Xiao Letian was speechless at this moment. He was very familiar with Gordon. He was a well-known figure in history, a pioneer of British colonialism and a master of external expansion.
Xiao Letian was not sure whether this person was Benjamin's direct descendant, but he knew very well that this person's thoughts were consistent with Benjamin's, and he was definitely not in the same group as Gladstone and others.
During the Second Opium War, Gordon did not receive an order from the army to join the war. He used his personal connections to proactively request to join the war, but he still pursued him halfway on a merchant ship.
After the war, he did not return to Europe with the large army, but chose to stay in China to look for opportunities. In the end, he waited until the springboard of the Ever Victorious Army.
In this era, governments around the world were still very lax in their management of nationality, and merit-based promotion policies were the mainstream. Therefore, Gordon's position as admiral in the UK did not create any conflict with his work in the British army.
On the contrary, his outstanding performance in China actually gave him a lot of points. After he came back from China, the British Ministry immediately promoted him to colonel, which laid a solid foundation for his future promotion to general. .
If Xiao Letian's memory is correct, Gordon finally died in battle near Khartoum, the Republic of Sudan in Africa, and Gordon's death was directly related to Gladstone.
At that time, Gordon's position was already that of general, and he was authorized to command all the Egyptian armies. At that time, he was commanding the army to quell the rebellion in Khartoum. However, at this time, the British Prime Minister Gladstone chose to give up all interests in Sudan.
To put it bluntly, we did not want this colony. However, there were still a group of militant people and officials in the UK who demanded that they not give up. Their mutual struggles delayed the dispatch of reinforcements.
When the reinforcements sent by Gladstone finally arrived in Khartoum, it was discovered that Gordon had died here.
Gordon can be said to be a representative figure of the Sixth Army among the British colonialists. He has a very legendary character, and his war experience has a strong mass base among the people.
It is said that this guy also believes in mysticism and is willing to study local religion and black magic wherever he goes. He even studied Taoism and Buddhism in China.
Such a general full of strange elements is destined to be a legend, so it is natural for him to attract the attention of the people.
The news of Gordon's death in battle made the Queen furious! She angrily rebuked Gladstone for his inaction and condemned this reckless behavior.
And this is the last straw for Gladstone to step down. If the Queen doesn't like you, then the people who love the Queen will give up on you, and Gladstone can only step down in despair.
Xiao Letian shook his head and put aside the distracting thoughts in his mind. He was already sure that Gordon's current extremely humble posture must have been inspired by Benjamin. It seemed that the British colonialists were determined to place their bets on Zai Chun. On my body.
At this moment, Emperor Tongzhi had already stepped into the trap of the British colonialists.
"Your Majesty... let's listen to the British side's opinion? I've heard a lot about dual nationality, but I don't think I've heard about dual official status..."
Xiao Letian wanted to remind Zai Chun in disguise that even if Gordon had fought in China, he was still an Englishman. This kind of person should not be trusted too much.
But before Zai Chun could say anything, Benjamin from behind came over and said with a smile, "The UK is of course willing for our country's outstanding talents to shine all over the world..."
"Our ideal is to spread the glory of the civilized world to the whole world. Sir Gordon is outstanding. We admire all his efforts in China very much!"
"I even hope that there will be more Sir Gordons in the British Empire, so that more countries in the medieval world can move towards a civilized world..."
Hold! Xiao Letian cursed in his heart, what a bullshit civilization, your ideal is to colonize the whole world, plunder resources and dump industrial products, this is your ideal, why are you pretending to be a big-tailed wolf?
Seeing Zai Chun's expression of understanding and pretending to be confused, Xiao Letian sighed deeply in his heart, knowing that this apprentice would probably have a hard time turning back, so he just smiled and nodded without saying anything else.
Gordon's appearance was destined to be just a small interlude, and the welcome ceremony still had to go on. After the host and guest shook hands, it was natural for them to say goodbye. This was also the highlight that all reporters were looking forward to.
A red carpet was spread on the podium, surrounded by flowers and the fragrance was fragrant!
Dozens of reporters from various European countries gathered under the podium. Those sitting in the front row took out their notebooks to take notes, while the reporters behind them were manipulating tripods and preparing to take photos.
First, Benjamin delivered a welcome speech. This experienced prime minister did not use a script and gave an impromptu speech that was so vivid that everyone was foaming at the mouth.
It starts with the long history between China and Britain, and then talks about the economic and trade exchanges between the two sides since ancient times, and even the grand occasion when Britain congratulated Emperor Qianlong on his birthday during the Qianlong period.
The hypocritical polite words were poured out like running water, and Gladstone and others secretly pouted. As for the two Opium Wars, Benjamin simply described them as two small frictions.
After Liang Kun, Luo Huo and other hot-tempered generals heard this, they almost got mad to death, "Oh my god, you burned down the Old Summer Palace, and you still have a little friction? It's so shameless..."
"Shut up, what kind of place is this? Don't talk nonsense! Have you forgotten the discipline before Yuan?"
The prime minister's speech, which was originally planned to last ten minutes, actually took Benjamin's speech to a full twenty-five minutes, which made Xiao Letian smell a hint of conspiracy.
The useless words were finally over, and then Gladstone and others also came on stage to give a simple welcome speech. This brought the cabinet's welcome ceremony to an end. According to the plan, Emperor Tongzhi and Xiao Letian should each conduct a ten-minute speech at this moment. Within words.
Afterwards, a small military parade was held, and then the Chinese honor guard disembarked and officially appeared in front of the British people, and headed to the cathedral where the Crown Prince was waiting.
But Benjamin and his officials had just wasted half an hour more. Wang Huaiyuan frowned and looked at his pocket watch, feeling worried in his heart.
"Why is the schedule disrupted? The lunch and dinner times cannot be modified. If it continues to be delayed like this, how should we arrange the intermediate plans?"
"Conspiracy! There must be a conspiracy..."
Wang Huaiyuan stood up and leaned into Xiao Letian's ear, whispering his worries, but Xiao Letian raised his hand to stop him, "I know, I feel the same way... Just see what you can do, don't be anxious." ! Look, Zai Chun is on stage, let’s wait a moment..."
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