"My God," Hurd, who was originally calm and calm, was almost knocked down by the standard English spit out by the Queen Mother, and Hurd raised his head and shouted in disbelief regardless of the etiquette explained by the Ministry of Etiquette before, "My Queen Mother, do you speak English?" ”

"A little," said the Queen Mother behind the beaded curtain, smiling in English, "Mr. Hurd, what is the weather like in London?" ”

"As bad as ever," Hurd was pleasantly surprised, bending down and saluting again, "the Queen Mother wants a chance, please go to London and see for herself." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

“I will.” The Queen Mother had to answer Hurd's invitation in the half-hung English she had learned before, and opened her mouth suddenly, which really scared Hurd, and the Queen Mother was extremely proud, "This palace just learned a few words of common English, and I can't even talk about it, so I can't talk about it, so I don't know Mr. Hurd, who is so proficient in learning Chinese." ”

The Empress Dowager changed her Chinese dialect, and Hurd also replied in Chinese: "Please forgive me for the faux pas, I have traveled so many countries, and in these places in the Far East, I have never seen a monarch of a country who can speak English, let alone those officials, and I especially express my admiration for Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager, who is in charge of the largest country in the Far East." ”

"It's just a few words of English, Mr. Hurd, I'm going to send international students to your country to learn technology and learn English by the way, do you think this will work?" The Queen Mother smiled.

This is the second question, Hurd thought silently, "Your Highness, I think that this matter is completely no problem in the UK, although I am not in the country, but I clearly understand that the friendship and cooperation between China and Britain have become the mainstream of exchanges between the two countries," Hurd sang praises, "As long as the two countries enhance understanding, there will definitely be fewer and fewer people like Mr. Aspen." ”

I know that I am a sycophant, but unfortunately Lao Tzu does not eat this, the Empress Dowager Cixi nodded, "What Mr. Hurd said is reasonable, if the matter of this warship is handled properly, of course the palace will send all the students to the UK, but these days, the prime minister's yamen and the palace have reported that France and the United States are thinking of letting the students from the Qing Dynasty go, so this matter is not necessarily." ”

Hurd obviously understood the importance of studying abroad, and quickly bowed again, and said earnestly, "Queen Mother, I express my great regret for this incident, as a British, especially Chinese serving in China, I especially can't understand Li Tai's position on this matter, but don't worry, the French fleet, under my persuasion, has handed over the ownership of the fleet to Inspector Li Hongzhang in Shanghai, and the British ambassador to China assured me in the morning that he was completely unaware of this incident. He has sent a telegram to Aspen that he must abide by the treaty between the two countries on the purchase of warships, and must not discredit the face of the British gentleman. ”

Also the British gentleman, the Queen Mother's mouth was crooked with disdain, selling opium to China, warships and artillery forced China to cede Hong Kong Island, and burned the Old Summer Palace, reparations, these are the so-called gentlemen of Britain began to act as the initiator, this account, I will have to settle with you sooner or later, but it is not suitable now, play some tricks, it is also allowed by the rules, "so of course it is the best, the Qing Dynasty naturally has no intention of confronting the British, just to purchase warships and prevent the harassment of the Russians, you know, Russia is different from the British Empire, they want to occupy China's territory, and buy warships, but for self-preservation. ”

"Hurd is willing to help His Highness maintain the territorial integrity of China within his own purview." Hurd said gracefully as he bent over.

"Thank you Mr. Herd, I also hope that Mr. Heard can better communicate the bridge between London and Beijing, so that there will be no misunderstanding between the two countries, in Asia, even in China, this palace believes that the interests of China and Britain are unified," anyway, if you don't tell it to your face, you won't blush if you lie, and the queen mother will start throwing sugar-coated cannonballs after blowing the conch, "This palace thinks that this Li Tai is no longer suitable to continue to work in the General Department of Customs and Taxation, of course, this position is very critical, and he must be proficient in tax business, It is also necessary to satisfy all countries, so when the purchase of warships is completed, Li Tai will be ordered to resign," the Queen Mother deliberately paused, Hurd's breathing became quietly thicker, and De Ling behind the screen raised his head and glanced outside, "Mr. Hurd, you have behaved very well in this turmoil, yes, very good, not only safeguarding the interests of your country, but also helping China a lot, this palace wants you to be the new General Department of Customs and Customs, Mr. Hurd, what do you think?" ”

"I am willing to work for Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother and for the Qing Dynasty!" Hurd didn't shirk either, bent down again, and bowed deeply.

"Well, Seventh Master, please ask Mr. Hurd to visit the West Garden, and then give a banquet to the Purple Light Pavilion, please accompany you." Empress Dowager Cixi said. The king of Chunjun should be down, and the eunuch shouted, "Hurd kneels!" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point () to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to M. to read. (To be continued.) )

PS： 。。。。。 Later, I saw Hurd, Hurd was arrogant and arrogant, boasted of being a wise man of Taixi, traveled the world, and mediated the warship affairs, and the credit was very great, and the etiquette was very disrespectful after seeing it, and the Queen Mother was not angry, English and Hurd opened his mouth to discuss, Hurd was shocked, his face was like earth, sweating like pulp, and he came out of the wall, and the palace people said: "I don't know the Queen Mother's words of our country, and I see the world as if I look at the palm print, I am really a heroine among women!" Then he was loyal to the queen mother's hegemony and never talked about returning to the west for life.

{—————— "Anecdote of Chu Xiu"