Hongqing's efficiency has always been extremely high, the reason why he didn't move before, it was just that he didn't want to get his hands dirty, he really waited for Emperor Chengde to speak, Hongqing arranged all kinds of matters in three times and five by two, first an order went down, He Lin, who closely monitored the visiting fleet outside Tianjin Port, immediately took action, and soon received all kinds of people from the envoys of the six countries to the shore, and sent marines to escort them all the way, and rushed to Beijing urgently, and then, in one day, finalized all the officials involved in the negotiations, needless to say, Hongqing personally served as the chief envoy of the negotiations, with Rong Zhu and Lang Erheng as deputies, and more than a dozen officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Court as assistants, and personally drafted some principled response outlines as the basic framework for the negotiations.

On August 18, the sixth year of Chengdu, more than 300 people of the envoy group of the six countries arrived in Beijing under the escort of the Qing Marines, the Qing Dynasty came forward to receive by the Li Fan Yuan, and arranged to stay in the outer pavilion of the Li Fan Yuan, early the next morning, the envoys of the six countries submitted the letter of state at the same time, and after the Li Fan Yuan Shangshu Lang Erheng organized people to translate the six copies of the national letter, he found that the situation was serious, and he did not dare to concentrate on himself, so he hurriedly reported to the Hongqing office.

"What do you think about this?"

The translation of the six national books is not very long, but Hongqing read it very slowly, and it took a full two quarters of an hour before putting down the last translation, raising his head expressionlessly, looking at Lang Erheng, who was cramped and uneasy, and asked a question indifferently.

"Wang Ye Mingjian, the lower officials think that these Western barbarians are obviously not good, and they should have come in conspiracy, if not, the six national documents will not be the same, and the matter of the 'Eight Banners Firm', the lower officials think that they should be cautious and cautious, otherwise, they may be in danger of becoming constrained."

Lang Erheng is a servant of Emperor Chengde, as early as the Kangxi period, he cooperated with Hongqing, although there was a period of time because of Emperor Chengde's instructions, and Hongqing had a little contradiction, but the conflict was not big, after Hongqing completely mastered the military power, Lang Erheng never gave Hongqing a stumbling block, whenever all kinds of forces targeted Hongqing, although Lang Erheng did not help Hongqing speak, but he never fell into the ground, in general, he remained silent mostly, and it is precisely because of this that he gradually lost the favor of Emperor Chengde, The original position of Minister of Military Aircraft was also replaced by Meng Guangzu, even so, Lang Erheng has never changed his neutral attitude, and he is a rare cautious person in the DPRK.

"Well, Lord Lang can see this clearly, he must be attentive, but there is no need to worry too much, how to deal with it, how to deal with it as usual, just notify it, and hold the first round of negotiations early the day after tomorrow, and all the participants in the negotiation must be well prepared."

When it comes to international relations, with the insight of the previous life, Hongqing is definitely one of the most outstanding diplomats today, how can he not see that the envoys of the six countries are not good, in fact, as early as when he learned that the envoys of the six countries came together, Hongqing has guessed the fundamental purpose of the six countries, and after reading the letters of the envoys of the six countries, he is even more sure that the intentions of the six countries are not good, but he does not pay much attention to it, the reason why he wants to ask Lang Erheng's opinion, there is only one intention, That is to determine whether Lang Erheng will make a stumbling block in this matter, no side, although the relationship with Emperor Chengde is still in the honeymoon period, but Hongqing does not dare to guarantee that Emperor Chengde will not have the wrong tendon, and now, Lang Erheng's answer obviously does not look like he wants to play with his wrist, Hongqing is also a lot more relieved, but he did not bring it to his face, he just gave an order with a flat face.

"Yes, the subordinate obeys."

Since Hongqing said so, Lang Erheng didn't dare to delay any longer, even if he actually had a lot to say in his heart, he could only bow down and answer the promise, so he withdrew, and went to arrange relevant matters without mentioning it.

"Hmmm......"

Although in front of Lang Erheng he was a breeze, but it was just caused by the city government, in fact, Hongqing's heart was not a pool of water, on the contrary, Hongqing had long known that this matter was not as simple as it seemed, this tricky complexity did not lie in the visit of the envoys of the six countries itself, but in the Qing Dynasty, a slight mistake in the disposal, nine times out of ten it would evolve into a shocking wave, even if there were already relevant countermeasures, Hongqing did not dare to guarantee that everything would be under control, It's not easy to find someone to discuss this matter, even if it is the wise old master Chen, he can't help too much, but the matter has come to this point, so he can only take one step at a time, and after sitting silently for a long time, all the thoughts in Hongqing's heart can only turn into a long sigh......

