C412 The warmth under the iron mask (1/2)
”Goodbye Comte de la Comte de la Comte! Comte de la Comte de la Comte, go well! It's a good thing that Comte de la Comte de la Comte has returned home … ” Xiao Letian stood beside Bismark, waving his arms as he watched the carriage drive off into the distance.
Bismark's face couldn't help but twitch with self-satisfaction. ”Xiao! My old friend's name is Derby, not Joey... The pronunciation of your word is inaccurate... Look at you, why aren't you changing? Remember that his name is... Derby! ”
”Right, it's a joke …” Why do you think you're arguing with me, a Chinese, about pronunciation in English? Aren't you curious about what we talked about? And the Comte de la Comte de la Comte didn't even chat with you? ”He doesn't look like a good friend either?”
Of course, Bismark did not know that Xiao Letian was purposely saying the wrong words, and he even more so did not know what the funny guy meant.
”Derby is a notoriously bad temper in European politics. This person has very few friends, and even if he had a few friends, the way he interacted with them was different from other people's. ”De Bi respects only the strong. Not only will he not have the slightest bit of sympathy for the weak, he will even take the initiative to taunt them …”
Xiao Letian laughed when he heard it: ”Hehe, that's right, I can feel it too. Even if you catch a frog, you still have to squeeze out of it.
Bismark obviously had not heard this Eastern proverb, but after thinking about that scene, he could not help but laugh: ”Haha, your analogy is very inappropriate, but very funny …. ”Yes, although Derby's personality is unlikeable, you can't deny that he's very suitable for the job of a politician. He has a cold face and a sharp tongue. With such a hedgehog, any enemy will have a headache!”
”Actually, Derby didn't treat me as a friend. He just treated me like a respected expert. As long as the Prussia I control becomes more powerful, he will respect me more and more!”
Saying that, Bismark gave Xiao Letian a weird smile, ”I can feel it from the way De Bi is treating you, you succeeded in clearing the trial again, I'm really curious about what is in your head? How can you persuade Derby? ”
Xiao Letian shrugged his shoulders, ”Actually it's very simple, the British Empire's Prime Minister has personally come to meet with me, a small character. This means that Britain doesn't want to deal with me at all … But the other point is much simpler, so I told him clearly that the person who was the happiest in dealing with Xiao Letian was the Frenchman, and Derby understood everything then … ”
Bismark, that old cunning fox, understood immediately. He nodded, ”That's right, you have grasped the crux of the problem. In the eyes of the British, helping France will bring your competitor closer and closer to me, while helping you … … ”Ke ke, no matter what, it is impossible for you all to catch up to her …”
”Oh, I may be a bit rude when I say it, but I don't think you'll be able to catch up with England in a hundred years... ”Well, yes, Britain has made the right choice!”
Xiao Letian was so angry that his nose was crooked, thinking, although what you said is the truth, isn't this tone too impolite? You really aren't giving me any face at all.
”Well, my dear Shaw! Don't look at me that way. I came from Berlin and didn't even eat lunch. Let your cook get ready … ”
The abandoned seats in the garden were taken down, the servants were anxiously busy, waiting for the banquet to begin, Bismark told him a piece of good news.
”Just yesterday, 26 Nichols Castle Treaty was signed. Yue Sefu was extremely satisfied with the terms of the contract, and the entire nervous atmosphere in the Vienna dissipated … ”Not only that, I've also used some channels to send some messages to the Emperor …”
Bismark said with a smile, ”Now that the Austria knows about the things you said in the Sardauar Headquarters, they have even blamed it on you for convincing His Majesty.”
”Huh?” Xiao Letian was stunned, ”That's not right, I just followed your train of thought and organized the words, the one who managed to convince King of Prussia should be you, right? ”Why would you put credit on my head?”
Xiao Letian blinked his eyes. Although he said words of disbelief, he was already so happy that he was about to sing in his heart. The day before yesterday, the Prince Karl had sent someone to bring a whole carriage full of fine wine. From what the prince's bodyguard secretly said, this was a form of gratitude to Xiao Letian.
As expected, in the depths of Prince Karl's throat, there were indeed some extremely small foreign objects. It was thanks to Xiao Letian's timely reminder that the prince had already begun his secret treatment.
On this trip to Europe, Xiao Letian had not only gained Bismark's friendship, but also gained the friendship of two generations of King of Prussia.
On the other hand, during a secret conversation with Prime Minister Derby today, Xiao Letian didn't dare say that they were allies. However, in his heart, Xiao Letian was sure that within a short period of time, Britain and he would also enter a period of relative intimacy. It is in Britain's national interest to give France an extra enemy.
The olive branch from England was already the unexpected gift pack for Xiao Letian, but he did not expect Bismark to present a bigger gift pack today.