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The envoys representing the British Crown arrived in Hamburg, the capital of the German Republic, and asked to meet with the principals of the German Republic. As president, Marnes was unwilling to ignore the arrogance of the British, and he sent an official in charge of foreign affairs to meet the British envoy.

A modest three-storey European-style building is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the German Republic, and although the National Revolution has acquired a lot of Hamburg's assets, including land and buildings, the government agencies in Hamburg have not chosen the largest and most luxurious places for their offices. This point is similar to the Tang Dynasty Revolution, which is beneficial to maintain relatively simple characteristics and avoid taking the road of extravagance and corruption.

The British were ushered into the "Foreign Office", and soon they began to laugh at the pomp and circumstance of the Germans, and the British envoy, who was a nobleman, blatantly said in English to his entourage: "These mud-legged men are really vulgar, and this shabby house is laughable." ”

Naturally, the Germans in the Foreign Office knew English, and the British envoy spoke so loudly that he could hear it. But no one seems to want to pay attention to this guy, everyone does their own thing, just let this guy wait.

After an hour, the British envoy began to be greatly dissatisfied: "Hey, you people who lack manners, I asked to see your leader, why haven't you seen anyone yet?" ”

The German official in charge of the reception just grimaced and said nonchalantly: "Please be patient." Then there was no follow-up, and the details of the specific interview were not mentioned.

It wasn't until another hour and a half later that a director of the German Foreign Office came in, and when he came in, he said to the British: "Ladies and gentlemen, tell me if you have anything to say." ”

The British envoy was extremely dissatisfied: "Are you the one Manes?" We're going to see Mannes! ”

The director didn't look at them at all. He replied: "Mr. President, I don't have time to meet you, so I can say anything I want." ”

The Englishman said: "No, we must see Marnes!" ”

Unmoved, the director said, "If there is nothing to say, then please leave Hamburg." ”

The British were so angry that they raised their voices an octave. He said, "Your arrogance will pay the price!" ”

The director sighed and said, "If there is nothing important, then this meeting will end like this, please go back." ”

The British found that these stunned Germans seemed to be playing for real, and the envoy could not afford to bear the sin of not getting the information on, so they hurriedly threw out the statement issued by the British government, and took responsibility for adding a little momentum, "You have succeeded in provoking Britain, and our king is the true lord of Hanover." Your provocation and occupation of Hanover is an insult to the glory of our crown, which I cannot accept in Britain. Now I formally inform you that you are required to withdraw from Hanover within 48 hours, and to negotiate with us to compensate us for our losses, otherwise the wrath of our king will lead to the generals, and England will join the coalition of the German princes and completely crush you. ”

The Director was interested. But he was not surprised, and said, "Oh? Is it actually a war book? Good. On behalf of my country, I would like to say that I know. And I can now say to you on behalf of the German Republic that Germany does not accept any threats, and if Britain wants to go to war, then we can give you war! ”

"It's too rampant, it's too arrogant. You'll regret it! The British were similarly hard-worded, but to no avail, for they were quickly wheeled out of the building and then supervised on board their own ships.

The next day, before the English envoy returned to England. The Tang envoy in London met with the British foreign minister.

British Foreign Minister Duke Leeds was very surprised by the arrival of the Tang Minister, for the Tang people, the Duke of Leeds still did not dare to slack off, he asked: "I don't know what important business your envoy came over this time?" ”

This Tang envoy's name is Yi Li, a diplomat of the Tang Dynasty in the United Kingdom who has just taken office, he is not tall, and his appearance is not good, but his voice is very sonorous and his logic is very clear.

Yi Li said: "Mr. Foreign Minister, Datang hereby solemnly declares to Britain and other European countries that China has officially recognized the legitimacy of the German Republic and adheres to the attitude that the German question should be resolved by the Germans themselves. Any intervention by a non-German state would be considered contrary to legal reason and justice. We have heard that Britain has given an ultimatum to the German Republic, which is unacceptable to us. Here, Datang declares that if other foreign countries interfere in the German civil war, then we will consider it an expansion of the war situation, which is not conducive to the interests of Datang and world peace, and we will react violently to this, in this case, that is, directly send troops to participate in the war. We hope that all parties will exercise restraint and refrain from escalating the situation. We also call for a diplomatic and political solution to this dispute, not simply violence and war. ”

Although this passage was relatively brief, it made the Duke of Leeds blush with anger. Yi Li's mouth is full of big truths, but it is translated into a word: shameless. The meaning of this is very clear -- Germany is my little brother, and if you want to touch my little brother, you must first ask my eldest brother's opinion. You've really done it, okay, so let's stretch out our hands and measure it.

Fighting against the Tang Army, the British were still somewhat illusory. In the previous Tangxi War, the Datang Navy was directly blocked at the doorstep of the Spanish coast, and the Datang often did the kind of thing that mobilized tens of thousands of troops across the sea to fight and then win. Britain's commerce and trade were more prosperous than Spain's, and although the British Royal Navy was very strong, it was very uncertain to deal with the Atlantic Fleet of the Tang Dynasty. In fact, Britain still has intelligence, and Datang is vigorously strengthening its Atlantic fleet. If the time comes, the Tang Army will not have to fight with the British Army, just relying on the naval blockade of shipping routes and ports will be enough for the British to drink a pot. Britain's economy is strongly dependent on foreign trade, so it cannot afford this loss.

As a result, the British became difficult to ride tigers. Before, they pretended to be a little B angrily, and then they were slapped twice immediately when they turned around. They also don't know at all that this remark is actually a threat from Datang. Because Bai Nan was not ready to intervene in the situation in Europe on a large scale at this time, he did not have the spare energy and financial resources to go on an expedition to Europe. (To be continued.) )