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The dinner was held at the Prime Minister's residence in Downing Street. British Prime Minister Earl Stanley, Foreign Secretary Earl Granville, War Secretary Marquess Anglesey, Admiral Secretary Charles Brownsey Anderson Murphy Earl Smith Earl Stanley Earl Smith Sir Adam and Chancellor of the Exchequer Benjamin. Disraeli attended the dinner. Although, the fate of this dinner was to welcome the Imperial Foreign Minister Lin Zihao and the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Spain José. Morality. Salamanca. But in reality, the protagonist is someone else. French Foreign Minister Count Walewski and U.S. Secretary of State James Murphy. Buchanan is the center of the crowd.

In addition to the British cabinet ministers and representatives of various countries participating in the negotiations, the envoys of other countries in the United Kingdom, as well as the nobles of the upper house of the British Parliament, also attended the dinner. At the banquet, everyone raised their glasses and drank to celebrate the arrival of peace.

At the beginning of the dinner, the British and American Prime Minister, Earl Stanley, delivered an enthusiastic speech. He declared that Britain, as the most influential country in the world, would work for world peace, and at the same time, he also thanked the Chinese Empire, the French Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, and the United States of America for being able to send representatives to the London Peace Conference, which was a support for Britain. The Earl of Stanley told everyone that Britain would do its utmost to make the peace meeting a complete success.

Originally, the French Foreign Minister, Count Valewski, who was supposed to be in line with the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Spain. However, he worked with the British Foreign Secretary, the Earl of Granville, and the US Secretary of State, James Brown. Buchanan came together. This also confirmed the previous speculation of the Imperial Foreign Minister Lin Zihao. It is clear that the French have betrayed the Empire. Instead, it got mixed up with Britain and the United States. This will have a profound impact on the layout of the empire in the world. Fortunately, the empire had long expected such a situation. It's been prepared for a long time. The betrayal of France would not have caused much disadvantage to the Empire. The empire will always be strong.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency Lin Zihao, because I suddenly caught a cold, so I couldn't go to the dock to meet you in the morning, it's really embarrassing!" Count Valevsky holding his glass. came to Lin Zihao's front and said enthusiastically.

"It's all right, Your Excellency. Your body is more important! Lin Zihao had danger on his face, but he didn't believe Walewski's nonsense at all. Looking at his red face, how could it be possible to look at the person who had just fallen ill? This is simply perfunctory.

"Your Excellency Lin Zihao. The Chinese Empire at this peace conference. What kind of attitude will be adopted? Valewski asked.

"The empire will do everything possible to protect the interests of the empire. What the Americans have not been able to get from the battlefield, and do not want to get it from the negotiating table. Lin Zihao said. He knew that Valewski had come to test him. However, the attitude of the Chinese Empire is not afraid of others knowing.

"Your Excellency Lin Zihao, does that mean that the Chinese Empire will take a tough attitude? However, France may not be able to sustain itself. Because the war did not achieve the expected success. His Excellency the President has had to reconsider. Count Valewski said with some regret.

"Your Excellency, in that case. It's a shame. However, even if France withdraws from the war, the empire will have enough strength to defend its own interests! Lin Zihao said confidently. The growing strength of the empire is his strongest backing.

"Hmmm! Your Excellency Lin Zihao, then, I wish the Chinese Empire can achieve its wishes at this peace conference. Count Valewski said with a smile, and then turned to leave. When he turned around, a flash of anger flashed in his eyes. In his opinion, the reason why the Chinese Empire was able to occupy a vast territory in North America was entirely because France was holding back the main force of the American army, which made him very jealous. He seems to have forgotten that before the French army landed in the United States, it was also the main force of the Imperial Chinese Army to contain the American army on the west coast alone.

Valewski has just left when Spanish Foreign Minister José Brown. Morality. Salamanca came over.

"Lord Lin, what is Count Valewski here for?"

"What else can you do, it's nothing more than to find out the bottom line of the empire. However, the bottom line of the empire, even if they know it, it is useless, unless, they can defeat the empire! Lin Zihao looked very confident.

"That is, the French really betrayed us?" Jose. Morality. Salamanca asked,

"Hmmm! Since something is going to happen, we can't stop it, so let it be! I think soon they will know how wrong their choice is today! Lin Zihao said.

