"If it weren't for the fact that the French had nothing to do and wanted to make trouble at China's doorstep, I would like to always maintain respect for the West and achieve a harmonious and win-win situation where the two sides can have friendly exchanges," the Empress Dowager Cixi said with a smile, "China, willing to work with the British Empire to maintain the order in Asia, I believe that there is no need for the French to point fingers in South Asia and Southeast Asia, they can toss in North Asia, of course, I also need to declare to the outside world that the order in Asia needs to be jointly maintained by China, Britain and Russia, However, we all know that Russia will not maintain any order, they will only engage in sabotage. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Wade smiled clearly, obviously, what the Empress Dowager Cixi said was that the Tsarist Russian Empire had begun to seize the Middle East again without knowing the first number of Russian-Turkish wars, and His Majesty the Great Tsar would not stop his pace of expanding his territory, "Your Royal Highness, I completely agree with your point of view. ”

"We say in private, of course, the benefits of any war are not comparable to the benefits of peaceful coexistence, so we will not easily offend a country, nor will we easily use force all the time, if peace can be achieved, of course we will not choose force, so, your country is going to become a bridge of peace?"

"Please don't get me wrong, we don't mean to be a middleman, but the French have such a demand, so I will convey it on my behalf," Wade quickly explained, if the Chinese think that there is a role in sowing discord or stoking discord or swaying in the Sino-French declaration of war or peace negotiations, this is not conducive to British control in the Far East, not to mention that there is no need to offend people who are not necessarily offended for such things that the British do not have key interests," their request is not to contact in the capital, Find another place where you can avoid unnecessary troubles. ”

The so-called troubles are nothing more than material discussions and public opinion, and the Empress Dowager Cixi nodded clearly, "I agree with this." ”

This thing was done, Wade looked very relaxed, he let out a long breath, I don't know what's going on, he has always felt uncomfortable standing in front of the Chinese queen mother, it may be because in these years of Sino-British exchanges, as long as the queen mother wants, everything has been achieved, such as Bangladesh, such as the Suez Canal, such as Kashmir, are basically operated according to her demands, almost omnipotent people, of course, they will be jealous, "Then please designate a place." ”

"Be far away from Beijing," Empress Dowager Cixi nodded, and thought for a while, "Then in Shanghai, there are many foreigners there, and there are many French people there, I believe they are also worried about the Sino-French war, and they can't wait to reach out and intervene in something," Empress Dowager Cixi said in words, she instructed Guo Songtao, "You can contact this matter." ”

Guo Songtao said yes, and the Empress Dowager Cixi nodded slightly, "Mr. Ambassador, by the way, you must remember to remind your country's Admiralty that our 7,000-ton ironclad ship, I hope not to delay the delivery," Wade was about to explain something, but the Empress Dowager Cixi stretched out her hand to stop Wade's words, "I believe that your ambassador's IQ will not think that our warship can be used in the war against the French immediately after delivery, so please don't talk about these diplomatic words, I hope to see that your country still has the sincerity to do business with us, The delivery should be timely, I missed the company first, it is rare to have such an opportunity to meet with the envoys of various countries, and I have to talk to the other ambassadors. ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi left with Li Lianying, Wade bowed slightly, watched the Empress Dowager Cixi and the German ambassador start a conversation, and he said to Guo Songtao with emotion, "The Empress Dowager is really busy, eh?" ”

"Of course," Guo Songtao nodded, "She has to be in charge of many major matters, okay," he sighed and got down to business, "Let's find a corner and finalize some details of this thing you suggested." ”

After the Empress Dowager Cixi and the German ambassador finished speaking, they turned to a corner, Li Lianying looked at the left and right and no one else, and whispered, "Lord Baojun has already entered the palace, and he is waiting in the Heart Cultivation Hall at this time." ”

"Let him wait," there were a variety of desserts on the table, she took a fancy to a piece of chocolate cake, stretched out her hand to hold the fork, and took a bite, "Well," she nodded with satisfaction, "It tastes good, everything in our palace is the best, but this cake is not as good as the Six Nations Hotel." ”

She was in a very good mood, but Xia Shouzhong was a little uneasy, "Master, this is food outside, can you eat this." ”

"What are you afraid of," the Empress Dowager Cixi waved her hand, "irrelevant." ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi ate a whole piece of cake, and was ready to go to another place with satisfaction, to meet the Russian ambassador Weibei for a while, and in the following time, I hope that Russia will not make trouble, and the relationship with Russia also needs to be maintained, she thought to herself, if it is feasible, let the Turks retreat south after the beginning of spring, and temporarily give Russia a face in Central Asia.

She was about to walk towards the Russian ambassador, but she didn't expect another person to come out of the way, he was extremely tall, like a bamboo pole, wearing a well-fitting but somewhat old tuxedo, bowing sixty degrees to the Empress Dowager Cixi, "Japanese Ambassador Taichi Tanabe, greetings to Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager." ”

Empress Dowager Cixi stopped, her face did not change, "Hello Ambassador," she said in Chinese, "I know that your Chinese is very good, why do you want to communicate with me in English today?" ”

Taiichi Tanabe said quietly, "I personally think that in diplomatic situations, it is best to use a common language, and I am good at Chinese, but in the international community, the common language is English, please understand, Queen Mother." ”

"It's okay, this is a trivial matter," Empress Dowager Cixi raised her eyebrows slightly and continued to say in Chinese, "Let's just say our own things, why, your ambassador blocked my way, what do you want?" You must know that there is a saying in China, called, good ..... Oh," the Empress Dowager Cixi covered her mouth with a handkerchief, "how can I say this, sin and sin," she pretended to hate Li Lianying, "Lian Ying, you won't stop me." ”

Wang Kaiyun, who was with the Empress Dowager Cixi, also showed a knowing smile, and Taiichi Tanabe showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, but then disappeared without a trace, if he was not thick-skinned, he would not be able to take up the position of diplomatic envoy, he adjusted his state, "I took the liberty of stopping His Highness, but there is one thing, I want to ask His Highness in person, excuse me, your country's Beiyang Naval Division is being transferred at these times, we hope to get an explanation." (To be continued.) )