Chapter 201 Getting Letter

Salisbury sent someone to notify Zaiying the next night that the lower house of parliament intended to invite His Majesty the Emperor to give a speech in the lower house the next day. The members of the parliament also had some questions about China-UK relations.

Since the messenger of Salisbury only said this, and he never mentioned the matter of starting a counterpart meeting that had been agreed upon, Zaiying didn't know whether it had not decided, or cancelled, or had already settled it. The matter of the speech of the House of Commons was not something he could decide, so he quickly asked me to report it to me.

"Zaiying, you have been tired these days." I know that the British may want to see my true inner thoughts of my country's highest dictator. After the Queen's nearly open investigation, Salisbury made a white face. This time, it seemed that it was the House of Commons that was about to be red. I expected what the House of Commons would look like tomorrow. When I did those early actions, I had imagined what the British would think of it, and I thought of it in all aspects, so I was not panicked. Looking at Zaiying's slightly anxious look, I smiled and said, "You go back and tell them that I agree. I will give an impromptu speech and arrange a morning to specifically answer the questions of the members of the parliament."

Seeing that he was about to get up, I waved my hand and made a false pressure gesture and said, "If you are not busy, come back, let them go. I asked you to make a bad face a while ago, and now I will also make you happy. If you hit him today, you can stand up with a strong back. I see it and I am happy in my heart. You and my brothers are all promising. This is how prosperous my Qing Dynasty is."

"The Emperor's Holy Wisdom-" Zai Ying immediately had a flower on her face and said with a smile: "The Emperor is so conscious. I have become addicted to playing a miserable person these days. Those foreigners all think that you are wronged in Germany. Some even sigh with them. Since the emperor has the will, the slaves don't need to behave. They will show off the strength to meet the four barbarians in the Great Qing Dynasty, and let the foreigners see that the masters of our Qing Dynasty are different with the masters!"

"Hahahaha--" I know he was deliberately making me laugh. To be honest, I'm really tired these days, and my face often looks tired. Zaiying probably was looking for a way to make me happy. She said this and she was so shiny that she was really funny. After a while, I pointed to the chair and said, "Okay, you sit down too. I haven't laughed so happily for a long time. You said you are a minister and a master of the dragon, son and phoenix grandson. This virtue is seen by outsiders. The censors should

You're here. OK, as you said, you'll be here tomorrow but you'll remember one thing, you're a dragon, a son, a phoenix grandson, and behind you is the country of the Celestial Kingdom. Let those foreigners see our pride." As he said, his tone became serious. Although he was smiling on his face, his words gradually became closer to the topic: "Zaiying, you are a relative of the royal family and are dealing with external affairs. If foreigners are in charge of foreigners, then you're a deputy prime minister. What's the name of the British? Vaspurimeier, well, how did you see my arrangement?"

This question is already the right pattern. He is the Minister of Foreign Affairs. According to the general view of this era, the Minister of Foreign Affairs is equivalent to a deputy prime minister. If he does not understand my arrangements, the results of doing things will not be so good.

Seeing that I was in a good mood, Zaiying calmed down a little, and owed her body and said, "The emperor is the only one who is in the temple. The saint is thousands of miles away. The servant dare not make any guesses. However, since the master asked, the servant dare not not answer. Let's talk about the servant's little thoughts. Long live, please give me advice."

I secretly laughed that this guy had not been completely seized. What he said was normal, but it still smelled of "oil". But at this moment I wanted his "oil" so that the value of the country can be shown in front of the British: this is a country with huge potential and a huge market, and this country has a strong sense of self-esteem. If you put too much pressure on it, you can only drive this country that originally had great intentions to become the best agent of the British in Asia to the other side.

On the one hand, Zaiying wants to show the arrogance of the country in front of the British, and at the same time, it can also make the British think that the Germans have given us promises and support, so they are a little fearless. On the other hand, I have also decided on my strategy to face the British House of Representatives tomorrow - to show China's sincerity and China's value.

With strategies in my mind, I don’t have the anxiety I used to feel. Now my mentality is like a warrior who will go to the battlefield tomorrow, facing experienced and cunning British people, the market and friendship, these are my two cards.

