Prince Lao Zhuang has died of illness in April this year, and the current Zongren Mansion is under the care of Prince Xiaozhuang, that is, the old sixteen, although the ability to manage the government is average, but the means of tossing people are very clever, although it is only a short three months to take over the Zongren Mansion, but it has been combed up and down, but all the children of the sect, as soon as they hear that the Zongren Mansion is invited, they will be scared to pee their pants, but they are the children of the Zongren Mansion who have been invited to drink tea, all of them are talking about the tiger color change, and they are afraid to avoid it, there is no doubt about it, The third elder brother fell into the hands of the sixteenth brother this time, naturally there was no good fruit to eat, and he was tossed inside for three days. ＋＋＋＋

What crime did the third elder brother suffer in the Zongren Mansion, the upper echelons of the Jingshi are very curious, but the Zongren Mansion refuses to disclose any news, and the third elder brother himself never wants to mention it, but whoever dares to ask, all of them are embarrassed by the third elder brother and beat people out, this matter has become an insoluble mystery, there are not a few people who are curious about this, of course, but it does not include Hongqing, in fact, Hongqing has never cared about the situation of the third elder brother at all, let alone expressed even a little sympathy for him, There is nothing else, just because Hongqing has never regarded the third elder brother as an opponent, in Hongqing's eyes, the third elder brother is just an ant-like existence, and there is really no need to pay too much attention to it.

On July 25 of the first year of Chengde, the first meeting between the Qing Dynasty and the British envoys has passed ten days, and in the past ten days, all the people of the British envoys have not been idle, and the drinking party has been held one after another, and they are busy contacting the wealthy families in Beijing, and they have tried to lobby in the palaces of the important ministers with heavy gifts, but unfortunately the effect is almost zero, there is nothing else, with the lesson of the third elder brother there, who else in Beijing dares to take the lead in the negotiations, and after many tosses and turns, the Kingdom of Great Britain is making Brooks? The Earl Wilson had to send another diplomatic note to the Imperial Court requesting the continuation of the second round of negotiations. At the request of Earl Wilson, it was agreed that the second round of talks between the two sides would still be held at the Summer Palace, and the time was scheduled for July 27.

"First of all, on behalf of all our members, I would like to express my gratitude to your country for your warm hospitality, and I believe that there will be a breakthrough in today's talks between your two sides.

The Britons have always been the most decent, even if they have encountered walls everywhere in Beijing in the past ten days, but Brooks? Earl Wilson was still polite and gentlemanly, no, as soon as the two sides sat down, he had already bowed politely to Hongqing.

"Your Excellency the Earl is gracious, and I am confident that you and I will be able to reach a consensus, of course, provided that you agree to the terms proposed in our first meeting, otherwise there will be no need for further talks."

Compared to Brooks? Earl Wilson's pretentious posture, Hongqing's performance was a bit aggressive, no, as soon as it came up, it set the tone for today's talks.

"Your Royal Highness, I have come with 120,000 sincerity, and I ask Your Highness to give full consideration to the sincerity of my Kingdom of Great Britain."

Brooks? It has been more than two months since Earl Wilson came to the Qing Dynasty, and he has been in Beijing for more than half a month, but he has worked information collection, although he has not collected the most confidential core information of the Qing Dynasty, but he has a certain understanding of the political situation and strength of the Qing Dynasty, of course, this understanding is only a very superficial layer, but even so, he has a considerable understanding of Hongqing's position in the court, and he knows that if he cannot convince Hongqing, the purpose of this envoy to the Qing Dynasty is very difficult to achieve. Listening to Hongqing's old tune again, the so-called gentlemanly demeanor can not be maintained, as soon as he finished listening to the words relayed by the interpreter, his brows wrinkled, and his words inevitably carried a hint of threat.

"Sincerity? Oh, is the sincerity you mean by Your Excellency the Earl? Very interesting sincerity, according to the logic of your country, sincerity and justice are only within the range of naval guns, can this king say wrong? ”

Despite Brooks? What Earl Wilson said was very vague, but Hongqing understood the meaning of the inside as soon as he heard it, but he didn't care about it, smiled indifferently, and derogated Brooks without any scruples? Earl Wilson.

"It's good that His Royal Highness the Prince knows, the fleet of my Kingdom of Great Britain is the strongest in the world, and the fleet is invincible, and those who dare to resist will be destroyed!"

Cannon? Colonel Carter is a hawkish figure on the side of the King of Great Britain, a typical militant, and when he heard Hongqing talk about the fleet of the Kingdom of Great Britain in a contemptuous tone, even if he was angry, he didn't wait for Brooks? Earl Wilson said this, and shouted angrily.

