PS: I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival! The National Day holiday is so cool, and it's so sour to go to relatives......

In the days when Byron came to China, he stayed in Singapore for a while, and Guangzhou and Ningbo for a while. Not long ago, Byron arrived in Shanghai, and stayed at the luxurious Shanghai International Hotel, although he was forced to lose his foothold in his 'hometown' in Europe, and ran to Switzerland. But that doesn't mean he's short of money to spend.

Byron became famous in 1812, and the first and second chapters of Childe Harold's Travels caused a sensation in the British literary world, making Byron a star in London's social circles. And in his popular social life during his first period, the love of the scene was everywhere, and the romance of a young aristocratic poet was naturally more talked about, wasn't it?

But this also proves Byron's financial strength from another side. Without money, why did Byron live a life of luxury?

Also, if you don't have money, how did Byron travel to southern and western Asia? Byron is rich.

He stayed at the International Hotel in Shanghai, and during these days, many Chinese and foreign businessmen also lived here, just like many, many reporters stayed in the hotels around the site of the first Shanghai Industrial Expo.

During this period of China, in addition to the news of the emperor's abdication and the war, the most eye-catching thing was the Shanghai Industrial Expo.

This is a comprehensive exhibition of China's advanced and most advanced application technology, through which you can learn more about China's advanced industrial level and the most cutting-edge application technology trend. Anyway, this industrial fair is very large-scale and significant. Not only domestic businessmen gathered, but foreigners also gathered, after all, this was finalized last year.

Even the reason why Byron left Ningbo so soon and came to Shanghai was decided after hearing the news, and he left a few days earlier to find a room in the international hotel with first-class service and first-class grade, which was relatively close to the expo venue.

If Byron had arrived in Shanghai in the past two days, he would not have been able to find a room in the International Hotel even if he had money.

It is likely that it will be due to reasons other than 'non-room constraints'.

The East and the West are at war, and the Chinese will be discriminated against in the European world, how can Europeans still treat themselves equally in China?

But whenever Chinese and foreign people compete, it is mostly the Chinese who benefit. The Chinese are oriented towards the Chinese, and the Chinese government is oriented towards the Chinese.

The International Hotel does not have the name of 'international', but nine out of ten people living here are Chinese, and it is not allowed that this hotel will refuse to stay in Byron for the sake of 'internal stability and prosperity', even if there are empty rooms.

Although China and Britain are still the largest trading partners, just like the Sino-US relations in later generations, they are friends on the surface and enemies on the covert. Although China and Britain have not turned their faces, the Chinese have long stopped treating Britain as a friendly country.

As an Englishman, George Gordon Byron naturally had to be affected by the pond fish, even if he was untenable in England, but this did not change the fact that he was British.

Of course, Byron was also very concerned about the current war between East and West. He wasn't upset about China's strength, but as a Westerner he knew the significance of the war. And he also felt that hundreds of thousands of lives were really not worth it to fall on the battlefield like this.

Whether in the East or in the West, these bloodshed and sacrificed soldiers are exploited by the ruling class, and they have paid with their lives for only a small gain, which is so small compared to what they have paid. So it's not worth the 'sale'.

George Gordon Byron's trip to the East was very smooth and very rewarding. In Ceylon, Burma, Malacca and other regions, he not only visited the local customs, but also met many local benchmark leaders, Byron did a lot of preparations when he left Europe, he not only had the testimony of reporters of several different grades of newspapers in England, but also the correspondents of France, Austria and Prussia. Ordinary Europeans come to the East without half a point of nobility, many things, many times, the identity of a journalist can be of great help to Byron. And he is fluent in French and German.

Byron, pretending to be an Austrian correspondent, even interviewed a Chinese colonel. Yes, the plus lieutenant is a colonel in the eyes of Westerners, and in the era when the 'colonel' has not yet passed, the left and right lieutenants and the plus lieutenant correspond to the Western colonels.

Captain Plus spoke at great length, addressing the problem of the declining population of the local indigenous people, and elaborating on the enthusiasm and sincerity of the local indigenous people on the matter of 'naturalization'. There is still some truth in those words, but unfortunately Byron is not a real journalist, and these words of the captain can only appear in Byron's eastward diary, and will not really appear in European newspapers.

However, Byron did not hide his reputation, and his reputation is certainly not good in China, but in the eyes of many Europeans, he has a status. Whether it was the British and French diplomatic departments in China or the European businessmen in China, many people rushed to extend invitations to Byron. At the opening ceremony of the industrial fair, the British consul in Shanghai personally applied for a special pass for Byron.

