"Failure, complete failure! This is the shame of Scotland Yard!" Benjamin was scolding the Police Commissioner in the Prime Minister's official residence. The ban has been issued for four days, but Xiao Letian's underground publications are still circulating. Countless people were arrested in the police station. The citizens who circulated the extravagant reports had no idea how they should be punished.
Because everything is voluntary, there is no profit in the circulation of this publication, and the newspaper's number only attacks France, which makes the British police very confused.
"Dear Prime Minister, it's not that we don't work hard to arrest, but we really don't know how to deal with these citizens...Does it mean that it is against the law to scold the French? This should not be the case. Since there is no violation of the law, we don't even know what fines should be imposed. How many!"
"What's even more frightening is that many members of the House of Commons have put pressure on us. They said that if the Police Department dares to punish London citizens for scolding French people, they will... they will impeach you!"
Hum...Benjamin snorted coldly, "These idiots who only know how to buy good things for voters have no idea where the core interests of the British Empire lie. They just know how to cause trouble..."
He scolded but Benjamin knew very well that this ban was actually very unpopular. Xiao Letian very cleverly tapped into the psychological appeal of the British people. Such interesting things as scolding the French have always had a popular base.
Benjamin, who was frowning, was a little helpless. There is really nothing you can do about those people who spread their numbers privately. fine? Imprisonment? Or is it just a verbal warning? A light punishment will have no effect, while a serious punishment will inevitably arouse public protests and directly trigger protests in the parliament.
"What should I do? What should I do..." Just when Benjamin was at a loss, suddenly the secretary hurried out without knocking on the door.
"Prime Minister! Your Majesty the Prime Minister... Credentials, someone just came from Buckingham Palace to announce that there is a letter of credence for delivery..."
"Credits? Where are the credentials!" Benjamin stood up in shock. His personal secretary was the most calm and reliable person, and he had never seen him look so panicked.
"It is the credential of the Qing Dynasty. Sir Ai Liguo, who returned home with him, has disembarked. He did not go home and went directly to Buckingham Palace to meet Her Majesty the Queen..."
"How could this happen? Arrange a carriage immediately. I'm going to see the Queen...What did the Qing people say?"
"I don't know, I have no clue at all. This is the first time that a closed country has taken the initiative to submit its credentials to us... Is it the legendary news that Emperor Tongzhi traveled to Europe?"
Benjamin put on his clothes and walked out without paying any attention to the police chief. "God knows what will happen? Your guess is not impossible. Many channels have proved that Xiao Letian will take Emperor Tongzhi to travel to Europe... But they are not here. Fighting?"
"If the Far East loses this battle, how will they feel about coming to Europe? Xiao Letian will face punishment from the entire Europe. Who will welcome him?"
"Could it be that he is already sure of victory! God, has the situation in the Far East changed? No wonder he would spare no expense to carry out a series of reports on Eastern Chinese in Europe. Did he already know that we were going to make a mistake in judgment?"
"Quick, quick... go see the queen right away!"
The Chief of Police was left hanging in the room. He listened to the Prime Minister's conversation with a look of astonishment on his face. He was dumbfounded by the information revealed.
Suddenly a light flashed in his head and he did not hesitate. The police chief immediately left the Prime Minister's residence and notified his agent immediately, asking him to immediately prepare to short the ruble. He knew that once the news of the defeat of Tsarist Russia in the Far East reached the City of London , then Tsarist Russia’s bond credit will plummet immediately.
"If you have bonds now, sell them immediately, and if you can short them, go short immediately. Notify my agent immediately..."
The butler on the carriage faithfully carried out the order of the police chief and immediately rented a carriage and left the street.
Countless reporters in London also had very sensitive senses of smell. The news of Sir Ai Liguo's return to Europe went away without telling them. They didn't know where they got the news from. The major newspapers soon published the news.
"Sir Ai Liguo, who has been staying in the Qing Dynasty all year round, has returned to London at 6 o'clock this morning. However, the strange thing is that Sir Ai Liguo did not reunite with his family, nor did he go to see the newly appointed Prime Minister. Instead, he directly met with Her Majesty the Queen... According to reliable sources According to the news, this time Sir Ai Liguo brought a letter of credence from the Qing Empire, the specific content is unknown..."
"Important news! According to informed sources, what Minister Ai Liguo brought back this time was the credentials of the Qing Empire. Emperor Tongzhi, who is not in power, is about to visit Europe. The Qing Empire hopes that the British Empire will coordinate security and hospitality matters..."
This is really an extremely ironic thing. As soon as Prime Minister Benjamin entered Buckingham Palace, three hours later, emergency notices from newspapers had already begun to be distributed on the roadside, not to mention those underground illegal publications that were even faster, among those Chinese supporters News that Emperor Tongzhi is about to visit Europe has already begun to circulate.
The Prime Minister did not receive the specific details of the credentials, but the citizens of London already knew it, which shows the power of the mastermind behind the scenes.
Buckingham Palace also became nervous. Faced with the credentials sent by the Qing Empire, the Queen and many members of the royal family, including the Prime Minister, were at a loss.
The written history of mankind is more than three thousand years old, but in these three thousand years, there has never been an imperial-level state visit in Europe and Asia.
This is a major event that is destined to go down in history forever. Although the British Empire is now so powerful that it is called the Empire on which the sun never sets, in terms of civilization discontinuity, it is far inferior to the Chinese civilization.
The Chinese civilization has not been cut off for three thousand years. People there have believed in the same religion, culture, and morals for three thousand years, and they have maintained the largely unchanged territory of the Central Plains.
What about Europe? After the Greek and Roman civilizations came the dark Middle Ages, with city-states and feudal lords vying for hegemony, and countries conquering each other rarely lasting more than a thousand years.
Although the European monarchs now look down on the backward China, they still have some respect for the country whose civilization has not been cut off for three thousand years.
The bright yellow silk credential has a golden dragon circling on it, and the square Chinese characters are strong and powerful. Under the credential is a translation written by Sir Ai Liguo himself. Benjamin has been holding the translation and reading it for five minutes.
"It shouldn't be! That backward and closed country actually agreed to the emperor's visit? Don't they believe that they are the center of the world? Isn't the whole world a royal land? Shouldn't they live in the Forbidden City and accept tribute from all nations? When will they Will an emperor be allowed to visit foreign countries?"
Ai Liguo listened to the Prime Minister's soliloquy and smiled and said, "How can the central government of the Qing Dynasty agree? They are also forced to have no choice. The empress dowagers of the two palaces and the princes and royalties who control the power of the Qing Empire have been opposed from the beginning!"
"It's a pity that Xiao Letian used force to forcibly take away his emperor's students. Emperor Tongzhi has now flown out of the hands of those people. They can't stop Emperor Tongzhi from doing anything!"
"That empire wants to save face so much. Since it can't be stopped, it has no choice but to accept it. Taking the initiative to submit credentials is also a way to put money on one's face!" m.
