Chapter 218: Friends of the Great Powers
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It is said that when eating Buddha jumping over the wall, the first two mouthfuls of Lafayette did not feel anything, there was still a smile on his face, and his mouth was also gushing praise Buddha jumping over the wall, and expressed condolences to Zhou Lian.
Indeed, Zhou Lian's gift is the best for Cixi today, because she has seen the things sent by most of the people present, such as jade, jade Ruyi, pearl coral or something, just these things, the palace grabbed a handful, and Cixi had a better quality in her hand than the one they sent, that is, some rare things sent by foreign devils attracted Cixi's attention.
But that's all, the Qing Dynasty has been beaten by foreigners and devils all these years like a grandson, Lafayette took advantage of Li Hongzhang and their foreign countries to buy advanced instruments, but also spent a lot of silver to bring back a lot of good things from foreign countries for their own viewing and play, and made indelible contributions to promoting the economic development of the enemy country.
Foreign businessmen all read the good of Lafayette, the unjust boss, and the things they sold to the Qing Dynasty were all to pick those old things that were old and old, such as the steam engine, which did not rust, did not emit black smoke when it was started, and absolutely did not sell it to the Qing Dynasty.
At the same time, in order to further thank the old patron of the Qing Dynasty, and also to strengthen the economic and cultural ties between the two sides, all countries volunteered to send troops to help the Qing Dynasty exterminate those disobedient mobs, such as the Boxers.
When foreign soldiers came to the Qing Dynasty, they strictly adhered to their professional ethics, adhering to the principle of burning, killing and looting, and began to suppress the mob.
What? Then why are there Qing soldiers among the dead? Oh, manslaughter, who let them hit us with a gun, who blames it.
Especially the big brother of the United Kingdom, who comes to us every once in a while with spears and cannons to conduct friendly military exercises, by the way, does not forget to take away the "rags" that we don't want, good people!
After the British Big Brother conducted several military exercises, the French Big Brother couldn't stand it, no, this cheap can't be all ...... Well, it's a good thing, and you can't do it all alone, and I really want to help the brothers and sisters of the Qing Dynasty.
So, the British Big Brother and the French Big Brother formed a team with friendship and peace written on their faces and came to the Qing Dynasty, and the two sides conducted a military exercise near Beijing.
The results of the exercise are very good, this exercise has improved the combat effectiveness of the Qing army, let us know that they are serious about escaping, there is no fastest, only faster.
The British and French big brothers also carried forward the consistent spirit of "picking up the rags", what kind of garbage to pick up, all the way to a garbage heap called the Old Summer Palace, before leaving, the British and French big brothers because they have a very serious cleanliness habit, can't bear to see such a dirty and messy place, so they helped the Qing Dynasty set a fire and burned the garbage heap, it's a pity, it didn't burn clean, but it's okay, I have to pick up the rags again in a few years.
A few years later, the little brother in Japan couldn't stand it anymore, he thought that the Qing Dynasty was not a day or two, so he wanted to help, but there was no chance, okay, if there was no chance, then create an opportunity!
As the saying goes, if you don't break it, you can't stand it, the combat effectiveness of the Beiyang Naval Division is too poor, and the Japanese little brothers are worried that the old brothers of the Qing Dynasty will not be able to do it, so they directly help the Qing Dynasty destroy the bad Beiyang Naval Division, so that they can form a new invincible armada.
Take a look, what a caring little brother of Japan, everything has been considered for the big brother of the Qing Dynasty, where to find it so shameless now...... Uh, such a considerate person.
I have to say that Little Japan is a group of very conscientious and moral guys, not to mention the obligation to help, and people still pay their own military expenses, and they don't need to spend a penny in the Qing Dynasty to send troops for free, and later because the country is too poor, they signed a contract with the Qing Dynasty to discuss whether they can borrow some money and borrow some land.
As the so-called local tyrants such as the Qing Dynasty, Japan is a stinky one in their eyes, and this time they also helped them a lot, don't say anything, brother, brother is not rich, first give you a few hundred million taels of silver, go back and spend slowly, if there is no money next time, you can also come to help us again, by the way, fancy that piece of land, choose yourself, nothing else, the family is big, there is no shortage of so many things.
After witnessing this series of events, all the great powers and countries fully discovered how "benevolent and kind" the majestic Qing Dynasty was.
Helpfulness is the traditional virtue of foreigners, so soon, various countries sent troops to rescue the Qing Dynasty, in order to kill the mob and help their good friends, at least hundreds of foreign soldiers died in this foreign land, their personality is simply noble to not want.
Before leaving, these friends of the great powers carried a lot of "garbage" in their pockets, and the most commendable thing was that they did not forget to set a fire, looking at the Old Summer Palace burning in the fire, they said very seriously.
"Finally burned this garbage heap clean."
But they regretted it again, and burned it down, where will they go to pick up the junk in the future? But it's okay, the Qing Dynasty just doesn't lack rags, and if they hold a few military exercises in the future, and then ask for help, it is estimated that they will be given the opportunity to travel and pick up rags again.
