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Chulalongkorn looked behind Prince Aida, only to see the British ambassador to Siam, General Adviser Barclay coming over, Chulalongkorn suppressed the surprise and doubts in his heart, and said with a smile: "Mr. Advisor, what are you talking about?" Who said I was going to betray the esteemed British Empire? ”

Barclay took out a telegram, held it up in front of Chulalongkorn, and said with a smile: "Look at the signature and seal on it, can you still deny it?" ”

When Chulalongkorn saw that this top-secret telegram had reached Barclay's hand, he exclaimed, "How could this telegram be in your hands?" What about my attendants? ”

After Chulalongkorn finished speaking, he looked around, hoping to see his attendant, and Barclay smiled: "There is no need to look for your attendant, he has now arrived at the port and taken a boat to Yangon, Burma." ”

Chulalongkorn suddenly understood: he had been betrayed by his most trusted attendant! Chulalongkorn suddenly felt his heart tremble, and he hurriedly took out the bottle of the heart-saving pill from his pocket, poured out one and stuffed it into his mouth, and the tremor slowly subsided.

Chulalongkorn sat down slowly and said helplessly, "Mr. Barclay, you've been spying on me all the time, right?" ”

Barclay nodded and said, "That's right, I knew about Prince Thomas and Princess Arlinn leaving Siam, but I didn't say anything, because I wanted to see what kind of expression you would have, but your table was too disappointing to us in the British Empire." ”

Chulalongkorn looked at Prince Aida and said to Barclay: "Do you want to kill me and make my younger brother Prince Aida Emperor of Siam?" ”

Prince Aida smiled and said, "Brother, what do you think of me?" We are compatriots, how could I kill you? ”

Barclay took Prince Aida's words and said, "That's right, Your Majesty the Emperor, we will never kill you, isn't your heart bad?" We will let you go to London to recuperate, the emperor's affairs will be handed over to Prince Aida for the time being, you can leave Siam in style, and we will give you the best living conditions when you arrive in London, and when the time is right, we will let you abdicate. ”

Chulalongkorn's face sank like water, and he said coldly: "There are all my loyal guards outside, do you think they will watch this qiē life with their eyes open? ”

Aida smiled and said: "Your Majesty, although your guards are brave and loyal, but don't forget it, our most effective army in Siam is the War Elephant Legion, of course, this War Elephant Legion was also founded by you, but you made a big mistake when you founded this army, that is, you did not turn this army into your personal army!" ”

"In the War Elephant Legion, you did not erect absolute authority, and the most authoritative people in it were British instructors! I have come back this time, leading five hundred soldiers of the War Elephant Legion, and more than a thousand of my own soldiers, and all your loyal guards have been disarmed. ”

Chulalongkorn was speechless, and only after a while did he say viciously: "I knew that the British were so despicable, I shouldn't have been so hesitant when I chose China!" ”

Barclay smiled: "You Siam have not been through a big war for a long time, how can you know the danger of war, well, no more to say, Emperor Xià, please go to our church hospital to rest." ”

Chulalongkorn understood that the British and Prince Aida wanted to put him under house arrest, but he had no choice but to follow the soldiers of the War Elephant Regiment to the Mission of England Hospital.

At this time, it was eleven o'clock in the evening of Bangkok time, and twelve o'clock in the evening of Beijing time, Princess Arlinn did not go back to the post house, but lived in Zhongnanhai, sleeping in the same bed as Shen Wanqing, Princess Arlinn suddenly woke up in her sleep, and cried loudly, crying woke up Shen Wanqing, Shen Wanqing hurriedly held her in her arms, and said softly: "What's wrong?" Did you have a nightmare? ”

The little princess cried and said, "Something happened to my father!" Woohoo......"

Shen Wanqing hurriedly comforted: "It's okay, it's okay, the dreams are all reversed." After comforting for a while, the crying gradually became quieter, and then Lin Yuan's voice came from outside the door: "Wanqing, what's wrong?" ”

Shen Wanqing said: "It's okay, it's okay, the little princess has a nightmare." Lin Yuan didn't take this matter to heart, and the next day, Lin Yuan invited Prince Doma to have breakfast, and Lin Yuan saw Prince Doma's bloodshot eyes and knew that he hadn't slept all night. Lin Yuan asked, "Your Royal Highness, how has your country thought about it?" ”

Prince Doma frowned and said, "It's strange that there is no news from His Majesty. As he spoke, he showed Lin Yuan the telegram record exchanged with Chulalongkorn last night, and Lin Yuan thought about it after reading it and said: "This is a big event, His Majesty Chulalongkorn will definitely think about it carefully, and it is normal to spend more time." ”

There was no news from Chulalongkorn until the evening, during which Prince Doma sent back top-secret emergency telegrams again and again, but there was still no news, and Lin Yuan vaguely felt that something might have happened to Chulalongkorn. Soon Lin Yuan's 24-hour deadline arrived, and Chulalongkorn still didn't hear from him, so Lin Yuan asked Princess Arlinn to send a telegram to her mother, Chulalongkorn's empress, but Chulalongkorn's empress had no news.

It was not until the next day, at six o'clock in the morning on January 18, that Prince Thomas received a telegram in the name of Chulalongkorn, which read: "Siam continues to support the British Empire, and Prince Thomas and Princess Arlinn are invited to return home immediately." ”

After receiving this telegram, Prince Thomas immediately came to Lin Yuan and said: "Mr. Lin Yuan, I have received a telegram from His Majesty, His Majesty Xià said: Siam will continue to support the British Empire and will not cooperate with China, and let me and Her Royal Highness the Princess return to China immediately. ”

Lin Yuan took the telegram and looked at it, and said, "Why is this telegram coming now?" ”

Prince Doma shook his head and said, "It may be that His Majesty feels that it is too difficult to make this decision, so it is too late. ”

Lin Yuan said: "But judging from your correspondence and telegrams, His Majesty Chulalongkorn really wants to return to China, why has there been such a sudden change in attitude? ”

Prince Thomas said helplessly, "I don't know, but we can't disobey His Majesty's orders, so we must leave for China immediately." ”

Lin Yuan thought for a while and said: "My advice is: You and Her Royal Highness the Princess will stay in China for a period of time first, since Siam is involved in the confrontation between China and Britain, then it is difficult to say what will happen later, you stay in China, everything has room to turn around, what do you think?" ”

Prince Doma thought for a long time and said: "Her Royal Highness the princess can stay, I must go back, because I am a courtier of Her Majesty, and if I don't go back, it will be a rebellion, and Her Royal Highness the princess is still young, so it is reasonable to use the reason of studying abroad." ”

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