"Excuse me! A large-scale demonstration took place in the East End of London. French and Russian immigrants collectively protested against the Chinese leader..."
"Outside of the line, out of line! Stones rained like rain, and curses continued. Xiao Letian, the head of state of the Chinese nation, was attacked and has now retreated to the East Palace..."
"The latest news, the latest news! The East Palace is fully armed, and the Chinese Guards have distributed live ammunition...The Hyde Park Barracks is on alert...The Zhiyuan at Tower Bridge has opened its gun jacket..."
"Breaking news... Demonstrators have gathered at the gate of the East Palace. The Chinese head of state has stayed behind closed doors. The protests are still continuing. The Police Department has issued a warning to citizens, hoping that citizens will remain calm..."
A single-page bulletin is equivalent to the latest news pop-up window in the 21st century. These are newspapers specially designed for breaking news and heavy news.
The printing on the single page is extremely rough, and the wording is not very particular. You can even find spelling errors, but this kind of thing requires speed.
Emergencies rely on speed to capture the reader market. Many newspapers send their extras for free. They use this kind of promotion to open up the market for their own newspapers. You can imagine how vigorously they promote extras.
It was under this kind of forced promotion that millions of citizens in London already knew about this shocking attack at about 7 o'clock that night. Even other major cities in the UK also learned about this attack through the telegraph system. attack.
Everyone was dumbfounded. Britain had enjoyed peace and prosperity for many years. Although wars raged in its overseas colonies, the mainland had always been peaceful. No one had ever heard of anyone daring to attack foreign missions. Now the whole city was in shock.
Not only the people were talking a lot, but the royal family and the opposition parties were also speechless at this moment. The Queen stood in the garden of Buckingham Palace and looked towards the direction of the East Palace. She was accompanied by her grandson and grandson, and her son had already gone out to question Benjamin.
"Grandma, what happened to the head of state of China? Is he really a criminal?" Grandson George asked in a childish voice.
"Oh, my George, you can't think like that. Don't judge easily before the truth about many things is revealed!"
Grandson William frowned and said like a little adult, "Grandma, I know what's going on. This is the Prime Minister's counterattack. The head of state in the East was too popular before, and the newspapers were also one-sided in favor of him. Prime Minister Benjamin will definitely Fight back!"
"There is a Chinese proverb that kills people with a borrowed knife. The Prime Minister is borrowing the knives of France and Tsarist Russia to kill Chinese people!"
The Queen smiled "Oh, my William, what do you think we should do at this moment?"
"Then it depends on who grandma wants to help. If you want to help Prime Minister Benjamin, then just say nothing and wait and see what happens. If you want to help the head of state in the East..."
Looking at William who was thinking with his head tilted and thinking for a while, the Queen just looked at him patiently. After thinking for a while, William said, "If grandma wants to help Xiao Letian, there is no need for us to come forward in person. Let the people upstairs The one who is resting can just take action..."
Pointing in the direction of the stairs, Queen Victoria knew very well, "Oh, are you talking about Emperor Tongzhi?"
"Yes, he is the Emperor of China. After all, he is the Emperor of China, and he is the most distinguished person during this visit. As long as he comes forward, even Benjamin must bow his head!"
"I have never understood why Xiao Letian didn't let Emperor Tongzhi come forward to request negotiations? If Emperor Tongzhi spoke up, the Prime Minister would have no reason to refuse at all? Does he still dare to deny the legitimacy of the Qing Emperor? "
"Hahaha..." The Queen smiled. "Well, since you think so, how about you go upstairs and invite the Emperor of China to come?"
"So, grandma is willing to help Xiao Letian? Okay, I'll go right away..."
Victoria looked at the back of her excited grandson, with a smile on her face but said quietly, "This little William is indeed quite smart, but his grasp of grand strategy is still lacking!"
Grandson George looked up at his grandma. At his age, he could not understand the meaning of what grandma said.
Sure enough, William came back a quarter of an hour later with a look of disbelief on his face, "Well...grandma...it's so strange. It's not even eight o'clock, but Emperor Tongzhi is actually asleep?"
"Hahaha... sleep well, sleep well, go to bed early!" Queen Victoria touched William's head, "You still have a lot to learn!"
Emperor Tongzhi had long been estranged from Xiao Letian. In the past month or so, with Gordon's company, Chun Chun had gone completely crazy. Compared with Xiao Letian's setbacks, it was a smooth journey for him.
Oxford, Cambridge, the Naval Research Institute, the Army Laboratory, the latest armored warship shipyard, the world's largest steel plant, the fastest train... Europe's most advanced civilizations were all displayed in front of him.
Wherever the emperor appeared, the warmest welcome ceremony was organized, and the scale of some ceremonies was even higher than that of the queen. Emperor Tongzhi's vanity made the British praise him to the sky.
Gordon's secret promise to Emperor Tongzhi also kept the little emperor awake. Gordon once said that as long as the little emperor allowed Britain to invest in the construction of a railway from Beijing to Shanghai, Britain would directly give Emperor Tongzhi 10 million pounds in military aid. This is for free!
Not counting the free 10 million, there will also be 20 million pounds of interest-free loans and 50 million pounds of low-interest loans!
Britain could sell all its most advanced arms to the Qing Empire. It would sell you whatever you wanted. There would be absolutely no technical barriers. Moreover, Britain could also provide a full range of military services, from instructors to basic system construction, all to the Qing Empire.
There were many other conditions. If the little emperor hadn't been able to control his imperial aura, and if Xiao Letian and the others hadn't been well trained before, I'm afraid Zai Chun would have agreed long ago based on his character.
It was precisely because Emperor Tongzhi's words were ambiguous and had a deep energy that was difficult to fathom the emperor's thoughts, that why Benjamin kept adding more and more.
At this time, Zai Chun has long been tied to Britain in his heart. Now he is falling out with the British Prime Minister because of his master? Just because he's young doesn't mean he's stupid!
So after Xiao William told Manshun his request, Zai Chun came directly and pretended to be asleep and ignored you, asking me to come forward to rescue Xiao Letian? Do you still want my military aid? Can we support our new army? Are you kidding……
Queen Victoria had already understood everything. He looked at the East Palace and whispered, "I'm sorry, dear Xiao, you can only break this situation by yourself. I can't provide you with any help!"
"Your Majesty, it's already half past eight. Are you going back to the bedroom or the study? It's too humid outside..." During the chat, the queen's attendant came over and whispered.
"Then go back to the study. I can't sleep today either..." Before he could finish his words, he saw the attendant's face suddenly looking to the west in horror.
"Oh God! Your Majesty, look... there is fire, there is fire in the direction of the East Palace!"
