Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1158 Meeting of Giants

Where did this lead Nixon to find his equal?
From the current point of view, the only one Roosevelt can take out is the army general Pershing, but Nixon still feels that it is a bit low for Pershing to meet the Chinese prince, not to mention that Pershing is now over 60 years old. Asking him, an old man in his 60s, to accompany a young man under 30 years old, I am afraid that it is too eye-catching if he doesn't match up.

In desperation, Nixon had no choice but to arrange for General Marshall. After all, he had the highest position in the military and was only in his early fifties, which was much more suitable than Pershing.

In such a big country, it is impossible to find a suitable receptionist. How can such a predicament keep Marshall from sighing?

While Admiral Marshall was feeling emotional, Pu De had already stepped down the stairs, and walked straight in front of him with a smile on his face.Admiral Marshall hastily let go of his thoughts, stretched out his arms and walked forward quickly.

"Your Highness Pu De, it's a pleasure to meet you. I would like to welcome you on behalf of President Nixon and the army of the country." Marshall smiled unnaturally while tightly holding Pu De's outstretched hand.

Pu De smiled modestly, and then said: "Thank you, I am also very happy to meet you, General Marshall."

"When I saw His Highness was so young in the newspaper, I still had some doubts. You were the one who conspired to help the Chinese Navy defeat the British and French combined fleet. Now it seems that my vision is too short-sighted. I really didn't expect His Highness to look better than those photos. The one above is even younger." Marshall still held Pu's hand and praised with emotion, and at the same time mixed with a bit of helplessness, it must be known that the British and French combined fleets also helped the United States fight.

"General." Pu De said with a smile: "You must know that a war is never a direct confrontation between the commanders of the two sides, but a fight between tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of soldiers. So that victory must not be attributed to me." , but should be the victory of the empire, the victory of countless brave dragon soldiers."

Marshall thought for a while, and then said: "Of course what the general said is correct. But it goes without saying that without His Highness's wise command, the bravery of the soldiers alone may not be able to guarantee the victory of the battle. I have studied the command of His Highness during this period. During the Battle of the Gulf of Mexico, I found a very interesting phenomenon, that is, His Royal Highness seemed to take risks throughout the battle. It was a crisis at every step, walking on thin ice, but in the end, he was able to turn the danger into a bargain. People admire it."

Pu De smiled and said nothing, it was a landing campaign against the United States, but now he was praised by the Secretary of Defense of the United States, he didn't know how ironic it was to say it.

"As far as I know, Your Highness has studied at the world-renowned Chinese Army University, but your combat style" Marshall continued, "Well, how should I put it, it seems to be quite different from those commanders who have come out of this school. different."

"Oh, the general actually discovered this?" Pu De said happily: "To be honest, I have not actually received any formal military education in the mainland of the empire. My so-called education experience is all for the sake of saving face. . Haha, it’s not true.”

"Ah." Marshall looked very surprised. He first let out a cry, then shook his head and laughed, "Your Highness is joking."

Pu De shrugged, and he didn't argue too much, since what he said was the truth anyway.Think about it too, a person who can defeat the powerful British and French combined fleet has never received formal military education.Who would believe such words?At least Marshall wouldn't believe it.

While Pu De was talking with Marshall, the reporters around had already aimed their cameras at the two. Perhaps for them, Pu De, the prince from the victorious country, was more attractive than Wu Tingfang.

But among these reporters, there are naturally some highly sensitive people.They quickly discovered the incongruity between Pu De and Marshall: there is a big difference in age; there is a big difference in popularity; officer.As for Pu De, he has no military rank, nor does he have a real position.Why would such phenomenon happen?Although this point makes all Americans feel ashamed, it is true. Maybe China is using this to make Americans lose face.You must know that journalists in the United States are very powerful. They only care about breaking news, but they seldom care about their face. So various headlines with this as a gimmick quickly formed in the minds of some journalists.There are so many things like "the four countries meet, the White House will lose [-]% first", "the Eastern lion is coming menacingly, and the White House has no one to deal with it" and so on.

"You should be His Royal Highness the Prince of China, right?" Pu De just let go of Marshall's hand, and a soft and majestic voice sounded beside him, "I didn't expect to be so young."

