"Where are the officials in your prime minister's national affairs office?" Zhu Erdian asked angrily.

The ministers of various countries came to the Prime Minister's Office of International Affairs, but found that they were all in vain. They found that the Prime Minister's Office of International Affairs did not have any office staff, only an old janitor was left here. So Zhu Erdian questioned the old man, obviously very angry.

"Our Prime Minister's National Affairs Office temporarily asked for leave collectively, and we went to visit Baotu Spring in Shandong!" said the old janitor.

"Fuck squid!" Zhu Erdian immediately cursed a British national curse.

This reason is too far-fetched, actually a regime's foreign affairs department personnel have collectively asked for leave, you are going to the grave to burn newspapers - fooling the devil! Zhu Erdian and other foreign envoys also understood that the personnel of Taiwan's foreign affairs department were avoiding him, obviously avoiding them. They already knew that Zhu Erdian and the others would come to question them, so they all left one after another. As for going to visit Baotu Spring, Zhu Erdian doesn't care about whether it's true or not. Anyway, he just needs to know that he won't be able to find the official in the Prime Minister's State Affairs Office in a short time.

"Go, go directly to Wang Guorui!" Zhu Erdian shouted.

Zhu Erdian took the army minister to Prince Qing's mansion, which was Wang Guorui's temporary headquarters, but when they arrived at this headquarters, they also found guards standing guard here, and they went to ask to see Wang Guorui.

"We are envoys from various countries, we have come to see Wang Guorui!" Zhu Erdian shouted.

The guard outside the door immediately went in to report, and soon the guard came out.

"Our Lord Wang said that he and his wives have gone to Xiangshan Mountain to enjoy the red leaves!" said the guard.

"Nimma, can you be more professional in telling lies? What do you mean by 'Master Wang said that he and his wives have gone to Xiangshan to enjoy the red leaves!', you are not professional in lying, are you fooling me?" Zhu Erdian cursed in his heart.

However, the Russian envoy next to him also heard the problem, and was about to explode in anger, but was stopped by Zhu Erdian. Zhu Erdian knew that it was useless to make a fuss, anyway, Wang Guorui made it clear this time that he didn't want to see him, anyway, he just didn't see him. If you are a rogue, there is nothing they can do. Can they still break in head-on? This is obviously not possible, so even if Zhu Erdian knew that Wang Guorui was inside, there was nothing he could do about it.

next. Zhu Erdian searched for many departments, and other departments were working, but they pushed 625. Anyway, he was not in charge of diplomacy, and they were not responsible for answering these questions. Zhu Erdian didn't know how many times he said the British national curse today. This is more than the sum of his previous ten years in China. But it was useless, Zhu Erdian still couldn't find anyone to explain Wang Guorui's specific thoughts on their future and those unequal treaties.

"Husband, this time Zhu Erdian and the others have searched everywhere, but we haven't given them a reply. What shall we do next?" Kang Tongwei asked.

Wang Guorui replied: "Huh, what is there to be afraid of? What can he do? We just don't answer, can they force us to answer? Anyway, we hit us, and we will drag it down next time, let them see What can we do? Of course, we can't just say that we want to abolish the treaty, and we don't say we will continue to acquiesce anyway. Anyway, we will procrastinate. When we unify China, they will see it done! At present we It’s not suitable to make a statement. When China is unified and has the human resources of the whole of China, then we are afraid of them? I’m afraid they will not dare to fight for this little thing with us, a big country with a population of 400 million.”

Zhu Erdian returned to his British embassy, ​​and finally sent a telegram to China helplessly. And the British Prime Minister's Office at No. 10 Downing Street continued to discuss. They couldn't figure out what Wang Guorui meant!

The Marquess of Salisbury looked at the report, and immediately asked, "What does this sentence mean?"

"If you eat ours, you have to spit it out with profit? Your Excellency, according to my understanding of Chinese. This should mean that they will not suffer losses, and they have to take back everything that others have taken away. But this sentence can have multiple meanings. This is the art of Chinese language. Chinese language art is too complicated. The same sentence can have different meanings at different times, different places, different characters and even different tones. Different meanings. For example, the words of the Chinese spokesperson can be used in the words of gangsters, but they are too vulgar when used in this kind of news speech. If you use it for general understanding, That means that they want to abolish the treaty, and they will seek revenge on us sooner or later." A British Chinese language expert explained.