I nodded and smiled at Zaiying, signaling him to continue talking.

"I am afraid of foreigners these days." Zai Ying said that he was just right, and he lost his hipster and smiled. He looked much more mature. He analyzed the truth: "To be honest, when the emperor wanted to form an alliance with the British, I couldn't figure it out for a while, thinking about how miserable this British man had caused us back then, why did the emperor want to form an alliance with such a country... You know, and the servant dared not ask him, and he thought about it without any knowledge. Until that year, the Japanese went to the slave's yamen to cause trouble, and then the Dragon Flag Army beat the Russians up to a great extent.

, the slave gradually understood that the emperor was unparalleled in ancient and modern times. This is of course the most important thing. Besides, the British are probably supporting us. Therefore, the slave gradually became independent when doing errands. If you have anything to do with the British, you should coax them. In the final analysis, no matter how we say our country is, we... are weaker than Britain. This is the right thing to be afraid of anyone except Britain. If any country is polite to us, we will be kind to them. In the final analysis, it is just one thing to identify the British."

I was a little worried. It was not a reason for him to think so. When he frowned, Zaiying's words also changed: "Your Majesty, I believe you can hear that it is not a long time. We can't always point to a pot to eat. We were hungry before, and the British pot can fill it up, but in recent years, we have grown up and have to find a new pot to eat. The emperor led us to find Germany. But with a new pot, we have to coax some old pots, otherwise they will be annoyed, and we will still be a pot, so the emperor in front called me a slave to act pitiful and coax the old pot to be happier. Now that the emperor has come, there is a lot of new food in the new pot, so we can't keep it soft, otherwise the old pot will think we are begging him, but we don't know that we are rich, and the old pot is just a chicken rib. If you have food, you can't beg them."

After looking at me, he pretended to be ungrateful and said, "Long live, I have never read any books, and I can't think of any good examples. Don't be surprised if you Long Er listen."

I had been a little laughing a little. This guy's metaphor is really too ugly, but the truth is still a bit similar. He smiled and pursed his lips and pointed at him and cursed, "You are not like a prince in the future--" He stood up and stretched, "Okay, I tell you, your analogy is certainly ugly, but the previous truth is really that way, but there is still a mistake in the final experience. I made you a little majestic, but it is not that we want you to think that we don't care about them now. I want to explain it to you clearly. It doesn't matter if Zhang Zhidong and the others don't know, it may even be better, but you can't. Zaiying, you are my Minister of Foreign Affairs. When facing foreigners, you must communicate with me."

"Well, I listen to the Hadith." As he said, he looked up at me and said with a sincere expression: "Your Majesty, I have never read any books. Some of my knowledge is also heard and listen to operas. I have learned over the years. There are some mistakes. Your Majesty, you clearly see that it is a blessing for me to find out that I can give advice to me. I am also the descendants of Aisin Gioro. You can no longer cause trouble for the emperor..."

I looked at him with a little red-eyed, and I knew he was saying that he was making trouble with Prince Li's family back then. He smiled and comforted him, "What are you doing? I didn't say I would punish you. I mean to explain to you that we, the king and the ministers, will walk this far away together, and live a peaceful life when we go back. You hear me, I want you to support you, to let foreigners know that we are not the only temple of him, nor the sutras of him, if he is willing, then we will be here, and we don't have to go around the distance anymore. If he is willing, we won't ask for it. That's the truth, you have this knowledge, but this is the official, in private, we still ask for his temple, Zaiying, our ancestors' glory has been a few years ago, and now we are asking for strength and restoration of the glory of our ancestors, with a weak foundation.

, you can't go wrong in one step. Don't think that the Germans give us good things, and they are not good at Jing'er and others. To be honest, the British and Germans will have to fight each other for ten or twenty years. What we do now is to use their terrible energy to live our own lives and build the country well. In the future, we still have to rely on the British family. I am just talking bluntly, but it's just that. Alas, the ancients said that governing a big country is like cooking small fresh food, but there is also a saying that the most difficult dish to cook is actually home-cooked side dishes. I don't have many brothers in my generation, and those who can do great things are only you, Zai Bing and Zai Feng, the three of Shan Qi are dull, but he is not vague. To be honest, you can walk around more often to him, which will also benefit you."

