Volume VIII 1257 Abnormal Russian Minister

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Ai Liguo and Wei Tuma felt the strong pressure, they knew how huge the European funds were trapped in the Jiangnan money crisis, and they also knew how powerful the forces behind these bankers were, but the current situation was no longer beyond their control, because something big had happened in London at the moment.

"The Prime Minister of Derby has finally chosen to retire due to health reasons, and now that Benjamin has just completed the handover ceremony and has taken the stage, do you think he will start a war at this juncture?"

Eric sighed and threw down the chaotic message in front of him, while Wittoma continued to analyze these fierce bankers word by word, trying to find a breakthrough in the counterattack.

"Don't look at it, I'm afraid I'm going to make a decision on this black cauldron, Benjamin will never start a war at this critical moment. First of all, his position is not particularly secure, and he needs a certain amount of time to arrange his cronies......"

"Secondly, as a sign of respect for the Earl of Derby, it is impossible for Benjamin to change the issue of grand strategic principles left by his predecessor within a few days of coming to power, after all, the relationship between the Earl of Derby and the Queen is very good......"

"This Xiao Letian's luck is simply heaven'......"

Wei Tuma also threw the telegram aside and let out a sigh: "I sometimes wonder if this Xiao Lotian understands prophecy, why can he guess the key point at every step, and can always make a big move when all the forces are flawless to estimate him?"

"I don't know what the reason is, anyway, I just have this hunch, as if Xiao Letian can carefully analyze every step of the changes in Europe, in our most anxious moment, he quietly shot, again and again to grab benefits, and we can't ......stop it at all."

The topic was a little frustrated, and Ai Liguo poured himself and Wittoma a glass of whiskey, "Hey...... If the Russians win this war, then these merchants will forget about their previous unhappiness and continue to make their fortunes, and the attacks on us will naturally disappear......"

"But if they are happy, the empire will probably not be happy, because then the power of the Russians in Asia will increase greatly, and then the queen's anger will be directed at whom......?

"In Chinese terms, this is called not human ...... inside and outside."

"Yes, on the contrary, if Xiao Lotian wins, then the Russian hand reaching out to the Pacific Ocean will be cut off by him, which will be good for us to contain the Tsar......"

"But in that case, Xiao Letian's strength will rise again, and then those vampires will go bankrupt, although it is just a group of branch heads, but those predators in the headquarters will also vent their anger on us......"

"Oh my God, it seems that we are both going to be unlucky anyway, and I am afraid that the fate of the dead ghost will not be removed!"

Ai Liguo shook his head, "You don't have to be so pessimistic, I have reached the age of retirement, no matter what the final result is, I will bear the responsibility, you are still young, as long as you stay up for a few years and make those people angry, you will still be reused in the future, believe me!"

Just as the two diplomats from the East were lamenting the unhappiness in front of them, a military attache suddenly knocked on the door and walked in, "Your Excellency, Your Excellency the Counselor...... Just now our soldiers came to report that the Qing minister Weng Tongyi had just left the Russian embassy, and his face was very bad, and it seemed that the battle at the mouth of the Min River had completely driven the Russians crazy......"

The British Legation and the Russian Legation are both on the north side of Dongjiaomin Lane, and the two embassies are next to each other, but the direction of the gate is different.

This is the central location of Sijiu City, and around the two legations' palaces are the Hanlin Academy, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, the Honglu Temple, the Qintianjian and the Tai Hospital...... A little further west, next to the Daqing Gate, that is, a slippery yamen in the front square, is the Zongren Mansion, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Rites.

This is the core area of the entire Qing Dynasty's political exchanges, and it is naturally also a key area where the eyes of various forces are mixed, and anyone walking on the street here may be a spy, even if it is a fool, a beggar, or a homeless man, it is difficult for you to say whether he is pretending to be or not.

The Russian Legation was being watched by the British, which was simply too common, and originally Ai Liguo and Wei Tuma didn't pay much attention to it, after all, they had long known that the unlucky Weng Tongyi and Fu Qing had become negotiators in negotiations with Russia, and it was reasonable for them to meet.

However, the military attaché's later sentence made people think deeply: "At first, Lord Weng's face was gloomy, and he may not have received any courtesy from the Russians, but when he got on the sedan chair and turned around to go to the Forbidden City, he opened the sedan chair curtain and told the people around him to do something, and we found that Lord Weng actually had a happy face......"

"Well, what's going on......" The two Brits were suddenly unsettled.

Weng Tongyi was walking in the direction of the Heart Cultivation Hall at the moment, and he himself felt very incredible on the way, and before he went to meet the Russian Minister Ulangori in the morning, he was very mentally prepared to quarrel.

However, although the storm of the Russian ambassador was very violent, the old man suddenly found that this storm only blew towards Xiao Letian, and did not involve the Qing Dynasty at all.

Ulangori roared around the room, angrily calling Xiao Lotian in Russian slang and weird Chinese for being despicable and shameless, God would punish him, etc...... Many Russian translators are difficult to speak, and the old man knows that it must be very disgusting swearing.

But when Ulangeli's anger gradually dissipated, the old man mentioned the behavior of the little emperor, and the Russian ambassador actually calmed down, believing that the little emperor was not in charge of the government, and his actions did not represent the Qing government.

Moreover, Ulangori believed that the little emperor was bewitched by Xiao Letian, and even semi-forced, so Russia would not be jealous of the little emperor, let alone affect the friendship and peace between Russia and the Qing State because of this incident.

The old man was stunned, he didn't expect the situation to turn out like this, the original arduous task like a charcoal ball turned out to be so smooth.

It was only after the final negotiations came to an end that he heard some of Ulangori's requests, which made the old man's happy face sink again.

"Sure enough, there is no peace in vain! Forget it, I'll report such a big matter to the Queen Mother, this is already something I can't decide...... Oh also, this matter is going to send a telegram to Fuqing immediately, and you should listen to his opinion!"

Before entering the Forbidden City, Weng Tongyi asked his subordinates to quickly send an urgent telegram to Qing Sanye, repeating the detailed process of his secret conversation with the Russian minister, and hinting to Sanye at the end of the telegram that if the matter was difficult to decide, he could consider consulting Zeng Dashuai.

In fact, there is no need to remind the old man at all, Fuqing in Shanghai has just received the news from the imperial court, and has already rushed to Jiangning by boat, and the current chaos in East Asia involves too many aspects, which is no longer something that ordinary tacticians can understand, only a strategic master like Zeng Guofan may be able to give the imperial court some pertinent advice.

Note: The pure livestock of the book friend got married today, and I want to say that this livestock brother is also the No. 1 mixed up in Sijiu City, what the Beijing film said, and the model drama was sung, and this time the beautiful daughter-in-law can also marry...... What a jealousy of others!

Not to mention anything else, bless the early birth of a noble son!