The Marquess of Salisbury immediately asked: "Then do they mean to officially announce the abolition of these treaties? If they want to abolish the treaties completely. Then we will definitely gather the countries again, and then start a full-scale war against them. Our British Empire absolutely They will not tolerate the abolition of the treaty. If this is what they mean by announcing the abolition of the treaty, then we really have no choice but to go to war against them, a full-scale war. Once again, Russia and France will be involved in a full-scale war against them .”

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, you can't say that! They didn't mean to abolish the treaty at all in this statement. They just used a common saying of the Chinese gangsters. This sentence is a sentence in the Chinese gangsters." Commonly used terms have a history of many years, and they have appeared similarly in many Chinese novels. So if we insist on applying them mechanically to China’s announcement of the abolition of this treaty, it cannot be explained in this way. So if we insist on If we understand it this way, then we are between what is possible and what is not! Therefore, Mr. Prime Minister, if we use this as an excuse to go to war against China, it is too far-fetched. If it is for some powerless national organizations, then This excuse is not a problem. But now we are facing a very powerful force, so our excuse is obviously not enough. If this excuse is used alone, it may be difficult to bring France together." said the Chinese language expert.

After hearing this, the Marquis of Salisbury hugged his head on the table and felt his head was getting bigger. He didn't know how to describe this shit. The meaning of this Chinese is so rich that it is difficult to explain it clearly. Li Enfu's words can be understood as an abolition of the treaty, so that people in the country can also be explained.

Li Enfu used this sentence to tell the people in the country, telling them that all kinds of unequal treaties will be abolished, so they must feel at ease. However, the meaning of this sentence is very complicated. This means that the Chinese language is profound and profound. Generally, people who do not understand Chinese culture can understand it very well. Among other things, in fact, many Chinese themselves do not fully understand the meaning of the same sentence in certain contexts! There are too many hints in Chinese, and Li Enfu's words are a hint, giving everyone an explanation.

However, the British were not able to abolish this unequal treaty for Wang Guorui, because this sentence was very commonly used. The British couldn't grasp their sore feet at all. If this was used as an excuse for war, it would be too far-fetched. If it is an if, if you hit him, you will hit him. If you want to impose a crime, there is no excuse! But in the face of an organization with a certain strength, the excuse is still very important. If there is no suitable excuse, it will not be able to attract more allies. Even his own parliament couldn't pass it.

Could it be that just because of a so-called hint, he used this as an excuse to start a war against Wang Guorui's forces? The capitalists in this country are not willing to take risks, not to mention that now that Wang Guorui can cut off the Strait of Malacca at any time, what business will they do by then! Although Wang Guorui controlled the Straits of Malacca, he did not cut off their trade, which naturally allowed them to continue to make money. In a parliamentary country like Britain, it is not so easy to go to war. As for the fact that they threatened the Manchu Qing government of China many times to start a war, in fact, it was all fart, and it was just an excuse they used to blackmail. But the guys from the Manchu Qing court couldn't see these situations clearly at all. They really thought that the other party would go to war if they wanted to.

The first Opium War was launched in 1840~lightnovelpub.net~ In the UK, it was called the Commercial War. Many officials in the UK, including the Queen, were under great pressure. Even the Queen came out in person to really convince the Parliament. Go to war. Therefore, Britain's war is not something that anyone can rashly decide, especially if it is followed by a powerful country. The "Yu Wei" of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is still there, and even those British countries, even if they are the world's most powerful country, are terribly afraid in their hearts. It was only later that they discovered that China was just a paper tiger, and they dared to continue to take advantage of it.

But now that Wang Guorui's power has risen, it is not at the same level as China back then. Back then, the Manchu Qing was a paper tiger, which made Britain fearful for a long time, but now Wang Guorui is a real tiger! The British don't want to fight alone, they must bring in allies. But this excuse is too far-fetched, and it can't even be passed by its own parliament. How can it convince the French?

"Damn it, the Chinese language is so incomprehensible!" the Marquess of Salisbury couldn't help cursing.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, do we want to submit to the parliament the idea of ​​going to war with Wang Guorui?"

"You ask me, who do I ask?" the Marquess of Salisbury said angrily. (To be continued.)