third chance

Tired of traveling in the end of the world, I have a good heart at this time.

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"Liang Dunyan, the new official takes office with three fires, and you dare to show me your authority on the first day!"

"I'm afraid. This is related to the dignity of the country, and the minister is in a hurry to follow the power..."

"It's a good thing to be in a hurry. It's not in vain that I promoted you to be Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." Lin Guangyu frowned, "Which twelve countries' envoys are you?"

"My Majesty, they are England, France, Germany, Russia, the United States, Austria, Japan, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and Belgium." Liang Dunyan was afraid that the emperor would not know the details, and then added, "It is the largest country in the world. The envoys of the 12 most powerful countries, 11 of which are signatories of the "Xin Chou Treaty", I am afraid that the visitors are not good."

"I know." Lin Guangyu said coldly, "I'll reply later, you just need to translate."

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, after the condolences were over, the envoys of the 12 countries who had received the notice were already waiting here under the leadership of the British envoy Zhu Erdian.

"The emperor of the Qing Dynasty has arrived." With a yell, Lin Guangyu sat firmly in his seat in the hall, and glanced at the people below the steps.

"Ministers of all countries are invited to salute." One bow, two bows... until the fifth bow is considered to be the end of the ceremony. The Chinese may think that it is disrespectful to the emperor if the foreign devils do not kneel and kowtow, but in the eyes of foreigners, five bows are already beyond the limit. Regular courtesy.

"I don't know why all the ministers came to see me today?"

"Your Majesty the Emperor, we have heard a lot of unfortunate news this morning, including the death of your empress dowager, the fire in the imperial palace and innocent people... As friendly states of the Qing Empire, our 12 countries are here to extend our sincerest Greetings and condolences." As a China hand, Zhu Erdian can already speak fluent Chinese, "Just now we collectively went to the funeral of Your Highness the Empress Dowager to express our deepest condolences."

"I am very grateful for the kindness of all friendly countries. If the late empress dowager knows that you miss her, she must be very pleased."

"Your Majesty, we have also heard several unfortunate rumors today, which have not been confirmed so far, and we have not been able to get a clear answer from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I hope you can help us understand the situation."

"please say."

"A fire suddenly broke out in the direction of the imperial palace late last night. The fire was very intense and did not go out until dawn today. Is the situation serious? Can you tell us what caused it?"

Typical internal affairs interference!Lin Guangyu was angry in his heart, but his face was calm, and he said slowly: "Last night, there was indeed a fire in Da Nei, which caused certain losses. Dozens of houses were burned down, and more than 10 people were killed or injured in the fire...including the Minister of Military Aircraft, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, etc. Minister of the Ministry Yuan Shikai."

"Ah..." Everyone whispered to each other, but Lin Guangyu knew that they were putting on airs, and that this group of ministers who were omnipotent had already gotten wind of it.

"No wonder we didn't see Mr. Yuan just now." Zhu Erdian couldn't help but began to wipe his tears with a handkerchief, "Mr. Yuan is recognized by all countries as an accomplished diplomat, and he has won the trust of all diplomatic envoys. I sincerely respect his unfortunate death. Sincere condolences on behalf of the entire mission corps."

"Thank you for your greetings. I am also very sad. I have sent a decree to bury Duke Yuan, and entrusted Prince Qing Yikuang to express my condolences to Yuan's family on my behalf." Lin Guangyu also had to pretend to be very sad.

"May I ask if the arsonist has been caught?"

"Murderer? No, no, everyone must be mistaken. This fire was an accident. My Minister of Military Aircraft and Minister of Internal Affairs has resigned for it. Although the cause of the fire has not been ascertained, no one believes that it was an accident. Deliberate arson, especially in a heavily fortified palace, is simply not possible."

"We heard rumors that some forces that are not conducive to Mr. Yuan are subtly leading the whole process."

"I hope you don't listen to any rumors." Lin Guangyu pulled his face down, "Although there are various opposition forces in the country, there have indeed been accidents on certain occasions (such as the 1905 overseas inspection of the five ministers who were bombed, and the 5 Xu Xilin assassination of En Ming. incidents), but overall the palace is very safe with adequate security.”

"The ministers discussed it and believed that in order to prevent such tragic incidents from happening again, all countries are willing to deploy their most elite security forces, including firefighters, to serve as guards for the palace."

