"Form an alliance?" Li Wanjiang narrowed his eyes and fell into deep thought.
"Your Majesty, there are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies. Although the Russians have had various unpleasant experiences with our Zhou Dynasty, those are all in the past. Considering the long-term interests, the advantages of forming an alliance with them outweigh the disadvantages. , even if they are not true friends, at least they are better than enemies." Xiao Chen said.
"What Ai Qing said is reasonable. If Queen Angelina is really willing to come in person, then everything will be easy." Li Wanjiang said.
Like all emperors, Li Wanjiang also had a fascination with the coming of all nations.
Although the powerful Rus' Kingdom could not be vassal to the Great Zhou Dynasty like the Eastern Burmese Kingdom, if their queen came to Fengyang City to see him in person, it would be regarded as a pilgrimage, and Li Wanjiang would feel very proud.
With face, everything is easy to talk about.
Of course, it's not just a matter of face. If Emperor Shenzhao of Japan knew that Queen Rus came to see him in Dazhou, he would be very shocked. If he was restless, he might even come to pay homage to him in person...
Thinking about it, I’m a little excited.
"I have already told Petroevsky that if the Queen of Rus is coming, I will inform you in advance and I will send the Yanyun Navy to greet you. Although he happily agreed, he expected that if Angelina comes, she will definitely not Those who will inform me in advance must come in secret, so I think it is better to inform the emperor first, so that if she comes suddenly, the emperor will be mentally prepared in advance." Xiao Chen said.
"Yes, I understand." Li Wanjiang pondered for a while and suddenly said, "I heard that the British navy is more powerful than the Russian navy. Is that true?"
"I don't know much about this. After all, we have no contact or war with the English. But I heard that in the West, the English fleet is known as the best in the world. They relied on their powerful fleet to conquer and occupy a lot of land. They have They have many vassal countries, and even England is known as the empire on which the sun never sets." Xiao Chen said.
"What kind of empire does the sun never set?" Gong Shouli couldn't help but ask.
"It means that the land they own is extremely vast. After it rises from one side, it will never set on the other side." Xiao Chen can't explain to the two of them why the earth is round, so he can only say this.
"You can really brag!" Gong Shouli thought it was pure nonsense.
"In the final analysis, our Great Zhou Navy is too weak." Li Wanjiang sighed.
The British came to challenge them from thousands of miles away, but the Great Zhou navy was unable to cope with it, and had to mobilize Xiao Chen's Yanyun navy to fight... This incident made Li Wanjiang very unhappy.
Having a father, a mother, a lover, and a lover are not as good as what he has. Although Xiao Chen seems to be loyal to him at present, he is too strong after all. If one day he suddenly rebels like Duan Fengnian... the consequences will be unimaginable. .
In particular, the Yanyun Navy is so powerful that the West does not know about it, but in the East, it basically has no rivals even in Russia and Japan.
In Li Wanyun's words, the Yanyun naval fleet dispatched this time is incredibly powerful!
And this is just one part of Yanyun's navy... You can't think about this in detail now. If you think about it, your hair will stand on end, with thorns on your back, making you restless.
"Your Majesty, when the Yanyun fleet was first formed, I purchased a batch of armored warships from Ross at a relatively low price. Because we had to deal with the Japanese together at that time, the Queen of Ross could not refuse and could only give it to me. Now Since she wants to unite with us to deal with the English on Monday, she must have some kind of expression, right?"
Xiao Chen and Angelina are friends, very good friends, and he has always had the bad habit of betraying his friends...
"Oh?" Li Wanjiang raised his eyebrows, "You mean we can buy a batch of armored warships from Ross?"
"Is it okay? We can at least discuss it when Angelina comes. If the Emperor is not comfortable opening this matter, let me handle it. I have dealt with them and know how to deal with them. Guiziliu bargains." Xiao Chen said.
"Well, then I will appoint you as my negotiator." Li Wanjiang was overjoyed.
"I obey the decree!" Xiao Chen said, "When the time comes, Your Majesty, you just have to say nice things to them, and let me say the bad things!"
"Hahaha!" Li Wanjiang laughed when he heard this, "Ai Qing, you still call the Russian people "Guiziliu", I think they can't even ghost you!"
"Oh... Eunuch Gong, is your Majesty complimenting me?" Xiao Chen asked Gong Shouli.
"Just take it as a compliment." Gong Shouli smiled.
"It doesn't sound very similar to me," Xiao Chen said.
Li Wanjiang laughed again, leaning forward and back with laughter. Xiao Chen, this dear friend, aside from anything else, is really interesting. You can be amused by him even if you don't agree with him.
"By the way, Xiao Chen, have you visited Lin Dongyang recently?" Li Wanjiang asked.
"Replying to the emperor, no." Xiao Chen said.
"Well, he has been in prison for more than half a year, right? His impatience should have been tempered by now." Li Wanjiang said.
In other words, it's time to come out and do some work for me.
"It's easy to change a country's nature, but hard to change it." Xiao Chen said, "I see that his temperament hasn't changed much."
"Lin Dongyang's nature is not bad either." Li Wanjiang said, "Impatientness is not a big problem. After all, some things must be dealt with in drastic measures. A chronic person is steady, but it is not good to be hesitant when doing things. I just hope that he will always After this incident, there will be some restraint.”
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Xiao Chen said.
"I have read Lin Qi's paper." Li Wanjiang said, "You have a son in Dongyang."
"Whether that guy Lin Qi needs to be said or not, he's really quite good. He has a good temper and temperament. I think he's better than Lin Dongyang." Gong Shouli was very optimistic about Lin Qi.
"Oh? That's what Shuli said." Li Wanjiang smiled.
"This servant mainly appreciates his courage. At such a young age, a scholar dares to go straight into Baisha City alone. This is not easy." Gong Shouli said, "It's not that this servant is optimistic about him, Prince Xuanping also likes him very much. "
"Why did Li Qiu catch the wind and cold even though he was fine? He was turned away by the imperial doctor I sent, saying he couldn't see the wind... Xiao Chen, have you visited him?" Li Wanjiang can't leave now. Otherwise, I might have gone in person.
"In reply to your Majesty, yesterday I went with the Dean to see if the young prince was fine." Xiao Chen said.
Shangguan Qiji said it was okay, then it was okay, and Li Wanjiang felt relieved.
It's just a little strange that for such an important occasion, even if he couldn't walk, he should be carried in a sedan chair.
Is it to avoid suspicion? There is nothing to avoid suspicion in this. This is to select scholars, not to select officials.
When it comes to selecting officials, Lin Dongyang has to recommend Li Qiu personally...
"That's good." Li Wanjiang said, "Xiao Chen, I see that you are also idle. How about you come over and accompany me to review the papers tomorrow?"
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this can't be done, right?" Xiao Chen was startled when he heard this.
