a sense of urgency. Not just her, but everyone else too.

I thought that if they could take Gibraltar back from the UK when they were in power, they would be remembered in the history of Spain, and in the actual Spanish electoral politics, they would also get a more solid source of votes, and they would be re-elected with high votes. Needless to say, thinking of this, even breathing is more rapid.

Seeing the changes in their eyes, Huntington said: "So, now the Netherlands is willing to implement the covenant signed with Spain. The Netherlands is going a step forward, but I also hope that Spain will not fall behind. This time my Spanish itinerary is actually our William IV and What Tolbek entrusted and instructed was to express the joint advancement and retreat of the two countries' positions."

Huntington secretly said: "London, as expected, rejected Nicholas Pearson's request for Britain to support Belgium's return to the Netherlands."

According to the plan, my visit to Spain this time is the second link of the plan, mobilizing Spain to publicly support Belgium's return to the Netherlands, and increasing the pressure on the United Kingdom.

Right now, it is my goal to convince these people to join the Tinghe position willingly. As for the bottom line of paying, hehe, even if the Netherlands wants to support them in negotiating with the UK, I'm afraid these people don't seem to dare at present, don't you believe it?

"The UK is currently deploying heavy troops in Gibraltar, and the Mediterranean Fleet often supplies supplies there when entering and leaving the Strait of Gibraltar. The UK should not agree to our negotiations, right?"

Huntington showed curiosity at the right time. .

Foreign Secretary Tonis explained: "Belgium is not under the direct British rule after all, and the British may not have responded so strongly, but Gibraltar has been under British rule for more than 160 years, and the British have always attached great importance to this. It will appear too abrupt, will it anger the UK, and instead it will completely stand on the side of France when Spain and France are at odds, which will be even more unfavorable to Spain. So clarifying our position with the UK may not be the best option at present.”

Look, at the same time Huntington's heart is proud of his guess, there is regret on his face.

Seeing this, but in the eyes of several others, it was them that thwarted a Dutch attempt to let Spain and the Netherlands be the vanguard against the United Kingdom, which made them very proud.

But I don't know, all of this is in Huntington's calculations.

He secretly said: "Your Majesty really sees people very accurately. These people seem to have power, but they are timid and afraid of things. They just want to keep their power.

Huntington regretted: "It's a pity, but before I came to Madrid, our Majesty and the Prime Minister had already asked me to make a promise to everyone in Spain. As long as Spain claims Gibraltar's sovereignty over the UK, then the Netherlands will definitely become the first country in the world. The country that supports Spain's position is the most steadfast country, on this point, our Majesty has repeatedly urged my Majesty to convey it properly"

After hearing this, Isabel II and several people were very moved~lightnovelpub.net~ Their goodwill towards the Netherlands immediately skyrocketed.

It was in this atmosphere that Huntington got what he wanted.

And several people in Spain also got the benefits they wanted from Huntington's visit, and they all got what they wanted.

On February 21, 1869, under the global attention, the first stop of Holland House Speaker Huntington's visit to Spain was welcomed by the Spanish.

The next day, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Huntington delivered two speeches respectively in the Spanish Parliament and the House of Representatives, making him the first foreign Speaker of the House of Representatives in Spain to give speeches in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, surpassing that of the French or Portuguese parliamentary speakers. History of speeches in one of the parliaments alone.

It can be seen how high the relationship between the Netherlands and Spain has now reached.

On the third day, Huntington was received by Foreign Secretary Tony, Speaker of the House of Representatives Julian, Speaker of the Senate, Bernard, Prime Minister Ramon Narvaez, and Queen Isabella II.

After the meeting, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Huntington and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Spain held a closed-door meeting. Finally, at a joint press conference, the two announced an announcement when they faced reporters from newspapers around the world.

Huntington: "The Dutch House of Representatives is currently preparing to pass a bill, 'Our Belgium', which we will have a vote on in the Dutch parliament on the premise that Belgium will return to our arms, which will be our goal and we are looking at progress so far. Yes, my colleague, Speaker Julian, also shares our sovereign position on Belgium."

Spanish Speaker of the House of Representatives Julian: "Yes, just like the Netherlands' Gibraltar complex with Spain"

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