Lang Erheng is indeed a cadre, although the position is different from Hongqing, it doesn't mean that he can't do it, no, after leading a group of officials from the Imperial Court to tinker for nearly ten days, Lang Erheng also made a set of regulations, although the general idea is to copy the set formulated by Hongqing earlier, but there are also a few wonderful improvements, as for the two items he proposed earlier to embarrass Hongqing, in fact, there has not been much progress - the matter of the audience was pushed to the Ministry of Rites to communicate, and the matter of trade and trade is set up, It is only a vague explanation, and it is not as true as it was earlier.

Generally speaking, there is really no essential difference between the charter drafted by Lang Erheng and the one drafted by Hongqing, if there is, it is just some minor changes, of course, from a literal point of view, the two charters seem to be very different, but in fact, it is just Lang Erheng playing the trick of changing the text, in this regard, Hongqing knows very well, but he did not break it, but gladly accepted the charter proposed by Lang Erheng, and did not comment, nor did he put forward any changes to the opinion, so far, Even if the negotiation charter is finalized, Yu Hongqing is concerned, it can be regarded as the end of a bad matter, and for Yu Lang Erheng, it is to reach the entrustment of Emperor Chengde, and it can be regarded as dragging Hongqing in the Li Fan Yuan, so the result can be regarded as a great joy.

On the third day of the seventh month of the first year of Chengde, the envoy of the Kingdom of Great Britain finally arrived in Beijing under the escort of the soldiers and horses sent by the governor of Guangzhou. Earl Wilson led the deputy to the British East India Company's executive director, William? Sir Woodbridge and accompanying Naval Attache Cannan? Colonel Carter, Army Attache Carol? Lieutenant Colonel Hao Bot and others went to the Ministry of Rites to submit the official credentials, and at that time, the officials of the Ministry of Rites proposed the relevant terms of meeting Emperor Chengde. The Earl Wilson expressly refused, and the matter ran aground, and the official in charge of the reception of the Ministry of Rites did not give any reply to the British Legation, but asked the Court of Governors to arrange the accommodation of the relevant members of the Legation as usual.

According to gossip, it was said that Emperor Chengde was dissatisfied with the British envoy's refusal to bow three times and bow nine times, and the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Court discussed the matter with the British envoy again, and tossed it back and forth several times, but it was still in vain, and the British envoy was very stubborn, and would rather not meet the Qing Emperor than bow three times and bow nine times, so the negotiation was also stranded.

Emperor Chengde so stubbornly asked the British envoys to bow three times and bow nine times, is it really to save face? Obviously not, in Hongqing's view, it is nothing more than a means to delay the negotiation process, and the fundamental purpose is not what the attitude of the British envoys is, but the progress of the whole army at the head of the Fengtai camp - with the full control of the Thirteenth Master, the originally chaotic and chaotic reorganization of the army will soon be restored to order, and the deployment of troops, the arrangement of weapons, the daily training of the army and other problems will be solved one by one, so that Hedda will be able to free up his hands to win over the generals in the army, and it is also a loss that this guy can pull down the bottom, It is also a treat and a gift-giving busy non-stop, and the key research objects are not hesitant to bring out the attention of Emperor Chengde to tempt, it can be said that it is extremely despicable to do all kinds of despicable things, and it really let it gather a small number of core backbones in a short period of time, and then count the more than a dozen henchmen brought by Heda from Xi'an, in just three months, it has gained a firm foothold in the new army, although the strength is still weak, but the momentum of development is extremely fierce, and it has faintly become the third giant in the new army in addition to Hongqing and the Thirteen Masters.

On July 13 of the first year of Chengde, Prince Ren Hongqing said that the British envoys had come from afar, and they ignored it for a long time, which was not the way of hospitality for our country, and asked Emperor Chengde to start the relevant negotiations.

The Summer Palace is the garden where Emperor Chengde often lives, since he ascended the throne together with the original Prince Cheng's palace and gave it to Hongqing, as a landlord, Hongqing has to be responsible for the relevant reception arrangements, fortunately, there are many people in the garden, plus the Ministry of Rites and the help of many officials of the Imperial Court, although there is only one day of preparation time, but it is also smooth and local to arrange all the negotiation matters to stop, just after the fifteenth hour, the officials of the Imperial Court rushed to the Summer Palace with a carriage accompanied by the British envoy group of seven people, Hongqing personally led the crowd to the gate of the garden to greet him.

