C2048 The barbarian king? (2/2)
The remaining 30 envoys were in an even more miserable state. They were imprisoned in the cells of the Yuan Ming Yuan, what kind of treatment did they receive in the Yuan Ming Yuan? Survivors have memoirs that document this.
”When these people were being escorted, their hands were tied with soaked leather ropes that had never been untied since. ”This kind of leather rope is more restrictive than it can be, and within a few days, the binding area has begun to rot and give birth to maggots …”
”When these people first arrived, Emperor Xian Feng came to interrogate them, but after the defeat of the Chinese side in the oculi bridge battle, Emperor Xian Feng fled in panic, leaving the rest unattended. ”And so, these foreign ministers were forced to kneel on the ground with their hands tied behind their backs. Three days without any progress …”
”Thames News reporter Balbi died on the fourth day. Her corpse was placed in a cell for three days, and then thrown into the wilderness for the wild dogs to eat …”
”Lieutenant Anderson, maggots are growing on his hands and feet. He looks at the maggots in his hands spreading all over his body and his mind is in a state of disorder. He shouts for three days and dies …”
”A French convict, who had maggots in his mouth, ears, and nose, was also mad... A survivor even counted maggots in the prison, saying that he could produce 1,000 maggots a day! ”
Of the 39 envoys, only 19 survived and returned. This was the most famous event in the history of human diplomacy, the Bashari.
At that time, he had already ordered the destruction of Yuan Ming Yuan as a punishment for the barbaric acts of the Qing Dynasty.
From the time of the Bastille incident, Europe's impression of China had changed like an avalanche. The elites who had access to this information had completely swept the Qing Dynasty out of the ranks of the civilized nations, and China had fallen to be the representative of the barbarians.
Right now in Europe, only the common people still had the beautiful impression of China, and all the government executives had already given up all hope on the Qing Dynasty.
Especially in the eyes of the British, the Qing Dynasty was a slave owner that could be used as a partner. Through his help, they could more easily seize the wealth of China.
That was why the Duke of Newcastle's contempt was justified. However, he had never thought that the young emperor and the gentle head of the family would make him start to doubt himself.
Such a courteous emperor, rarely seen even in Europe. Was he really the king of barbarians?
Duke of Newcastle lowered his waist even more, and said respectfully, ”Your majesty's grace makes Foreign ministers sigh with emotion, this time I am representing myself in expressing my sincere welcome to Your Majesty, if there is a chance, I would invite Your Majesty to my feudal fiefdom … I have a football team, and it's worth a look... ”
”Newcastle Union?” Xiao Letian could not help but exclaim.
Duke was stunned, ”Ah …” Führer, are you going to give my team a name? Why was it called a team? However, since it's a team that I've set up, it should be possible for it to be crowned with my title! ”
”Hahaha …” ”Thank you for the title. From now on, my team will be called Newcastle Union.”
Xiao Letian almost choked to death on his own saliva. This was a pleasure that only Transcenders could experience, who would have thought that this famous team was named after him?
But this pleasure couldn't be said to be unfounded. He could only suppress it within his heart, as though it was about to cause him internal injuries.