"The goal...beautiful..."

Under the gaze of thousands of spectators, the candidate for the Irish throne wearing a light green jersey and white shorts pants broke through the opponent's goal with a wonderful shot. On the battlefield, he was the invincible commander, traversing the North Sea and dominating the world. On the court, he not only calmly and elegantly controlled the offensive and defensive rhythm, but also became the most threatening offensive core of the visiting team with his excellent pass and catch and shooting skills, but also was able to use his outstanding skills to complete the final blow. Before the game ended, he had conquered the audience with his confident performance...

Here is the Royal Naval Academy in Greenwich, a suburb of London. The Irish State Visitors from afar formed a team of officials, guards and attendants to hold an international friendly match with the Royal Naval Academy football team. In addition to the invited official figures, hundreds of British people also came here, not only to see the heroic posture of idols, but also to take the opportunity to visit the long-standing but rarely open to the public.

Although Prince Edward, the British crown prince, was not a member of the Royal Naval Academy of Greenwich, he also joined the home team because of Xia Shu's participation in the competition. The confrontation between the two became one of the biggest highlights of the game. However, what disappointed the British who came to watch the game was that Prince Edward was average in his football skills and his cooperation with his teammates was quite unfamiliar. Although he scored two goals in the whole game, it obviously dragged down the home team's offense. At the end of the game, the Irish narrowly won the victory 9-7.

The result of the game was unexpectedly published in the media and newspapers on the second day. When all walks of life in the UK generally responded calmly, whether it was the street chat of civilians, the taverns chatting or the whispers of the upper class, the salon discussion, most British people thought this was the deserving ceremony, because from a professional perspective, the overall cooperation of the home team was better than the visiting team, and their technical awareness and physical conditions also had an advantage. If it were not for the royal identity of the other party's core figure, the boys of the Royal Naval Academy of Greenwich would not dare to use the tackles they were good at, the Irish would definitely suffer in this game. You must know that modern football originated in Great Britain...

The British, who are accustomed to self-comfort, have not forgotten the unprecedented British Cup of Dec water racing. There is no doubt that this event, which has a history of 20 years, has become a stage for the Germans to show their mechanical talents and driving skills. In the 19 competitions before 1914, the German team won the championship in total for 6 sessions, and other countries used German speedboats to win the championship in 5 sessions, and the British themselves won only 4 trophys. During the war, high-speed torpedo boats designed and manufactured based on speedboat technology had many opportunities to excel, and the Germans were still unquestionable winners in this regard.

All of these are closely linked to the terrible name of Joachim.

The talent and ability of this German royal family member in various fields made almost all British people feel sincerely awe. Although he left Germany and no longer loyal to the supreme German emperor, his direct blood relationship would not be easily separated. Moreover, he helped Ireland to gain and consolidate his independent status, which was more far-reaching than defeating the British fleet in naval battles.

Therefore, many British people couldn't help but sigh that if their Prince Edward had a talent comparable to Joachim, even if it was just his talent in one aspect, the future of Britain would not be as disappointing as it is now. Although Prince Edward was very diligent and showed his intelligence in some matters, these only meet the basic requirements of a crown prince, and are still far from the so-called genius level, and even the same is true for his performance on the court.

What made many British people even more disgusted was that the heir to the throne of the British Empire was very respectful to Joachim, who had never been treated as the crown prince, and even took the initiative to treat his elder brother like his younger brother. With the age and identity of the two, they would have a long time to play their role as the monarch of their respective countries in the future. Could it be that Britain at that time would respectfully regard Ireland as the leader country?

Under public pressure, Prince Edward changed significantly in some subsequent activities. He deliberately distanced himself from the candidate for the Irish throne. His smile was less, and he replaced it with stiff and rigid. Judging from the reactions of the British people, his performance was in line with the identity of the British crown prince...

Following Prince Edward, British Prime Minister Bona Lau quickly fell into a whirlpool of public opinion, and it can even be said to be a public opinion storm. The Irish visit was a state visit, with the greatest disputes and the deepest contradictions, which were naturally unavoidable. Regarding the Irish government's soft and hard work, the British government's usual approach was to procrastinate. As one of the strategies for procrastination, in the first round of formal meetings held in London, the British Prime Minister deliberately admitted that the independence and sovereignty of the Kingdom of Ireland should be fully respected, but from the standpoint of safeguarding national interests and respecting human rights and freedoms, the UK has the obligation to continue to exercise management of the Belfast region. He suggested that when conditions are ripe, all residents of Belfast will decide the ownership of the region in a referendum.

