Prince Gong lifted the sedan chair, looked up at the Western buildings with different styles in the western suburbs, and accompanied Bao Jun, although he was Prince Gong's sworn friend, he was naturally a Westernist, but he was not very interested in Western things, and smiled in Prince Gong's ear, "These foreign devils, what are they building.me"

Prince Gong looked at the ambassadors of the two countries in tuxedos waiting in front of the steps of the British Embassy, and the stone-carved pillars, "You keep quiet, otherwise these people will make trouble, and it will not be fun." ”

Prince Gong walked quickly, stretched out his right hand, and said to the British Ambassador Federse, who quickly stretched out his right hand wearing white gloves and shook Prince Gong's right hand, "Your Royal Highness, welcome to the British Embassy, I have to say that this is your first time to come to the British Embassy, I feel very honored." ”

"The ambassador is polite, but I shouldn't," Prince Gong said with a smile, "It's been more than a year since the ambassador arrived, and I have never visited the ambassador in the future." It's really rude, it just so happens that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has entered a very good Qimen black tea, I know that your country likes to drink black tea, so I brought some here, and I hope Mr. Ambassador will accept it with a smile. ”

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness."

Prince Gong turned his head, stretched out his hand and smiled at the Russian ambassador Grove, "Mr. Ambassador, we meet again." ”

Lord Grove also stretched out his hand and said lightly, "Yes, we haven't seen each other since the treaty between the second country and Britain and France signed in Beijing. ”

"This is what he said," Bao Jun saw that Prince Gong was a little dissatisfied with the attitude of Lord Grove - as the prime minister and minister of the Yamen, he came to meet you ambassadors, and he actually put up a show! hurriedly interrupted, "Isn't it about Golden State in the old year, have we seen it too?" In the Prime Minister's Yamen. The ambassador is really a noble person, how forgetful. ”

Lord Grove snorted slightly, stretched out his hand to let Prince Gong enter the British Embassy, Prince Gong entered with a smile, and whispered to Baojun, "This person is here, which is really not conducive to the friendship between the two countries." ”

"Britain and France got so many benefits back then, he didn't have it, needless to say, he naturally returned to China and received a reprimand, besides, in the old years, he refused to buy Jinzhou," Bao Jun quietly replied, "Helplessly, the country is waiting for money, the emperor and the prime minister of Russia unanimously decided to sell, he is a small envoy, naturally he can't disobey," Bao Jun sighed, shaking his head, "I also think that the Golden State has no grass, and it is a waste of silver to buy it." ”

The four of them arrived at the conference room of the embassy, the guests of honor sat down, the embassy staff sent black tea and pastries, Prince Gong took a sip, silently put down and no longer drink, Bao Jun looked strange, you know, Prince Gong has always been to nourish his body, he has always been no tea and no joy, why don't you love it today? Bao Jun also picked up the bone china teacup, took a sip, and almost spit it out, the black tea is black tea, but it adds a lot of spices, but it buries the tea taste.

After a few people exchanged pleasantries for a while, Prince Gong nodded to Yamen Zhangjing, the prime minister of the British and Russian stocks who graduated from the same hall, and began, "Two ambassadors, I am here today to discuss the situation in Xinjiang with you. ”

Federsei and Lord Grove glanced at each other, and Federsei opened his mouth and said, with a smile on his face, "Your Royal Highness, your matter is a bit strange, Xinjiang is the territory of your country, why do you need to negotiate with our two countries." ”

"Xinjiang is naturally the territory of our Great Qing Kingdom, but Afghanistan is the jurisdiction of your country, and the north of Xinjiang is the territory of Russia, and the stability of Xinjiang is inseparable from the support of the two countries," Prince Gong said, "The rebellion that began last year and resurfaced this year has seriously affected the trade between our country and your country. If the rebellion in Xinjiang cannot be quickly quelled with the help of your country and others, I am afraid that the matter of this telegram will also be in vain. ”

Hearing Prime Minister Yamen Zhangjing's translation, Federse nodded again and again, "Your Royal Highness, I think you have misunderstood my point of view, the United Kingdom, from the Queen to the Prime Minister, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to me, all adhere to one principle, that is, to fully support your country's governance of the local area, and maintain the status quo of national sovereignty and integrity, so please rest assured that our British Empire fully supports your country's judgment, on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I promise that we will send a letter to the Minister of War to let him transport the most advanced weapons and equipment to Ningbo or Haihai, So that the country can put down the rebellion more quickly. ”

Lord Grove only sneered slightly, but also nodded and said, "Ambassador Fedese means Russia." ”

These diplomats are really full of nonsense, in the end, they are foreign devils, Prince Gong was helpless and silent, if it was so simple, I still need to come and talk so much nonsense with you today, but Prince Gong is the king of a country, it is not appropriate to tear his face and face the scolding, drank tea again, and glanced at Baojun. (To be continued.) )xh118