Chapter 1008 The Royal Families of Europe

The geographical environment of Lishi Dubulubaoer is excellent.

Although the latitude of Brussels is similar to that of Mo'er, an Arctic village in China, the climate is as warm as Dalian, with no severe cold in winter and no scorching heat in summer, and the scenery is beautiful.

From the map, it looks like a shining golden pearl, embedded in the center of the Western European continent. This central advantage has also given Brussels a lot of favor. The European Economic Community and the North Atlantic Organization have their headquarters here, giving it the reputation of the capital of Western Europe.

After Fan Wubing and Shen Ying left the UK, they came to Belgium and were invited by the Belgian royal family to stay for a few days.

Brussels is also an ancient city with a long history and many places of interest. As early as the tenth century AD, Duke Charles chose the island of Saint-Gerrie on the Seine River to settle, and Brussels developed around it.

By the time Belgium became independent in the first half of the nineteenth century. This place is designated as me

When Fan Wubing and Shen Ying walked through the streets of Brussels, the majestic ancient buildings were particularly eye-catching, and the Grand Place of Brussels, which was built in the twelfth century, showed the city's past with its unique style. of brilliance.

The square is located in the center of Brussels. The entire ground is paved with uniform granite, and is surrounded by buildings of different styles such as Gothic, Renaissance, Louis XIV, etc., which are well-proportioned and have unique scenery.

The Swan Cafe on the side of the square is a unique and meaningful building.

The five-story building was originally a hotel. The door is decorated with a white swan about to take flight. The swan is pure white and elegant, luxurious and generous, with infinite beauty. Marx lived in this cafe after moving to Brussels from Paris. In the same year, Engels also came from Paris, and the coffee The museum became an important venue for the two revolutionary mentors. **The Communications Committee and the German Workers' Association were also born here. Great works such as "The Communist Manifesto" and "The Communist Manifesto" were also published here, and a revolutionary ghost has been traveling in the West of the world since then. And soon it affected the whole world.

The majestic Brussels City Hall is adjacent to the Swan Café. This typical ancient Franconian Gothic building was built in the early 15th century. It took nearly eighty years to complete.

The decoration in the hall is wonderful and ingenious. Here, there are portraits of historical celebrities from different periods and countries, including the famous monarchs of Belgium, as well as portraits of monarchs from Spain, the Netherlands, France and other countries who ruled Brussels.

The hall is like a museum, displaying the vicissitudes of Belgian national history, while the office of the City Hall Governor, set against the bronze statue of French King Louis XIV and the large oil paintings of the famous painter Rubens, looks elegant, unique, antique, and revealing The interior director has elegant artistic taste.

The two people walked all the way and arrived in front of the statue of Yu Lian, who became the first citizen of Brussels. I saw this bronze statue of a little boy standing tall. His head was curled and fluffy, his little nose was tilted upward, his bare and round buttocks were leaking out an arc-shaped stream of urine as if no one was watching. Its appearance. Touching, ridiculous and cute. There is a fountain under the statue, so Xiao Lian's urine never runs dry.

Shen Ying had been here before and said to Fan Wubing, "Every time during the carnival, Xiao Lian pees on beer for a day, and tourists rush to drink. It's unique."

Fan Wubing laughed. There are many legends about Yu Lian's life experience. Some said that when the bandits set fire to him, he extinguished the sparks by urinating and saved the whole city. Some say that when foreign invaders tried to blow up the city, Xiao Lian stepped forward, urinated to put out the fuse, and was killed by an arrow. Others said that he liked to stand on the roof of the building and urinate on the undertakers, which angered the passing goddess and punished him. He stands here forever peeing.

"Back then, the Governor of Bavaria passed by here. Thinking of him standing naked in the biting cold wind, he gave him a gold silk dress. This move attracted the guests to follow suit, and they rushed to give him clothes with their own national characteristics. "Lian has so many clothes that he has to set up a museum to collect them," Shen Ying introduced to Fan Wubing, "Among them are two sets donated by China, one is the military uniform of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the other is the Brussels Millennium. During the Daqing Period, the Chinese sent a special set of double-breasted trousers and jackets. Every October 1st, Xiao Lian wore this set of clothes with a funny and cute look. "

“I don’t know this at all, I only know that this guy urinates everywhere and exposes his genitals in the street. If this were done in China, the urban management would definitely put it under control.

Fan Wubing smiled.

The Grand Place in Brussels has experienced tremendous changes in the past thousand years and is now the bustling area of ​​the city and the center of citizen activity.

