"If that is the case, then the United States might reconsider its relationship with the French Empire!"
Ambassador Mason diplomatically expressed dissatisfaction with the French Empire to Jero Bonaparte, albeit with a slightly aggressive tone in his words.
However, such a phrase, which Ambassador Mason thought was nothing out of the ordinary, sounded harsh in Jero Bonaparte’s ears.
"May I consider this a provocation from the United States against the French Empire!" Jero Bonaparte said with a cold laugh to Ambassador Mason.
"Your Majesty, we only wish to maintain trade freedom! If you truly think so, I have nothing else to say!" Ambassador Mason confidently said, seemingly certain that Jero Bonaparte would choose to concede to the United States.
However, Ambassador Mason did not know that the monarch before him was actually a ti-traveler, whose previous life was as a staunch anti-Arican.
Ambassador Mason’s behavior was a complete step into Jero Bonaparte’s forbidden zone.
"Since Ambassador Mason insists on demanding trade freedom, then I have nothing more to say! If the United States truly wants trade freedom, then please declare war on the French Empire! As long as you can defeat the French Empire, you can get everything you want!" Jero Bonaparte straightforwardly issued a declaration of war to Ambassador Mason.
Faced with Jero Bonaparte’s sudden war threat, Ambassador Mason was sowhat caught off guard. He originally just intended to ask the French Empire to kindly let the United States off the hook, never having thought about waging war against the French Empire. In this era, the United States was not yet the behemoth country it would beco; at best, it could only bully the neighboring United xican States.
The military strength of the United xican States was such that France only needed to dispatch fifty thousand troops to completely crush their entire army, indicative of the United States’ combat capabilities.
Fearing the consequences, Ambassador Mason hastily tried to redy the situation: "No! Your Majesty, you misunderstood ! We are not trying to wage war with your country, just..."
Before Ambassador Mason could finish his words, Jero Bonaparte rudely interrupted: "Your Excellency, Ambassador, I fear there’s nothing more to discuss between us! Either the United States declares war on the French Empire, or the United States keeps quiet! Stop trying to gain a presence in Europe; Europe is the Europe of Europeans, not your New Continent’s Europe!"
With that, Jero Bonaparte got up and left the room, leaving Ambassador Mason alone in bewildernt: "I... I think I ssed up!"
When Ambassador Mason tried to regain his composure and return to the ballroom to communicate again with Jero Bonaparte, Royal Chief Steward Mokar appeared before him.
"Your Excellency, Chief Steward, do you have any business with ?" Ambassador Mason inquired, looking at Mokar who was blocking his way.
"Ambassador Mason, you have now been placed on the list of unwelco persons at the Tuileries Palace! Please leave at once!" Mokar responded to Ambassador Mason with a severe attitude.
Upon hearing that he had been blacklisted, Ambassador Mason’s expression imdiately froze. As a diplomatic envoy, he could not fathom why the Emperor would punish him so harshly.
Once the news of Mason being blacklisted from the Tuileries Palace spread, the doors of the entire French upper class would be completely closed to him.
Ambassador Mason’s diplomacy had co to a complete end. He couldn’t even imagine what kind of treatnt he would receive once he returned to the United States with such a significant diplomatic stain.
"Your Excellency, Chief Steward, could you please let see His Majesty once more! I really didn’t an it that way! Truly!" Ambassador Mason pleaded with Mokar.
"Please leave the Tuileries Palace at once, Mr. Mason!" Mokar, with a visage of unapproachability, responded firmly to Ambassador Mason.
"I beg you! Let see His Majesty one more ti! Just once is enough!" Ambassador Mason continued to plead.
"No! My orders are only to see you out!" Mokar ignored Ambassador Mason’s pleas, "If you do not leave, I will order the guards to escort you out!"
Seeing Mokar was not in the slightest willing to yield, Ambassador Mason had no choice but to voluntarily leave the Tuileries Palace.
He did not wish to be "escorted" out of the Tuileries Palace by forceful ans.
anwhile, Jero Bonaparte, returning to the ballroom, imdiately found the British Envoy to France, Lord Cowley, and headed in his direction.
At this mont, seeing Jero Bonaparte approaching him, Lord Cowley inferred that Jero Bonaparte must have sothing urgent to discuss.
Thus, Lord Cowley released the hand of his dance partner, informing her that he could no longer continue to dance with her.
Upon hearing Lord Cowley’s response, his dance partner showed a displeased expression on her face.
However, the very next mont, her expression changed from displeasure to compliance.
