Prince Gong lifted the sedan chair, looked up at the Western buildings with different styles in the western suburbs, and Bao Jun stepped forward, although he was Prince Gong's sworn friend, and naturally he was also a Westernist, but he was not very interested in Western things, and smiled in Prince Gong's ear: "These foreign devils, what are they building." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Prince Gong looked at the ambassadors of the two countries in tuxedos waiting in front of the steps of the British Embassy, and looked at the stone carved pillars, "You keep quiet, otherwise these people will make trouble, and it will not be fun." ”

Prince Gong quickly walked up, stretched out his right hand, and said to the British Ambassador Federse, who quickly stretched out his right hand wearing white gloves and shook Prince Gong's right hand, "Your Royal Highness, welcome to the British Embassy, I have to say that this is your first time coming to the British Embassy, and I am very honored." ”

"The ambassador is polite, but I shouldn't," Prince Gong said with a smile, "It's been more than a year since the ambassador arrived, and I have never visited the ambassador in the future." It's really rude, it just so happened that the Ministry of Internal Affairs got a very good Keemun black tea, I know that your country likes to drink black tea, so I brought some over, and I hope Mr. Ambassador will accept it with a smile. ”

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness."

Prince Gong turned his head, stretched out his hand and smiled at the Russian ambassador Grove, "Mr. Ambassador, we meet again." ”

Lord Grove also stretched out his hand and said lightly, "Yes, we haven't seen each other since the last time your country signed a treaty with Britain and France in Beijing. ”

"This is what he said," Bao Jun saw that Prince Gong was a little dissatisfied with the attitude of Lord Grove - as the prime minister and minister of the Yamen, he came to meet you ambassadors, and he actually put up a show! hurriedly interrupted, "Isn't it about Golden State in the old year, have we seen it too?" It's in the Prime Minister's Yamen. The ambassador is really a noble person, how forgetful. ”

Lord Grove snorted slightly, stretched out his hand to let Prince Gong enter the British Embassy, Prince Gong entered with a smile, and whispered to Baojun, "This person is here, which is really not conducive to the friendship between the two countries." ”

"Britain and France got so many benefits back then, he didn't have a penny, needless to say, he naturally returned to China and received a reprimand, besides, in the old years, he refused us to buy Jinzhou," Bao Jun quietly replied, "It's helpless that the country is waiting for money, and the emperor and prime minister of Russia unanimously decided to sell it, and he is a small envoy, so naturally he can't disobey," Bao Jun sighed, shaking his head, "I also think that the Golden State has no grass, and it is a waste of money to buy it." ”

The four of them went to the conference room of the embassy, the guests of honor sat down, the clerk of the embassy sent black tea and pastries, Prince Gong took a sip, and then silently put down and stopped drinking. Bao Jun also picked up the bone china teacup, took a sip, and almost spit it out, the black tea is black tea, but there are many spices added to it, but the tea flavor is completely buried.

After a few people exchanged pleasantries for a while, Prince Gong nodded to Yamen Zhangjing, the prime minister of the British and Russian units who graduated from the Tongwen Pavilion, and began, "Two ambassadors, I am here today to discuss the situation in Xinjiang with you. ”

Federesus and Lord Grove glanced at each other, and Federsei spoke, with a smile on his face, "Your Royal Highness, your matter is a little strange, Xinjiang is the territory of your country, why do you need to negotiate with our two countries." ”

"Xinjiang is naturally the territory of our Great Qing Dynasty, but Afghanistan is the jurisdiction of your country, and the north of Xinjiang is the territory of Russia, and the stability of Xinjiang is inseparable from the support of the two countries," Prince Gong said, "The rebellion that began last year and resurfaced this year has seriously affected the trade between our country and your country, you know, the trade from the Silk Road to Central Asia also accounts for a large part, and," Prince Gong continued to lure him to his advantage, "In order to quell the rebellion, the center has entrusted your country to build a new telegraph. If the rebellion in Xinjiang cannot be quickly quelled with the help of your country and others, I am afraid that the matter of this telegram will also be in vain. ”

Hearing Prime Minister Yamen Zhangjing's translation, Federcee nodded again and again, "Your Royal Highness, I think you have misunderstood my point of view, the United Kingdom, from the Queen to the Prime Minister, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to me, all adhere to one principle, that is, to fully support your country's governance of the local government, and maintain the status quo of China's sovereignty and integrity, so please rest assured that our British Empire fully supports your country's judgment, and on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I promise that we will send a document to the Minister of War to let him transport the most advanced weapons and equipment to Ningbo or Shanghai. So that China can counter the insurgency more quickly. ”

Lord Grove only sneered slightly, but also nodded and said, "Ambassador Federsei means Russia." ”

These diplomats are really full of nonsense, in the end, they are foreign devils, Prince Gong was helpless and silent, if it was so simple, I still need to come and talk so much nonsense with you today, but Prince Gong is the king of a country, it is not appropriate to tear his face and face the scolding, drank tea again, and glanced at Baojun. (To be continued.) )