In a house on Baker Street in the city of London, on the island of England, Liang Sanhuai, who had a small head and a suit and tie, was sipping a cup of black tea, and next to him was a Chinese man wearing a silk gown with a pigtail on the back of his head, who was also sipping the black tea. [Full text reading]

"Today is the last day, damn the British, I didn't expect them to do things so procrastinating, for those prisoners of war, they actually have the ability to argue in parliament for more than a month." Liang Sanhuai put down the teacup, picked up a pack of cigarettes from the table, handed one to the Chinese sitting opposite him and smiled: "Mr. Xie, I'm sorry, these people are anxious and a little rude." ”

"You're welcome, but until now, it's still hard for me to believe that Lord Liang actually forced Yingji, the most powerful maritime empire in Europe, to be so jealous, it's really ......" Xie Qinggao sighed with emotion.

"Hehe, Brother Xie, I don't know if you want to go back to the East to see, I know, you are an Oriental who has traveled almost the whole world, it should be said that you are the first Chinese to come out to see the world, as soon as you come out, it has been more than ten years, I really admire your courage and determination." Liang Sanhuai looked at Xie Qinggao, who looked a little thin and wore a pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose.

"Our exchanges over the past few days have convinced me that your wisdom and knowledge will be of all our help."

The middle-aged man in front of him, with the merchant ships of the West, almost ran all over the world, the South Seas, Europe, and the New World, almost all of them left his footprints, since a month ago, after meeting Xie Qinggao by chance, Liang Sanhuai admired Xie Qinggao who took the initiative to come out to see the world.

After just more than a month of communication, the two formed a friendship, Liang Sanhuai was very interested in Xie Qinggao's experience, and similarly, Xie Qinggao was also full of enthusiasm for Liang Pengfei and His Excellency the head of state behind Liang Sanhuai.

Although he has been away from his hometown for a long time, this does not stop him from missing his hometown, and it is really unexpected that he can meet his fellow villagers and elders in a foreign land. And when he heard that Liang Sanhuai inadvertently mentioned that his leader had actually defeated the British forces in India and captured more than 10,000 British prisoners of war, at first he thought that there was something wrong with his ears, and then he thought that this thing was bragging.13 But when the East India Company Daban Dangdong, who returned to Europe with Liang Sanhuai, reluctantly admitted this fact, Xie Qinggao felt that the world was crazy.

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Under Liang Sanhuai's kind invitation, Xie Qinggao temporarily bid farewell to his owner, an English maritime merchant who was going to stay in London for half a year and reunite with his family, came to Liang Sanhuai's residence, and what he didn't expect was that for more than a month, Liang Sanhuai had met at least more than 20 Chinese in this house, the earliest, had come to live here for several years, and a standard and typical London accent made Xie Qinggao's heart rise indescribably shocked.

Gradually, from the mouth of Liang Sanhuai, he finally learned about a series of events that had taken place in the East, on the mainland and in the South Seas since he left home for more than ten years. For that Liang Pengfei, I couldn't help but be filled with deep awe and fanatical worship in my heart.

The reason why he left the East was not only because of curiosity about the unknown world, but also because of resentment towards the Manchu rule, and now, the sudden birth of such a dazzling Chinese hero is like giving him a glimmer of hope, a glimmer of hope to crush the decaying Manchu rule and restore the Chinese spirit and self-esteem.

"No, Brother Sanhuai, I want to stay in Europe." Hearing Liang Sanhuai's invitation, Xie Qinggao thought about it for a while, but still politely rejected Liang Sanhuai's suggestion.

"Why? Doesn't Brother Xie want to return to his hometown? You know, now, the East is in the midst of a changing situation. Liang Sanhuai was a little stunned.

"It's not that I don't want to go back, but I'm going back, and it won't be of much help to the adult you are." Xie Qinggao pushed his glasses, revealing a smile that seemed a little shy: "Last time you said that Lord Liang has appointed you as the plenipotentiary representative of Huaxia to the West, and you will stay here to negotiate with various countries and seek benefits for our Huaxia." Although Xie is only a translator, after all these years, he has a good understanding of the West, so if the virtuous brother does not give up, I want to stay in Europe. ”

"Is that true?!" Liang Sanhuai couldn't help but be happy at this moment. After seeing that, Xie Qinggao smiled and nodded. Liang Sanhuai couldn't help but stroke his palms and laugh: "Okay, okay, Brother Xie is willing to stay, in fact, I can't ask for more, great!" Having a figure like Brother Xie who has traveled around the Western countries and has some intersections with those maritime nobles in various countries is indeed very helpful to our cause. ”

"Well, isn't that Mr. Staunton's carriage? Presumably he has brought the final conclusion. Liang Sanhuai's laughter did not stop and saw the carriage coming quickly from the street in the distance through the balcony, Liang Sanhuai stood up, took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and looked very calm and authentic.

