Seeing Bao Ling and Burbulon, Feng Yunshan couldn't help but be stunned.

It's really that the two of them look too embarrassed. Bao Ling and Bourblon were both well-versed men of noble origin, but now they wore tattered leather boots, clothes that seemed to have rolled through the mud, and hair that was as messy as weeds.

How so? Feng Yunshan looked at Liu Shengbang next to him suspiciously, and saw that the other party looked at the two foreigners with a smile, and immediately understood that it must be his own guard chief who couldn't get used to the arrogant appearance of the two and deliberately arrested the two.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, I want to complain to you, is this how you treat your friends?" Before Bao Ling could speak, Burbulon shouted angrily: "Have you forgotten that it was I Burbulon who sold the weapons to your army in the first place? ”

Seeing Bourbulon's angry face, Feng Yunshan smiled, sometimes it can make people angry, and it is also a very cool thing. He chuckled, "Mr. Bourblon, in what capacity are you talking to me now?" Is it a personal friend, or is it a French minister? ”

"Naturally, it's the French minister!"

"Bold fanatic! Since you are the minister of France, why don't you kneel down and pay homage when you see your majesty? Liu Shengbang on the side understood and shouted.

Seeing that he was about to stiffen, Bao Ling on the side hurriedly came out to play a round: "Your Majesty is angry!" Your Majesty, Bourblon and I are also old friends of Your Majesty, and this time I came to see Your Majesty purely because I miss Your Majesty, and I pay a visit to Your Majesty as personal friends. By the way, congratulations to Your Majesty on his ascension to the throne of the Emperor! With that, he kept glancing at Bourblon.

Burbulon was also frightened by Liu Shengbang's loud drink, and stopped gnawing.

Feng Yunshan saw Bao Ling say this, and also took the opportunity to say: "Since this is the case, they are all old friends." I won't say anything out of sight. Let's be honest, what are you here for? ”

"Your Majesty, we are very embarrassed!" Bao Ling spoke fluent Cantonese: "After your forcible occupation of the concession, I was very dissatisfied with the fact that Great Britain had ceased to allow us to send troops to protect the expatriates and British merchants, and asked for an amendment to the agreement with you, to re-divide the concession at the open treaty ports, and to defend it with our British soldiers in the concession. ”

"Mr. Bao Ling, have your country's treaty ports ever been attacked? Not really, right? These treaty ports are guarded by my captive army, and they are extremely safe. Besides, this is the territory of the Chinese Empire, and it can only be defended by the army of the Chinese Empire, and this matter is non-negotiable! Feng Yunshan said categorically, however, he remembered the customary rules of embassies and consulates in later generations, so he continued: "However, the consulates established by your country in various treaty ports can be escorted by no more than 100 soldiers sent by your country, but they must be approved by the local government and approved by the local government of the Chinese Empire. ”

When Bao Ling heard this, he could be regarded as having an explanation, and said with great joy: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" With that, he glanced at Bourblon and signaled that he had finished speaking, and it was time for him to make a request.

Originally, this time I came to see Feng Yunshan, mainly because of Bourblon, and Bao Ling was only brought in as a foil because of his current close relationship with France.

Seeing that Bao Ling's posture was very low, he actually achieved a goal, and he began to realize that Feng Yunshan's status was different now, and he couldn't be hard against him, so he imitated the arch of the Chinese with both hands, and said: "Your Majesty, the French Emperor Napoleon III sent me to greet you, and the Emperor expressed his willingness to cooperate deeply with His Majesty. However, His Majesty's occupation of Annam for no reason has seriously damaged the interests of France in the Far East, and His Majesty is also requested to withdraw troops from Annam so as not to affect the relations between the two countries. ”

"Retirement? That's impossible! Mr. Bourblon, you may not know the history of China, Annan has been a territory of China for 2,000 years, and now it has only changed from a vassal state to a province. This is an internal affair of the Chinese Empire, and it has nothing to do with France! Feng Yunshan said with a smile, "As for your country's interests in the Far East, I'm sorry, I can only guarantee that your country, like Britain, can come to the treaty ports of the Chinese Empire to conduct trade, and you can also set up consulates in the treaty ports." ”

