In a low-end apartment in the Suhe district of central London, a lonely and thin old man was lying on the bed, his eyes staring blankly, unable to say a word, and sitting next to him was specially retired from the South African army to take care of his son Zevis. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Good morning, father! I forgot to buy a newspaper today, so I'll read you the Times the day before yesterday. Zevis sat at the head of the bed and read to the newspaper: "News from the Qing Kingdom in the Far East, the southern rebels, under the leadership of their leader Feng Yunshan, led tens of thousands of troops to capture the capital of the Qing State in one fell swoop, and the Qing Emperor fled in panic and died of illness in the Rehe Palace. Feng Yunshan took the opportunity to proclaim himself emperor and establish the Chinese Empire. The surrounding provinces surrendered one after another, and the Far East ended the rule of the Manchu aristocracy and officially entered the era of the rule of Feng Yunshan of the Chinese Empire, which represented the power of the Han people in the south. And what impact does all this have on the British Empire, on which the sun never sets? Will Britain send troops to intervene......"

Unexpectedly, as soon as his son Zevis read this, his father, who had been lying on the hospital bed with his mouth crooked and sleeping, opened his eyes suddenly, and the thin old man, who had not spoken for nearly two years, opened his mouth with difficulty and said in a weak voice: "Zevis, go to my uncle, he is a member of parliament and is the earl of the queen herself, let him come forward and persuade the queen and the prime minister that they must send troops to deal with this Feng Yunshan and not let him rule the Far East." And Sir Wenham. ”

"Father, your uncle and Sir Wenham are both thinking of retiring, won't they necessarily help you deal with this enemy?"

"This is not for my fear of the enemy, but for the future of Great Britain. This man is a demon who will make Great Britain no longer have the sun set......" The thin old man said with great effort, but he had no strength, and began to hiss, his eyes rolled and his face turned pale.

It turned out that this thin old man was Rear Admiral Cha Wei, who was the deputy governor of Hong Kong Island and the commander of the fleet in China in the United Kingdom. He was forced to negotiate peace with Feng Yunshan after the defeat, and during the negotiation, he was manipulated by Feng Yunshan's guard Liu Shengbang, injected poison, became addicted, and after committing drug addiction, he could only keep smoking opium.

But after returning to China, Cha Wei's health deteriorated, from smoking once a day to two or three times a day, and in the end, the original rich family was almost ruined, and he sold his manor and lived in a cheap apartment.

Zevis didn't expect his father to have such a high opinion and so jealousy of the rebel leaders in the Far East before he died. He looked at his father in pain, bit his lip and said, "Father, I will avenge you!" That damn Oriental monkey, I'll take him to London for a public trial. ”

Unfortunately, his father was no longer able to hear him. He's dead.

Poor Cha Wei, the commander of the British Fleet in China, who was not arrogant two years ago, could not have imagined that just because of the idea of a moment, he sent troops to help Bai Gui and wanted to take advantage, which led to the situation of almost annihilation of his entire army, and even more so that he fell into a situation from which he could never recover, and now he died a painful and tragic death.

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Inside the Tuileries Palace in Paris.

French Emperor Napoleon III, Louis? Napoleon? Bonaparte sat on the throne, next to his foreign minister, Count Alexander Vanevsky. Speaking of which, this Count Vanievsky was actually his cousin, the illegitimate son of his great uncle.

Count Vanievsky just reported to him an important news from the Far East: the Qing State in the Far East, the southern rebels under the leadership of its leader Feng Yunshan led the army to capture the capital of the Qing State, the Qing Emperor died of illness, and the leader of the rebel army, Feng Yunshan, ascended the throne and proclaimed the emperor, establishing the Chinese Empire. Both the Qing Kingdom and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which originally believed in God, were defeated by the southern rebels, and it seems that they will not last long.

Bonaparte frowned! Upon hearing this, he immediately realized that it was very likely that the ancient male lion of the East was about to wake up, as his uncle had once said. This will have a significant impact on France's position and interests abroad.

