The Duke of Wellington scolded Xu Qing directly and unceremoniously, which made Xu Qing secretly scream in his heart, this Duke of Wellington may have discovered something. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoBut since I'm already pretending to be stupid, I have to continue the show. This kind of thing must not be admitted, and once it is admitted, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Your Excellency, I don't quite understand what you're talking about!" Xu Qing asked "simply".

The Duke of Wellington pointed directly to the map and said, "I think I know why you want to provoke our British Empire, as well as France, and Russia into war. And after this war, you China can take advantage of this time to gain a great advantage, am I not wrong? And you, Xu Qing, actually dare to talk nonsense in front of me, very good! Well, since I defeated Napoleon, no one has dared to tell nonsense when I barely open my eyes! You Xu Qing is the first! ”

"Still, boy, you're a little tender. When I defeated Napoleon thirty years ago, you weren't even born! If you want to lie in front of me, you're still a little tender! ”

Hearing the Duke of Wellington say this, Xu Qing's head was a little sweaty, this is really the majesty of a famous general in a hundred battles, not something that ordinary people can compare. What's more, this Duke of Wellington is a famous general who was killed on the battlefield, and this momentum is much more powerful than the generals Xu Qing met in China back then, and the pressure on Xu Qing is far stronger than those generals who grew up in the peaceful years in China. What's more, the Duke of Wellington is a ruthless man who defeated Napoleon, which is simply not a grade.

"Minister Xu Qing, what you said just now is that the Qin State relied on the Hangu Pass to prevent the invasion of various countries, right? If you say that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in China, the Qin State relied on population resources, a correspondingly strong social system, coupled with excellent diplomatic strategies, and a very good geographical location, successfully blocked the invasion of the six countries. ”

"But if I put it another way, I'm comparing it now. Once we compare it like this, it seems that our Europe is somewhat similar to the six countries of the year! Our European countries, France, England, Russia, and even various European countries, as well as some countries that believe in other religions, are not in our place a world of great controversy. In order to compete for European hegemony, and even further for world hegemony, we European countries are afraid that they will fight each other. When the time comes, our European countries will fight on the European continent, and the loss of strength between each other will be very serious, so that there is a country that can take the opportunity to rest, and then make corresponding preparations, at this time, he is not like the Qin State, and he can take the opportunity to directly pick the final fruits of victory. Not only do you pay the least, but you can directly get the maximum benefit, is world hegemony almost within reach? ”

The Duke of Wellington said this, which made Xu Qing's back flutter, this Duke of Wellington really deserves to be a generation of famous generals, and this kind of strategic thinking simply makes Xu Qing have to admire. I'm afraid that this Duke of Wellington has also discovered something, but Xu Qing still can't say that he was killed, Xu Qing can only continue to come up with the old method - pretending to be stupid and cute!

Xu Qing looked at the map, and then "suddenly realized" and said: "Your Excellency, you are really powerful, so powerful, you can draw inferences from one another." I can now see that if a major war breaks out in Europe, the United States, on the other side of the Atlantic, can take advantage of the opportunity to develop. The United States has an Atlantic blockade and will not get involved in the struggle on the European continent. In this way, when the European continent is striving for world hegemony, the Americans can take the opportunity to start accumulating strength, so that after the European continent is exhausted and bleeding, they Americans can take the opportunity to directly pay the least price to pick the fruits of victory! ”

"Amazing, Your Excellency Duke, you really deserve to be a veteran, a generation of famous generals! I, Xu Qing, am ashamed of myself! ”

Although Xu Qing knew that most of the Duke of Wellington already knew his thoughts, as the saying goes, "confess leniently, sit in prison", so even if he knew that the Duke of Wellington had probably guessed his thoughts, he could never confess directly. Anyway, Xu Qing is not afraid, his status as a minister in Europe is the biggest talisman. No matter how great a crime they commit, they can only be deported, not executed.

But the Duke of Wellington immediately slapped the map on the wall, pointed directly at Xu Qing and scolded angrily: "Xu Qing, Xu Qing, it's all come to this point, are you still pretending to be stupid for me here?" You're insulting my wisdom with this, you can do it, you really can do it. I, Arthur, have seen so many people, and this is the first time I've seen such a shameless person as you! ”

"I know you must have understood what I meant, but you still deliberately guided the United States, do you really think that my life experience of more than 70 years has been in vain? I've been a horse for half my life, and you think I'm as stupid as a pig? If you think that a man who can defeat the Emperor Napoleon is a fool, then you are insulting not only me, but also the Emperor Napoleon, understand? ”

The Duke of Wellington pointed to the map and said, "That's right, the Americans and our European continent are far away from the Atlantic Ocean, and on the surface, it looks similar to the Hangu Pass of the Qin State back then. However, the Americans did not have the conditions of the Qin State, and although the Americans looked comfortable, their army could not. I also know the situation of the army of the Americans, it's rubbish! And if we take 10,000 steps back, even if the Americans want to develop, it will not be for a while. They can't even have absolute influence in South America, they can't even sit down and decide the situation in the New World, let alone dominate the world? ”

"But there is one country that not only has a vast territory, but also a large number of resources, and a population that is innumerable. What's even more terrifying is that they are in that place, which has a strong historical influence and a developed culture, and its influence on the culture of the surrounding countries is amazing. When they say a word in this country, the surrounding countries will obey the order. The surrounding countries have been accustomed to obeying the leadership of this country for thousands of years, so this country with a huge territory, a large population, and rich resources, as long as it develops slowly and accumulates slowly, is enough to become a strength like the Qin State back then, and finally directly when we were fighting in Europe, we took the opportunity to come out and compete for world hegemony at the smallest or even insignificant price. ”

"Minister Xu Qing, which country do you say this is?"

