2133 Admiral of the Victorious Army
The order of getting off the boat is absolutely exquisite, Zai Chun and Da Sixi who held an umbrella for him are the first, and followed by Xiao Letian, the two oriental real power figures are at the forefront.
After that, the Duke of Newcastle accompanied him, and then there were those high-level Chinese people who were ranked by seniority, and their positions, ages, and military exploits were considered.
Wang Huaiyuan naturally walked ahead of the officials, don't look at him who has not personally commanded the army to fight, but the credit in the CIA is calculated according to the merits of the war, and the CIA he led is no less valuable than the 100,000 Chinese army.
After that, there were veteran-level generals such as Liang Kun, Sima Yun, and Luo Huo, while Xiang Ying and others could only be ranked in the third echelon.
When Xiang Ying stepped on the gangway, the first Zaichun had already begun to shake hands with the British officials who lined up to welcome him, only to see Benjamin respectfully stretch out his hands and hold Zaichun's right hand tightly, his waist was very bent, and his head was even three inches lower than Zaichun's head.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, welcome to the British Empire, and on behalf of all the members of the British Cabinet, I would like to extend my welcome to you, and wish you long live, long live, long live!"
Oh, Xiao Lotian in the back was directly happy, he heard very clearly, Benjamin's greeting was actually Chinese! This old thing actually learned a sentence of Chinese for this grand event.
Zaichun suddenly felt very embarrassed, and he replied in English without humility or arrogance, "Thank you very much, and I also express my gratitude to your government on behalf of the Qing Empire, during this time in the United Kingdom...... I'm really bothering you!"
The emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom can speak English! Everyone present exclaimed, this is a very good signal, which shows that the emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom is full of good feelings for Britain.
This will definitely be of great help to future cooperation, and this sentence in English immediately shortened the distance between Jae-chun and the British official.
Time was tight or public, Benjamin and Jae Chun couldn't say much, the two looked at each other with knowing eyes, and then immediately let go of their hands, while Gladstone next to him immediately bowed and held Jae Chun's right hand with both hands.
"Bless you, Your Majesty the Great Emperor, and I wish you a home away from home in England......"
"Thank you very much, Chancellor of the Exchequer......!
Just when Jae-chun and Gladstone shook hands, Xiao Lotian was already standing in front of Benjamin, and two fine lights shot out of their eyes like electric light, colliding together in the air, and a series of sparks burst out at once.
"Welcome, honorable Führer!" said Benjamin, smiling.
"Thank you very much, Honorable Prime Minister!" Xiao Lotian is also an expert in acting.
Both of them felt the coldness and wetness in each other's palms, cold and sticky, like shaking hands with a poisonous snake.
The hand was released at the touch of a button, and then Xiao Letian stepped past Benjamin and gave Gladstone the smiley face. The two had already made secret contact, and although they had not reached a true alliance, they had already had the intention of cooperating.
"Hello...... Honorable Führer!"
"Thank you very much...... Honourable Chancellor of the Exchequer!"
Everything was silent, and the two parted their hands with a faint smile. In this way, Jae-soon controlled the speed of shaking hands and meeting, and the long line began to shake hands with the welcoming team in turn.
However, when Jae-chun's handshake reached the end of the team, an accident happened, and it also attracted the attention of all the reporters present, when a shutter sound recorded the scene.
It turned out that when Jae-soon was about to shake hands with a British officer, the officer did not reach out, but slapped his cuffs with both hands, and then directly hit the ground with a thousand hits, and then knelt on one knee on the ground.
I only heard a strange Chinese voice coming out of his mouth: "Chen...... Admiral of the Victorious Army, Charlie George Gordon, see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
Zaichun was stunned for a moment, even the big Sixi with the umbrella cover shook his hand and almost threw the bright yellow umbrella to the ground, watching a British officer kneel and bow to the Qing Emperor, this strange picture made everyone stunned.
Zaichun obviously doesn't know much about the details of Chang Shengjun, and he is very unfamiliar with Gordon's name, which is not to blame for his fiercest years in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he is only seven or eight years old and can't remember all the officials at all, and it is good to remember a limited number of people such as Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang.
And Da Sixi obviously didn't quite understand the doorway here, so he quickly turned his attention to the master behind him for help.
Xiao Lotian was also shocked, he was not shocked by the appearance of Gordon, but shocked by the British big deal this time, in order to please Zaichun, they actually encouraged this man of the year nicknamed China Gordon.
Damn, how much benefit did this give him secretly, and he knelt down and bowed?
There was no time to be stunned, Xiao Letian hurriedly smiled and said, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that when Changmao was in civil strife, there was a foreign gun team in Shanghai......?
Later, the court gave the name of the Victorious Army, and this Sir Gordon was the third Admiral of the Victorious Army...... Don't be surprised, he is really a general given by the Great Qing Dynasty, and the imperial court is giving him a fortune!"
Gordon has lived in China for many years and has a certain foundation in Chinese, and he quickly understood Xiao Letian's words with the addition of a translator behind him.
"Yes, my long live lord! I am the nominal commander of the military department, and my admiral is still won by bloody battles! I didn't get it by donating silver...... Dirty...... Filthy officer!"
Aha! Zaichun immediately laughed: "Do you still know about donating officials? It seems that you are really a China expert! Is this also a foreign acquaintance? Is the imperial court still giving you money?"
"Flat, flat!" Jae-chun did not get carried away, he did not dare to let Sir Gordon kneel for a long time.
Gordon stood up with a flushed face, "No, I haven't given it for several years, I haven't asked for it, and the court doesn't mention it...... Of course, I didn't say that I would be removed from my official position, anyway, half a world away, even if the imperial court wanted to send it to me, it wouldn't be able to!"
Zaichun clapped his little hands, turned back to Da Sixi and said, "You remember it for me, this matter must be done! This is the hero of our Great Qing Dynasty! The official position has not been withdrawn, how can you not give it to Yulu?"
"Go back and do a good calculation, you owe someone a few years of money? I will first pay out of my own pocket to make up for it! I can't chill the hearts of heroes!"
Gordon's eyes turned into tears when he heard this, he didn't care about the amount of this bit of silver, but about this face, the emperors of the Great Qing Kingdom trusted me so much, this is what it is worth!
"Your Majesty! I ask to be a guide by your side! I am your courtier, and I can't do it for nothing!"
"Hahaha...... Well, as long as you don't delay your work in the UK, my door will always be open to you!"