"Bastard things, just barbarians, dare to talk about this, bold!"

Interpreter just put Kannan? After Colonel Carter's words were translated, Wang Yanke, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, couldn't help it, but when he slammed the table, he already scolded angrily.

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, Your Excellency, Colonel Carter is just stating the facts, and has no intention of being rude to your country.

William? Sir Woodbridge was a businessman after all, and he only cared about interests, and when he saw that the negotiations had just begun, there was a danger that the talks would collapse, so how could he sit still, and hurriedly started a round with a smiling face.

"Lord Wang, the lower official thinks that this group of barbarians does not know how to raise their spirits, and they dare to threaten my Heavenly Empire, which is really rude, and the lower official proposes to expel them all together!"

Wang Yannai is an old-school figure, who has been immersed in Confucianism all his life, and has always regarded countries outside China as barbarians, how can he tolerate Kannan? Colonel Carter's arrogant words, even if William? Sir Woodbridge had already played the round with a smiling face, and he refused to give up, but seeing that he had a grim face and bowed his hand to Hongqing, he had already proposed a sentence indignantly.

"Don't worry, negotiate, there will always be some disputes, just seek common ground while reserving differences, let's listen to what terms the other party has."

Hongqing has no good impression of the Kingdom of Great Britain at all, in fact, Hongqing has no good impression of all Western colonial countries, there is no other, these countries have blocked the way of the Qing Dynasty's domination of the world, and sooner or later they will face off with the Qing Dynasty on the sea frontier, of course, not at this time, because the current Qing Dynasty is not ready for a large-scale war, if it really wants to fight, it will be at least seven or eight years later, at this moment, Hongqing does not plan to completely tear his face with the Western powers, and naturally will not agree to Wang Yan's decisive approach.

"The prince is wise."

Hongqing is the presiding officer of this negotiation, and since he has orders, Wang Yan doesn't dare to say more, so he can only bow down and praise him.

"His Royal Highness the Prince said well, we will be able to reach a win-win consensus by seeking common ground while reserving differences, and we have always been optimistic about this."

Brooks? Although Earl Wilson was the first to make threatening words, he really didn't want to tear his face with Daqing in his heart, and when he heard Hongqing's words, he hurriedly echoed his words in order to ease the tense atmosphere.

"I hope so, well, let's get to the point, you have anything to add to the terms we mentioned earlier, and put it on the table."

After listening to the translation of the translation, Hongqing shrugged his shoulders indifferently and replied indifferently.

"Your Royal Highness, on the occasion of the first round of talks between you and me, the positions are quite different, and they are all caused by misunderstandings, in this regard, we express regret at the same time, but also have a new idea, well, so to speak, we can give up the plan to set up a commercial port in your country, if you can provide a small island close to the mainland, we are willing to trade with you on the island, of course, the jurisdiction of this small island should belong to us, for this reason, we are willing to pay a large amount of rent every year, to show our sincerity."

Brooks? Earl Wilson obviously still did not want to give up the "beautiful vision" of opening up the Qing Dynasty, and with a sincere face, he played another trick of stealing concepts that could no longer be old-fashioned.

"Heh, is this your sincerity? Well, we are also willing to open a trade market on a small island near you, and the conditions are very simple, we also ask for jurisdiction over the island, and we can pay more than double the rent you can give each year as a sign of good faith, and I think Your Excellency will gladly agree? ”

Listen to Brooks? The sincerity that Earl Wilson said, Hongqing's originally gentle smile instantly cooled, no side, just because of Brooks? The Earl of Wilson has already evoked Hongqing's memories of his previous life, thinking that the Kingdom of Great Britain had stolen Hong Kong, thus opening the door of the Qing Dynasty, using opium to poison the Chinese people, and finally triggering the Opium War, the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance, and other bloody tragedies, a sense of indignation suddenly surged up from the bottom of his heart, although it was only a matter of time and space in the previous life, but for Hongqing, it is a shame that must not be forgotten, in this life, Hongqing will definitely not allow the slightest possibility of tragedy to be staged, It's just that anger is angry, but Hongqing did not lose his temper because of this, but smiled coldly, and came to counter his body with the way of others.

"This is impossible, and I, the Kingdom of Great Britain, will never tolerate such a disgrace!"

The interpreter just relayed Hongqing's words, the arrogant Kannan? Colonel Carter immediately shouted again, as soon as these words came out, not only the faces of all the people on the Qing side were extremely pale, but even Brooks? The Earl Wilson and other members of the British legation were also ugly......