On June 5th, the day when the historically important anti-Chinese incident in London's East End occurred, the situation suddenly escalated at 8:45 p.m.
The protesters in France and Tsarist Russia were themselves organized by Benjamin secretly ordering Montauban and Ivan. They were just paid actors. Not only did they eat and drink for a day, but they also earned a pound. Only a fool would not do it. Woolen cloth.
Moreover, Benjamin also asked the police department to step aside in private. These protesters had absolutely no need to worry about safety issues, so they became more and more violent, and even dared to attack the head of state's guards with stones.
In this era, even European hierarchies are very strong, but without the turbulent public opinion in the Internet era, the reverence of ordinary people for the royal power and officials in this era is unimaginable by people in the 21st century. If no one organizes and kills them, I dare not protest to the head of a country.
No matter how high-spirited the mood was, it was time to run out, and the heat was still very high at the end of summer. By about 7 o'clock in the evening, these protesters were already exhausted and miserable.
But it doesn't matter. Organizers have already taken advantage of the chaos to bring them black coffee and sandwiches. This group of thugs protested without missing a meal. It seems that they will have to stay up all night.
At this moment, the windows facing the street of the East Palace have been nailed with wooden bars, and many of the glass windows have been broken by stones. Behind the dark windows are pairs of vigilant eyes and rifles. As long as these thugs dare to rush through the iron railings of the East Palace, they will Then they will definitely not be polite at all.
Xiao Letian hid behind a window and stared outside with a pair of bright eyes. "Oh? There are people delivering food. That's really cool. How dare you show off a plan with so many flaws?"
"Has Leo come back? I asked him to go find Benjamin to protest. Why hasn't he come back for so long?"
"Back, Leo is back from the back door..." As he spoke, several soldiers escorting Leo panted and ran to Xiao Letian's side.
"The Prime Minister... I guessed it right, Benjamin didn't even see me..." Leo took the cup and drank a large cup of herbal tea.
"Not only did he not see me, Benjamin also asked someone to say something. He said that in a free country, people have the freedom to express their opinions. Since they have been protested, they should look for the reasons for themselves!"
"Fuck! You bitch, this is blatantly attacking us!" The surrounding generals suddenly became furious.
Xiao Letian remained calm with the corners of his mouth raised, "Don't be angry, it's all expected... Leo, how many reporters did you bring with you?"
"Six of them! They are all reporters who have a close relationship with us. They even accepted our gifts with ease. They will definitely speak for us when the time comes!"
"That's good. As long as we have the evidence, Benjamin will be involved. Since he dares to light a fire, let's see if he has the ability to put out fires!"
At this point, Xiao Letian suddenly paused, and he asked lightly, "Is there any news from Zaichun?"
Everyone's expressions changed drastically, and Wang Huaiyuan said numbly, "I just came here to celebrate my fourth birthday in the afternoon. You went back without seeing me. After that..."
Needless to say, the disappointment on Xiao Letian's face was clearly written. In such a serious conflict, you, Emperor Tongzhi, came to Europe with us after all, how dare you stay out of it?
"That's all, everyone has his own ambitions! Let's take action... Where is Fang Guan! Are her men ready?"
In the corner of the house, Fangguan held a small cosmetic mirror in his hand. Behind him, a beautiful Yanzi was holding a miner's lamp. Fangguan followed the light of the miner's lamp and used the mirror to send light signals rhythmically out the window.
While moving his hands, his mouth was still busy: "I know, I know! It has been arranged a long time ago. As long as I have money these days, what kind of rogues can't I hire? The peripherals are waiting for my orders..."
Xiao Letian punched the window lattice and said through gritted teeth, "Benjamin, you will see me, and you have to beg to see me! Action!"
After the head of state gave the order, all units quickly began to take action. Naturally, there was nothing new in the East Palace, but it was different outside the East Palace.
Among the people who were delivering coffee and food to the protesters, a dozen or so ragged Nordic faces wearing tattered hats suddenly sneaked in quietly.
These people shouted protest slogans and had more anger in their eyes than the thugs. They carried baskets with bread, bacon, sausages and beer in their hands.
"Xiao Letian... die! Xiao Letian... die! Come on, brothers, eat some bread and sausages. You are so brave. I will give you some food..."
"You murderers from the East, go back to Asia... Come, drink some beer to soothe your throat! These Chinese are so barbaric, our soldiers have suffered so much!"
This group of thugs were all scoundrels, with no real spy training at all, and their vigilance was very low. However, the British policemen were all proud of themselves, and they did not expect Xiao Letian to have any means of counterattack.
Both sides let their guard down, allowing this group of people to infiltrate.
The food was distributed, and the sausages and bacon were the most expensive ones on the market. The thugs were full of food, but in the process of distributing beer, an accident happened suddenly.
"Kill Xiao Letian! Long live France!"
"Annihilate all the Chinese! Long live the Tsar!"
The newly arrived thugs pulled the corks off beer and wine bottles, and a strong smell of kerosene hit their nostrils.
"What is this? What are you going to do?" People looked at them in horror.
"We want to avenge the dead soldiers, we want to kill the Chinese..." Angry roars, ferocious faces, lighters ignited the cotton yarn, and Molotov cocktails began to burn blazingly.
Swish, swish... The burning and rolling Molotov cocktails drew a bright trajectory in mid-air, and hit the wall of Rudong Palace one by one.
Bang, bang, bang... The sound of breaking could be heard endlessly. Wherever the Molotov cocktail fell, a raging fire spread out within a radius of two meters.
Lawns, flower beds, marble walls, statues, windows... there were fires burning everywhere, and one wall of the entire East Palace was burned.
The sudden change frightened everyone present. The policemen were stunned for a moment and then immediately slapped their foreheads, "Oh no, the situation has escalated! Catch these people, catch them..."
Beep beep beep beep beep... the siren rang shrilly, hundreds of police officers rushed over frantically, and the thugs were obviously prepared. After throwing away the Molotov cocktails, there were only five or six left.
These Molotov cocktails were not prepared for the East Palace. Instead, they were smashed on the spot and the fire began to spread among the crowd.
"Oops, I missed it, everyone, run away!"
The scene was a mess. Those protesting thugs who dared to stay in the fire scene all dispersed in droves. As a result, the police rushed to the scene in disarray.
The spies hired by Fang Guan took advantage of the chaos and ran out. In addition, the surrounding London citizens rushed over to help put out the fire, and the scene suddenly became uncontrollable.
All the policemen turned pale with fright. The East Palace was burned down, but the head of state of the East was still inside. What if something unexpected happened?
Amidst the clanging sound, a long queue of firetrucks arrived. When the firefighters saw the scene in front of them, they quickly rushed through the crowd and ran forward with hoses.
"Open the door, open the door of the East Palace. The fire is not big. There is still time... let us go in and put out the fire!"
The police quickly stepped out of a crowded alley and let the firefighters rush in. But as soon as they reached the edge of the railing, they heard loud shouts from inside: "Stop, no one is allowed to come near! If you come nearer, we will shoot!"
