Chapter 2617: Depressed King

"I never imagined that, as the king of the Kingdom of Sweden, I would be subject to such strict restrictions on visiting my relatives in a private capacity! I repeat my request, this time my entourage can only be Royal family personnel. All government personnel are not allowed to follow! Especially you, Karl Halma Blanting, I hate you!" Gustav V roared loudly at the representative from the government in front of him.

"Because you are the king, you have to fulfill your obligations while enjoying the rights and status of the king. Your every move represents the country. Any improper words and actions of yours may bring huge losses to the country of Sweden. , Due to your previous performance, the government thinks that you need a political assistant to help you handle this visit." Karl Yalmar Branting said neither humble nor humble.

Gustav V was not a popular monarch in mainstream Finnish opinion, a monarch who was pro-German and wanted to restore Sweden to its former glory. But mainstream public opinion prefers the current neutral life. It is not that the Swedes do not develop armaments, but their purpose of developing armaments is to arm neutrality!

And because of some inappropriate performances of King Gustav V before, such as bypassing the government and communicating directly with leaders of other countries. (The king really did this kind of thing in history.) Therefore, the Swedish government believes that a member of the government should be arranged in the team of Gustav V's visit this time.

In the end, the Swedish government chose Karl Hjalmar Blanting, whose political views were the exact opposite of those of Gustav V. Blanting was a well-known social activist who pursued peace and social equality. Actively pay attention to the interests of vulnerable groups in society. And advocates to resolve international disputes through peace talks rather than war! It has great influence both in the private sector and in the government. (And this buddy later won the Nobel Peace Prize)

Faced with such a person, Gustav V was naturally very dissatisfied! Especially when the other party offered to follow him to participate in all political activities!

"I'm going to visit the home of the Grand Duke of Baden. I wonder if the Grand Duke of Baden will reserve a guest room for you!" Gustav V sarcastically mercilessly.

"If you are going to the residence of the Grand Duke of Baden, I will naturally not follow, but I need to remind Your Majesty that if you are meeting important political figures who are not in the family, you must have me with you, otherwise, the Swedish government I will not admit anything you said." Branting said seriously. "Especially, when you are meeting with Crown Prince Ruprecht, I hope you can think about your words from the perspective of Sweden!"

"It seems that only you are thinking about Finland, but I am not? If we were on the side of the allies this time, then Finland would have returned to the territory of Sweden long ago, and the things that the Swedish kings of all ages expected will become reality. We We can even extend our territory to St. Petersburg! Then celebrate our victory in the Tsar's palace!"

"Because of you, Norway finally separated from Sweden! You shouted to the king when Norway was divided, don't meddle in Norway, I want to ask, if a country can't even stop the division, then what's the use of the army? Isn't it In order to maintain the unity of the country?" Gustav V said angrily.

"Your Majesty, we must obey the will of the people," Branting said. "Your Majesty, simple quarrels are useless. Although you are visiting Germany in a private capacity, you and I both know that this visit is related to the future of Sweden. Therefore, for the sake of the Kingdom of Sweden, and for the sake of less quarrels between us , more reconciliation, can we be considerate to each other? You hope to have a wonderful journey, and we also hope to cooperate with Germany in economics and trade,

In that regard, I think we are on the same page. "

"Well, I hope you will be so calm when facing the Germans. I am just a puppet in front of you, but when you arrive in Germany, you are facing a group of lions!" Gustav V said angrily. As the monarch of a country with a constitutional monarchy, Gustav V has very limited rights, and this time, Gustav V's visit to Germany may not be without the idea of ​​using German power to improve the monarch's power!

Especially this time, what was surprising was that Crown Prince Ruprecht would actually meet him. This was definitely a surprise. After all, Gustav V’s social circle was more in Prussia and Baden Waiting for the principality, the contact with South Germany is very limited, and the crown prince offered to meet, there must be a purpose! This made Gustav V's ideas more lively! However, it was precisely because of the intervention of the crown prince this time that the Swedish government felt a little inappropriate. Therefore, it was necessary to put someone in the tour group with a strong attitude, especially a person who was born to be at odds with Gustav V. deal with people!

However, at this time, in Berlin, Germany, Crown Prince Ruprecht and the Grand Duke of Baden, who were in charge of receiving the Swedish king and his party, had naturally received the list of delegations. When the Grand Duke of Baden saw Blanting's name on it, he couldn't help but feel a little gritty. After all, he and Gustav V had a lot of correspondence, and Gustav would naturally mention this special The person who upset him, and the purpose of the Norwegian government's arrangement is self-evident, for fear that Gustav V will reach an agreement with the Germans as soon as he gets excited.

"Your Highness, it seems that the meeting with the Swedes this time will not be so pleasant." The Grand Duke of Baden said thoughtfully.

"Why is it unpleasant?" said the crown prince with a smile.

"This person is a well-known democratic party and social activist in Sweden. He strongly opposes Sweden's participation in any alliance and advocates peace and fairness. This is an obstacle to the inclusion of Sweden in our system." Grand Duke Baden said.

"Maybe, there may be some troubles in the future, but this time, believe me, we can discuss some things with him in a very friendly atmosphere, and it may even exceed our expectations. He will just let me handle it, You mainly want to exchange feelings with King Gustav V, enhance the friendship between the two countries, and make him and his delegation feel at home." The crown prince said with a smile.

"Well, it's all up to you, Your Royal Highness." The Grand Duke of Baden nodded and said.

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