Today, the British ambassador to China, James Korver, will personally attend the opening ceremony of the exposition and invite George Gordon Byron to accompany him, and Byron did not refuse. But the fair began at nine o'clock sharp, and it was still some time before it began, and George Gordon Byron intended to use that time to continue his writing. Because Korver will send a car to pick up Byron.

At 8:30 there was a knock on Byron's door, and the man sent by the British to pick him up arrived.

At 8:40, Byron met James Korver, the British ambassador to China, although Byron had only met Korver once before, but he didn't know if it was his delusion, he always felt that Korwall was much more relaxed and light-hearted now than he was at the beginning.

"Mr. Ambassador, is there anything joyful about that? I think your spirits are very exciting. Byron felt that Korver's mental state was odd, and what else was so happy about him at this time? The situation in Europe is not rosy, and the situation in Britain is certainly not rosy.

The main force of the Chinese sailors has passed through South America and entered the Caribbean.

Although the combined navy of Europe has not completely failed, and the main force is still there, the Chinese have achieved their strategic goals, and from now on, the east coastline of North America will no longer be the world of Europeans. As far as the speed of the Chinese sailing ship is concerned, it can definitely threaten the safety of the European-North American route.

Byron didn't understand where Korver's pleasure came from, but Korver didn't mind sharing his happiness with others. He has received a joint notice from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cabinet, "which means that the Chinese emperor is really going to abdicate." ”

"But isn't this news that has spread a long time ago?" Byron Sparta. Do you need to be so happy about this? It's been spread all over the world, okay?

Korver had a look of Byron's insightfulness on his face, "As long as this kind of thing is not implemented, where can it be taken lightly?" ”

Those who have not tasted the taste of power do not know how tempting the taste of power is, and it is a temptation that God cannot extinguish. Korver looked at Byron and felt a sense of superiority in his heart, just like a perfect score person is looking at a failing person, it was an intellectual superiority feeling.

Of course, it was precisely because he knew how wonderful that taste was that Kover was even more in awe of Chen Ming, the emperor. It takes a lot of self-control to restrain your desires. Chen Ming has been an emperor with real power for forty or fifty years, and the king of England is not worthy of lifting his shoes.

Such an emperor is a great emperor, but also a terrible emperor.

And the more he thought so, the more happy Korver was at Chen Ming's abdication, an extremely formidable enemy, but when he was not in the position of emperor, Chen Ming's threat to the European world was minimized.

So Korver is very, very happy. He received an official notice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cabinet, which at least shows that Chen Ming's abdication has been recognized by the Chen Han government, which is a very strong guarantee.

Chen Ming in Nanjing didn't know that the process of a formality made Korwall, the British ambassador to China, so excited. But even if he knew, he didn't care. In the process of deciding to abdicate and implementing this decision, Chen Ming's personal thinking was also shaken several times. Every persuasion from the surrounding ministers was a force that shook his mind, and he insisted on the original decision in the wavering, and by now Chen Ming's heart was like a stone.

In the middle of the Anti-Japanese War, American journalists organized a delegation to Yan'an, and they were inspired by the spirit of the Communists. After coming back, they lamented that there is still such a group of positive, healthy and honest people in China in China. Song Meiling said something very meaningful: "I admit that maybe what you said is true, but that's just because they haven't tasted real power yet." ”

It turns out that this statement is true, and those who have tasted power have gone bad. No matter how pure, noble, and firm the idea is, it becomes irresistible in the face of the taste of power. Then the rotting and spoiled crowd weeded out all those who still clinged to the old ways.

Chen Ming is certainly the one who has tasted power, and for the past forty years, he has been the most powerful man on the planet.

Therefore, Chen Ming should be very proud of his decision, at least he has overcome his desires.

Don't think that an emperor who is tired of government doesn't need power, and the emperor who is tired of government is disgusted with government, and power is power, those are two different things.

Li Longji is definitely tired of politics, after treating the Li Tang Dynasty to its peak, after enjoying the supreme glory and brilliant victories again and again, he is tired of politics, promoted Li Linfu, and let him obstruct the way of the frontier generals to enter the court, but when he indulged in lust with Yang Yuhuan, he was by no means disgusted with power.

Chen Ming can take the initiative to abdicate and give up power, which is really not easy, not easy.