"Count Vanievsky, immediately contacted the envoy of the Qing rebels, and said that Farexie had agreed to establish diplomatic relations with their country and allowed him to set up an embassy in Paris." Bonaparte commanded: "They are called the Chinese Empire, right?" What's the name of that envoy? ”

"It's called the Chinese Empire, or China for short. The envoy's name is Guo Songtao. Your Majesty, I will contact him immediately. However, I seem to have heard that he went to London! Foreign Minister Count Vanievsky replied respectfully.

Bonaparte was a little displeased, what a great man his uncle was, but the descendants were not as good as one. The cousin of this illegitimate child is also unappointable. He could only say helplessly: "Didn't he establish a consulate in Paris?" I must have kept my subordinates, and immediately contacted their consulate first, and asked them to relay it to the envoy. ”

Bonaparte had to change his attitude. Originally, he wanted to wait until he saw the attitude of his ally Britain towards this group of rebels before deciding whether to establish diplomatic relations with them. But now he knew that whatever the attitude of Britain, he would have to preemptively establish relations with the newly formed eastern country. Moreover, he even thought that perhaps Britain and the Eastern Empire would be at a standstill, but it would help to improve France's position and interests in the East.

If it can steal half of the market share in the East from the United Kingdom, it will also be a big benefit. It was a vast market with a population larger than the whole of Europe. Although Bonaparte did not look down on the Orientals, he could not stand up to them, and I heard that most of them believed in God, which was extremely beneficial to his religious policy. With this group of parishioners, he can completely make the Holy See cooperate more closely with France.

"Give an order to Bourblon, the former minister to the Qing Dynasty, and ask him to do everything possible to establish good relations with Feng Yunshan, increase the share of France's commodity trade, and expand his interests in China." Bonaparte gave the order.

He was thinking that once the Crimean War ended, regardless of whether the French army was defeated or not, there would be a rift in the current close alliance with Britain, especially his plan to become the first power on the European continent, once implemented, London would not like to see France too strong, and then the relationship between the two sides would definitely deteriorate. It is better to start from these overseas places as soon as possible and seize the overseas market share of the UK first.

And just when the French Emperor Bonaparte was making his own little calculations, Berlin, the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia, King Frederick of Prussia? William IV, too, received news from the far east. He was busy getting his younger brother, Prince William, to come and discuss his policy towards the East.

Prince William will have his son Frederick? William? Nikulaus? Carl also brought it with him.

"Your Majesty, I heard that you asked about Prussia's policy toward China, and it just so happened that some time ago, your nephew William the Younger had been to the Far East and happened to have contact with the rebel leader, so his brother brought him with him." Prince William said.

"Good!" Frederick? Wilhelm IV looked lovingly at his nephew, he had no son, so the throne of Prussia a hundred years later must pass to his younger brother and nephew, so he regarded William the Younger as his own son.

"William, tell me, what is your impression of the rebel army and the leader of the rebel army?"

"Your Majesty, it was ten or so months ago, my nephew traveled the world, arrived in the East, and arrived in Guangzhou, the trading capital of the East, at the invitation of Mr. Karenway, the Prussian minister to the Qing Dynasty, and had the honor to meet Feng Yunshan, the current emperor of the Chinese Empire." His Royal Highness Frederick, Prince of the Holy Kingdom, who has been there? William? Nikulaus? Karl, carefully recalled: "It was not like a rebel army at all, it was a Prussian people similar to a few decades ago, everything was so positive, industrious and efficient, except that they had a religious fanaticism, and their leader, Feng Yunshan, was a kind and gentle man, very easy to get along with. ”

"So, in your opinion, he deserves the support of our Prussia, and can be regarded as a reliable ally?" The King of Prussia asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" His Royal Highness the Prince said firmly: "It will not be long before he will stand in the East and become a powerful empire." ”