Chapter 549: The King of Freeloaders
Chapter 549: The King of Freeloaders
In London, the sound of gunfire on the front line suddenly stopped. Both sides of the war looked up at the sky. A strange buzzing sound came from the eastern sky, which was different from the movement of all the airplanes.
A huge flying object, 20 meters long, came from the east and slowly descended from a cruising altitude of meters. The fuselage was painted with obvious Bulgarian royal symbols.
The Germans knew about this thing, they had their own Hummingbird helicopters, which they used for artillery fire and as naval reconnaissance aircraft. However, the Bulgarian one was obviously much larger than the Hummingbird.
German officers stopped their soldiers from aiming at the helicopter. The South Slavic Federation is now the Balkan hegemon, with a million soldiers, and remains neutral in the European war.
Moreover, before the war, most of Germany's military supplies were transported via the railway passing through Sofia, and Germany had good relations with Bulgaria.
If Germany was declared war by the Southern Slavic Federation due to the accidental attack on members of the Bulgarian royal family, it would be in big trouble.
It was only thirteen years ago that during the First European War, Germany's Condor Squadron mistakenly attacked the Spanish royal airship, all the planes were shot down, and the pilots were captured and collectively executed. The older German officers still remember it clearly.
The helicopter safely passed through the German defense line, slowly descended, and landed directly on the lawn of Hyde Park.
The rotor with a diameter of 18.9 meters generates huge wind pressure, blowing down the grass on the lawn.
After the helicopter came to a complete stop, a ladder was lowered and an agile young man walked down the ladder easily and landed on the lawn in two or three steps.
The young man has a handsome face, black hair and black eyes, but he has a high nose, deep eyes and fair skin. He is a handsome mixed-race man.
He was wearing a smoky Bulgarian high-quality wool military uniform, a tweed boat hat, second lieutenant epaulettes on his shoulders, and a first-class Grand Cross of the Order of St. Alexander on his chest. He was the Bulgarian Crown Prince, Prince Preslav, Wilhelmina's fiancé, and the eldest son of Shao Quanxiao, the ruler of the Southern Slavic Federation and Bulgarian Tsar. Shao Jijun.
A wireless call had been made in advance, and Queen Regent Emma and Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands were already on the ground to greet them.
Ten fully armed guards filed down from the helicopter and stood behind the crown prince.
Shao Jijun came in front of Emma and stood at attention. "Greetings, mother-in-law."
Emma showed a kind smile on her face, full of satisfaction. What a handsome young man, the Shao family has good genes, and he is as handsome and handsome as his uncle Shao Dashuai...
Moreover, the diamond on my daughter's crown was given by my relative Shao Quanxiao...
Shao Jijun took out a check from the pocket of his military uniform and said, "Mother-in-law, this is a small gift from me to you. It is 10 million leva from the income of my territory, Preslav. It is not a courtesy."
Emma took the check with a smile, knowing that she would not refuse the gift from her son-in-law.
The Dutch royal family was not short of money, but now it owed Shao Quanzhong a huge debt of 1.2 billion taels of silver. The remaining three million Nanyang soldiers also needed money to pay for the American aid food, South American beef jerky, Coke, and Havana cigars they drank every day.
Wilhelmina is rapidly spending the accumulation of three generations of the royal family. Although 10 million levs is not a lot at the national level, it is still a small contribution.
"Jijun, this is the front line. It's so dangerous. Why are you here?"
"Mother-in-law, I have just graduated from the Bulgarian Military Academy and was preparing to enter the Sofia Military Academy, but my father postponed my schooling date and told me that I need to stay with Mingna during this critical moment."
"My in-laws are thoughtful."
Shao Jijun pointed to the helicopter behind him and said, "This Black Hawk transport plane was just developed by Daxia Haoguozi Company. With two auxiliary fuel tanks, the range can reach 2200 kilometers. My father specially asked me to bring it here."
"Now that the American coalition forces are approaching in the summer, the German army is facing destruction and may launch a final crazy attack. If anything happens, this plane can carry my mother-in-law and Minna directly to Sofia."
Wilhelmina stretched out her gloved right hand. Shao Jijun bowed politely and kissed her hand. The prince and princess met again.
The last time they met was at the Paris Expo two years ago. Their parents would arrange for them to meet every once in a while, so they can be considered childhood sweethearts.
Although Shao Jijun is 18 years old, young and handsome, he still looks childish. Wilhelmina is much younger than him, but she has a strong face and wisdom in her eyes. She is already a qualified ruler. Her mental age is probably older than Jijun - this is called genius.
Parental arranged marriages and political marriages were the norm in this era, and everyone was used to it. Free love like the one between Shao Quanzhong and Rong Hui was still very rare even after 30 years.
