v3 Chapter 301： The old lady is critically ill

After the Kingdom of the Netherlands took the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Islands, the Commonwealth of Millikin still found the Tsarist Empire and reached a deal again, but the Alaska Peninsula in the east of the Bering Strait was no longer the case, but it became the southwest of the Bering Sea. , Kamchatka Peninsula on the Asian continent?

Is it really a small trend that can be changed, but a general trend that cannot be changed?

William IV looked at the map of the Pacific Ocean with a serious face. The North Pacific Ocean to the north of the center is the American Commonwealth of America (British Columbia in British Canada has been occupied by the Commonwealth of America) and the north is the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Islands.

To the west and south are the Zhiben Islands, and to the north of the west is the Kamchatka Peninsula, which has just been traded. Coupled with the Russian Far East in the northern part of the Bering Sea, it has become really lively here.

However, at this time, due to the small influence of the Russian Empire in the Far East, Japan was still weak, so the North Pacific became the sphere of influence of the Netherlands and the United States of America at this time. The Mexican-French army in the southeast had some influence, but only belonged to the outer-periphery.

William IV couldn't help but admire this fellow Seward. This fellow has a really good eye. It's a pity that he met Lincoln and me at an untimely time.

"Since you have violated the core interests of the Netherlands, the federal government of Millikin cannot keep you. Although I appreciate your talent."

Every expansion of the Netherlands and the Commonwealth of America will usher in doubts from other countries, especially their respective old rivals.

But even so, the Far East is too far away from them, so that they do not feel any sense of crisis is not strong enough. Therefore, despite the diplomatic concerns, especially the French Empire, they want to raise the tone of criticism, but because of their own **** Wipe it clean, but it did not let the two countries appear to think about the criticism of other countries. At the same time, with the help of the Kingdom of Siam, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, I became more image and lose points in Western public opinion.

As a result, the effects of the land-expansion actions of the Netherlands and the Commonwealth of America were silently eliminated.

But is it really so?

The benevolent sees the benevolent and the wise sees the wisdom. William IV would not believe it. At least, he believed that Queen Victoria of England, Napoleon III of France, William I of Prussia, Joseph I of Austria and Hungary would not be so easily forgotten.

But so what?

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On May 20, 1867, the old queen Anna Pavlovna of the Netherlands was in critical condition, and there was a gloomy cloud in the Dutch royal house.

This time, even Alexander II hurried over.

In the Royal Palace of the Netherlands, King William IV and Queen Alexandra of the Netherlands were accompanied by Mrs. Anna.

Queen Alexandra's pregnant belly is already very obvious, and beside her, a maid leads the eldest son of William IV, who is almost one and a half years old, he is Prince of Orange and Australian Archduke Albert Christian -Prince William, the first great-grandson of Queen Anna.

Not far from them, stood the former King of the Netherlands and now the Kingdom of Greece William III and the Queen Mother of the Netherlands, Queen Sophie of the Kingdom of Greece.

Next to him are William III's younger brother, William IV's uncle, Archduke Hendrik, and his wife, Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Aunt and uncle of William IV, married to Princess Sophie of Saxony and Duke Karl Alexander of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Then there is William IV's younger brother, now Crown Prince Frederick of the Kingdom of Greece.

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These are the members of the Dutch royal family.

"Hold your friend tight, but you must hug your enemy tighter enough that he can't even move a step"

William IV looked at his grandmother lying on the bed, the mother of William III, wife and Queen Anna Pavlovna of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

There were some tears in his eyes.

This is the first time he has shed tears since he came to this world in 1857. It is this old grandmother who is in front of him. When he first passed through, when he had no masters, and didn't know how to integrate into this new environment, he was The old man in front of him was the Grand Duchess of the Russian Empire, the sixth daughter of Paul I, the sister of Nicholas I, and the aunt of Alexander II, the old queen of the Netherlands.

These identities are not just identities, but more of a kind of sensitivity to politics among members of the royal family. The old lady Anna Pavlovna is the political enlightenment teacher in the world of William IV.

She is also the backer in the Dutch Royal Palace after William IV passed through.

Therefore, William IV is more affectionate to her than his mother Queen Sophie and father William III.

"Very good." The old lady Anna raised her hand tremblingly, William IV hurriedly walked over and lowered his head, the former stroked his head comfortably.

Born on January 18, 1795, Queen Anna, who is now over 72 years old, is full of wrinkles, but she is full of energy when she sees her children and grandchildren.

"I didn't see you wrong, Hendrick. You are much stronger than your grandfather and your father."

Speaking of which, she scolded William III who was not far away, and the latter's expression changed, and then he lowered his head with a wry smile.

He didn't resist, and he didn't know whether he agreed or disagreed with the statement that his father was inferior to William IV.

The Archduke Hendrick next to him teased his eldest brother, but under the threat of the other party, he could only disappear.

However, Crown Prince Frederick, the youngest son of William III, has a trace of jealousy in his heart Due to his youth, he did not hide it well, although he reacted quickly afterwards, William IV was lying on his stomach I didn't see it in front of the bed, but it fell into the eyes of Queen Alexandra who was standing. She couldn't help but be vigilant and secretly remembered.

"You all go out, I want to say a few words to Hendrick"

He waved his hand and let the people inside except William IV and Queen Alexandra stay out.

The sons, daughters, daughters-in-law, and grandsons were all driven away, leaving William IV and his wife alone.

Everyone was helpless, but they went out according to Anna's request.

When the door is closed.

The eyes of the old lady Anna shot a sharp light, and when it swept towards Alexandra, especially when it landed on her bulging belly, she instantly said softly: "I, like you, were born as a princess of a country. However, the princess is always different from being a queen. The princess can follow her temperament, but the queen is to assist the king and mother in the world. To be honest, I used to think that your husband should marry a princess of a big country. This matches his status, and even At the beginning, I also took a fancy to the ones from Queen Victoria's house in England."