Ten days is the deadline for Benjamin to make a final decision. If he does not step down voluntarily after ten days, then he has the only option to forcibly dissolve the parliament. However, this is a dead end. Benjamin has already received a clear attitude from the Queen.
However, this old man still wants to save face. He knows that if he wants to make a comeback, he cannot retreat too ugly. He must keep his airs high and take action within ten days, that is, do something to Gladstone. Fight back.
Within these ten days, Gladstone must also make some kind of concession gesture for the sake of the overall situation. This is the foundation for a smooth transfer of power.
In fact, in the final analysis, it is just a show for the people. Benjamin does not want to lose too ugly. In the end, he hopes that the people will think that he chose to step down because of the overall situation. This is courtesy rather than defeat.
Gladstone also had to act, and he had to make certain concessions in order to appear that he was not too aggressive and to continue to maintain his moderate label in front of the people.
Benjamin was not stupid, and neither was Gladstone. They both knew that this struggle was not a battle between two people, but a war between two parties and two ideas.
Don't do things absolutely, because if you do things absolutely, you will not offend one person, but a huge party, hundreds of millions of British people, and countless supporters who believe in that idea.
Ten days are enough time for acting, but these ten days have nothing to do with the envoy. The entire envoy has fallen into the most relaxed and comfortable moment. Xiao Letian even gave all the soldiers a chance to take a turn and let them take to the streets of London. , go to relax and experience the exotic customs in depth.
Xiao Letian also gave his officer corps a big holiday. Sima Yun, Wang Huaiyuan and others also put down their work and were forced by Xiao Letian to relax.
There are many nobles in London queuing up to invite these Oriental VIPs to have a drink and have fun. Luo Huo, Liang Kun, and Noheita received forty or fifty invitations just for hunting. Wang Huaiyuan was even invited to visit the British Intelligence Agency, and held various dinners. The invitations are countless.
Only Xiao Letian calmed down uncharacteristically. During this period, he was really overusing his brain. He had been suffering from insomnia for a month and needed some quiet recuperation, so the head of state refused any banquet.
Every morning, Xiao Letian would go out for a horseback walk in the city under the protection of the guards, and then drink morning tea in the beautiful pastoral scenery and read newspapers throughout the day.
At noon, he would taste local delicacies in a restaurant in a certain British town. Although the taste was indeed not that good, it was better than home-cooked food and he didn't have to burn his brain every day.
After two glasses of dark beer, several portions of grilled fish, bread, and potatoes, he would take a nap on the grass for a short nap when the weather was nice.
In the afternoon, he returned to London to inspect the renovation progress of the Chinese restaurant, or to visit museums, libraries, and planetarium restaurants. In the evening, the royal chefs gave him carefully cooked food, and he went to bed on time after nine o'clock.
This little life has been overwhelming, especially through the continuous media reports and Protestant propaganda, Xiao Letian still has a very high favorability in the hearts of most British people.
This made his travels extremely relaxed and comfortable. Basically wherever he went, he received smiles and enthusiasm. He even attended several farm banquets and received warm receptions from local farmers.
However, no matter how beautiful the day is, there are tidbits. On the morning of the fourth day, on Salisbury Plain in Wales, England, a bed sheet with floral prints was spread on the grass. Xiao Letian lay comfortably on it and watched today's events. Newspapers, and huge rocks stood beside him.
In the distance, a guard of fifty people composed of British soldiers and Chinese soldiers were walking on the grassland, watching everything around them vigilantly. Even the busty shepherdess was searched three times by them, and in exchange for Waves of laughter.
"This is life!" Xiao Letian arched his body and spread out the newspaper to block the warm sunlight.
"The Prime Minister resisted and publicly accused Gladstone of treason? Ouch, this old man acted well, let me see... Oh! Benjamin's secretary-general announced that Gladstone was preparing to sell the British colony of Mauritius. To the head of state of the Chinese nation..."
"I know that they have to stir -fry this pot of cold rice, ah ... look at the black pot for me, the Chinese tribe attempts to seek military bases in the Indian Ocean, Maurius will become Xiao Le Tianbao to copy Malacca's ambush base ..."
"Damn... I can really fool you. I really think the British people are all fools..."
Just when Xiao Letian laughed at Benjamin's poor acting skills, the sky suddenly became cloudy. He moved his hands to move the newspaper. Xiao Letian's eyes suddenly lit up. He saw a large circle of light blue skirt appear in front of him. He even saw She wore pure white high socks under her skirt.
"Oh, my God! Such slender thighs..."
"Is this the top hat that the head of state of China should have? He stares at a lady's skirt so unscrupulously and doesn't even know how to blush?"
The angry voice sounded, and Xiao Letian sat up from the ground with a fright. "Dear Queen, I'm so sorry, I really didn't know you showed up so suddenly... Where are the guards? Are they all freeloaders?"
The visitor was none other than the Empress of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Princess Sissi, whom Xiao Letian was familiar with!
Princess Sissi smiled and shook her head, "Don't blame them. These guards can stop the Shepherdess, but they can't stop me. I didn't let them make a sound..."
Sure enough, Princess Sissi's guards and maids entangled Xiao Letian's guards in the distance. The group of people retreated forty meters away, and no one dared to come and disturb them.
Xiao Letian didn't dare to neglect and quickly jumped up from the ground, patting the dust and grass foam on his hands. "You really gave me a big surprise. I really didn't expect you to come here..."
"What's unexpected about this? If you like Stonehenge in England, don't you allow me to like it too..."
That's right, the place where Xiao Letian took a nap today was the famous British Stonehenge. The tall boulders are arranged in a ring, attracting the attention of countless scholars. Countless people want to decipher the secrets of Stonehenge, but there is no final answer.
Princess Sissi stroked the rough boulders: "Salisbury Ring, Ring Stone, Temple of the Sun, Prehistoric Stone Table, Stonehenge Stone Railing... There are as many as six or seven names for Stonehenge alone. Some people It is speculated that it is a temple used by ancient people to worship the sun god, and some even say it is the dining table of giants..."
"What do you have in mind? Dear Eastern Head of State, I know that your thinking is different from ordinary people, and you often have wonderful arguments. I would like to hear your opinions..."
I don’t know why, but Xiao Letian was a little afraid of the woman in front of him. He subconsciously wanted to keep a little distance. "Oh, the Queen is really giving me a hard time. I am Chinese after all, and I may not understand European culture well enough." ah……"
"Stop acting and give me a beautiful personal answer. I can publish a statement in the newspaper this afternoon to prove that I want to buy Mauritius, not you!"
"Okay! Deal!" Xiao Letian suddenly changed his face to that of a profiteer, his eyes almost crinkled with laughter.
