"Drinking party", this is a term that Lin Jun is somewhat unfamiliar with, and the standard capitalist country social way. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 But there is one thing that Lin Jun knows very well - the drinking party does not care about the meal.

After a hurried dinner, Lin Jun and his wife, accompanied by their entourage, arrived at the Chinese Embassy in Britain at 7 p.m. on time, where Kong Xiangxi and his wife Song Ailing personally greeted them at the door.

Vukinskaya had already been "instructed" by her husband before she came: today she was dressed in a dress, and she had just gotten out of the car and had become the focus of everyone's attention. After Lin Jun and the "host" greeted each other, the group entered the embassy. At this time, Lin Jun realized that his wife was already chatting with the Song Ailing, and Vukinskaya's fluent English surprised Song Ailing very much - this is exactly the effect Lin Jun wanted.

After introduction, Lin Jun got to know Robert Anthony Aiden, who arrived before them, and Weng Wenhao, secretary general of the Executive Yuan of the National Government. It can be seen that Kong Xiangxi has put a lot of thought into this reception, otherwise he would not have invited the British foreign secretary at the same time as the Soviet "special envoy".

Aiden was a little surprised by the arrival of the Soviet "special envoy", although when he received Kong Xiangxi's invitation, he knew that the Chinese had also invited people from the Soviet delegation to this drinking party, but he thought that only the general representatives of the Soviet delegation attended, at most the "temporary" deputy foreign minister attended, but what he did not expect was that the Soviets seemed to give face to the Chinese. As far as he knows, although delegations from other countries have been invited to attend various banquets and cocktail parties of the Chinese in the past few days, those Western countries do not give much face, and this time the attitude of the Soviets may have some special meaning.

Due to the "guiding ideology" before coming, Lin Jun paid a purely courtesy visit to this reception, and there was no diplomatic "substantive negotiation", but on the whole, it was still "the guests and the host enjoyed themselves".

On the way back to the hotel, Lin Jun was thinking alone: "It's better to let Kong Xiangxi hit his head and bleed." ”

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In the afternoon of the next day, Lin Jun met with the Chief of Staff of the Baltic Fleet, Isakov Ivan Stepanovich, who arrived in Britain with the battleship "Marat". This military-level commander reported to Lin Jun the situation of the "Marat," which had arrived in Spithead Bay, and the "unlucky" commander of the Red Navy refused to go ashore to recuperate, and "Lai" refused to come down from the warship.

"Comrade Isakov, the comrades who sailed to the Red Navy this time have worked hard. Comrade Orlov's body was entrusted to the comrades on the ship, and on the 14th, I and the delegation would go on board. ”

"Comrade Andrey, the Baltic Fleet welcomes you to the ship for inspection. The decision to take the Marat to participate in the parade should be said to be very successful, and judging from the current situation, the newly modified Marat has already made the Western naval powers feel uneasy. Isakov said with some pride.

This is the case in history, when the "Marat" appeared in the queue of the coronation ship of George VI, it marked the return of the Soviet Red Navy, which had once declined to the point of almost negligibility, to the ranks of major naval powers, and this moment also became a moment of great pride for the Soviet Red Navy.

Lin Jun smiled, because the "surprise" given by the Red Navy to those countries was still to come, "Comrade Isakov, what is the current state of trial life of the "Belarus"? ”

For a long time there was no attention paid to the situation on the naval side, and now it's official.

"I don't know this very well, it has been conducting secret training in the White Sea at the moment, but the specifics of the training are only known to the Navy Command, and you can learn the details from Comrade Commander after you get on the ship."

Lin Jun knew that Isakov was telling the truth, because the training of the "Belorussia" was classified as a high-level secret, and the secrecy was done very well, even the senior commanders of other fleets did not know the situation very well.

"In a few years' time, our Red Navy will surprise the imperialist countries even more!"

"As far as I know, the construction progress of our new battleships and fleet aircraft carriers is still relatively smooth, although we have encountered many difficulties, but we estimate that we will be able to form effective combat strength in 39 years, or 40 years at the latest, and they basically do not know anything about the construction of our new aircraft carriers and battleships." Speaking of those "big guys" Isakov came to the fore, "In this regard, it can be said that you are the greatest contributor to the construction of our Red Navy!" ”

"At the beginning, I still had some things that I didn't think through, but fortunately, our technicians and shipyard workers overcame countless difficulties, and of course, the contribution of the comrades of the secret front and the security department also played a big role."

