Throughout June, the weather in Berlin generally stays between 11 and 21 degrees Celsius, which is so cool that it is a bit surprising that you have been accustomed to the heat for a long time in Beijing.

As the train slowly drove into the platform of Spandau railway station, looking out through the glass of the train car, Wan Yan Chonghou was surprised to find that a large group of people on the train platform actually held a very Qing Chinese style welcome ceremony, judging from the Manchu and Chinese characters on the huge banner, this is a ceremony to welcome themselves to visit Berlin.

Such a familiar scene made Wanyan Chonghou look in a trance, and couldn't help but ask Li Fengbao, the minister to Germany who made a special trip to Hamburg to meet him, "Danya, are the foreigners outside welcoming me?!" ”

Li Fengbao also looked at it carefully for a while, looked out the window and nodded, "My lord, it should be." Before I went to pick you up in Hamburg, Count Bülow, Secretary of State of the German Foreign Office, told me that, according to the latest requirements of the German royal family and government, from June onwards, all our important members of the Qing Dynasty who came to Germany on business should be welcomed by the German government according to the standard of friendship between the German and Qing dynasties. ”

After speaking, he bowed to Wanyan Chonghou and said, "My lord, this welcome ceremony held by the Germans, but it is the first time that the Taixi countries have suffered from my Qing Dynasty, congratulations to my lord, raise my national prestige of the Qing Dynasty, congratulate my lord, and grow my Qing ambition!" ”

After listening to Ambassador Li Fengbao's flattery, Lord Wanyan, who was in the official residence, suddenly felt that the fatigue of the road had disappeared, just like before coming to Europe, he had just entered the room of the newly married tenth concubine, and he had inexhaustible strength all over his body.

Although it is the best "Indian Princess" cruise ship between Europe and Asia that is currently traveling between Europe and Asia by the Tiehang Slag Hua (PO) shipping company, and it is also the first class cabin, Wanyan Chonghou does not feel at all how uncomfortable the sea drifting is for more than 40 days, on the contrary, he is full of longing for himself to return to the land of Taixi after many years.

In 1879, or before, there were very few Qing officials who dared to leave the land of the Qing Dynasty and cross the ocean to the territory of foreigners, and this banner man with yellow flags on the top three flags in the Eight Banners, the official Prime Minister of National Affairs, the acting General Fengtian, the title of Minister of the Inner Minister, the Imperial History of the Left Capital of Jin, the Yellow Jacket, etc., was the first senior official of the Qing State to go abroad.

In 1871, when the Prussian army surrounded Paris and the city was full of artillery, Lord Wanyan Chongshi, at his own expense, took the first national-level mission in the history of the Qing Dynasty, in fact, Lord Wanyan and his minions, appeared in front of the Elysee Palace.

Before Lord Wanyan went out, it was still the French Empire, but after arriving, it suddenly became the Free French government of the republic, and it had no time to care about this atonement mission from the far east. But Master Wanyan Chongshi was able to do it without waiting or relying on it, and for more than a year after that, he was so lively and lively to travel between France, England and the United States.

Oh, no, according to the memorabilia of Lord Wan Yan, Lord Wan Yan worked hard in a terrifying world full of green-eyed and red-haired foreign devils, and went to the United States and England just to find a way to meet the French president.

According to the evaluation in the history books of later generations, Wanyan Chonghou was a big fool, but this fool was able to travel to Britain, the United States and France in more than a year from 1871 to 1872, without the company of outstanding diplomats such as Guo Songtao, Li Fengbao, and Zeng Jize, he was able to boldly enter Paris surrounded by Prussia with a group of personal minions, and he could also travel freely in Britain, the United States and France.

As soon as the train stopped, a low-ranking official of the German Foreign Ministry got on the train first, and after exchanging words with Li Fengbao in German, he reflexively walked to the door and waited for Yan Chonghou and his party.

Seeing the Germans leaving, Li Fengbao couldn't hold back any longer, smiled and whispered to Wan Yan Chonghou, "My lord, the German Prime Minister, Prince Bismarck, I am going to have a banquet for you tonight at the official residence of the Prime Minister of Schulenburg. Speaking of this, Li Fengbao couldn't help but say more, "This is an honor that I have never had as an official of the Qing Dynasty!" ”

"Prince Bismarck, why is this name so familiar?" Lord Wanyan, who was letting the accompanying minions sort out their clothes, touched his beard suspiciously.

"Ahh Li Fengbao was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked, "My lord, before you went abroad, didn't anyone in the Prime Minister's yamen introduce the situation in Germany to you?" ”

"Ridiculous, Lord Ben is going to Russia, understand what the Germans do!"

"My lord, this Qing-Russia peace talks are all facilitated by the Germans, and the Germans have privately informed their subordinates that the Russians now have a request from the Germans, but when the Qing-Russian peace talks cannot go on, we can ask the Germans to intervene." Li Fengbao cautiously glanced at the Manchu in front of him, and asked again, "My lord, isn't there a ..... about this matter from the Prime Minister's Yamen?"

"Master Ben has known for a long time, Lao Ba has talked about this many times, long-winded!" After reprimanding Ambassador Li Fengbao for his mouthful, Lord Wanyan raised his head, glanced at Li Fengbao's top with disdain, and said in his heart, "A small four-grade sesame mung bean official also came to talk to Lord Ben!" ”

Turning his head to look at Xu Shu, who was looking at the pearl for his long time, he smiled and pinched his little white face, "It's the first time you've come to Taixi, and you're motion sick, so you have to rest when you get to the hotel!" ”

Before this Lord Wanyan went abroad, the newly recruited Chang was a native of Jiangyin, and Wu Yuanshan, the governor of Liangjiang, who was seeking re-election, and this clothed servant with a yellow flag was specially sent to Lord Wanyan before Lord Wanyan boarded the ship in Shanghai.

The purpose of giving it away is actually very simple, that is, to make the journey of Lord Wanyan pleasant, who let the Qing Dynasty not allow female dependents to accompany him.....

Looking at this young long-term entourage named Xu Shu, twisting his body and being in his fifties, punching the chest of Lord Wanyan, who was full of white beard and wrinkled face, with his small fist, he couldn't stop snorting to Lord Wanyan, "Godfather, you are so bad, people are so afraid of that ..... when they are alone in the empty room."

Ambassador Li Fengbao couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, and said in his heart, "This Manchurian man, don't you have any diplomatic preparations for this trip?!" There is no preparation, it's a big deal that the official is pointing out one or two on the side, with such a **, this adult's brain is watt? ! ”

Lord Wanyan, who had a cheap smile on his face, took the opportunity to hug this male pet with a lot of shemale potential, and didn't care that Ambassador Li Fengbao was in front of him, and kneaded the buttocks of this long-term follower named Xu Shu fiercely, and after laughing, he took the lead and walked towards the door of the train.