When Fan Wubing and Shen Ying came over, they were catching up with the biennial Flower and Carpet Festival in the Grand Place, which is also a major event for Brussels citizens. Every year during the Carpet Festival, the square is packed with people. It is like a fairyland in a painting. The center of the square is paved with colorful flowers to form a huge rectangular carpet. There are three circular fountains in the middle of the carpet. The falling beads splashing evil spirits also reflect the bright waves. Beautiful picture that makes up the blanket of flowers

The flower carpet consists of more than one million begonias. These colorful crabapple flowers come from rural fields, are carefully collected by flower farmers, and transported to Brussels overnight. It is then carefully woven by gardeners.

King Albert II of Belgium is the brother of former King Baudouin I. Since Baudouin I and his wife had no children, according to the Belgian constitution, Prince Albert became the sixth king of Belgium since its independence.

Belgium is the only royal family with two queens. Because Fabiola, the former king, is still alive and well loved by the people, she still retains her title of queen.

When the royal family entertained Fan Wubing and Shen Ying. Basically met all the members of the Belgian royal family. Especially impressed by Crown Prince Philip, or rather impressed by the Crown Prince's concubine.

When Prince Philip is avoiding Princess Mathilde. It was at a time when the Belgian dynasty, which had always been known for its rules and regulations, was humiliated. At that time, some journalists found out from nowhere that King Albert II had an illegitimate daughter. This is clearly conclusive evidence that the king is unfaithful to the queen.

Scandals in the royal family were exposed, and sensational stories were made public. then. The first family's image of love and harmony in the minds of the people has disappeared, and the royalists have also been greatly shocked. The king remained reservedly silent. The queen came forward to defend her husband, but the press unexpectedly picked up on the rumors and said that the queen had also betrayed her husband.

While the royal family members were at a loss to deal with the king's scandal, Crown Prince Philip met Mathilde, a speech correction expert, who was working in a school to correct children's speech defects. Mathilde is young, beautiful, pure and lovely, and her appearance is like a spring of water that nourishes the crown prince's restless heart. Mathilde didn't expect it either. The chance encounter changed her life forever. Philip began to get close to Mathilde and tried every means to make her like him.

As time passed, the hearts of the two young people collided with a spark of love, and the crown prince formally proposed to Mathilde. soon. The royal family announced their engagement. This good news eased the dilemma of the royal family and diverted the attention of the media. Reporters began to track the couple. Mathilde's every smile and every move became important news for the TV station.

On the day of the wedding of Crown Prince Philip and Mathilde, the whole country was like a grand festival.

The new princess is not only well-mannered and well-educated. She is very good at conducting herself in public and performs well in various diplomatic situations. In order to conform to the status of a member of the royal family, Princess Mathilde specially changed her image. She no longer Wear skinny jeans. No longer have exaggerated styles, but start choosing dignified and elegant high-end fashion.

Of course, the Belgians are even happier. Mathilde is an authentic Belgian girl. And all along, the princess or queen of Belgium has always been a foreigner.

"It seems that Europe will have several more queens in the future." Fan Wubing took stock of some of the royal family members he had met recently. It was discovered that most of the heirs were women, so he said to Shen Ying, "Apart from Denmark, the United Kingdom, and Luxembourg, where the queen is the head of the family, the only one that is not very stable is Spain. However, the Spanish princess has shown no signs of being pregnant again, so in the future Spain It is very likely that there will also be a queen from Sweden, Belgium, Norway, and the Netherlands.

After Shen Ying attended the Belgian royal family banquet, she was still in a good mood. Although she had been to Belgium before, at that time it was just for sightseeing. How could she have the chance to get an invitation from the royal family to attend the banquet? And he was able to have close contact and talk with members of the royal family. After all, he was still in the spotlight of Fan Wubing, and he could get enough respect wherever he went.

Fan Wubing told Shen Ying that in the eyes of Westerners, rich people are uncles. Especially a wealthy super conglomerate like Fan Investment Group is the coveted target of royal families in various countries. If he were not already married, it is estimated that many royal members would regard him as a popular candidate for son-in-law.

"Dream, all races are different, do you think you are really that popular?" Shen Ying immediately expressed her contempt for Fan Wubing's idea.

Fan Wubing shrugged his shoulders and said, "What does it matter? Race has never been a problem. The problem is only the difference between having money and not having money. The current European royal family is actually financially strapped. A rich man. Of course it is the best choice. You must know that many princesses of European royal families live in the United States. They just want to find a rich man to marry. How much is the title of nobility worth? "

"Really?" Shen Ying naturally didn't believe it.

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