"By the way, how are the preparations for this parade of the Marat?"

"Now we are fully staffed, and the whole ship has a new look and equipment. Since you last bombed the Marat, we have modernized it again, and it is in no way worse than the latest battleships of other countries. ”

"To be honest, I've never been on a battleship yet, I'm just waiting for the day of the 14th. Also, when are you going to rush back to the warship? ”

"I'll leave immediately, the British side will have to coordinate and rehearse the ship parade in the past two days, and I'm a little uneasy not to be on the ship."

"Then it's hard for you."

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After sending Isakov away, Lin Jun and his wife attended a reception banquet organized by the British government, and the ball after the banquet really gave him a "headache" - because he couldn't dance, he simply found a place to "hide".

On May 12, Buckingham Palace and the Household Cavalry in London, as well as the well-organized and eye-catching coronation of the British King, were unprecedented. Throughout the coronation ceremony, Lin Jun has always been placed in the most important position among the guests, and the youngest envoy of all the delegations has also attracted the attention of many people - he is too conspicuous!

The things of the Englishmen did not pay him any particular attention, but it was the Ribbentrop who was of great interest to him, for the German ambassador to England was close to him, and the two of them were inevitably talking a little during the whole ceremony.

This time, Lin Jun behaved very "gentlemanly", and Ribbentrop was also "polite" and had a good relationship on the surface -- this is the "rule of diplomacy." Of course, both of them knew it - this was a special arrangement of the British: it was not that they did not get together!

In addition to the British side, the guests attending the royal banquet at noon were only allowed to enter the banquet hall of Buckingham Palace by foreign missions at the level of "special envoys" and "deputy envoys" and ambassadors of various countries, and of course the entourage was also specially received. And as the wife of the "special envoy", Vuginskaya of course also had to attend this royal banquet together.

In the days leading up to his arrival in England, the "intensive training in etiquette" worked, and at least in the opinion of Ibbots, Comrade Andrei was already "at ease" with such occasions.

The "limelight" of the young "envoy" and the well-dressed Vukinskaya in a dress even posed a "threat" to the "master". In the past few days, the handsome and perfect military temperament of the Soviet "envoy" and his beautiful somewhat excessive officer wife have become the 'focus of attention' of the upper class society in London: compared with the young officers of other Western countries, although those officers also have handsome appearances, they do not have the temperament of "overwhelming and despising everything" exuded by Lin Jun, and this temperament is naturally felt by the people around him, and it is definitely not a deliberate performance. Those who know him know that this guy is a real soldier who has been in the line of fire, and the other young officers have lost to him at this point; And his medal has also become the focus of everyone's attention, and those who know more about it are more concerned about his "Red Flag Saber" at any time.

Vuginskaya was more "the center of attention" than her husband, and the 30-year-old woman was the most glamorous: a well-dressed dress, elegant manners and priceless jewels - the first time they had seen such a female Soviet officer. At the evening ball, Vukinskaya, dressed in the most splendid dress, overwhelmed all the women who attended the ball, and the ladies of the heads of missions, the envoys, and the ladies of the royal and noble families of England were even somewhat "jealous" of the "envoy's" lady, because she wore an incomparably ornate ruby necklace, which was evident to the noble-born women—a necklace of age and "origin", which many historic and prestigious families did not have such precious jewels.

George VI's coronation royal ball, attended by those who qualified to attend, were dressed in the most formal attire, and the women wore their most precious jewels – in a sense, the perfect occasion for them to show off their family's "might". It's a pity that this time the "star" is a Russian woman, and even more "excessively" is that this Russian woman's husband is the most "charismatic" man in the whole ball - this will make the ladies crazy with jealousy!

For this somewhat "mysterious" woman, many people at the ball showed curiosity, and countless men invited her to dance, but unfortunately only Aiden and Kong Xiangxi were fortunate enough to be Vuginskaya's dance partners, and she was always by her husband's side the rest of the time.

"Who the hell is she?!"

Someone really asked Lin Jun about the "identity" of her wife, who was a British countess.