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Compared with the previous days, Korver's mood these days is more relaxed. After popularizing a period of 'political common sense' to Byron, he didn't care whether Byron understood it or not, and the whole person was happy.

The Chinese have issued an official notice, and Chen Ming's abdication has become a foregone conclusion, because the Chinese love face. Especially the emperor, it is absolutely impossible to be untrustworthy, Emperor Chrysostom said. Therefore, Chen Ming's abdication is a retreat.

Even if Chen Ming temporarily changes his mind, he must abdicate on that day, unless he is willing to show his untrustworthy side to the world and lose his face to the whole world. And as long as Chen Ming abdicates, it will be a great thing for Europe.

It's best that Chen Ming felt remorse when he came to the juncture, and then he abdicated the throne, but he didn't want to teach, and he didn't leave Nanjing under the pretext of being injured or sick. In that case, China's political core will inevitably stage one good show after another, and the successor ***** better not give up, and then China will defeat itself if it makes a lot of noise.

Korver thinks very well, although he thinks that his conjecture is unlikely, but people always want to be good.

Stepping down from the carriage, Byron looked around in surprise, isn't this a public exhibition? Why is the venue three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, and the security is unexpectedly strict.

Soon Byron heard a message from Korver's mouth, it turned out that today's opening ceremony was attended not only by a large group of wealthy businessmen and diplomats like Korwall, but also by the mayor of Shanghai and a cabinet minister of Chen Hanzhong, Chen Sheng, Minister of Civil Affairs.

Chen Sheng is a member of the Chen clan, his father is a key member of the Chen royal family, and the cadre of the Chen family when he raised the army - Chengdu Hou Chen Min. Chen Sheng is Chen Min's eldest son, who could have inherited the title and went to South America to say that he was alone, but Chen Sheng gave up this opportunity.

The title of Chengdu Hou was inherited by Chen Min's second son, Chen Sheng was always in Chen Han's officialdom, and his sacrifice and hard work also paid off, from the previous post minister to the more important Minister of Civil Affairs.

Fang Weidian, the mayor of Shanghai, was the host of the opening ceremony, and this person was a native of Tongcheng in northern Anhui. Great-ancestor Fang Dengyi, the official to the head of the Ministry of Industry, was assigned to Heilongjiang because of the "Nanshan Collection" case. Grandfather Yiji, the official to the cabinet secretary, was assigned to Heilongjiang because of the "Nanshan Collection" case. His father, Fang Guancheng, and his uncle's grandfather were exempted from exile due to their young age, and they were sent to the Qingliangshan Temple in Nanjing, where they lived on the help of monks. Every year, the two brothers have to travel thousands of miles between Heilongjiang and Nanjing, to visit their relatives outside the country, and their habitat is extremely difficult. However, the bumpy experience in the early days did not make Fang Guancheng depressed, but honed his will and laid the foundation for his future actions.

In the ninth year of Yongzheng, Fang Guancheng was favored by Wang Fupeng of Pingjun and became a staff member in his house. In the tenth year of Yongzheng, Wang Fupeng of Pingjun served as the general of Dingbian and set out to conquer Dzungaria. Fang Guancheng was selected by Fu Peng as a counselor, and was introduced to Emperor Yongzheng by Fu Peng, and received the title of cabinet secretary. In the early years of Qianlong, after the Fupeng army returned to the division, Fang Guancheng was first appointed as the secretary of the cabinet, and then soon in the second year of Qianlong, he entered the military aircraft department as the military aircraft Zhangjing, and since then he has embarked on a glorious road of steady progress and served as the governor of Zhili for 20 years.

However, Fang Guan Chengren died early, Chen Ming died in the post of governor of Zhili as soon as he started the army for two or three years, otherwise Fang Weidian, the old son of Fang Guan Cheng, would not have escaped so easily, jumped off the big ship that was about to sink in the Manchu Dynasty, and Chengtian was in the political science of the Chen Han Dynasty in three years.

Fang Weidian is only fifty-six this year, his father only had him when he was sixty years old, and he was only ten years old when Fang Guancheng knew him.

Now that the mayor of Shanghai has moved from the original third product to the second product, it is not uncommon for Fang Weidian to step into the center next, and there is also Chen Sheng appearing, so it is no wonder that the security force of the venue is so strict.

There is no way, who let there be violent and terrorist cases in Chen Han for a while. Korver knew this, and Byron was completely ignorant.