Chapter 67 The Waltz
A new band began to take place, as John Strauss' "Radsky March" sounded, heralding the most important highlight of a dance, the beginning of the waltz.
In the nineteenth century, the dance music of a classic court dance was generally arranged as follows, first with a Polish dance music that lasted about fifteen minutes, which was a grand parade that everyone had to participate in, also nicknamed "walking conversation", and then a Lille dance composed of various free-combination dance steps accompanied by Scottish bagpipes and sheepskin drums.
The third dance is the gorgeous waltz. Unlike the subsequent Mazuka dance similar to the solo dance, which emphasizes the dancer's skills and the joy and casualness of the Kotirong dance. Waltz is composed of a series of repeated movements, flying, rotating, romantic, and crazy dances in the air.
Waltz originated in Germany and is also the pride of every German. The dance music made by the Germans John Strauss and his son for waltz dances, such as "Ladsky March" and "Sound of Spring", are all familiar to everyone. Old Strauss and his eldest son created nearly 300 waltz waltz waltz.
This is not the end. Old John Strauss has three sons who are masters in the composition industry. The eldest son is called the "King of Waltz", the second son and the third son are also famous composers, and they are also the conductor of the famous Strauss family band in Europe in the 19th century.
The band that played waltz and later Mazuka in the Prince's Palace today is the Strauss family band from Vienna, directed by Edward Strauss, the youngest son of old Strauss.
When the Berlin nobles saw the band skillfully playing the prelude under the command of Eddie (Edward Strauss' nickname), everyone in the dance was shocked! It was completely unanswered to be able to dance a waltz under the accompaniment of the Strauss family band.
The Crown Princess looked at this famous waltz band and covered her mouth with a handkerchief and couldn't believe her eyes. Tonight, all the bands in the Prince's Palace were arranged by Queen Augusta himself. The level of the first two bands playing the Poloniz and Lille dances has made the Crown Princess impeccable. The appearance of the Strauss family band in front of him was simply the biggest surprise of the dance tonight for the Crown Princess.
The Crown Princess tried hard to sort out her mood, turned around and found the position of Queen Augusta, and then respectfully performed a standard curtsy.
Queen Augusta smiled and gave her daughter-in-law gracefully. The unhappiness between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the past years finally relaxed at this moment.
The crown prince couldn't wait to hug his wife, and accompanied by music, he happily rotated on the dance floor. William and Elizabeth were also flying happily. There were countless pairs of men and women dancing in the hall in the music, from right to left, like colorful clouds.
Waltz is like a whirlwind
Rounding around and around,
Like the rotation of youthful life,
One pair after another flashed past in front of him.
Queen Eugenie looked at the familiar face of the band conductor Eddie, and smiled and said to her best friend, "Mary, can Prince Eddie invite Eddie, is this your credit?"
"Oh, this was all prepared by my daughter-in-law herself, and I was surprised to say that." Queen Augusta denied with a smile.
"Mary, although Wiki missed that queen very much, she was a kind-hearted and good child. In fact, when Wiki was still a girl, I wanted to tell the queen that I would marry her to France, but I didn't expect you to take it first." Queen Eugenie said jokingly with a half-look.
"Dear Maria, what's wrong with marrying into Germany? If you want, you still have a chance. For example..." Queen Augusta directed Queen Eugenie's eyes to her granddaughter Mary.
"Don't even think about it! I will not send my granddaughter to the Prussian court and be oppressed by these blue-skinned monsters!" Queen Eugenie said angrily.
"Oh, dear Maria, don't be so serious. There are cute people in the blue-skinned monster, such as my little Jojo. Let's guess whether my little Jojo will ask your little Mary to dance the third dance music." Queen Augusta bet with Queen Eugenie.
"Hmph, my little Marie has received my education since she was a child. She knows very well whether she should accept the invitation from her male companion." Queen Eugenie accepted the bet without any weakness.