Anyway, those mobs and the Boxers must not die cleanly, where can I find such a good excuse?
What these brothers of the great powers did in the Qing Dynasty is very similar to some kind of industry that has existed in the world since ancient times, "bandits", they are all so helpful, they are all so ...... Dead to the end!
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Although Lafayette has been frightened by the enthusiasm of the great powers in recent years, although he has not run away in recent years, although he has been running away more and more in the past few years, the poorer he has become, but it's okay, the so-called rotten ship has three thousand nails, the Qing Dynasty is weak, Cixi is also a country after all, if you haven't even seen a gadget, it would be too embarrassing to say it.
So from the beginning of the ceremony to the present, Cixi Lafayette looked at the treasures of the gold and silver mountains, and yawned until Zhou Lian jumped over the wall with the Buddha.
According to records, Cixi has more than 100 dishes at a meal, basically one bite of each dish, and I don't know if I throw it away, but it is very likely that it will be thrown away, because what Lafayette eats, do eunuchs and maids dare to eat? Although Guangxu is a little miserable, he is also the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, so he will not pick up some leftovers from Cixi to eat.
Therefore, even if it is a Manchu and Han banquet in the eyes of Cixi, it is no different from a big cake with sauce, and she has long been tired of eating it.
But today, listening to Zhou Lian's appearance of the Buddha jumping over the wall and about to reach the sky, Cixi couldn't help but feel a little interested, especially at the moment when the crockpot was opened, Lafayette almost lost himself in the rich aroma, which shows the power of the Buddha jumping over the wall.
The first two bites of Lafayette are called happy, but the third bite of the stomach, Lafayette feels a little wrong, how does this taste like....... A little awkward, isn't it?
I guess I got it wrong.......... She has eaten food for so many years, but this is the first time she has heard of dishes that become more and more unpalatable the more she eats.
So Lafayette took the fourth bite, this time the doubt was even greater, the taste of this dish was indeed wrong, but Lafayette still felt that something was not right, so he stretched out his chopsticks a little tremblingly, and went to a mouthful of abalone in the crockpot and put it in his mouth.
This mouthful went down, it was completely bad, Cixi's old face was blue at that time, and she spit out the abalone directly in one bite, I, what is this, astringent and bitter, snake gall?
Ordinary people have to spit out when they eat the fifth bite, not to mention Cixi, a pampered old lady, who is not finished, and actually started to vomit directly, good guy, this is disgusting, not only breakfast, but also vomited out overnight, the big eunuch Li Lianying next to Cixi was so frightened that she trembled, and hurriedly beckoned people to come and serve Lafayette, a group of eunuchs took a basin of water and towels, and tossed for more than ten minutes.
On the other hand, those civil and military ministers and foreign envoys in the Qianqing Palace almost had two big characters written on their faces, and many foreigners directly covered their noses with handkerchiefs, "Oh, stupid and dirty Oriental, Shet (shit)!" โใ
This is what Cixi spat out........ Damn, the taste is too big, it seems that whether it is the delicacies of the mountains and seas, or the dregs of chaff and grains, as long as you spit it out, it is so disgusting, a beach, sticky.
Zhou Lian was directly dumbfounded, and said in her heart What's the matter? Why did Lafayette still vomit, could it be that he was happy? Ah, is this a human thing, how old is Cixi, so Zhou Lian is not a straightforward person, if he really said the sentence just now, let alone the nine clans, the ten clans are not enough to destroy.
But until now, Zhou Lian simply thought that Cixi's vomiting had nothing to do with the Buddha jumping over the wall he offered.
This is also no way, Dongfang Chang is too good, just like Cixi just thought, I have never heard of any dishes that are more and more unpalatable, especially the first bite, which is similar to the delicious food that only immortals can eat.
So Zhou Lian stood there so stupidly, watching Cixi hold a small basin and vomit, he didn't know that the chain of death had already wrapped around his neck.
Ten minutes later, Cixi vomited, but her old face was even more ugly, what day is today, what is the place now, on the day of her birthday, all countries come to court, although this is a bit exaggerated, but at least there are envoys from more than 20 countries.
Although most of the envoys present will form a moving company next year to bring some of the rags back to their own country for free.
But this, this, this........ This is too embarrassing, now, the civil and military officials are not counted, they are all their own people, Cixi only needs to say a word, and they don't have the courage to publicize today's events, but there are still more than a dozen foreign devils sitting below, covering their mouths and laughing one by one, seeing themselves have a good appearance, for the good-faced Lafayette, this is simply too embarrassing.
At that moment, Cixi trembled and stretched out her right hand full of gemstone rings, pointed at the innocent Zhou Lian, and scolded loudly: "Come on, push this assassin out and cut it down for the Mourning family, no, if you destroy his nine clans to the Mourning family, don't even think about running away!" โ
Lafayette burst into foul language, which shows how angry she was.
------------------------ dividing line, that humiliating history was shown by Xiaowei in this way, I don't know if everyone likes it or not, all in all, the national shame is unforgettable.