Because Jero Bonaparte had already arrived in front of them!
"Your Majesty!" Lord Cowley and his dance partner greeted Jero Bonaparte.
"Ambassador Cowley, I hope I’m not disturbing you!" Jero Bonaparte glanced at Lord Cowley and asked knowingly.
"No! No!" Lord Cowley repeatedly denied.
"That’s good!" Jero Bonaparte, equally skilled at speaking falsehoods with a straight face, said, "Since you have no pressing matters, could you co with for a mont? Let’s find a quiet place to discuss!"
Lord Cowley looked at his dance partner, offered an apologetic smile, and then turned back to Jero Bonaparte, "Of course, Your Majesty!"
"Then let’s go!" Jero Bonaparte left the ballroom together with Lord Cowley.
This ti, Jero Bonaparte did not take Lord Cowley to a room but led him to the gardens outside the Tuileries Palace.
Walking along the garden path, Jero Bonaparte gazed at the bright moon in the sky and asked Ambassador Cowley beside him, "Mr. Cowley, how does the British Governnt view the United States of Arica?"
"Your Majesty, I am rely the British Envoy to France, not the British Envoy to the United States, nor the Minister of Foreign Affairs! You ask the British Governnt’s view on the United States, I fear I cannot answer your question!" Ambassador Cowley cautiously responded to Jero Bonaparte.
Lord Cowley did not want to express any opinions before understanding Jero Bonaparte’s stance towards Arica.
"Just now, Ambassador Mason of the United States ca to talk to !" Jero Bonaparte stated nonchalantly.
Ambassador Cowley looked at Jero Bonaparte with a face of astonishnt and then tentatively asked, "Your Majesty, may I boldly ask what you discussed with the Arican ambassador?"
"It was nothing but the issue of Baltic navigation!" Jero Bonaparte shrugged, pretending to be indifferent as he replied to Lord Cowley.
"Did you agree to them?" Ambassador Cowley couldn’t help but ask.
"That question is precisely what I wish to ask you! How are the negotiations between the British Governnt and the United States of Arica?" Jero Bonaparte retorted and particularly emphasized, "Ambassador Cowley, your answer will influence my response to you!"
After pondering for a while, Ambassador Cowley responded to Jero Bonaparte, "Currently, the British Governnt is discussing this issue! However, the vast majority of Cabinet ministers believe Britain should not allow Arican ships to pass, as this would give the Russian Empire a chance to breathe! (It was later proven, Ambassador Cowley’s information was outdated.)"
"You see! You know it all, don’t you!" Jero Bonaparte said flippantly.
"Your Majesty, actually, these are all secrets!" Ambassador Cowley replied with a wry smile, "By telling you this, I’ve already violated the principles of being an ambassador!"
"Secrets! Secrets! How many secrets are there in the world?" Jero Bonaparte responded with disdain, "Doesn’t The Tis leak enough secrets every year? Why don’t you define it as treason?"
"Your Majesty, the press has the right to guide and supervise the governnt!" Lord Cowley tactfully responded.
"Guide and supervise? I think they’re just fanning the flas all day long!" Jero Bonaparte’s mouth curled into a gloating smile.
In a sense, "anti-establishnt" newspapers led by The Tis could be considered "good partners" of France.
The damage they caused to Britain could be said to be far greater than a division’s strength.
The current subjects of the Kingdom of Britain, while feeling proud of their kingdom’s achievents, are also trapped in a cycle of "how this nation, guilty citizenry, I’m muddled, defining issues."
It could be said to be extrely fragnted.
"This is democracy!" Lord Cowley proudly responded to Jero Bonaparte.
Only a minority’s democracy!
Jero Bonaparte couldn’t help but mutter to himself.
"Your Majesty, you haven’t yet told the outco of your conversation with the Arican ambassador?" Lord Cowley steered the conversation back on track.
"The result of our discussion was naturally an unhappy parting!" Jero Bonaparte replied to Lord Cowley.
Upon hearing Jero Bonaparte’s response, Lord Cowley finally relaxed, as he didn’t wish to see the French Empire turn its back on them and reconcile alone with the United States of Arica.
However, Jero Bonaparte’s next words greatly frightened Ambassador Cowley.
"Not only did I flatly reject his request, but I also declared a quasi-war state with the United States of Arica! Ambassador Mason has already been placed on the Tuileries Palace’s blacklist of persona non grata!" Jero Bonaparte nodded slightly and then responded to Ambassador Cowley.
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