VIII. The Pivotal Matter (3)
The Empress Dowager Cixi's visit to Europe, the last stop in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Prime Minister Yamen Associate Minister Qinghai as the Empress Dowager's special envoy, visited Italy, this European trip is also known as the "Tour of France", almost relying on France to disturb the circle. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Joseph personally escorted the Empress Dowager Cixi and her entourage north to the German port of Bremen, the Austro-Hungarian Emperor was enthusiastic about the Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty, and the strict Germans were very surprised, originally thought that the generous and enthusiastic Empress Dowager had a guest to enter the scene, but the news from Vienna inevitably made the German Junker nobles have a rush to the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager stayed in the port for a few days, one is to visit the port construction of the Germans, and the other is to wait for the arrival of the cruise ship, in between, the Empress Dowager is famous, It seems that the royal governments of Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands have also sent letters asking the Queen Mother to visit their country, the Queen Mother was slightly surprised, and complacent, feeling that her influence is very great, not only the Western European countries are invincible, even the local Junker nobles in Germany have also visited the Manor where the Queen Mother stayed, but everyone did not say a few words, and asked the Queen Mother to "communicate the will of the gods to find the future destiny of the road." ”
Just kidding, I see the future, I just remember those big celebrities, who knows the future of you little people, little shrimp? The queen mother's face appeared black lines, sweating silently, and her face could only pretend to be very majestic and serious, "Although I can predict the future, but I can't use it easily, Emperor Joseph is my good friend, I just reluctantly want to help him take a look, that's it, I have also lost several years of youth." ”
Bismarck scoffed at this, but seemed to have moved a little thought, the Queen Mother didn't say anything to him, just talked about a few stories about Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, and then talked about Liu Adou, Bismarck was a little frightened. Just kidding, what else do I have to say to predict the future, these things, I go back more than a thousand years, just find examples so that you can understand your way out.
The Queen Mother boarded the ship in Bremen, under the farewell of the Austrian Emperor and the German Prime Minister, and left Europe, the sea waves were faint, the white seagulls were chirping and whirling, the Queen Mother took off the Western clothes in Europe, stood on the deck in court clothes and waved, and waited until the crowd was far away, and the mail ship slowly sailed away from Bremerhaven under the escort of the German Navy, and the Queen Mother put down her hand and sighed slightly.
Tang Wufu was full of red face, and the half of the Manchu Han banquet in Viana made Tang Wufu completely popular in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the food world in Central Europe was completely shocked, and gourmets and aristocrats came to Tang Wufu to ask how to cook ingredients, Tang Wufu frowned and taught them some basic cooking knowledge, which was like this, which opened people's eyes, not to mention that Tang Wufu concocted a few so-called Oriental court recipe cheats, which made Vienna Luoyang paper expensive. Tang Wufu got the permission of the Empress Dowager Cixi, and held a Chinese culture promotion reception in Vienna, and publicized many Chinese cultural representatives such as cooking, porcelain, silk, tea, lacquerware, carving, architecture, etc., which was very sensational for a while. Tang Wufu, who presided over this grand event and could say anything to the top, was in the limelight, and the Austro-Hungarian royal family specially awarded Tang Wufu a medal, which is now hanging on his chest.
Tang Wufu sighed when he saw the Queen Mother, "Queen Mother, is it a little cold?" Let's go into the cabin and rest. ”
"It's out of the way," said the Queen Mother, "Wufu, you said that this trip to Europe is interesting?" ”
"The slave doesn't know anything else," Tang Wufu said with a smile, "This time I came to Europe, I saw a lot of Western scenery, saw a lot of emperors and nobles, and ate a lot of Western food, this is not in vain, it is naturally interesting, but I still feel that the family is good, everything at home is comfortable, no better than this outside, everything must be according to their rules." ”
The Queen Mother smiled, "What you said makes sense, there are rules outside, you don't necessarily do what you want, but the outside is comfortable," the Queen Mother glanced at Gao Xinkui, "Bozu, what do you say?" When I return to China in the future, there is no stable life to live. ”
Su Dongpo wrote the lyrics and said: This place of peace is my hometown." Gao Xinkui said with a smile, "Before the Queen Mother drives, she will live a stable life anywhere, as long as the Queen Mother has a certain heart, everything is worry-free." Even if there are some waves, they are still like walking on the ground when evil turns into good fortune. ”
"I hope so, you are a bit like the White Lotus Sect, and you are talking about auspicious words," the Queen Mother said with a smile, "The trip to Europe will be very beneficial, and in the future, the Prime Minister's Yamen will have a direction for handling Western affairs." "Looking at the coastline that is slowly moving away, it is difficult to convey information by sea, and I wonder what the situation in the country is. What would the emperor do when he got the message from himself? (To be continued.) )