Of course, Bourblon was not willing to do this, seeing that Feng Yunshan was just playing haha, he was a little anxious, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you can't do this, for the sake of old friends, please help me, otherwise, I can't explain to France, and the emperor will punish me even more!" ”

After a pause, Bourblon directly said his request after retreating: "Your Majesty, I will ask France for support for your country, but in exchange, please also sell the provinces of Gia Dinh, Dinh Huang, Bien Hoa and the island of Kunlun in southern Vietnam to France, of course, we will exchange these four places for five thousand firing muskets of the Charville MLE1842 model." How is it? ”

Feng Yunshan was stunned. He didn't expect that France's obsession was so deep that after he captured Annam, he still wanted to occupy these places. It seems that the French really chose this place as a supply base and colony in the Far East. However, this is only the first step, and perhaps Burblon really only wants to occupy these four places to facilitate the completion of the task, but his next appointment, his next appointment, will definitely make further demands, and slowly, he will want to occupy the whole of Vietnam. Historically, this has been the case.

Therefore, Feng Yunshan flatly refused: "I'm sorry, Mr. Burbulon. Neither the Chinese Empire nor myself has any intention of selling or ceding territory! ”

"Your Majesty, you are an ally who forcibly invaded France, and France solemnly lodges a solemn protest against you!" Seeing that he was rejected by Feng Yunshan, Bourblon's face turned red: "France and Vietnam signed the Treaty of Versailles as early as seventy years ago, and they were allies of each other, and the Nguyen Dynasty promised to transfer these four places to France as a supply base in the Far East. Now that your country has forcibly occupied and occupied the allies of France, France demands that your country withdraw its troops immediately, otherwise, it will be regarded as a declaration of war on France! ”

Bao Ling on the side did not forget to exert pressure on the side: "Your Majesty, it is better to take a step back and give up those four places to France, Mr. Bourblon, you add another 3,000 firing muskets." How is it? ”

Feng Yunshan shook his head and was silent.

Bao Ling said regretfully: "Then I can only express regret!" Britain has always been an ally with France, and if your country declares war on France, Britain will have to fight alongside France. Your Majesty, please think about it carefully. ”

Bao Ling's words are undoubtedly a more direct threat.

When Bourblon on the side heard this, he suddenly became confident, raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, just like Sir Bao Ling said, you don't want to go to war with Britain and France at the same time, do you?" You must know that a year ago, your army captured the concession outside Shanghai, and we have not pursued it. Waiting for the Crimean ......"

"What do you mean, Mr. Bourblon? His Majesty the Emperor would never do such an unwise thing. Bao Lingcha opened what Burblon said, as if he was afraid that he would say something, which couldn't help but cause Feng Yunshan to sneer.

He could imagine that Britain and France had already reached an agreement that when the Crimean War was over, they would send troops to the Far East to teach themselves a lesson. Therefore, no matter whether you have a tough attitude or a weak attitude, the other side will send troops to attack.

A tough attitude makes the other party even more angry, and naturally it will attack in a big way, and if the attitude is weak, the other party will definitely think that he is weak and can be bullied, and he will also send a large army to come. It doesn't change because of your attitude.

In this case, why do you have to compromise and seek perfection, in the end, like the Manchu Qing Xianfeng, you still have to be bullied by foreigners?

So, Feng Yunshan sneered and said, "I'm sorry, I don't want to go to war with your country. But if your country wants to attack the Chinese Empire, I will be willing to accompany the millions of soldiers who have been captured to the end! ”

Burbulon was dumbfounded for a moment, and Bao Ling hurriedly smiled: "Your Majesty is angry, we don't have such intentions!" ”

"Mr. Bao Ling, I take the liberty of asking, how is the alliance between your country and France fighting the Russian army on the Crimean Peninsula?"

Bao Ling was shocked and replied in a half-loud voice: "It's not over yet." It turns out that His Majesty knows ......"