Zaiying nodded like a chicken pecking at the rice. I knew in my heart that it would take some time for him to digest my long passage. I also said it thoroughly this time. He could understand it 80% or more. I would laugh secretly. He sighed and said, "After all, I am helpless to spend my time. If the country is strong, why should I please both sides here? By the way, you said that foreigners were afraid just now, what is your experience?"

"Reply to the emperor." Zaiying smiled proudly, took out some paper from her arms and presented it, and said, "This is called a check. We don't have one in the Qing Dynasty. Foreigners said that if there is a land with their bank, you can take out money with this. They said that there are 50,000 pounds here, and if it is exchanged for our silver, it will be more than 300,000 taels."

I pinched it, gave it back to him, and smiled and said, "It's a lot, take it."

"The Emperor's clarification—" Zai Ying bowed and said, "The slaves dare not accept this money. This is because they know that slaves are not only the Minister of Foreign Affairs, but also the slaves are in charge of the errands who buy arms from foreigners. They are often filial. This time, the boss who stayed in the UK, sent it to the people from Armstrong's company in person, saying that they hope that we will take care of their business in the future, so they also ask us for it. If the slaves want to listen to the emperor's errand, it is better to submit it to the emperor for the treasury."

"Haha, take it back." These commercial bribes are understandable, and they are also common tricks. Not to mention that the Qing Dynasty is now common in later generations, and this is not the focus of my current attention. I don't want to punish him for this, so I patted him on the shoulder and said, "You are doing this job, and this money is inevitable. My treasury does not lack the amount of money you have. And then again, your status is not enough to rely on those few salary money alone. Just have a restraint in your heart. I don't have it yet.

The focus of rectifying this aspect is not on this—" I felt that I was full of words, and I paused and said, "But just know this, don't spread it. You have to have a number, and the princes and relatives should set a good example for me. Also, you have to know that foreigners are afraid of being limited, and they will soon be unable to lack the market for our market. We still have the same purpose. First, buy it, and then build it yourself. I am deeply worried that this day will come early." One battle, one battle, it is really possible that it will come early.

"Your Majesty, I understand. The master is worried about the humiliation of the minister. The fact that I used to be absurd and slutty will change in the future." Zaiying seemed to be moved by my words, with tears in the corners of her eyes. I was just about to feel upset, and I didn't want to sigh like this. I smiled and waved my hand and said, "Okay, okay, I'm so relieved when I heard you say these words. It's easy to change the country, but my nature is hard to change. Besides, your temperament is also good, and a little rougher can make you deal with foreigners. If you really change your personality and scold foreigners with a stern face like Master Weng in front, I must not use you. Okay, let's kneel down and rest."

Zaiying was amused by my words, she cried and smiled, knelt out and went out to reply to the British. I was ready for a little, and I went to bed early, and I was ready to build my energy to prepare for tomorrow's lower yard to bombard it one after another.

"i say to you, my friends…" The translator translated my words loudly into English to the members of the House of Commons. Here, there were some of the actual decision makers of this country, no worse than Queen Victoria and the Earl of Salisbury. I cheered up a hundred times more and prepared a speech that felt quite inspiring to myself. From the exchanges between China and Britain in the early Qing Dynasty, all the way to the Opium War China

The pain of the Second Opium War burning the Old Summer Palace has passed since the two countries concluded an alliance in the 17th year of the Guangxu period. Although there were some differences on the issue of Japan, they soon came together again. Now, as the emperor of the Qing Empire, I came to Britain across the ocean. The bilateral relations between China and Britain have reached the closest step. This is the first time in history. I hope my visit can open a wider door for China-UK relations.

The applause was long, which also made me feel a little relieved. Seeing the full members of the congressmen slapped their palms, I felt a little relieved. This took almost a night of effort and finally got some rewards.

But the real test has just begun. The questions of the members of the parliamentarians indeed covered all the aspects I expected. Of course, there were some that exceeded my expectations and were all relying on urgent wisdom and eloquence to barely control the scene.

