Xiao Letian's opening remarks were very polite, this really violated the basic principles of diplomats, but Ai Liguo was not angry, both of them were able to go to this desert island at sea where only fishermen came for a secret meeting, obviously not to come over to say kind words. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Sweet bagels, charcoal-grilled beef, red wine chilled by ice cubes, and a few appetizing vegetables are placed on a crisp white napkin...... The lunch was not sumptuous but full of flavor and taste, but unfortunately no one in the audience was too lazy to touch the knife and fork except for a sip of red wine.

Xiao Lotian got straight to the point, pushed a piece of information from the table, and with a weird smile on his face, "Your Excellency, I have some questions that I hope you can answer, why did the two British frigates stationed in Hong Kong, the Warrior and the Castle, suddenly leave the military port?"

"Not only that, but the battleship Queen Glory and the other three cruisers on the side of the Lion City Scapo have also been collectively launched, I wonder what new tasks the British Royal Navy has?"

Ai Liguo frowned, and he was secretly shocked in his heart, how could Xiao Letian's intelligence network be so efficient?

The paper was clearly written in English, and the names, specific parameters, departure times, and commanders of the naval warships ordered by Hong Kong, the Lion City, and even India itself were all recorded.

However, to Ai Liguo's relief, this intelligence did not show where the destinations of these warships were, which means that although Xiao Letian's spies approached the British naval base infinitely, they did not penetrate the interior.

"Oh, what does that mean? Hehe, I think it only means that the Prime Minister is hostile to us in the UK?" Ai Liguo pursed his lips, threw the paper on the table, and took a sip of cold red wine to calm down.

"When will the Royal Navy go to sea and what tasks will it go to sea, this is our own internal affairs of Britain, and no one wants to interfere, am I obliged to explain to you?"

"But I would like to hear your explanation, as the prime minister of the Chinese nationality, sending spies to spy on British military intelligence, can I think that you are challenging the dignity of the British Empire......?

This is the pride of Britain, the domineering of the world's largest power today, only they bully others, and others can not take advantage of them.

Xiao Letian was not angry, he turned the information and folded it and handed it to Wang Huaiyuan, and by the way, he took a piece of paper from the director of the CIA.

"Oh? Does the mission that the Minister said also include the vigorous troops in Shanghai? Look at what the British Concession in Shanghai has done during this time! What are you going to do when you unload eight merchant ships with 1,200 tonnage of munitions in ten days?"

"All the officers and men have been canceled on leave, the army is on high alert, the navy is on full board, and they have even begun to purchase food from the people.

Ai Liguo put down his glass angrily: "This has nothing to do with you! You are interfering in our British internal affairs......

"Yes, yes, yes...... Well, even if it is your internal affairs, I think that these internal affairs of yours pose a certain threat to our Chinese people, and I hope that the Minister will solve my doubts and give me a reassurance!"

Ai Liguo glanced at Xiao Letian lightly, "I have always thought that the Prime Minister is a very outstanding diplomatic genius, but today I look at it...... Hehe, I'd better take back my previous opinion!"

In the face of the mockery of the British minister, Xiao Lotian was not half angry, he sat back in his chair, poured himself a glass of wine, and drank a beautiful glass.

"I'm afraid it will take five or six hours for the Thames to be repaired, and those European tourists who go ashore to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Laoshan will probably not return to the ship until dark, and we still have time to slowly spend ......."

"When it comes to diplomatic negotiations, the Minister is my senior, and I can't be your opponent...... But there's still plenty of time, would you like to hear some of my assumptions, or would you like to pass the time with a bizarre story?"

Ai Liguo shrugged, "If it's a very exciting story, then of course I'm willing to listen to it, diplomats don't have to be old-fashioned guys!"

"Very well, then let me make a bold guess about what the Royal Navy is going to do this time......

With a bang, a huge map of Asia unfolded in the hands of two soldiers, a high-precision military map, which marked not only various civilian ports, but also the military ports of various countries and the garrisons along the coast.

Ai Liguo's eyes lit up, and he suddenly found that the data in this map was actually more detailed than that of the United Kingdom.

"Britain, an island country with maritime trade as its core national interest, any opponent who challenges sea power is Britain's mortal enemy, such as the various powers in the interior of Europe......"

"Tsarist Russia is a very feared opponent of Britain, this huge polar bear has an unusual greed for land, from Europe to Asia, and even reaches to North America, the entire northern hemisphere Tsarist Russia has entrenched in the entire high latitude area......"

"During the Crimean War, Tsarist Russia exposed their greed for warm water harbors, and polar bears were about to go to sea? This was a direct challenge to British interests, so the war broke out, and that war in the modern sense declared the end of the Middle Ages!"

"Britain has always been wary of Tsarist Russia, as long as someone can contain the rise of Tsarist Russia, then Britain is very happy to see it, including the new rise of a small nation in Asia, the Chinese!"

Xiao Lotian narrated the thousand-year-old conflict between the European maritime civilization and the continental civilization, and even the contradictions and entanglements between Orthodox Christianity, Catholicism, and Protestantism.

The entire history of Europe was as clear as a text in the palm of his hand, and the young Emperor Tongzhi's eyes lit up when he heard it, and his admiration for his master deepened.

Sir Eric was also shocked, and he gradually smelled a conspiracy from this bland explanation, an instinct that the old fox at the negotiating table had cultivated over the years.

Sure enough, when Xiao Letian finished stating the importance of the Chinese to the war of Tsarist Russia, his words suddenly changed.

"But now, some of the British, who have seen the Chinese annihilate the Russian fleet with great success, suddenly find themselves at a skewed judgment in their previous ......"

"Hehe, what many people want is a lose-lose ending, that both sides have dried their blood and have not been able to heal their wounds for decades, and only in this way is it in the interests of Britain!"

"I never expected that the Chinese actually broke some people's delusions with a beautiful ambush battle, so they were a little panicked, and they wanted to change their previous strategy...... Look, isn't that a bold assumption?"