The Empress Dowager Cixi does not speak to foreign ambassadors in public about a specific matter, generally speaking, that is, to say polite words, everyone drinks tea together, eats and eats, or looks at the separate songs and dances as today, they are all ceremonial exchanges, the Empress Dowager Cixi is funny and humorous, and understands English, and the daily life response is also very in line with Western rules, for this ruler, although the national interests are different, but the envoys of various countries respect her very much, Albert is no exception, Especially after the incident of using the shares of the Suez Canal to provoke Anglo-French relations, he was very jealous of this Empress Dowager who was in her forties, and when she heard the Empress Dowager Cixi say this, British Ambassador Wade's heart jumped, but he didn't know what he thought, and smiled at the Empress Dowager Cixi, "Your Highness, you are very well-informed." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"The Chinese have an old saying, called the king of Chu loves a thin waist, the palace people starve to death, what is said is the principle of upward and downward effect, I am concerned about the situation in Vietnam, then Chinese officials will also quickly report to me about Vietnam."

"The most regrettable thing in Vietnam now is that your country has sent local troops into the Beiqi region for no reason," Albert replied quickly, "This act violates the Vietnamese people's right to make their own choice, and is not conducive to France's readiness to help the Indochina Peninsula integrate into the economic and political circle of the French Republic. It was extremely inefficient and has not responded to my protests until now. ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi glanced at Guo Songtao, "In this case, I have to order the Prime Minister Yamen to make corrections," the subordinates are the ones who are blacked out for the leader, although it was the Empress Dowager Cixi who said it clearly and clearly in the Qinzheng Palace, let the French dry up during this time, and don't pay attention to him anymore.

"But Mr. Ambassador, what you said," the Empress Dowager Cixi is too lazy to quarrel with him in such a public, if you win, others say that you bully the small, if you lose, you will be laughed at, and you can't even catch the words of a small ambassador, and the Empress Dowager Cixi's English is not good enough to debate with others, and when the time comes, she will stammer, and she will be embarrassed and thrown to a foreign country, and besides, the affairs of Vietnam are not clear with your mouth," the Vietnamese people's right to choose independently? I'm sorry, but I remember that it seems that this Vietnamese state is still under the administration of our Imperial Court, and it should be our subject country. ”

"I'm sorry, Your Royal Highness the Queen Mother, I don't agree with you, of course Vietnam and your country used to have close ties, this is undeniable, but the Vietnamese people have made their own true choice," Albert said proudly, "they are willing to leave China and throw themselves into the arms of the French Republic, which is a voluntary choice of the Vietnamese people." ”

"Voluntary? Was it voluntarily built on the shelling of Hue city by your country's warships? The Empress Dowager Cixi said mockingly, and the German ambassador behind the French ambassador couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Albert was very dissatisfied, and was about to explain something loudly again, but the Empress Dowager Cixi raised her head and stopped Albert's bloody mouth, "Mr. Ambassador, then you said that the Vietnamese people voluntarily seceded from China, right?" ”

"Yes, Your Highness, this is the choice of the Vietnamese people," Albert said in a dreamy tone, "a symbol of freedom and cooking." ”

Empress Dowager Cixi looked at Albert performing with a smile, with some banter and disdain in her eyes, as if she was looking at a clumsy circus clown, "I also agree with this, the Vietnamese people have made their own choice," Guo Songtao's face changed slightly, and these words seemed to indicate that the Empress Dowager had agreed that Vietnam had broken away from China?

A smile appeared at the corner of Albert's mouth, these stupid Chinese, how long did it take for them to start learning diplomatic knowledge? "Of course, their choices will change from time to time, and I know that the position of the Vietnamese side has changed, and they probably feel that it seems that they will not be able to live a good life with your country."

"Please make it clear to Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother," Albert had a bad mood in his heart, he looked at Guo Songtao, Guo Songtao was expressionless, but Empress Dowager Cixi's face had a smile that didn't know where it came from, Albert's face darkened, the Queen Mother's joy must have come from Vietnam, but he didn't know anything now, he must have been made fun of himself in the dark by the hateful Chinese knowing what news in advance, last time it was Guo Songtao, this time it was replaced by the Empress Dowager of China, "What happened in Vietnam." ”

"It's not a big deal, and I'm sure the messenger of your country will come into the garden to report on it," said the Empress Dowager Cixi lightly, "and the Vietnamese people have once again made a free choice." ”

After she finished speaking, she ignored Albert and turned to leave, "It's really nice to see this proud Frenchman being slapped in the face," Empress Dowager Cixi whispered to Princess Rongshou, "No wonder Guo Yunxian wants to go to the embassy to see him in person." ”

Princess Rongshou pursed her lips and smiled without speaking, helping the Empress Dowager Cixi downstairs, the Russian ambassador Weibei was originally a little angry about the French not supporting him on the North Sea issue, today I met this good opportunity, although I don't know what the inside situation is, but it's still okay to sarcastically mock the general French, "Dear Albert, I found that your country's intelligence information system is very backward, this time it was the Chinese who got the news first, and you are still here to do nothing to watch the Chinese's tricks, Seeing what bamboo dance is still a big problem to protest, the romantic French are really different from others, and they always care about food and beautiful things, but why not put more effort into the telegraph system? Speaking of which, the Empress Dowager and the Ambassador of China are both in Beijing, why did they get the news first, and if these continue, whether your country can effectively rule and administer Vietnam is really questioned by all countries. ”

"Whether Vietnam's rule is effective or not depends on you, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China, you are worried, at least we have maintained our toughness towards China, and we will not abandon a large part of our country to the invading Chinese like your country, and the blue waters of Lake Belga will never see the double-headed eagle fly again," Albert replied unceremoniously.

Apparently he was satirizing Russia's cession of Baikal territory due to China's strong military strength, and Weibei smiled indifferently, "At least we have obtained access to Central Asia, which is a win-win strategy, and your country probably doesn't understand." ”

"Of course, there must be no confrontation between countries all the time, and there must be cooperation in the confrontation," although Webey's words were gentle, but his words were poisonous and did not let Albert, "As for your country that has been offending other countries like this, I believe it is relatively rare." ”

Albert didn't want to talk nonsense with him, he couldn't figure out why the Russian ambassador was so interested in the Vietnamese issue between France and Russia, which were aligned with Germany, and did he still want to get involved in Vietnam? This is impossible, the Russians don't want to cross China to interfere in Southeast Asia, it's an impossible thing.

Ambassador Wade touched his beard, listened to the conversation of the two people in the room, and said to Guo Songtao, "Mr. Minister, what is the matter with the Vietnamese side?" If you allow, can you let us know in advance. ”

The envoys of various countries are still talking nonsense here, and Guo Songtao is inconvenient to leave, he nodded, "Please go to Kyushu Qingyan first, and I will tell you gentlemen as soon as I get the news." ”

Wade nodded, and took the lead in walking, Albert didn't want to say anything when he saw Guo Songtao, so he also walked down, and whispered to the attendant to go to the gate of the Old Summer Palace to prepare to contact the officials of the embassy in front of the palace of the Old Summer Palace, and pass the news back from Vietnam as soon as possible.

When everyone sat down in Kyushu Qingyan, the news finally arrived, and sure enough, this was a news that made Albert's face unbearable: a coup d'état in Vietnam, and the new monarch ascended the throne. (To be continued.) )