In the embassy, Guo Songtao was sorting out the manuscripts he had brought from China, when he suddenly saw a small wooden box containing documents. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Guo Songtao noticed the words "Trouble is hair" written on the small wooden box, and remembered the mysteries that Lin Yizhe made for himself, and couldn't help but feel a little funny.

At this time, Guo Songtao saw the scene when the two of them often met and talked freely when they were in Beijing.

"This Lin Kunyu really knows everything!" Thinking of the hexagram that Lin Yizhe calculated for himself that day, "the big murderer, the master is in the same room, and in the dark, he can't do it, and even if he does it, he will be deceived and bullied, especially if he is not good at writing and talking, his partner and servant, he should be cautious", and recalled the troubles that Liu Xihong found for himself, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

Guo Songtao's eyes fell on the four words "In case of trouble" on the small wooden box, his curiosity rose again, so he got up and took the box over, opened it after opening the seal, took out the letter inside and looked at it.

Guo Songtao only glanced at it a few times, and his face immediately became solemn.

"That's the case, this trip to London is really a trip to Longtan Tiger's Den!" Guo Songtao carefully read the "strategy" left by Lin Yizhe, and sighed.

Guo Songtao was sighing, but as soon as the door opened, Zhang Deyi and Wu Ben Guo Bin, the counselors of the embassy and Guo Bin, who were also Guo Songtao's translators, walked in quickly.

"My lord, the British Foreign Office has sent someone to ask your Excellency to go to the ministry immediately, saying that it is the British Foreign Secretary who has summoned you." Zhang Deyi said,

"Someone from the British Foreign Office?" Guo Songtao was stunned for a moment, he immediately remembered that he had just seen the handling strategy of the "Dian case" given to him by Lin Yizhe, and he vaguely guessed in his heart that the British Foreign Office was probably related to the Dian case!

"Exactly, my lord, they are still waiting in the living room, saying that they are going to deliver the summons in person." Guo Bin looked at Guo Songtao and replied cautiously, "I feel that the person who came seems to be ...... bad."

Guo Songtao said "um" quietly, relocked the small wooden box, and then came to the living room with Zhang Deyi and Guo Bin.

Sure enough, unlike the enthusiasm of the British when he first arrived in London and went to the British Foreign Office to deliver his credentials, the expressions of the two British Foreign Office personnel who came were very cold, and they were also very blunt when they said those diplomatic words, Guo Songtao didn't say anything to them, and after receiving the summons, he took Zhang Deyi and Guo Bin to the British Foreign Office.

When he arrived at the British Foreign Office, British Foreign Secretary Derby really directly questioned Guo Songtao about the "Dian case", lodged a strong protest and solemn representations to Guo Songtao for "the death of a British man in this incident," and formally handed over a letter of protest and a note of representation.

"Mr. Guo, this is a very serious atrocity, and I hope that your government will take it seriously, otherwise, your government will bear all the unforeseen consequences." Derby said to Guo Songtao very seriously.

Guo Songtao heard the implicit threat in Derby's words, and he already knew from the strategy left to him by Lin Yizhe how the British would blackmail China over the Margaret case, so he did not panic in his heart, but replied calmly: "This incident is very sudden, and I am also very shocked, but this time Margaret was killed because he smuggled into our country's border without authorization in the name of tourism, led the way for your national army from India, investigated the path, and arrogantly shot our people, aroused public indignation, and was killed." This case is in your country, although China is small, and because the two countries are on good terms, it is because it has not been thoroughly investigated, and I don't mean that your minister will cross-examine our country's wrongs, I don't know what the reason is? ”

Listening to Guo Songtao's answer, Zhang Deyi and Guo Bin's faces were full of surprise. Zhang Deyi forgot to translate Guo Songtao's words for a while.

As for the occurrence of the Dian case, the two of them only know the news now, and immediately feel that it may bring big trouble to China, but Guo Songtao said such words that are not humble, not arrogant, reasonable and modest, and seems to know the details of the Dian case well, how can they not be surprised?

"Junfeng, quickly turn it over to Minister De." Guo Songtao saw Zhang Deyi's appearance, coughed dryly, and said.

Zhang Deyi reacted at this time, and immediately translated what Guo Songtao had just said in fluent English.

After listening to Zhang Deyi's translation, Deby's eyes also flashed with surprise.

As for the details of the Margaret incident, he was still waiting for Wei Tuma's telegram, and the reason why he first sent a letter of protest and a note of representation to Guo Songtao was to preemptively seize the truth without Guo Songtao knowing the truth and prepare for future blackmail from the Chinese side, but what he did not expect was that Guo Songtao seemed to be fully aware of the details of the Margaret incident.

"Mr. Guo, is your statement based on the results of your government's investigation?" Derby asked.