"Yes, Lord Lin. I think so too. Shire. Louis. Napoleon. Bonaparte, after all, was not Napoleon the Great. It was not so easy for him to accomplish the great deeds of Napoleon the Great. By the way, Lord Lin, I already sent a telegram to China in the afternoon. Your Excellency the Prime Minister, I am very grateful for China's reminder. He will do his best to consult with Her Majesty the Queen to strengthen the war readiness of the Kingdom of Spain! "Jose. Morality. Salamanca said.

"Well, that's good!" Lin Zihao nodded. In the event of war, the Kingdom of Spain had to defend itself against the enemy for more than three months. Otherwise, the Empire simply won't have enough time to rescue them.

At this time, U.S. Secretary of State James Murphy. Buchanan walked over with a wine glass.

"Good evening, Your Excellencies Two Foreign Secretaries. I really didn't expect that we would meet on such an occasion. "James. Buchanan was smiling.

"Your Excellency, I was also surprised. However, it seems that His Excellency the Secretary of State's trip to London was very pleasant. Lin Zihao said with a smile.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, this war is a mistake at all, and I hope that we can take advantage of this opportunity to negotiate and end the war peacefully, which is the wish of all Americans." James. Buchanan said.

"Your Excellency, I also think that we will definitely be able to achieve peace this time!" Lin Zihao said. However, he knew that there was only one way to truly achieve peace. That is, the Americans willingly took responsibility for this defeat and ceded a lot of benefits. Otherwise, peace will never be possible.

The dinner continued, and envoys from other countries in the UK came to greet Lin Zihao. The news that Lin Zihao will take over as the prime minister of the imperial cabinet has been known to many countries, and they all hope to take this opportunity to have a relationship with Lin Zihao. In this case, if you have something to ask for in the future, it is easy to speak.

However, those arrogant British aristocrats ignored Lin Zihao. They still believe that the British Empire is the most powerful empire in the world. Although the British Empire was under the hands of the Chinese Empire, it suffered several losses. However, they believed that the final victory would still be the British Empire's. It will not be so easy for the Chinese Empire to challenge the British Empire's world hegemony.

The welcome dinner lasted until the wee hours of the morning. However, Lin Zihao and Jose. Morality. Salamanca all left early. They also need to recharge for tomorrow's negotiations.

The next day, September 11, 1848, peace negotiations between China, France, Spain and the United States officially began. The negotiations took place in a secret chamber of the British Foreign Office. At the beginning of the negotiations, the British Prime Minister, Earl Stanley, also came, greeted everyone before leaving. The negotiations were presided over by the British Foreign Secretary, the Earl of Granville.

"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for giving Britain this opportunity to preside over this negotiation. Britain really wanted peace for the whole world, so it mediated this war. This war has killed too many people and displaced too many people. The population is innocent, and they should not bear the consequences of the war. Therefore, I sincerely hope that all disputes can be satisfactorily resolved in this negotiation! "The Earl of Granville looked compassionate. But in fact, the British were so enthusiastic about presiding over this peace conference for the sake of Britain's own interests.

"Your Excellency the Earl of Granville, I think the cause of this war is clear. The United States forcibly occupied the territory that the Empire had purchased from the Republic of Mexico, causing an invasion of the Empire. That's why the empire fought back. The empire is undoubtedly on the side of justice. Prime Minister Lin Zihao said.

U.S. Secretary of State James Murphy. Buchanan's face was a little unpleasant: "Your Excellency Lin Zihao, although, those lands were purchased by the Chinese Empire from the Republic of Mexico. However, the United States had already declared war on the Republic of Mexico, and those lands were under the de facto control of the United States. The land purchased by the Chinese Empire was itself controversial. Therefore, this is not an American invasion of the Chinese Empire! ”

"This is a matter for the United States and the Republic of Mexico. At the time of the Empire's purchase of these territories, they belonged to the Republic of Mexico, at least from a de jure point of view. The Republic of Mexico has not signed a treaty with the United States ceding these territories to the United States. Lin Zihao said with a smile.

James. Buchanan was a little aggrieved, the United States had already captured the Mexican capital, and it seemed that it would not be long before Mexico was forced to compromise. But unexpectedly, in the end, it was picked up by the Chinese Empire.

"Both, I don't think there's any need for us to argue about this anymore, it doesn't make much sense anymore, let's have some substantive negotiations!" The Earl of Granville hurriedly said that he didn't want to waste a lot of time negotiating. (To be continued......)