C224 Final decision of the court (1/2)
It was true that the imperial government needed the help of the strong, but they could not allow the Russian to help even if they were beaten to death. The beauty of the English and French was only greedy for clean money, and it was even using a business method to earn money, while this group of Russian s both wanted money and land.
”Haha, Minister is joking. What Da Qing is facing right now is just some serious security matters. It's not yet time for us to borrow troops.”
Yi Nan did not dare to continue the topic of borrowing troops with Ulangeli. Instead, she looked at the three ambassadors and bowed, hoping that they would express their stance.
After a short silence, the Ambassador of France, Ge Erdemi, said, ”Respected Prince, I am afraid I do not agree with your definition. How can the casualties among thousands of soldiers of the Qing Empire be described as a simple security incident? In any country, this kind of behavior can already be characterized as a rebellion... ”
”We do not wish to interfere in the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Qing, but we have always been paying attention to every single change of this ancient empire.” We do not wish to interfere in the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Qing, but we have always been paying attention to every change of this ancient empire.
At this time, the British Minister's Counsellor, Sir Wei Tuoma, also spoke up, ”I agree with Ambassador Ge Erdemi's point of view. This conflict is not an ordinary rebellion. Xiao Letian spared no effort to promote Western learning, this is something to be commended for. I hope that the Qing Empire's government can subdue the conservative forces in the country a little, and prevent the academic dispute from turning into war as much as possible. We do not wish for a crown to fall, and we also do not wish for a scholar to be harmed … ”
Of course, they hoped that more and more Chinese would promote Western learning, but they also hoped that the Qing dynasty's government could maintain their rule. After all, the treaty was signed with the Qing Dynasty's government, and if something unexpected happened, it would harm the interests of both countries.
Ambassador Ulangeli pinched his curly beard and retorted, ”No, no, no, this matter is not wrong. If the emperor wants to rule his country, he must suppress these heretics, I support him in fighting and am willing to send military ships to seal Tanggu's port from the sea. That way, the criminals won't be able to escape from the sea …”
The Russia needed a warm water port so much that the greedy English and French had taken over almost all the suitable places for humans to live in on Earth. Why would Russia have to suffer in this snowy wasteland?
The Russia needed to expand the space to the south, the Navy needed the Warm Water Port that was not frozen in all seasons, and the Empire needed more living space. Just give the Russia Navy an excuse to enter Bohai Bay, and that would agree with the old saying of the Chinese.
Just as the big bearded man of the Russia was talking non-stop about how heroic and good at fighting the Cossack was, the American minister, Hua Ruohan, who was one of the key people in the room, spoke up.
”Your Highness, the reason you invited the four ambassadors to a meeting is probably not because of Xiao Letian, right? That Great Marshal Zeng who is heading north is the topic that you want to discuss today. ”
At the most critical moment, it was still the old diplomat who could control the situation. Hua Ruohan's words made the whole room go silent. Hua Ruohan picked up the wine cup and took a small sip.
”For the Xiang Army to declare five hundred thousand, this number is definitely exaggerated. However, there should still be people who can cut down half of the two hundred and fifty thousand elite soldiers. To put it bluntly, the imperial government did not have any forces that could compete with Ceng Guofan. These soldiers had been in battle for more than ten years, and are a group of extremely terrifying warriors … ”
”Let's wait and see the army in His Majesty's hands. How much of them are still capable of fighting?” For example, Xiao Letian had attacked twice in a row, crippled a Green Camp, and even captured a high official of the eight flags.
Hua Ruohan calmly used Chinese to pick off the short end of the imperial government, giving the Prince Kung a big red face. However, Hua Ruohan seemed to have made up his mind to teach him a lesson today.
”I don't know how the imperial government is going to deal with Xiao Letian, but I have to remind Your Highness that Xiao Letian is an American citizen, his life and safety is protected by the laws of the United States, and during this period of time, all kinds of assassinations of Xiao Letian, I wonder how Your Highness is going to explain them to me …”
”Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding!” Six was being forced by Hua Ruohan to the point that his forehead started to sweat. This topic was not easy to explain.
Hua Ruohan did not give him any face, and continued to provoke him: ”Perhaps you all feel that Xiao Letian has brought you all no small amount of trouble, after all, his existence has always provoked those Confucian Scholars. But, you need to think about it carefully, isn't what really saved the Great Qing the power that Xiao Letian possessed? ”
”Industry, natural science, this is the only way for the court to innovate and protect itself. The reason why Xiao Letian dotes on you all is because he possesses such power. He is personally demonstrating to the imperial government how you can defeat the traditional army and hundreds of thousands of Xiang Army s! ”
”It is a pity that the imperial government of Qing Province ignored Xiao Letian's efforts and tried everything they could to eliminate him. Even after the newspaper, which was a powerful weapon that was fighting for people's hearts, appeared, the imperial government still showed signs of panic and chaos.