On the side of the Military Aircraft Department, Zhu Xueqin also brought the latest news, which is definitely not good news, it can be seen from Zhu Xueqin's pale face, "Lord Wang, Tianjin Telegraph, France, France has sent the Second Fleet of the Far East from French India to China, and now it has passed the South China Sea!" ”

Prince Gong was shocked, stood up, the tea cup was overturned, and the tea was flowing all over the kang, "What! ”

The military aircraft department and others were very surprised, and Hu Linyi hurriedly asked, "Is the news true?" ”

"It's Li Hongzhang's telegram, it can't be wrong!" Zhu Xueqin mourned, "It has appeared in the waters of Fujian this morning, Li Hongzhang has no warships, and he can't stop it, so he can only watch the French fleet go north!" ”

Everyone's hearts seemed to have been rudely dug out, and then thrown into the blue and white vat with ice cubes in the room, which was painful and cold. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Wenxiang's first thing is not good, his body just turned around, he couldn't stand such stimulation, his body leaned towards the kang, fortunately he was supported by Baojun, and he pushed it a few times in his chest, and then he came back to his senses, and the first thing was to say, "Don't fight again!" ”

Prince Gong's heart was in a mess, standing on the ground and pacing back and forth anxiously, "How could the French be so rude and suddenly send warships north, what do they want to do?" Do you want to fight us again? Prince Gong hurriedly called Sula in, "Quick, go to the Prime Minister's Yamen, and let Qinghai urgently summon the French ambassador!" ”

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In the lobby of the Prime Minister's Yamen, Qinghai was looking at the French ambassador standing in front of him with a pale face, and now the French ambassador has faded his previous casual expression, wearing gold wire glasses, with a ridiculous look in his eyes, wearing a gray tuxedo and looking at Qinghai arrogantly, as well as a bunch of Prime Minister Yamen Zhangjing, "I am at the behest of the French Emperor, Napoleon III, after a parliamentary vote, the cabinet issued an order: order the Second Fleet of the Far East to sail to Tianjin, China, to protect the safety of its nationals. ”

"This ......" Qinghai was taken aback, and walked up to the French ambassador, he wanted to speak and stopped, but he couldn't help touching the cold sweat on his forehead, "Mr. Minister, China's waters are China's territory, and Tianjin is the land of our Qing Dynasty. ”

"We French people attach the most importance to freedom of contract and equality," said the French ambassador Xu Xu, "we have traded with China, missionary work in China, we have signed a treaty, why did your country not deal with this church incident in Tianjin, but let the innocent businessman's family die, and let our consul suffer such humiliation, this is completely contrary to the spirit of the contract, freedom of mission and freedom of trade, written in the Sino-French Treaty of Beijing, for your bureaucracy to shirk and do not cooperate, Let our merchants and religious personnel be in constant danger, and His Majesty Napoleon III could not bear it, so he sent a fleet to protect his people, please rest assured," the French ambassador playfully looked at the frightened but speechless Qinghai, "We will maintain an attitude of restraint, just as your Lord Zeng Guofan did in Tianjin." After saying that, he turned around disdainfully, leaving only Qinghai with a gorgeous back of his head.

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"The matter of the Prime Minister's Yamen, I summoned the French ambassador, it's hard to say," Wen Xiang calmed down, "This is a diplomatic matter, it's just, it doesn't work, the French warship has gone north, the Prime Minister's Yamen here, we must first ask the attitude of various countries!" "In the past, there were special concessions for the French in Tianjin, so there were more legal persons in Tianjin, but there will not be a minority of people from other countries," Lord Wang," Wen Xiang coughed a few times, "I must first ask the ambassadors of Britain, the United States, Austria-Hungary, Russia and other countries what they mean!" ”

The eunuch of the Qinzheng Palace came to summon and called, Prince Gong picked up his hat in a distraught manner, "Yes, first ask the meaning of the countries, is it the action of the French family, or do they also have such thoughts," Prince Gong thought of the beacon fire of the year, and was very afraid, "There must be no more things about the rebellion of the year!" "Back then, there was a Su Shun top tank, and now if there is a bad one, the top tank will be your turn.

For a while, everyone had no time to speak, but they were silently calculating the gains and losses in their hearts, and the group silently arrived outside the Qinzheng Palace, and when they were waiting outside the hall, Li Hongzao gently shouted: "Lord Wang." ”

Prince Gong turned to look at Li Hongzao, Li Hongzao sighed, with a look of shame on his face, "When the meeting leaves the garden, I will ask Li Ciming to send a message," Prince Gong raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Hongzao in surprise, what does this mean that he will no longer obstruct the affairs of Tianjin? "The situation is grim, let's work together."

When they arrived at the Qinzheng Palace, before everyone knelt down to say goodbye, the voice of the Queen Mother sounded behind the curtain, "King Yizheng, ministers, this French warship actually went north like this?" Why? The French are so arrogant! The voice revealed an anxious meaning, "It's only been a few years since I was stable, and this foreigner has come up again!" ”

Prince Gong spoke first, "Don't worry, the French mean just in case, in order to protect the legal person in Tianjin, they don't want to start a war with China." ”

"Do you believe the high-sounding words of diplomacy?" Empress Dowager Cixi was slightly angry, "During the reign of Xuanzong, the British attacked Guangzhou, and they also used excuses to protect the local British, and the foreigners would use these excuses the most, I only ask you, when they arrive at Dagukou and hit the shore again, are you ready to let me go to Chengde for summer vacation like the first emperor!" ”

A group of ministers hurriedly leaned over and said they didn't dare, Wen Xiang saw Prince Gong's slight embarrassment, and hurriedly answered, "The Prime Minister's Yamen has gone to ask the envoys of various countries, first ask the attitude of each country, and then make a decision, the slave thinks that if France acts without authorization, it can let the countries mediate." ”

"There can't be anything good in counting on foreigners," said the Queen Mother, "they can't let us call in vain, what else?" ”

Wen Xiang obviously thought of a few ideas on the way, and he had communicated with Prince Gong just now, "Please give an order to the Queen Mother and order Peng Yulin to guard the Bohai Sea, and not let French warships easily enter the mouth of Dagu." ”

"That's right."

Prince Gong continued, "The contract for the purchase of warships next year has not yet been finalized, and the minions thought that they could beat the French from this place. ”

actually thought of this, isn't it good, the queen mother nodded in her heart, but her face was not revealed, "This matter, aren't you afraid that the French will be angry?" That's it, let's try it, the most important thing is Tianjin's matter," the Queen Mother raised her voice, "Tianjin's matter, if it is not solved, it will always be their excuse, and the will will will go down, if Zeng Guofan can't do this thing again, let him get out, I will go to Tianjin in person and clean up the mess for you!" ”

"This ......" (To be continued.) )