Want to spy on the emperor? !Liang Dunyan, who was listening on the sidelines, was almost out of breath. Although Lin Guangyu's face was ugly, he replied calmly, "I heard that King Alfonso XIII of Spain was assassinated at his wedding two years ago..."

"Yes, Your Majesty, there is indeed such a thing." Liang Dunyan suddenly understood something, and quickly answered.

"I heard that at the beginning of this year, King Carlos I of Portugal and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were both assassinated and killed."

"Yes, Your Majesty, there is indeed such a thing."

"So, have countries provided the most elite defense forces, including firefighters, to His Majesty Alfonso? Are they already defending the Portuguese royal family?..."

"This..." Zhu Erdian was blocked by this sentence, unable to speak out embarrassingly.

The ministers of Spain and Portugal have blushed, but they can't argue.

The French envoy accepted Zhu Erdian's words: "Not long ago, I heard your empress dowager mention that your majesty's health is not very good, and she visited famous doctors all over the country. Now it seems that your majesty's body has fully recovered. I am very happy for your majesty. "

Liang Dunyan clenched his fists tightly. Isn't this blatantly provoking the relationship between the empress dowager and the emperor?Even if people all over the world knew that the empress dowager had conflicts with the emperor, it would not be appropriate to bring it up at such a time and on such an occasion. The French minister was completely provocative.

"It's nothing. I always thought I was not sick, but I was depressed mentally." Lin Guangyu smiled, "Dr. Dodford, a doctor in your country, diagnosed my illness nine years ago. I still remember what he said ——'The emperor is not sick at all. What is sick is not the emperor's body but the politics of this huge empire.' For this sentence, I have been thinking hard in Yingtai for nine years, recuperating and recuperating for nine years, and finally formed a fundamental understanding of this country. Regarding the idea of ​​sexual reform, I think that even if there is some spiritual repression in the thinking, the ministers can understand it..."

Has the emperor changed his gender?Isn't he the reckless emperor who is always furious and always blames others?Zhu Erdian and the ministers of various countries fell into deep thought, and the hall was quite silent for a while.

"To this day, I have finally fully understood the affairs of state and everything in the past. Naturally, my spirit is no longer depressed. However, I will always keep in mind my contribution to Dr. Dodford. Mr. Minister, I will use your To award Dr. Dodford a medal of despicable country, fully express my gratitude, and if the doctor himself is willing, I am very willing to employ him as my personal physician."

"It's his honor. I'll send him a telegram tomorrow. I hope he can come to receive the medal in person." The French envoy was already involved, and he didn't know what he wanted to say when he was aggressive just now.

"Then, Your Majesty, can you tell the countries what you have thought through?" asked American Minister Rou Keyi.

"There are three points in total. First, promote the New Deal. Second, step up the establishment of a constitution. Third, and the most important one, pay attention to the method..." These words were translated by Liang Dunyan.The people in the hall are very familiar with the first and second, and everyone is thinking about the third. What is the method of attention?

Lin Guangyu didn't want to give them another chance to ask questions, so he signaled to Liang Dunyan with his eyes.The latter understood: "Because His Majesty the Emperor has been working hard on state affairs and keeping watch for the Empress Dowager, he has not rested all night and is extremely tired. If you have no special matters, you can still ask to see me after the national funeral ceremony is over..."

The 12 national missions, which were aggressive and intended to show off when the emperor first came to power, did not get any advantage, and left in despair.As the news spread, everyone, from the extreme conservatives to the enlightened, applauded the emperor's answer—it's really refreshing to watch the foreign devils suffer!

Relying on the restless Yikuang and the exaggerated Natong will not work after all. In order to discuss the national funeral ceremony, they had to salivate and invite Zhang Zhidong and the officials of the Ministry of Rites. With the joint efforts of everyone, they finally drafted the grand ceremony. Etiquette and ready to present to the emperor for review.Zaifeng had already looked at it before submitting it, but he couldn't make any comments, he could only say yes, please hurry up and ask the emperor to make a decision.

Just as Yikuang handed over the booklet, Zhang Zhidong suddenly thought of something: "One thing is a routine article, and I ask the emperor to deal with it leniently."

"What's the matter?"

Zhang Nanpi really said something...