Gordon didn't have much to worry about at this moment. He had forgotten his special identity. The king in front of him was as angry as a gossamer. What happened to this young emperor made him extremely sad!
Gordon has a very deep connection with the Qing Dynasty. Since the Xianfeng period, he has helped the Qing Dynasty form a foreign gun team to fight against the Kingdom of Heaven in the south of the Yangtze River!
Although there were some conflicts with Li Hongzhang in the end, he was given a gift when he left in the end, and his face was not broken!
Then Emperor Tongzhi's visit to Europe brought Gordon back to Asia again. He came with a mission from the Queen. With his special status, he hoped to influence Emperor Tongzhi's governance!
Gordon's identity is actually very clear. He is not as simple as a spy. He is actually just a representative of British power in the Qing Empire!
This is a special existence outside the ordinary relations between embassies and consulates. It is a clever move by the Queen of England to slowly and subtly influence Zaichun's mentality!
Gordon had nothing to hide at this moment. He poured out all his tasks like beans in a bamboo tube!
"Your Majesty! I am just a commissioned person from the royal family. It is the queen who arranges my work... The queen has no conspiracy. In fact, it is very simple to send me. I just hope that in the process of assisting your majesty, I can bring you a little closer to Britain!"
"I helped His Majesty reorganize the Xishan Camp, and helped His Majesty collect the latest military information from Europe... The purpose of maintaining friendly relations with His Majesty is to make His Majesty have a better attitude towards Britain!"
"I think the task can be accomplished! This time in the Qing Dynasty's naval shipbuilding plan, Britain received the largest number of orders!"
"To be honest, I even used my influence to help some British capital enter the Qing Dynasty, and I did make some money!"
"The Capital Stock Market and the Jiangnan Stock Market, including some trade in food and light weapons... a group of British businessmen have indeed benefited!"
"I have selfish motives, please forgive me!"
"But I can swear to God that I am loyal to His Majesty! I really know nothing about Prince Gong's rebellion this time! Even I was deceived..."
"On the surface, they are conferring medals on me, but in reality they are transferring me out and not allowing me to help His Majesty in the war!"
Gordon said helplessly with a dark face, "I have already contacted the Queen to replace him, and all the telegrams I sent have come to nothing. And Benjamin and Gladstone have no direct affiliation with me, so I can't ask directly!"
"There are changes in the UK... I can only help His Majesty guess so much!"
"If I guess correctly, this matter should be led by Benjamin. He influenced the Queen and made her remain neutral to the changes in the entire Qing Dynasty!"
Zai Chun listened to Gordon's words calmly, "So...how do you think Benjamin persuaded the queen? What did I do wrong?"
Gordon sighed, "I also want to know this question, but how can the Queen give me the answer? Benjamin will not trust me!"
"I can only help your majesty make a guess!"
"The first reason is, who are the forces behind Benjamin? They are the deep colonialists. Their appetite for Asia is too big and they are far from satisfied with the current situation!"
"I remember that the head of state Xiao Letian once analyzed that the Qing Empire is transforming into a semi-colonial country at this moment... As a British person, I naturally refuse to admit this, but I can no longer deceive Your Majesty!"
"The facts are exactly what the head of state said! But those people behind Benjamin are obviously very dissatisfied with this. They don't want a semi-colony!"
“I’m afraid they want the Indian model!”
"Hahaha...hahahaha..." Zai Chun laughed, and his smile was extremely sad. "Hahaha...Indian model? Take a look, Ermao, take a look..."
"My sixth uncle thought Benjamin was so kind to him! The ultimate goal of the British colonialists is to make my sixth uncle the king of an Indian state!"
"Hahaha... Where are you still the emperor? In the end, Yixin, you will be a prince of a country like India's Asan King!"
"You're just a bumpkin...cough cough cough..." Zai Chun suddenly started coughing desperately.
Ermao slapped Zai Chun for a long time before he got over it. Emperor Tongzhi pointed at Gordon and whispered, "Continue... keep talking!"
Gordon nodded and said, "Your Majesty, this second point is probably a problem with the head of state!"
"The rise of the Chinese nation is so fast! It's so fast that we in the UK can't believe it... If the Chinese nation led by the head of state stops at the stage of the British visit, then everything will be easy to say!"
"But the facts scare the British! After the Franco-Prussian War, the Chinese navy expanded rapidly and is now the largest in Asia. Counting the tonnage of the new Zhiyuan-class warships alone, it is already the second largest in the world!"
"How can Britain not be afraid? Asia like this is too scary!"
"Benjamin took advantage of this emotion and successfully rose to power!"
"The third point is that the Chinese have too many secrets! At this moment, the number one target of investigation by the British intelligence agencies is no longer European countries, but the Chinese!"
"According to some information I know, the head of state must have a lot of secret new technologies! For example, the black ass car that suddenly appeared in the capital!"
"Britain cannot have Chinese people who have made such technological breakthroughs, and Britain must eradicate them!"
"And His Majesty is a disciple of the head of state, and the two parties have a close relationship...Benjamin is very likely to lobby the Queen from this aspect!"
"The fourth point...is your Majesty's reason!"
"Your reforms are too drastic! You are still young, and your talents have been exposed too early! Such strong internal suppression has already worried many people in the UK!"
"The future of a British master like you will definitely be difficult to control! At such an age, you are already decisive in killing. If you are in your thirties or forties, who else can stop you?"
"It is against this background that Prince Gong slightly extended an olive branch! Who do you think Benjamin will choose?"
"In this situation, Your Majesty, can the Queen remain silent?"
Gordon also forgot his identity as an Englishman at this moment. He suddenly stood up and knelt in front of Emperor Tongzhi, "I...said what was in my heart!"
"I beg your Majesty not to expel me... let me stay with you! Let me serve your Majesty!"
"I am really not the spy that everyone thinks! I will prove myself... Please don't expel me, Your Majesty!"
Zai Chun let out a long sigh, "Hey...if you can say this to me, I already believe you..."
"I don't blame you! Haha... the current situation is like this! This is my fate..."
"But you have to go... It's too dangerous here, and you are not a citizen of my Qing Kingdom... There is no need to stay and die!"
"Even if you have a special status, my sixth uncle will not kill you...but guns have no eyes on the battlefield, so it is very dangerous to stay!"
"Let's go...go back to China...at least go back to your concession!"
"There is no need to sink the ship with me!"
Gordon kowtowed to Zai Chun respectfully, "No! I won't leave!"
"I stayed... because I wanted to tell the Chinese... that there are people like me among the British too!"
"Britain...is not all one face!"