Today, the Belfast region has a population of more than 200,000. Judging from the religious belief alone, the result of the referendum will inevitably lead to artificial division in Ireland as the British government hopes to see. The candidate for the Irish throne who was born in the German royal family has been in power for only a few months, but has been in the hands of all Ireland's affairs. He firmly denied the suggestions of British Prime Minister Bona Lau and even made harsh statements. If the Irish people in the Belfast region love Britain more than their motherland and want to retain British citizenship, then let them all move to the UK. Four million Irish people will never accept that the Belfast region becomes a foreign territory. They would rather be a desert without any life.

Most of the British officials and military generals who attended the meeting watched the football match held at the Royal Naval Academy in Greenwich, and were amazed at the control ability of the Irish throne candidates on the green field. In a sense, bilateral talks are a competitive game. Although existing strength is an important factor in determining the outcome, the quality of performance on the spot can also affect the final result. Whether it is the court, the battlefield or the venue, Joachim's ability to grasp the timing is far beyond his normal level of age, which makes him Military and political officials who directly rival the British face unprecedented challenges. However, the British Empire was able to defeat Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark, and France, and seize and firmly grasp world hegemony, which was not luck or divine power, but had a constantly mature and perfect military and political mechanism. The political diplomats trained under this mechanism were well versed in various clear rules and unspoken rules, able to respond flexibly, act cunningly, and even in the event of military failures, they could oppress and blackmail, use both soft and hard, and obtain the benefits that military operations failed to obtain from the negotiating table.

The signing of the London Armistice Agreement is another victory that British politicians are proud of.

It is precisely because of the unfavorable past that they greatly underestimated the young leader sitting in front of them.

The first round of bilateral meetings held in the British imperial capital still ended in vain. However, British politicians only slept for one night. The next morning, the harsh foreign voices of Prime Minister Bona Lau could be heard all over the streets of London. The suggestion of Prime Minister Bona Lau on Belfast's sovereignty appeared in several newspapers with a large circulation. Before the British government took effective measures to stop the situation from expanding, the news quickly spread throughout the UK. The British people originally thought that Belfast was a key bridgehead to restrain Ireland. No matter how Ireland and even the Allied Front put pressure on it, the United Kingdom would adhere to the fait-in-one clause of the London Armistice Treaty. Unexpectedly, Bona Lau would make concessions in front of Ireland. This is a negotiation skill that retreats to advance. It is not difficult for mature politicians to understand the intentions of the British Prime Minister, but ordinary people do not understand these.

For a time, accusations against Prime Minister Bona Lau were overwhelming, and calls for him to resign were also surging.

This made the British government feel very embarrassed. They have clearly controlled the news system that has made several mistakes during the war, and have achieved significant results in active public opinion guidance on the British people. Unexpectedly, such a fatal mistake will occur during the official visit of senior Ireland. At first glance, several newspapers and magazines involved tried to attract attention with explosive news, increase popularity and increase sales. However, after investigation, the British government found that this was actually a propaganda war carefully planned by someone. The key figures in the management of these newspapers and magazines were either Irish or had problems with their economic conditions, and they successfully escaped from the UK after the incident. Even if the British government sealed the newspapers and magazines, the existing losses caused were irreparable.

The Bonalau Cabinet was on the ruling stage under a turbulent situation. The provisions of the London Armistice Treaty guaranteed the core interests of Britain to the greatest extent. The British, who were not buying it, still denounced the previous cabinet as a "traitor" and pushed it off the stage without mercy. The success of the Bonalau Cabinet was to take advantage of the United States' mentality of fearing Germany's rise to become a world empire and win it over to stand on the side of Britain. Now, except for the failure to sign a formal military alliance agreement, the United States and Britain have basically become ally, and Britain is quite satisfied with it from top to bottom. Faced with the British public opinion war deliberately induced by the Irish people, the Bonalau Cabinet took action and gradually resolved the pressure of domestic public opinion with its calm and sophisticated political skills. Then, without being recognized by the Irish side, it unilaterally announced that the sovereignty issue in the Belfast region would be decided by the referendum of local residents.
Chapter completed!