Chapter 68: Reckoning and Counterreckoning

Xu Qing, Queen Isabella, and Eugenie soon met Queen Victoria together. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoQueen Victoria looked at Eugenie and suddenly quipped.

"Minister Xu Qing, I seem to have heard that in China in the Far East, whenever a rich woman marries, she has to marry a few maids, and these maids are also the man's concubines, is there such a thing?" Queen Victoria asked.

Xu Qing nodded and said: "In the past, there was this custom, but it is not popular now, of course, there are still a small number of powerful people, but there will not be many of them." ”

Queen Victoria looked at Countess Eugenie with amusement and said, "Your face is really big, and you actually let a countess as a dowry?" ”

Eugenie suddenly felt a little stunned, this one was simply looking down on her. Although Eugenie is a countess of Spain, and she is a woman of the same man with her own king, it does not mean that she can accept the identity of "marriage"! The status of the dowry is low, almost a slave-like existence, Eugenie is not a slave! So her face was not very good, and she was directly dissatisfied with this description.

"Queen Victoria, she actually wants to stir up a fire in my backyard." Xu Qing quickly understood what Queen Victoria meant, and actually wanted to provoke the relationship between herself and her woman.

Of course, Xu Qing couldn't let Queen Victoria say this, otherwise who knows what else would be said to provoke people!

"Your Majesty, let's get down to business!" Xu Qing said.

Queen Victoria did not continue to provoke excessively, this kind of thing is to the point, if it is too much, it is "too much".

"Regarding this matter, you should know that this child is also an illegitimate child after all! Bastards, in our Europe, have no right to inherit at all. So even if this child is born, it is impossible to have the right to inherit the Spanish throne, you should understand? Minister Xu Qing, can you promise you, the child, to completely renounce the future inheritance of the Spanish throne? You have to sign a declaration and sign a secret pledge with Queen Isabella that the child will not affect the inheritance of the Spanish throne in the future, understand? ”

"As parents, after both parties have signed, I will sign together as a witness."

Xu Qing heard Queen Victoria say this, and suddenly a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and he quickly understood what Queen Victoria meant.

"Queen Victoria, do you want to plot me and let me keep the handle?" Xu Qing thought with a snicker.

Xu Qing made a hesitant look, and then Queen Victoria asked, "Minister Xu Qing, are you unwilling to give up this Spanish succession?" If you don't want to give up, that's a big problem for you! I can't help you either! ”

Xu Qing hurriedly "explained" and said: "Your Majesty, it's not that I can't let go of this inheritance, and I haven't thought about fighting for the inheritance of the Spanish throne for my child. I'm worried...... I'm worried...... Worry about domestic affairs! ”

Queen Victoria snorted coldly and said, "Minister Xu Qing, you are still not a man, you dare not do it." Since you dare to let you go to the bed of Queen Isabella, don't you dare to admit it? If you knew it was not appropriate to do this, why did you bother in the first place? As a Chinese minister to Europe, you actually have a leg with the queen of Europe, and it is a diplomatic taboo for you to do so! You still do it, you don't want to bear the consequences, where in this world is there such a good thing? ”

Xu Qing immediately became "submissive", looking like he was "respectfully receiving the hadith", and did not dare to say a word. Xu Qingneng doesn't understand? As a Chinese minister, he actually had a personal affair with the queen stationed in the region, such a thing is a real diplomatic taboo, and it is a very important taboo. No matter what country it is, if you know that the minister you send out has a relationship with the locals, you will have to avoid suspicion. What's more, having a leg with the queen stationed in the region is even more taboo, and it is definitely an unforgivable mistake according to common sense.

"Your Majesty, this one left a note, this ......" Xu Qing still hesitated.

Queen Victoria snorted coldly again: "Minister Xu Qing, have you signed it?" If you don't sign, then we won't have anything to talk about! ”

Xu Qing quickly "gritted his teeth" and said, "Okay, I'll sign!" ”

Soon, several people drafted a statement in Chinese, Spanish, English, French and other languages, which stated that Xu Qing, as the father of the child, renounced the right to inherit the Spanish throne on behalf of his child, and renounced the inheritance power of the child's mother to the Spanish throne on behalf of his child. From now on, this child will not interfere with the inheritance of the Spanish throne and has nothing to do with the Spanish royal family.

As for the child's mother, Queen Isabella, also wants to sign and take the initiative to deprive the child of the right to inherit the throne in the future, and the child has nothing to do with the Bourbon family.

And Queen Victoria, as a witness, also had to sign together. As for the several language versions of this declaration, it is necessary to sign. However, if there is a dispute, the French language will be used as the adjudicator in accordance with international practice. This is also an international practice, French is the backup language of most international agreements, as for the reason, it is because there are few ambiguous words in French to avoid misunderstanding.

"Okay, Minister Xu Qing, everyone has a copy of these declarations, and we in the UK will keep a copy for you." Queen Victoria said.

Xu Qing was still "nervous" and said: "Your Majesty, this must not be spread easily, especially to the East!" ”

Queen Victoria nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely keep it a secret!" ”

Before Xu Qing left, he was still very "nervous" and repeatedly explained, asking Queen Victoria not to spread it easily. Queen Victoria also repeatedly reassured Xu Qing, saying that it would not be passed on.

When Xu Qing left Buckingham Palace, Queen Victoria finally laughed.

"Xu Qing, Xu Qing, you are smart, but I finally caught the handle!" Queen Victoria said.

Prince Albert, next to Queen Victoria, nodded and said, "That's right, that's a big deal." Xu Qing actually had an affair with the Queen of Spain, and even had a child. You must know Xu Qing's identity, but he is the minister to Europe, and the whole of Europe is his station. It would be a fatal mistake for any minister to dare to have an affair with the queen of the district where he was stationed. If this matter spreads to China, if we send this thing to China, the future of Xu Qing's life will be completely wiped out. ”

"Therefore, if Xu Qing wants to keep his political future, he must accept our coercion, so that in the future, as long as we do not have excessive conditions, he will have to agree."

