49 Portland Street, London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is the seat of the Chinese Legation in the United Kingdom. And if nothing else, the Chinese embassy in the UK will still be here in the future, because even in the original history, New China still set up an embassy here. However, the office area of No. 49 Portland Avenue is a little crowded, because these are Chinese legations, and at present, China is not a big country in the eyes of the British, but a weak country that can be bullied.

However, since about half a year ago, this legation has set up a new office, called the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Exchange Office, and this has suddenly made many people envious. Because since the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Exchange Office came, there has been an endless stream of people coming and going to the Qing Dynasty Legation in Britain every day, but they are all rushing to go to the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Exchange Office. Everyone knows that this Taiwan Economic and Cultural Exchange Office is the real uncle, and the British can't afford to offend the uncle.

And Luo Fenglu, the Manchu envoy to Britain, saw that Tang Linghua, the director of Taiwan's Economic and Cultural Exchange Office, also had a bitter melon face, obviously there was no way to deal with him. And this Tang Linghua came to this British legation, and he was not too domineering, and he did not look down on those Manchu people, but had a small gathering for three days and a big gathering for five days, and everyone felt very satisfied with eating and drinking. And several times Chinese diplomats were bullied by the British, and when the time came, this Tang Linghua also took the initiative to help fight back, slapped those British in the face, and gave those Chinese diplomats a bad breath. And the staff of the British Legation are also very grateful in their hearts, after all, they are also guiding weak countries to have no diplomatic reason, and now there is an outlier in Taiwan, which is the real cowhide coaxing guy, so that the officials of the British Legation also feel a little face. And that Luo Fenglu will be wrong, anyway, this Taiwan Economic and Cultural Exchange Office is nominally his subordinate. It is a stationed agency sent on behalf of the Taiwan region, but in fact, the director of the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Exchange Office is more effective than his own boss. He speaks in front of foreigners, and there are people who listen. But when you speak as a minister, many people don't bother to pay attention to you, this is the gap, which represents the strength of the countries and regions behind you.

"Minister Luo Fenglu. Our Economic and Cultural Exchange Office has received an order from our Lord Wang, hoping that our legation will hold a press conference and then announce that the British warship has entered Taiwan's territorial waters without authorization, and then violated Taiwan's maritime rights and interests. In addition, they also took the initiative to fire on our warships, so our Taiwan Navy hit back with righteous words and told them that our Taiwan Navy can safeguard our country's territorial waters. And the cruiser of the British, which had already been sunk, and all the sailors on board were killed. on this. We lodge a solemn protest against the violation of our territorial waters by the British. Tang Linghua said.

And after Luo Fenglu heard this, his eyes suddenly went dark, and he almost didn't fall to the ground. Luo Fenglu really almost fainted, if it wasn't for Tang Linghua who helped him in time, he would probably have fainted on the spot. He heard that Taiwan had directly sunk a British cruiser, which was simply a huge challenge to the British, completely ignoring the British, the world's most powerful country. And Luo Fenglu served as a minister in the United Kingdom. Naturally, he knew that the strength of the British was very strong, so he was naturally very worried about what would happen if the British went to war against China at that time? Like these guys from the Manchus. The fear of foreign powers is in the bones, they are all weak in their hearts towards foreigners, and when he heard the news, he immediately felt shocked.

"Minister Luo Fenglu, do you agree?" Tang Linghua said.

Luo Fenglu knew that this Tang Linghua came to her to "discuss" and actually made a decision. He had decided to do so, but only with a polite gesture. And he didn't have the capital to disagree, because the entire Manchu legation in Britain also took refuge in Tang Linghua, because Tang Linghua not only made a generous move, but was able to give them a thing that the Manchus could not give them. That's dignity. With Tang Linghua, the British did not dare to despise China, and the staff of the Chinese legation in Britain were angry. With Tang Linghua, those British people not only treated them with a pleasant face, but also gave them some "tips" from time to time to inquire about Taiwan's affairs. In the past, they tipped others, but others still tipped you to give you face, and then nothing could be done. Now it's someone else who tips themselves, and that's the biggest difference. They felt the dignity and the fact that the British did not dare to continue to look at them with colored eyes, and they all felt unusually happy. This is also the role of national strength.