When Joey heard the warm and cheerful waltz sounded, he really wanted to invite Mary to dance, but looking left and right, Mary's stern face was really hard to figure out, and she should invite her or not.
"Mary, the Radsky March played by this band is so nice!" Joey had nothing to say.
"Uncle Eddie is the conductor, and the Strauss family band plays the best waltz." Mary replied unsaltly.
"Yes, no wonder it's so great! Mary, such a nice dance music, wouldn't it be a waste if she didn't keep dancing?" Joey thought she had found a good excuse.
"Joy, you just forgot what I said, do gentlemen and ladies should abide by at a dance?!" Mary said to Joy with a stern face.
"Ah, this, I... OK..." Joey lowered his head dejectedly.
"Idiot, idiot Joey, you won't invite me directly. The guy without courage will ask me! Look at your brother, you have invited Princess Elizabeth to dance!" Mary scolded Joey in her heart with great dissatisfaction.
Suddenly Joey raised his head, stared at Mary with his eyes, and said with courage, "Dear Mary, can I be lucky to ask you to dance a waltz?"
"Sorry Joey, it seems that I just rejected you." Mary raised her head proudly and said in her heart, "Hmph, stupid, it's too late, why didn't you invite me directly just now!"
After rejecting the invitation from the waltz dance of many invitees, Queen Eugenie saw this scene from afar and said to her best friend with pride, "Dear Mary, what am I saying? My little Mary is taught by me personally and I know how to reject men!"
Queen Augusta, who also insisted on not entering the field to dance waltz, said unwillingly, "Maria, the waltz dance has only passed one cycle, and there are two cycles!" Then she added in anger in her heart, "Joy, you little fool, use your brain, change a good way to invite Mary to dance. Don't let grandma lose face!"
The second cycle of the Radsky march rang, and Joey looked at the crowd flying in the field and said to Mary with no words, "Mary, I seem to remember that the first dance music was invited by you. Although I am not married yet, I don't mind dancing two more dances with the same man."
Mary turned her head and looked at Joey without saying anything.
"I'm thinking, for example, if Mr. Mary is willing to invite Miss Joey to dance a waltz, Miss Joey is willing to accept the invitation, but I don't know what Mr. Mary thinks?" Joey covered her face and looked shy and said in a statement.
Mary looked at Joey, her tight blue lake eyes could no longer suppress her smile. Her white teeth bit her lower lip. After thinking for a while, she coughed and said, "Dear Joey... Miss, are you willing to enjoy the light? Let me dance a waltz with you?" After that, she suppressed her smile and stroked her chest with her left hand, and used a man's etiquette to invite Joey to dance together.
"Dear Mr. Mary, I'm happy!" Joey curtsyed to Mary with thick skin and stretched out his hand.
Queen Eugenie was stunned by this scene, pointed at Joey with the fan in her hand, turned her head and said angrily to Queen Augusta, "What's this? Can you cheat people and dance together like this? Your Joey is really shameless!"
Queen Augusta also looked surprised, "You can cheat people and dance together like this, oh, he is indeed shameless enough... But Maria, no matter what, I won this bet. Ha, don't say that Joey is as clever as me, but this shameless look is really like his grandfather."
Joey didn't care what shamelessness was. He only knew to pull Mary and devote himself to the waltz's brisk and romantic dance music together.
Rotate!
Rotate!
Rotate again!
Earl Andrach saw the old prime minister get up from the card table from a distance and made an excuse to ask someone to take over his position, so he hurriedly got up and chased the old prime minister.
After just now, after roughly understanding the old emperor's tepid attitude towards the German-Austrian alliance at the card table, Count Andrache knew that the key to signing the German-Austrian contract would fall on the old Prime Minister Bismarck.
Count Andrachy quickly found the Prime Minister at the buffet table. After pretending to be here to get the food, Count Andrachy greeted Prime Minister Bismarck, "Dear Otto, you still like sweets so much at such an age. You have to know that too many sweets are not good for your health. If you didn't try the white sausage, I think the taste was pretty good."
