Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

"Beef, this beef is pretty good. Give me a small plate first …" Xiao Letian was just seriously talking about the important affairs of the country, when his eyes suddenly turned towards the plate of cold vegetables on the table.

It was a plate of Lamp Shadow Beef that Liu Dadao had his famous Sichuan cuisine cook on, using the most traditional ancient recipe. It was not the kind that could cut silk, but a really big slice, with the chopsticks held up against the light, he could see the shadow of the person in front of him.

Upon hearing that the Head of the Guards had fallen in love with this cold dish, the imperial chef didn't dare delay and immediately brought it over with a smile. He placed it beside the plate of dried fruits. "Haha, slow, slow!"

Everyone ate a few pieces of the beef beautifully. Xiao Letian retracted his unique fragrance and said straightforwardly, "It's good enough, I didn't pick for the fire, the taste is really good too … "In fact, to deal with the French, you have to be serious!"

"The overall strength of France is much greater than that of Russia, and there are also a lot of talented people in the country, so dealing with them will not be easy …" To be honest, if it were not for the fact that there was a very strong conflict in France, I, Xiao Letian, would not have chosen to join hands with Prussia! "

"France's most core issue right now is that the imperial system is unpopular, and Napoleon III will not take the initiative to step down, which has caused the populace to always have anti-imperialist ideologies, and not only that, there are already many underground organizations who are beginning to get restless …"

"It is precisely because there are cracks in the France that we Chinese and even Prussia have a chance to take advantage of this chaos! You must bear in mind that if France were to recover from its defeat, it would certainly try its best to seek revenge... "

"After this war, it might become the foreshadowing of a world-class war! You guys just wait and see. As far as next year, you'll know how rich the old capitalist countries really are. "

"This diplomatic case with the French is even more difficult. This is going to be a protracted diplomatic conflict. I have never expected it to be resolved in such a short period of time …"

"Arrogant Frenchmen will never admit defeat to us, especially when they conquered the Beijing nine years ago. You can imagine how arrogant they are …"

"Before the victory of the Franco-Prussian War, the French will not even have the chance to negotiate with us. They will only criticize us and threaten us with war!"

"The statue that was buried in our Temple of War, and the crisis in our Suez Canal … "In the future, the French will be the ones to denounce us for our crimes!" "" ""

"That's why our main job right now is to gather evidence. We might not use that evidence right away. Let's talk about the diplomatic aspects of the grindstone first …" If you really want to get benefits, it will have to be after the Franco-Prussian War! "

"At that time, our troops will step onto the streets of Paris. Only then will they lower their heads and negotiate with us on equal terms …"

Otherwise, this group of large nose will come back with one of them, who is unreasonable, completely disobey their words, and will not beat them up. No matter what evidence we provide, they will not admit it, and will always say that it is fake!

Xiao Letian could not help but to let out a long sigh in his heart. He suddenly recalled how difficult it was to conduct foreign affairs in his previous life. But the Japanese refused to admit it.

Therefore, being shameless and shameless was a fundamental skill in international diplomacy. Those people were not thick-skinned, but had no face at all. Their necks were staring at a marble head.

It was the same now. If they didn't put France in an honest position and the Chinese Marines didn't step over the Arc de Triomphe, these French would definitely act shamelessly. That was certain.

However, although they were shameless in the diplomatic scene, they still had their reasons. Especially after a fierce battle between the two sides, they had already lost a lot of blood.

At that time, the marble heads of both parties would be replaced by human heads. Only then would both parties lower their heads to look at the chain of evidence in their hands. At that time, it would be the time to be reasonable.

The reason why Xiao Letian wanted the French apology declaration right now was actually for the negotiations after the war. This declaration could at least stop France from talking, and force France to admit that all of this had happened.

When we said that there had been artillery fire, France did not want to admit it. However, when La Ku previously apologized, they had no choice but to admit it.

We said that there had been a sand boat that had tried to sink into the canal, and that France could say it wasn't them, but it had to be admitted that there had been one.

The Frenchman can explain these things however he wants, so there was no need to differentiate between you and Xiang Ying now. You, Counsellor La Ku, can just apologize and prove that these things happened.

What they were prepared for was that the Frenchman would not admit it at the end. They would say that there were no cannons, no sunken ships and no one would shoot at Zai Chun … Whatever you Chinese say, they just say it didn't happen, it's all fake.

Xiao Letian looked out of the porthole at Port Said, and laughed coldly: "As long as you are a normal diplomat, Counsellor La Ku, he would be extremely unwilling to write such an apology statement! "But it doesn't matter, someone will soon force him to write …"

"Tonight …"

Wang Huaiyuan, Sima Yun and Luo Huo looked at each other and laughed: That's right, our distinguished guest should be here soon, right? Wang Junlan, ah … "Let's go to the deck to take a look and welcome our distinguished guests …"

"Yes sir!" After putting away the notebook, Wang Junlan quietly walked out. At this moment, the sun had already sunk below the horizon, leaving behind a red light that stretched far beyond the horizon. On the surface of the sea, a few transport boats were currently considering going to the Zhiyuan Warship s, the soldiers on the deck had begun setting up their gangways to welcome the British officer.

"Inform the kitchen to prepare the hot dishes, the guests will be here shortly..." I'll go to the hold to take a look! "

When Wang Junlan walked into the Zhiyuan Warship's navy cabin, he was immediately intimidated by the murderous aura that rushed towards him. There were fully armed marines everywhere, wearing desert camouflage uniform, their faces covered with oil paint.

Some of the soldiers were dismantling their rifles and wiping them down for maintenance, some were inspecting the bullets one by one, and some were eating food with slow chewing, as if they were accumulating energy.

It turned out that the 1st grade Demon Hunt Squad's war preparations had never been lifted. At this moment, the 100 Demon Marines on the Zhiyuan Warship were all ready to land.

Even on the deck, there were still dozens of sailors adjusting ten boats. Once the order was given, ten boats could be lowered from the sea in three minutes, and all the soldiers could be transferred to the boats through the rope ladder in eight minutes.

In other words, a landing operation was already on the verge of being completed!

Wang Junlan did not say anything. He stayed for three minutes and personally felt the quiet atmosphere, and then he walked out of the cabin. Looking out to sea, he knew that there were dozens of other battleships in preparation.

As long as he gave the order, all five hundred of them would board the small boat in eleven to twelve minutes, and then, he would be on Port Said's land in fifteen minutes.