Hearing Chen Lanbin's words, Bao Ling was a little better, after all, there was nothing wrong with what Chen Lanbin said, but Bao Ling always felt that this official named Chen Lanbin seemed to have a taste of ridicule in it. Of course, even if Bao Ling was not very comfortable, he still had a smile on his face, and he was humble.

And the plenipotentiary envoy of Tsarist Russia, Alexander Dugamery, and the deputy envoy Ivan Fedorovich Babkov, both turned extremely ugly. In particular, Alexander Dugamery, as the former Russian governor in Siberia, naturally knew very well that this official of the Chinese Empire named Chen Lanbin had seen his name in the report of the great victory in the northwest, which obviously meant that the Siberian army he led was defeated and fled. This is still an extremely humiliating thing in his life, and now that it is publicly mentioned, it is in front of this victor, which is naturally not a taste.

Seeing that the Russians' faces were ugly, Bourblon hurriedly said, "Director Chen, why don't you negotiate peace with Sir Bao Ling and Count Dugamery?" It's also a little more convenient. ”

Chen Lanbin shook his head and waved his hand: "Peace talks, what peace talks?" Mr. Bourblon, I don't understand. Sir Baling and Count Dugamery, aren't they going to do business with our Chinese Empire? ”

In the face of the Chinese official's knowingly question, Bourblon was also helpless, he knew that the other party was manipulating. However, the other party was in charge of the British and the Russians, and was not aimed at him Burbulon, so he did not care, but patiently explained: "Director Chen, it is like this: Sir Bao Ling was ordered by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Mr. Gladstone, as the plenipotentiary envoy of the United Kingdom, to make representations to your country, requesting the termination of the hostile relations between the two sides and the peaceful settlement of the dispute between the two countries and the misunderstanding that existed before.

Count Dugamery and Mr. Babkov were also sent by the Tsar to Shengjing to ask your country for an armistice and a peaceful settlement of the war between the two countries. ”

With that, Bourblon stepped aside and gave way to the place, and his role could only end there, and everything that should be picked out had already been clarified, and the rest was up to the British and Russians themselves. At most, he beat the side drum on the side and made a match, but whether he can reach a consensus or not depends on the meaning of the Chinese Empire, of course, this is mainly not only the opinion of the Chinese Empire, but also the sincerity of Britain and Russia. After all, both countries were once the first-class powers in Europe, and it was already a great thing to make concessions.

And Chen Lanbin, on his side, is also aware of Bourblon's concerns. But he would not agree, he wanted to let Britain and Russia negotiate peace with him, so as to increase the pressure on both sides and make them collapse. However, before that, he still had to embarrass these foreigners. From the very beginning, he was explained by Wu Ruxiao that he could not negotiate peace, and it didn't matter to the Chinese Empire today, now the empire's army is blooming on all sides, and both the navy and the army are marching in a big way to occupy an absolute advantage; As for the peace talks, the Chinese Empire must have lucrative conditions, and it is necessary to satisfy the people and the army of the empire, so that the front line will not be won all the time, but the rear will be directly sold by their officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Thinking of this, Chen Lanbin smiled and said, "It turns out that Sir Bao Ling is here in this capacity, I don't know if he can make full decisions?" Otherwise, it would be inconvenient to talk about it. And were the Count of Dugameli and this Mr. Babu really sent by the Tsar? Dare to ask, I don't know which tsar ordered it? ”

Bao Ling immediately replied: "I am the plenipotentiary envoy appointed by the queen and the prime minister personally, and of course I can make full decisions!" ”

Dugameli also immediately replied: "What does Director Chen mean by this?" Our Russian Empire has always had only one tsar, where is there any talk of being ordered by which tsar? We are, of course, under the orders of the eleventh emperor of the Russian Empire - Alexander Nikolayevich, with full responsibility for the peace negotiations between the Russian Empire and your country! ”

After listening to Dugameli's words, Chen Lanbin burst out laughing, and Burbulon, who had retreated to the side, also changed his face greatly.

Bourblon did not expect that this Dugamery turned out to be a negotiator sent by Tsar Alexander II, who had been assassinated, so there was not much meaning in such words. Now that there has been a change of the tsar in Tsarist Russia, even if this Dugameli promises something, it will not necessarily be agreed by the current tsar, so that the negotiations with Tsarist Russia have reached an impasse again.

Burblon couldn't help but say to Dugameli: "Count Dugameli, don't you know that your emperor Alexander Nikolayevich has become Alexander II?" ”

Dugameli's face changed drastically, and he glanced at Babkov, and said angrily: "What did you say? What do you mean by this? ”

Bourblon didn't want to go around in circles, at this moment, he also figured out the fact that the two Russian envoys did not know that their Tsar had been assassinated at the moment, and they must have received the order of the assassinated Tsar, and the Tsar was assassinated shortly after they set off from Orenburg, but at this moment their mission came to the Ural Mountains and walked on the empty Siberia, without any source, plus soon the Western Expeditionary Army of the Chinese Empire attacked the west of Siberia and attacked Orenburg and other places, These Russian emissaries lost their sources even more. After entering the territory of the Chinese Empire, because he was Russian and did not understand Chinese, he did not have much contact with the outside world, resulting in news for more than half a year, and until now it is not known that Alexander II has been assassinated and the Tsar has been replaced.

"Tsar Alexander Nikolayevich, who sent you to the peace talks, was killed by an explosion in the restaurant of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg half a year ago, and all six members of the family were killed. And your Tsarist Russia is in turmoil, and now Finland, Poland, and even some Cossacks in the Caucasus are in rebellion, and your late Tsar's brother and son have ascended the throne as the new Tsar in St. Petersburg and Moscow respectively. Bourblon gloated and said: "When such a big thing happens, are you all deaf and don't know at all that the old tsar is dead, and now there are two new tsars?" ”

Dugamery and Babkov turned pale! They didn't expect it to be like this! Dugameli could not accept this fact and muttered: "Impossible! How could the tsar be assassinated! The Hermitage has always been heavily guarded. ”

Bourblon sighed, "I don't have to lie to you. You just have to be a little careful and buy a newspaper in Shengjing and have it translated. Not only was your Tsar assassinated, but your Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich, Marshal of the Russian Imperial Navy, Head of the Naval Reform Committee, and Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, was assassinated in Warsaw on the first day of his inauguration as Governor-General of Poland! ”