Make France Great Again-Chapter 896 - 887: Diplomacy Is No Small Matter

"Rajir!" Rafael Desca called out to the blond man in a solemn tone.

The blond man, referred to as Rajir, hurriedly responded, "Ambassador Desca, I’m here!"

"Please translate the following sentence carefully for Minister De Luyss!" Rafael Desca said to Rajir seriously, and then particularly emphasized, "Remember, not a single word should be mistranslated!"

Rajir was deeply puzzled internally, not understanding why His Excellency the Ambassador would utter such a cryptic phrase, especially since Minister De Luyss also speaks Spanish; his role as an interpreter was merely symbolic.

However, Rajir chose to obey Rafael Desca’s order.

"Rest assured, I will be cautious with every word spoken next!" Rajir promised Rafael Desca.

"Excellent! Let’s begin, then!" Rafael Desca responded to Rajir.

Sitting on the sofa next to Rafael Desca, De Luyss also adopted a serious attitude, sitting upright.

"Minister De Luyss!" Ambassador Rafael Desca sincerely said to De Luyss: "Although I cannot respond on behalf of the Kingdom of Spain right now, I personally support the action of the French Empire. The actions of the Kingdom of Morocco must be sanctioned.

At the same time, I will do my best to persuade the Spanish Cabinet to side with France!

This is the greatest support I can offer the French Empire!"

Rafael Desca paused, shifted his gaze to Rajir, and said calmly, "Rajir, your turn to translate!"

"Yes!" Rajir quickly replied to Ambassador Rafael Desca, then translated it into French.

De Luyss patiently listened to Rajir’s French translation, then turned his gaze to Rafael Desca: "Please translate my next sentence accurately for Ambassador Desca!"

"Yes!" Rajir responded again.

"The French Empire understands Ambassador Rafael Desca’s cautious behavior in the diplomatic arena and is pleased that Ambassador Desca understands the French Empire.

Regardless of whether the Kingdom of Spain is willing to follow the French Empire in condemning the Kingdom of Morocco this time. Ambassador Desca will always be a friend of the French Empire, and the French Empire and the Kingdom of Spain will become friendly partners!" De Luyss spoke slowly to Rajir, afraid that speaking too fast would prevent Rajir from effectively translating for Rafael Desca (even though Rafael Desca did not need a translation).

Rajir again translated De Luyss’s words for Rafael Desca.

However, this time, there were some small translation errors.

Neither De Luyss nor Rafael Desca chose to correct these mistakes, as they had already understood the implied meanings in the conversation.

"The Kingdom of Spain thanks the French Empire for its understanding! We are also very willing, as in the past (referring to the Restoration of Bourbon and the Orleans Kingdom), to fight alongside France!" Rafael Desca said again.

After a while, De Luyss also spoke to Rafael Desca: "Despite the unpleasant events that occurred between our two countries at one point in time (referring to Emperor Napoleon’s invasion of the Kingdom of Spain), I believe that in the future, our two countries will move forward with resilience!

The Kingdom of Morocco is the beginning of our two countries working together!"

When Rajir finished translating De Luyss’s words to Rafael Desca, Rafael Desca’s face showed an expression of excitement. He moved closer to De Luyss, reached out, and in French said, "Minister Luyss!"

De Luyss also extended his hand, shaking hands with Rafael Desca, and in Spanish, responded to Ambassador Desca with an expression full of excitement, "Ambassador Desca!"

The two hands clasped tightly, neither saying more.

Afterward, they exchanged pleasantries for a while longer, then De Luyss bid farewell to Rafael Desca, who personally escorted De Luyss to the door.

After De Luyss had left, Rafael Desca smiled and asked Rajir, "Rajir, do you know why I asked you to translate with such care just now?"

Rajir shook his head, indicating he did not understand.

Rafael Desca immediately explained to Rajir, "The reason I did so was not truly to want you to know translation!

But to use your voice to convey our stance to De Luyss.

And Minister De Luyss used the same method to express their stance."

"Your Excellency, I still don’t quite understand!" Rajir shook his head in confusion, responding to Rafael Desca.

"It’s very simple!" Rafael Desca said in his usual tone: "What I meant by what I said earlier was to represent Spain in agreeing to the French Empire’s request! However, we still need some time!

