407 The arrogant Earl of Derby
Earl Derby ate a whole brown crab, a dozen oysters, a lobster and countless sashimi, arctic shrimp, caviar...... There are also all kinds of foods that Xiao Lotian can't name. When the Earl of Derby took off the napkin around his neck and threw it on the table, Xiao Lotian realized that he had drunk three draft beers in a row.
"Uh......" Earl Derby gave a long burp before he looked at Xiao Lotian with straight eyes, "What's wrong? Do you think I'm rude?" but you have to remember that what I did was never as excessive as what you did..."
With a snap, a bag was thrown on the table, "Explain to me... I want your explanation......"
Xiao Lotian opened the text folder and took a look, he was also stunned, there was actually a bunch of photos of Viscount Alain, which was a photo of the smooth on the Stone Bridge Heights, I really didn't expect the British to get such a photo.
The Earl of Derby sneered like an old fox and said, "Do you think that your defenses can keep the eyes and ears of the British Empire? You are so delusional, you have captured Viscount Alain by despicable means, and then blackmailed him with this roguelike act, why have his stocks in Holland been transferred? May I ask why the battleship drawings in Alain's collection have disappeared?"
"Hehe, you Xiao Lotian can fool the whole of Europe, but you can't fool us British, from the very beginning all your and Bismarck's plans have been under the watchful eye of our British intelligence agencies...... You're a transparent person to us now..."
Domineering enough, frank enough, this is the confidence of the political family with the support of absolute strength, and there is no need for any conspiracy and conspiracy at all, it is very straightforward to tell you that 'your one qiē is in my hands, and my one qiē you don't even have the qualifications to peep'.
Xiao Lotian was speechless for a while, he couldn't figure out the routine of Count Derby, it is said that my little conspiracy will not be on the table, if a parliamentarian, diplomat, or even the enemy Napoleon III jumped out to find me awkward, I am not surprised. You, the dignified Prime Minister of the United States of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the chief scoop of the empire on which the sun never sets, have come to me to trouble the chief of an East Asian island nation?
You don't like to be cheap? But this kind of thing can be said after thinking about it, but you can't say it.
Earl Derby now had a villain smile on his face, and he looked at Xiao Letian's speechless appearance, and his heart was extremely happy, "Although I look down on Viscount Alain, he is also a nobleman of the Habsburg Dynasty...... You can insult a viscount now, and you will insult an earl in the future, the order of Western society depends on the aristocracy, on the elite, this is not the barbaric world of your East Asia......"
The more Earl Derby spoke, the more excited he became, and if it weren't for the gout that made his legs and feet bad, he probably would have jumped up and shouted. Just like that, the tableware on the table also made him bounce.
"You barbarians, over thousands of years, you know that the dynasty has changed, the royal family and the nobles have killed batch after batch, and you will always repeat the bloody and barbaric change of dynasty...... What has changed to change? The Han people, who are the most populous, have been ruled by aliens for hundreds of years...... I just look down on you, I just look down on you Chinese..."
Everyone in the garden heard Derby's shouting, and the Chinese officers were jumping around with their necks and tendons, and if it weren't for Xiao Lotian shaking here, they would have rushed up and tore him apart.
Derby stared at Xiao Lotian arrogantly, as if he wanted to trouble him, "What's wrong? Are you very unconvinced? Do you want to refute me? Hehe, don't talk about our European gentlemen, even the scholars of the poor and weak country in Japan look down on you, isn't there a saying, 'There is no China after Yashan...... isn't this your Chinese..."
Hearing only a bang, Xiao Letian stood up suddenly, slamming the table into a mess, he was really angry, the intelligence was really right, this Earl of Derby is a part-time job is a nasty black crow, and he will never leave a virtue on his mouth.
Xiao Letian was angry, but Earl Derby laughed, and his finger tapped on the table, which meant to ask the waiter to add beer, "What's the matter? I can't restrain myself so quickly? The more exciting is still to come, I'm afraid your heart can't bear it now......"
Xiao Lotian took several deep breaths, he shouted calmly in his heart, and it took three minutes for the smile to return to his face.
"Lord Earl, the political and political families, diplomatic negotiations are not a smashing field, and it is not good for you to provoke me, my current strength is not worth looking at compared with the British Empire, why are you bothering?"
"Yes......" The Earl of Derby slapped the table again, "You're right, politicians and diplomats shouldn't be so unreasonable...... But I don't think you're happy, can you? In the words of you Chinese, my fist is thicker than your waist, is this okay?"
"Let me tell you the truth, Napoleon III even offered his interests in the North American colonies to negotiate terms with me, and what he wanted was the neutrality of the British Navy...... It is foreseeable that when you want to return home on a sea ship, in the North Sea, in the Atlantic, in the Mediterranean, including the Indian Ocean...... All your way, the French navy is on the lookout, do you really think you can go home?"
