Chapter 157: Friends of the Neck

"I commend you to His Majesty the Emperor because I believe that a man who opposes war can end it not only by means of demonstrators and wanderers, but by swift fighting, is what a wise anti-war man can achieve. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Listening to Lin Yizhe's words, Gu Ba's body froze there, he looked at Lin Yizhe fixedly for a long time, and tears oozed from the corners of his sunken eyes.

"Mr. Lin, you are the wisest Oriental I have ever met." Lone's voice became hoarse, "And, you're the only person I've ever met who truly understands me. ”

"Hehe, I do know you, I once made a deduction about this war that will affect the fate of the French Empire, and I will be your opponent." Lin Yizhe said.

"Oh? What will you do? Guba asked in surprise.

"If I were your opponent, I would do my best to turn this war into a confrontation between the two sides, so that your strategy of stopping the war by means of a quick war would become a protracted quagmire of war." Lin Yizhe said with a smile, "And this will be the beginning of ruining your life's reputation for Mr. Guba." ”

"You're right. This situation is actually what I fear the most. ”

At this time, Gu Ba was both shocked and admired in his heart.

He could not imagine that such a young Oriental man had a deeper understanding of the situation on the battlefields in Europe than the battle-hardened marshals and generals of the French Empire!

What shocked him even more was that this young man, as if he could read the legendary "mind reading", could actually see through the truest thoughts in his heart!

"Mr. Lin, although I participated in that shameful war in China under the dual banner of Queen Victoria and Emperor Napoleon. But please believe me, that's not what I want to see. I don't want to meet an opponent like you in my life. If you become my enemy one day, it will be my endless nightmare. Therefore, I will do my best to avoid such a tragedy. "I really hope that we can become friends." ”

"We're friends, aren't we?" Lin Yizhe smiled slightly, lifted the placket of the splendid robe, took off a short sword hanging from his waist, and got up and held it in front of Guba with both hands.

This is a slender double-edged short sword, a foot-long blade, the white shark skin surface is inlaid with two Chinese classical seal script characters with gold wire, the swallow mouth and the hilt are made of gold, engraved with exquisite curly grass peony lion pattern, exquisite carving, magnificent, when the short sword is unsheathed, there is a layer of brilliant black brilliance on the sword surface. This is a sharp blade made by Lin Yizhe with a lot of money and a skilled craftsman using the best Burmese iron, named "Jin Li".

"We have an old Chinese saying: 'Pink gives beauty, and sword gives hero'. General Guba is a hero I admire, and this sword represents my highest respect for you, so please accept it. ”

Guba solemnly took the short sword with both hands and hung it on his waist.

"Lin, we are...... Best friend! As if he couldn't help himself, Gu Ba turned around and came to a safe, opened the cabinet door, took out a short knife inside, and turned around and came to Lin Yizhe.

"It was given to me by a prince during my service in Algeria. Now I'm giving it to you, Lin. Gu Ba said solemnly, "Because you are also a hero in my heart." ”

Lin Yizhe took the beautifully crafted ivory handle and a small knife with a precious silver sheath with a strong Arab style and pinned it to his waist. The two looked at each other and smiled, each opened their arms, and hugged warmly.

Such a scene was recorded in detail by the lonely adjutant in his diary. It has become a permanent witness to history.

And the impact of this day on future world history is not yet possible to be predicted at this moment.

Lin Yizhe and Guba continued to talk in the office on topics of mutual interest, a four-wheeled carriage came to Guba's house, and several Chinese with long braids who got out of the car sent a box inside, and Mrs. Guba opened the box and shouted in surprise when she saw the exquisite and gorgeous silk clothes inside.

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Hong Jun's "Diary of the West": "...... More than 100 ships and ships in the harbor were invited to see the French sailors and sailors from various countries, all of which were ironclad steamers, and my 'Weiyuan' and 'Fubo' two ships were also with Yan, and the sailors of the Taixi countries saw all the ships of the Heavenly Dynasty for the first time, and they all fired guns and saluted...... Check this parade ceremony is the first in England, Emperor Yuan Shun to the sixth year, when the English lord Edward III before the war with France, in the English Portsmouth Harbor outside the English Flathead Bay parade sailors. From this day on, every time England declared war on a foreign country, or when it returned to victory or when a foreign monarch visited, its lord sailed on Spithead Bay. Later, this ceremony became a national ritual in England. Until the 38th year of the Qianlong Dynasty, the British Lord George III first opened the ship parade ceremony, since then, whenever there is the British lord's enthronement, birthday, or other celebrations, the British will be in Spithead Bay to review the sailors, in addition to the national sailors to send troops to participate, but also widely invited Western countries to send ships to visit, in order to show the meaning of the whole world to celebrate. Later, the countries of Taixi followed suit, and the French lord ascended the throne, and also performed this ship parade, referring to more than 100 ships, which was the most grand gift of France. …… If I can invite sailors from England, France, Italy, Russia and other countries to come to the court, I think that the queen mother's birthday celebration is also a grand ......ceremony that has not been seen in a hundred years in the Qing Dynasty."