"My Majesty the Emperor, I am Paul Princemark, the Liberal Party Member. As you said, there has been an unpleasant history between the British Empire and your country, and this unpleasantness has been caused to you and your people more than the British Empire. So, can I understand this way that your country may launch retaliatory actions against the British Empire after accumulating strength? Sorry, Your Majesty, I have no intention of offending you, mainly because your actions in Germany are quite different from those when you first signed an alliance with our country. Today, China is obviously incomparable to your country back then. Unfortunately, I have seen this possibility. Your Majesty, can you give a reasonable explanation?" This question of a middle-aged parliamentarian is quite representative, which I expected, and of course it is not so difficult to answer.

"There is an old saying in China, which is called "a smile to eliminate grudges and grudges." I took a few deep breaths to calm myself down and answered his question: "Always remember the hatred of the past, which is irresponsible for the present and the future. The British Empire is the world's number one power, and I can't see that this great empire has any signs of decline. My country is a great power in Asia, and the two countries are far away from the ocean. If there is a war between the two countries, or revenge, or your country launches again

War against our country is not a pleasant thing. If there was an unpleasant history in the past, why should we replace the unpleasantness of the past with new unpleasantness? Everyone knows that war is not a good thing. With the progress of the times, the price to be paid for a war is getting heavier and heavier. It is a foolish act to bury the country for some so-called hatred. Please believe that my country is a peace-loving country, and my people are peace-loving people."

Mr. Paul sat back and looked quite satisfied. However, this answer quickly raised another question: "His Majesty the Emperor, I am Mike Markleruyedz of the Conservative Party. I just heard you say that your country is a peaceful love for the country, and his Majesty also thinks that war is a bad thing. So why did you have a major border war with Russia and Japan in just a few years after you signed an alliance with the British Empire, and at the same time you also gained land harvests from Japan? Isn't this a contradictory act?"

Good question, I secretly praised in my heart, raised my head and smiled and nodded, turned around and asked the person in charge to get me a blackboard. I wrote a big word "wu" on the blackboard, and turned around and said, "There is a word "wu" on this board. In your country's vocabulary, this means war. The Chinese word is very interesting. This word can be divided into two words, and it is connected to the Ge. It means to stop the struggle. In a Western sentence, only war can be stopped. Sometimes, in order to stop a larger war, you can only launch a war that can be controlled within your ability to bear it as soon as possible to curb it.

To stop the occurrence of large-scale wars. Of course, in terms of specific events, Russia swallowed up a large tract of our territory. You know, that is the birthplace of our dynasty, and the Chinese have lived there for generations. The Cossacks drove away our good people by force and declared that the land was their territory. Gentlemen, if my government endured it, would our people agree? For an inappropriate example, if there is a powerful country that forcibly occupied an island of your country, such as Scotland, and then declared that it was their territory. Sir, do you have any other ways besides war?"

There was a burst of laughter from the audience, and sometimes someone applauded, and I continued to greet their smiles: "This is actually very understandable. I know that your country is also facing the problem of Ireland. Her Majesty the Queen has also been assassinated by the Irish people six times. I fully understand and support your country's unwillingness to lose Ireland, and I am willing to tell you gentlemen that my unwillingness to lose any land is stronger than your gentlemen." This is a moving explanation. The Irish independence movement is in full swing, and the British should have a deep understanding.

"As for Japan, it is simpler than Russia. Japan has always wanted to attack our country and destroy our country. It is like this from the people to the government. It sends armed people to attack the deployment of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the leadership of diplomatic officials, sends navies to attack the symbol of friendship between my country and Britain - the Sino-British Joint Fleet, and sends armed personnel to attack our country, your country, and the German embassy. Of course, there is also the rejection of goods from our two countries and the damage to the power of free trade. Such countries must use force to teach them a lesson, otherwise they will think that we are afraid of him, and this arrogant behavior will become even more arrogant. This is not conducive to maintaining peace and stability in the Far East and maintaining a reliable order. Therefore, war must be used to change all this."
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