One sentence made the whole garden dead silent, all the Chinese plus the Prussians were stunned, no one expected that the French would put so much effort against Xiao Letian, this hatred is estimated to be poured into the Atlantic Ocean The sea water can not be cleaned.
With a pop, Xiao Letian sat down in his chair, and he was shocked by the word 'home'. Oh, yes... Europe is good, but it's not easy to walk, do the French force themselves to go by land when they get it like this?
Xiao Lotian himself vetoed this ridiculous idea, and went to Russia? The Tsar's heart is darker than Napoleon III, and he will not let it go if he does not squeeze Xiao Letian dry.
Going through Central Asia and India? The situation in so many countries is complicated, who knew that the chieftain was crazy and wanted to trouble you? And all the way were British and French colonies, and it was not so easy to cross safely.
Home, what an emotional word, but now in Xiao Letian's heart, it is extremely heavy and cold.
Earl Derby's poisonous tongue was not over, he shook his head and admired Xiao Letian's depressed expression, and he had the pleasure of beating the water dog.
"Dear Shaw... Do you think that's the end of it? No, no, no, you underestimate Napoleon III's boldness, his expeditionary fleet is now estimated to have opened fire on the Ryukyu Kingdom, and he is playing the banner of revenge, and we British can't refuse this kind of war excuse, so we can only give them the green light......"
"In fact, in that part of East Asia, it is very good to have an additional port that belongs to the West, and we British can enjoy the same benefits as the French without losing a single soldier or spending a dime...... Oh, in your Chinese's words, it's called sitting in a sedan chair, isn't it......?
"Oh yes, and your special industrial zone, I think if you're gone, those people won't be able to complete this difficult task, so I'll recommend Hurd to help the Qing government, I think it's a comfort to you......"
"Of course, I am a civilized man, and I will use all my diplomatic means to protect your family, and I will escort them to Hamburg to reunite with you with our ships of the British Empire...... Hahaha, look at the demeanor of our English gentlemen, we can even guarantee the financial security of your foreign firm......"
"You can be a rich man in Europe with peace of mind, I think under the protection of Prussia, the French will not come to assassinate you, hahaha......"
Earl Derby's beard shook with laughter, and at that moment he forgot all about the torture of ventilation, and threw himself into the pleasure of abuse.
Click, click...... I don't know if it's the master of the inner fist in the officer corps, this is so angry that he is so angry that the knuckles of his fingers clenched into a fist with one hand actually began to explode, the officer corps understands English, and they all understood what Derby said arrogantly just now.
The strange thing is that in the laughter of the derby, Xiao Letian's face calmed down, this is not more sad than dead, there was an inexplicable smile in his eyes.
"Is it over?, the dignified Prime Minister of the British Empire, secretly came to Hamburg on a battleship, just to hit my fragile little liver?" After speaking, Xiao Letian also exaggerated his hands and held his heart, pretending to be a little girl, "I'm so scared of it......"
Then he said with a cold face: "Are you satisfied? Have you finished venting your feelings? Have you found superiority in me, a 'barbarian'? Have you shown off enough of your aristocratic plot?"
"You ......" Derby was furious and about to stand up, but he forgot that his ankle was sick and sat back halfway up.
"Xiao Letian, do you dare to be unreasonable to me? Do you think I am threatening you? Do you think what I said is alarmist?"
"Letter...... Of course I believe that I not only believe in your righteous schemes, but I also believe that you have countless schemes to make me disappear from the world. However, in the process of your balabala's work in vain, a very important link is missing......"
"Well, there's a missing link?" asked Earl Derby, puzzled......
Xiao Letian only then had a feeling of regaining the initiative in negotiations, he leaned forward and whispered, "Interests... Don't you think the part you don't tell me about is profit?"
Derby was stunned at the time, but Xiao Letian didn't give him any chance to speak, just followed his own train of thought.
"The whole thing, what benefits can you Britain get? It's just a few special industrial zones, is the Ryukyus yours? It's not that you want to go back to the colonial territory of the French, you are really very smart, you are fighting with the French for colonies on the Indian mainland, and then you give him a Ryukyus for nothing, are you looking for a way out for the French?"
"Enough, I'm too lazy to listen to your provocations, do you think such childish words can stir up relations between England and France?" Derby yelled.
"Relations? Do you have good relations with Britain and France? Do you really think that if you win the Crimean War, you will enter the honeymoon period? Do you really think that Napoleon III is your reliable ally? and you still use me to stir up trouble with your fragile balance?"
"Honorable Prime Minister, since you want to destroy the hard-won colonial territory of the Empire, then I have nothing to say, please take care of myself, what does it matter if I am a prisoner here for the rest of my life? Anyway, the Hamburgers will give me a piece of bread to eat..."
"Prime Minister, don't send ...... away"
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