Prince Albert thinks that this so-called statement can be used as a lever to blackmail Xu Qing, and with this statement it means that they can blackmail Xu Qing in the future, so that Xu Qing can agree to some conditions that are not excessive, and even get some less important news. For example, forcing Xu Qing to speak out about China's bottom line, especially the diplomatic bottom line, can maximize benefits.

Because a minister stationed abroad has a relationship with the locals, it is already a big taboo. What's more, it's still with a foreign queen, this is a big problem, under normal circumstances, if it reaches China, then his political future in this life will be completely ruined, and he will even face endless scrutiny. In the eyes of Prince Albert, if Xu Qing wants to keep his political future, he must cooperate well and sell some interests.

However, Prince Albert and Queen Victoria didn't expect that Xu Qing would laugh in 49 Portland Street, Brand.

"Hahahaha, laugh at me, really laugh at me! This time, Queen Victoria, the class was really smart but was mistaken by cleverness. Does he think he can use this as a blackmail to me? Don't think that they want to calculate me like this, and think that if they get this statement, they can blackmail me? Hahahaha, don't blame me for calculating you then! It's not so easy to calculate me! Xu Qing said.

Hu Ling next to him hurriedly asked, "Minister Xu Qing, what the hell is going on with this?" Now that they have obtained this statement, if they send it to our court, wouldn't it be ......?"

Hu Ling was very worried, very worried about Xu Qing's political future. Hu Ling will naturally be very concerned about the future of the man he likes. Hu Ling naturally did not have any rejection of Xu Qing's relationship with those women, because it is normal for a man to have multiple women in China. But if this woman interferes with the future, it will be troublesome.

"Hu Ling, you have been in this West for a while, and your thinking has been affected. But you don't know that with the ideas of the bureaucrats in China, they can't be measured by Western common sense at all! We, the Chinese bureaucrats, are arrogant and even very conceited. Their diplomatic thinking is completely different from that of the West. It may be taboo in the West, but not necessarily in the East! ”

"For example, if I mess around in this West, even if the bureaucrats in China receive a complaint from the Minister of the West, their first thought is definitely not to punish me, but to protect my shortcomings. After all, although I am not familiar with the bureaucrats in China, even with the court bigwigs. But after all, I am also their person, after all, I am also Chinese. We Chinese are among the best in terms of protecting shortcomings! So even if I do something wrong, between countries in the first place, it is absolutely 'help relatives and not help'. After all, I am Chinese, so although I am not familiar with them, if I have a problem, they will first consider protecting me. If even one of the people sent out can't keep it, then they will be swept away with majesty. ”

"As for making the belly of the queen bigger in China, maybe it's a big taboo in Europe, but it's not a taboo in China. At that time, the domestic bureaucrats thought that there was nothing strange about this, at most it was just a bit of chaos in their private lives. You must know that in the eyes of the bureaucrats at home, this Western country is a barbarian. It should be your honor that the envoy of our dignified 'Heavenly Empire' has slept with your queen, and you are embarrassed to complain? So, even if the bureaucrats in the country know that I slept with their queens, so what? If they go to complain, they're actually helping me! In the eyes of some bureaucrats, it would be their honor for me to be able to put them to sleep! It even shows that our Heavenly Empire is full of talents, so that the queen of the family is willing to serve each other! What a long face, so not only am I not afraid of them sueing, but I can't wait for it! ”

Hu Ling rolled her eyes, and she realized that the bureaucratic thinking in China was too strange. It seems that it is really what Xu Qing said, if the domestic bureaucrats know that Xu Qing has slept with the queen of others, so that the domestic bureaucrats will not only choose to protect the shortcomings for the first time, but also proudly say that our Celestial Empire is full of talents, and let the queen of the family serve each other, what a long-faced behavior! This is not impossible, on the contrary, it is almost certain!

"But Minister Xu Qing, since you are not afraid, why do you have to hesitate so much and sign this statement so hard?" Hu Ling asked.

Xu Qing replied: "Hu Ling, if I sign it too easily, too quickly, it will make them suspicious." In fact, I also want to deliberately make them think that they have taken my handle, so that they can mistakenly think that after holding my handle, they can blackmail me. You say, if they mistakenly think that they have the handle, they will be more convinced or more skeptical of what I say. ”

Hu Ling said as a matter of course: "Of course I believe it more, after all, if you hold the handle, ordinary people will not dare to deceive people!" Oh, I see, Lord Xu, you mean that you made them mistakenly think that they had taken your handle, so that they would subconsciously believe your words more subconsciously, and further think that what you said was true. “

Xu Qing nodded and said, "That's right, that's the truth." If they mistakenly think they've got the handle, I'll have to give in. But in this way, they will fall into the mistake of thinking that what I say is more credible. On the contrary, it is convenient for me to use the reverse strategy. ”

"These Brits, they don't even know our Chinese customs, so they blindly measure them by Western standards. It's really funny, it's funny! ”

"Back then, some Western countries used beauty tricks and video threats against the president of a certain Southeast Asian country, but the president not only did not feel ashamed, but asked for a few more copies to be sent back to domestic cinemas for broadcasting. And claiming that this is a gift from European countries to entertain them, the people at home not only will not object, but will also have a bit of honor. ”

"Hahahaha, as a result, that European country lost his wife and soldiers, and several women let the president play in vain, not only did not hit his status, but strengthened his reputation in the country. I really don't understand the culture of the other country, blindly miscalculate, and kill people! ”