And the French Empire’s message was that they can wait!"

"Ah! I remember Your Excellency, did you not say you were speaking only on a personal level?" Rajir asked, puzzled.

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"Representing oneself?" Rafael Desca showed a sarcastic expression at the corner of his mouth, "At our current position, how many matters can truly represent our own attitude? We still have to align with the nation.

If I truly wanted to express my personal opinion, the meeting place with Minister De Luyss wouldn’t be at the Embassy, but at the Opera House.

The reason for letting you handle the translation is firstly to clarify our stance, and secondly to prevent any unnecessary incidents.

If things really get out of hand, we will have an excuse to avoid blame!

However, such a situation is basically impossible to happen!"

After hearing Rafael Desca’s explanation, Rajir was stunned for a while. As a secretary, he never imagined that a small conversation could have so many taboos.

One small error could lead to complete disaster!

"Your Excellency, Ambassador, I... I won’t be in trouble, right?" Rajir asked Rafael Desca with a hint of fear.

Rafael Desca shook his head and said to Rajir, "If every translator faces the risk of dismissal after completing a translation!

I’m afraid the entire Ministry of Foreign Affairs would have a big problem!

Rest assured, there’s nothing to worry about!"

"Ah!" Rajir nodded to Rafael Desca, expressing his understanding.

That night, a carrier pigeon flew out from the Spanish Embassy, carrying a message Rafael Desca wanted to report to the Madrid government.

The pigeon flew southwest and stopped at a manor in a small town far from the Paris Region.

The pigeon waited quietly on the manor’s windowsill for a long time, and when the manor’s owner retrieved the content to be sent to Madrid from the pigeon, he placed it on another pigeon to be flown towards Madrid.

Thus, the pigeon traveled intermittently for several days before finally reaching Madrid.

The diplomatic branch responsible for receiving carrier pigeons immediately handed the letter from Paris to their superior.

The superior passed the letter to the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, who, seeing the letter, dared not delay and personally took it to the Madrid Royal Palace on the hills by the left bank of the Mansales River.

[PS: The Kingdom Prime Minister was dismissed by Queen Isabella of Spain on October 12, 1856.

The next Prime Minister took office on October 15, 1857, which means Spain was without a Prime Minister for a year.

All matters of the Kingdom were handled by Queen Isabella alone.]

After facing layers of obstacles, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs finally met the Chief Steward of the Madrid Royal Palace.

"Your Excellency, Minister, what has happened to you?" Seeing the anxious-looking Minister, the Chief Steward immediately inquired.

"Chief Steward Vifor, I have an urgent message to report to Her Majesty the Queen! May I know where Her Majesty is now?" The Minister promptly asked Chief Steward Vifor.

"Her Majesty..." Chief Steward Vifor hesitated, then seriously asked the Minister: "Are you sure this message is very important?"

"I’m sure!" The Minister said to Chief Steward Vifor with a confident tone, holding the letter in front of his chest and said: "Chief Steward Vifor, this is a letter from the French Embassy!"

Upon hearing the letter was from France, Chief Steward Vifor no longer hesitated and immediately said to the Minister, "Please follow me!"

Under Chief Steward Vifor’s guidance, the Minister finally found Queen Isabella.

However, the timing of the Minister’s arrival was somewhat inappropriate, as Queen Isabella, with a half-exposed body, was sitting on the sofa flirting with the Guard Commander Enrique Puig Morto.

The appearance of the Minister completely disrupted their mood; Isabella stared coldly at the "unsightly" Minister and Chief Steward Villefort before her and said in a chilly tone, "I need a reasonable explanation from both of you!

Otherwise, your actions won’t be forgiven!"

Vifor immediately stated that the Minister said he had urgent business to discuss with the Queen, which is why he brought him over.

"Is that so, my dear Minister!" Isabella asked with a slight grievance.

"Your Majesty, that’s indeed the case!" The Minister replied to Queen Isabella confidently, then walked to her and handed the letter to Queen Isabella.

Queen Isabella read the entire letter and then showed a disdainful smile, saying: "I thought it was a big affair. Turns out, it’s just this little matter!"