Political marriages and arranged marriages are not necessarily unhappy, but there are many divorces due to free love. It is difficult to say whether marriage is good or not, as one knows only after drinking the water.
Wilhelmina succeeded to the throne at a young age and has already shown extraordinary ruling ability. Shao Jijun has a family background of learning, is handsome and gentle, and is the heir to a great country. Both parties are very satisfied with each other and feel that everything is the best arrangement.
"Jijun, you and your father don't understand the fighting power of my warriors. The three million warriors under my command can definitely defend London, and I will not leave my warriors." "You can come to accompany me at this time. After we get married in the future, we can follow the example of Her Majesty Louise and your cousin Shao Ji Zeng and rule the Netherlands together."
Shao Jijun shook his head. "My uncle said that I am like my father, too gentle and unsuitable to rule the Netherlands after its restoration. That requires decisiveness and killing, and I am far inferior to you in this respect."
"So Father's plan is that after I graduate from the military academy, I will go to Amsterdam to marry you, and then I will serve as a general under you to protect you."
"My father is still in his prime, so I am not in a hurry to succeed him. Once the Dutch rule is stable and there is an adult heir, I will take you back to Bulgaria. By then, you, the queen, will be the regent, and we can rule Bulgaria together."
Wilhelmina's look of surprise flashed across her face for a moment, then she understood and her face was full of confidence.
"Well, my general, come with me and inspect our warriors."
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Hailing, Qiao Garden.
Yali handed over a piece of information marked "Top Secret" to Shao Quanzhong.
The intelligence was top secret not because of its content, but because the person transmitting the intelligence was a secret agent of the Finney Statistical Bureau and could not be exposed.
Shao Quanzhong took a quick glance and patted his chest, "I hope Jijun has arrived in London safely."
"I've been feeling nervous these past two days, as if something bad is going to happen. Fortunately, Jijun is fine. I always feel that helicopters are unreliable, and it's even more dangerous to fly through the German war zone. It would be terrible if the Germans went crazy."
"You know the danger, but your Majesty, why do you insist on letting him go?"
Shao Quanzhong patted Yali's hand and said, "You don't understand. For some things, you have to take risks. If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. To be a qualified ruler, you can't be afraid of death at critical moments."
Yali really didn't understand. "Since you're taking such a big risk, Your Majesty, why don't you let Jijun agree to co-govern the Netherlands with Wilhelmina?"
Shao Quanzhong shook his head and sighed, "I would like to, but unfortunately Jijun is not that kind of guy. Among the four brothers in the Shao family, I am the only one who is ruthless and decisive."
"Quanxiao is also an honest man. If it weren't for that foreign girl Sophie who pursued him and helped him to ascend to the throne, how could he have become the emperor? My sister-in-law is a ruthless person who was born as a female bearded man."
"I've observed Jijun, and he has the same temper as his father. Why didn't he inherit his mother's ruthlessness as a guerrilla leader at a young age? Even if he inherits Quanxiao's throne in the future, he will be a benevolent and conservative king. He won't be popular in a chaotic place like the Balkans."
"I let Ji Zeng and Louise rule England together because Ji Zeng is my son and he has inherited some of my ideas and methods. Ji Jun is a silly and kind-hearted child. What's the point of giving him the title of King of the Netherlands?"
"Luckily, Jijun has the status of the crown prince and a good appearance, so he hooked up with Wilhelmina."
"That kid is a resourceful young genius."
"It's a waste to have such great abilities to rule only a small country like the Netherlands. It would be a good idea to let her help the old Shao family manage the southern Slavs. It would be a waste if she is not used. Both the father and son of Quan Xiao are destined to be freeloaders and emperors."
"Besides, I promised Wilhelmina that she would rule southern Slavia in the future. If the little girl is smart, she will know what to do after the Netherlands is restored..."
Seeing that Yali looked innocent and didn't understand, Shao Quanzhong sighed softly.
"Report to the Marshal, Zeng Jize has passed away."
Ah? Zeng Jize is only 51 years old. Shao Quanzhong sighed. It is really hard to predict the age of this person.
Shao Quanzhong has been feeling palpitations these days, and he feels just like when he boarded the train back north "back then", and he has been feeling very nervous.
It turns out that I was terrified because of Xiao Zeng. Although Zeng Jize was also a close confidant, he was a little inferior after all, and he died of illness. God bless, it's not a big deal.
Suddenly, hurried footsteps were heard outside the door. Zeng Xiaoyi pushed the door open and rushed in, gasping for breath. "Uncle, this is bad. Something big has happened."
(End of this chapter)