"I have received a report from China about this matter, and I know a little about it, and the details are still being investigated." Guo Songtao said, "In the name of tourism, Margaret used the truth of the detection path to shoot and kill the people on our border, which is ironclad evidence and cannot be denied. ”

Listening to Guo Songtao's implied witty words, Derby was secretly surprised, and couldn't help but secretly regret that the protest letter and the negotiation note were sent a little early.

Probably seeing Deby's remorse, Guo Songtao smiled slightly and said: "At present, your minister does not seem to know the details of this case, for the sake of friendship between the two countries, please withdraw the letter of protest and note sent by your minister." ”

Guo Songtao said, and handed it back without reading the protest letter and the negotiation note handed over by the British just now.

There was a trace of unspeakable embarrassment on Derby's face, he thought about it, nodded, waved his hand, and the staff of the British Foreign Office who had just handed over the protest and the note of representation hurriedly stepped forward and took back the two documents from Guo Songtao's hand.

"The Imperial Government expresses grave concern over this unfortunate incident." "I will redraw a note and send it to Mr. Guo, and ask Mr. Guo to inform China of the information that your government has about this incident, and compare it with the information that China has so that it can be further properly handled." ”

"Well said, well said." Guo Songtao nodded and said vaguely.

The two talked for a while, and Guo Songtao said goodbye, probably to express his gratitude to Guo Songtao for giving the British side just now and respect for Guo Songtao himself, Derby personally sent Guo Songtao out and got into the carriage.

When the carriage left the compound of the British Foreign Office, Guo Songtao took out his handkerchief and wiped the beads of sweat oozing from his forehead.

"My lord, this case of the murder of the Englishman is really as the adult said, Qu is in the UK?" Zhang Deyi couldn't wait to ask.

"Hmm!" Of course, Guo Songtao couldn't tell him that in fact, this was written by Lin Yizhe in the document in the wooden box, so he just nodded vaguely.

"Did you know the details of this case in Beijing?" Guo Bin's mind is simple-minded, he is an old man who has followed Guo Songtao for many years, and he is very familiar with Guo Songtao's daily actions, but he does not know when Guo Songtao knew the details of the Margaret incident.

"Hmm!" Guo Songtao nodded, "The General Administration of this case has already confessed, I didn't take it seriously, but the British wanted to make a big fuss about it, so I wrote down the details of the case and sent it to them." When the time comes, you will also take a look, so that outsiders will not know the rights and wrongs, and think that Qu is in our country, and there will be another incident. ”

Zhang Deyi and Guo Bin nodded yes. When Guo Songtao returned to the embassy, he arched his head to the study, took out the strategy given to him by Lin Yizhe again, and looked at it carefully.

Not long after, the British sent the note to the Chinese legation again, Zhang Deyi took the note, and was about to send it to Guo Songtao, but unexpectedly met Liu Xihong, Liu Xihong saw the note, and did not know the content of it, thinking that this might be for the envoy, and it had nothing to do with his own deputy envoy, he was angry, and he didn't care whether he could understand it or not, so he opened the note, and after pretending to look at it, he ordered Zhang Deyi to translate for him.

The content of the note was not long, Zhang Deyi explained it to Liu Xihong, Liu Xihong heard that the case was serious, and he was terrified, knowing that if he did not handle it well, he would probably get into trouble, so he immediately asked Zhang Deyi to send the note to Guo Songtao, and he left the legation without saying where he was going.

"This Lord Liu, it's really ......" Guo Bin looked at Liu Xihong, who staggered out of the door, and snorted angrily.

For Liu Xihong, most of the embassy personnel have no good impression, Liu Xihong is scathing, the slightest carelessness of the subordinates, will anger him, and be punished, like Guo Bin as a martial artist, once when traveling, accidentally walked in front of Liu Xihong, Liu Xihong was furious, and reprimanded him fiercely, if it weren't for Guo Bin is Guo Songtao's old subordinate, he would have beaten him up.

Zhang Deyi looked at Liu Xihong's back, shook his head, sighed, did not speak, but hurried to Guo Songtao's study and gave the note to Guo Songtao.

After Zhang Deyi finished translating, Guo Songtao ordered Zhang Deyi and others to withdraw, and he wrote a reply to the British according to the note from the British and the strategy given by Lin Yizhe.

At this time, Liu Xihong had already gotten into the carriage and went straight to the post office. According to the agreement, he will send his diary back to China every ten days, and the place where the diary is received is Li Hongzao's home!

At this moment, the British Foreign Office is also busy.

British Foreign Secretary Derby convened an emergency meeting to discuss the handling of the Margaret affair, and as the details of the incident were not known, the meeting agreed that the British minister to China, Wittoma, should be required to "collect more convincing evidence and relevant materials as a basis for negotiations with the Chinese."