"Oh, it turns out it's Jiuluo. I thought you would only be in Berlin tomorrow. It seems that His Highness Frederick's dance party is very attractive, which makes Count Andrache unable to wait to come! By the way, my Emperor's skills are good, right?" Bismarck said without any hesitation.
Count Andrache smiled bitterly, knowing in his heart that the old prime minister was unhappy that he bypassed him and went to talk about diplomacy with Emperor William I. In Bismarck's eyes, diplomacy is the sacred and inviolable area of his prime minister.
"Dear Otto, in six months, you will not be able to continue to sarcastic me." Earl Andrach simply made a move and told Prime Minister Bis to open the story.
"Jiuluo, what are you kidding?" the old prime minister frowned and looked at Earl Andrach and asked.
"Otto, I'm not kidding. Before coming to Berlin, I had already submitted my resignation to His Majesty Franz. Later, for some reason, I promised to stay in this position for another six months to complete the smooth transition of the Foreign Minister." Earl Andrashi continued to smile and said, "I am now on the target of public criticism, whether it is the central government of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Hungarian and the Austrian government, and everyone is dissatisfied with my Balkan policy."
"I have heard some rumors about you in Berlin, but I don't think you should resign. Didn't you sign an agreement with Ottoman Turkey two days ago and prepare to send troops to Bosnia and Herzegovina? Didn't your army praise you for your move to ensure the safety of the southern wing of the Austro-Hungarian Empire? Besides, your Magyar compatriots like the land of the Balkans very much? Before the Berlin Conference, if these two plots were not the call of Hungary behind you, why would I help you fight?" Prime Minister Bismarck asked unhappily.
"Times have changed, and there are no absolute allies, Otto, my friend." Earl Andrashi shook his head with a wry smile. "The argument in the empire is that the millions of Slavs in Bosnia and Herzegovina are going to devour the Austro-Hungarian Empire. All the Austrians think that these Slavs are a burden to affect their welfare. My Magyar compatriots are opposed to oppose the Czechs because they welcomed their Slav compatriots, and the Czechs have always opposed me. So, I am now alone."
"Where are the Croats and the Poles, why don't they talk?" Bismarck asked.
"The Croats don't like Croats who believe in Orthodox and Islam." Earl Andrashi smiled and said a whisper, "As for the Poles, please forget them, you know the reason."
Bismarck nodded helplessly. Since Germany, Russia and Austria divided Poland, the Poles have been seeking independence. It is reasonable that the Poles ignore and do not support Count Andrach.
"Emperor Franz didn't try to keep you?" Bismarck asked unwillingly.
"Haha, I originally wanted to put Bosnia and Herzegovina in Outeretania, but the emperor wanted to put it under the Imperial Ministry of Finance, so... Otto, the German-Austrian contract I proposed before was only these six months." Earl Andrashi nodded to the old prime minister.
"Juluo, you know who will take over your position as Foreign Minister, if it's convenient for you..." Bismarck asked in a low voice.
"Baron Heinrich Karl von Heimer's hope is great. Otto, you must know that your German compatriots have long disliked me. How could a Marza man occupy such an important position as a foreign minister?" Earl Andrach said with a low smile.
"It turned out to be Heimer, the Russian vocalist, the group of arrogant and stupid idiots, as stupid as their bavarian peasant cousins." Bismarck cursed loudly, and the old prime minister didn't care what the Catholics thought of him.
"Tomorrow, Jiuluo, please come to Shurenberg, and let us make this treaty together." Prime Minister Bismarck finally clearly realized that there was not much time left for himself in the alliance between Germany and Austria.
The Radsky March in the dance hall had just finished playing. Count Andrashi looked at the crowd who were about to enter the restaurant and smiled and said to the old prime minister, "Dear Otto, I hope our German-Austrian contract can become a waltz between Germany and Australia, so that future generations can dance."
Chapter completed!