Mediterranean Hegemony Road

"The earth will turn as usual without anyone, and the sun will rise as usual without anyone!" - Quotations of the Demon King

With the birth of a new cabinet government, Bulgaria continues to gallop on the highway.

The leaders of the political parties who failed in the general election, Charleston, Charles and others, could not bear the pressure from all sides, and they chose to go abroad one after another. After receiving this news, Ferdinand smiled and said that a few bereaved dogs were not worthy of his attention.

Just after dealing with domestic affairs, Ferdinand's troubles came to him. "Blind date" is a very cruel topic, especially for ~~ (it's really unbearable, writing this as a single dog is simply asking for guilt! You can imagine the shadow area in the author's heart now!)

Before crossing the border, Ferdinand never went on a blind date. Houses, cars, bills... are all serious problems. Better than ordinary people, Ferdinand was an orphan in his previous life, and his mother-in-law required both parents to die .

Therefore, Ferdinand was a single dog before crossing the border. Since he had no parents, he had to work hard on his own. Naturally, the house and car did not exist. The tickets were barely self-sufficient.

After repeated defeats, repeated defeats and repeated blows, Ferdinand suffered from "fear of blind date" in his previous life. After crossing over, it will be much better. The original owner grew up with a golden key. The house and car are all right~ Ferdinand himself can't figure out how many, anyway, it is a lot, and of course no one mentioned it to him anymore. .

"Love" is also farther away from him, and now the first thing to consider is "identity", followed by "politics". Ferdinand has now given up. Sooner or later, he wants to get married, and he simply sells himself for a good price.

Anyway, it is an open secret for European nobles to raise lovers, and raising ten or eight of them is considered compensation for themselves. It is enough that marriage can be done with respect and succession.

Well, Ferdinand admits he was fooling himself. For a marriage without feelings, if the other party is a beautiful woman, that is not something that cannot be considered;

On December 5, 1892, Ferdinand, at the urging of his mother, Princess Clementine, finally set foot on the road to St. Petersburg with a large party.

I was invited to go to Russia for a state visit, whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway. This is simply a state visit and a blind date has nothing to do with it.

As for why the invitation to the ball was received, it must have been a mistake by the Russian side. You know that the Russian bureaucracy has frequent problems, and a little blunder is normal.

With trepidation, Ferdinand entered St. Petersburg, Russia is so fucking cold in winter. The vast white snow covered the city. With curiosity, Ferdinand just put his head out of the carriage, and the cold air was blowing on his face, and the cold wind was biting. But in an instant, Ferdinand felt that his cheek was no longer his own, and he quickly retracted his head.

At this moment, Ferdinand had to admire the resilience of the Russians. St. Petersburg has only two seasons, winter and summer, four months of summer and eight months of winter. Living in such a cruel climate for a long time, Tsarist Russia did not move the capital.

You know, in the vast land of Russia, there are countless places with better climates than St. Petersburg, almost all kinds of climates. However, in order to strengthen the control of the country and maintain political influence in Europe, from the tsarist nobles to the common people, they did not pay attention to moving the capital.

The brutal environment has exercised the resilience of the Russians, and the fighting nation is not covered. For nearly a hundred years, no matter how the world has changed, Russia has always stood firm.

Entering St. Petersburg, Ferdinand and others held a grand welcome ceremony, and Crown Prince Nicholas and his wife were personally responsible for the reception.

After looking at the reception specification, Ferdinand knew that this was done according to the rules of the nobles. Ferdinand came here this time not only to represent the Bulgarian royal family, but also to represent the face of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family.

Obviously, the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family deserves the attention of the Nikolai family, and they are the most prosperous families in Europe at the moment. If it is really based on the principle of reciprocity in diplomatic relations, then the person who came forward to receive it is an archduke.

Between European aristocrats, the bones are broken and the tendons are connected, and the messy relationship between relatives is not clear. In order to maintain the dignity of the blood, there are only a few families that can marry each other, and they can't escape.

The weather in St. Petersburg was terrible, with a low temperature of minus 20 to 30 degrees Celsius. Neither Ferdinand nor Princess Clementina were cold-resistant creatures. They hid in the room obediently, except for necessary visits. Don't go out.

"Ferdinand, when is the damn weather in St. Petersburg?" Princess Clementina said with emotion.

Ferdinand rolled his eyes. Over the past few days, he had heard how many times he had heard complaints from his mother. He said weakly, "It's about half a year left! You know that the winter in St. Petersburg lasts for eight months. How long has it been? Never mind, we won't be leaving until summer anyway!"

"Oh, God, spare me! This damned weather! Ferdinand, we shouldn't be here now, if I knew it was so cold, I would definitely choose summer to come here! No, you should come here by yourself, you are already an adult Humans, can be independent!" Princess Clementine continued to complain

Ferdinand looked at the unhappy Princess Clementine and secretly complained: "I don't know who said that he likes snow before, and he wants to spend Christmas in the country of ice and snow, and he hastily urged him to go on the road, now it's snowing. It's all over the street, and it will freeze people into popsicles!"

Of course, Ferdinand will always be a good son, at least he will never be hard on his mother's lips. He said comfortingly: "Don't worry, my mother! I'm already thinking of a way to compress the travel time in St. Petersburg as much as possible, and try to leave this ghost place as soon as possible!"

"You talk about this kind of nonsense every day! Let's just believe you once and tell you—Ferdinand, if you dare to lie to me, you have to consider the consequences yourself!" Princess Clementina threatened fiercely.

Ferdinand can only smile awkwardly, God knows when this dance will be. During the week he came to St. Petersburg, Ferdinand attended various balls, except for the "Blind Date Ball". This is the marriage of Alexander III to his daughter. When will others decide? Ferdinand knows the rules anyway, just wait honestly!

At the Gatchina Palace, Alexander III is discussing with Queen Maria Fyodorovna. For Ferdinand, no matter his background or personal ability, they all recognize it, but if he wants to become his son-in-law, then it is naturally another set of standards.