Xie Qinggao also stood next to the balcony, watched the haggard Si Dangdong get down from the carriage, and after seeing the two of them on the balcony on the third floor, he nodded and said hello, and went straight to the gate.

"It seems that Mr. Staunton is very sad about these words." Xie Qinggao couldn't help laughing.

The corners of Liang Sanhuai's mouth curved slightly, and his smile was cold. "You don't know, this Mr. Staunton is one of the masterminds who tried his best to facilitate the British East India Company's attack on the mainland, but the result made him very disappointed, and even had an unshirkable responsibility, if it weren't for the fact that he still needs to bear the subsequent embarrassing affairs, I am afraid that he would have been thrown into prison a long time ago."

"Aha, my dear friend, Mr. Staunton, you actually came more than an hour earlier than I expected, this is great, I am having afternoon tea with Brother Xie, do you need to come some?" Seeing the figure of Si Dangdong who was exposed along the stairs, Liang Sanhuai put on a kind and enthusiastic demeanor and walked forward.

"Yes, I need it so much, thank you, Mr. Liang, and you, it's nice to meet you, Mr. Xie. Those damned members of parliament were almost driving me crazy, and I had nothing to fill my stomach from morning to now, except for a loaf of bread and a small glass of milk. Staunton hurried over to the little round table, picked up the pastry from the small plate, and stuffed it into his mouth, like a hungry man who had just come out of hell.

Liang Sanhuai and Xie Qinggao smiled thoughtfully, turned around and sat back on the chair next to the small round table, sipping tea slowly, and watching the East India Company master gobble up there.

Almost swept away all the snacks on the table, and after pouring two cups of black tea, Staunton exhaled with satisfaction, and saw that Liang Sanhuai and Xie Qinggao looked at themselves with a smile, and couldn't help but blush, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, it's rude." ”

"It's okay, do you need some more?" Liang Sanhuai smiled and raised the teacup in his hand and said.

"No, thank you, by the way, today finally came out with the results, I think, this should be what you want to see, the important thing is that our British Empire decided to make huge concessions for the sake of friendship between East and West." After wiping his mouth, Staunton opened a small suitcase that he was carrying, and after opening it, he solemnly took out a treaty from it and placed it on the small round table.

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Liang Sanhuai rubbed his fingers, as if he was carefully considering something, and took a deep breath. That's when I picked up the pretty thick treaty. To be honest, Liang Sanhuai is indeed a little worried, if today's treaty is still too far from the expectation, then it is equivalent to a broken negotiation, which may have a serious impact on the young master's plan.

However, with more than 10,000 British prisoners of war in their hands, these tens of thousands of lives alone made the English parliamentarians who advertised the civilized world have to carefully consider the terrible consequences of the broken elbow.

Although now, not too many people know that the Indian garrison has become Liang Pengfei's prisoner of war, but no one dares to guarantee when the news will spread, after all, at that time, it was not only the Oriental head of state named Liang Pengfei who participated in the war, almost all Western countries in the East were involved.

Therefore, the British king and parliament are now very nervous, although they are located in the British Isles, outside the European mainland, but it is undeniable that their strength is indeed not enough to confront the whole of Europe. Besides, the lives of more than 10,000 British [***] people, if that guy is really slaughtered, then, regardless of whether it is the parliament or the king, will be forcibly annihilated by the people, that is, they have to obey the will of the people, send troops to the East, and avenge the blood hatred of the English soldiers.

However, according to the information transmitted back and Staunton's account, the British king, those ministers, and parliamentarians understood a truth, if force is really to be used, the most optimistic estimate is that at least more than half of the British home fleet will be used to send troops to the East, and from the British mainland to the East, it will take at least more than a year by sea, and it will take nearly three years just to go back and forth.

But if something happens to the already chaotic European continent during this time, such as France, which has fallen into chaos, and rises again, then the fleet far in the east cannot be counted on at all.

Therefore, after weighing the weight, the British king and members of parliament had to bow their arrogant heads in anger and accept these embarrassing conditions put forward by Liang Pengfei.

(To be continued)