"My wife is a military doctor, the best surgeon, the Count's daughter."

Ten minutes later, all the "Western women" at the ball knew that this "commoner" woman who "suppressed their limelight" turned out to be a nobleman. "No wonder it's so charismatic and cultivated." They can only "comfort" themselves like this.

The men didn't think so, because the wife of the "envoy" of Soviet Russia turned out to be a nobleman, and it was amazing! "What does this mean?" -- That's what the men think.

"I really didn't expect your wife to be a nobleman, can I ask how you and your wife met?" It was Song Ailing who spoke, and she was already very familiar with Vukinskaya.

"Not exactly, it's accurate to say that Kaya's father was a Siberian count. I met Kaya when I was a mechanic, and he was one of the best surgeons I've ever met, and without her, I might be disabled by now. Lin Jun looked at his wife "gently" as he spoke.

Lin Jun doesn't know much about Song Ailing, but her second sister is one of the people Lin Jun respects, and subconsciously Lin Jun has a little respect for Song Ailing.

And Song Ailing is also a little "envious" of the Soviet couple in front of her: although the wife is a few years older than her husband, they look like a loving couple. It should be said that Song Ailing is a very "powerful" woman, and ****** are a little wary of her, but on the surface, she gives Song Ailing a lot of face. During this visit, ****** knew that Kong Xiangxi was not good at rhetoric, and he also intended to let Ai Ling accompany him on the trip: the two can not only get along day and night together, but also have a discussion with each other in case of trouble.

Song Ailing deliberately "received" Vukinskaya at the beginning, of course, for a purpose, thinking of learning about Lin Jun from her. But after a few contacts, it was found that Vukinskaya didn't say anything about her husband's work at all, so she didn't have the idea of inquiring again. In these social occasions in Britain, especially those related to the "royal", Orientals are still a little "uncomfortable" and "slightly unsociable", and Song Ailing has no way to do anything on this issue. But the couple of Soviet "envoys" have always been very friendly with Song Ailing and his wife, which also makes Song Ailing and Kong Xiangxi feel "rare warmth" in the "Western world".

"Andrey, can I call you that?" Song Ailing asked.

"Of course, Mrs. Kong."

Lin Jun's answer surprised Kong Xiangxi and Song Ailing on the side, because Lin Jun spoke a sentence in Chinese, and of course the tone was very fast--typical Westerners speak Chinese in a half-manner.

"Mr. Andre, I really didn't expect you to know Chinese!" Kong Xiangxi couldn't help but speak.

"Can you speak a little slower? It's almost like I don't understand, hehe. "-Lin Jun: This is deliberate.

Now the chat of the "small group" here is interesting, one will be a Chinese conversation, and the other will be the English translation of the ladies on both sides. Luckily, the seats they had chosen were far from the dance floor, and the conversation didn't attract much attention, and even if someone did, they couldn't hear what language they were talking in.

"I think it's better for us to have two ladies act as translators, and my Chinese level is really different. Moreover, Mr. Kong can also understand that there are too many people here. ”

Of course, Kong Xiangxi and his wife knew that this was not a suitable occasion for Chinese dialogue, and the "identity" of Andre in front of him was not suitable for him to have a conversation in Chinese.

"When did Mr. Andre learn Chinese?" Kong Xiangxi is still thinking: his Chinese level is really poor, but it is "very good and rare" to be able to understand these Chinese conversations in his capacity.

"You should know that I spent some time in Spain, but it was still a secret in public, or "a secret that the whole world knows". My guards and best friends during that time were you Chinese, and they taught me. Of course, their political ideology is a little different from Mr. Kong's, but from them I learned that China is a great country, and that the Chinese people are one of the best and most welcoming people in the world. ”

Lin Jun's "self-report" and friendly "statement" made Kong Xiangxi and Song Ailing very happy, and now they can be sure: Andre is definitely a friend of China! And here, it's really hard to have a friend.

"I want to invite the two of you to have a light dinner tomorrow night, but it's just a small dinner for the four of us, I wonder if Mr. and Mrs. Kong have time?" Lin Jun sent out an invitation.

"Of course, we must arrive."

Can Kong Xiangxi not be able to do it, this invitation is like a family gathering, but it is much more cordial than a banquet at the diplomatic level.

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