Pu De turned around, but suddenly found that Churchill was standing beside him with a cane in one hand, looking at him with a pleasant smile.And beside him was Wu Tingfang with a slightly ruddy complexion.On the left is Stalin, the Soviet leader who is short and fat and has not smiled for many years but always plays cool with a pipe in his mouth.

The person who spoke just now was undoubtedly Churchill. Facing this world giant who was called "the pillar of Great Britain" by later generations of British, Pu De felt a little curious in his heart.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, you are flattered." Pu De said with a smile while holding Churchill's extended hand.

Churchill shook his head, turned his gaze to Wu Tingfang beside him, and said humorously: "No, no, no, Your Highness, you don't understand my character, and I will never praise anyone, especially for China that has played against each other many times.”

Pu De smiled knowingly and said nothing.

"Is this the first time Your Highness has come to Washington?" Churchill continued to ask after changing the subject.

"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister." Pu De replied, but he said in his heart that this is not nonsense. If he had been here before, he would have been classified as a spy of the West.

"Then why didn't you bring Mrs. Zun?" Churchill laughed.

"If there is a chance, I will bring her to visit His Excellency the Prime Minister." Pu De said calmly.

"Okay, let's not waste time here." Nixon had a few words of politeness with Pu De, then turned to Wu Tingfang, and said kindly: "Minister, may I take the liberty to make a personal request to you?" ?”

"Mr. President, please tell me." Wu Tingfang smiled and replied very gracefully.

"I think the cooperation between China and the United States will be closer in the future, and I am afraid that our meetings will be quite frequent." Nixon tried his best to approach Wu Tingfang and said, "In order to reduce the trouble in these meetings, I hope you Allow me to call you Mr. Tingfang."

"Of course." Wu Tingfang said with a smile: "I'm very glad that my friend can call me that, and Mr. President, aren't you my friend?"

"Ha, that's great!" Nixon waved his hand and said with an exaggerated smile: "In order to celebrate, I think we need to have a good drink. Mr. Ting Fang, I'm at the White House official residence for you and Pu De Your Highness has prepared a sumptuous welcome banquet, and I hope you will be satisfied."

The Mayflower Hotel, built in [-], is known as the top hotel in Washington. Since President Eisenhower held the swearing-in ceremony here, this hotel has become the first choice for meetings with mainstream politicians in Washington. land.Pu De and his party, who came all the way from China, were also arranged to stay here.

For the Mayflower Hotel, Pu De has been known for a long time, because several Chinese dignitaries visiting the United States often stay here after arriving in Washington.Before this, Pu De probably never dared to imagine that he could live here for two days one day, and the hotel would hold a grand banquet for his arrival.

Today's Mayflower Hotel has obviously been taken over by the White House. Since Pu De and others moved in, the store has been closed, and even the narrow street outside the hotel has been blocked by heavily armed police.Nixon had comprehensive considerations. He worried that there would be anti-China radicals mingling in Washington and taking advantage of this opportunity to assassinate members of the Chinese delegation.This kind of thing is not a joke. Once this situation really happens, and the other party's conspiracy succeeds, can the Chinese let themselves and the newly formed one go?
For this meeting of the four heads of state, the White House of the United States has spent a lot of thought. The CIA, the FBI, and the police stations in various Washington districts have all mobilized and implemented comprehensive monitoring of all important places in Washington. The order of the White House Once a suspicious person is found, he can be arrested immediately.

Although the security outside was so tense, the internal defense of the Mayflower Hotel still did not relax in the slightest.Agents of the FBI and China's Military Command, in black suits and tea-colored ties, are scattered throughout the hotel and can be seen at any time.As Wu Tingfang jokingly said: "It seems that Mr. President regards us as the most terrifying spies. Otherwise, why would he send so many people to monitor us?"

Facing Wu Tingfang's ridicule, Nixon said nervously: "We are forced to do so, after all, you and His Highness Pu De are the most important guests."

Follow behind these influential figures, listen to their words and watch their behavior.Pu De has a lot of emotions. There are many political people in this world, but why are some people called politicians, while others are called politicians?The gap or difference among them can be found from the four people in front of them.

(End of this chapter)