"On behalf of His Majesty King George II, Brooks Wilson, the Envoy of the Kingdom of Great Britain, greets His Royal Highness Prince Ren of the Qing Empire."

"On behalf of His Majesty King Louis XV, the envoy of France, Glenn François respects His Royal Highness Prince Ren of the Qing Empire."

"On behalf of His Majesty the Emperor Peter II, the Minister of the Russian Privy Council of the Great Russian Empire, Alexei Pyotr Petrovich, greets His Royal Highness Prince Ren of the Great Qing Empire."

"Carlos Pilès González, Envoy of the Kingdom of Spain, greets His Royal Highness Prince Ren of the Qing Empire on behalf of His Majesty King Luis I."

"On behalf of His Majesty King João V, the Envoy of the Kingdom of Portugal, Diego Rodríguez, would like to pay tribute to His Royal Highness Prince Ren of the Qing Empire."

"On behalf of His Majesty King William IV, the envoy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Van der Sar would like to greet His Royal Highness Prince Ren of the Qing Empire!"

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At four o'clock on August 21 of the sixth year of Chengde, the first meeting between the Qing Empire and the envoys of the six countries was arranged to be held in the Summer Palace, so the meeting was only a ceremonial meeting, and it was not a formal negotiation, the envoys of the six countries only sent the main and deputy envoys to attend, and the Qing side was received by Hongqing and Rongzhu and Lang Erheng, and the two sides met formally at the gate of the garden.

"You have come from afar, you have worked hard, this king would like to express my most sincere welcome to you on behalf of my Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, it is inconvenient here, please also talk to you."

Hongqing's memory has always been outstanding, and he recognized two old acquaintances from the envoys of various countries at a glance - Earl Brooks Wilson, the envoy of the Kingdom of Great Britain, and Grand Duke Alexei Petrovich, Minister of the Russian Privy Council of the Russian Empire, but he did not say anything special to the two, but only nodded his head in greeting, and after the envoys of the six countries had already saluted, he said a few polite words in a calm voice, and then waved his hand and let everyone into the garden, and their respective guests and hosts were seated, the people of the palace hurriedly offered tea and cakes, and retreated to the side.

"Your Royal Highness, the envoys of our six countries have come to represent our European countries, and I hope to reach a consensus with your country, for this reason, our envoys from six countries have come with great sincerity, and I would like to ask His Royal Highness the Prince to understand our painstaking efforts and work together for world peace, which is also an example that a great country should have, Your Royal Highness, what do you say?"

In the past half century, Great Britain has become the most powerful country in Europe, and as the envoy of Great Britain, Earl Brooks Wilson took the lead in opening the cannon on behalf of the envoys of the six countries.

"Your Excellency, there is a saying in my land of China, it is said that if a friend comes, there is good wine, if the wolf comes, it will be greeted only with swords and guns, of course, in the eyes of this king, you should come to make friends with my Qing Empire, Your Excellency, what do you say?"

Hongqing has never been a fearful master, and when he heard the hidden words of Earl Wilson, he raised his eyebrows and unceremoniously came to a-for-tat.

"Hehe, after a few years, His Royal Highness the Prince's words are still so funny, it really makes me feel a lot of emotion."

After listening to the interpreter's relay, the smile on Earl Wilson's face, although still hanging, could not help but stiffen a little, and he played a little diplomatic trick vaguely.

"Oh, does the Earl think the king is joking? If that were the case, it would be a great disappointment for the king. ”

Count Wilson wanted to avoid talking about it, but Hongqing didn't plan to put it at all, and when he finished translating and paraphrasing, he sneered and unceremoniously squeezed Count Wilson.

"Your Royal Highness, I think you may have misunderstood, your two countries have always cooperated happily, and I want to come here without exception, and I ask Your Royal Highness to understand the strong demands of our six countries and reach a consensus as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."

Being forced by Hongqing like this, the smile on Earl Wilson's face stiffened a little, and the threat of the words he said became even stronger.

"Huh, misunderstanding? What misunderstanding, please make it clear. ”

As soon as Count Wilson's words that could be described as a threat of war came out, Hongqing immediately thought of the Opium War and the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance in the time and space of his previous life, his face was gloomy, his eyes were sharp like a knife, and he snorted coldly in his voice.

"Your Royal Highness, what Earl Wilson said is just a matter of facts, and has no other meaning, everything is precious, and harmony is precious, and harmony is precious, and we and the other six countries are indeed here with a friendship with the Qing Empire for thousands of years, and God can testify to this."

As soon as Hongqing's cold words came out, even if Count Wilson couldn't laugh, but he didn't want to show weakness at this time, he simply kept his face calm and didn't say anything, and the scene suddenly had the risk of a stalemate.