“…… Qin Xian's assassination claim for compensation and pursuit of the murderer, the compensation price of 500,000 taels of silver, the righteous man has agreed, and the note to the General Administration for the words of apology, the words are extremely sincere, the prime minister of the righteous country Lanza has been blamed and resigned, but the murderer is extradited back to our country, the righteous man insists on complying. The Gatessian countries executed prisoners, and it was a great shame to behead and hang them, and most of them were shot to keep the whole body. Kunyu went to the General Office of the People's Republic of China and told him that the situation is different from country to country. The General Administration made it clear to the righteous country that the matter should be decided by the public law of all nations. This is the first time since the Opium War that our Qing Dynasty has received compensation from the Western Kingdom, and Wen Shilin has many derogatory remarks about it, which is even strange and ......."

"In terms of the situation in China and Europe, if Europe is troubled, China will be a little calmer. Those with insight thought that within 30 years, there might be a major war in Europe. Looking at the western countries, Britain is often an outsider, but Russia has the will to annex, France often has a heart of revenge, and the country is only diligently taking the army as a thing. …… China should seize the opportunity to revise its political affairs, introduce Western law, and pay attention to vigilance, so that it can preserve ......."

"On the 18th, Shen Ke went to London, the British capital, and the British heroine sent a noble official to pick it up, and Yun Fengying Prime Minister said that the Chinese Qin had arrived, and he must be exempted from tax inspection. The horse-drawn carriage traveled through many towns, and the lights and candles were brilliant and shining like day. The carving went to the apartment, and the luggage cart followed. …… When the British minister Greston came to worship, he said: "China has sent a messenger to England, and it has been since today. After that, they will be reconciled. Western government decrees all give preferential treatment to envoys. Kunyu replied that "the two countries are friendly, and the blessings of the monarch and the people are also." Henceforth, it shall always be a country of friendship and peace. The British minister specially left two noble officials and four interpreters to receive the Chinese envoys, and agreed to meet the British heroine at Birkingham Palace tomorrow and present their credentials. …… Looking at the London street market at night, the lights are like ten thousand stars, the cars and horses are surging, the gas is smoky, the market is prosperous, and the beauty of the palace is gone. Receive a corner of the official document of the General Administration and Beijing News. ”

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Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom.

Buckingham Palace is located in the city of Westminster, London, there are more than 600 halls and rooms such as the ceremony hall, the concert hall, the banquet hall, the gallery, etc., and there is a vast imperial garden outside the palace, which is the royal palace and residence of the British royal family. The main building of Buckingham Palace is 5 storeys, and the outbuildings include the Royal Gallery, the Royal Mews and the Gardens. Buckingham Palace was built by the Duke of Buckingham in 1703 and sold to the British royal family in 1761. Since 1837, successive kings of England have lived here. Queen Victoria was the first monarch to live here. The Queen's important state events, such as summoning the Prime Minister and Ministers, receiving and entertaining visiting foreign heads of state or government, and receiving credentials from foreign envoys, are held in the Palace. The palace is guarded by royal guards dressed in ceremonial dress. Every summer, the British royal family holds a grand royal reception in the Imperial Garden. In addition, foreign heads of state and envoys who came to the UK for state visits also stayed in the palace.

And today, Buckingham Palace welcomed a group of Orientals dressed in blue embroidered gold dragon gowns with long braids.

For Buckingham Palace, Lin Yizhe, who once studied in the UK for a period of time, is no stranger. But what surprised him today was the honor guard that the British had put up to greet him.

The pomp of the Royal Horse Guards in gorgeous costumes and swords, the sound of salute trumpets, the golden dragon flag fluttering on the flagpole on a red background, and the huge dragon flag hanging in the corridor of the palace all show the importance attached to the arrival of the Chinese mission.

If you are courteous to others, you must ask for something, so for today's meeting with Queen Victoria, Lin Yizhe and Hong Jun can be said to be in the spirit of twelve.

Soon, under the personal guidance of British Prime Minister Gladstone, Lin Yizhe and Hong Jun entered the palace, and the two stopped in front of the iron fence outside the gate. Facing the fence and walking to the right and walking to the northwest corner is the best way to see the palace in the north wing, and it is also the private suite of the Queen of England, where her "home" is located. The Queen's private suite is divided into two parts: one is the daily working quarters, including the reception hall and the office, and this room is most recognizable from the outside, as only the windows are vaulted.