No one is better able to appreciate the role of a strong country than these diplomats in foreign countries, and without a strong country, it is impossible for their diplomats to be able to straighten their backs and face others with integrity. Therefore, because of Tang Linghua, they can all feel the respect of the British, which is the reason why everyone is willing to obey Tang Linghua. Now, Tang Linghua is also the Emperor of the British Legation, and everyone listens to him in this British Legation, and few people continue to pay attention to this Luo Fenglu.

"Okay, the future of the world belongs to you young people, so I won't care about it." Luo Fenglu said.

Luo Fenglu had no choice, so he could only back down. Anyway, he has no real power in this legation in the United Kingdom, and the only thing he can do is to be Tang Linghua's rubber stamp, as long as Tang Linghua decides something, he will immediately use his own seal to stamp a seal, and then send it out as an official document of the legation. However, he is also very complicated about Tang Linghua in his heart, because if there is no Tang Linghua, the British Legation, he will not greatly improve the status of the United Kingdom, and even become an existence that foreigners cannot ignore. If they only relied on themselves and the Manchu government behind them, the British would not take it seriously. So on the one hand, his rights were hollowed out, and on the other hand, he gained respect for the country, which he didn't know what to do.

What Luo Fenglu can do is to be a monk for a day and hit the clock for a day, anyway, it will pass slowly like this. Anyway, he is getting older, anyway, he plans to go home after this term, and study hard, and ignore any diplomatic matters. He can be regarded as having seen through it, a weak country has no diplomacy, and if there is no Taiwan, then who will take himself seriously? This Tang Linghua still left him a bit of face on the surface, and he couldn't say anything. In the future, it will be up to them to the younger generation.

Soon after, the Chinese Legation in Britain also released an important news, the Chinese Legation in Britain solemnly protested against the British warship's invasion of China's territorial waters, and took the initiative to fire on the Chinese warship. And they also informed about the fate of the cruiser, which was completely sunk, and then all the sailors were killed. This news hit all British officials and people like a thunderbolt, and this news immediately made the British people feel incredible. Because there would be people who came to protest against their warship invasion and sank the British warship?

"Oh my God, it's not April Fool's Day, is it?" Immediately, someone rushed to find the calendar to see if it was April Fool's Day.

Immediately another reporter said: "Today is not April Fool's Day, definitely not April Fool's Day." ”

"Oh my God! It is incredible that someone dares to sink the warship of our British Empire, and it is a decadent and backward China! "Yes! It is unbelievable that anyone would dare to provoke our British Empire like this! ”……

Soon, the reporters were stuck, obviously surprised by the news of the Chinese Legation in the United Kingdom. Soon the newspapers also added a special issue, and then added the news. And put the news in the headlines, and then everyone was shocked.

Ever since Britain became the world hegemon, no one dared to treat the British Empire in this way. Although this time it was the so-called British invasion of the other side's territorial waters, but there have been many cases of British invasion of territorial waters, but no one has ever dared to sink a British warship. Don't look at it as just a "four-handed" cruiser of more than 2,000 tons, but since the British flag is flying on it, it means that it represents the face of the British Empire and the dignity of the British Empire. The warships of the British Empire entered someone else's territorial waters, which was reasonable and legal for many Britons. And the warships of other countries entering their territorial waters without authorization will not work. This is also the bandit logic of the British after they became strong, and their ancestors were actually a group of pirates, and this bandit logic has been deeply rooted in the marrow of their nation, and it will not change until it is absolutely necessary.

And now that they heard the news, they immediately felt emotionally unacceptable. Because someone dared to be so rude to the British Empire, even everyone began to be angry, and many Britons began to demand retaliation against Taiwan, sanctions, and even military sanctions.

Soon, the Prime Minister's Office at 10 Downing Street in London, the capital of the United Kingdom, has gathered a large number of citizens from all walks of life who have come to protest, and they have been demanding retaliation against Taiwan, severe retaliation. (To be continued......)