readx(); Dongjiaomin Lane, Beijing, the embassy of the Tang Republic in the Qing Dynasty. After Dongjiaomin Lane has its current name, it has gradually become an embassy area, but the embassy that really has weight here is still the Tang Embassy. In the capital, at least hundreds of Tang diplomats, military attachés and clerks worked in the embassy, and they coordinated all kinds of affairs with the Qing state, and everywhere embodied the will of the Tang Dynasty.

Zhu Yongfang, the ambassador to the Qing Dynasty, straightened his clothes, and the assistant behind him smoothed the wrinkles of his clothes for him, Zhu Yongfang glanced at the wall clock and said, "It's almost time, let's go." ”

Lou Xin, the counselor next to him, said jokingly: "This Qing man has been dealing with us for so many years, and he may not have learned anything else, at least summoning the ambassador to protest This article is used smoothly, but it really troubles us." ”

Zhu Yongfang has a gentle personality and looks very elegant, he was originally a diplomat in the Republic of China, and after many years in China, he was promoted to ambassador to the Qing Dynasty, and it is said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also appreciates his demeanor and calm style, so he was appointed to such an important role. The ambassador to Qing is basically the first-class foreign official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the rank of vice minister, and even the minister of foreign affairs can expect it.

Zhu Yongfang said: "Since we stay in the embassy, we naturally have something to do, and there is no trouble or trouble." ”

Lou Xin said: "This time, it is said that Emperor Jiaqing is very angry, and even directly summoned you across the Honglu Courtyard." ”

Zhu Yongfang said indifferently: "He is angry with him, we will do ours." ”

This kind of indifference is full of strong self-confidence, even if he is about to face the emperor of the first country in the East, and his anger, but Zhu Yongfang represents the world's first power, and there is no possibility of being a head shorter in front of Jiaqing.

The whole thing is clear to Zhu Yongfang, after all, a lot of the work of the Datang Immigration Bureau needs the help of his embassies abroad. Datang is unreasonable. Because many of these operations are not legitimate, but even a humble gentleman like Zhu Yongfang can say it very cheekily. Lao Tzu is willing to play like this, you bite me.

When dressed in a black formal suit. After coming to the Forbidden City, Zhu Yongfang saluted His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty with very standard lobby diplomatic etiquette. A stoop and bow his head twenty degrees.

In fact, even in normal times, most of the people Jiaqing saw saluted him like this, and the kneeling salute of the Qing Dynasty was already the old yellow calendar, and simple bowing was more popular for the elders, so respecting the emperor and superiors was more in the form of making a gesture. It's just that this kind of manipulation is longer than that of friends.

But today, Jiaqing still felt uncomfortable when he saw Zhu Yongfang's actions. He seemed very unhappy to remember. It was these Tang people who made him lose the opportunity to be worshiped by hundreds of officials, and turned him into the emperor he is now.

No matter how angry Jiaqing is, he can't face a foreign envoy who has lost his royal demeanor. He had already prepared what he was going to say, but when he saw Zhu Yongfang, he was still angry in his heart, and he almost forgot about a set of splendid articles.

“…… The Tang Dynasty treacherously bribed our court officials in private, tampered with household registration, concealed the imperial court and me, and wantonly instigated the people to go abroad. It's chilling and infuriating. I ordered you to come today, just to convey to you, and I will investigate this matter to the end. Datang must cooperate with our court, confess to the court, and compensate our court for the loss......"

Before Jiaqing could finish speaking, Zhu Yongfang below interrupted him, but the diplomat, who looked gentle and gentlemanly, raised his head and looked directly at the emperor ten feet away, and said in an unquestionable tone: "Datang is not guilty, and it is impossible to confess to Qingguo, there is no master-slave relationship between Datang and Qingguo. There is no need to explain anything to His Majesty the Emperor. ”

Jiaqing was furious, he stared at Zhu Yongfang and said, "The people you are coercing. They are all my people of the Qing Dynasty, and they are my people. You're waiting for the flies to camp the dogs. Is it tolerable to coerce my Qing people to go abroad? ! ”

Zhu Yongfang didn't have any mood fluctuations, his face was still like water, he looked at Emperor Jiaqing, and said rationally: "First of all, what I need to point out to His Majesty the Emperor is that in 1780, that is, the first year of Jiaqing, your two countries have signed the "Immigration Cooperation Treaty", which clearly states that your country has the responsibility and obligation to provide immigrants to our country, and the export of immigrants to our country is something that has been determined by the two countries, and it is personally stamped by Your Majesty the Emperor, so there is no question of selfishness or not. Because it's all procedurally justifiable. I, Datang, have no reason to bear the name of His Majesty's so-called treachery. In addition, even if Your Majesty accuses some of our officials of violating the rules, then please show evidence and do not slander our civil servants. As for the problem of local officials in your country concealing their household registration, what does this have to do with us? This is an internal affair of your imperial court, and there is absolutely no reason to blame it on our country. ”

Jiaqing's eyes were about to burst into flames, this Zhu Yongfang looked like he was unhindered, and he didn't put him in his eyes at all.

"Okay, proof, I'll give you proof! Several officials in the Qingzhou Mansion have already been arrested, and they have confessed to their crimes and made it clear that it was the co-organizers of your Tang State Immigration Bureau who made them carry out such an operation. In order to bribe them, you Tang people transferred the bribe money to the accounts of your Tang-funded banks and let them go to your branches to withdraw them, all of which are conclusively incriminated! ”

Zhu Yongfang's face remained unchanged, and he said: "For this, I think it is absurd, if this is really the so-called evidence, then is the so-called bribe in your country's hands?" ”

Jiaqing stopped talking, because the investigators of the Qing court did not get these bribes, not because Datang's commercial banks did not cooperate, but because they could not withdraw them at all. When he was operating this matter, Wang Yun was very thoughtful to give these officials a Tang identity, which also made Liang Chunxing, Shi Yide and others directly protected by the Tang Dynasty as Tang people after they fled. And immediately after the incident, the bank that handled it took action to cut off the accounts related to the officials involved. If they successfully escape and come to the territory of the Tang Dynasty, they can still withdraw the money, but if they are arrested and the Qing court sends someone to withdraw the stolen money, these Tang-funded commercial banks will immediately come up with all kinds of evidence to prove that the Qing official is not the head of the account himself, so they will not withdraw it at all.

With such a method, Datang can be regarded as a bit arrogantly blocking the way for the Qing court to investigate the case, and it can be regarded as clearing up the relationship between himself.

(To be continued.) )