The Duke of Wellington had already said it so obviously, and Xu Qing was really completely speechless. This Duke of Wellington is so shrewd that he can judge so much directly from the history that Xu Qing said.

In fact, this is based on history, and both the East and the West have this tradition, through the study of history, judging the present, and then making decisions about the future. Isn't it just by "taking history as a mirror" that human beings have gradually evolved into human beings and that they have the development of civilization? With the experience of predecessors, future generations can avoid many detours, which is also human wisdom.

Of course, this Duke of Wellington understood this, and he actually quickly realized the key to this from Qin's experience of destroying the Six Kingdoms. Perhaps in the German region, that is, a situation of "Qin annihilating the Six Kingdoms". But if you look at the world, isn't it actually the same situation of "Qin annihilating the Six Kingdoms"?

Wellington pointed to this huge world map and said: "We Europe are here to compete with each other for hegemony on the European continent, but you China can gradually develop at home, so that you can accumulate strength and open up outward." And you are here to match the Bonapartes, Prussia, and even Russia with each other and detonate this Crimean War in advance, just hoping that our Europe will not be too peaceful. Therefore, you hope that our European countries will fight each other, so that we can get the opportunity for development, so that we can gain the opportunity to accumulate strength, and complete the preparation from internal defense to external expansion. ”

"So, I think your meaning Xu Qing is obvious, I hope that our European countries will be in turmoil, so that you China can watch from the sidelines when the time comes, and come over when the time is right to get the final fruits of victory, right?"

The Duke of Wellington has said it to this point, can Xu Qing continue to deny it? This Duke of Wellington is really shrewd, and he directly saw Xu Qing's plan. Of course, the Duke of Wellington also made some mistakes, although the Duke of Wellington was right in the overall situation, but it was obviously not very suitable in the details.

"Sure enough, this veteran is really a veteran, and he really deserves to be a famous general who can defeat Napoleon, this won't be a fool! Although Napoleon will be remembered by future generations, Wellington will not be a fool. If a fool can defeat Napoleon, it will not only insult him, but also insult Napoleon, and even the whole of Europe! ”

"This Duke of Wellington knew so quickly that I had the purpose of all this. But fortunately, the Duke of Wellington did not know that I was not only doing this to let Europe fight in the future and give China a chance to accumulate strength. It was also to prevent Palmerston from interfering in the troubled times of the Taiping Rebellion in China. If the British have the spare power to interfere in China, then it will not be so easy for me to seize power. ”

Xu Qing also has his own calculations in his heart, he detonated the Crimean War in advance, in fact, he just hopes to make Europe chaotic, so that there is no spare strength to interfere in China? It is absolutely impossible to let this Europe be too idle, otherwise their brains are all hoping to exert force in the direction of China, which will definitely be very unfavorable to Xu Qing.

Therefore, Xu Qing let them mess up and have no energy to interfere in China, which will be of great help to Xu Qing to seize power in China in the future and then develop the country. However, although the Duke of Wellington could not know Xu Qing's thoughts 100%, he guessed Xu Qing's strategy, and there was no problem in the overall situation, at most there were some differences in the details. After all, the Duke of Wellington is still a human being, not an omniscient god, and he does not know the current situation in China.

"The world may know that I defeated Napoleon, but few people know that my real fame was fought in India. I've been serving in India for eight years! Although I have never been to China, it does not mean that I know nothing about China. When I went to serve in India, it was when you were Emperor Jiaqing. I have heard of you China to a certain extent, and I am not completely unfamiliar with it. ”

"Although you China may have failed at first this time, I think I am afraid that soon you will figure out the situation and formulate corresponding policies after accommodating. And you are here to instigate unrest in Europe, so as to create opportunities for you to accumulate strength in the future to open up colonies around the world. After all, you have a huge influence on the surrounding countries, not only in terms of military strength, but also in the surrounding countries. And the cultural advantage that you have is already deeply embedded in the cultures of the countries around you. In addition, for more than 1,000 years, they have been the arbiters of order in East Asia and even part of West Asia, so I think they will also habitually obey you. ”

"So once you want to reopen the Great Colony, it will not be difficult at all, on the contrary, it will be easy. No other country in Asia can be your opponent than Russia. Even if Russia wants to go to war with you, it will not be easy, because Russia's main strength is still in Europe, and the Asian part is weak. ”

"It can be said that as long as you want, you can open up almost at any time, without being hindered by too many enemies. At that time, we in Europe have been smashed by various countries, can't you China pay the minimum price and get the final fruits of victory? Isn't it, Minister Xu Qing, your Chinese dragon has begun to hibernate and may come out to bite people at any time? ”

The Duke of Wellington has said that to this point, and Xu Qing has nothing to deny. Of course, Xu Qing is also impossible to admit that it is okay to talk about this kind of thing behind the scenes, but it is absolutely impossible to admit it.

"Hehe, since Your Excellency Duke has so many hearts, then I can't help it. However, now should be thinking about how to deal with the Crimean War that will break out in the near future, after all, the Russians are known as 'the steamrollers of Europe!' Xu Qing said with a weird smile on his face.

The Duke of Wellington looked at Xu Qing and said, "This time we lost a small move, but I am not completely unprepared. Because of Russia's expansion, this is actually what we expected, but this time it was just a little earlier. However, your plans for China are already known to us. ”

"So, to defeat Russia, we in Britain have enough confidence."