"Your Royal Highness, Your Royal Highness Prince Ren, under the British Legation is Brooks? On behalf of our King, the Earl of Wilson would like to pay you the most sincere respect. ”

The British legation is making Brooks? The Earl of Wilson is a burly middle-aged man, blonde hair and blue eyes, handsome appearance, and magnificent, although he is middle-aged, but his figure is not out of shape, and he obviously attaches great importance to maintenance, born in the oldest aristocratic family in Great Britain, and looks extremely sophisticated in diplomatic etiquette.

"Earl Wilson has worked hard from afar, and your king George I still hasn't learned to speak English?"

Brooks? Earl Wilson's etiquette is very in line with the etiquette of Western diplomacy, but there is obviously a light of arrogance in his eyes, it is obvious that this is where the confidence of the overlord of the sea lies, and the people of the Qing Dynasty who have seen it these days are still very backward, and it has grown its pride.

"Oh? God, Your Highness, where did you get your message? ”

As soon as Hongqing said such a casual sentence, Brooks? The pupils of the Earl Wilson immediately shrank, and he could no longer maintain his apparent reserve, and he exclaimed in surprise, no more, George I can be said to be one of the shames of the Kingdom of Great Britain, as the king of Great Britain, he can't even speak a word of English, which has long become the biggest laughing stock of Western high society - George I was originally the Elector of Hanover, Germany, and by chance, he became the king of England, but this guy is not very studious, although he has been the king of England for more than ten years, Or do you not even speak a word of English, and you don't care about national affairs, and all government affairs are done by Prime Minister Robert? Walpole and the cabinet were in charge, and this man was more of a marionette than a king.

"Mr. Earl, please!"

Where did you get the news? This is a secret, it's not that Hongqing doesn't want to say it, but it can't be said, there is no other, such news is not from the "Eight Banners Firm", but Hongqing's information from the time and space in his previous life, the reason why he is deeply impressed is really because the king of George I is too strange, it is difficult not to be impressed - the king of a country does not speak his own Chinese, and there is only such a person since ancient times, and there is no semicolon.

"Your Highness, please."

Seeing Hongqing refusing to say, Brooks? Earl Wilson had no choice but to make a gesture of invitation with suspicion, and although the arrogant light in his eyes had diminished a lot, it had not been completely extinguished.

"Your Royal Highness, Honorable Prince, entrusted by our King and our Great Council, I have come to negotiate with your country in a friendly manner, hoping to start friendly trade between our countries, and I hope that your country will give full consideration to the prospects of friendship between our two countries."

The Wilson family was a traditional British diplomatic family. Earl Wilson, under his family background, is very familiar with diplomatic matters, and before the two sides sat down, he had already made clear his intentions from the beginning, and his attitude was sincere, but the mentality of a great power was undoubtedly revealed in his words, and it was obvious that although he had been shocked by Hongqing before, he still did not look down on the Qing Dynasty, the most powerful empire in the Far East.

"Your Excellency the Earl, this mention is good, this king is very appreciative, we also have enough sincerity to carry out business and trade with your country, for this reason, our country has prepared a large-scale fleet, you can visit your country at any time, as long as your country can provide a supply port in India, our fleet can go directly to your three islands, whether it is silk, ceramics, tea or spices that your country urgently needs can meet the needs of your country, in addition, our country also has matches, toothpaste and toothbrushes and other light industrial products can be provided, It would be great if your country could offer us to set up an office in your country. ”

As soon as he heard the interpreter's paraphrase, Hongqing laughed and praised Brooks with great satisfaction? Earl Wilson said a few words, and then, as soon as the words changed, he took advantage of the situation and issued a request from the Qing Dynasty, which was exactly the opposite of the British envoy's mention on the national letter, and it was clear that it was a-for-tat posture.

"This is impossible, we will never agree to such an impertinent request of your country, my Kingdom of Great Britain is the number one power in the world, and we will never tolerate such insulting mentions!"

After Hongqing made such a long speech, an interpreter on his side hurriedly translated this remark into English, which immediately made everyone in the British envoys stunned. Colonel Carter couldn't help but stand up, and shouted as if he had suffered a great insult.