The Zhiyuan goes all the way north, and the Thames goes all the way south. According to the current speed, the two ships will meet in the Yellow Sea. This is a highly confidential meeting. Only a few people on both sides know about it. In order to prevent unrelated passengers on the Thames from snooping on this meeting. For this meeting, the meeting place was even chosen on an island outside Jiaozhou Bay.
On the Thames, apart from the captain, first mate and other senior officials, only the minister's personal bodyguards knew about this secret meeting. They even planned a mechanical failure drama.
When the ship sails to the sea outside Jiaozhou Bay, it will pretend that the boiler has a minor fault and needs to temporarily stop the ship for repairs. At this time, other passengers can arrange to go ashore for rest or travel, while Sir Ai Liguo, escorted by the military attaché, takes a small boat and goes straight to the sea outside Jiaozhou Bay. Chaolian Island.
That is the main venue for this secret meeting.
The British side made full preparations for this meeting, and the Zhiyuan made a lot of preparations. Xiang Ying even had a fierce quarrel with Xiao Letian.
The focus of the conflict was naturally the young emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Zai Chun. Xiang Ying strongly demanded that Zai Chun return to Ryukyu. Such a high-level meeting should not involve an outsider.
Xiao Letian insisted on his own opinion, believing that Qachun and everyone were now in the same boat and belonged to a community of interests. The enemies we all faced were the same. There were threats from Manchu conservatives inside and Rakshasa ghosts, Britain and France outside. of watching with eager eyes.
In such a general environment, we should work together rather than guard against each other. More importantly, once the war in the Far East stabilizes, Zai Chun will immediately leave for Europe. He will definitely visit the United Kingdom by then. This secret meeting will definitely make Zai Chun knew.
It is expected that the two sides will have dissatisfaction by then, so it is better to be honest with each other now.
But I didn't expect that Xiang Ying, who had always obeyed his master, would get angry today. He insisted that people who are not from my race must have different hearts. Zai Chun will always represent the interests of the decadent and declining Manchu court, and he must be treated Be prepared.
No matter how much saliva Xiao Letian spent, he could not convince him. In the end, the two had a quarrel and broke up. Xiao Letian could only use the power of the prime minister to force him to accept the order.
But before Xiang Ying left the cabin, he saluted and replied, "As a soldier, it is my bounden duty to execute orders. Since the Prime Minister has given the order, I must obey it! But! I will always reserve my opinion and will never change my opinion." My opinion." After saying that, he turned around and left.
Xiao Letian is so angry. Among all his closed disciples, Xiang Ying is the most annoying. If he accepts death, he will not be able to pull him back.
Xiang Ying walked out of the cabin, took out his pocket watch and saw that it was already past one o'clock in the morning. Outside the Zhiyuan there was only the dark water and the repetitive sound of waves. The soldiers on routine patrol on the deck saluted him.
He walked to the stern of the boat, unbuttoned his military uniform, and let the cold sea breeze penetrate into his clothes. Xiang Ying took out a cigarette and held it in his mouth, but he flapped his hands back and forth in his pockets and couldn't find the match. After careful consideration, he found that he had left it on the table when he was lighting the cigarette for the prime minister.
"Hey, why are you doing this!" There was a faint sigh from behind, followed by a stabbing sound, and bright firelight jumped out, and Cai Bixia's beautiful face danced in the firelight.
Xiang Ying was a little stunned. He didn't remember to light a cigarette until the flames were about to burn Cai Bixia's hand. The first puff was a bit urgent, and Xiang Ying suddenly started coughing.
Cai Bixia quickly patted his back and whispered, "Why are you so angry at His Majesty? Is it really because of what he said to me? But he is still a child."
Xiang Ying's mood had calmed down a lot at this moment. He enjoyed the moment of calmness that tobacco brought him and said lightly, "Indeed, I am very disgusted with this little pervert's behavior of teasing you. If it weren't for the fact that he is a child, I would have and threw him into the sea.”
"However, the relationship between men and women is only a small part of the reason why I hate him. I just think this guy is not a good bird. He is older at the age of three and older at the age of seven. Sometimes things in people's bones cannot be changed. !”
"You think Zaichun is just a child? I think he has the tendency of a tyrant. Why do you say that? First, he is lustful. This is the ancestral tradition of their Xinjieluo family. He is so interested in women at such a young age. You Do you still remember that kunoichi under the Kirigakure kid? She was a girl named Haruna."
"Isn't it because Zai Chun was so lecherous that he fell into a trap and was assassinated? Haha, but in the end he still asked the Kirigakure kid for Haruna. The little girl is in Ryukyu now, and we all know that he will take Haruna away in the future!"
"Ah? Was Haruna given to His Majesty? I always thought that the kunoichi followed Sister Wu?" Cai Bixia exclaimed.
Xiang Ying glanced in the direction of Zai Chun's rest cabin with great disdain, "How could that little pervert let go of a beautiful girl? If the prime minister hadn't controlled him and not allowed him to touch Chun Cai casually, this little bastard would have touched Chun Cai long ago. Bed!"
Cai Bixia looked incredulous, "How could this happen? How could this be possible?"
"Is there anything impossible? I have talked with Er Mao in detail before. The filthiness in the Forbidden City is beyond what you and I can imagine. People's hearts there are twisted and perverted. Eunuchs and palace maids eat together, concubines and eunuchs have sex, and women want to have sex. I wish I could crawl into the emperor’s bed, even if the emperor is only twelve or thirteen years old!”
"You must know that Zai Chun must get married when he is 16 years old. At that time, he will be in charge. How big of a deal is it to play with women a few years in advance? There are even eunuchs and maids who are specially responsible for these things to choose for him! In what environment? How can a person who grew up in this city have good products under the influence of his ears and eyes?"
"If he is just lustful, he may not be considered a pure fool. There are many lustful men in the world. Of course, I am excluded!" Xiang Ying's waist made Cai Bixia twist it hard. She is also an overseas student who has eaten foreign beef and drank coffee, and her views on marriage have long been Westernized.
It was absolutely impossible for Xiang Ying to dare to take a concubine. If Xiang Ying had not agreed to her agreement in Hamburg, the two would not have been able to establish this relationship.
Xiang Ying rubbed his waist, "Luxury is not a big fault for a king, but what about cruelty? This is a fatal injury!"
"Do you still remember the meeting we had on Amami Oshima about mines? Everyone was worried about the harm of mines to civilians and soldiers, but Zai Chun was completely indifferent, as if it didn't matter whether the mines were eliminated or not. That was a For a guy who doesn't care about the life and death of soldiers and civilians for the sake of victory, cruelty is the tradition in his blood, and he has the same virtue as his ancestors!"
"When I had a conflict with him, he actually pulled out a gun in front of me in front of the Prime Minister! Haha, you must know that subconscious actions are the most revealing!"
